, 33 , Carlisle clenched–his teeth and bought three phones straight. , Observing Carlisle’s generosity with the money, Sean decided to indulge himself and bought one as well. , During that timeSIM cards did not require any form of Identification. So, Carlisle bought three phone cards directly. , As they exited, the store manager gifted them water and umbrellas. , Just as they stepped out of the phone shop, Carlisle suddenly felt a pang of regret. , He remembered that the technology for mobile phones would advance rapidly in the coming years. , He shouldn’t have bought such an expensive phone. , Then, he quickly rationalized that the money he had was an unexpected fortune. , In his previous life, he had been negligent, failing to adequately support his parents. He resolved to make amends in this lifetime. , Carlisle rode his bike to the market and purchased a substantial amount of high–quality produce. , He didn’t return home until nine in the morning. , Hilda sat on the couchengrossed in her handiwork. , Seeing Carlisle arrive with of groceries, she smiled and remarked, “Oh, it seems like my son has really grown up. He even knows to buy groceries now!” , It was intended as jest, but Carlisle chastised himself internally. , Other teenagers his were capable of doing household chores like laundry and cooking by the time they were juniors in high school. , However, Carlisle had already graduated from high . Yet this was the first time he bought groceries for the family. , “I’m eighteen now. I’m already an adult!” , Carlisle placed the groceries on the table. Then, he picked up the white cell phone gift box and walked to the couch. “Mom, I got you a gift!” , eyes widened when she saw the exquisite Motorola cell phone image on the gift box, “Is this… a , cell phone?” , It wasn’t just any cell phone; it was a high–end , Motorola! , Gordon’s older brother, Gerard, had bought a Motorola last year. They had it cost over 3000 dollars. , Even after a year of manual labor, Hilda couldn’t afford such a phone! , Carlisle had foreseen Hilda’s reaction. He explained, “I sold piece of equipment in the game last night , for over 30 thousand dollars!: , How much?” Hilda repeated. She thought she had misheard and accidentally dropped the cell phone , components. , “30 thousand dollars!” , Carlisle placed the 20 thousand dollars he had set aside on the old coffee table. , He didn’t dare disclose the actual amount of 80 thousand dollars. , After all, he had already given Sean twenty thousand and over 10 thousand on the phones. , 80 thousand dollars seemed like an immense amount to Hilda now. , He feared she might not be able to handle it. , Hilda gazed at the stack of crisp hundred–dollar bills, her breathing slightly agitated. , It took her a moment to compose herself. She fixed her gaze on Carlisle and asked sternly, “Carlisle, , where this money come from?” , “I got it from selling game equipment!” , “Nonsense. What kind of game equipment could sell for so much money?” , Hilda clearly doubted his explanation. , Carlisle had no choice but to keep explaining about The Legendary Tale to Hilda. He even took out his phone and had Hilda call Sean to confirm. , Sean exaggerated the story even further. “Aunt Hilda, Carlisle is telling the truth. We even sold the equipment at a discount. Originally, it could have been sold for 50 thousand dollars!” , With Sean’s patient explanation, Hilda gradually accepted the truth.. , After ending the call, Hilda looked at the 20 thousand dollars with trembling eyes. “Do you believe that you can make money by playing games?” she asked. , Carlisle hastily reassured her, “No. It was just a stroke of luck. I won’t get addicted to video games!” , Hilda secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Carlisle’s words. She looked at him with pride and said, “You’ve really grown up” , Carlisle sat beside his mom and unpacked the phone. With skillful hands, he inserted the SIM card, , Med the battery, closed the battery cover, and turned it on. , Hilda sighed, “This phone must be very expensive, right?” , It looked even more exquisite than Gerard’s phone. It had to be very expensive. , “It was over 3000 dollars. I bought three, so there’s only 20 thousand left.” , “That’s too expensive.” , Hilda didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at the situation. , A manual laborer earning merely 300 dollars per month owned a phone that cost over 3000 dollars. , , Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.