Chapter 414

Chapter Thirty-Seven The End of the Day Off

The summer was hot and humid.

In the next two days, I didn’t see Ellie or Angel again. I stayed at home, appreciating the flowers and reading books. On the first day, the maids in House No. 2 were weeding the courtyard. They bought some saplings, and I found out they were honey fruit trees. I wanted to borrow a couple, but Sharman refused coldly.

“Miss Silviga, please forgive my impoliteness, but you are not suitable for taking care of garden plants. The courtyard of House No. 3 used to be taken care of by me as well. Honey fruit tree saplings require very particular care. If I plant them in your place, I would have to keep running back and forth. Frankly speaking, this is somewhat troublesome.”

She planned the planting area and instructed the maids to plant the trees.

I knew that without Sharman, the plants in the courtyard of the house would probably wither after I went to the academy. I don’t understand tree care like Daisy does, nor do I have the heart to learn, so I can’t do it either.

Therefore, the arrangement and maintenance of the courtyard in House No. 3, what kind of flowers and grass to plant, are all decided by Sharman. I occasionally water and fertilize the plants during my free time, treating it as a调剂生活的东西, not even pruning them.

Even though I didn’t have time to take care of them, I still wanted two honey fruit trees. So I kept pestering Sharman, telling her the story of the previous honey fruit tree, saying I had originally planned to make Victoria a secret fruit pie when the fruits ripened. After such and such, “blah blah” pretending to be aggrieved, then Sharman agreed.

“Alright, I can give you a few saplings. However, to make it easier for me to manage in the future, Miss Silviga, you will have to allow me to make some minor adjustments to your fence…”

“What kind of adjustments?”

“Adjustments that make it easier for me to manage the courtyard.”

“Make a side door?”

“…Not exactly, but close enough.”

Throughout the conversation, Sharman’s face remained cold and indifferent, her eyes showing no obvious change, looking at me expressionlessly. Sometimes I couldn’t help but wonder if she was Victoria’s long-lost cousin.

We settled on the matter of the honey fruit trees.

As for the changes Sharman mentioned, I actually didn’t mind much. Anyway, whatever she decided would be fine. As long as I could see the fruit trees when I returned, and I could water and fertilize them whenever I had free time, and make a secret fruit pie for Victoria when the fruits ripen next year.

The three-day break passed in the blink of an eye.

On the last afternoon, I collected all the clothes drying on the terrace, cleaned up the places I often visited at home. The ice cubes in the bucket in the bedroom had mostly melted, so I left them alone, planning to freeze more when I return next time—although it looked unsightly, it was indeed cool, and I wouldn’t sweat at night.

The guest room where Sarah and Daisy stayed was on the first floor, and I also tidied it up, changing the sheets and closing the windows tightly. Only after finishing did I realize that this guest room seemed to have been slept in by Carlos.

So, did Sarah indirectly sleep in the same bed as her idol, Mr. Knight, whom she admired?

…Yi—

I suddenly got goosebumps.

I don’t know why, but I definitely don’t want to tell her about this…

In the evening, I slung a small backpack over my shoulder, put on a wide-brimmed hat, and left the mansion, stepping onto the deserted Longdor Street. I walked briskly, swinging my arms, humming softly “The Forest Where You Once Were,” but I forgot the lyrics after a few lines, so I just hummed the melody. Unconsciously, it turned into “So hungry, so hungry, I’m really so hungry…” Then I patted my stomach and got into the carriage.

Back at the academy, I ran up to the tower by the Ceylon Lake, pushed open the dormitory door, and shouted like an angry lion, “Bean Cake!”

“Wow—”

“Oh!”

“Oh my God—”

The girls’ screams echoed throughout the room.

In the dormitory, Sophia and Daisy were sitting at the desk, Sarah leaning against the back of a chair behind them. The three heads were originally huddled together, engrossed in something, but they were startled by my shout, causing chaos. Sophia patted her chest repeatedly, and Daisy almost jumped out of her chair, muttering, “What… what? Bean Cake?” At the same time, Sarah widened her eyes and turned her head, “Peiluo, you scared me to death!”

“Hey.”

I smiled awkwardly, closed the door, stuck out my tongue at the three of them, and then walked straight up to Sarah, extending my hand, “Sarah, I want to eat bean cake.”

