"I like it!
I like having lots of children, so when we're old, we'll have lots of sons and grandsons. During Lunar New Year, the whole family will gather boisterously for a reunion meal."
After a pause, Sienna Johnson continued, "If I leave before you, they'll keep you company, so you won't be lonely."
This topic was too heavy; Adrian Desmond had never considered the subject of Sienna Johnson's death.
"If you died, I would join you in burial! The Desmond Family's ancestral tomb has a great view, nestled against the mountains and facing the sea. We'll be buried there together..."
"What about the kids?"
"Could you stop worrying so much? They will be grown up and take care of themselves."
Orienta people worry about their children for a lifetime. In Abyanabad, when children, especially boys, grow up, they are simply sent off to fend for themselves.
Tessa Harrington knocked on the door and stood outside, saying, "President Johnson, it's time, we should go."
