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In the end, Scrooge succeeded in signing a contract with the South Yankees, according to which the South Yankees would take full ownership of their land for 6o years, and establish a joint venture with Scrooge in which each had a 50 percent stake. Although he did not obtain a controlling stake in a simple majority, in fact, because the Nankees themselves could not be completely monolithic, Scrooge believed that his control over the company was very solid.

After dealing with this matter, it was the end of the summer of 1865, and Dorothea's estate was being rebuilt, but this kind of thing was no longer in the hands of Scrooge and Dorothea themselves. Moreover, in the north, there are much more important things to deal with, first of all, it has been more than two months since Carol's wife gave birth to twins, and Scrooge, as an uncle, should go back and see.

Moreover, Scrooge's fiancée also needs to learn more about other members of the family and have more contact. So Scrooge took Dorothea with him and took a boat north along the Mississippi River before taking a train back to Cleveland.

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"Scrooge, welcome back." When he returned home, it was Carol who came out to greet him first, "This is Miss Dorothea, right?" ”

"Yes, Dorothea, this is my brother Carol. You can also just call him Carol. Scrooge said to Dorothea.

As the carriage approached Scrooge's villa, Dorothea looked nervous, rubbing the corners of her clothes with her head down all the way. But at this time, she calmed down and curtsy to Carol generously: "Hello, Carol! ”

"Hello, Miss Dorothea. Welcome! Carol also welcomed Dorothea. Carol then led Scrooge and Dorothea into the living room.

Old Joseph and his wife, Catherine, and Anna were waiting inside, and when they saw Scrooge and Dorothea enter, they all stood up and greeted them. Scrooge introduced Dorothea to his family, first Joseph Sr., then Catherine, and finally Anna.

"Dorothea, this is Anna, our butler." Scrooge said.

Anna bowed her head and curtsy Dorothea, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Dorothea. Dorothea shook her hand, "I'm glad to meet you, Lady Anna. Dorothea felt Anna's hand seem to tremble slightly.

"Ah, Carol, I haven't seen your twins yet." Scrooge said.

"Ah, here they are." Catherine said, "Come with me." ”

Scrooge pulled Dorothea after him. Walking into a nursery room, two little dolls were lying on a crib, intently sucking their fingers. At the same time, his eyes widened and he looked around curiously.

"This is Donald, this is Dena."

"Can I hug them?" Scrooge said.

"Yes, but you have to be careful." Catherine said on the side.

Scrooge carefully picked Donald up, and then kissed the little one on the cheek. The little one twisted and giggled.

"He likes you very much, Scrooge. Miss Catherine, can you give me a hug? Dorothea said.

"Ah, yes." Scrooge said, handing Donald to Dorothea at the same time.

Dorothea clumsily took the child and held him in her arms. At this time, the child suddenly burst into tears, so Dorothea immediately panicked, "Scrooge, what's wrong with him...... I ......"

Anna walked over and took the child from Dorothea's hand, and after a little coaxing, Donald giggled again.

"Why did I hug him......" Dorothea looked at Scrooge with wide innocent eyes.

"Ah, Miss Dorothea." Catherine smiled and said, "You are holding the child in the wrong position, you look at Anna, hold it like her, the child will feel comfortable." ”

"Ah, that's right." Dorothea said, "Aren't they twins?" Why doesn't it look like it at all? ”

"Ah, Dorothea, if the twins are of the same sex, then the probability that they will look alike is quite high, but if the sexes are different, then there will be a clear difference in their appearance. Moreover, even if the gender is the same, there is a certain chance that the appearance will be significantly different. ”

Dorothea nodded and said, "Scrooge, you know so much. She looked at the two children carefully, then at Catherine and Carroll, and then said, "Little Dena looks a lot like Miss Catherine, especially with a nose, well, Donald's mouth is a bit like Carol, but ...... I think he's more like Scrooge, Scrooge, what do you think? ”

Scrooge: ......

But Carol spoke: "It's also common for children to look like uncles. Oh, Scrooge, there's one thing you may not know yet, your duck castle is almost finished, and all that's left is the interior decoration. ”

"It's Swan Castle!" Scrooge retorted.

"Anyway, our whole family, except for you, calls it Duck Castle." Carol doesn't care.

