Chapter 763: Third Option
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The first snow of winter came late. It was very heavy and the sky turned dark very quickly. George’s car was waiting at the foot of the barren mountain. The headlights of the car illuminated the snowflakes like dancing elves in the night.
It was very warm in the car. William leaned against the window and looked eagerly at the barren mountains. He asked, “It’s snowing. What if my mother accidentally rolls down?”
Amelia said, “Don’t worry. Eldest Aunt’s knees will bend now. She can walk smoothly.”
Lucas looked down at the tablet, his face expressionless.
George suddenly asked, “Mia, your aunt can’t stay, right?”
Amelia was discouraged. “Eldest Uncle, how did you know?”
George looked at Amelia. The young lady’s heart was written all over her face. He was not the only one who could tell. Everyone could tell, so recently, the old lady had been stuffing Ling with food. She was afraid that after she left, no one would give her anything to eat.
Amelia hugged the hand warmer in her arms and said in a low voice, “Master said that Eldest Aunt was long dead, but she’s still alive, so we can only send her away or destroy her.”
George’s fingers tightened on the steering wheel. He asked, “What do you mean, send her away?”
Amelia said, “It’s to send Eldest Aunt’s soul down. After sending her away, Eldest Aunt will be really dead.”
George was silent for a moment before asking, “What’s the difference between this and extermination?”
Amelia replied, “There’s still a soul after sending her away. If she’s destroyed, there won’t be a soul. There’s nothing left.”
George thought to himself, Isn’t this making things difficult for a child? Is saving Ling right or wrong for Mia? What’s the point of saving her?
George felt his heart ache. A four-year-old child was about to face a multiple-choice question that even adults could not choose. He reached out to touch Amelia’s hair and asked, “Is there no third choice?”
Amelia shook her head.
Lucas stared at the tablet and did not touch it until the light on the tablet went out. He pursed his lips and suddenly said, “You can negotiate with your master.”
Amelia wrinkled her nose. “Master is so old-fashioned sometimes! If he says no, he means no!”
Lucas said in a low voice, “That’s because you don’t know how to negotiate terms. When you want to achieve a goal, first throw out an option that the other party can’t accept, then give them a goal you expect. When the two are compared, ordinary people will choose the condition you want to achieve.”
Amelia said, “I don’t understand. I don’t understand at all.”
Amelia asked blankly, “What do you mean?”
Lucas: “For example, if you ask your grandmother for a million yuan, your grandmother definitely won’t give it ”
Amelia: “No, Grandma will give it to me.”
Lucas was speechless. He emphasized, “We’re making an example.”
Amelia said, “Okay, Brother Lucas, go on.”
Lucas said, “If you tell Grandma that you want a million yuan, Grandma will definitely not give it to you. However, if you ask her for a hundred million yuan, Grandma will say that a hundred million yuan is definitely impossible. At most, she will give you a million yuan! Look, won’t you be able to achieve your goal of wanting a million yuan?”
Lucas’s face was cool. When he said these words, he was like a miniature domineering CEO.
Amelia came to a realization. “I understand! I can tell Master that if I want to revive Eldest Aunt, Master won’t agree. He will at most help me keep Eldest Aunt. That’s what this means, right?”
Lucas reopened his tablet and mumbled a response.
George sighed and pinched Amelia’s face lovingly. “Mia, you’re very smart. But your master treats you very well. This method of bargaining shouldn’t be used on him.”
At this point, George suddenly paused. Actually he had his own selfish motives. He could not bear to let Mia face such a cruel test alone. He could not bear to see her unhappy, so in the end, he fell silent and did not speak anymore.
Elmer, who was sitting cross-legged at the back of the car, was speechless. He did not want to follow them at first, but he happened to be bored and followed them. He did not expect Lucas, this little heartless person, to take advantage of his absence to lead his little disciple astray.
Elmer patted the nonexistent snowflakes and floated outside the window. Amelia’s eyes lit up when she saw him. “Master! I think—”
Elmer immediately said, “No, you don’t.”
Amelia: “???” She just wanted her master to go up and take a look. Why hadn’t her aunt come down after so long?!
“Okay ” Amelia put on her soft gloves, propped her chin on her hand, and stared eagerly out the window.
Elmer started to say something, then stopped. Finally, he said, “Yes.”
Amelia exclaimed, “What?”