Coles explained to his sister.
“Love is the feeling of happiness that is given actively, and it is also the ultimate sublimation goal of liking.
Different kinds of love correspond to different kinds of liking. Love includes romance, family affection, friendship, etc. As you grow up, you will gradually understand. "
For thirteen-year-old Vilshia, love is indeed an emotion that is difficult to understand. Perhaps only by growing up slowly and experiencing various things can one truly know what love is.
The holiday passed quickly, and my sister Vilshia's fourteenth birthday was approaching quickly.
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The western block of Rogue Township.
There is a very famous bakery here. Its owner is an old lady in her sixties, and everyone calls her Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. Jones has a gentle personality. Although she is old, she has no major health problems. She gets up every day to sell bread and cakes here.
The bread and cakes baked here are very delicious. Every time it is his sister's birthday, Coles will come here to order a huge blueberry cake.
Mrs. Jones has run the store here for more than 30 years, which makes her older than Coles.
It is said that Coles's father and mother fell in love at first sight here because of a cake. When Coles came to buy bread before, Mrs. Jones would talk to him about it from time to time.
"Mrs. Jones, is the blueberry cake I ordered ready?" Today, Coles came back to the bakery and greeted with a smile.
"Oh, little Coles is here. I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard that you are already a rear admiral. That's amazing!"
Jones was a person who didn't like reading newspapers very much, so he learned about Coles' promotion from other people.
It can be said that she watched Charlotte's family grow, from an ordinary and happy family to gaining wealth and becoming wealthy.
Coles then joined the Navy and became a lieutenant at the Navy Headquarters. Last year, he was promoted to a major at the Navy Headquarters and transferred to the distant Navy Headquarters...
Now that he has returned, he has become a young rear admiral known to everyone in Rogue Town.
What a legendary life!
As Jones thought about this, he moved to get the huge blueberry cake he had made earlier for Coles.
Coles explained briefly.
"There's been a lot of unrest in the world lately, so I got promoted quickly."
Hearing this, Jones replied, "Yes! I heard that the world's conscription policy has expanded recently. The two sons of the Lam family next door have chosen to join the army."
This is a new round of expansion launched by the World Government with the influence of Coles, the 19-year-old newly promoted major admiral of the navy.
Later in the development of the plot of One Piece, the World Recruiting also attracted a lot of forces, among which Admirals Fujitora and Green Bull were the most obvious representatives.
"I think they will make excellent navy members." Coles was not impressed by the two sons of the Liam family and just answered perfunctorily.
"Okay, here's your giant blueberry cake." Jones had already taken out the packaged cake.
However, although it is called a huge strawberry cake, it is actually not very big. The cake is only half a meter high. For my sister's appetite, food of this size is nothing.
But this is also because the Coles family was just an ordinary family before, and a half-meter-high cake like this was already a luxury.
Even though we are well off now and don't have to worry about money, my sister has become accustomed to eating this cake on her birthday. If it is replaced with another cake, she will be unhappy.
"Then Mrs. Jones, I'll be leaving first."
After receiving the blueberry cake, Coles turned and left. As for the money for the cake, he had already paid for it a few days ago.
"Okay, drive slowly and be careful not to fall." Jones instructed gently.
Although it seemed useless to give such advice to a rear admiral, Jones had already gotten used to it, because in her impression, Coles was still the boy who was positive about life and especially doted on his sister.
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villa.
White crystal lamps are pitch black.
There was not much light in the hall.
Ronald also gave the original housekeepers and servants a few days off and let them return home.
At the rectangular dining table in the center.
At this time, the Charlotte family was wearing formal attire and sitting upright on one side.
Right in front of Vilshia, there was a half-meter-high white cream cake dotted with some light blue blueberries. Fourteen small candles had already been inserted on the cake, and all that was left was to light them and make a wish.
Coles lit the colorful candles and said, "Happy birthday, my lovely sister!"
"Come, blow out the candles and make a wish. Remember to keep your wish in your heart and never speak it out loud, otherwise it won't work."
Vilshia nodded, puffed up her little face and blew out the candles in one breath, then clasped her hands in front of her, and began to make a wish silently.
She has made many wishes before, such as living happily with her family and her brother not getting hurt. This year she wants to make a new wish.
And this wish was the problem that had been bothering her in the past few days.
She wanted to know what love was.
After a few seconds, Vilshia opened her eyes: "I made a good wish."
"good."
Coles snapped his fingers, and the shadowy force covering the villa hall dissipated, and the crystal chandelier that had been without light suddenly lit up.
Under the bright light, you can see many delicacies on the table, including reddish lobsters, fragrant sea fish, and sea urchins covered with spines...
This is a rich seafood feast!
"Can we start eating now?" Vilshia couldn't help but feel impatient.
"Wait a moment, my father and I have a birthday present for you." Coles shook his head slightly.
"A birthday present, that's great!" Upon hearing that there was a gift, Vilshia temporarily suppressed the urge to eat and waited quietly.
Ronald stood up first and walked to the object covered with red cloth not far from the dining table.
"This is my birthday present." Ronald coughed, then reached out and pulled the red cloth, revealing the mysterious gift.
Under the red cloth.
It is a shiny black piano. The black and white keys and the pure black body give people a sense of comfort without losing the grandeur.
Just from its rare condition, one can guess the high value of this piano.
Ronald said with a smug look on his face: "Vilshia, you said before that you wanted to learn piano, so I went to the best piano store to choose one myself. It took me seven days to choose this piano, and it is definitely the best."
Spending seven days on the selection showed that Ronald was indeed very attentive, but he spent most of his time struggling with decision-making difficulties.
"Thank you, father."
Vilxia had indeed said before that she wanted to learn the piano, but she didn't expect her father to buy her the best piano, which made her very happy.
Seeing the smile on his daughter's face, Ronald felt extremely relieved. It turned out that the time he had spent on selection was not in vain.
Wei Ershiya then turned to look at Coles: "Brother, what's your birthday present?"
Birthday present.
Coles had already prepared it. He reached out and handed over an exquisite little gift box.
As the gift box lid was opened.
A dazzling emerald appears in this gift box.
This emerald gem is surrounded by metal accessories, which not only does not look out of place, but makes the gem more delicate and beautiful.
Eternal Forest!
This was one of the rare double gems that Coles had bought for his sister as a birthday present at the Black Flame City auction not long ago for 300 million Baileys.
However, if divided into two parts, this emerald gem from the Eternal Forest should only be worth 150 million berries.
"Brother, this gem is so beautiful! Is it really given to me?"
In an instant, Vilshia was attracted by this dazzling gem.
Coles stood up, put the gem on his sister's neck himself, and said softly.
"Well, this is your birthday present. From today on, you will be a 14-year-old girl. You must not be too eccentric. You must be sensible and learn to be elegant. Do you understand?"
"Yes." Wei Ershiya nodded, and then asked: "Can we eat the cake now?"
"certainly."
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