Chapter 4
Chapter 4
CL: I really wanted to read this so I attempted doing this . HAHA . I hope you like it . 4
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1 . She"s in the body of her stepmother - 4
"Excuse me," the man said again .
"Excuse me . " He repeated as he looked around .
"Wait over there . There are a lot of people . "
It was supposed to be a persuasion, but it came out more like an order . I breathed a sigh and got out of the way as others pointed out .
You can"t fight screaming in the middle of this crowded road . But I heard Iris very clearly .
"Apologize! Do it properly!"
You"re good . My daughter .
Of course, the man seemed to think the latter . His face grew serious . I was looking at him as if he didn"t know whether to stop Iris or stay with me .
That"s not my problem but yours mister .
"If that"s the case . . . " The man said and turned to me . The light from the sun seemed to have turned his hair from the light color of brown to a hair of gold .
His eyes were dark brown .
But the most striking thing was the man"s appearance . Oh, he was handsome enough to impress me, but I"m too old to talk about a man"s figure . I got through it all quickly .
"Excuse me . "
"Yes?"
The man who was about to say something seemed to have lost track and bit back . I spoke firmly with the dignity of an elder .
"Excuse me . Just leave it as it is . "
"But . "
"But no . It"s just me . "
Iris could handle it . Against my opposition, the man couldn"t leave me and began to stare at Iris and the young boy .
Naturally, Iris was quick to compose herself .
She grabbed the hand of the boy and dragged him towards me .
"Apologize! Apologize to my mother!"
"Mother?"
The boy"s expression went strange . I knew what it was . You mean Iris and I don"t look alike at all .
And there was a man who threw a similar reaction next to me .
"Was it a mother, not an older sister?"
"Pa.s.sed . "
I slapped the man next to me on the shoulder and smiled like how a social life works . However, the two men responded that it was ridiculous .
Whether it is or not, I turned my gaze to the young child . He was really a kid . Suddenly entering a thirty-seven-year-old body doesn"t change my taste, but I think he would still be a child in my eyes even before I entered this body .
I wonder if he is about 20 years old . He had brown hair and blue eyes, a bit like Ashley but not exactly the same .
They both looked a little flowery, or rather, in a good way, like rich kids .
Also somehow, he looked like an idol in my original world, which in other words, he"s a handsome boy .
"So, honey, what about the apology?"
I tilted my head and asked . The boy looked unconvinced and looked at the man next to me . But when he didn"t say anything, the boy"s eyes turned to me again .
And the apology?
I urged him with my eyes, and the man beside me made a small noise .
"Khm . "
Only then did the boy bow his head and spoke in a crawling voice .
"I"ve made a big mistake, Lady . Please forgive me with your compa.s.sionate heart . I was disrespectful . "
"What?"
I"m sorry for what I expected was completely different . I didn"t expect such a full-fledged apology . I was dumbfounded, and Iris looked at the boy as if he were crazy .
She even let go of the boy"s hand and crept towards me .
"If there"s any way to compensate for Lady"s damage, I"ll do anything . Like the sky! the sk-!"
Sky? What in the sky? While I was looking up at the sky, the man next to me ran like lightning and grabbed the boy by the collar .
And he smiled at me and said, "I"m genuinely very sorry . I have repented of my wrongdoing . Please forgive me . "
What kind of a gag combination are you guys? Mine and Iris" eyes were cold . The man put the boy"s collar back and quickly mended his crumpled clothes .
"I"ll make up for the clothes that are ruined . And I suggest you go to my house and rest for a second . . . "
He took the ring off his hand by saying so . It was a pretty big ring . Jewelry? It was obvious that the delicate colors were of superior quality .
Da .
The man handed me the ring and said, "Go to a restaurant on the next street called Fairy Spring, and if you do this, you"ll get whatever you want . Have all you want . "
You want me to get myself something to eat? I looked at the ring in amazement . I think it would be better to sell it .
But the man grabbed the boy"s elbow dragging him away from me as if he had read my mind .
"Oh, selling it is impossible . "
"Why? Is it magical?"
It was sarcastic, but the man burst into laughter as if he had heard a very funny joke . What? Why? What? I looked back at the said ring .
Some sort of symbol was carved . But if I go through Mildred"s memories, it was not exactly a famous family crest .
"That"s weird . "
Iris said and came up to me, she was also looking at the ring . I tilted the ring so that I could see it better .
"Have you seen this symbol before?"
"No . "
Mildred grew up in a n.o.ble family and remembered the crests of most families . Among them is a crest that Iris and Lily had taken themselves .
But the ring I am holding now was a crest I have never seen before . I looked at the ring one more time and wore it on my finger, or else I feel like I"ll lose it if I just carry it .
