Miranda woke up early today, she changed into a light white tethered tights and dark blue leggings, a brown men's waistcoat, and her long blonde hair was tied into a ponytail, revealing her fair and clean ankles. Miranda's natural beauty was not overshadowed by her slightly masculine dress, and her slender figure and aura eyes gave a sense of vitality.

It's been more than five months since Avi left today, and her life has returned to peace. In fact, she didn't feel much discomfort when she returned to Golden Shoe City after two years of traveling abroad, but in the past ten years, every time she was in her hometown, there would always be Avi by her side, so she had been bored during this time.

Miranda also occasionally goes to Aunt Joni's house, and she has quietly told Joni about Avi's situation. Jonny had been living in despair, but when she heard the news that Avi wasn't dead, she started to live a strong life again, just like she had raised Avi alone for so many years

Miranda wanted to know how Avi was doing, so she stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling mirror at home, looking at her clothes and thinking. Did Avi complete the task of the mercenary group leader? He used to be so stupid, would he cause trouble for his companions? People outside would not tolerate him like he and his father, especially the young man with a big nose, who didn't seem very friendly.

Avi had broken some of the expensive vases in Charric's shop because of play, but Uncle Charlik just laughed it off, buried the fragments of the vases in the dirt in the back garden, and told Avi and Miranda, who were only five years old at the time, that bigger and more beautiful vases would grow here in the future.

Every time Miranda thinks about it, she feels that her father, Charlik, is really a nice person, both loving and tolerant.

At this time, the old cat had quietly walked to Miranda's side, if it was someone who had not been with the cat, it was easy to step on the cat backwards because he didn't notice, but Miranda had already had a tacit understanding with the old cat, she suddenly bent down and picked up the old cat.

"What a slim man!" said Miranda's mother, who was standing in the doorway, with Charrick standing behind her.

Miranda put the old cat she was holding on the ground, and the old cat reluctantly circled around Miranda's legs, rubbing her head against each other.

"Don't be kidding Mom!" Miranda's mother returned to Golden Hoof City a little later than Charlik and Miranda, because she was also a tourist merchant, but on the last trip, they were separated for a while.

Charlik touched one of his beards with one hand and said, "It's a good thing to dress up more, and you know you're going to have dinner with Master Baldwin today!"

Miranda nodded, although their family was just ordinary merchants, the Marquis Baldwin of Golden Hoof City attached great importance to the relationship with the merchants, and often organized some banquets to invite the merchants in the city. Charlik, as a small businessman, was invited by the Marquis of Baldwin, and he himself felt honored.

As far as Miranda knew, the Marquis Baldwin, who was in his fifties this year, had invited the Charlik family before, but they happened to be out of business at that time, so they didn't invite them. This time, Marquis Baldwin had his son Maidar personally send invitations to all the merchants in the city, showing great sincerity.

Miranda's mother: "My precious daughter, last time you saw how elegant and handsome that Lord Maidal was, why did you choose such a neutral outfit for the banquet?"

"Yes, I heard that Maidal is not married yet, his conditions are so good, there must be many beautiful little girls who take the initiative to pursue him, you should dress more beautifully, so as to attract the attention of the other party. Charlik chimed in.

"Oh, mother, father, it's not going on a date, why can't we dress like that, we're just going to eat!" Miranda sipped through the two.

Miranda's mother and Charlik looked at each other and smiled, they both regarded Miranda as a jewel in their palms, and of course hoped that the only daughter would find her own happiness.

The banquet was held at eight o'clock in the evening, and the Marquis Baldwin and his son had already set up the banquet hall, and most of the merchants were already seated.

Many of the merchants came as families, and many of the merchants' daughters were dressed up very beautifully and dressed in high-end banquet attire, but Miranda stood out among the other women. The facial features are already a little heroic, and this neutral dress highlights its charm in a group of weak young women.

"Today is the twenty-sixth birthday of my son Maidar! So please drink as much as you want, don't worry too much!" The strong Marquis Baldwin, the elder brother of Baron Burns, had the same face as Burns, but with a little less rudeness and obesity. As the Marquis stood on the high platform and spoke loudly, the dozens of merchants in the banquet hall began to take out the gifts they had prepared long ago, ready to give to Lord Maidar, and they all knew that today was actually the birthday banquet of the Marquis's son.

