Roman stood still, raising his small hand to touch the top of his head, his handsome little face full of disappointment.

After sulking for a while, he trotted to the yard and looked at his reflection in a water bucket.

The water surface reflected a cute little boy with delicate features, a high nose bridge, soft lips, and a pair of light brown eyes that looked like two misty amber gems.

At just seven years old, he already showed signs of becoming strikingly handsome and beautiful.

If he weren't so thin, almost emaciated, his appearance might have been even more eye-catching.

After looking at his reflection, Roman was finally satisfied.

He wasn't like Troy at all; he was better-looking than Troy!

Although he hadn't seen Troy's entire face, little Roman was just that confident!

Luo Wei found Bella cooking in the kitchen and asked about Lilith and the others' breakfast situation this morning.

Bella timidly said, "Miss Rossetti didn't like the food I made very much, but the other two gentlemen weren't picky eaters."

Luo Wei saw the leftover stewed fish in the pot and bread slices on the rack, which indeed looked quite rough.

She took out three silver coins and gave them to Bella: "This afternoon, go out and buy a bag of fine flour, eggs, and a bucket of milk. I'll teach you how to sift and make better bread. Also, buy two iron pots and three clay pots, and get more beef and chicken."

She had a potion class tomorrow, and her spice assignment wasn't done yet. She needed to finish it this afternoon while she had time.

She might not know how to blend perfumes, but how could she not know how to make seasoning?

"Oh, and sugar too. Buy some almond candy as well."

Remembering that sugar was expensive in this world, Luo Wei gave Bella two more silver coins.

Holding five silver coins in her hands, Bella was trembling. She had never held so much money before.

When she worked at her aunt's house before, her daily income was only two copper coins, just enough to buy a loaf of black bread mixed with pebbles.

Bella looked at her new mistress with concern, worried that the mistress might squander all the household money, leaving her homeless on the streets.

"What's wrong?" Luo Wei noticed Bella's worried expression and asked curiously.

"Nothing, mistress. Please go about your business. I'm going shopping now!"

Bella tried to stand up straight. For the sake of this household, she was determined to bargain hard with the merchants today!

Luo Wei returned to the main hall just as Lilith came downstairs, having changed her clothes.

"Luo Wei, you're back from class?"

"Yes, Lilith. Are you going out?"

Lilith lifted her skirt and walked up to her, saying kindly, "I'm planning to go to Siria Magic Academy. I was supposed to report there this morning, but it got delayed until now."

Luo Wei looked confused: "So you're a student at the magic academy too."

Lilith couldn't help but smile: "I'm not a student, I'm a teacher at the school."

Luo Wei's eyes widened suddenly: "You're a teacher?"

Lilith looked only three or four years older than her, yet she was a teacher at the academy!

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"Doesn't it seem like it?" Lilith spread her arms and twirled in front of her, covering her mouth and smiling with her eyes curved, "I'm the newly hired Potion Course teacher at the academy. I was late in reporting because I was inspecting the border defenses for a few days."

"Potion Course," Luo Wei said dazedly, "Is that Pharmacology?"

"It's an advanced course in Pharmacology, Intermediate Potion Making. You'll see me when you become an intermediate magic apprentice," Lilith said, gentle as water.

Luo Wei was still shocked. Lilith had so many identities, even more than her.

When she thought Lilith was a knight, she told her she was a princess. When she knew she was a princess, she now says she's a teacher at the school.

No wonder she could write a recommendation letter for the original owner; teachers have internal referral quotas!

Thinking of this, Luo Wei felt a bit confused again: "Lilith... teacher, why did you recommend me to come to Siria in the first place?"

"When I first saw you, I noticed magical fluctuations around you. I thought your magical talent must be quite good, so I recommended you to study here."

It was pretty much as she had guessed. Luo Wei thanked Lilith again for saving the original owner back then.

Lilith saw through it clearly: "What's there to thank? I saved myself. If it weren't for you, I would have become monster food long ago."

She bid farewell to Luo Wei and hurried out the door.

Luo Wei thought, "Oh no," realizing she hadn't prepared a carriage.

How could a noble lady go out without riding in a carriage? Surely Lilith wouldn't walk to school?

Luo Wei mourned for herself. The rich lady image she had carefully cultivated was completely shattered at this moment. Once Lilith got to school and asked around, wouldn't she become suspicious of her again?

Just as she was feeling despondent, she suddenly heard the sound of wheels rolling outside the door.

Luo Wei was stunned and looked towards the courtyard.

A simple yet elegant arched-top small carriage appeared outside the gate, pulled by a white horse. A short-haired boy, about ten years old, was sitting at the front of the carriage!

If she wasn't mistaken, that carriage had come out from the side gate of her small courtyard, right? There were no other houses nearby, and she hadn't heard the sound of wheels earlier.

Could it be that Lilith had called for it this morning?

Luo Wei felt very uneasy and called Roman, who was pulling weeds in the yard: "Roman, did Miss Rossetti call for that carriage herself?"

"No," Roman fidgeted with his fingers, carefully looking at her with moist eyes, "I bought it."

"You bought it?" Luo Wei asked incredulously, "Where did you get the money to buy a carriage?"

Roman lowered his head: "It was the two gold coins you gave me yesterday. I only bought a cashmere coat for eighty copper coins, and used the rest to buy the carriage."

Luo Wei was shocked: "But horses are so expensive, and the carriage too. The remaining money wouldn't be enough!"

"It was enough," Roman counted on his fingers, "I bought a three-year-old pony from an uncle I know. I told him this horse would be used to pull your carriage, and that you usually stay at the academy and don't go out often, so the horse wouldn't get tired. If he sold me the horse at half price, I could feed it the best grass for three years."

"After three years when you leave Siria, I would sell the horse back to him at full price, and I could help train the horse. Horses are in their prime after five years old, so it would be like he raised a strong horse without spending a penny."

"The boss agreed and only charged me one gold coin."

"Then I asked the horse boss to introduce me to a carriage merchant. I told him I wanted to buy a carriage for a noble lady, and if he sold me the carriage at a discount, I would help promote his business, saying that all nobles buy carriages from him."

"The carriage merchant agreed too and only charged me ninety silver coins."

Luo Wei was increasingly amazed as she listened: "Then you only had twenty copper coins left. How did you hire a coachman?"

"Tom isn't a coachman. He's an orphan too. He often begs around the carriage shop and knows how to drive a carriage. I found him and said if he was willing to be your coachman, I would share half of my food with him every day, and he agreed."

"Then I gave him my old linen clothes, took him to take a bath and get a haircut, and let him try driving the carriage. He drives very well."

At this point, Roman's face suddenly became very dejected: "I originally wanted it for you to ride in. I didn't expect that lady would need to use it too."

Luo Wei was so amazed she couldn't speak. She had picked up a genius child!

"Roman, you've done me a great favor today!" she quickly comforted him, "You did very well. Miss Rossetti is my guest. If she went out without a carriage, it would be my face that's lost."

Hearing this, Roman also became happy: "Really, Miss? Did I really help you?"

"Of course!" Luo Wei nodded affirmatively, "But how did you come up with the idea of buying a carriage?"

Roman said shyly: "Yesterday at noon, I saw your hands were red from holding the reins when you got off the horse. I thought you must be very uncomfortable riding a horse all the time, so I wanted to buy you a carriage."

Luo Wei felt both touched and heartbroken. She finally understood what it felt like to have a thoughtful little darling.

TBC