Please make money.

"The teacher said you don't have the talent." The delicate woman put down the fruit plate and said with a serious expression, "You don't have any future in this area."

"I... understand." Sister Yu's tone was calm, but her fingers curled up unconsciously, as if the piano keys were hot.

"Well, let's try something else. What do you think of the violin?"

"...Mom, I think...I want to try the piano again..."

"If there is no future for development, why do you still want to try?" The delicate woman frowned.

"I……"

"Mom is doing this for your own good. Mom will not harm you. Now that your learning ability is at its peak, Mom will find you a few more famous teachers. You will definitely be able to learn well."

"But--"

"No buts! It's settled." The delicate woman looked at her watch and said, "Since you don't have to learn piano anymore, I'll give you an hour off today. You can watch TV. Mom is going to get some maintenance. Auntie Wang will prepare dinner for you."

Sister Yu stood up and respectfully saw her mother off. She lowered her head and twirled the hem of her skirt with her hands, not daring to refute.

After a long while, the sound of an engine was heard at the door. After watching her mother go to the beauty salon, Sister Yu wiped her tears and sat in front of the piano room.

why?

Why is it always like this?

After taking a deep breath and adjusting her mood, Sister Yu stood up and looked at her clothes in the floor-length mirror in the piano room.

The inner repression and self-destructive tendencies are mixed together. The 12-year-old girl has not yet had the life experience to truly understand the world. The single-threaded thinking makes them often simply move forward or backward when facing things. Since there is no way to move forward, it seems that they can only move backward step by step...

She bit her lip and looked at herself in the mirror, as if hypnotizing herself: "You can do it...Ailiyu...you can do it..."

She looked at herself in the mirror for half a minute, then she raised the corners of her lips with her hands and forced a smile.

Look, how well-behaved you are, and your smile is so sweet - you can do it, Ai Liyu, you are still that good child.

……

……

"Student Xiao Ai, come to see your little bunny again?"

The shop owner warmly greeted the little girl in front of him - or rather the big moneybag.

Since the target group is the residents of the villa complex, the owner obviously would not be so arrogant as to ignore the girl.

It was precisely because of this enthusiasm that Sister Yu fell in love with this cat cafe-style pet shop which looks very relaxing by chance.

The store has everything. Although the medical expenses for pets are so expensive that even she is a little shocked, it doesn't seem to cost much just to take a look.

"Yeah." Sister Yu, who was a little depressed, was wearing a homely floral dress. She was bored staying at home, so she took a walk at the entrance of the community.

This range of activities is already the limit, and even during the walking period after dinner, someone has to accompany me. Aunt Wang is at the door.

"Your rabbit is doing fine lately, but he's a little anorexic."

The shop owner pointed to a little rabbit in a cage and said, "But don't worry, we will take good care of it."

How can I not take good care of him? With more than 2,000 yuan in food and medical expenses a month, he himself wants to be a carefree little rabbit.

Sister Yu played with the rabbit for a while. The rabbit was white, soft and small. Even just watching the three-petaled mouth moving when the rabbit was eating grass, she felt like she was healed, and her originally bad mood suddenly brightened.

"Is it anorexic? I think it's quite happy eating..."

"A little, but nothing serious."

"Do you need any medicine or treatment?"

"That's not necessary. We should just change the flavor of the rations. For example, this one is a little more expensive than the previous ones, but it's a new product with more balanced nutrition and better taste. The little rabbit likes it very much. We have tried it before."

"Is that so...how much does this cost?"

"For a day, it's probably only ten dollars more than the previous one."

"Then let's change." Sister Yu pinched the bunny's ears: "I hope you like it - you can't skip the meal!"

The little bunny shuddered, turned its head and faced her with its butt, not taking it seriously.

After teasing the little rabbit for a while, Sister Yu looked at the time and thought it was probably time for her mother to come back, so she quickly got up and prepared to go home.

Her mother wouldn't allow her to keep any pets and she hated them the most. She only wanted to become a true aristocratic lady in the upper class.

Where are the nobles holding rabbits?

Sister Yu left some money and trotted out of the pet shop. Although the weather started to get worse and it seemed like it was going to rain, her mood improved a lot.

I hope to see the little rabbit happily eating the new food tomorrow. By the way, should we find her a playmate?

Maybe I should buy a bigger cage from the boss - the pink one I saw before is very nice!

Thinking about these things, Sister Yu didn't notice a Maybach coming around the corner...

……

……

The shop owner hummed a little tune, lamenting how easy it was to make money from rich people, and petted the cute little rabbit.

"boss."

"Hey! Here it comes——"

The shop owner quickly put the bunny down and smiled warmly: "Hello, customer, how can I help you?"

A delicate woman covered her nose with a handkerchief and walked in with a look of disgust on her face: "Why does your store smell so bad?"

"Haha, it might be the smell of the cat. Sorry, sorry, we all spray deodorant..."

The boss tried to smooth things over, but he was a little confused. It didn't look like this person was looking to buy a pet or treat his own pet. What did this mean?

"Come here, who are you?" The exquisite woman waved behind her.

A middle-aged lady walked in, looked around the pet shop, and showed a flattering expression: "Madam, I, I don't understand either, I don't know..."

"Not sure?" The delicate woman narrowed her eyes: "What did I say? Xiaoyu is not allowed to keep pets. You don't remember what I said. Should I change a nanny?"

"Here……"

"Look again and see clearly which one it is."

The aunt was silent for a few seconds, then raised her hand and pointed at the little rabbit: "It's just... a little rabbit, it's nothing, they are all children..."

"She dares to disobey me and secretly keep a pet now. Will she secretly keep a man tomorrow? She is only 12 years old and dares to deceive her superiors and subordinates. This is the matter of a rabbit? Huh?"

