Louis pretended not to hear the cheerful laughter behind him and walked out of the office shaking his helmet.

At the door, Louis saw the lady-in-waiting named Xi standing there.

She nodded towards Louis and said "thank you".

"She hasn't been this happy in a long time."

"Yeah?"

He turned and walked out the door.

At the door, Louis saw the little swan shivering in the cold wind.

Louis was a little surprised: "Olivia, what are you doing here?"

It was already December, and the howling cold wind made her little face red.

Olivia sniffed, snorted and said:

"It's broad daylight, and I see you two having so much fun in there, how can I dare to go in?"

Louis looked around in surprise: "Where's Sister Lumi? Why can't I see her?"

Olivia's expression froze for a moment, and she started to cry loudly the next moment:

"It's because of you that Lumi-san ignored me today."

Louis thought about it and said, "That shouldn't be the case. She won't abandon you even if she's angry."

Olivia said calmly, "Actually, she went to catch up with Haisen Bansha."

Louis always felt that the little swan was acting weird today.

"So what are you going to do next? Wait until Beatrice gets off work?"

The little swan put his hands on his hips and said, "No, I want to go to the food court to eat."

"Oh." Louis nodded, "Then go!"

The little swan was delighted when he saw this: "I want to eat fruit candy!"

"purchase!"

"Elbow, shall we go now?"

"ah?"

Louis took off his helmet, widened his eyes and said, "I want to go back to the Prince's Palace, you go by yourself!"

The little swan's voice suddenly became softer and said:

"The money is all with Sister Lumi."

Louis added, "That shouldn't be the case. When Alice went to the guild to exchange materials, didn't I see you pick up a silver coin and put it in your pocket?"

As soon as the voice fell, the little swan cried again: "I just spent all the money on buying food nearby!"

Louis said helplessly:

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Although I felt that Olivia's condition today was strange, since she was yelling like that, it would be bad not to take her with me.

But Louis still said:

"It just so happens that I also need to go to the food court. I have an order there and need to pick up the goods."

Olivia nodded contentedly.

"So let's go now?"

"No, wait till I change my outfit."

"OK."

Louis walked into the office.

After a while, when he came out again, he had changed into a tuxedo.

The clothes that fitted his body made him look like a gentleman who had walked out of an oil painting, but the half clown mask on his face made him look even more funny.

Olivia glanced at him and said:

"I've never seen you dressed like this before. You look quite, uh..."

"Isn't it handsome?"

"No, I just think it's a little funny."

"You're a lot sharper than usual today."

Louis snorted.

Don’t know how to appreciate beauty.

He threw a cloak to Olivia and tapped the ground with his cane: "Put it on, we elbow!"

…

【Location: Food Court】

Louis walked out of a business, looked at Olivia with a smile and said, "I'm going to make a lot of money soon!"

Olivia said, "Louis, what did you take?"

Louis smiled and said, "Meyer Morgan Rockefeller."

"Um?"

"This is the name I will use under this identity. From now on, I am the president of the Meyer Chamber of Commerce."

Louis took off his hat and said:

"Ma'am, the products of the Meyer Chamber of Commerce may not be expensive, but they are definitely worth the money. Are you interested in learning more about them?"

He slapped the gift bag he was holding and said:

"For example, something like this was specially made for Mr. Louis, the Prince of the Empire."

"It's different. And, ma'am, please call me Mr. Meyer."

Louis placed the hat in Olivia's hand and tilted it slightly:

"Your candy, ma'am."

Olivia asked curiously, "What is this? Is it a trick?"

Louis praised: "You have gone from being very smart to being very smart today, it's amazing."

Little Swan laughed and said, "Why are you getting dumber?"

Louis bowed and said, "In my hometown, being smart is not a compliment to others."

The little swan complained: "Your hometown has a lot of things going on."

"Yeah." Louis said softly, "It's a pity that we can't go back."

Only then did Olivia remember that Louis' village had already been burned down.

She comforted him, "It's okay. Don't you still have Sister Wang and us with you now?"

Louis snorted and said, "Don't comfort me. I'm not that sentimental."

"So, Miss, what else would you like to eat today, I'll treat you?"

“Why did it become a question at the end?”

"Maybe it's because you feel sorry for the money?" Louis said after a moment of hesitation.

"You're not going to pretend anymore, are you?"

"Yes, let's be frank. I'm greedy!"

Louis put his hands on his hips, looking very smug, which made the clown mask on his face even funnier.

"Okay, stop playing tricks, I want to eat that!"

The little swan pointed to a small stall in the corner.

On the busy streets, the roadside stalls under the magic lights have become a gathering place for countless people.

There were quite a few people at that stall, and they seemed to be making some kind of garlic-grilled shrimp and vegetable skewers.

"Okay, let's go together."

This is a street food in the imperial capital. When Louis got closer, he saw the street vendor chef skillfully selecting fresh shrimps one by one.

The plump fresh shrimps are finely chopped and seasoned, then stir-fried with minced garlic for a dozen seconds, then skewered with some vegetables like onions and mushrooms and baked in an oven.

"Boss, do you have any ready-made ones? Give me 10..." Louis paused, looked at Olivia and said, "How many skewers can you eat?"

"Five skewers are enough for me."

"Okay, boss, five skewers please."

Little Swan: ...

The boss glanced at Olivia.

She took a deep breath and said, "Boss, give me 10 skewers."

"Okay!"

Going to the small bench at the stall, Louis muttered, "Actually, this is enough for you to eat by yourself."

"If you let me watch you eat, you won't be embarrassed, but I will be embarrassed!"

“…Actually, I just want to save some money.”

As he was speaking, the boss brought up a plate of grilled skewers.

Olivia was about to speak when she heard a little girl next door asking her mother:

"Mom, the little shrimp can't go home. Will its parents be worried?"

Her mother was stunned, and Olivia stopped her mouth from biting.

Such kind words made the two of them feel a little uncomfortable.

At this time, Louis finished a bunch of them with a smile on his face: "It doesn't matter, the whole family is here."

Olivia was speechless and said, "Is the next sentence to be that they are all cooked?"

"The whole Hexia family thinks you are very humorous."

As the little girl cried loudly, the two of them ate the shrimp skewers leisurely.

Suddenly a child came over to the stall.

The child told the adults next to him that he wanted to eat shrimp.

The adult asked the price, then turned around and left, taking the child with him.

The child took a lingering look at it, and was pulled away with a voice saying "What a wasteful thing! It's so expensive, but it's only enough for me to smoke half a pack of cigarettes."

Olivia looked at the scene, suddenly exhaled, and then said:

"Meyer, when I was sleeping, I told Beatrice that I wanted to eat strawberries."

"It was winter, and it was snowing outside. I slept for a long time that winter. When I woke up, I saw Beatrice standing in front of me."

"She had a bag of strawberries in her arms, wrapped in her outer robe, using her body temperature to protect the strawberries from freezing."

"Can you really protect her?"

Louis raised his head inexplicably: "I have reasons why I can't lose her."

Whether it's for myself, or for... um? For what?

Olivia ate the shrimp in one gulp and said, "Then remember what you said. Remember it well."

(End of this chapter)