Chapter 746

Not knowing that a secret struggle was going on between the younger brother and sister surrounding the pocket money for the coming year, Anna, who had called the carriage, returned to the apartment, brought William and Melanie, who were glaring at each other, and walked out.

Where is Big Brother?

After looking around at the door and not seeing Leon's figure, Melanie could not help but ask curiously:

"Where is Big Brother? Isn't he coming with us?"

"He went to pick up a gift."

After holding Melanie's armpits with both hands and putting her on the carriage, Anna answered casually while reaching out to hold William:

"Your Sister Ellie's health is not very good, she didn't go to school, and she rarely goes out usually; Big Brother wants to give her a more unforgettable birthday, so he specially ordered some gifts.

However, because the time is a bit tight, even if he specially added some money, it will only be ready around this morning, so Big Brother got up early to pick up the gift, and will wait for us at the street corner over there."

"Oh..."

After listening to Anna's explanation, a look of envy flashed in Melanie's shining big eyes.

That's great; William and she had never received a custom gift before.

And William, who refused Anna's help and got on the carriage himself, noticed the envy in her eyes, then reached out and patted her, comforting her like a little adult:

"Don't worry, you will have it when it's your birthday; Big Brother has always been stingy only with himself, and has always given us whatever he has.

He didn't celebrate our birthdays like this before because the family conditions were too poor in the past, so he could only be as frugal as possible; now the family is much better off, and according to Big Brother's personality, he will definitely prepare well next time when it's our birthday."

Hmm... that's indeed the case...

Remembering Leon's kindness to her in the past, the little jealousy in Melanie's heart instantly vanished.

Thinking again of the little girl who could only stay at home all year round because of poor health, and didn't even have anyone to accompany her to raid bird eggs, a little bit of guilt even surged in her heart, feeling that it was really too inappropriate for her to be jealous of such a pitiful little girl because of Big Brother's "favoritism."

And Anna, who was listening to their exchange on the side, suddenly felt her heart soften, could not help but reach out and touch William's little head, with a faint sense of guilt in her eyes.

Actually... although they are indeed a little naughty, both William and Melanie are very, very good children; they firmly remember in their hearts who is good to them, and they also know what should be done and what should not be done, and they never do anything particularly excessive...

Hmm... this point is doubtful, but they can at least guarantee that they never do excessive things first, and overall it is still acceptable, and she was worried that they would bully others before leaving, which was really inappropriate.

After pinching her own purse, which was still quite full, Anna, who felt a little guilty in her heart, held the idea of compensating the younger brother and sister who were "wronged" and promised:

"How about this, considering that you have been quite well-behaved recently, I can buy you a gift each after coming back tonight; what do you both want?"

?!!!

After hearing Anna's promise, not only was Melanie beaming with joy, but even William showed surprise.

Compared with Big Brother, who has always been very "generous," Sister Anna has always been the one who manages the household well, or it can be said more bluntly, she is the one who refuses to spend money to death, wishing she could break every copper wheel into eight pieces to use.

And Sister Anna, who is good everywhere except stingy, was rarely generous today; this opportunity must be seized!

In addition, according to Sister Anna's personality, the "total quota" of this gift must be limited; even if the family is very well-off now, seven or eight copper wheels is the limit, and this quota is shared by the two of them, so...

Whoever wants a cheaper gift loses out!

Subconsciously looking at each other, after discovering the fire jumping vigorously in each other's eyes, the brains of the two little guys synchronized instantly, understanding that the other party had thought of the same thing as them, and next will be a war to compete for the reward budget!

"I want a doll! And new shoes!"

In the blink of an eye, Melanie, whose brain was faster and better at math, blurted out, directly choosing two gifts that added up to as high as 5 copper wheels, instantly occupying most of the budget.

And after calculating the price of these two gifts, a look of hesitation appeared in Anna's eyes, but after looking at Melanie's slightly small shoes, she nodded slightly. Big Brother doesn't earn money easily; she didn't intend to buy them anything too expensive, seven or eight copper wheels is the limit.

Although Melanie occupied more than half of the quota, her shoes were indeed a bit small and should be changed; if William also wanted toys or something, then it could occupy a little less.

After all, boys' toys break easily, whether buying a 5-copper-wheel clockwork soldier or a 3-copper-wheel tin frog, they basically won't last more than two months before falling apart, so if she can save, she should save a little...

After calculating the allocation of the quota, Anna nodded slightly and approved Melanie's request.

"Okay... William, what about you? What do you want?"

"As for me..."

Looking at his younger sister who was looking at him thinking she had succeeded, with a look of triumph in her big eyes, the corners of William's mouth could not help but lift slightly, returning her a calm smile.

"Buy me some books!"

?!!!

In Melanie's "bad news" eyes, William took out a folded piece of grass paper from his arms and read calmly:

"Sister Anna, the books I want to see are "A Brief History of the Pan-Continent War", "Our Kingdom", "This Is How the Parliament Was Established", "Popular Science of Standing Armaments of Various Kingdoms"..."

After reading a long list of book titles, William handed the grass paper to Anna and said modestly and proactively:

"Although I prepared a list, I don't actually need to buy them all, just buy a part of them.

Even if these book titles are recommended to me by the teacher and guarantee that they are good for my academic performance, Melanie's toys are also very important; as for my grades, improving them later won't delay anything, Sister Anna, you buy her toys first."

"..."

Phew... okay, the time is just right.

After looking at the carriage driving towards him and identifying the figure of the passenger, Leon, who was waiting at the entrance of Red Cedar Avenue, reached out and waved at the carriage, and the carriage also took the initiative to pull over.

"Continue forward, walk all the way to the inside, and stop at the entrance of Precious Flower Manor."

After instructing the carriage driver and handing him the token for passage, Leon stepped onto the carriage and just wanted to ask if they were ready, but found that the state of the two little guys was a bit strange.

Although William was still as serious as before, with a straight face, the slightly raised chin still exposed the joy in his heart.

As for Melanie next to him, she was sitting in her seat dejectedly like a defeated rooster, her little mouth pouting high, and even when he got on the carriage, she took advantage of Anna looking away to secretly kick William.

"..."

After looking at the six or seven dusty shoe prints on the side of William's pants, but with a victorious smile on his face, Leon could not help but rub his eyebrows in worry.

Although this judgment has no basis, he always feels that promising Senior Emma to bring these two troublemakers to celebrate Ellie's birthday will be a very wrong decision...

(End of chapter)