“Good, no issues with the clothing……. Is everything ready?”
Olga stepped forward.
“The firstfloor shop display is complete.”
“What about the refreshments?”
Mrs. Polter gave a warm smile.
“The secondfloor cafeteria is ready. There’s also a place for the customers before the cutting ceremony.”
Mrs. Polter pointed to the square. Treating the nobles elegantly inside the boutique building was inevitably cumbersome, so I had ordered the use of the outdoors.
That is, the square today was to be our splendid tea place.
Turning at her words, I signaled to the carriage.
A footman in similar attire to the employees moved my carriage to a newly prepared customer carriage storage next to the building.
The carriage storage attached to the building was my concept of a parking lot.
The footman was scheduled to perform parking guidance and valet parking duties.
As the carriage moved, the round fountain in the square came into view.
A satisfied smile appeared naturally. The cool stream of the fountain, bathed in clear sunlight, sparkled like diamonds.
White cloths were draped over tables adorned with abundant flower decorations, and chairs were nicely arranged around the fountain. However, I had doubts about the flower decorations.
I had ordered them to decorate well, but I hadn’t specifically asked for such lavish flower decorations. The budget included only flowers for the vases on the tables.
‘With such a small budget, how did they do it?’
Then Mrs. Polter approached.
“Madam, is there anything more to be touched up in the tea place?”
“No, I’m very pleased. But how did you manage the flower decoration?”
At my words, the employees cheered quietly. Puzzled, Mrs. Polter also smiled broadly.
“I’m really glad you like it. There were many wildflowers in the territory’s fields.”
My head nodded naturally to the place where the flowers had been gathered. But I had more doubts.
The flower decoration was very lavish and looked freshly picked.
Even if the employees worked late or got up early to work, decorating to that extent seemed impossible.
“How? The employees wouldn’t have had time to do that much?”
“It’s a small opening gift from the people you have taken in, madam.”
“What?”
Mrs. Polter carefully explained the circumstances.
The refugees wanted to give me an opening gift, but they had no money.
So, the refugees who were not employees selected flowers from early morning, cut them after sorting, inspected all of them for bugs or dirt, and arranged only the clean ones lavishly to decorate the tables.
As I listened, it became clear that Mrs. Polter’s sensibility played a role.
‘Ah, I hired at least one employee well.’
I was moved to the point of tears.
“I’m really grateful. I love it very much.”
When I genuinely expressed my happy emotions, Olga, Mrs. Polter, and the employees’ eyes turned red with emotion.
“We’re more grateful that you’re pleased, madam.”
I felt reassured as I entered the boutique to inspect the state.
The store was well set up as I had directed.
Even the external staircase leading to the unused second and third floors was perfectly organized, leaving no room for criticism.
Coming out of the boutique, I placed three employees next to the sign and inside the shop.
“When I signal, you’ll simultaneously unveil the sign and the window coverings. Understood?”
“Yes, madam.”
Soon, the carriage filled with picnic baskets arrived.
The staff were planning to set the food from the baskets on the fountain’s table.
It reminded me of something I had forgotten to prepare.
‘Ah, the street musician! I should have hired him in advance.’
That’s when it happened.
A street musician loitered near the fountain.
A young man with short silver curly hair haphazardly tied, holding a violin carelessly, looked around.
He seemed curious about the unusual appearance of the square.
However, he soon got into a playing position.
The square began to fill with the very pleasant sound of the violin.
“Hmm…….”
Although I was pleased with the musician who appeared just in time, and the melody was very pleasing to the ear, I couldn’t help but frown.
The street musician’s clothes were ragged.
No matter how kindly I looked at him, he did not fit in with the brightly set square at all.
“Mild Knight.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“Bring that musician here.”
Mild Knight brought the musician without a word.
The musician, holding his snatched violin close, stood before me and cautiously rolled his eyes.
Upon closer look, he was a handsome young man with fair skin, only his clothes were shabby. He seemed to bathe regularly as there was no smell.
“I’ll pay you a performance fee, so why don’t you dress properly and play until the opening ceremony is over?”
The musician merely nodded his head. He seemed unable or unwilling to speak. But my proposal made him smile innocently.
I called a staff member to change the musician’s outfit and then moved on to the next inspection.
‘The payment and settlement have been adequately educated to the person in charge…….’
I finally checked the level of staff training.
I had hired a teacher who could teach everything from handling storerelated tasks and attitude to the nobles’ etiquette.
“Good, there’s nothing wrong.”
By the time the final inspection was completed, the street musician appeared in a black suit with a beige check tie.
However, unlike willingly going to change his clothes, he looked uncomfortable.
Upon inspection, the staff had buttoned up everything from the musician’s shirt to the jacket of the suit very tightly.
“You can loosen the outfit a little.”
My permission made the musician’s face blossom.
He immediately threw off the suit jacket and rolled up the sleeves to the elbows, taking his place in front of the fountain.
A few strokes of rosin on the bow of the violin. Soon, the pleasant violin melody spread, creating a gentle atmosphere.
Right on cue, several familiar carriages of nobles were seen coming in intervals. It was the procession of invited guests led by Philip.
“Madam.”
The first person to get down from the carriage and greet me was Philip.
“Mummy, we’ve arrived.”
From the second carriage, Laila, along with Marlboro, cheerfully greeted me. Her calm turquoise dress suited her well.
From the third carriage, Alexandre jumped out.
“My love! I am here!”
I had sent him a separate invitation to the opening ceremony, even though he hadn’t been invited to the party. Seeing that he had come, it seemed that the schedule fortunately matched.
“Woof!”
Blank, who had been quiet, barked softly once and then first approached Philip, wagging his tail.
Philip gladly petted Blank’s head once.
But Philip’s outfit was a bit strange.
‘No, why are you also wearing a beige check tie with a beige suit?’
It’s a couple look, no matter how I look at it.
As I examined Philip’s outfit up and down, he blushed slightly and smiled.
“How does it look to match with my wife?”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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