Chapter 342 Jin Juan and Birthday

After noticing the newly opened space at the back of the garden, Emma frowned subconsciously.

Most of the Baohua family's property had been confiscated six years ago, except for this manor built by the first king, which had not been reclaimed because of its extremely special significance.

So even though he didn't want to recall those sad memories and didn't want to live in an empty manor with his daughter, he took the initiative to move to a small wooden house in the corner of the garden, but the manor still belonged to him in name, and no one should enter without permission.

Could it be that a thief broke in? But why would a thief take the trouble to clear the empty space?

Full of questions, Emma opened the window and looked out, discovering that not only had the back of the garden where she and her daughter lived been cleaned, but even the carriageway from the main entrance to the main building seemed to have been maintained, with the gravel and weeds on the road having been cleared away.

Seven or eight very fresh wheel tracks extended along the main road all the way to the main building. The broken stained glass windows on the first floor of the main building had been cleared away, and even the servants' room with a slightly collapsed roof had been demolished. The flower bed in front of the main building was littered with messy footprints.

Is this...someone wants to move in?!
After looking at the messy footprints in the flower bed and the large amount of horse manure that had not been cleaned up, Emma couldn't help but bite her lip in annoyance.

Although he didn't care about this empty house, this manor was once his home after all, and he had lived here for more than 20 years. It was really too much for the newcomers to just occupy it without even saying hello.

"Ellie, talk to your mom!"

After closing the rear window in annoyance, Emma tried to calm down and asked in a gentle voice:

"What's going on behind the garden? Has anyone been here in the past few days?"

"In the past few days... many uncles with ladders and tools came here and pushed down the big badge in the middle of the building and replaced it with a new one."

After trying hard to recall, the little girl gestured with her hand and said:

"On that badge is a bird with a pointed beak, green feathers, and black and white stripes running horizontally across its belly."

It has a pointed beak, green feathers, and horizontal black and white stripes on its belly… a golden cuckoo emblem?

After listening to the little girl's description, Emma's face suddenly turned pale. She thought of a possibility that she could not accept. Then, without even changing her shoes, she ran out of the cabin, climbed over the back wall of the garden and ran towards the main building.

When Emma turned to the front and saw the main building's facade that could not be seen from the cabin, and saw the pattern on the new badge clearly, her cheeks instantly flushed, and a sharp chill suddenly blew into her eyes, which were usually gentle as water.

Golden Azalea Emblem!
Yes, I should have thought of it earlier. Besides myself, there is another person who is qualified to live in Baohua Manor!
Looking up at the curtain wall on the second floor of the main building and seeing the golden azalea emblem shining with emerald green light in the setting sun, Emma silently turned her head and found the emblem belonging to the Baohua family in the flower bed on the side of the building that was used as a garbage dump.

Golden Cuckoo... Leonard...

The white and slender fist suddenly clenched and slowly loosened, then clenched again, repeating this process several times, and finally completely loosened.

After staring at the two badges for a long time, Emma let out a sigh, walked to the flower bed with heavy steps, and picked up the Baohua badge with a dented corner from the garbage heap.

Be calm.

Rather than dwelling on the past, the most important thing is to cherish the people in front of you. Don't look at what you have lost, but cherish what you still have...

When Leon carried him out of the realm of the dead, he had already made up his mind to try to put aside the hatred in his heart temporarily for Ellie and strive to embrace a new life.

but……

Her fingers unconsciously exerted a little force, causing the huge copper badge to deform slightly. Emma's teeth still sank into her pale lower lip, leaving a small row of deep tooth marks. Why am I still so unwilling!

……

"Stand still!"

After helping William and Melanie tidy up their clothes and straightening out the crooked clothes, Anna narrowed her eyes and reminded them:
"Did you remember everything I told you before?"

"remember."

After adjusting his bow tie, William calmly repeated:
"Say hello to Aunt Emma when you see her, wish sister Ellie a happy birthday when you see her, don't mess around and embarrass your brother, don't break other people's things..."

"Most importantly, don't ever mention your dream of ruling the world!"

After adding this, Anna turned to look at Melanie, who was spinning around and swinging her skirt happily, and emphasized with some concern:

"Don't even mention your dream of becoming a parasite!"

"I know, I know!"

After hearing her sister's special instructions, Melanie in front of the mirror couldn't help but pout and complained:

"There are only a few agreements in total. You have been repeating them from yesterday until now. We have memorized them, okay?"

“It’s best to memorize it!”

After glaring at Melanie, who was the most worried, Anna slowed down her tone and said:
"Since Big Brother started working, Sister Emma has been helping him a lot, and she is also my savior...well...anyway, she is our family's benefactor, you must respect her, and you are not allowed to bully Ellie!"

"We won't."

After tidying up the children's bow tie on his chest, William nodded with satisfaction, and then said seriously:
"My eldest brother once said that you can lose money but not your conscience. After receiving help from others, you must keep it in mind. I have always remembered this. Although I don't know if Melanie can do it, I am sure I can do it."

"I... Of course I can do that!"

After noticing Anna's eyes glaring at her, Melanie, sensing the danger, immediately straightened her face, imitated William's serious look, raised her hand and swore:

"If I make trouble today, or make sister Ellie cry, then...then I will give all my pocket money this year to William!"

So decisive?

Hearing that Melanie had made such a "poisonous oath", Anna finally felt relieved and went out to call a carriage, while William could not help but glance at his sister.

Since she had no talent for math and only scored 5 points in the last quiz, all the pocket money and other things involving numbers were taken by her as she proclaimed herself the future Chancellor of the Empire's Finance Minister.

Now Melanie suddenly swears on her pocket money. Could it be that if she gets into trouble today, she will have to use her own pocket money for the whole year?

(End of this chapter)

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