My Idle System

Before evening approached, Christian, now sitting in the living room, suddenly heard the main door opening. Checking the time, he noticed it was the usual hour when his sister would come home after finishing work. Hoping that nothing had gone wrong and that she had indeed resigned, he waited.

Today, after coming back from school, Christian thought he would find his sister at home, but there was no one in the house, and he felt a little depressed.

So now that he saw she had finally come back, he was determined not to let her avoid him, and was ready to ask her what had happened with her as well.

"Sis."

Seeing his sister enter the room this time without avoiding him, Christian felt relieved. As she greeted him like normal, he knew that she must have calmed down.

Seeing her still standing, likely waiting for him if he wanted to talk about something.

Christian, after hesitating a little, decided against it, as she seemed tired, and he could wait a bit longer as long as she didn't avoid him.

It was nearly three hours later, after having dinner and his sister taking a little rest.

They were sitting together in the living room with his sister, who, fortunately, wasn't wearing anything weird this time.

Christian before he started the conversation with her, first opened his Trading account and bank one. He now has nearly $180.000 . so he wanted to show her that the amount he actually gathered were a lot more, he didn't want her to regret her choice later, and to also surprise and relieve her.

Before starting the conversation with her, Christian first opened his trading account and bank app. He now had nearly $180,000, and he wanted to show her that the amount he had gathered was much more than she realized.

He didn't want her to regret her choice later and hoped to surprise and relieve her.

Handing his phone to his puzzled sister, he told her to look carefully.

Annabelle, still feeling a little embarrassed but knowing that as the older sister, she couldn't let that show, tried to thicken her skin like her friend and appear calm.

As she looked at her brother's phone, her puzzled expression transformed into pleasant surprise at first. Then, as she carefully examined the numbers, it shifted to astonishment, and finally settled into pride mixed with a slight sense of relief.

She couldn't help but start complimenting him, as he had actually nearly made double the amount she had set.

The slight worry she had felt about the risk of the situation nearly vanished.

Her brother was surpassing her expectations and earning money she would need a very long time to accumulate, and he was doing it very easily.

"Well, yesterday I wanted to have something more to show you in case you hesitated about agreeing to resign from your job."

"And after you agreed, you know what happened, so I didn't have time to explain it to you properly."

Reminded of the incident yesterday, Annabelle felt her cheeks burning with shame and wanted to escape immediately.

However, she endured and simply nodded without saying a word.

Christian, looking at his sister's reddened face, felt amused, especially knowing how their roles had switched today.

But, like any gentleman, he didn't poke fun at her; instead, he changed the subject and asked about what had happened with her at work.

His sister, also wanting to change the subject, felt relieved and responded to him enthusiastically.

Hearing that she would only need to work a few more days before it was all over, Christian felt relieved that she had truly resigned. At the same time, he found it somewhat strange that she still needed to work more.

But feeling that these few days wouldn't matter much, he simply nodded in the end and finally brought up the subject of school.

"Well, putting work and money aside, you know that my high school days are nearly coming to an end."

"So, what do you think I should do?"

Annabelle was stunned by the sudden shift to the school subject, but after taking a moment to think carefully, she concluded that it was only logical to discuss it now. They should have actually talked about it earlier.

Then she replied by asking a question in return.

"What about you? What do you want to do?"

Had yesterday's conversation not happened, and had she not seen the amount of money her brother was making today, she might have still nagged him a little about the need for higher education.

Actually, even without those factors, she had waited until now for his answer and hadn't rushed him, wanting to respect his choice.

Now, seeing her brother succeeding in his endeavors and after some reflection, she was ready to accept whatever choice he made.

Seeing his sister evade the question and throw it back at him, Christian deliberated on whether he should just tell her directly that he planned to stop studying.

But in the end, he decided to take a more roundabout approach.

"You know, sister, if people were asked why they go to university? Why pursue higher education?"

"What do you think they would say?"

"What could the answer be?"

Without waiting for his sister's answer, Christian continued.

"There will be a lot of answers, but in my opinion, it all comes down to two things."

"One is out of passion, which could be rare, and the other is out of need, hoping for a better future—the more common one."

"And for the two of them, there is actually a connection: happiness!"

"Pursuing passion ultimately comes down to accomplishment, which means doing something that makes one fulfilled, makes one happy! On the other hand, the pursuit of necessity revolves around money, which can also lead to happiness, since money doesn't just sit in a bank account waiting to be counted, but will be spent."

"So, if we are all pursuing our happiness equally, and I have the means to avoid being shackled by university and higher education, why do I need to go through all the hassle of it?"

While Annabelle felt bewildered by the philosophical speech, in the end, she just nodded.

"OKAY, you are right!"

"So, in the end, will you go to university?"

Christian, now feeling excited by the spontaneous speech he had given and seeing his sister agree, felt happy. However, hearing her next question, one that suggested she wasn't on the same page, made his mood dampen, causing the smile at the corner of his mouth to twitch and fade.

But before he could respond again, Annabelle burst out laughing and said.

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry! I get what you mean. I was just joking."

Annabelle, now ruffling her brother's hair, decided to respect his choice and stand by him, no matter what outcome he arrived at in the end.