In the afternoon, people from the Ayer Chamber of Commerce came.
"Ain didn't trust me, so he followed me."
Ivey, who got off the carriage, was wearing standard aristocratic clothing. He scratched his head and said to Zhou Li with an embarrassed look on his face: "She said that I had never attended banquets before. The etiquette and clothing might cause some jokes. . So she was worried and prepared to follow me in the name of a maid. This..."
"sure."
Seeing what Aiwei was worried about, Zhou Li smiled and said nonchalantly: "Don't go with the maid. It sounds weird. Just add it to the invitation list. Don't worry too much."
"This is not etiquette, Mr. Brave."
At this time, Ain, who was wearing a black and white maid uniform, walked up to Zhou Li, bowed slightly and saluted, and then said to Zhou Li in a cold tone: "My rash follow has caused you a lot of trouble, thank you. You can allow me to attend the meeting as your accompanying maid, but changing the list will easily damage your reputation, and the king and nobles will also complain, so please don't change the list."
"Yes, if you insist."
Zhou Li still admires Aiwei's adopted sister. So he didn't pay much attention and agreed to Ain's request after waving his hand. But Eluma on the side seemed to notice something. She looked at Ain who was hurriedly walking towards her carriage, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.
Before the people from the El Chamber of Commerce go to the Goblin Farmhouse, let us change the time to late night the day before.
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That night was a very peaceful night. Apart from the howling and whining of wolves that filled the valley from time to time in the twilight forest, the roar of weapons hitting the ground, and the wild beasts running around, that night was actually relatively quiet.
"The Four Seas Chamber of Commerce is preparing to terminate cooperation with us. Noble Levisir sent us a letter of condemnation. Other nobles and chambers of commerce, large and small, who have cooperated with us have expressed ambiguous positions. Except for the Brave Union, other professional unions have not contacted us again. "
In the main building of the Al Chamber of Commerce, Ivey sat on the sofa, rubbing his face with his hands to relieve the bad news that was pouring in at this time. Ain on the side looked calm and continued to report to Aiweibo without any hesitation:
"According to my calculations, in about a month, at least sixteen collaborators will terminate their contracts with us one after another, and the size of the Ayr Chamber of Commerce will shrink by at least 20%. At the same time, other nobles who have expressed ambiguous positions will Most of them are the great nobles who were threatened by you when we built a fortress together with you last time. Although they did not directly attack us because of their reputation as brave men, they have been making small moves secretly."
"Then break up with them."
Ivey put down his hand and said without hesitation: "If the sixteen collaborators want to leave, let them go, but they cannot escape from me in vain. No piece of meat should be bitten off. Those big nobles directly canceled the transaction, If there is a direct termination of the cooperative relationship, remember, the attitude must be tough."
Ain was startled for a moment when he heard this, and then replied neatly: "I will give the order right now. Do you have any other requests?"
"No more." Ivy put his arms on the sofa. He leaned on the soft cushions and breathed a long sigh of relief. "Sure enough, adding insult to injury is inevitable."
"It's not certain who falls into the water last."
Ain helped his eyes on the side, and then said in a cold voice: "What they saw was that the relationship between the Brave and us was not good at the beginning, and they thought that the Brave would be suspicious of the Ayr Chamber of Commerce and would not provide much help to the Ayr Chamber of Commerce. .”
"It seems they miscalculated this time."
The corner of Ivey's mouth curled up slightly. He looked at the letter with the brave coat of arms on the desk in front of him and said to Ain: "The investiture ceremony...heh, Magnum III's calculations are really loud. While conferring knighthoods and bribes to the brave men, while giving away profits, the brave men are used as vanguards to encroach on the Muqi Republic. Should I say that I am worthy of being a descendant of bandits?"
"You can see it, and the brave man can naturally see it. But this time the award ceremony will be a stage for Mr. Brave to show himself, and since the brave man can invite you, it proves that he has regarded you as one of his own. .”
After listening to Ain's words, Aiwei nodded. He stood up and said to Ain beside him: "Tomorrow afternoon I have to leave for the... happy village of the brave? I still can't figure out what the name of that awkward place is. Could you please help me put on the dress for the ceremony later? Get ready, it’s the one with the roses, I forgot where to put them.”
"That's called farmhouse. And you didn't forget to put it away at all. You just put it away every time you wear it and you need me to clean it up for you. And..."
A disgusted expression appeared on Ain's face after she had finished working. She glanced at Aiwei and suddenly let out a long sigh.
"Huh? What's wrong? Why are you looking at me with such an expression on your face?"
Ivey looked at Ain's disgusted and helpless expression, the corners of his mouth twitched, and his expression was very confused.
"Master!" Ain suddenly emphasized his tone and said to Ivey: "The rose flower dress is for attending the banquet held by ladies. If you really wear this dress to attend the king's banquet, I can only rely on my connections to give you as much as possible." You fight for the death penalty."
Ivey's expression froze, then he scratched his head angrily, and said with some embarrassment: "I don't like to attend banquets. I don't know much about this, so I don't quite understand."
"If you learn it clearly, then you must learn it very clearly." After choking Aiwei with the same nonsense literature, Ain frowned and said slightly uneasily:
"Is it really okay for you to attend the ceremony alone?"
"It's definitely no problem." Ivey waved his hand and said proudly: "Actually, I did a little bit of etiquette knowledge yesterday, but I didn't read many books on clothing. Don't worry, there is absolutely no problem."
Ain did not speak, but looked at Aiwei with a cold face for a while. When Aiwei was speechless, Aiyin suddenly spoke: "What should a man do when he meets a woman of higher status than himself in a formal occasion?" ?”
"Bend your knees and raise your chest to salute. Who are you looking down on? Really." Ivey waved his hand with a relaxed look on his face.
After listening to Aiwei's quick answer, Ain nodded with satisfaction and said, "I'll go with you this time."
"well???"
Ivey was stunned for a moment, sat up straight, and asked in confusion: "Didn't I answer it?"
"I want to go by myself this time!"
Ain left the meeting room of the Al Chamber of Commerce after leaving a few words, leaving Aiwei scratching his head in confusion, feeling very confused.
However, just ten minutes later, Ain came back.
"You, you, you, you, come with me, come with me!!!"
Looking at Ain who hurriedly returned to the conference room with an anxious look on his face, Ivy had a huge question mark on his face. Then he didn't ask any more questions. He just asked Ain to calm down his breathing and follow her out.
Soon, Ain and Aiwei arrived at Ain's residence not far from the office area. Next to a small and elegant red-tiled house, a small figure huddled on the cold stone slab, arousing pity.
