After completing the difficult tea-making process, Ivan (Sheen) held the teacup with both hands and sipped the tea to savor its aroma - tea tasting is a hobby shared by the uncle and nephew.

"call..."

The tea we drank today was not the new black tea brought from Haines, but the refreshing green tea produced in the north that was given to Ivan by the retainers of Impes when they came to report.

Ivan tilted his head back slightly and took a sip. He smacked his lips, trying to comfort his uncle:

"Uncle, you have to think like this.

"Haines is so arrogant because he relies on my civilian status... One day they will reveal their weakness."

Arthur calmed down, folded his hands over his chest, and said after a moment of silence:

"Then I can't let you suffer in public...

"Well, if you want to do this, uncle will prepare a way out for you!"

(End of memory)

Therefore, Arthur, with his own ingenuity, transformed the empire's small-scale artificial rubber production technology and successfully mass-produced artificial rubber.

However, due to Haynes's public relations (saying that 'artificial products can never be better than natural ones'), Arthur's entrepreneurship did not actually cause much waves.

What's more, Arthur did not enter the chewing gum field, so Haynes did not take his industry seriously.

Arthur was not in a hurry at all. He was just doing what he promised his nephew to "pave a way out for his nephew". He did not expect to become prosperous with this business.

But now, the news brought by the Viscount (sales surge) is shocking. However, this sales volume is just a small ripple on the calm lake.

Arthur tilted his head slightly and focused his eyes on the newspaper he had just read:

"It seems that Haynes' management problems have caused the reputation of chewing gum to decline."

If I could take this opportunity to talk to Ivan and buy the rights to the sugar substitute...

"Ugh..."

Arthur fully respected his nephew's ideas. He could see that Ivan had other plans.

"I just need to pave the way for Sheen's retreat, that's all."

Da da da--

The surface of the tea on the table was shaking slightly.

"Uncle wow~!"

Arthur felt the volume surge and he recognized that it was his niece coming (not panicking at all).

He subconsciously put the teacup down and covered it with the lid, then placed his hands on both sides of the table to stop his heart from going on a roller coaster ride again.

"Whoaaah!"

Ada broke in, so to speak.

Today she was wearing a long skirt made of rose-red thick fabric, a white shawl, and some of her hair was tied behind her head. She looked like a noble lady in her daily outfit.

(Ada never dressed so beautifully before—she always looked natural and elegant.)

"Ada, slow down. Nancy (Mrs. Jones) said you can't run around in my house. You have to learn to be elegant."

Arthur's precise attack dampened Ada's interest:

"Yes..." Ada looked hopeless.

After adjusting her state, Ada turned her attention to Arthur:

Arthur's main style today is casual. This style is really eye-catching in the aristocratic circle who want to wear all the gems on their body.

But...the clothes are nice without too many decorations.

Is this what it means to find your own style?

"Uncle, you look so young in this outfit." Ada blurted out.

Arthur took his hands away, gathered them together on the table, and said, smiling:

"Haha, maybe it's because I'm single, so I look younger."

Ada stood there and laughed dumbly:

"What? I asked someone to get a portrait of Lord Zhang (Ada's physiologist father) a while ago. Excuse me for being frank, although you two are brothers, his face is full of the vicissitudes of life."

Low EQ : The Lord is not good looking.

Arthur snorted, "When your father was young, his face looked like it was carved out of jade. Many years ago, he would have been an arsonist. It's just that he didn't control himself, and now he's old."

Then, Arthur looked at Ada and smiled:

"Your high nose bridge is very similar to his."

"Really? No wonder mom said I took on their best traits—wait, so Sean and the Duke..."

Arthur's head shook rapidly like a rattle:

"Sheen looks exactly like Carol and has not inherited anything from Atole. Atole is the ugliest of the three of us brothers. Fortunately, Carol saved our genes!"

Ada: “…”

After complaining, Arthur couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed so hard that his upper body was shaking.

After chatting about some irrelevant topics, Ada got into the real topic.

She held the wall with her right hand and held a large stack of letters in her left hand, her tone full of complaints:

"Uncle (according to blood relationship), why did my mother start teaching me noble etiquette after my twentieth birthday? She even made me wear the clothes of a noble lady... I'm not used to it."

Arthur looked at Ada's outfit and swallowed his words, "This is already the most simple way to dress in the social circle."

Then, Arthur stood up with a hoarse laugh, walked over to Ada, and looked down at her:

"You've been conferred the title of Viscount, so what's wrong with learning some aristocratic etiquette?"

"I can't adapt to it." Ada clasped her hands helplessly.

"Hmm..."

Arthur put his chin on his hand and thought for a moment, then continued:

"You are already 20 years old. Nancy may have asked you to do this so that you can prepare for the 'Sherlock Queen' banquet to be held in the palace soon."

"what?"

Ida was confused and scratched her long white curly hair.

"what?"

Arthur gave his niece some scientific advice:

"The 'Sherlock Queen' banquet, in layman's terms, is a matchmaking event for nobles. This banquet in our empire is held in late autumn. It's only been more than 20 days since now.

"The main characters of this party are single nobles over 20 years old (of course, parents can come along to 'match'). You and Xien are both over 20 years old - if Xien 'hadn't died', he would have attended this party too."

Ada was a little helpless:

"But Sean is 'dead' (Sean! Did you foresee this party, so you planned Sean's death and then took on Ivan's identity!)..."

Arthur was not surprised, but said in a teasing tone:

"It's okay. On that day, if you're willing, you can let him go as an 'escort' and bring him along."

"Is that so (little devil mentality up)." Ada thought.

(Voiceover: Ivan, who was handling business, sneezed: Who scolded me!)

After the joke, Arthur returned to the topic:

"Ada,

“You are a woman who was directly promoted to Viscount, and you were directly invited (you had to go).

"By then, there will definitely be a lot of men who will be interested in you. I think it's probably to prevent you from making the wrong etiquette..."

Then Arthur used a teasing tone again:

"We don't ask you to get married, we just ask you not to embarrass yourself in front of outsiders!"

Ada felt hopeless about Arthur's complaints: "Ahhh..."

Those beautiful golden eyes were filled with the feeling that "there is no love in the world anymore".

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