Applying for a housekeeper?

Angel remembered that yesterday Lola had promised to introduce her to an experienced butler, but she didn't expect the other party to be so efficient, and let the other party come to the door in less than 24 hours.

Being able to call out her new name in Beckland, which only Lola knows at the moment, also allows her to confirm the authenticity of the other party's identity.

No wonder he was waiting in the café on the first floor, even if it was in a hotel, and it was rude to rush into a young woman's room...... She thought about it, nodded and said:

"I do need a good butler to take care of everything in Beckland, so, Mr. Rybak, can you introduce yourself?"

The old gentleman, who was nearly half a hundred years old, did not say much to each other, and quickly introduced his previous experience as a housekeeper and the reason for coming to apply.

He is 48 years old, his grandfather and father have served as deacon and butler of the Negan family, and after serving in the army for five years, he also started as a retinue of the children of the side branch, gradually served as a butler's assistant, deputy butler, and finally became the butler of Baron Sindras in a transaction.

After the assassination of Duke Negan last year, the new junior duke has a political conflict with Baron Sindras, who is a supporter of the New Party, and the three-generation housekeeper who has served the Negan family voluntarily resigned in order to avoid embarrassment for his employer, so there is no new job yet.

Yesterday afternoon, Baron Swan's housekeeper approached Rybuck and asked if he would like to serve a single woman who had just arrived in Beckland, and Ribak came to give it a try.

The remuneration is lucrative...... Angel pursed her lips, but fortunately, the black veil of the wide-brimmed hat blocked the view of others, otherwise her somewhat hideous expression might scare the other person away.

To cover it up, Angel casually asked:

"Duke Pallas Negan asked you to serve Baron Sindras to help him adapt to aristocratic life and related etiquette as he just received his knighthood?"

"Yes, I served him for two years."

Rybak replied with a standard smile and a non-fast, non-slow pace.

Angel was very impressed by Duke Negan, who was involved in the "Apostle of Desire" case, and the name Sindras also appeared frequently in various newspapers, and was associated with various donations and charitable activities, and after the great smog at the end of last year, he donated 40,000 pounds, except for the Earl of Hall, he was the most active.

But the most famous thing is that he donated 800,000 pounds to the Conservative Party by various means to buy the news of the current hereditary barony.

I'm afraid that Duke Negan took a lot of this money......

"You were a soldier? Ever experienced a real battle? ”

She asks the next question, judging the boundaries of the other person's abilities from Rybak's answers and demeanor.

Of course, the several battles in the Southern Continent that the other party answered did not stay in Angel's mind for long, but according to Rybuck's answer without hesitation, she could confirm that the other party did not falsify past experience, and should be a good low-level officer.

This is a great help in managing other servants...... Angel thought about it and continued to ask a few professional questions, becoming more and more satisfied with the housekeeper candidate introduced by Lola.

Finally, she asks a key question:

"Mr. Ribak, I heard you mention that you believe in the 'Lord of the Storm'?"

This is not surprising, as the church with the deepest influence on the military among the three major churches in the Kingdom of Rune, the Storm Church has a large number of believers in the army, even if they have no faith, they will quickly become new storm believers under the influence of many colleagues.

But this conflicts with Angel's beliefs......

"Yes, the Lord has given us courage and responsibility."

Rickback replied, but there was no right punch to the left chest that Angel had expected.

Compared with professional knowledge, the answer is somewhat perfunctory, and it may only be a shallow believer...... She guessed, and continued to ask:

"Does faith have an impact on your work? Maybe Lola didn't tell you in advance that I am a believer in the goddess. ”

In addition to this, she was very satisfied with the resume of the butler in front of her, and the other party's attitude, style and professional ability were also in line with Angel's imagination of a noble butler.

Ribak's face remained unchanged and he replied:

"It won't make any difference, in the five years I've served, one of my most trusted companions has been a goddess of the night."

Such......

Angel pondered for a moment, not hiding his hesitation due to the clash of beliefs, and instead of being anxious, Ribback sat quietly in the chair with his hands symmetrically resting on his thighs and his posture upright, as if his military career had had a profound impact on his daily behavior.

Soon, Angel made the final decision, she had no time to find other candidates for the butler, and everything after that, such as renting a house, hiring a servant, and social arrangements, had to be solved by the new butler, otherwise she would have to stay in the hotel and not be able to start the next move.

"Well, then, Mr. Rybak, from now on, I am your employer."

She said with a smile, wanting to stretch out her hand and shake hands with the other party, but at the last moment, she remembered what she had learned from the "Etiquette of the Aristocrats" under the pressure of Severia, and stopped this impolite behavior.

Rybak stood up, straightened his tuxedo, bowed, and maintained a hint of seriousness in his expression, not overjoyed by the fact that he had been given a new job.

"There are two things to be handed over to you," Angel immediately began to give orders after the relationship was confirmed, "First, go to the law firm across the street to help you draw up a contract for yourself, and the annual salary will be 120 pounds as you said; Secondly, I think you have also learned from Lady Lola that I need to determine where I will live in the future, and not in a hurry, and that I need to have a servant. ”

The butler had apparently already learned some of the information from Lola, and without hesitation, he began to introduce:

"Considering that you are a devotee of the goddess of the night, the north end, where St. Samuel's Church is located, is a good choice, and closer to the church is a villa at 16 Pesfield Street, with three floors, twenty rooms, complete furnishings and a rent of £400 per year."

