"What are you talking about?"
Facing Xi Nian's sudden seriousness, Diana tapped his forehead with her cool, smooth fingers: "Although my money is yours, I still hope that you can earn some money through your own efforts in the future. After all, working is a great social experience..."
"OK." Xi Nian responded weakly, his wish to lie down shattered.
"I can cover all of that girl's expenses until she reaches adulthood, but is this what she wants?" Diana looked at Xi Nian and asked meaningfully, "Have you ever considered whether she would be willing to accept everything you want to arrange for her?"
"This." Xi Nian paused.
really.
Just by looking at Wanda standing alone beside her parents' bodies that day, without crying or making a fuss, you can tell that she is a strong and independent girl.
Xi Nian just wanted to protect Wanda by his side and provide her with accommodation and living expenses, but he didn't know what the girl really wanted.
"What should I do, aunt?" Xi Nian raised his eyes and asked Diana's opinion seriously.
Diana thought for a moment and said softly, "I'll arrange it."
…
That night.
New York, in a relatively quiet five-star hotel in the outer city area that was restored after the war.
Little Wanda, led by the front desk attendant, came to a table by the window on the second floor. Before she even reached her seat, she saw someone sitting there waiting, more than ten meters away. Her eyes couldn't help but ripple, and she couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
What a beautiful person.
The female celebrities and models on TV are no more than this.
"You are little Wanda, right?" Diana looked at Wanda who had come closer and said gently, "Sit down and talk."
She was wearing a beige long windbreaker, which could not hide the curves of her mature and well-proportioned body.
Wanda took the seat across from Diana. Although her figure wasn't as good as Diana's, her face was delicate and fair like a doll, and her features already had the potential to be a beauty. And her long, seemingly natural crimson hair made Diana look stunned.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Wanda looked at Diana curiously.
"My name is Diana Prince." Diana introduced herself.
"Prince?" Wanda opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Diana nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Yes, I am Xi Nian's family."
"Hello. My name is Wanda, Wanda Django Maximoff." Upon hearing that they were Xinian's family members, Wanda was no longer so cautious and her attitude became much more respectful.
"Xi Nian has already told me your general situation." Diana rested her hand on her chin and stared at the red-haired girl in front of her. "He wants to help you transfer to a private school in Washington and arrange housing nearby. Of course, I will also arrange for someone to help look for your brother..."
"No, there's no need to go through so much trouble!" Wanda hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands in panic, saying, "Xi Nian helped my brother and saved my life. I'm already very grateful to him. There's no way to repay him now!"
"Don't rush to refuse." Diana asked, "I want to know, what do you think of Xi Nian's proposal?"
"Very good. It's just that it's too good." Wanda lowered her head and whispered, "I can't accept making him pay so much for nothing."
Wanda paused, her eyes slightly red as she pleaded, "If possible, I hope you can arrange for someone to find my brother. I don't care what happens to me personally."
What a nice girl.
Diana thought to herself, and suddenly she admired Xi Nian's vision. She continued, "So you don't want to go to school? Given the current situation in New York, classes will probably be suspended for a long time. Besides, you can still see Xi Nian often in Washington."
Wanda lowered her head and thought for a moment, then mumbled, "I don't have any money right now. But I can work, and when my situation stabilizes, I'll definitely go to Washington."
Diana said bluntly, "You're only thirteen. Who would hire you for a job? If you keep going like this, you'll probably be sent to an orphanage. Not to mention the supervision you'll face, you might never have the chance to find your brother again."
Wanda clenched her hands under the table and sat in her seat, somewhat at a loss.
At only thirteen years old, he lost his family, house and property...
A man has to survive alone in the post-war New York city and search for his brother who was kidnapped by a mysterious force. There are so many challenges he will face in the future!
"I have a plan."
Diana looked at the helpless Wanda and suddenly said, "One that will allow you to live and study in Washington, while also allowing you to repay Xi Nian for all the help he has provided. You can even treat it as a long-term internship."
Wanda opened her cute eyes wide and asked with a hint of hope: "What...plan?"
…
The next day, morning.
The curtains in the single room were drawn tightly, not letting in a single ray of morning light.
Xi Nian was still sleeping in bed when he suddenly dreamed of a blue-haired loli maid calling out beside his bed, "Master, it's time to get up."
"Sleep a little longer." Xi Nian muttered in confusion.
"Don't sleep anymore, it's time to get up and prepare for breakfast." The soft and somewhat familiar childish voice continued to come from near the ear, and there were signs of slight pulling on one side of the quilt.
Wait, this dream is a little too real, isn't it?
And this voice is——
Xi Nian opened his eyes as if startled, and what came into view was a crimson maid with a slightly larger apron hanging on her chest.
No, something's wrong!
Xi Nian patted his cheeks and looked at the red-haired girl whose hands were still pinching a corner of the quilt. He asked in surprise, "Wanda, why are you here?"
"Why can't I be here anymore?"
Seeing Xi Nian, the man who had saved her, again, Wanda suppressed her inner joy. She went to the window, tiptoed, and opened the curtains, letting the morning light shine into the room. "Miss Diana offered me a three-year internship until I become an adult. I can get a portion of my salary in advance, so I can live and live here."
"What job?" Xi Nian asked curiously. Aunt Diana didn't tell him.
"I'm taking care of you, Young Master Xi Nian. For example, I wake you up in the morning, make breakfast, clean the house, do the laundry, and meet your daily needs..."
Wanda counted on her fingers, but before she could finish her words, Xi Nian interrupted her hurriedly: "Wait!"
Isn't this a maid?
Xinian's original intention was to have Wanda come to Washington so that he could take care of her.
As a result, now it is Wanda who comes to take care of herself?
"Why would I need someone to take care of me, especially someone younger than me..." Xi Nian was stunned for a moment, but then he understood. This was most likely a compromise made by Aunt Diana to make Wanda feel comfortable accepting her financial help.
"Don't you need it?"
Looking at Wanda's depressed little face.
Xi Nian immediately gave up and said quickly, "I need it, I really need it. I can't take care of myself on a daily basis."
Well, that seems a bit exaggerated.
Xi Nian continued, "Just don't call me Young Master. I'm not used to people calling me that."
"Then..." Scarlet Maid Wanda blushed slightly, hesitated a little, and finally asked softly: "What do you want for breakfast, Master?"
The Xi Nian people are gone.
…
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