Volume 3 Chapter 83 How are you treating her?
Seveniâs arrival caused a stir in the Falling Star Manor.
Xu Yi didnât have a habit of hiring servants, so up to this point, there were only Liz and Linda who he had brought back from the Stantine Duchy that had taken care of the manor. Because Vivian spent most of her time at school, she didnât take care of this at all.
To entertain Seveni now, Liz and Linda did everything they could. They took out the best things to welcome her, so naturally they were busy.
Seeing the two maids moving around and even seeing Still doing a few things for Xu Yi, Seveni couldnât help shaking her head as she said to Still, âI know that Xu Yi doesnât like treating others as slaves, but why thereâs no problem if he hires a few servants, right? You are pregnant right now, why doesnât he find a few more people to take care of you? He canât be that stingy, right?â
Still was in her third month of pregnancy, so her stomach was sticking out a little. She touched her belly when she heard this and replied with a smile, âThis was my idea since I donât like having too many people around, itâs too noisy. Liz and Linda have been here rather long, so Xu Yi and I both treat them like family. If we find some people weâre not familiar with, I wouldnât be used to it.â
âYou wouldnât feel assured?â Seveni asked, âIf youâre worried about this, I can find several people for you who are definitely trustworthy. Moreover, they would be experienced with dealing with pregnant women, so you would be more assured.â
âMany thanks for your highnessâ goodwill, but forget it. I feel itâs quite good now.â
Seeing that Still was determined, Seveni didnât insist. She then began asking Still about the condition of her body.
Seeing the two talking to each other and becoming more and more excited by the conversation, Xu Yi didnât just stay on the side and went to help Liz and Linda.
When dinner was almost ready, Vivian came back from school and she came back together with Teresa.
Seeing Vivian, Xu Yi suddenly remembered something. There was another wave of graduates from Baron Rickto Magic Academy last month and quite a few of them had accepted the special assistance fund the Frestech Chamber of Commerce provided. So according to their contracts, many of these graduates would be entering the Frestech Chamber of Commerce after graduating.
Other than a few students that had no talent and had limited room for growth and some students that needed money, so they entered the factory to imprint Magic Arrays, most of the students had been enrolled by Xu Yi into the new Frestech Academy for further education.
For example, Orin Zetaman who had left a deep impression on Xu Yi had asked him about the requirements for studying at the Frestech Academy. Right now his performance at the academy was very good.
Xu Yi wanted to ask how the students were feeling about this arrangement.
Because Xu Yi was the chairman, he couldnât obtain a real answer from the students. Vivian was a student at Baron Rickto Magic Academy and was in contact with these students more, so she should be able to get a real answer.
âThey are all very satisfied.â Hearing Xu Yiâs question, Vivian replied with a natural look, âIâve asked many people. They said that they are all very happy learning the new knowledge from the Frestech Academy.â
âThatâs good.â Xu Yi relaxed before turning to Teresa, âTeresa, then how do you feel about working in the magic research facility?â
Compared to when Xu Yi had saved her, the current Teresa was much better. Although she was still silent most of the time, at least she would reveal a smile when Xu Yi asked her a question.
âItâs very good.â Teresa gave a nod, âThe colleagues at the research facility are all very good to me. The work is very fun and researching magic machines is very interesting, so I like it very much.â
âIs that so? Itâs good that youâre happy.â Xu Yi hesitated a bit before giving up the idea of asking Teresa about the things she was hiding in her heart.
She wasnât willing to disclose these matters, so it wasnât a good thing to press her for an answer.
After dinner was prepared, Seveni saw Teresa at the table for the first time and couldnât help asking her a few questions. However, Teresa was very silent with unfamiliar people, so she either nodded or shook her head to Seveniâs questions. She only answered with reluctant un when she did answer, so Seveni naturally felt there was no meaning in asking anything else, so she turned back to talk to Still.
But when she was leaving after eating dinner, Seveni specially called Xu Yi to the side.
