That night, Catherine overheard her parents' quarrel and hurried back to her room, fearing that her parents would find out.

"Catherine, what are you doing?" said Arabella, sitting up from her bed, staring sleepily at her sister's bed.

"Woke you up? Sorry, just went to the bathroom. Catherine burrowed back into the bed, "Go back to sleep, it's still early in the morning." ”

"But isn't there a toilet in the house?"

Arabella wasn't fooled so easily, she could hear Catherine coming back from outside.

"About this...... I'll tell you tomorrow, go to bed now. Shh

Catherine heard footsteps in the hallway, guessed that it was her father or mother who came over to check if the sisters had kicked the quilt while sleeping, and quickly told her sister not to ask again, and pulled the quilt over her head.

Arabella, who had always listened to her sister, also lay down and continued to sleep.

After a few seconds, the door was gently pushed open, and a light came in through the hallway, and the mother saw that her two daughters seemed to be asleep, so she closed the door and left.

Arabella fell asleep easily, after all, she was a child—Catherine, though she was only two and a half years older than her sister, considered herself half an adult, and she didn't sleep much all night, thinking about the school her mother had mentioned, and looking forward to the future of school life.

Sure enough, from the next day, my mother began to look for a suitable Chinese teacher, and my father began to check the relevant information of Red Leaf College - he thought that he was already a rich man with a face in the local area, but he didn't know it, and he was shocked when he checked it, and the sponsorship fee of Red Leaf Academy was so high that even his family couldn't afford it, because wine is a business with a long capital flow cycle, from planting, grape ripening, winemaking, cellaring, transportation, The cycle of sales, until the seller returns the payment, often lasts for several years, and he simply can't come up with so much cash at once, which is one of the reasons why he is afraid that his daughter will be kidnapped.

Luckily, Catherine didn't go to school right away, at least a few months before she could cash out.

Although he could pass the honor exams without paying the sponsorship fee, he knew that Catherine had not even attended a day of school and could not pass the exams.

"Catherine, Catherine, Catherine, where are you?"

As long as Catherine doesn't go out and run wildly, Arabella will always cling to Catherine like a fart at home.

"Shh

Catherine poked her little head out of her father's study.

"Catherine, what are you doing in Daddy's study?" Arabella wondered, for Catherine had never been much of a reader.

"Shhh

When Arabella entered the study, she took her sister's hand and placed it on a ball-shaped object.

"Globe?" Arabella keenly figured out.

"Huh, have you played?" Catherine had said to surprise her sister, but she didn't expect Arabella to know what it was.

"Well, my mom used it when she taught me geography. Arabella nodded.

This globe was a gift from someone else to his father, it was very valuable, it was made by hand, not only marked the land of various countries, but also the major mountains and plateaus around the world were highlighted in the form of reliefs on the surface of the earth, and the basins, large lakes, rivers and oceans were sunken on the surface, so beautiful that even the blind can rely on it to understand the geography of the world.

"Well, I'm going to tell you a secret secret, you must not tell it! Maybe in a few months, I will go to school in a distant western country, a school called Momiji Academy, further west of the vast ocean...... Well, this is it. Catherine put her sister's finger somewhere on the globe.

Arabella touched it and said suspiciously, "Isn't this India?

"Ahh

"Wait! do you know Momiji Academy?" she was shocked again, she had planned to show off her prescience to her sister, but her sister knew everything.

"My mother mentioned it when she told me about geography, but she didn't go into details, she only said that there are a few mysterious schools in the world, including here, here, here...... And here. Arabella fumbled for the globe, and her little fingers swept over the Dongying Islands, Huaxia Shenzhou, the Armenian border and other regions one by one.

"That's right......," Catherine had a fever on her face, but fortunately her sister couldn't see it—she seemed to have learned a lot when she was out playing outside every day, and she should not have stayed in the house a little more to learn?Otherwise Arabella would have looked like her sister......

"Catherine, why do you want to go to school so far away, don't you think I'm annoyed?" said Arabella sadly.

"How is that possible! Don't guess! Who would bother you? I'll go for two years first, and when it's time for you to go to school, your mother will send you there, and then we'll be together again, and I'll be back on vacation!"

Catherine couldn't see her sister's sad and sad appearance, and once her sister was sad, the whole world seemed to lose its luster.

Arabella was still not very happy, she didn't want to leave her sister at a young age.

Catherine said badly, she thought that if she told her sister about it, her sister would be happy, but now she has to find a way to make her sister happy.

At this time, a car honked its horn twice and stopped in the courtyard of the manor.

This car is specially used to pick up and drop off guests who do not come by car, after all, the farm is so big that you have to drive from the farm entrance to the estate.

"Arabella, there's a guest coming!"

The study was on the third floor, just above the gate of the manor, and Catherine heard the horn and leaned her little face against the window glass to look out.

Out of the car came a young woman, wearing a lady's bowler hat and a slim retro long skirt, looking quite temperamental, and she was also very beautiful, except that her skin was a little too pale.

As if sensing Catherine's gaze, she looked up at the window of the study on the third floor.

The moment Catherine's eyes met her, her heart suddenly skipped a beat as if it were frozen, and she quickly squatted down, not daring to continue to look at her.

"What's the matter, Catherine, what do you see?" Arabella noticed her abnormality and touched her hand worriedly, "Your hand is cold. ”

"No, nothing, a woman I haven't seen before. Catherine didn't want to be looked down upon by her sister, so she smiled reluctantly, like a thief, and didn't dare to look out of the window in the open, so she quietly pushed the window open a small crack, and squatted under the window to eavesdrop.

