Chapter 1602: Understanding Affairs and People

You don't say, you really don't say.

After listening to Melanie's "secret to a fifty percent increase," the two female officials brought by Queen Veronica to help check the accounts couldn't help but look at each other, their faces showing quite a difficult expression to hold back.

Although it didn't sound very moral, according to the situation recorded in this child's account book, if she really did that, she could indeed increase the income by another fifty percent, or even more. So in a sense, this younger sister of Prince Leon was indeed a genius in business.

"Fine, I'll count you as having passed."

After imagining the scene of two little brats climbing up in the middle of the night, running to the school with buckets in their sleepy eyes to secretly pour water on the door hinges, the amused Veronica couldn't help but laugh lightly. She then reached out and touched Melanie's little head while promising with a smile:

"Sister-in-law will definitely do what she promised you. The next investment will be doubled!"

"Sister-in-law is the best!"

Surprised and overjoyed, she rushed over, hugged Veronica's thigh, and rubbed against it hard. Melanie looked up with her little face, full of hope:

"Then besides the investment, can the others also be doubled?"

Veronica couldn't help but be slightly startled upon hearing this.

"The others?"

"The reward for reporting to you, sister-in-law, in time when other pretty sisters appear around big brother."

Selling out her own big brother without hesitation, Melanie blinked her big eyes and said:

"Although big brother isn't that kind of person, he is steady, has a good personality, looks good, and is especially family-oriented... In short, my big brother, who is full of advantages, will definitely be targeted by many pretty sisters. So you must be strictly on guard, sister-in-law!

Of course, as the younger sister under ten whom big brother loves the most, I am unconditionally on big brother's side, but who told me to have met the best sister-in-law? So..."

"Need to add money?"

"Yeah!"

Nodding her little head hard, Melanie counted on her fingers and said seriously:

"Mainly, besides helping to watch big brother, I also have to be busy with studies, manage our big money-making company, and find other opportunities to make money. Each of these is very hard work. And a good woman as generous and considerate as sister-in-law definitely can't bear to see me work so hard, right?"

"Right, right, right~"

Looking at Leon, who appeared silently behind Melanie with a slightly darkened face, Veronica couldn't help but smile. She then leaned down and pinched Melanie's little face, teasingly:

"You little money-grubber... you sell out your big brother like this, aren't you afraid he'll be angry with you?"

"Big brother is so good, he definitely won't blame me."

Hearing Veronica's teasing, Melanie secretly thought that there was a chance, and said with a smile:

"And my money is big brother's money. If I earn more, big brother can also be much more well-off~"

"Hmm? Is your big brother still short of money?"

"He is!" Melanie's little face collapsed upon hearing this, and she said helplessly:

"Sister-in-law, big brother is actually quite stubborn in some places, and he has a bit of that 'male chauvinism.' He would rather go to work honestly than spend your money, sister-in-law.

In short, although we are not short of food and clothing, the monthly balance of our family is not much. I guess big brother just wants face and is afraid that spending your money will lead to gossip about eating soft rice, so..."

"So?"

"So I'll help him eat this soft rice!"

Reaching out and patting her little chest, Melanie hugged the rich sister-in-law's thigh firmly, looked up with her little face, and said righteously:

"As big brother's cutest younger sister, how can I watch my best big brother suffer from poverty? I'll help him eat the soft rice big brother doesn't dare to eat, and I'll help him lose the face big brother is afraid of losing!

So sister-in-law, treat me as well as you want! I'll take it all! As long as I have a piece of meat to eat, big brother and sister Anna will have a piece of meat to eat, and there will be three bowls for William to wash! Sister-in-law, you... eh?"

Discovering that the back of her neck was slightly cold, and her feet in rabbit slippers had suddenly left the ground, Melanie couldn't help but tremble all over, and then looked back in horror.

"Sister Anna? You're not... Big brother?!"

Seeing Leon, who had picked her up from behind, surprise appeared in Melanie's eyes first, but likely remembering what she had just said, she soon shrank her neck, blinked her eyes, and whispered:

"Big brother, you're back... when... when did you come back?"

"From the time you were pouring water on the school gate with William!"

I'm dead!

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Looking at Leon's narrowed eyes, Melanie secretly called out that it was bad.

Big brother might not have the heart to beat her butt, but he definitely had the heart to go and report to sister Anna. She was afraid she couldn't escape this beating today!

"Don't be angry, I was just playing with Melanie~"

Reaching out and gently supporting Melanie under her armpits, picking her up from Leon's hands, Veronica placed Melanie, whose eyes were rolling around, on her lap, and then praised with amazement:

"I don't know how you taught them. These two little guys, one understands 'affairs' and one understands 'people.' Both are rare geniuses. Even without the platform you and I provide, they will likely become quite amazing big figures in the future."

"Understand affairs? Understand people?"

"Simply put, although their methods and focus are different, they both have particularly outstanding vision, and each has a quite mature set of logic."

Lovingly pinching Melanie's little face, Veronica explained:

"William seems a bit ignorant of human feelings, but he actually has the ability to see through the connections between things and find the key at a glance. He can always grab a solution that hits the nail on the head from a vast amount of information.

And although Melanie doesn't understand 'affairs' as well as he does, she understands 'people' far better than he does. This child seems to be able to see the desires in others' hearts naturally and can figure out what choices a person will make when facing problems... hmm... just like helping me watch you~"

Admitting the fact that she had bought a "little spy" without any avoidance, Veronica said with a smile:

"At first I wasn't very sure, but now I am very certain that she likely saw my thoughts from the beginning, knowing that I didn't really need to watch you, but hoped to use this excuse to get closer to her, and by the way, get closer to you and your family, so she was intentionally cooperating with me.

As for those actions just now, rather than saying she really wanted money, it's better to say she was catering to my thoughts, hoping to help you hold me back in return. So although I was coaxing her, she was also trying to coax me in return... hmm... but she really likes money too."

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