Chapter 1891: Hailar's invitation

The letter was sent by Hailar.
The day after tomorrow, September 8, is Hailar’s ​​18th birthday, and I specially wrote to invite Qiao An to go to Freeport to attend her birthday party.
Qiao An looked at the manuscripts piled on the desk, and quickly made a choice.
Hailar is one of his best friends. Of course, he can't miss her birthday party. As for the manuscript of the paper, he can take it to Freeport to revise it. It doesn't matter if it is posted a few days later.
After making up his mind, Qiao An used "SMS" to reply to Hailar, agreeing to meet at the Freeport Terminal at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and he would send it there on time.
Since learning the 5-ring "Transport Technique", Qiao An has clearly felt that long-distance travel has become particularly convenient. Especially when you go to places you have visited before, just think about the most distinctive landmarks in the area to ensure accurate transmission.
Qiao An packed up a bag, stuffed a large bag of references that might be used in revising the paper into the storage bag, rushed back to the apartment before dinner, and told the housekeeper Mrs. Anderson that he was going to the far door tomorrow, and the return date has not yet been determined.
He travels a lot during this time, and Mrs. Anderson has become accustomed to it, but this kind old lady still babbles him to be careful outside. It is better to buy two diligent and capable female slaves and bring them with you when you go out. Take care of his diet and daily life and maintain a decent life.
This is not the first time Mrs. Anderson has persuaded Qiao Ann to buy a servant. As before, Qiao Ann always holds the increasingly plump "ball" master, pretends to concentrate on playing cats, and does not comment on her suggestions.
From a personal standpoint, Qiao Ann is very uncomfortable with slave trading.
As the saying goes, "There is no killing if there is no buying or selling." As long as the gentlemen and wives who claim to be moral examples in society are still buying slaves and treating slaves as private property like domestic animals, there will be greedy businessmen who are keen to engage in the slave trade and trick them into desperation The bankrupts signed a deed to sell their lives, and those bandits under the banner of privateer would intensify their attacks on the homes of the aborigines and even the immigrant ships from the old world, sending the captured "meat tickets" to the slave trade distribution centers such as Ningburgh. Drop, in exchange for money.
However, he could not reveal his true thoughts to Mrs. Anderson.
Mrs. Anderson is a good person with a kind heart, but after all, she does not have much culture, especially the influence of Enlightenment thought on contemporary youth.
In the eyes of this old woman, a family cannot be regarded as a decent person in the upper class without the help of servants.
Over the years, Mrs. Anderson has watched Qiao An grow up step by step, from a poor student to the widely respected "Dr. Vader". With academic research, he has won social status and a lot of money. Aristocratic celebrities like the Countess Antoinia de Poisson had a close personal relationship and achieved an enviable class transition, becoming a member of the upper class.
If Qiao Ann is Mrs. Anderson's relatives, nephews and relatives, she will definitely run actively to help Qiao Ann with two important things.
First of all, of course, to decide on a marriage. The fiancée should not only be both talented and handsome, but also not sloppy. It is best to be an aristocratic lady, the heiress of the manor house, the daughter of an industrialist or a banker. .
The second is to buy a manor, buy a large group of servants, put on neat uniforms, and serve Master Vinda. This is a huge expenditure, and Qiao Ann may not be able to afford it, but it does not matter. He can advance the dowry from his fiancée's family to purchase an industry, and it will look good when the girl gets married in the future.
Qiao Ann listened to Mrs. Anderson about these things, not only grateful for her old man's enthusiasm, but also found it funny in private.
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 this is not the lifestyle that Qiao An wants.
He also tried to discuss the meaning of life with Mrs. Anderson and criticize the sins of the slave trade. However, such conversations could not go on at all and would only make him realize that there is a deep "generation gap between him and this old woman". "There are irreconcilable differences in concepts between the two generations.
This reminded Qiao An of the days when he lived with his grandfather, and often had fierce disputes about similar things, and often broke up unhappy, causing intangible harm to the family.
It was precisely because of the differences in ideological concepts and the accumulated contradictions. At that time, Qiao An only saw his grandpa arrogantly preventing him from pursuing arcane knowledge. He felt aggrieved, but he never reflected on why his grandpa did this. Is it unspeakable? 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 and arrogant way, grandpa has already left him, regretting...
Because of the guilt of the grandpa, Qiao Ann always respects the elders. Even if Mrs. Anderson's nagging is not what he wants, he listens silently, and never contradicts, for fear of hurting the old woman's heart.
After dinner, Qiao Ann planned to take Master "Ball Ball" to catch a mouse in the grass in the backyard and increase its exercise volume. However, it failed and had to practice swordsmanship alone in the courtyard.
After the exercise, Qiao An sweated and went back upstairs to take a shower, and suddenly remembered something, cold sweat oozes from his freshly wiped forehead!
The day after tomorrow is Hailar’s ​​18th birthday, shouldn’t I prepare a birthday present?
The more Qiao An thought about it, the more he felt it was necessary. He couldn't help being ashamed. He received Hailar's letter in the morning. It was dark before he remembered that he should prepare a gift, and his reaction was too slow.
However, after another thought, his mentality changed 180°, from guilt to complacency.
At the very least, I can still remember the detail of "giving a gift" in time, which is not easy, and it fully shows that my emotional intelligence has improved greatly compared with before!
Qiao Ann went back to the bedroom with a bath towel and sat at the desk thinking about what gift to give.
What does Hailar like? This is a problem that makes Qiao Ann a headache.
"Sister Cai Mi" claimed to be "money" as her favorite thing, but Qiao Ann had a foreboding even if her EQ was low, and if she directly gave Hailar a pocket of gold coins, she would be blinded.
He has never understood the girl’s mind, it is almost more difficult to understand than the configuration of the 9th-level spell. He has no clue when he thinks about it, and it’s not easy to ask Hailar directly about what birthday gift she wants, and simply give up guessing her preferences. Choose birthday gifts from a practical perspective.
Hailar is a "magic warrior" who is good at close combat but lacks long-range attacks. Qiao An feels that giving her a revolver as a birthday gift can just make up for this shortcoming.
Well, this seems like a good idea!
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