Chapter 1306: Despicable

"Well then..."

Quietly setting down William's Imperial Outline, Li Ang turned to look at Anna standing behind him, his expression slightly awkward as he said:

"How about little Ellie? Should I help her with her homework first instead?"

"Ellie's long since fallen asleep!"

Seeing right through Li Ang's intention to "avoid the important and dodge the trivial," Anna gave him an annoyed glare, then, under Melanie's despairing gaze, sat back down beside her.

"And Ellie's homework was already finished at school, unlike those two who just have to drag it out until now... Melanie! Look at what you wrote! 'Signing a contract requires reading the clauses'? Is that what the author of the story meant?"

"This... the author might not have thought of it, but this is my personal understanding..."

"You can have your own understanding, but you can't write it in the homework notebook the school issued!"

Grabbing Melanie by the ear and skillfully twisting it half a circle, the similarly slender girl who had become much healthier than before flipped the crumpled homework notebook back, traced a passage in the original text with her finger, and threatened somewhat fiercely:

"Either you pick up the pen and copy his understanding once, or I'll spank your bottom once, you choose!"

"Then... can I copy half? His understanding is so long..."

"You copy half of his, I spank half of yours, how about that?"

"How about... one-third?"

"You're actually bargaining with me? Write! Quickly! One less character and I'll make you regret it!"

"Wah..."

Relying on the eldest sister's authority plus physical coercion, suppressing Melanie who knew what the correct answer was but habitually wanted to slack off, Anna got up, went around the desk, and sat next to William on the tutoring seat that Li Ang had respectfully yielded, whereupon...

"William! The question asks why the merchant is unhappy, what on earth did you write?"

"Fixing it, fixing it."

Glancing at his big brother who not only didn't resist Anna's tyranny but was even prepared to wave flags and shout in support, William couldn't help but sigh inwardly at the sad weakness of the sis-con class, then tactfully erased his meticulously written vote-buying guide and instead crookedly copied the meaningless correct answer.

'Although the merchant obtained money, in the process of pursuing money he lost more; he mistakenly believed money could make him happy, but in reality what could truly make him happy were precisely those things he discarded on the road to pursuing money.

But then again, if he could use this money to pull connections, buy a newspaper company facing the citizens of Monet City-State, and furthermore...'

"Hm?"

"..."

And so, the words could not be taken back.

Under his eldest sister's authoritative gaze, William could only sigh gloomily, helplessly erase the freestyle portion, and then, under the sad constraints of exam-oriented education, honestly write down the hypocritical answers compiled by adults.

As expected, suppressing brats is still a job for Anna.

Watching his younger sister forcefully suppress two little demon kings and manage them into complete obedience, Li Ang couldn't help but let out a long breath, then dry-coughed once and spoke to ease the atmosphere:

"Actually... there's no need to be so rigid, lest you stifle their imagination..."

(╬￣皿￣)？！

"Hmm... but then again, those two's imagination is a bit excessive, occasionally suppressing it is also necessary... right."

Under Anna's "why don't you do it then?" annoyed gaze, Li Ang instantly surrendered at light speed, then proactively changed the subject:

"Anna, the bureau recently raised my salary, my weekly wage is 12 gold wheels more than before, and the bureau chief also gave me an extra subsidy, probably three hundred-plus gold wheels."

"Wow!"

Hearing Li Ang's words, Anna couldn't help but turn her head, her face full of pleasant surprise as she said:

"That's really great... what's the raise for this time?"

"..."

Because I put on a show at the promotion assessment, brought face to the bureau, and also helped the bureau chief retaliate, bullying those cleaners who jumped ship from the Virgin Branch... obviously that can't be said.

"Because of proficient business handling!"

After telling a lie without the slightest hesitation, Li Ang said with a grin: "Anyway, our household will become much more comfortable than now in the future, and I happen to have a holiday these few days... do you guys want anything?"

"Yes! I do, I do!"

Hearing Li Ang's question, Melanie, who had been pricking up her ears eavesdropping all along, immediately threw down her pen and pounced over, caught by Li Ang's outstretched hand, her head drilling into his embrace like a drill bit.

"Big brother! I want an investment!"

"???"

What the hell?

Even though he had imagined several possible answers in advance, Melanie's opening still caught Li Ang off guard.

Looking at Melanie in his arms excitedly tilting up her little face, Li Ang couldn't help but repeat with a stunned expression:

"You want an investment?"

"Right!"

Her head with two pigtails nodding vigorously, Melanie said with a face full of excitement:

"Getting pocket money weekly is too slow, I've discovered a new way to make money, as long as big brother you give me an investment, give me startup capital to hire people, I definitely can... hey! Ouch!"

"Before your homework is finished, you won't get a single copper wheel!"

Yanking Melanie out of Li Ang's embrace, Anna scolded with some annoyance:

"And! You shut down that whatever homework bank of yours right now! Brat! Daring to hire people to write homework and take a cut even now, I don't even dare imagine what you'll be capable of in the future!"

"Ah! That's a legitimate business!"

Lifted by the ear until she was on tiptoe, but Melanie still said unconvinced:

"I can solve the target users' pain points, help students who like studying but have no money, and students who hate homework but have lots of pocket money, successfully connect, letting everyone find a perfect dynamic balance between pocket money and homework..."

"I'll help your bottom find some balance with a slipper first!"

"Ah! Help! Big brother help!"

"..."

Can't save her, goodbye!

Looking at the household that had been peaceful for barely two minutes before erupting into chaos again, Hearing Li Ang couldn't help but reach up and rub his brow, then stopped William from secretly erasing Milani's homework, asking with a headache:

"William, is there anything you want? Don't mention me spending money to help you buy votes or anything like that."

"No need, I just want Big Brother to listen to me say a few words."

After shaking his head slightly, William spoke with a calm face:

"Big Brother, Sister Veronica fell in love with you at first sight, and she's the best woman you'll meet in this lifetime, the two of you are absolutely a match made in hea... heaven knows what.

If you marry her, the future will definitely bring sons and daughters both, career success, a blissful family...... wait, what else was there at the end, I forgot, let me check."

"???"

Under Hearing Li Ang's puzzled gaze, William flipped his homework notebook to the back, pulled out a densely written cheat sheet, and recited at length words of extravagant praise for Princess Veronica, occasionally skipping a couple of characters he didn't recognize.

Wait...... what kind of act is this from you?

After patiently waiting for William to finish reciting everything, Hearing Li Ang asked with some bewilderment:

"What you spoke of is......"

"These were Sister Veronica's instructions."

After crumpling the cheat sheet and throwing it into the trash bin, William picked up an eraser and continued erasing the homework Milani had finished, answering calmly:

"She's been very busy lately; although she came looking for you twice, she didn't get to see you either time, so I asked her if she needed me to relay a message.

She thought for a moment, then said the topics she wanted to talk to you about were unsuitable for children, so no need to relay them, but if I could put in a few more good words for her, she'd let me read all the royal collection's books, and on weekends have someone take me to pilot a mech."

"......"

(End of Chapter)