Chapter 28: Birthday Gifts and Criticism Meeting

  Gradually, Catherine found out that this wine was not as simple as it seemed.

  This is probably just a meeting of the Black Hand Society under the pretext of Jenny's birthday, or maybe it's a reunion.

  But one thing is certain: Jenny's grandfather, Old White, was probably also a high-ranking member of the Black Hand.

  At least those few big shots who were chatting and laughing didn't seem like they came over to celebrate someone's birthday.

  The dance was even worse than Catherine had imagined, and she didn't even run into the guy who had hit on her.

  And then there's Jeffree, but this guy seems a bit far from that "rich second generation".

  The whole dance party seemed very dull because those people were all talking.

  It seems that in order for the whole atmosphere to liven up, it will probably have to wait until around dinner time.

  "What a pity, if only my package could be delivered."

  Catherine seemed slightly disappointed.

  "What?"

  "Birthday Present～"

  Catherine smiled mysteriously and said nothing more.

  But today her luck seems good, just as she was saying that, the servant came over to Jenny and told her that the package had arrived.

  "Maybe we should go take a look at Kate's gift first?" Lily said with a smile.

  Lily seems to be the most lively person among her companions, although there is a bit of an awkward atmosphere on site, but as long as she's around, these little princesses won't feel lonely.

  "Let's go~"

  Lisa was also urging on the side.

  And so the five of them quietly slipped away.

  When they arrived at Jenny's room, all they saw was a large block wrapped in cardboard boxes and placed in the middle of the house.

  "What is this?"

  Jenny was very curious.

  "GameTV. Made by myself!"

  Catherine smiled.

  Although it was a piece of cake for Catherine, making all these things still took her quite some time.

  Of course, this time's product is much better than last time's.

  For several months, Catherine has been busy designing a new look for GameTV and now it's finally done.

  Everyone tore open the cardboard box, and a TV was revealed, which is a color TV.

  However, unlike ordinary TVs, this color TV has two handles on both sides. These are not the miscellaneous handles produced in the 1970s and 1980s, but "modern handles" with cross-shaped buttons, which have also been patented.

  To know, the history of handles has also undergone a long period of "evolution", and in the 21st century, people can have a "hand feel".

  For people from the 1970s to the 1990s, and without mentioning the feel of the handle, even the standard of the handle is different.

  Catherine spent half a month polishing the handle, which is almost as good as the one in the future. Although there are only six buttons, up and down, left and right, A and B, it already looks pretty good.

  And the TV cabinet was also designed by Catherine. At that time, TVs were all large wooden boxes, and some TVs even had screens that weren't centered!

  What Catherine chose, although it's just a CRT TV evolved over the next few decades, looks pretty good for this year.

  At least it looked that way to Catherine.

  The power was turned on and several people turned on this TV.

  Because there was no remote control, Catherine integrated the TV remote functions into the handle. On the middle of the main machine's handle, there are two left and right toggle switches. One is to set the TV to wired TV mode, and the other is to set it to game console mode. The button below is for controlling games. On the left is "Tetris" - but now renamed to "Emma Blocks", and on the right is "Ping Pong".

  In a few years, America will be swept up in a pinball craze, and this "Ping Pong" will also have its moment.

  And this "Ping Pong" game is also the earliest game in the world, and it first appeared on an oscilloscope. However, now the copyrights of these games all belong to Catherine.

  And they're all gold-digging machines.

  Catherine first showed everyone Emma's cube.

  This is a purely electronic game, that is, it can only be played in an electronic game, and reality is absolutely impossible to simulate.

  Catherine specially set up a two-player mode and changed the screen from the original black and white to color, but the storage increased several times at once. To know, the storage cost of this idea is quite high.

  They were immediately captivated by this game.

  "How interesting."

  It's not interesting, this is a classic game that has been tested for decades!

  "Catherine, did you really do this yourself?"

  Lily suddenly remembered what Catherine had said before.

  "That's right, even this handle was polished by me bit by bit."

  Catherine smiled.

  "Did you polish it yourself?!"

  Lily suddenly looked at Catherine in unbelievable eyes, and she just nodded.

  "Let me see."

  Lily suddenly raised Catherine's hand.

  There was a layer of old scab on top, which hadn't been noticed before, but when Lily lifted it up, Catherine discovered it.

  "My goodness, how did your hands get so rough?!"

  When will Americans care about this again?

  Uh...the other party is British (immigrant).

  "What's the big deal?" Catherine still thought it was a bit of an overreaction.

  Hand care is very important!

  It was Ida who came over at this time, and she seemed to care about so-called "nurturing" as well.

  "I absolutely refuse to use chemical products!" Catherine shook her head.

  It's worth noting that women who often take care of others have a shorter average lifespan than those who don't.

  "No need to use chemical products, that's just a waste of money, just pay attention in daily life." Ada also doesn't seem to apply any makeup.

  "Perhaps you can teach her?" Lily looked at Ida and then turned back to Catherine.

  She rolled her eyes directly.

  Maybe it's because she used to be a man that she never paid attention to many things, and these habits cultivated in the past have not changed now.

  "By the way, Kate, you should also pay attention to your posture when walking!" Lisa suddenly came over.

  "Huh?"

  When did giving gifts become a self-criticism meeting?

  "Yes, Kate, you need to pay attention to this, when you wear a skirt, you must keep your legs together, can't do that!"

  Lisa said, and Lily also remembered Catherine's usual actions.

  "How interesting..."

  Jenny has already cleared the second level of Tetris on the side.

  As Catherine had expected, as dusk approached, the conversation of those big shots also came to an end.

  Before long, it was time for dinner, but the five people still hadn't appeared in the hall.

  ……

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