âXu Yi, what is going on with that Teresa?â
âWhat do you mean?â Xu Yi was surprised, âDidnât you ask just now? I saved her when she fainted on the side of the road in the middle of the night.â
âIâm not asking this.â Seveni shook her head, âI want to ask, how are you treating her?â
âHow elseâŠâŠShe has no family right now and since I saved her, Iâll help her to the end. Right now sheâs working at our Frestech Chamber of Commerce and normally lives in the Falling Star Manor, thereâs nothing else.â
âYou really havenât thought about anything else?â Seveni slightly knit her brows, âSheâs very beautiful.â
âShe is, but so what?â Xu Yi asked in a confused voice.
Seveni seriously looked at Xu Yiâs expression for a bit before suddenly laughing. She waved her hand and said, âAlright, I was worrying too much. Our chairman Xuâs mind should be filled with ice cold magic machines and donât have time to think about other strange things, am I right?â
Xu Yi was even more confused, âI say, your highness, what are you trying to say?â
âNothing, just stay with Still tonight. She is in the beginning stages of her pregnancy and has mood swings, so you should care for her more.â
âOf course.â Xu Yi nodded, âI specially moved back to the Falling Star Manor from the Falling Rain Valley just to be with her. Other than the Falling Star Manorâs condition being better, I also have some things to take care of in Banta City during this time, so itâs easier for me to be with her.â
âItâs good that you pay attention to this.â Seveni gave a nod of praise before waving her hand at Xu Yi, âAlright, go back and be with still, Iâll be leaving first. Donât come to the City Lord Manor tomorrow morning, weâll gather at Koror Village directly.â
Xu Yi laughed, âThen Iâll have to thank the Lord City Lordâs consideration.â
Seveni revealed a faint smile and turned to enter her horse carriage.
Watching the horse carriage disappear into the night, Xu Yiâs expression became a bit strange.
Seveniâs visit today was purely personal. Although this showed her good relationship with Xu Yi, if others were to know about this, they would certainly have an opinion.
Although chairman Sarank and the others didnât show it, from their different signs, they had veiled criticisms in their heart.
If Seveni was very close to him, it would influence some things.
But thinking about it, Xu Yi revealed a smile of self ridicule.
Why was he worrying about this? Seveni caring about him was something that everyone already knew. Instead of wasting time thinking about this, he should be thinking about how to spend time with Still.
Thinking of this, he remembered the questions Seveni had asked him today, as well as the serious way she talked to him before leaving. Xu YI couldnât help feeling a bit strange about this.
Why did Seveni pay special attention to Teresa? Could it be that she thought that he had some special ideas towards herâŠâŠ
After thinking for a bit, Xu Yi shook his head. He headed back into the Falling Star Manor and headed to his room.
After taking care of Still for around an hour, Liz and Linda led Still off to take a bath before heading to bed. Xu Yi took this time to head to his study and start on a bit of work.
The new industrial district he discussed with Seveni today was around the Sandton Manor. The idea was to expand and rebuild the Sandton industrial district.
Because of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, many small companies that built magic machines or components built factories around the Sandton Manor, creating a small Sandton industrial district.
But this industrial district that wasnât planned at all was a bit messy, so problems would occur if it was left like this.
The most obvious thing was that it wasnât convenient to build roads and other buildings.
Because of Count Stagg, the small companies had left the Sandton industrial district and now it had become empty again.
Now that Seveni had taken over as the City Lord, she wanted to develop the industrial district outside the city and she began this plan by starting around the Sandton Manor.
According to the preliminary plans, they would tear up all the original buildings and lay down the roads, water pipes, street lights, and other facilities first. Then they would use a distribution plan to give each company space to construct a new factory.
But there was an important problem. Because of Count Stagg, many new small factories had lost faith in Banta City.
Because to those small companies, they didnât have the same resistance as large companies like the Frestech Chamber of Commerce. If any small changes occurred, it would severely injure them and they might even go out of business.
Because of Count Stagg last time, these small companies mostly transferred out of Banta City and had suffered large losses.
Even though Seveni had taken over as the City Lord and indicated that she would support business development, especially that of the magic machine industry, most of the small companies were waiting and didnât dare take a risk.
In the end, no one could guarantee that Seveni would still be the City Lord in three years and what kind of attitude the new City Lord would have.
Seveni and Xu Yi were mainly discussing how to let these small companies regain confidence in them.
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