"Then I want to go!" Allen quickly raised his hand.
"Me too, me too!" Little Jamie and Oston also raced to raise their hands, even waving them right in front of Locke and Beth to make sure they were noticed.
They were so much livelier than before—no comparison.
Looking at his cheerful sons, Locke felt pure happiness in his heart.
He laughed heartily and said, "Since you have today off, let your mother take you out."
"Dad, aren't you coming?" Allen couldn't help but ask; to him, the family together was always best.
"I've got things to take care of these days. I'll spend time with you once I'm done." Locke reassured, "Besides, your dad played a part in building these new buildings. You can go see for yourselves, and one day, just like me, work hard to build up our territory."
"Yeah, we know—territory is our home, and building it takes all of us!" Allen didn't hesitate to recite the slogan.
