Both work and life left Great Mage Le Mans thoroughly satisfied, and he naturally felt full of confidence and vigor.
As he walked along the road, he no longer bore any resemblance to the bedraggled man who had first arrived here.
Whoever he met along the way, he was in the mood to greet them with a smile and a nod, and received an equally warm smile in return.
Today was his day off. Remembering how long it had been since he and his wife had spent time alone together, he decided against working overtime and invited her for a stroll by the docks instead.
"Do you think... I should open a flower shop?" his wife suddenly asked as she walked beside him. "I've looked around the neighborhood these past few days, and there don't seem to be many flower shops. If I picked a good location, business should be pretty good."
"That's entirely up to you. I have no objections," Great Mage Le Mans said generously with a wave of his hand.
His fixed monthly salary at the Xinfei Merchant Guild was now eighty gold coins. With all the allowances and benefits added in, his monthly income exceeded a hundred gold coins, so financing a flower shop for his wife would be nothing.
But after giving it some serious thought, his wife shook her head.
"Never mind. We've only just arrived, so we shouldn't rush out and open a shop. It might look bad if people found out. Besides, Henry and Havina still need someone to look after them. I'd be better off staying home."
Great Mage Le Mans smiled faintly and nodded in agreement.
In truth, he still hoped his wife would stay home and take care of the household without any worries. But she had followed him