£400......

Angel's eyes, hidden behind the black veil, widened slightly.

Although after Lola's "only 15,000 pounds" rhetoric, she already had a good psychological ability to bear the rent at this price, but she was still a little hesitant to hear this amount.

Moreover, St. Samuel's Church is located on Pesfield Street, and if you rent there, you may meet several night watchmen every day when you go out, and some of them may be known to her.

"If not confined to the vicinity of the church, Cromwell Street is not bad, close to the suburbs, less noisy, I remember that the house at No. 22 is for sale, and it can also be rented on an annual basis, it is a small three-storey building with a garden and a pond, but the head of the household asks for a full set of furniture and antiques and portraits to be rented together for 650 pounds a year."

Compared to this one, the 400 pound set is not so expensive...... Angel pursed her lips and said:

"What if it's not confined to the North End? Like the Hilston district? ”

She wanted to mention the West End in passing, but apparently the rent there would only be more expensive, and in case Ribback misunderstood her meaning and quickly upgraded to a four-figure rent, it was easy for her to get off the stage.

"Well, Hilston Bourth Road is good, close to the North End, the carriage to the church is only ten minutes, No. 8 Birningham Road is a luxury villa, three floors, more than ten rooms, the garden is not big, but the flowers and plants are well maintained, it is also equipped with stables and servants' rooms, the lease is still a year and a half, but is seeking to sublet, the other party is willing to lose some rent, now only pay 450 pounds."

450 pounds a year and a half, which is equivalent to 300 pounds a year, is cheaper than the above two sets, but the total cost will be a little more expensive...... Angelton was a little moved, especially when she heard that she could sublet, which meant that if she wanted to change locations, or even leave Beckland, she could completely reduce her losses by subletting.

"What about your proposal?"

Despite the obvious inclination, Angel decided to listen to professional advice.

"If you want to use this as a starting point for social interaction and enter the upper circle of Beckland, 8 Birningham Road is the best choice, your neighbors will be university professors, professional lawyers and doctors, they are all elites in their respective circles, although they are not nobles, but they know a lot of nobles, and a proper visit can quickly expand the social circle.

"Although the North District is closer to some nobles who believe in the goddess of the night, many of them are second and third houses, and it is not the social season, there are not many real neighbors there except for servants, and there is a lack of suitable introducers, so it is difficult to meet the real nobles directly."

As if he had understood Angel's needs, Ribback quickly sorted out the advantages and disadvantages of several residences.

But I always felt that he had misunderstood my purpose in coming to Beckland, and what had Lola told him...... The more Angel listened, the more she felt that something was wrong, she nodded, and said:

"Then the one at No. 8 Birningham Road, at 2 o'clock this afternoon, rent a carriage and wait in front of the hotel, let's go see it first and then make a decision."

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Hilston District, 3 Birningham Road.

At sunset, Alan Crees, a tall and thin man, supported his wife, Verma Gletis, who was many months pregnant, and carefully helped her into the carriage in front of her house.

They were about to go out to dinner with the newly promoted nobleman, Baron Hindras, and his friends.

A few days ago, Allen, who is a surgeon, successfully performed a difficult operation on the baron, successfully cured the other party's stubborn disease, and was appreciated by the baron.

The Baron decided to introduce Alan to his other friends, and this informal dinner was a good opportunity.

"My dear, I feel that since you are pregnant, my luck has been getting better and better, my career is also, and so is my income, this time with the introduction of the baron, maybe we can get to know more nobles, and we will soon be able to move out of here and live in a better villa in the West End."

Standing at the door of the carriage, Alan said with a smile, leaving only his wife in his eyes...... and the child in her womb.

His wife was a tall black-haired beauty, and her belly was already obvious under the loose long skirt, and she smiled when she heard this:

"You said that half a year ago, the lease of the house had just expired at that time, and if you had made up your mind earlier, you wouldn't have to renew it at that time."

"You were just pregnant, and I thought it would be better to be stable, and it's not too late for you to have our baby at the best hospital in the West End, right?"

Alan replied, stroking Velma's belly, and suddenly felt a rhythmic movement of her belly through the gauze skirt.

Velma also frowned:

"He's a little bit of a fuss today...... You say, doesn't he want to move? ”

As a doctor, Allen of course knew that it was impossible for the fetus in this month to have this reaction, no matter how old it was, but he still gently touched his wife's abdomen and said:

"Then let's not move, let's continue to live here, okay?"

With the couple's whisper, the carriage slowly pulled away from 3 Birningham Road.

Diagonally across from Allen's house, at the door of the villa at 8 Birningham Road, a young woman with black hair and purple eyes walked out of the garden gate accompanied by a half-aged man in a tuxedo suit.

"Tell the householder that I'm very satisfied with the place, and the rent will come according to the requirements of the sublease."

Angel said to Buck, the butler, and her eyes subconsciously followed the moving carriage, and she always felt that the ordinary four-wheeled carriage seemed to exude a certain temperament that attracted her.

(End of chapter)