Charlik took out a small, delicately wrapped gift box from the sleeve of his dress, handed it to Miranda and said, "Come, take this one and give it to Maidar." ”

Miranda took the box, she frowned: "Father, you should have given the gift personally, why did you let me go?"

"Don't ask so much, just go quickly!"

Miranda couldn't refuse, so she had to take a small gift box and follow behind the other merchants, waiting in line to give gifts. She saw that the merchants in front of her were giving some valuable jewelry, and she guessed that the box her father had prepared was also a treasure such as rings and bracelets.

When it came time for Miranda to give the gifts, Lord Maidar also opened the gift box as he did with other merchants, so that everyone could see the gifts inside.

"Ahh ”

Miranda didn't expect her father to understand the lord's preferences, but what she didn't expect was that the Lord Maidal in front of her kissed Miranda on the cheek in full view of everyone.

"I like your gift, young lady, you and this butterfly are very beautiful!" Lord Maidal seemed to be in high spirits, and his actions and words showed that he was interested in the merchant's daughter.

Miranda immediately wiped the saliva from her cheeks with the back of her hand, and she walked off the stage with a red face, leaving only the others who were a little surprised.

"My precious girl, you're being rude—" Charlik couldn't understand why Miranda was wasting all her hard work.

Miranda frowned, pursed her lips and said, "Father! I don't need such an arrangement! And he kissed me like that! It's rude!"

"This is also very normal etiquette. Miranda's mother said.

"I just don't like it anyway, why didn't he kiss the other merchants?" Miranda was very disgusted by the sudden approach of others, and she already had the horse farm boy in her heart.

In the second half of the banquet, Charlik had a gloomy face. Although Lord Maidal did not dwell on this matter, he personally took the return gift to Charlik's family, expressing his faux pas and his love for receiving the purple butterfly. But Charlik was still very dissatisfied with his daughter's performance.

Upon returning home, Charlik finds Miranda to chat alone.

"Daughter, you should also know that at your age it's time to find a partner," Charlik crossed his hands over his chest, like Miranda standing in front of him, "even if you don't like this Maidar, we can move on to find the next one, but you can't..."

Miranda interrupted her father, "No, I don't want to find a partner yet... I'm going to go outside and continue to wander around. ”

If you like to be a businessman, I won't stop you from going to a traveling merchant for the rest of your life, I'll help you find a merchant family, right?"

"No, no, I don't. ”

"Can't you let go of Avi?" Charlik seemed to have an insight into his daughter's heart, and his eyes under his monocle concealed extreme shrewdness.

Miranda didn't reply, and her hands on her chest were lowered.

"He is dead, and people cannot be resurrected after death, so why do you still have nostalgia for the dead?"

"Father, don't say any more! I decided that I wouldn't start a family for a while. ”

Seeing his daughter so determined, Charlik couldn't do anything about her, he always knew that his daughter's stubborn character was exactly the same as his younger self.

"Forget it, I won't force you, so let's do it, I plan to leave next month and go to the 'Sunrise Plateau', which is not very populated, and it is estimated that I will go to sea. ”

Hearing that her father's attitude softened, Miranda immediately changed the subject: "Ah, it's a newly discovered new world, are you going to go on an adventure, father?"

"Now that the Oguna Empire has been divided, and war has broken out, although the Marquis Baldwin, the lord of Golden Hoof City, is standing in a neutral place and is constantly courting the rich and powerful, he is standing on a tightrope, and it is really dangerous to be too close to him," he paused, then looked at his daughter again, and then continued, "Of course, if you marry Lord Maidar..."

"No way, I'm not going to marry that guy. Miranda responded immediately.

"Well, anyway, where there are people, there will be business, even if there is not much populated Sunrise Plateau, maybe there are other business opportunities there?!" Charlik said more helplessly.

"Of course I have to go! I'm Miranda, a tourist businessman!"