"Is your husband... George Lewis?" Justin asked after some thought.
Hearing Justin's question, Mary smiled and nodded.
Justin suddenly understood.
As expected, it was the two-story building behind their house. It was the famous rich family in the Lewis Village.
However, why would such a person greet them? They didn't have much contact in the past.
"Aria, do you like strawberries?" Mary looked at the small bag of strawberries Justin was carrying and asked.
Although he didn't know why the woman seemed to be very familiar with him, since she had asked about his daughter, Justin wouldn't ignore her. He nodded and said, "Yeah, Aria likes strawberries the most."
Aria heard her father's words and looked up at his determined face with a smile on her face.
"In that case, I'll buy a bag of strawberries for Aria too." Mary asked the fruit vendor to bring her the best strawberries and then handed the bag to Aria.
Of course, Justin wouldn't allow his daughter to accept other people's gifts. Just as he was about to refuse, he saw that his daughter had already rejected the woman.
"Aunt Mary, thank you, but I can't accept it. My father has already bought it for me. It's too much if I accept yours." Aria looked up at Mary and said, not taking the bag in her hand.
Mary smiled and said," Your father bought it for you. I like you, so I wanted to buy it for you, too. Aria, don't you like me? Don't you want to accept my gift?"
Aria was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said, "I like you, Auntie, but I really can't accept this."
Mary didn't expect Aria to be so insistent, but it seemed that her upbringing was really good and strict.
Since she couldn't persuade Aria, Mary could only pass the bag to Justin. Of course, Justin wouldn't accept it, and he felt that Mary's sudden behavior was very strange.
Then he heard Mary say, "Please accept it. I'm really grateful that Aria saved my daughter last time. It's just a bag of strawberries. It's just a little token of my appreciation!"
Hearing Mary's words, Justin was stunned for a moment. Saving her daughter? Who saved her daughter? Was it his daughter?
That was impossible...
Just as Justin was about to ask, he saw Steven, who had been silent all this while, take the bag of strawberries. Then he walked directly to the front of Aria's bicycle and put the strawberries into the basket.
Aria was stunned because she didn't expect Steven to suddenly do this, so she didn't have time to stop him.
When Aria wanted to return it, Mary had already left with Steven.
"Dad..." Aria looked at her father. She didn't want to accept this strawberry.
Strawberries were very expensive now. Just now, Justin had only bought a small bag of strawberries but spent more than ten dollars. Of course, this money sounded very small in the future, but now that meat was only a few dollars per kilogram, a bag of strawberries was equivalent to three to four kilograms of meat.
The bag that Mary bought for her cost more than 30 dollars, which was quite expensive now.
That was why Aria didn't accept it.
Justin had no choice but to go back. The two of them rode their bicycles home.
Wendy's expression changed when she saw the two of them holding two bags of strawberries. She looked at her husband and said, "Even if Aria likes it, you can't buy so many! How much is this?!"
Wendy thought that Justin had bought the two bags of strawberries, so she couldn't help but feel unhappy. Of course, she wasn't being stingy and saying that Justin couldn't buy fruits for their daughter. However, he had to save money. Now, two bags of strawberries were equivalent to more than ten kilograms of meat. This was not what her family could afford.
Upon hearing Wendy's words, Justin knew that she had misunderstood. He quickly explained the origin of the strawberries.
"I see." Wendy was worried when she heard Justin's words.
"She said that Aria saved her child. Why didn't you tell me about it?" Justin placed the strawberries on the table and asked.
Hearing Justin's words, Wendy said, "You just come back. I haven't had the chance to tell you yet."
Wendy told him about how his daughter had saved Julia.
"Is that so? No wonder she was so enthusiastic." Justin finally understood why Mary had such a nice attitude. Otherwise, she wouldn't treat Aria so well.
However, when he thought of what had happened before, Justin still called Aria over.
"Daddy, what's wrong?" Aria asked.
Justin squatted down and looked at his daughter seriously. He remembered that his daughter used to be more mischievous than boys, always causing trouble. However, he didn't expect that everything would change this time. His daughter actually knew how to heat sandwiches and wash pots. She even saved a child who had fallen into the water.
It was unexpected.
But...
"Aria, if something like this happens next time, you shouldn't take the risk alone. You have to look for the adults, understand?" What worried Justin the most now was that if his daughter wasn't fortunate, she might fall into the water too. After all, his daughter was only five years old. It wasn't easy for her to save another child.
Of course, this kind of heroic act was indeed praiseworthy.
However, Justin still had to put his daughter's safety first.
Hearing her father's words, Aria couldn't help but feel warm. Her father still placed her in an important position in his heart.
"Okay, Dad, I know." Aria nodded to show that she understood.
In fact, she had also called for help, but no one had passed by at that time. If she hadn't thought of a way, Julia might have been in trouble, so she had taken the risk.
Justin gently patted his daughter's head.
"However, it's not good to accept these strawberries." Justin said.
If it was just a few dollars or more, they would accept it. But now, they couldn't accept things that were tens of dollars. After all, their daughter saved Julia not for reward.
Therefore, he still had to think of a way to return it.
"I'm afraid it would be impolite if we return it directly." Wendy said," Why don't we do this? You buy a few pounds of meat, and I'll cook some fried chicken and send them to Mary. This way, we'll have a fair exchange."
Justin felt that it was very suitable. He took the money and rode out again.