Unaware that her brother and sister were secretly fighting over the pocket money for the next year, Anna, who called the carriage, returned to the apartment and walked out with William and Melanie, who were glaring at each other. Where is the eldest brother? After looking around at the door, but not seeing Leon, Melanie couldn't help but asked curiously: "Where is eldest brother? Isn't he with us?" "He went to get a gift." After holding Melanie's armpits with both hands and carrying her to the carriage, Anna reached out to hug William and replied casually: "Your sister Ellie is not in good health. She doesn't go to school and rarely goes out. My eldest brother wanted to give her a more unforgettable birthday, so he specially ordered some gifts. However, because time is a little tight, even if I put in some extra money, it will probably not be ready until this morning, so my eldest brother got up early to pick up the gifts and will wait for us at the street corner over there. " "oh……" After listening to Anna's explanation, Melanie's big, bright eyes could not help but flash with a hint of envy.
It's great, William and I have never received customized gifts. William, who refused Anna's help and got into the carriage by himself, noticed the envy in her eyes, then reached out and patted her, and comforted her like a little adult: "Don't worry, there will be something for you when it's your birthday. Big brother has always been stingy only for himself, and he has always given us whatever we have. We didn't celebrate our birthdays like this before because our family's conditions were too poor in the past, so we had to try to be frugal. Now our family is much more affluent. According to my eldest brother's character, he will definitely prepare well for our birthday next time. " Well...that's true... Thinking of Leon's kindness to her in the past, the little jealousy in Melanie's heart suddenly disappeared. Thinking again about the little girl who had to stay at home all year round because of her poor health, without anyone to accompany her even to pick out bird eggs, she even felt a little guilty in her heart, feeling that she was jealous because of her elder brother's "preference". Such a poor little girl really deserves it. And Anna, who was listening to their exchange, suddenly couldn't help but feel soft. She couldn't help but reached out and touched William's little head, with a faint sense of guilt in her eyes. In fact... although they are a little naughty, both William and Melanie are very good children. Whoever treats them well will be firmly remembered in their hearts, and they also know what to do and what not to do. Do, never do anything particularly excessive... Hmm... This is doubtful, but at least they can guarantee that they will never do anything excessive. Generally speaking, it makes sense. However, before setting off, I was worried that they would bully others, which was really inappropriate. After squeezing her still full purse, Anna felt a little guilty, and with the intention of making up for her "wronged" brother and sister, she promised: "Well, for the sake of your good behavior recently, I can buy a gift for each of you when you come back tonight. What do you want?" ? ! ! ! After hearing Anna's promise, not only Melanie smiled, but even William looked surprised. Compared with her eldest brother, who has always been very "generous", Sister Anna has always been the one who manages the family well, or to put it more bluntly, she is unwilling to spend money and wishes she could break every copper wheel into eight. Use the flap. And Sister Anna, who is good at everything but being stingy, was actually generous for a rare moment today. You must seize this opportunity! In addition, according to Sister Anna's character, the "total amount" of this gift must be limited. Even if the family is very wealthy now, the seven or eight copper wheels will be over, and this amount is shared by the two of them, so... Whoever wants a cheap gift will suffer! Subconsciously, they glanced at each other, and after noticing the pulsing fire in each other's eyes, the two little guys' brain circuits synchronized instantly, and they understood that the other party had already thought of each other, and what would follow would be a battle for the reward budget. !
"I want a doll! And new shoes!" In a flash of thought, Melanie, who has a faster brain and is better at math, blurted out and directly selected two gifts that added up to 5 copper wheels, accounting for most of the budget in an instant. After calculating the prices of these two gifts, Anna couldn't help but show hesitation in her eyes, but after looking at Melanie's slightly small shoes, she nodded slightly. It's not easy for the eldest brother to make money, so he doesn't plan to buy them anything too expensive. Seven or eight copper wheels will be enough. Although Melanie accounts for more than half of the quota, her shoes are indeed a little too small and should be replaced. If William wants toys, then he can occupy slightly less. After all, boys’ toys break quickly. Whether you buy a 5-copper-wheel wind-up soldier or a 3-copper-wheel iron frog, they will basically not last more than two months before falling into pieces, so if you can, save a little... After calculating the allocation of the quota, Anna nodded slightly and agreed to Melanie's request. "Okay...what about you, William? What do you want?" "my words……" After looking at his sister who was looking at him smugly, with her big eyes full of pride, William couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and gave her an indifferent smile. "Buy me some books!" ? ! ! ! Under Melanie's "not good" look, William took out a folded straw paper from his arms and read calmly: "Sister Anna, the books I want to read are "A Brief History of the Pan-Continental War", "Our Kingdom", "How the Parliament was Established", "Popular Science of the Standing Armaments of Each Kingdom"..." After reading a long list of books, William handed the straw paper to Anna and said modestly: "Although I have prepared a list, you don't have to buy all of them, just buy some of them. Even though these books are recommended to me by my teacher and guaranteed to be good for my academic performance, Melanie's toys are also very important. As for my grades, it won't affect anything if they improve later. Sister Anna, you can buy her toys first." "..." ... Huh... It's okay, the time is just right. Looking at the carriage coming towards him and identifying the passengers, Leon, who was waiting at the entrance of Redwood Avenue, waved to the carriage, and the carriage also stopped by himself. "Keep going forward, go all the way to the innermost part, and stop at the gate of Baohua Manor." After instructing the coachman and handing him the token of passage, Leon stepped onto the carriage. Just when he wanted to ask if he was ready, he found that the two little guys were in a strange state. Although William was still as serious as before, with a serious face like a little adult, his slightly raised chin still revealed his inner joy. As for Melanie next to him, she sat dejectedly on the seat like a defeated rooster, with her mouth pouting high. When she got on the carriage, she even took advantage of Anna's eyes to secretly kick William. "..." Looking at William, who had six or seven gray shoe prints on the side of his pants but always had a victorious smile on his face, Leon couldn't help but rub his eyebrows worriedly. Although there was no basis for this judgment, I always felt that it would be a very wrong decision to agree to Emma Senior to bring these two troublemakers to celebrate Ellie's birthday...
