PFC Chapter 3637 Christmas New Look (1)
Chapter 3637 Christmas New Look (1)
Chapter 3637: Christmas New Look (XI)
Selina is in good spirits, probably because she is more suited to Gotham than Hollywood.
After the war started, Hollywood basically disbanded. Some of the more famous movie stars, under the persuasion of Brainiac, did propaganda work in various media: in the early stage, it was to calm people's hearts and prevent people from panicking too much; in the later stage, it was to mobilize for war and motivate ordinary people to work hard.
Selena was not a superstar, not even a top star in Hollywood. She was just a rookie, so she was not assigned to any public opinion work. She went straight back to the Gotham theater troupe and performed in a drama to encourage workers and soldiers.
Selena has a beautiful singing voice and a very powerful timbre. The musicals she performs in are very popular, and her achievements in the field of drama are even higher than in Hollywood.
Hollywood's social etiquette is complicated, and Selena doesn't want to get involved, so it's hard for her to stand out. But after the war, the environment for literary and artistic work became very pure, which in turn highlighted her personal strength. Currently, the theaters she has participated in are fully booked, and tickets are very hard to buy.
As for the rich wives who used to cause her trouble and anxiety, they could no longer be so proud. Most of them used to be housewives. Some of them had better husbands and had a skill to support their families, but most of them were not so good. According to the distribution of ability, they could only work as manual laborers.
And they themselves are even worse off. Although the rich wives do not need to do any housework, they are out of touch with the whole society because they do not participate in social labor all year round.
It's fine to let them appreciate paintings, attend auctions, and buy luxury goods, but it's simply a fantasy to ask them to work. Some have even degenerated to the point where they have to use a calculator to do addition and subtraction within 100. They can't even be cashiers, so they can only do the simplest physical labor.
There are not so many beautiful fairy tales in this world. Most of them are ordinary people. Although rich people have more free time to take care of their appearance, appearance is mostly determined by talent. Plastic surgery may not be useful. Short people can never become taller, and bald genes are even more difficult to reverse.
When their husbands were rich, defects in appearance and age could be tolerated, but once everyone became proletarians, the gap became somewhat unacceptable.
After the wealth gap was narrowed, the inherent advantages were highlighted. Even though Bruce could only do the simplest physical labor, he was young and handsome, so it was no wonder that Selina was so happy.
Schiller felt that Selina might like her current life more, because under Brainiac's control, everything became simple: going to work step by step, getting reasonable labor remuneration, not having to engage in troublesome social interactions, having a boyfriend who loves her and lovely children, it can be called a perfect life.
Unlike the image Selina usually shows, in the process of dealing with the famous Catwoman, Schiller realized that she is actually an introvert. All the externalized characteristics she showed were to cope with this society. Judging from her own personality, she is the kind of person who thinks that being alone is the best freedom.
"Are you ready for married life, ma'am?" Schiller asked Selina, looking at her.
"Is there any difference?" Selina asked with some confusion, "Although we are not married yet, it's just a matter of legal procedures, right? We even raised Aisha together."
"That's a separate question." Schiller put his arms on his knees, clasped his hands together, and said, "First, do you plan to have a baby?"
Selena thought for a moment and said, "I am not opposed to having children. If all conditions are ripe, I think I can have a child."
"It seems that Aisha has brought you many good memories." Schiller smiled and said, "Many people I know originally planned to have more children, but gave up after raising the first one."
Selina immediately laughed. "Then they are very wise. In fact, when we started taking care of Aisha, she was no longer a baby. We have never taken care of a baby, so we don't know how terrible it is, but I have occasionally heard about it from my colleagues and friends."
"Do you think you're ready?"
"Yes, I think so. If I plan to have a child, I will definitely be a good mother. The poverty and danger of Gotham have not defeated me. What else should I be afraid of?"
"It's true that you and Bruce are not as inexperienced as other new parents. Taking care of the child may not be the most difficult thing for you. What about Elsa? Have you considered her? It's not easy to balance the relationship between two children."
"If we want to have a child, we will definitely ask Elsa for her opinion. If she doesn't want it, then forget it; if she agrees, I will give her more love and will never let her feel left out. I believe Bruce will feel the same way."
"Besides..." Selina hesitated, but still said, "We have lived with Elsa for such a long time, and the relationship between us is better. I don't think I can build a deeper relationship with a newborn baby than the one between Elsa and me. After all, it just came and I don't even know it yet."
"Very peculiar thinking, ma'am." Schiller nodded and smiled. "If you don't consider the influence of hormones, it may be true."
