Chapter 1891 Hailar's Invitation

The letter is from Hailar.

The day after tomorrow, that is, September 8th, is Hailaer's eighteenth birthday, and I specially sent a letter to invite Joan to attend her birthday party in Freeport.

Joan looked at the manuscripts piled up on the desk, and quickly made a choice.

Hailaer is one of his best friends, so of course she couldn't miss her birthday party. As for the manuscript of the thesis, it can be brought to Freeport for revision, and it doesn't matter if it is sent a few days later.

After making up his mind, Qiao An used the "SMS technique" to write back to Hailaer, agreeing to meet at the Freeport Wharf at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, and he will send it there on time.

Since learning the 5-ring "teleportation technique", Joan obviously felt that long-distance travel has become extremely convenient. Especially when going to places you have been to, just recall the most distinctive landmarks in the area to ensure accurate transmission.

Joan packed her bags, stuffed a large pack of references that might be used in revising the thesis into the storage bag, and hurried back to the apartment before dinner, telling the housekeeper, Mrs. Anderson, that she would go on a long trip tomorrow, and the return date was temporarily undecided.

He often travels during this period, and Mrs. Anderson has become used to it, but this kind old lady still told him to be careful outside, it is best to buy two hardworking and capable female slaves, and take them with you when you go out. Take care of his daily life and maintain a decent appearance.

This is not the first time that Mrs. Anderson persuaded Joan to buy a servant. As before, Joan always hugged the increasingly plump "Ball" master, pretending to concentrate on stroking the cat, and was noncommittal to her suggestion.

From a personal point of view, Joan is very displeased with the slave trade.

As the saying goes, "If there is no sale, there is no killing." As long as the gentlemen and wives who claim to be moral models in the society are still buying slaves and treating slaves as private property like livestock, there will be greedy businessmen keen to engage in the slave trade and lure people who have nowhere to go. If the bankrupts sign the deed of sale, those bandits under the banner of private plunder will intensify their attacks on the homes of the aborigines and even the immigrant ships from the old world, and send the captured "meat tickets" to slave trading distribution centers such as Fort Dunning for sale. Drop it in exchange for bloody money.

However, he could not reveal his true inner thoughts to Mrs. Anderson.

Mrs. Anderson is a good person with a kind heart, but she doesn't have much culture after all, especially she can't understand the influence of enlightenment thoughts on contemporary youth.

In the old woman's opinion, a family without servants is not a respectable person in society.

Over the years, Mrs. Anderson watched Joann grow up step by step, from a poor student to a widely respected "Dr. Aristocratic celebrities such as the Countess Antovania de Poissons have close personal relationships and achieved an enviable class transition, becoming a member of high society.

If Joan was Mrs. Anderson's relative and nephew, she would definitely run around and help Joan with two important matters.

First of all, it is of course to decide on a marriage. The fiancée must not only be talented and beautiful, but also be born in a family. It is best to be a noble lady, the heiress of the owner of a large manor, or the daughter of an industrialist or banker. .

The second is to buy a manor, buy a large group of servants, put on neat uniforms, and serve Master Vader. This is a huge expense, and Joan may not be able to afford it, but it doesn't matter, you can advance the dowry to the fiancée's family to buy the property, and the girl will look good when she gets married in the future.

When Joan heard Mrs. Anderson talking about these things, she was grateful for her old man's kindness, but secretly found it funny.

The lifestyle that the elderly yearn for represents the traditional values ​​of this era and is widely recognized by the citizens of the New World, but it is not the lifestyle Joan wants.

He also tried to discuss the meaning of life with Mrs. Anderson and criticize the evils of the slave trade, but such a conversation could not go on at all, and it would only make him realize that there was a deep "generation gap" between himself and this old woman. ", there are irreconcilable differences between the two generations in their concepts.

This reminded Qiao An of the days when he and his grandfather lived together, and they often had fierce disputes over similar things, and they often ended up unhappy, causing invisible damage to the family relationship.

It was precisely because of differences in ideas and conflicts that accumulated over time. At that time, Qiao An only felt aggrieved when he saw that his grandfather was arbitrarily preventing him from pursuing arcane knowledge, but he never reflected on why his grandfather did this. Is it to protect his grandson?

When he wakes up to all this, learns to be considerate of the elderly, and knows how to reflect on his youthful arrogance and self-willedness, his grandfather has already left him, and he regrets it...

Just because he feels guilty about his grandfather, Joan always respects his elders very much. Even if Mrs. Anderson's nagging doesn't suit his wishes, he still listens silently and never speaks against him, lest he hurt the old lady's heart.

After dinner, Joan planned to take Master "Qiuqiu" to catch mice in the grass in the backyard to increase its exercise, but failed, so he had to practice swordsmanship alone in the courtyard.

After exercising, Joan was sweating all over, went back upstairs to take a shower, and suddenly remembered something, cold sweat oozes from his forehead just after drying!

The day after tomorrow is Hailar's 18th birthday, shouldn't I prepare a birthday present?

The more Joan thought about it, the more she felt it was necessary, and she couldn't help feeling ashamed. She received Hailaer's letter in the morning, and it was only after dark that she remembered that she should prepare a gift, and her own reaction was too slow.

However, in the blink of an eye, his mentality took a 180° turn, from guilt to self-satisfaction.

At the very least, I can still remember the detail of "giving a gift" in time, which is not easy, which fully shows that my emotional intelligence has improved a lot compared to before!

Joan returned to the bedroom with a bath towel on, and sat at the desk thinking about what gift to give.

What does Hyrule like? This is a difficult problem that makes Qiao An feel headache.

"Sister Cai Fan" claims that "money" is her favorite thing, but Joan has a premonition no matter how low her EQ is. If she directly gives Hailaer a pocket of gold coins, she will probably get looked down upon.

He has never been able to understand the girl's mind. It is even more difficult to understand than the configuration of the 9-ring spell. After thinking about it, he has no idea, and it is not easy to ask Hailar directly what birthday gift she wants, so he simply gave up guessing her preferences. Choose birthday gifts from a practical point of view.

Hailaer is a "magic warrior" who is good at close combat but lacks long-range attack methods. Joan feels that giving her a revolver as a birthday present can just make up for this shortcoming.

Hmm, that seems like a great idea!

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