Lady Ada

Cheng visited the village, and now the operation of the village is gradually returning to normal.The retired people quickly adapted to their new life. In addition to government subsidies, some particularly difficult family estates also distributed part of the money. Ada re-planned and reformed the village, no longer blindly planting certain crops, but gathering villagers to distribute work together, and choosing crops that are suitable for the climate, high yield, and high quality.Due to the shortage of resources after the war, Ada quickly and decisively developed agriculture, so now the village has received high income.Seeing that the village is getting more and more stable, Ada's heart becomes more and more at ease.It was the only thing she could do to distract her from John's death, besides Charlie.

It was already dinner time when Ada came back from the village today. She gently took off her coat and gave it to Butler Burton, and went straight to the dining room without going upstairs to change.Seeing that Liz is back?

Because it was past time to start dinner, the manservant put almost all the food on Ada's place.After the war, the original male servants chose to come back to work in the manor.And still not back was Claire, who had rarely been home since the war began.Shortly after the end of the war she went to the United States to study.

"Thanks, Jimmy." Ada nodded to the manservant, "Liz, why are you back?"

"Huh?" The countess frowned immediately, and looked at Ada with a sarcastic look, "Ada, your question is too strange. This is her home, and she can come back whenever she wants."

"Do you need money?" Ada glanced at the countess and ignored her, then turned to look at Liz and asked.The last time Liz came home was asking for money.

"Leon and I are getting married in October. I want to settle the dowry quickly." Liz wiped her mouth gently with a napkin, she had already finished dinner, "I'm the earl's daughter after all, I don't want to be too Shabby."

"Hmph," Ada chuckled, and put a piece of sliced ​​beef into her mouth. "Didn't I also sell my jewelry in my previous marriage, as much as I got. The Harding family didn't mind either."

"What a joke!" The Countess' mouth twitched, "What kind of family is the Harding family, and what kind of family is the Duke of Henley? Isn't the Harding family just a businessman, and they don't even have a title!" Speaking of this, the Countess immediately showed disgust "The Duke of Henley has dignity and status. Marrying Liz will bring a lot of glory to the Redfield family and strengthen our status. And the dowry is not rich, but we are sorry for our status!"

"Sara, how can you say that about the Harding family?" Earl Leemans turned his head and asked the Countess, "Didn't John marry Ada at that time and gave us a big gift, can we hold on until now?"

"Hmph...That's right, I didn't see you asking the Duke of Henley for money? It was the Harding family who saved this family. You must not forget this." Ada looked at the countess contemptuously.

"So what?" The countess sneered, "Do we need money now? We don't need it anymore, don't we? And the village now sells a lot of crops and makes a lot of money."

Ada shook her head impatiently, "The money earned now needs to be kept as a reserve fund. I have activated my reserve fund, so I must fill in the gap to prevent the next unexpected need, or give it to the next Earl Heir. Not for dowry!"

"I really don't understand you, Ada, why are you so attached to money." Liz said angrily, "The Duke of Henley will also give a large gift money. Then you can slowly fill in your gaps, can't you?" ?”

"Hmph, come on, Liz, you don't understand at all." Ada sneered, "What will you know if you eat, drink and play all day long? How much gift money the Duke of Henley promised you? Did they say it? Do you know that they lost money in the war?" How much?"

"Did they lose money in the war?" Liz asked in surprise.

"...Ada is right." Earl Leemans said flatly: "Because the war hit Africa, Duke Henley's mines were severely damaged. It is said that they owed a lot of money to customers because they couldn't complete their orders." Earl Leemans shook his head helplessly, "Many businesses in the UK have been severely affected, and the overall economy is much worse than before the war."

"I think it's more practical for you to worry about whether the Duke of Henley will go bankrupt. That's the end of the dowry matter, you can figure out your own way. There is nothing I can do here." Ada spread her hands and said.

"Can't do anything?" The countess opened her mouth in surprise, "Your money is reserved for your illegitimate son!"

"What did you say?" Ada immediately glanced at the Countess, "You all know?"

"Of course!" Liz said angrily, "We've already found out that you have an illegitimate child! You often go in and out of Harper's house, how could they have an extra child for no reason! As long as I find someone to check it, I will find it! And He's not the son of the Harding family yet. Huh," Liz sneered, "you unruly woman!"

"Liz, what are you talking about!" Earl Leemans yelled at Liz, "Don't say that about your sister! Apologize to your sister!"

"I won't tell!" Unless she can pay my dowry! ' Liz continued aloud.

"That child is your future husband's child," Ada said coldly, "He wasn't an illegitimate child in the first place, but you made him an illegitimate child, didn't you?" It seems that there is no need to hide anything now, as everyone knows everything.

"Enough! Enough! Ada, alas..." Earl Leemans sighed helplessly, "You guys, stop blaming each other!" Earl Leemans knew that it was difficult for Ada to marry John, especially for him. After learning about the relationship between Ada and Leon from Liz.He also felt very guilty about the whole thing.So at Ada's wedding, he ordered Mr. Rocha to come before the two took the oath, and asked Ada to sign the documents of the succession earl.In this way Ada can activate the reserve fund without marrying John. "...Ada. Help Liz prepare that dowry..." He shook his head helplessly at Ada.

Ada gently put the knife and fork on the table, she paused, and sighed heavily, "... yes. But I have one condition. My son, Charlie, will move here and live with me."

"You're crazy...if Leon sees..." Liz stared at Ada with wide eyes.

"I won't let him see it. I don't want him to see it either. I will order all the servants to keep it secret. If he wants to come to the manor, you must tell me in advance. I will arrange for him to ensure that the two will not meet." Ada remained calm. talking.

"No! What if Leon still..."

"Okay, let's do it like this!" The Countess said before Liz finished speaking, "Just do it! If Mr. Kennedy married Liz, I don't think he would want to have an illegitimate child." Obviously the Countess didn't know that Ada With the level of relationship with Leon, she only thinks that Ada is just a passerby beside Leon, and she has seen a lot of romantic lives of noble men.

"Very good. I will arrange it as soon as possible. Jimmy..." Ada turned to look at the male servant behind him, "I don't want to eat here, take the rest to my room."

"Understood, Miss Ada." The male servant said respectfully.

Because Ada revived the village and managed it very well, naturally Ada's reputation is getting higher and higher.On the contrary, Earl Leemans is still living in the shadow of economic crisis that plunged his family and village into economic crisis because of his gambling loss.It caused him to be much more depressed than before, so now many things are decided by Ada.As for the countess, because Ada's status is getting higher and higher, sometimes she even has to do things according to Ada's wishes, which makes her very dissatisfied. Basically, whenever she sees Ada, she will be very unhappy.Now Ada's attitude with Liz and the countess is not as friendly as before, and their relationship has become much tougher, because Ada is dissatisfied that Liz designed her behind her back.

Ada barely managed to get Liz's dowry together.Ada also had to sell the family's small piece of land in Cornwall because the countess and Liz were unwilling to pay a penny.Although I don't want to, I can live with Charlie in exchange for it.Now Ada can teach Charlie a lot, sleep with him, and play with him.Of course, Ada still likes planting flowers in the garden with him the most. Earl Leemans unexpectedly likes Charlie. He likes to let Charlie read all kinds of books. He also teaches Charlie to read and write. For a while, he is very happy to have a child at home.Although Charlie is an illegitimate child, he is very likely to become the earl's heir in the future.Of course, this is the unilateral opinion of Earl Leemans, he didn't know that Ada wanted to arrange for Charlie to go to America.

Soon Charlie's 4th birthday came.Although Ada will not arrange for him