"Um..."
Silently putting down William’s Imperial Guidelines, Leon turned to look at Anna standing behind him, his expression slightly awkward as he said:
"Where’s little Ellie? Maybe I should help her with her howork first?"
"Ellie’s already asleep!"
Seeing right through Leon’s attempt to avoid the issue, Anna rolled her eyes at him impatiently, then sat back down next to lanie, much to lanie’s despair.
"And besides, Ellie finished her howork at school. She would never drag it out like these two... lanie! Look at what you’ve written! Who said you have to read the terms to sign a contract? Is that what the author ant?"
"Well... maybe the author didn’t think about it, but this is my personal interpretation..."
"You can have your own interpretation, but you can’t write it in the school’s exercise book!"
Grabbing lanie’s ear, the once frail but now healthier-looking girl twisted it slightly, then turned back to the crumpled notebook, pointing to a passage with a sowhat intimidating tone:
"Either you write down his interpretation, or I’ll spank you. Your choice!"
"Then... can I write half of it? His interpretation is so long..."
"If you write half of his, I’ll spank you half as well, deal?"
"How about... a third?"
"Are you really bargaining with ? Write it now! Miss a single word and you’ll see what happens!"
"Boo..."
After using her authority and physical intimidation to subdue lanie, who knew the right answers but habitually tried to shirk work, Anna stood up, walked around the desk, and sat beside William in the position Leon respectfully vacated for her, then...
"William! The question asks why the rchant is unhappy, what is all this you’ve written?"
"I’m revising, I’m revising."
Glancing at the eldest brother who not only didn’t resist Anna’s tyranny but was also ready to cheer her on, William couldn’t help but sigh at the pitiful weakness of the sister-complex class. Then he wisely erased his carefully written guide to election bribery and started scribbling the aningless correct answer.
’The rchant, though acquiring wealth, lost more in the pursuit of money. He mistakenly believed money would make him happy, but in reality, the things that could truly bring him happiness were those he abandoned while chasing money. However, on the other hand, if he could use the money to make connections and buy a newspaper company targeting the citizens of the Monet City-State, and then...’
"Hmm?"
"..."
And thus, the rest of the sentence never ca to be.
Under the watchful eye of the elder sister, William had no choice but to sigh softly, reluctantly erasing the parts of his creative expression, and obediently writing down the hypocritical answers crafted by adults under the lantable constraints of academic examinations.
Indeed, it takes Anna to suppress these Little Devils effectively.
Watching his sister forcefully suppress the two mischief-makers and make them comply, Leon couldn’t help but let out a long breath, then cleared his throat to lighten the mood:
"Actually... there’s no need to be too rigid, lest you stifle their imagination..."
(╬￣皿￣)?!
"Hmm... but then again, their imagination is a bit excessive. It’s okay to suppress it occasionally... Oh, by the way."
Under Anna’s angry gaze of "Why don’t you co do it?", Leon imdiately surrendered at light speed, then proactively changed the topic:
"Anna, the bureau recently gave a raise. My weekly salary increased by an extra 12 Gold Wheels, and the director also gave an additional allowance, which is estimated to be over three hundred Gold Wheels."
"Wow!"
Upon hearing Leon’s words, Anna turned around, looking pleasantly surprised:
"That’s great... what did you get the raise for this ti?"
"..."
Because I showed off a bit during the promotion examination, made the bureau look good, and even helped the director with so retaliation, harshly bullying those Cleaners who jumped from the Virgin Branch... of course, that’s not how I could say it.
"Due to my proficient skills!"
After effortlessly telling a lie, Leon cheerfully said:
"In any case, our family will be much better off than now in the future, and I happen to have a few days off... Is there anything you all want?"
"Yes! I have sothing I want!"
Upon hearing Leon’s inquiry, lanie, who had been eavesdropping all along, imdiately threw down her pen and dashed over. Being caught by Leon’s outstretched arms, she burrowed her head into his chest like a drill.
"Big brother! I want so investnt!"
"???"
What the heck?
Even though he had anticipated several potential answers, he was still taken aback when lanie spoke up.
Looking at lanie’s excited little face, Leon couldn’t help but repeat in shock:
"You want investnt?"
"Yes!"
With pigtails bouncing as she nodded enthusiastically, lanie exclaid with excitent:
"Getting pocket money each week is too slow. I discovered a new way to make money. As long as you give an investnt and seed money to hire people, I can definitely... Whoa! Hey!"
"You won’t see a single Copper Wheel until your howork is finished!"
After pulling lanie out of Leon’s arms, Anna scolded in frustration:
"And! Shut down that Howork Bank of yours imdiately! Damn it! You dare to hire people to do your howork for commission, I’m scared to think about what you might get into in the future!"
"Ah! Mine is a legitimate business!"
Tiptoeing as she was pulled up, lanie stubbornly retorted:
"I can solve the pain points of my target audience, helping students who love learning but lack money connect with those who hate howork but have pocket money. Everyone finds a perfect dynamic balance between pocket money and howork..."
"I’ll help your butt find balance with a slipper!"
"Ah! Save ! Big brother, save !"
"..."
Can’t save you, farewell!
Watching the ho that had only been peaceful for a few minutes turn chaotic again, Leon couldn’t help but rub his temples while stopping William from secretly erasing lanie’s howork, and asked slightly wearily:
"William, is there anything you want? Let’s not ntion bribing anyone with my money."
"No need, I just want you to listen to a few words from ."
Slightly shaking his head, William replied calmly:
"Big brother, Sister Veronica fell in love with you at first sight. She’s the best woman you’ll encounter in your life. You two are a perfect match made in... in heaven.
If you marry her, you’ll definitely have both a successful career and a happy family... Wait, what else was there? Let check first."
"???"
Under Leon’s puzzled gaze, William turned his exercise book to the back, took out a tiny cheat sheet filled with words, and began reciting an elaborate set of praises for Princess Veronica, occasionally stumbling over unfamiliar words.
What’s going on with you now?
Pacing himself patiently through William’s entire speech, Leon asked in confusion:
"What are these you’re talking about..."
"These were relayed by Sister Veronica."
Crushing the tiny cheat sheet into the trash, William continued erasing lanie’s completed howork while calmly replying:
"She’s been quite busy lately. Although she ca to find you twice, she couldn’t et you. So, I asked her if she wanted to relay a ssage.
She thought about it and said the things she wanted to talk about weren’t suitable for kids, so there was no need for relaying. But if I could help say so good words about her, she’d let see all the books in the royal family’s collection and also have soone take to use a ch on weekends."
"..."
Despicable!
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