Chapter 171: Promotion and a Raise

Chapter One Hundred Seventy-OnePromotion and a Raise

After leaving Azik’s home, Klein took a public carriage back to Daffodil Street.

Click. He took out his key and opened the door, then suddenly saw a figure sitting inside the dining room.

Klein instinctively tightened his grip on the cane in his hand, but immediately realized that it was not a thief. It was Bella, the maid-of-all-work.

Bella was focused on reading the open newspaper spread across the table. Hearing the door open, she too was startled. She shot to her feet and stammered an explanation.

“I—I just finished the morning work, and I was waiting, waiting for the water to boil so I could eat bread.”

I really still have not gotten used to suddenly having a maid at home…

Klein mocked himself silently, took off his hat, and gave a slight nod.

“Reading is a good habit. Persisting in reading during the spare time left by busy work is encouraged by the Goddess.”

Afraid the other party might think he was mocking her, he invoked the name of the Evernight Goddess.

In truth, only the God of Knowledge and Wisdom placed reading in such an exalted position… Of course, every Church encourages learning… Mm, at seventeen or eighteen, believing in the Evernight Goddess means she is influenced by her parents, and parents like that, so long as they are not completely without options, would certainly let their daughter receive education. If public elementary school was unaffordable, the Church’s free schools would still be possible—at most, she would lose some time… That means Bella is not illiterate. She recognizes words and can read the newspaper…

Thinking this, Klein set down his cane and entered the living room.

His impression of Bella was rather good.

Although the young girl looked somewhat unsuited to the kitchen and clumsy with her hands and feet, she had shown a willingness to learn and an effort to keep learning.

Bella lowered both hands and said somewhat embarrassedly, “I used to, used to almost never read newspapers. The landlord did not allow us to buy old newspapers to paste on the walls… When I picked it up just now to wipe the coffee table, I accidentally glanced at it and thought, thought it was very interesting.”

Poor girl. Back when I first transmigrated here, newspapers were at the bottom of my interesting-things ranking…

Klein silently grumbled. Then he smiled, followed the silver watch chain, took out his pocket watch, opened it with a snap, and glanced at the time. Casually, he said, “As long as you complete your work, and complete it well, you may arrange the remaining time freely. There is no need to be nervous. Of course, if Benson, Melissa, and I are talking, it would be best for you to stay in your room. I allow you to use the gas lamp there and bring a few old newspapers inside.

“Mm. Knock on my bedroom door at one in the afternoon, then prepare for me one cup of Sibe black tea, two soft white rolls, one slice of oat toast, and a small plate of butter.”

To celebrate his advancement to Sequence 8, Klein decided to indulge himself just a little and bring forward the white bread Benson had planned to enjoy on the weekend.

Mm. I will buy eight pounds more later. From now on, the staple food can change from oat bread to white bread! A Sequence 8 Beyonder’s weekly salary must surely rise… The Captain actually did not mention this earlier… He forgot again!

Klein froze slightly, then decided to ask clearly tomorrow.

“Yes. Yes, all right,” Bella answered, both surprised and delighted.

Then she asked with some uncertainty, “Mr. Klein, do you mean the Sibe black tea used for receiving guests?”

Because everyone in the family was surnamed Moretti, she respectfully used their given names.

“Yes. From now on, that will be the tea we normally drink,” Klein said with a wave of his hand, striding toward the stairs.

After becoming a Clown, he suddenly discovered that his financial condition had become very good.

First, he temporarily had no extra…