Escape from the evil lady (GL)
Chapter 108 - 16. Starting a Business

Chapter 108: Chapter 16. Starting a Business

After I told this scoundrel everything I thought about what was happening and even more, I even felt a sense of relief. Then I went back to Jeremy, who was waiting for me at the same place where we had left earlier.

— Well, how did it go? — the guy asked first of all.

— Uhm...

Noticing the obvious difficulty in my expression, the Baron’s youngest son’s eyebrows furrowed.

— Is it really that bad? Did he really not agree to come with us?

However, before I could reply, a voice suddenly rang out from behind me.

«Who wouldn’t agree?»

At that moment, Jeremy and I both spun around at the same time. There was a man there whom I never expected to meet again. Was Yufil following me all this time...? I was somewhat confused.

«Hey, didn’t that asshole say just a while ago that he didn’t want to see me anymore?»

And yet...

Before I could even open my mouth, Jeremy was the first to react to the unexpected return of the duke’s heir.

«Brother-in-law! You really came!» he exclaimed.

— what? — Yufil’s expression immediately distorted, — Why are you calling me that?

«Well,» the guy scratched his cheek awkwardly, «since Camille and I are now fictitiously married, it means that you are also my fictitious brother-in-law...

The eyebrows on the face of the successor of the dukedom rose rapidly.

— what? When did I ever agree to something like this? — he exclaimed indignantly. — Don’t drag me into your stupid games!

— OK... But then what should I call you?

— I don’t want someone like you to talk to me at all!

— ...

Anyway, after this little altercation in the middle of the street, I had to step in again to get this idiot to calm down. Although I had no idea why Yufil decided to follow us, I still didn’t dare to ask this question. Anyway, I was just relieved that everything turned out that way.

Did that speech of mine really have that much effect on him...? Well, it turns out that I suddenly discovered my natural gift for speaking.

After we finally resolved this disagreement between us, we faced the following problem that needed to be resolved promptly. In particular, we needed to find a place to stay for the night. Fortunately, after a short search, we managed to come across a tavern that was just renting out rooms on the second floor.

Despite the fact that this building looked rather dilapidated and shabby, but it so happened that at the moment it was the only thing we could afford. There was no one among the three of us who had enough money to rent a decent room. So...

— Are you kidding me? — Yufil protested, — This place looks more like a beggar’s shack. I’m not going to spend the night here!

When my older brother threatened to make a lot of claims again, I, who was not ready to listen to all this right now, just shrugged my shoulders.

— Well, in that case, Jeremy and I will spend the night there. And you... You can stay outside for now.

— You...!

In the end, the duke’s heir had no choice but to accept this situation. When we settled into the room we rented for three, we found that there was only one bed. However, before any of us could do anything, Yufil was the first to declare:

— I’ll sleep on the bed.

— .....

Well, I didn’t expect anything else.

Since Yufil ended up occupying the only bed in the room, Jeremy and I had to settle down on the floor with blankets spread out. Despite the fact that we were all tired after this exhausting day, but before going to bed, we decided once again to discuss our future actions.

— ...By the way, I’ve already come up with new names for us! — Jeremy said.

— Really? And what are they? — I asked curiously.

— From now on, we’ll be Jonathan and Margaret Walter.

When the guy loudly announced this, at first I blinked in surprise.

— But why did you choose those names? — I asked.

— Well... — he rubbed his chin thoughtfully, — I studied this question a little and found out that these names and surnames are among the most common in the empire. So it will be easier for us to get lost in the crowd.

— Oh, I see... — I nodded my head in understanding.

Well, come to think of it, my «new» name was fine with me. It sounded quite nice and concise.

— Hey! What about me? — Yufil, who had been unhappy that no one was paying attention to him, spoke up.

— Oh, yes, that’s right... — Jeremy turned to him absently, — You... Then your name will be Eugene.

— Eugene? — He was indignant, — What is this? Why do I feel like I’m the only one whose name you haven’t even tried to name?!

— Uh...

— That’s literally the first thing that just came to your mind, right?

«...»

Jeremy and I exchanged uncertain glances. And before either of us could say anything, Yufil got in first.

— Forget it! — the guy waved off, — I’ll come up with a name for myself.

— What’s that?

— me... I’ll be Ludwig.

«Ludwig?» I rolled my eyes. Even among the aristocrats, you don’t often find names so pretentious, let alone commoners, of whom this guy was supposed to pretend to be one-you must be going to tell the whole world that you’re an aristocrat.

After my words, Yufil stared at me angrily.

In the end, after some effort, Jeremy and I finally managed to persuade the guy to take the name «Eugene.» The duke’s heir, who resisted at first, but was unable to resist against the two of us. I really tried to convince my brother that this name also sounds quite good...

Nevertheless, after we spent the night at the inn, the next morning we were about to begin active actions to implement our plan. It was this question that we first raised during breakfast.

I liked the idea of Jeremy starting his own business to earn a living from it. But the problem was that there were also a lot of pitfalls in this case that we had yet to face.

— But what kind of business do you want to open? — I asked as we sat at a table on the first floor of the tavern and had breakfast.

— Well... — Jeremy began to speak, — For a start, it should be something that does not require large financial investments or start-up capital. And something else that could be relevant all year round, so that we don’t have any problems making money.

«....»

«Hmm.»

In fact, there were quite a few areas and directions in which we, as aspiring entrepreneurs, could develop our business. However, at the same time, there were also many difficulties and nuances related to this, which we needed to think about before making a decision.

At that moment, my gaze unconsciously caught on a young couple walking past the windows at the table where we were sitting. The girl had a lush bouquet of violet flowers in her hands, and they were the ones that caught my attention in the first place.

More precisely, it was then that this idea came to my mind.

— Then... Why don’t we open a flower shop?