Candy crossed her arms, very confident ๐คโจ
"I will be super rich when I get married," she declared ๐ฐ
"Because I haveย Brown Groupย as my mentor." ๐ค๐
The room went still ๐ง
Maya blinked ๐
"โฆWHAT group?" ๐ณ
Candy nodded seriously and explained ๐
"It means Laddu, Barfi, Jalabie, and Rasmali." ๐ค
Cousin blinked again ๐
"โฆThey have brown skin."
Candy nodded harder โ๏ธ
"Yes."
Maya leaned forward, curious now ๐ค
"Okay then."
"What did they teach you?"
Candy counted on her fingers, focused and proud โ๐ง
"Laddu," she said,
"money ๐ฐ"
"hard work ๐ ๏ธ"
"business ๐"
"Barfi,"
"mind ๐ง "
"planning ๐"
"IQ ๐"
"Jalabie,"
"get work done โก"
"strength ๐ช"
"ego ๐ค"
"aggression ๐ฅ"
"Rasmali," she finished softly ๐ฟ
"happiness ๐"
"culture ๐ญ"
"positivity ๐"
"nature ๐"
"and love for family โค๏ธ"
The room went quiet again ๐คซ
Justโฆ absorbing ๐ง
Father nodded slowly ๐
"That's a complete system."
Mother smiled, eyes thoughtful ๐
"They balanced each other." โ๏ธ
Cousin exhaled deeply ๐ฎโ๐จ
"โฆThat's not mentorship."
"That'sย formation." ๐งฑ
Maya whispered, impressed ๐ฏ
"She didn't learn tricks."
"She learned pillars." ๐๏ธ
Mochi felt something settle in her chest ๐
Those men weren't just friends.
They were aย blueprint. ๐บ๏ธ
Candy looked around, confused by the silence ๐คทโโ๏ธ
"โฆIs it wrong?"
Mother shook her head gently ๐ธ
"No."
Candy smiled to herself and said casually ๐
"One day people will ask,"
"'What did you feed Candy?' ๐ค"
"'Why is she so successful?' ๐"
The room reacted in layers ๐
Maya laughed first ๐
"They'll think it's some special diet." ๐ฅ
Father shook his head ๐
"We fed her chaos." ๐ช๏ธ
Cousin smiled faintly ๐
"We fed her exposure." ๐
Mother raised a hand, half smiling, half exhausted ๐
"Okay, okay."
"First complete school ๐"
"Then become rich ๐ธ"
Candy nodded very seriously ๐ค
"Yes."
"At age fifteen, I will start my money journey." ๐
The room burst out laughing ๐คฃ
Maya wiped her eyes ๐ญ
"She already has a business plan."
Father smiled despite himself ๐
"I'm scared for the economy." ๐
Cousin laughed quietly ๐คญ
"Fifteen is late for her."
Mochi smiled warmly at Candy ๐ผ
"Just don't forget to be a kid."
Candy grinned ๐
"I am."
And the house returned to laughter ๐
Laddu walked in yawning, rubbing his eyes ๐ด
"โฆWhat's happening?"
Maya turned instantly ๐โโ๏ธ
"I want to be rich."
Laddu looked at her once ๐
"Fast or slow?" โ๏ธ
"Fast," Maya said immediately โก
Laddu nodded like the universe aligned ๐
"Learn salon work ๐โโ๏ธ,"
"then teach others ๐ฉโ๐ซ,"
"call it internship ๐,"
"make them work for free ๐,"
"open another salon ๐ช,"
"do the same again." ๐
The room froze solid ๐ง
Mother slowly turned ๐
"โฆYou are her teacher."
Father closed his eyes ๐
"I knew it."
Cousin stared ๐ถ
"So it wasn't Candy improvising."
Candy beamed ๐
"Told you."
Mochi looked at Laddu, shocked and impressed ๐ณ
"โฆYou taught her that?"
Laddu shrugged ๐
"She asked fast."
Maya stared in awe ๐ต
"โฆThat's illegal."
Laddu yawned again ๐ช
"Only if you don't know the rules."
The family sat there, defeated ๐ตโ๐ซ
Cousin pointed at Laddu ๐ฎโโ๏ธ
"I will become a police officer."
"And you will be in trouble."
Laddu leaned back calmly ๐
"My lawyer will take care of you." โ๏ธ
The room exploded ๐ฅ๐คฃ
Maya screamed laughing ๐
"WHY DO YOU ALREADY HAVE A LAWYER?"
Father rubbed his temples ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
"I am surrounded by criminals with manners."
Mother sighed deeply ๐ฎโ๐จ
"This house needs rules."
Candy clapped proudly ๐
"Big brother always prepared."
Cousin stared, offended ๐ค
"โฆYou're not scared?"
Laddu shrugged ๐
"I follow rules."
"Lawyers exist for misunderstandings."
Maya tilted her head thoughtfully ๐ค
"โฆWhat if I say slow?"
Laddu answered instantly โ๏ธ
"Then pay rightly." ๐ต
The room went quiet ๐คซ
Father nodded first ๐
"That's the correct answer."
Mother smiled, relieved ๐
"At least one ethical path."
Cousin exhaled ๐ฎโ๐จ
"So he knows the line."
Candy pouted ๐
"Slow money is boring."
Mochi smiled softly at Laddu ๐ธ
Maya laughed ๐
"โฆYou really have two modes."
Laddu shrugged ๐
"Speed costs something."
"You choose what you pay." โ๏ธ
Mother looked at Laddu, steady ๐
"You taught Candy about money."
"That's good."
Laddu frowned slightly ๐คจ
"โฆWhen did I teach her?"
Everyone slowly turned ๐ถ
All eyes landed on Candy ๐๐ซ
Candy straightened up, suddenly very adult ๐งโโ๏ธ
"He doesn't remember his one year."
Then she looked at Cousin ๐
"Even you look confused."
Silence spread ๐ซง
Cousin blinked ๐
"โฆShe's right."
Laddu looked at Candy, amused and serious ๐
"I taught you money."
"That's good."
Candy nodded immediately ๐
"I want to be rich."
Laddu thought for a moment ๐ค
"Then I'll make a group."
"Mentors for you."
Candy smiled proudly ๐
"I already have one."
The room leaned in ๐
"โฆBrown Group," she said. ๐ค๐