"Dorothea, you're going to be on my side, aren't you?" Scrooge asked.

"Well, I'm going to think about whether I should be in line with the majority." Dorothea blinked her big playful eyes and said deliberately, "And, Scrooge, I don't have much confidence in your artistic vision. ”

"You'll find out when you see it!" Scrooge said with a puffy appearance.

Anna stood quietly beside her, coaxing Donald while watching the others laugh, and couldn't help but feel sad.

……

It was already late at night, and Anna fed the baby again and went back to her room. Anna sat down in front of the mirror, looked at herself in the mirror, then let out a long sigh, then extinguished the candle, and was about to go to bed, when there was a soft knock on the door.

"Who?" Anna asked in a low voice.

"It's me, Anna. Open the door. The man outside the door whispered.

Anna did not open the door, but said with a complaint, "Go back, Mr. Scrooge." ”

But Scrooge did not leave, but continued to lower his voice and said, "Anna, I miss you, open the door and let me come in to see you." ”

"Mr. MacDonald, what do you want from me? Where were you when I was here to give birth to you a child? Where are you when all the people in this family look at me with special eyes? Go back, Mr. MacDonald! Let's go back! Anna whispered plaintively.

"Alright, I'm leaving. Rest on your own. Scrooge's voice came from outside the door.

After a while, Anna heard that there was no sound outside, and she seemed a little relieved, but rather disappointed, so she quietly opened the deadbolt to see what was going on outside.

However, the moment the door opened, a person suddenly squeezed in. Anna was startled, and when she looked at it, it was Scrooge. So she tried very hard to push Scrooge out, but how can a woman's strength be compared to a man's? So Scrooge finally came in.

"Anna," Scrooge locked the door and hugged Anna, "Anna, listen to me......"

……

The next day, a cheerful Scrooge took Dorothea out early in the morning to visit the University of Cleveland, while Anna took care of the children at home, but everyone was there, and Anna seemed to be in much better spirits.

After spending a few days at home, Scrooge left Cleveland again and took Dorothea to New York to see the soon-to-be-completed Swan Castle.

……

Like Neuschwanstein Castle, the object of Scrooge's cottage, Duck Castle is located on a hill in the suburbs of New York, but it is located close to the coast and offers easy views of the sunrise over the sea.

It was sunrise, and although the land was still dark, it had begun to turn white in the eastern sky, and then gradually turned a deep purple.

"The sun is coming out." Dorothea yawned and said, "Scrooge, come here so early, and you said there is a wonder for me to see, just to watch the sunrise over the sea?" I've seen it on a boat before. ”

"Sleepy?" Scrooge walked over and said, "I'll show you a miracle right away." Then he reached out and blindfolded Dorothea. Follow me and take a few turns. Scrooge whispered in her ear, the breath coming out of his mouth tickling Dorothea's earlobes.

Dorothea obediently followed Scrooge around a few times, and then Scrooge's voice came from her ears: "You can open your eyes." At the same time, he felt the hands that were blindfolded on her move away.

"Wow!" Dorothea couldn't help but let out an exclamation, in front of her eyes, a snow-white castle with a red and black roof appeared less than 5oo meters away from her, the castle was exceptionally bright by the rising sun, and under the back (river crab) of the surrounding black canopy, it seemed to be shining brightly. At this time, the sunlight has not been able to illuminate the castle due to the sea level, so the glittering castle seems to be suspended in the night sky.

"It's beautiful, is this the castle we're going to live in in the future?" Dorothea felt like she was in a dream.

"Yes," Scrooge said softly, standing behind Dorothea, with his arms outstretched around her, and whispering softly in her ear, "this is our home, the beautiful Swan Castle." ”

"Looking at it, it reminds me of the fairy tales my father told me when I was a child, Snow White and the daughter of the sea...... I really didn't expect to see such a castle with my own eyes today. ”

"This is my design, how?" Scrooge shamelessly showed off.

"Scrooge, you're awesome, this castle is so beautiful." Dorothea praised.

At this time, the sun jumps higher and higher, and the sunlight gradually illuminates the surroundings. Scrooge said to Dorothea, "Dorothea, do you want to go inside?" ”