"It"s big . "
Iris threw a word from the side . I"ve worn it in the index finger, as such, I tried putting it on the middle finger but to no avail, the ring was still too big .
Which finger did this man put it on? I had to put the ring on my thumb . This is like putting a stone ring on a baby girl .
Arthur Young, you"re welcome .
"Mother!"
Ashley and Lily, who had disappeared, came back looking for me . They were wearing smiles from their personal errands .
Yeah, I"d be glad if you guys had fun . I ushered my hands behind my back to cover my bleeding palm .
"Did you find anything interesting?"
"I sold flour in front Yoyo at a low price . "
Ashley said excitedly . But Lily, who opened her mouth the same way, was startled .
Holding my skirt, she asked, "Mother, are you hurt?"
d.a.m.n it . I checked the area Lily had caught was torn apart and clicked my tongue . Iris said next to me .
"Some stupid kid pushed her down . "
She and Ashley looked surprise . Then she asked .
"Shall we just go back?"
Oh, right . We came to buy clothes . I checked the proportion of people who seemed to have similar purpose to us among the crowd and threw a line of poetry back into the street .
Then I took a stealthy step . It was okay . It hurts a little, but I can walk .
Moreover, if you look back on Mildred"s memory, many unwed ladies must attend parties at this time or another . The prince will be charmed and marry Ashley at a glace . Iris and Lily are not in the picture .
This is an opportunity for Iris and Lily . There is no chance of marrying a prince, but they can meet another fine man .
"Let"s go . "
I led the children into a street lined with clothing stores and taverns . Unlike before, Ashley and Lily followed me closely .
"Come on . "
The clothing store was not a place I knew . When it comes to clothes shops where I used to live, there are a lot of pre-made items . Customers go in and look for clothes that match their preferred design and price .
Of course, it is very difficult to match the two .
But the clothing store here was excessively inferior and as of low cla.s.s . Thus, already finished dresses was still not a thing .
"Hmm?"
I stopped, embarra.s.sed to see the store full when I and the children entered . There were shelves in each wall, each filled with twinkling cloth . Is this a clothing store or a Neira box? (CL: Unfortunately, I don"t know what she meant by that . The translation may be completely wrong)
"Are you looking for anything?"
The man bowed and repeated the question once again . He took a glance at us with a peevish look as if we were an inconvenience . You don"t want to sell it?
"I"m here to see some clothes . "
The man laughed at my words, then leaned back on the shelf and sardonically said .
"My house doesn"t sell that kind of stuff . "
The man may look older than me, but talking back to a customer is by no means willing to sell .
I don"t have to buy it if he"s that unwilling to sell . There are many shops other than here . With my head sharply tilted, I asked .
"That kind of stuff?"
"Look at your dress . You"re walking around searching for canceled dresses and you"re hanging around this shop with nothing of the sort . We don"t have time to produce such a thing . Go wander about at the end of this alley . "
I didn"t quite understand what he was trying to say . Nibbling his tongue, the man then said .
"By the way, women these days are so vain . . . . . . . . . "
The children froze at the man"s words . I"m sure they never heard such rudeness before, but I have . I quickly searched Mildred"s memory to find the reason why this man is behaving this way .
Clothes in this world are basically custom-made . When a customer tells a design that he or she wants, the manufacturer first draws the design he or she wants, and then produces it according to the size of the customer .
It takes quite a while, but there"s nothing off-the-shelf here .
It turns out that the Cinderella in the fairy tale would also only wear the dress from the fairy .
I heard it . People who don"t have money buy the fabrics and make it themselves .
Sometimes, you can order in a store and not visit it, because it is made to match the customer"s size . It cannot be sold until you get it .
So, the store often turned over the finished clothes at a cheap price when someone showed up to fit them . To get even a thousand dollars .
However, the high-sounding store for n.o.bility is abandoned .
All right, I"m gonna come up with that and I"m gonna go round about it .
"A cheap dye?"
The man asked what I was talking about so I respectfully turned my head and stared at him .
Mildred had a certain look when she despised a person .
I said, trying to look like her the best that I could .
"None of these red fabrics is dyed with an ISO, is it?" (CL: I tried to research what"s an ISO but I just can"t find something that makes sense . I apologize)
The man"s face turned red, as red as the nearest piece of cloth .
"Muh, what are you talking about? It"s your dress that is dyed with an ISO . . . . "+
"Swindler . "
I cut the man"s horse off a single blade . Mildred"s dress was never dyed with ISO . She was a wealthy baronet and would only dress in good clothing .
The cloth the man had taken out was far from this cow, even in color .
"That"s a cowwood dye . "
The man"s eyes bulged out at my words . It seems to me that I have hit the nail right on the spot .