Laurie wishes he could help the professor by A)inventing a deceased relative with an inheritance to pass along
B)helping him learn to speak English
C)teaching him to play the piano to impress Jo
D)convincing Jo to take evening strolls with him

The answer is A

A)inventing a deceased relative with an inheritance to pass along

Explanation:

In chapter 44 of Little Women

Amy looked up at him and was satisfied. Her little jealous fear

vanished forever, and she thanked him, with a face full of love and

confidence.

"I wish we could do something for that capital old Professor.

Couldn't we invent a rich relation, who shall obligingly die out there?

in Germany, and leave him a tidy little fortune?" said Laurie, when

they began to pace up and down the long drawing-room, arm in

arm, as they were fond of doing, in memory of the chateau garden.

the author motivation is to show the power of animal-human relationships.