Not long after, the lecturer with high cheekbones stepped onto the half-raised wooden platform in front of the auditorium.
"Good morning, kind and benevolent ladies. I'm Sevilla Jeda. Today, I'm going to share with you my experience in arranging household expenses. It's divided into three parts. The first is how a family with an annual income of around 100 pounds should balance the expenses of food, housing, clothes, and hiring servants. The second is how a family with an annual income of 200 pounds should increase their expenses to make themselves look more presentable …"
Melissa listened carefully. She didn't need to calculate in her head to remember the total annual income of her two brothers.
"More than two hundred pounds..." she thought, half relieved and half frightened.
She was both happy and content with her present life, and afraid that it would soon disappear.
At this moment, Selena, who had burgundy hair, covered her mouth and said to her two friends in a hushed voice,
"She seems to be a follower of the Storm Lord. She's wearing the Storm Badge."
Melissa looked over, and sure enough, she saw that Seviara was wearing an emblem depicting a gale and a wave on the left side of her chest.
She hurriedly explained,
"Mrs. Shaud, who told me about this lecture, is a follower of the Lord of Storms. I don't think it's strange, teacher."
"Yeah, I don't think there's any problem. We're here to hear the specific bill plan." Y'lisabet comforted Melissa.
"But apart from Melissa, we don't need or have the right to plan our family's expenses," the wine-red haired Selina mumbled.
Elizabeth retorted without hesitation.
"But we will eventually get married and have our own family."
After the magic mirror divination incident, Selena had always been afraid of Elizabeth. All she could do was nod in embarrassment and pretend to be listening attentively.
The lecturer, Sevilla, raised her right hand.
"The premise of all these expenditure plans is that we must respect the opinions of the male hosts. They are the source of income and the pillars of the family. They face anxiety, stress, trouble, and chaos in this turbid society and win everything for us. Therefore, we must create a peaceful environment where they will not be disturbed by external affairs. We must let them relax when they return home and let their souls be baptized, so that they can face all kinds of challenges in a better state …"
"Therefore, the famous philosopher, sociologist, humanist, and economist Mr. Lourdes once said that women are the angels of the family."
Selina propped her cheeks with her hands, revealing her dimples as she asked in a low voice with excitement,
"Leumi, the gentleman who said 'man is born free'?"
"Yes, but he is a believer of the Lord of Storms," Elizabeth replied hesitantly.
At this moment, the lecturer, Sevilla, continued speaking.
"Mr. Lourmie also told us that women are born deficient in wisdom and logic. Since this is the case, we, who have no ability to judge, should accept the words of our fathers and husbands as religious beliefs..." (Note 1)
Melissa, Selina, and Y'lisabet looked at each other speechlessly for a long time.
"Let's go?" Selina finally suggested.
Melissa and Y'lisabet nodded at the same time.
"Alright!"
They took their veils, lowered their backs, and slipped toward the side door, trying to leave without attracting attention.
When they carefully arrived outside and stood up straight, they suddenly heard a burst of enthusiastic applause from the small auditorium.
Melissa subconsciously turned her head and looked through the hole in the door.
She saw Mrs. Shaud clapping. She saw the ladies applauding.
Phew, praise the Lady … Melissa exhaled and left the place that made her uncomfortable with Selina and Y'lisabet.
"Shall we go to Harrod's Department Store?" Standing under a tree by the roadside, Selina had forgotten what had just happened and suggested happily.
Melissa fell silent for a few seconds.
"I want to go back and study."
"Study …" Selina stroked her burgundy hair in a daze, as though she had returned to her usual life.
"And I still have to buy bread, beef, potatoes, and fruits … Klein has to work today, and Baansen went to the city library. Yes, yes, I have to go back!" Melissa suddenly felt how much she loved textbooks, loved clockwork, and loved gears.
Selina decided to maintain a distance from Melissa, who was acting abnormally today. She turned to look at Y'lisabet and smiled obsequiously.
"Shall the two of us go to Harrod's Department Store? Although I've already spent all my private money, it's nice to shop around and take a look. "
"Okay." Y'lisabet agreed to her friend's suggestion and asked in a seemingly casual manner, "Melissa, does your brother, Klein, have to work on Sundays as well?"