Sarah’s eyes widened even more.

“Eat bean cake, eat bean cake, why shout so loud?”

“I haven’t had dinner.” I rubbed my stomach and said gloomily.

“Still have energy to shout after not having dinner?”

“What logic…” The girl said in an annoyed tone as she turned around and picked up a white cloth bundle about the size of her head from the table, handing it to me, “Here, take this. This is something I made by hand. Even if it’s not delicious, you can’t say it out loud, it would be embarrassing…”

“Mm-hm!”

I carried the bundle to my bed, threw off my hat and satchel, and eagerly opened the package. Inside were large, golden pea-filled pancakes bigger than my face, and there were several of them, just enough for dinner.

I took one in my hand and bit into it, chewing with a satisfying crunch. It was a little salty, but had no particular aroma.

“It’s good.”

“…Really? I think I put too much salt…”

You know that now?

I rolled my eyes inwardly.

As far as I knew, Sarah wasn’t very fond of or skilled at cooking, so this was probably her first time making pea pancakes. It must have been quite a challenge for her. That she tried something she wasn’t good at for me was touching, so I nodded seriously, “This is the best pea pancake I’ve ever had.”

Hearing my praise, Sarah smiled happily, but then frowned, “Is this your first time trying a pea pancake?”

What else could it be…

I pretended not to hear her and continued walking towards the desk while eating the pancake.

“Sophia, you’re back.”

Sophia and Daisy were sitting there, with a spread newspaper on the table… Oh, they were looking at this before.

When I greeted them, Sophia looked over, “Yeah, things with father have settled down for now. There won’t be as much work later on, and I don’t have anything useful to help with, so I came back to class.”

“Oh…”

Her gaze still seemed a bit evasive, which made my heart sink slightly, but my smile only brightened.

“Taste this pancake… It’s delicious and doesn’t make you fat.”

I held the half-eaten pea pancake to her mouth. Sophia hesitated, muttering, “There’s no such thing as a pancake that doesn’t make you fat,” then opened her mouth and took a small bite, chewing slowly and swallowing, before unable to hold back her laughter.

“As for Sarah, I tasted her effort…”

“Hey, Sophia, what do you mean? Do you dare say it’s not good?”

“Not bad.”

“Peyelo said it was good!”

“So I can only say it’s not bad.”

“Then don’t eat it!”

“I wasn’t planning to anyway…”

The atmosphere in the dormitory became livelier as these two argued. An embarrassed Sarah’s face flushed red, while Sophia laughed happily. Beside them, Daisy also joined in the laughter. I placed the bundle on the table and opened it, breaking the pea pancake into pieces and distributing them to everyone. I then took another large piece, holding it in my hands, and asked, “Were you two reading the newspaper just now?”

“Yeah, we saw the news from the Valen Empire… By the way, why did you give me the piece you bit into?”

Sarah came closer, chewing the pancake, and crumbs fell onto Sophia’s dress. The girl immediately screamed, “Sarah, you got crumbs on my dress! It’s all greasy!”

“So what? It won’t fall off.”

“My dress is expensive!”

“I’ll wash it for you…”

“Peyelo, how’s your family?” Daisy asked.

“Yeah… I should get a reply soon.”

“Peyelo, you’re really going to become a princess.” Sarah picked up the newspaper on the table and pointed to the text in the column, “Have you seen this? We were just talking about it, guessing whether you’d go back… Are you going back?”

“Probably not…”

“Don’t disappear suddenly again, and if you’re leaving, tell us properly… And Sophia, didn’t you already know that Peyelo’s father is Duke Scarlaj? You never told us…”

“Why should I tell you? Go ask her yourself…”

“Tsk, the stench of nobility…”

“Who are you talking about?”

“Sophia, I’m telling you, when you weren’t there on May Day, Daisy and I went to Peyelo’s house. It was really beautiful… Next time, you definitely have to go and see it, to deflate your arrogance…”

“If you’re bored, Sarah, go find someone to love you…”

“You’re the one who should go find someone…”

“…Pea pancakes, they taste pretty good, huh?”

“The first order class tomorrow…”

…………

The sky gradually darkened.

In 1504, the girls laughed and talked, their conversations opening up more than before.

Thus, another comfortable night passed.