My older sister is a villainous rich girl

Hmm... maybe I'm overthinking it. We were just chatting, so it's too early to draw conclusions.

"Lady Chris, how is Lord Wayne?" Eve, the second servant in the crafts department, asked worriedly.

Chris shook her head and said, "It's nothing, he's just interested in the violin and wants to join the orchestra."

"How could this be!" Molly, the number one henchman, reacted even more strongly than Chris. "That person must have used some underhanded methods! Lady Chris, let's storm the orchestra and rescue your brother!"

"Hmph." Chris smiled slyly, pulling out a form from her hand: "Don't worry, I've already made plans."

Eve saw the handwriting clearly, suddenly understood, and exclaimed, "As expected of Lady Chris!"

Standing on the other side, Molly asked blankly, "What's this?"

“Wayne’s application to join the club,” Chris said arrogantly. “With that, I can easily schedule all the activities of the craft club and the orchestral club to conflict. That way, even if Wayne joins the orchestral club, that ‘poultry’ can’t do anything to him.”

As if imagining the incompetent rage of Gollie Edgeworth in the future, Chris put her hands on her hips, covered her lips with one hand, and laughed like a rooster crowing, "Oh ho ho ho—".

She has the characteristics of the original owner of a villainous heiress, and looks extremely arrogant and smug.

"But why didn't Lord Wayne come back with you?" Eve asked, puzzled.

Chris's voice stopped abruptly.

Yeah, why didn't they come back together?

When the three arrived at the orchestra room a short while later, it was already deserted.

"Huh—what's this?"

Eve, with her sharp eyes, noticed a folded piece of paper lying on the edge of the table. Out of curiosity, she picked it up, unfolded it, and took a peek.

"Ah!" she exclaimed.

"What did you find?"

"Lady Chris! Come and see!" Eve's cheeks flushed with excitement. "This is...this is..."

What's all the fuss about?

Chris casually took the paper and glanced at it, her eyes immediately widening to the point of bursting, and her fingers trembling uncontrollably as she held the paper.

"This...this could be...Wayne's..."

"love letter!?--"

……

Because Wayne wanted to experience the everyday life of ordinary people, Ge Li's carriage only took them to the main road of the inner city, and then left after agreeing to pick them up in three hours.

Although they were supposed to be with other cute girls, in the end, only Kareem's personal maid accompanied them. She was a woman in her early twenties who followed quietly behind the two of them.

“If you’re going to buy a gift, hurry up,” Goth Edgeworth said with a look of disdain.

"Got it." Wayne put his hand into his pocket.

However, he stopped moving.

Where is my paper?

Where did that huge piece of paper go?

He emptied his pockets and found only money, his student ID, and a pen.

"What are you doing?" Ge Li asked, frowning.

"Maybe I lost something... Oh well, it's okay."

It was just a piece of scrap paper that I tore off at random. Whether I wrote down the few points on it or not wouldn't have made much difference. I just drew a few strokes out of boredom.

The elementary school students always get out of school very early. At this time, the sun had not yet set, and the market was bustling with activity.

"The night market here is famous, especially during major festivals. The people of the capital light torches or lanterns, feast and play music, and make merry all night long."

Upon arriving at the bustling market, Goli, who had been disdainful just moments before, suddenly became enthusiastic, striding forward and leading Wayne into a rather large gift shop.

The way he navigates the area so skillfully shows he's a regular customer.

"So, what kind of gift do you want to buy?" Ge Li asked.

"Girls generally like it."

Jewelry?

"..." Wayne was speechless, "Besides jewelry, don't you like anything else?"

After thinking for a long time, Ge Li asked uncertainly, "Your Highness Prince Richard?"

Okay, you win.

Seeing Wayne turn away speechlessly to choose a gift, Ge Li's lips curled up into a barely perceptible smile.

It's quite fun to tease these little kids.

But her smile quickly faded.

Unfortunately, he's Chris's brother.

Looking back and forth between a large brown bear plush toy on the display stand and a fluffy dog ​​pillow on the other side, Wayne was really having a hard time choosing.

Chris once said she wanted to have a dog, so she must like dogs, right?

But this puppy pillow is small, ugly, and the fabric is very rough.

Choosing a brown bear gives you a size advantage, even though they're both ugly.

Touching the fabric of both, he found them to be roughly the same quality, and Wayne frowned, clearly dissatisfied.

"Young master, what kind of gift would you like?" A shop assistant noticed that the two children were wearing the uniforms of Qingxi Academy and immediately perked up.

The children who study there are all from wealthy and noble families, and cannot be neglected.

“Aren’t there any dolls made of better materials?” Wayne said, pointing to the gifts on the display stand. “At least, they should be a grade better than the fabric of my school uniform.”

"Uh...the materials used to make these dolls are already the best in our shop..."

The person behind him sneered, "What do you think school uniforms are? If you want to buy new ones, you have to pay 5 gram pounds per uniform."

“Hiss—” Wayne was shocked.

He had read in a book that the average rich farmer's living expenses were only 5 gram pounds a year, and a fine riding horse cost only 10 gram pounds.

That means at least two changes of uniform cost the price of a high-class riding horse, which is simply unbelievable.

Does this clothing have any special functions?

To be honest, the materials and workmanship of the uniform are indeed quite good, and it's comfortable to wear, but it's not particularly outstanding. Wayne doesn't think it's worth the expensive price.

