The carriage passed by a park.
The sunset glow reflects on the white snow, just like the hot skin of a girl when she is in love.
Just like Irene's slightly rosy cheeks at this moment.
"Is it really okay to tell this kind of thing so clearly to an outsider like me?" Ron looked at Irene and asked.
"Many people are aware of this kind of thing, and Christine Family has never tabooed or covered it up. The dignified Duke's family has this confidence."
Irene explained briefly, "This is no different from an ordinary transaction. Promising talents marry a woman from the Duke's family, which is equivalent to leaving a mark on themselves, and the family can rest assured to provide some resources to these talents."
"After these people have mastered power and wealth, they can then support Christine Family. This is a win-win situation."
Ron propped his elbow on the window and tapped his fingers lightly on the window sill. "Then if your father really proposes this matter and I agree, will you really marry me?"
"Of course, this is my responsibility." Irene said generously, "Besides, if the object is His Highness Ron, at least I don't hate it."
Ron looked startled, and looked away from the scenery outside the window, looking Irene up and down, as if he got to know each other all over again.
In the past, he only knew Mia's etiquette teacher and best friend Irene.
And now his new acquaintance is a member of the Christine Family - Irene·Kristin.
He had only been in this other world for three or four months now, so it was really hard for him to judge this kind of family system. In the end, he could only touch his chin and say in a joke:
"Sure enough, my charm has reached this level?"
Ron's doubtful voice muttering to himself echoed in the carriage.
From the carriage passing by the park, a girl's reserved laughter suddenly came out.
Half an hour later, the carriage stopped at the gate of Earl Kristin.
Eastern Frontier Duke himself is very old, and now he has been retiring in the ducal territory in the east. Imperial Capital All the affairs have been handed over to his children.
Huo Qi·Kristin, as the son of a duke, was awarded the title of earl when he came of age, and has his own mansion in Imperial Capital.
Ron followed Irene out of the carriage, led by the attendants and maids, all the way to the restaurant of the Earl's Mansion.
Huo Qi, who was at the peak of his mental and physical strength, walked out and greeted Ron at the door.
"Your Highness Ron." Huo Qi, with short burgundy hair, took the initiative to say hello.
"Huo Qi Count." Ron returned the greeting.
The two exchanged polite greetings, and then Huo Qi took Ron to sit down at the dining table, and asked Irene to accompany Ron.
Ron and Irene looked at each other in tacit understanding. Thinking of the previous exchanges on the carriage, they felt that the current situation was very interesting.
Count Huo Qi noticed the interaction between the two people's eyes and raised his eyebrows, feeling quite satisfied with Irene's performance.
After Ron sat down, he chatted casually with Count Huo Qi. Irene listened quietly beside him and occasionally responded with a word or two.
After a while, two maids came to the table carrying a large pot.
Looking at the red lines engraved on the pot, Ron's eyes twitched, thinking how come these people all have the same moral character.
What a shameful waste!
If you think there are too many fire-type Elemental Stone, you can give them to me.
Why waste it on pots?
Everyone shows their kindness to me, but their first reaction is to treat me to hot pot?
I can usually eat the things I invented myself, but now that I'm a guest at your house, can't you get some delicacies to let me experience the luxurious life of a nobleman?
Ron complained in his heart.
But he still pretended to be satisfied and chatted with Count Huo Qi while eating hotpot.
Count Huo Qi is a very talkative person. He can throw out a topic at the right time every time. When a topic is about to become boring, he can immediately find the next topic.
Being able to take over most of the family business from the Duke, Huo Qi's ability is clearly beyond doubt.
It wasn't until after three rounds of drinking and everyone was slightly tipsy that Huo Qi asked casually and unintentionally, "Your Highness, Ron, has come to Imperial Capital. Have you encountered any problems in the past two days?"
Ron felt alert, knowing that the highlight of the night had just begun.
However, he still had a calm look on his face and joked casually, "There are some problems... For example, I have only seen one of my seven wives so far, and I miss her very much."
Irene covered his mouth and chuckled.
Earl Huo Qi was also startled, and then laughed, "With the status of His Highness Ron, if you think about it, you will have more than seven wives in the future."
"No, no, no, it's better not to be too greedy." Ron shook his head, "I only like one person now."
When he heard the first half of the sentence, Count Huo Qi's face changed slightly, but when he heard the second half of the sentence of Ron, he felt calmer and his tone became relaxed:
"Ron, I quite admire your character."
"I heard a while ago that Irene is helping His Highness select store locations. I wonder if you can help His Highness to worry about it?"
The topic was eventually brought up.
Ron stopped talking in circles with him and said slowly:
"Irene helped me a lot, but unfortunately, those stores were bought in advance."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Count Huo Qi raised his eyebrows, "Is this someone deliberately targeting His Highness?"
"Maybe." Ron took a sip of wine and looked indifferent.
Count Huo Qi was a little surprised. He originally thought that Ron would be very angry, but he continued to talk:
"So, His Highness Ron hasn't found a suitable store yet?"
"Yeah."
"Is that so..." Earl Huo Qi showed a thoughtful expression, and then said, "I have a few good shops under my name. If His Highness Ron is interested, why don't we cooperate?"
The dining table suddenly became quiet.
Ron looked at Count Huo Qi and could only see sincerity and kindness on his face.
"How does the count want to cooperate? I can pay to buy a store."
"No, no, no, if that's all it is, this is at most a transaction, not a cooperation."
"What does the count mean?"
"I can provide you with a store for free. Whether it is Central Street, Triumph Avenue, Queen Street or Moonview Street, you can choose it at will. I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Ron took another sip of wine and waited quietly for the next chapter.
"I can also provide communication channels for major forces and help you promote Flower Shop plants to every high-level desk."
"If Your Highness needs it, Christine Family can also assist you in planting those plants in batches. In Duke Eastern Frontier's huge territory, you can personally select suitable land."
"Besides, the things that His Highness encountered during the day will never happen again in the future."
After Earl Huo Qi finished speaking, the dining table once again fell into a brief silence, with only the bubbling sound of the hot pot being heard.
After a long time, Ron picked up a few pieces of fat beef with chopsticks and threw them into the hot pot. He looked at Count Huo Qi through the white heat and asked softly:
"So, what's the price?"
Poujie Diary: Reading friends who read carefully, when they read this, they should be able to roughly guess what caused the problems that Ron encountered before. ps: The monthly ticket has reached 20 tickets again, plus the previous 20 tickets and a reward from a helmsman, currently 3 chapters are due...
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