The delicate woman's voice became a little sharper. She snorted and took out a black card. "Swipe the card and I'll take the rabbit away."

The shop owner was quite confused at first, and only after much difficulty did he figure out that this was the mother of Xiao Ai's former classmate, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

You have a sharp tongue but a soft heart, right? You secretly bought the rabbit to give your child a surprise. I understand. You know it yourself. Rich people have so many tricks.

Although he felt a little sorry for this cash cow, he had no intention of raising the price or doing anything weird.

To put it bluntly, these rich people don't mind spending tens of thousands of dollars to buy a pet, but they care about their own face.

"This long-haired lop-eared rabbit is the best-looking in our store..."

"Don't talk so much nonsense." The delicate woman raised her chin: "Swipe the card, I want a cage, and do you have any medicine?"

"As for the cage, we can give you one, as for the medicine...it's not sick. If it is sick, you can bring it here for treatment. In addition, we can also give you some food. It actually has a month's worth of food in its name. Xiao Ai bought a lot of things for it here, all of which can be used."

"You bought a lot of things?" The delicate woman's eyes became more severe: "I knew it... It's all gone. Just give it an injection."

"No ma'am, this rabbit is very healthy, and we have already received the vaccines and other treatments."

"No, the euthanasia kind—you have those, right?"

"...???"

……

……

Sister Yu sat on the sofa in the living room, curled up and reading a book.

There was covered food on the table. She had originally planned to wait for her mother to eat, but she didn't know what happened before, so she went out again before coming back.

Aunt Wang was also called away. She looked at her watch and thought it was probably some trivial family matter.

Dad is at the shipyard today and won't be back, so she and her mom will be the only ones eating, so they have to wait...

Just as she was flipping through the classic book in her hands, the sound of a door opening was heard. Sister Yu stood up and seemed to have thought of something. She hurriedly adjusted her skirt, then carefully turned the classic book to the middle, clipped it with an exquisite bookmark, and put it on the coffee table as if she had just read it.

"Xiao Yu——" A delicate woman's voice came from the entrance.

"Mom, I'm here." Sister Yu turned around the corridor of the living room and asked: "Are there any guests?"

"No, are you hungry?" The exquisite woman held the cabinet by the door with one hand and took off her shoes with the other hand, her face looking normal.

On the contrary, Aunt Wang behind her looked a little strange, with her head lowered and not daring to look at Sister Yu.

The latter was carrying something that looked like a box wrapped in cloth, and almost forgot to even get the slippers for the delicate woman.

Sister Yu looked at them in confusion for a few moments, then looked away and waited obediently for her mother to come to the table before she sat down.

Sister Yu, who was a little hungry, just picked up the chopsticks when she was stopped by the exquisite woman's gaze, so she quickly put down the chopsticks and clasped her hands together.

“We are able to gather together to enjoy this meal because of you… Thank you for making us a family, thank you for the food you have given us, and please bless each of our bodies, help each family member to use these gifts to glorify your name, guide our conversations during the meal, and guide our hearts to be closer to you…”

Now that we have finished our prayers before meals, we can finally eat, right?

Sister Yu picked up the chopsticks, but was stopped by the exquisite woman.

"Before dinner, Mom will ask you something. You must tell Mom the truth."

"...Hmm." Sister Yu's heart began to beat fast and she became nervous unconsciously.

"Do you want a pet?" the exquisite woman looked down at her daughter.

"I..." Sister Yu paused for a moment and said subconsciously, "I don't want to... I don't keep pets..."

"Not raising it?" The delicate woman frowned.

Sister Yu pursed her lips and looked at her mother's expression carefully: "Then can I raise it? I promise to take good care of it!"

"...Sure enough." The exquisite woman sneered and raised her hand to signal Aunt Wang to put the things in her hand on the table.

"What is this?" Sister Yu looked at the cloth-wrapped box in confusion.

"When mom came back today, she saw you coming out of the pet store, so she went to ask you."

The exquisite woman lifted the cloth: "What did mom tell you before? Can I have a pet?"

Sister Yu looked at the cloth being removed with surprise: "It's a little rabbit..."

Her voice lowered and she stared blankly with wide eyes at the little rabbit that was motionless and looked like it was asleep, then raised her head with a dazed look.

The delicate woman raised her voice a little: "Look at me - what did mom tell you before? Answer me, can I have a pet?"

"The little rabbit... fell asleep?" She lowered her head again, reached her hand carefully into the cage and touched the little rabbit.

Aunt Wang looked away, unable to bear to watch any longer, her cheeks twitching unnaturally - she was still a child, why would she bother with such a small matter...

"This is all your fault, Ai Liyu. Mom told you not to keep a pet, but you lied to Mom and kept one secretly. This is the consequence. Now the little rabbit is dead. It's all your fault. Do you know where you went wrong?"

"..."

115-The Steadfast Mother and the Impetuous Sister

"It's raining so heavily today..."

Young Master Jing looked at the rain outside the living room window and was a little worried: "Will the takeaway we ordered be delivered?"

"Did you give the courier extra money?"

"without……"

"Add some hard work pay, don't rush, and ask people to pay attention to safety."

Alia fiddled with the controller without even turning her head, and the two characters on the screen were fighting with each other.

Sitting next to her and playing with her controller was Xiaojie, who was holding a lollipop in his mouth and said vaguely: "I can't eat fried chicken and Coke. I promised mom that I can't eat snacks when I come to play today."

"How could your mother know if you don't tell her?" Young Master Jing asked doubtfully.

"That's my mother - I'm her biological child, how can I hide anything from her?"

Xiao Jie looked at Sister Jing in surprise, then came to his senses and realized that he seemed to have no care from his biological mother.