Hearing Meredith call him 'Easton', the boy knew she was angry.
Meredith rarely got angry with him, and he would feel upset if he angered him.
"I..."
Easton bowed his head in grievance.
He didn't pretend. He really felt aggrieved.
"For Parker, my mother scolded me in person. Is he more important than me?"
"Don't worry. They are not expensive."
Seeing they quarreled, Parker quickly smoothed things over.
He didn't want to see them be at odds with each other due to money.
"Really?"
Hearing this, Meredith took a look at those toys.
They really didn't seem cheap.
"It looks big, but it's not expensive."
Parker shrugged and pointed at the large toys in the store. Although the price was high, it was not beyond Meredith's expectation.
"Then... then all right."
Meredith couldn't say anything any more. She felt relieved, "Thank you, Parker."
"It's okay."
Parker gentlemanly picked up the box, "I ask people to send them downstairs first. You guys can shop around here."
Meredith nodded. She was about to say something to Easton, so she took him to the sweet shop.
Easton was unhappy because of what happened just now. Although he was young, he was a man who didn't want to lose face, but his mother embarrassed him, which made him very unhappy.
Meredith wasn't in a hurry to talk to him. She was thinking of a way to make Easton understand her thoughts.
They went to the sweet shop in silence. Easton didn't say a word. He found a seat to sit down, pouting.
"Easton, are you angry with mom?"
Meredith was helpless.
It had to be said that although Easton was always a good boy in front of her, after all, he was a pampered child of the Xaviers, who behaved like a spoiled boy.
"No."
Easton didn't want to admit it. He always felt ashamed to admit that he lost his temper for such trifle.
"Do you know why I was angry just now?"
Meredith was not in a hurry, "A long time ago, my family was poor. At that time, we didn't have enough money for your grandmother to be hospitalized."
Hearing Meredith talking about the past, Easton became interested and looked at her, "And then?"
Easton, who grew up in the Xaviers, didn't lack anything. He couldn't imagine what life it was.
"Your grandmother had been cured. What I wanted to say was not how hard it was back then, but that I loved your grandmother very much and didn't feel sad although we didn't have much money. Sometimes, money isn't that important."
Money wasn't that important?
It was the first time that Easton had heard such words. He hadn't lacked money since he was a child. After all, as Derek's only son, he would never fall into despair.
But Meredith's words were inspiring.
"So, I don't want you to judge a person by how much money his gift costs. It's unfair."
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