"Ah—"
"Mmm, delicious. Another piece."
"Mm... a little thirsty. Let me have some tea."
"Slurp~ Ha~"
"Don't just focus on feeding me. Eat some yourself too."
Impaxiu Lake.
Ron reclined in a lounge chair, fishing rod in hand.
Nora sat beside him with chopsticks and a small bowl, leaning over to watch the fish in the hot pot.
Now and then, she picked up a slice, blew on it gently with her little mouth, then brought it to Ron's lips. At other times, she set down her bowl and chopsticks and handed him the pine needle tea beside them.
Hearing Ron's words, Nora merely lowered her head and smiled with pursed lips. "I'm not hungry."
Ron glanced at her. His left hand steadied the fishing rod while his right reached over to take Nora's soft little hand, bringing it into his lap and slowly kneading it.
Nora silently leaned against him. Setting down her bowl and chopsticks, she picked up Ron's teacup and, cheeks flushed, lightly sipped from the rim where Ron had drunk.
It tasted sweet.
"How's the Flower Shop been doing lately?" Ron asked casually.
He no longer handled the day-to-day operations, so he truly did not know much about the current situation.
Although his wealth kept increasing, he had no idea how much of it came from the Flower Shop.
After all, he now had many channels bringing in money, all steadily supplying him with wealth.
"Over the past few days, two more marquises and five counts came to discuss cooperation. Mr. Guy personally received all of them."
"Then there were some lesser nobles and merchants as well. Mr. Guy selected a few unimportant deals from among them and handed them over to me~"
"I've already negotiated several contracts all by myself~"
Nora recounted the progress of