Mrs. Brown went to pick Sonny up and planted kisses on Sonny’s cheeks, only giving it a rest when Sonny frowned.
“Sonny, I couldn’t get you a toy since I came over in a rush. I’ll give you some money, so you can ask your mom to take you out shopping. You can get whatever you want.”
Mrs. Brown then pulled out a wad of cash and stuffed a few hundred-dollar bills in Sonny’s hand.
“Mrs. Brown.”
Liberty immediately stopped her and took her son from Mrs. Brown. Liberty uttered, “Don’t give Sonny money, Mrs. Brown. He’s still young. He’ll get into the habit of asking for money to buy things if you keep giving him money.”
Mrs. Brown replied, “Then you take the money. It’s for Sonny to buy things.”
She then handed Liberty the cash.
Refusing it, Liberty answered, “Mrs. Brown, Sonny has everything he needs. It’s okay. You can keep the money for yourself.”
Since Mrs. Brown often dropped by for chatter, Liberty learned that Hank gave a lot less allowance to his parents. Mrs. Brown mentioned that Jessica was stingy, cutting down on her parents-in-law’s allowance now that she was holding the purse strings.
Jessica moaned to Hank that her parents-in-law had a state pension and were at the age of receiving the pension. While the money was not a lot, the husband and wife got around five thousand dollars from the government.
Her parents-in-law did not have to spend their money since they were living with Hank, so Jessica refused to give a lot for their allowance. Jessica was concerned that her parents-in-law would give the money to her sister-in-law instead.
“I have money. Besides, this is for my grandson. Take it.”
With Liberty rejecting the money from Mrs. Brown again, Grandma May jumped in. “Liberty, this is a token gesture by Sonny’s grandmother. You should take it. Sonny’s grandmother never brought him any clothes before. You should take the money and buy some new clothes for Sonny.”
Mrs. Brown made a face.
Since Mrs. Brown knew what Grandma May was made of, she grimaced but said nothing and gave the money to Liberty.
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