Mother was already standing at the door to greet her.

"Good morning, ma'am. The young woman greeted.

"Good morning, you're here to apply for a governess?" the mother looked her up and down, the woman was a little surprisingly young, and looked like a college student.

"Yes, my name is Lilith and it is an honor to serve you. Lilith took off her hat.

"I haven't decided to hire you yet. Mother frowned.

How to say, such a young and beautiful girl walked around the manor, and her mother was worried that her father would not be able to control it, although she was well maintained, she was old after all.

Lilith smiled, "It's okay, I'm confident that I'll make you change your mind, and you'll find that I'm the most suitable tutor." ”

The mother looked at her watch, and then in the direction of the manor's door.

Due to the promised salary, three people made appointments for interviews today, but now that the appointment time has arrived, the other two candidates have not arrived.

"Are you waiting for someone?" Lilith looked back at the manor as well.

"There are two more interviews to be done. Mother said.

"I guess I don't miss the appointment? Lilith shrugged her shoulders and suggested, "Why don't we start first?" ”

Mother really doesn't like people who don't keep time, because such people often mean that they are lazy, and they don't have to use any accidents on the road as an excuse, which means that they are not planned and unworthy of being a teacher, so even if the two candidates are late, the mother will most likely send them back.

"Well, I hope your knowledge is worthy of your self-confidence. The mother looked at her and turned to go into the house.

The mother walked a few steps, looked back, and saw that Lilith had not followed, but was still standing outside.

"Why don't you come in?" asked the mother.

Lilith's eyes were fixed on the open door, with a crucifix carved into the left and right panels.

"Did you invite me in?" she asked.

"Of course, do you want to stand outside for an interview?" the mother asked impatiently.

"Okay. Lilith smiled and stepped through the door.

Mother muttered quietly, "If it weren't for the sun shining outside now, I would have thought you were a vampire who could only enter the house at the invitation of the master......"

"Poof! maybe it really is~" Lilith laughed.

Lilith followed her mother, surveying the décor and furnishings as she walked.

"It seems that you are a devout believer. She said.

In almost every room and corridor, you can see paintings on Bible themes, and there are many crosses, from those hanging on the walls to those on the table.

"Aren't you religious?" asked the mother.

"It's hard to say...... Will this affect the outcome of the interview?" asked Lilith slyly, touching her nose.

Mother shook her head, "Not really, I respect everyone's freedom of belief." ”

As she passed the corridor on the second floor, Lilith seemed to notice something, and looked up at the handrail of the stairs on the second floor.

Panicked footsteps sounded, and two small figures jumped away like frightened rabbits.

"Your daughter?" asked Lilith.

"Yes. ”

Mother led Lilith to the living room and invited her to sit down on the sofa, while the maid brought refreshments.

"I made it clear in the job advertisement that tutors are mainly teaching Chinese, must be proficient in Chinese, and must be able to speak fluent and standard Mandarin. Mother said, turning on the VCR.

"No problem, I have traveled to many countries around the world, including Huaxia in the East, and Chinese is one of my best languages. Lilith said the sentence in Chinese, then repeated it in standard English and Spanish, and finally neatly wrote out each square word that made up the sentence on paper.

The mother was very surprised, although she did not understand Chinese, but she had done some homework beforehand, at least Lilith skillfully wrote these square words, and at first glance she was not a beginner in Chinese. She recorded the interview process and prepared to send it to a Chinese business partner her husband knew after the interview to verify whether the pronunciation was standard and correct.

“...... Why do you want to teach your daughter Chinese is it for the sake of ......" Lilith glanced at the family photo on the chest of drawers, "is it for your husband's business? Everyone says the future belongs to Asia." ”

"No, I plan to send my two daughters to school in Huaxia, and before that, I will lay a foundation in Chinese for them. Mother said truthfully.

"Oh, has it been decided?"

"Red Leaf Academy, if you've been to Huaxia, have you ever been to the city where this school is located?" asked the mother as she picked up her teacup.

The smile on Lilith's face froze for a moment, and in order to hide it, she also picked up the teacup and pretended to drink tea, but in fact, her lips only touched the tea slightly, and drinking such a bitter liquid would definitely make her vomit.

"Not really, but would you be relieved that your child is still so young and sent so far away?" Lilith put down her teacup and smiled again.

"I can't help it, I can't help it, but it's the only place where my daughters can get a good lady's education, and as you said, the future belongs to Asia. "Mother has made up her mind.

"That's right. Lilith thought thoughtfully.

"Catherine, Arabella, go downstairs and say hello to the guests. Mother said upstairs.

Catherine was pulling her sister to peek at the staircase just now, and after being noticed by Lilith, she changed to eavesdropping, and heard her mother call her, she really didn't want to face the woman named Lilith, and her mother shouted several times, if she didn't respond, she would send the maid upstairs to find them, so she reluctantly pulled her sister downstairs.

She pulled her sister to stand in front of Lilith, staring down at her toes, not wanting to make eye contact with Lilith.

Mother still wonders, why did this crazy girl suddenly change her character?

"Wow, your daughters are so beautiful! like two little angels!" exclaimed Lilith in surprise.

Similar compliments mother heard the cocoon in her ears, but she still loves to listen, she has always been proud of her two daughters, a little regret is that the eldest daughter is too wild, the second daughter is blind.

"Say hello to the guests. Mother urged, Catherine was usually wild, and had never been so restrained in front of guests.

"My name is Catherine......"

"It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Arabella. ”

Lilith's eyes grew brighter and brighter as if she had seen some kind of peerless curiosity.

"Hello, little angels, my name is Lilith. ”

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