"Yes, he's off on Mondays. It's different from ordinary work." Melissa subconsciously raised her head.
…
After leaving the Blackthorn Security Company, Klein took a tracked public carriage to Howes Street.
He tried his best to rein in his thoughts and stop thinking about the Antigonus family's treasure. He focused his attention back on acting.
It was important to digest the potion as soon as possible and improve himself no matter what!
"Acting as a Seer? Heh, I'm still not professional enough. The fortune-tellers of the Foodie Nation have to look at the almanac before they do anything …" Klein held his cane and sat in the carriage's interior.
He decided to divine if it was a good day for him to go out and head to the Divination Club.
Only then would he be a qualified Seer!
Taking the opportunity to get out of the car, Klein took out a halfpenny. His gaze converged, and his eyes quickly turned dark as he silently chanted, "That's right.
"Today is a good day to go to the Divination Club."
"Today is a good day to go to the Divination Club."
…
Dang!
Klein flicked the coin upwards. He didn't watch it roll, but instead stretched out his palm.
Patter! The halfpenny fell steadily into his palm.
This time, it was the '1/2' number that was surrounded by the ears of wheat.
The numbers are going up. This means that I'll encounter something bad at the Divination Club today … Klein thought for a moment before turning around and walking across the street. He waited for the public carriage to take off in the direction of Daffodil Street.
He felt that he was becoming more and more like a fraud.
…
Howes Street, in front of Harold's department store.
Selina was about to enter when she suddenly froze and turned to look to the side.
"Did something happen?" Y'lisabet asked curiously.
Selina puffed up her cheeks.
"Y 'lisabet, I'm reminded of my mysticism teacher, Mr. Vincent. He passed away just like that, on the second morning of my birthday …"
"Is this because I peeked and used his secret incantation? This has made me feel guilty and uneasy … Besides, I haven't been very lucky recently. "
"So?" Y'lisabet asked in a tacit manner.
Selina bit her lips.
"I wish to head to the Divination Club next door to do a divination. I want to see if Mr. Vincent's matter is really related to me."
To see what happened on the birthday banquet … I have a nagging feeling that Y'lisabet is hiding something from me … I remember the back view of a man in a tuxedo …
"Don't you know divination?" Y'lisabet asked in surprise.
Selina deliberately mimicked her father's sigh.
"Sigh, I'm not in the right state to divine myself."
"Alright, then let's head to the Divination Club next door." Y'lisabet agreed to her friend's suggestion.
They went to the side and followed the stairs to the Divination Club on the second floor.
"Hello, good afternoon, Miss Angelica. It's nice to see you again." In the reception hall, Selina greeted in a lively manner.
Angelica smiled.
"As long as you come after lunch, you should be able to meet me."
Selena exchanged a few pleasantries with him and mourned for Hanass Vincent before saying, "I'm sorry.
"I need a divination."
"You know the club's rules. This is a list of members who are willing to do divination … It's the weekend today, so many people will be here." Angelica went through the process with great familiarity.
Selina and Y'lisabet's heads were together as they quickly flipped through the list and the corresponding introduction.
"I've always approached my teacher directly in the past. I never expected the club to have so many members willing to do divination compared to last year," Selina said with interest.
Suddenly, she paused for a few seconds and muttered in puzzlement.
"Klein Moretti, Klein Moretti? Isn't that the same name as Brother Melissa? "
Y'lisabet was taken aback. She looked at the two words "Klein Moretti" a few times before nodding in thought.
"That's right …"
"Miss Angelica, is Mr. Klein Moretti here?" Selina asked with bright eyes.
Angelica shook her head.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Klein Moretti isn't here today."
"Alright, let's get someone else." Selena didn't have any intention of getting to know him. All she did was snicker and say to her friend, "I know he can't be Melissa's brother, but when I saw this name, I naturally thought of a news headline, something like the 'Intis Post'."
The Intis Post was founded by Rosell The Great and was famous for its sensational headlines. It was one of the most famous newspapers in the Northern Continent.
Elizabeth asked, with some inattention:
"What title?"
Selina cleared her throat.
"Is it a corruption of morals, or is it a societal problem? A history student has actually been reduced to helping people with divination on the weekends to make ends meet!"
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