"Do you think I'm the type that's easily affected by hormones?"
"It's impossible to tell." Schiller said truthfully, "Progesterone and postpartum hormones are very strange things. They can even turn you into a completely different person in a short period of time. Because I'm not a woman and I don't have this experience, I can't jump to conclusions. But if you are troubled by this problem one day, maybe I can help you analyze the specific situation."
“Are you saying that would make me less like myself?” Selina said, looking a little worried. “Would it drive me crazy? Or make me a real wimp?”
"Generally speaking, it will bring some changes, but it is also based on your original personality. Many brutal female killers have given birth before, and the same is true for female heroes. Obviously, this has not caused their temperament to change drastically. So I don't think you need to worry too much."
Selina breathed a sigh of relief: "I will pay attention. I will try not to let the hormones affect me. I don't want Aisha to think that I am biased."
"Then, are you ready to live together for a long time?"
"Wait a minute, shouldn't this question be put first?" Selena said, "Shouldn't we live together for a long time before having children?"
"What I mean by long-term cohabitation is that after you have children, your family of three, four or five will live together for a long time, forming a complete family, and spend the rest of your life in this way."
"Isn't that what we are now?"
Schiller shook his head and said, "You are in a special situation now. Bruce's adopted children are older and can take care of themselves. Alfred is not yet completely old and does not need your support and care. Although Aisha is young, she is not a complete human being after all. She is not that fragile and does not need to occupy all your attention."
"But once you decide to give birth to a pure human baby and raise it from the beginning, this is bound to take up most of your time. And by the time you have recovered from raising a child, Alfred may be old and need your care. Considering that both of you are proletarians now, you can only rely on yourself for all this. This will make you devote most of your energy to the family, and you will have less and less time for yourself. Can you accept this?"
Selina didn't look frightened or frustrated. She just fell into thought, and then said, "In fact, when I agreed to accompany Bruce to take care of Aisha, I had already sacrificed most of my personal time. If I had to imagine this kind of life before, I might have chosen to slap myself. I would feel that this is not what I want at all. I should be free forever, and nothing can restrain me."
"So at some point, I reflected deeply on why I could accept this kind of life - I think it was because the happiness I got from them was greater than what I could get by spending all my time on myself."
"I don't know if I can accept it if the rest of my life requires me to spend more energy on other people and compress my personal time. I only know that even if I don't do this, I may not be happier than I am now."
Selina spread her hands and said, "If I choose to continue to be myself, can I continue to be a thief? Or can I find a job honestly and work to support myself? Every time I think that things may develop like this, I feel so sorry. Without Bruce, without Aisha, without all of you, I will definitely feel very bored. Maybe I can never go back to the past."
"It seems that you have thought it through clearly," Schiller said.
"So can you issue me a marriage license, Professor?" Selina asked with a smile.
"Now that we have discussed the philosophical issues, we must consider some practical issues," Schiller said. "How are you going to get married?"
Selina was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean by how to get married?"
"Where will the wedding be held? Who should be invited? How can I ask for leave? Should we have a honeymoon after the wedding? Should we take Elsa with us on the honeymoon?"
Selina rubbed her face vigorously and said, "Oh my God, why are there so many things to do! Can't we just go and register for marriage?"
"You don't want a wedding? But I think Bruce might want one, and Alfred might want to see you go to the church..."
"Bruce definitely wants to do it!" Selina said viciously. "He's committed to trapping me in that damn white plastic bag at every opportunity! It's been like this since the beginning!"
"There is also a more realistic question: no matter what, completing these tasks requires Brainiac's cooperation. Will he be willing?"
"Um, would you, Brainiac?" Selina asked into the phone.
"I am not against weddings, but I will develop the most suitable wedding plan for users, and do my best to ensure that the ceremony goes on normally and resources are not wasted. In addition, each couple will be provided with three days of wedding leave, but no honeymoon leave. If you want to go on a honeymoon, you can only take annual leave."
"Do I have annual leave?" Selena asked.
"Yes. Your industry has 12 days of basic annual leave, which you can use now. Mr. Wayne is now the chief scientific research and development consultant of the Wayne Group. He has 23 days of basic annual leave..."
"Wait, his annual leave is twice as much as mine?!"
"Yes, because his labor intensity is higher, the working environment is more dangerous, the mental stress caused by labor is greater, and his vacation time is irregular when conducting scientific research. The extra annual leave days are compensation for him."
"Okay, it looks like we need to have a good discussion about this," Selina said after some thought, "but I have to see how he plans to propose first. If he dares to fool around, I won't agree!"