Chapter 5 Dinner
Shalan had already had an idea about having her own personal maid. After all, in this family, the nominal mistress had unspeakable malice towards him. If he still allowed different maids to approach him and enter his room at will like he did in this body before, then there was no guarantee that they would not discover something.
Therefore, having a personal maid of her own is a necessary thing. As for whether this approach will be misunderstood by others, it is not something Shalan needs to consider.
The reason why Shalan made Sally her personal maid had little to do with her appearance. It was because after Shalan's deliberate observation, she found that Sally, a little maid who was only about fifteen or sixteen years old, had recently entered the Winman Manor as a maid. The possibility of her becoming Vanessa and Shaman's subordinate was very slim.
Sharan asked Sally to follow her and brought her to the restaurant. When the nobles of the Kingdom of Greenland were having dinner, anyone who was qualified to sit at the table would have a maid serving them behind them. They were responsible for adding dishes, pouring wine, and even wiping the corners of their mouths. As a personal maid who only needed to serve her, these things were naturally done by Sally.
Inside the restaurant, Luo Er, Vanessa and others had already arrived. Since there were no guests, they simply had their meal in a relatively small restaurant. As for the largest main restaurant, it would only be opened when guests arrived or during festivals.
Before coming to his seat, Shalan greeted his father Luo Er, as well as Vanessa and Shaman, and then sat down at the dining table, in the first seat on the left of his father Luo Er. His half-brother Shaman sat on Shalan's left, and stepmother Vanessa sat alone in the first seat on Luo Er's right.
Seeing the impeccably polite Shalan, Luo Er was indeed somewhat satisfied. Recently, after Shalan woke up, Luo Er, who had been the most dissatisfied with his eldest son in the past, became more and more satisfied. Not only did Shalan become polite and well-mannered, but he also became much more diligent and studious. For Luo Er, the changes in his eldest son Shalan were something he was happy to see. Therefore no matter how abrupt Shalan became, in Luo Er's view, it was all good and completely acceptable.
After eating the appetizer, Luo Er said to Shalan while cutting the steak for the main course: "Shalan, how is your health?"
After swallowing the salad in her mouth, Shallan motioned for Sally to wipe her mouth before replying, "Father, I am fine now."
"That's good. Since there are no problems now, then you can decide when is the best time to continue your studies?"
Shalan's physical age is only sixteen years old now, and he is not yet an adult. He is currently studying in the No. 1 Senior High School in Cynthia City. All the students are either rich or noble, and at the very least they are genius students who have passed difficult exams to get in. It is considered the best high school in Cynthia City, with a very high admission rate.
And because the time for college entrance exams is next year, Shalan needs to focus on her studies. Although as the future heir to the title, Shalan will not starve to death even if she is illiterate, among modern aristocrats, if she does not have a decent degree, she will be ridiculed by other aristocrats in the aristocratic circle.
Therefore, for Sharan, Roll's requirement is to at least get admitted to a university that is not ridiculed by others. Even if he cannot be admitted to the top school in the entire Seven Nations Alliance of Oran, he must at least be admitted to the top three schools in the Kingdom of Greenland.
"My body has recovered, so I can go to school tomorrow. But I have a request . Since I only need to go to school at 10 o'clock, I want to get up at 5 o'clock every morning to practice swordsmanship with Uncle Hasid for a while. I promise that it will not affect my schooling."
Hearing this, Luo Er was stunned for a moment. Before he could speak, Vanessa took the lead and said to Shalan in a soft voice: "Shalan, your body has just recovered, so you should not practice any sword skills. Wouldn't it be better for you to sleep a little longer at that time? Why do you have to work so hard?"
"No, Vanessa, I support Sharan to learn swordsmanship from Hasid! But Sharan, if you can't stick to it, I hope you can put all your energy into studying. After all, human energy is limited. If you have extra energy, you can naturally learn what you want to learn, but if you don't have energy, then I hope you can put all your energy into studying and get into a good university. What do you think?"
Shalan nodded. When she heard that Luo Er agreed to her request so easily, her face lit up and she immediately said, "Okay, father. If I can't hold on, it means that my energy is not enough to support me to learn more. I will put all my energy into studying."
"Well, that's good. In that case, I agree to your request. I will talk to Hasid after dinner and you can go to see him at five o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Yes, father."
After reaching an agreement, Shalan and Luo Er, father and son, continued with their dinner.
As for Vanessa, who was not taken seriously at all, her face froze for a moment, then she regained her original gentle appearance and continued to eat dinner with perfect etiquette.
As Shaman told Rawl that he had got first place in the exam again, Shallan stood up, said goodbye to Rawl and Vanessa, and went back to his room. Sally followed Rawl closely and also went back to his room, standing by the door waiting for Shallan's order.
Although modern nobles no longer have the power of life and death over their servants, they still have great power. If a servant is kicked out of the house by a noble, it will be difficult for him to continue working in this industry. Moreover, the contracts signed between nobles and servants are basically half indentures. As long as the servant's life is not endangered or the servant is not disabled, basically any means of discipline are allowed. This also makes it difficult for servants to disobey the orders of nobles easily.
Sitting at the desk, Shalan picked up a book and flipped through it while saying to Sally, "Sally, from now on you only need to obey my and my father's orders. You don't have to obey other people's orders. But you can get such preferential treatment, which also means you have to pay and insist. Unless my father asks, you can't tell anyone about some of my things. Do you understand?"
"Master Shalan, Sally understands. Sally...will not tell anyone about Master Shalan's affairs. Master Shalan can rest assured."
"Well, it's good that you understand. As long as you do a good job, money and other things will not be a problem. You can leave now and convey my words to the butler."
