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.
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.