"Special function? The Seiki Academy school emblem printed on it is the biggest special function," Ge Li said meaningfully.

...I understand.

It might not have been worth that much originally, but with the endorsement of "Qingxi Academy", it suddenly has a much higher added value than before.

That's outrageous, truly outrageous; they're making money off students.

No wonder the students at the academy consider wearing uniforms an important thing, and even use them as tools for bullying.

Chapter 24 A Sad Story

In the end, Wayne bought the ugly brown bear.

I don't know if it's because the world's design and aesthetic standards haven't developed yet, but most of those handmade gifts aren't very attractive.

Ge Li clapped her hands lightly, and an unassuming bald man emerged from the crowd and bowed to her.

“Send this doll to the Duke of Winchester’s residence.”

"Yes."

Without saying a word, the big man picked up the packed gifts and ran away in a flash.

Seeing Wayne staring blankly at the retreating figure of the giant, Ge Li explained, "Actually, this shop offers delivery services, but my entourage is faster."

However, despite this, she did not help out of kindness.

Ge Li also had her own little secrets. She was eager to see what Chris's expression would be when she saw that Wayne's gift was delivered by her own servant.

She must be furious, feeling like she's lost to me, right? Given her spoiled nature, she might even throw a huge tantrum.

Thinking of something amusing, her thick, long eyelashes narrowed slightly, like a little fox secretly laughing.

"No, I was just a little surprised that the big man was hiding in the crowd."

Wayne was completely unaware of Goth's sinister intentions.

“I am the daughter of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and my family is very wealthy, so naturally I have to be careful.” Geli rolled her eyes at him.

The gift was ready. After a long pause, Ge Li said softly, "As for the musical instrument, that's easy. Our club has a custom manufacturer we work with, so I'll pay for one for you. In exchange—"

"Don't worry." Wayne gave her an "OK" sign. "In exchange, I will definitely find out His Highness's preferences."

"Of course, if you need any advice in the future, you can come to me privately. No one would ever guess that I, from the Winchester family, would be acting as your love strategist." Wayne sold out the prince without hesitation.

This was the first time he had encountered such an easygoing and naive sheep, so he had to take advantage of it.

It's good to be rich; if you have money, you won't feel guilty about asking for exorbitant sums.

'I was actually thinking about how to work part-time to save up some money on my own, but I never imagined a rich woman was right next to me. I was so stupid.'

To be honest, in that instant he had already thought of at least seven or eight plans for how to spend money when he had it in the future.

With time to spare, the two, each with their own ulterior motives, strolled through the market streets, touching this item and looking at that decoration.

Wayne keenly observed that although Ge Li had previously seemed to disdain those handmade trinkets and toys, he actually adored them, even lingering on them for a while when his gaze swept over them unintentionally.

He realized after a moment's thought that she was just being stubborn in front of Chris.

It's unclear what grudge or animosity exists between these two. They seem to be at each other's throats, but their methods of confrontation are rather low-level and ineffective. At first glance, they seem to have a bit of a bickering couple dynamic.

Ge Li felt a chill run down his spine at the sight of Wayne's kind, fatherly expression. He glared at him and threatened, "You better not try anything funny. If your methods don't work, I'll make you regret it!"

"...Even a god can't guarantee that the prince will fall in love with you 100%!" Wayne protested righteously. "Relationships between people are a long and arduous battle. As long as there is even the slightest positive change, that is a victory, don't you understand?"

Perhaps it struck a nerve, for the girl nodded with a somber expression: “That makes sense.”

They really are surprisingly gullible.

These feel-good stories are so utterly meaningless; anyone who believes them is doomed. In his heart, Wayne silently lit a candle for the doomed love of Ge Li.

No, no, no, you still need to have confidence. If you don't believe in yourself, how can you convince others to believe?

Wayne tried his best to think positively.

Perhaps, that prince wasn't a normal person?

He's definitely not normal. Who would fall hopelessly in love with someone just because they think, "Interesting woman, you've successfully caught my attention!"

And His Highness, who seems to be the epitome of perfection, is precisely that kind of person.

When Wayne saw this, he almost wanted to vomit blood.

However, that's not important. The first prince doesn't have much screen time in the animation. Instead, Wayne is really into Chris's "sincere bond" with the original female lead. He can't help but press the pause button every ten minutes or so, then lie on the bed and curl up like a caterpillar.

We'll definitely meet again someday, Tasia.

While Wayne strolled along, lost in thought, on the other side, Ge Li stopped in front of a medium-sized theater and couldn't move.

[A love story between a prince and a noblewoman—written by the up-and-coming playwright Pokran—will premiere tonight in the capital!]

Seeing Ge Li staring at the poster on the billboard, the maid who had been silent until now suddenly stepped forward and subtly reminded him:

“Miss, you have a tea ceremony class scheduled for tonight, so you may not have much time.”

……

The Duke of Winchester's House.

Chris sat in her study, staring intently at the plain white paper on the table, as if trying to see a flower bloom in it.

Although it was just a rough sketch, the meaning it conveyed was very clear, and the words her two henchmen had said not long ago came to mind.

"Money and hoe: represent the desire to save money; cute big doll: represents a gift for a girl; heart pierced by an arrow: represents love at first sight."

"To sum it up: You should work hard to save money to buy a gift for the girl you fall in love with at first sight."

"Snap!" Chris shoved the note under her fingers.