154 Alliance

"Why don't Easterners have faith?" Adèle asked curiously.

"Actually, we Easterners believe in anything that benefits us—we believe.

For instance, we pray to Guanyin for a baby boy, we worship the God of Wealth for money, and we pray to Buddha for protection; every god represents a need.

Do you think we really believe in all these gods and Buddhas? To tell you the truth, not really, we only believe in ourselves.

Of course, that doesn't exclude those with a religious fanaticism. Overall, we believe in whatever we lack," explained Zhu Wencong, telling stories of the East.

Since he was spending Christmas at Lawrent's estate, Zhu Wencong inevitably had to spend some quality time with his granddaughter.

He had been busy with work before and simply left her at home; after all, she was self-aware enough to not be of help and not make trouble.