Evil dragon has a warm heart-Chapter 151 - 150 The Difficulties of a Social Butterfly

Chapter 151: Chapter 150: The Difficulties of a Social Butterfly

Chapter 151 -150: The Difficulties of a Social Butterfly

“Are Roland and Russell blood brothers?” In the guest room, while Nella was organizing clothes for the next day, she curiously inquired.

“Yes,” Saither, who was changing his little daughter’s diaper, replied.

Their family only brought two servants with them, one to attend to Lord Saisiluo and the other to Lady Melinda, so the young couple had to take care of themselves.

“But they look nothing alike. Roland indeed resembles someone from the Fluorescent Fungi Family, while Russell seems more like a member of the Rainflower Family,” Nella spoke, “And… Russell is much more approachable and gentle than Roland.”

“Yes, cousin Russell is a very good person,” Saither reflected, “much better than Roland.”

He could feel it, cousin Roland’s face was all smiles, but he was actually extremely arrogant. His eyes held not the slightest respect for him, treating him not as a cousin but as a country bumpkin.

But cousin Russell was much more amiable. Although they were somewhat estranged due to infrequent meetings, his gaze was warm and equal, without any hint of disdain.

“Sigh, Roland is the heir to the barony after all, my dear. You shouldn’t dwell on it,” Nella consoled.

“I’m not thinking about him, I just… don’t like Bluebird Castle.”

“I understand how you feel.”

“If it weren’t for fear of saddening mother, I wouldn’t want to come here to… to celebrate that person’s birthday,” Saither grumbled after having changed his daughter’s diaper, “He never acknowledges me and Saither Wei as his grandchildren, why should I regard him as my grandfather.”

“It’s okay. Once the birthday celebration is over tomorrow, we can go back, back to our own Mount Mei Manor.”

“Hmm.”

“Dear, don’t be upset. Come on, try on this tailcoat. I brought two bow ties. You can wear the blue one in the morning, then change into this red one in the afternoon,” Nella said while gesturing with the clothes.

Laughing, Saither said, “You should also try on your dress… It’s a shame I couldn’t have a new one made for you in time, we had to alter one of mother’s for you to wear.”

“It doesn’t matter. Besides, mother’s dress is made of very precious material, much fancier than a newly tailored one.”

Both of them were of average looks, and although wearing the proper tailcoats and evening gowns didn’t make them stand out much, at least they smiled warmly.

…

The following day was Earl Merlin’s birthday.

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Guests flocked non-stop to Bluebird Castle, not only delegates from the Grand Duchy came to give their best wishes but also other Earls and Barons sent their trusted aides. Additionally, a vast number of Lords from the Shadowflame Grand Duchy also came to offer their congratulations.

Having governed for ten years had brought enormous prestige to Earl Merlin, and knights who had received his goodwill were numerous.

Viscount Merlin and his wife, as well as cousin Mel, were busy from morning till night.

Baron Romand and his wife also had to assist, attending to the multitude of guests, with both Roland and Russell being drafted in to help.

It was all right for older brother Roland; he was enthusiastic about this kind of noble socializing.

Russell, however, had a headache. The fake smile never left his face; he smiled so much that his face almost stiffened up. During the buffet lunch, he found himself unable to even chew his food.

What’s key is,

He greeted countlessly who-knows-how-many Lords in the morning, but when he saw them again at the buffet, Russell suddenly realized he could remember only a few.

Especially when some Lords enthusiastically chatted with Russell, and he had forgotten their names, he could only vaguely respond with hums and ahs.

That kind of embarrassment could carve a three-bedroom apartment out of the floor using toes.

“Socializing really is an art!” Russell couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, “Being the second son of a family is not easy… I can probably understand now, Uncle Rosen might sincerely hope that I take over his position!”

“Tired already?” A familiar female voice rang out.

Russell turned around, his smile becoming natural for the first time, “Sister, you and Cooper come and help me greet the guests. I’m almost exhausted.”

The person who had just arrived was none other than Russell’s sister, Rolin Fluorescent Mushroom, who, along with her husband Cooper Thistlegrass, representing Baron Curis Tianzigao of Blackgarden, had come to celebrate Count Merlin’s birthday—and Rolin was naturally Count Merlin’s granddaughter as well.

“That won’t do, this is your mission as the family’s social butterfly.” Seeing no one around, Rolin directly punched Russell on the head.

“What the heck, that’s so unladylike.”

“I wanted to see if you’ve gotten stronger. Mom told me that you’ve opened up the main energy channels in both arms.”

“Of course.”

“Alright then, I’ll give you credit for your dedicated cultivation.” Rolin said with a smile, then with sparkling eyes, she asked, “Where’s your mushroom bird, Rosy? It better not be the one I gave you.”

“It’s not, it’s another one.”

“I don’t believe you and I don’t care, anyway, next time you come to Blackgarden Mountain, you’d better bring me a gift better than pearls.” Rolin said, pulling out a pearl necklace from her neckline, “Ideally, a gift with skin-whitening and anti-aging effects.”

“Alright, since when did you start caring about beauty?”

“Nonsense, what girl doesn’t like to look beautiful? I get angry just looking at your face. Why did mother pass her beauty to you and not me?”

“Maybe it was for the sake of fairness. After all, father passed his Battle Qi talent to you.”

“Although the Battle Qi talent is not bad, I’d trade it for beauty in a heartbeat… Cooper is great and all, but he wouldn’t let me go to the Snowfield. On the way there, I hunted a Snow Ghost and he nagged me the whole trip, just like a nagging butler in the castle.”

“He’s just looking out for you, of course, although killing a Snow Ghost really isn’t a big deal… Um, Sister, are you pregnant?” Russell spotted the blind spot.

Rolin raised an eyebrow and laughed loudly, “You little sharpie, spot on!”

“Congratulations, haha, Sister, take good care of yourself during your pregnancy, and take care of my little nephew or niece.”

Then he asked again, “How far along are you, does Mother know?”

“Three months now. I haven’t had the chance to tell Mother. And hey, keep this under wraps, I want to share this joy with Father and Mother myself.”

“Alright.”

Russell did some quick calculations, nine months for a pregnancy, and Rolin was three months along, which meant she would give birth in six or seven months.

That meant next March or April, he would need to visit Blackgarden Mountain to see Rolin and the new baby nephew or niece.

Before the siblings could chat much more, Lady Meryl’s personal maid, Meggin, came looking for him: “Mr. Russel, the master is having a small gathering with old war comrades in the side hall. The master and madam are asking you to join them for tea with the master’s old friends.”

“Alright…” Russell responded, with a sense of resignation.

Afterward, he went with his sister Rolin to the side hall for more socializing.

Fortunately, after being busy all morning, most of the expected guests had already arrived, so there was no need to greet guests with such enthusiastic ceremony in the afternoon.

They just needed to attend to some guests with good relations to the family.

“The banquet starts at five o’clock and ends at seven,” Cousin Mel found Russell, adjusting his own tie, and said breathlessly, “When the banquet is over, come to me. I had two tailcoats tailor-made for you.”

“I brought my own.”

“The tailcoats you have are not well cut. The ones I had made for you are crafted by master tailors.”

Cousin Mel had already had someone take Russell’s measurements in detail: “Dress yourself nicely. There’s going to be a dance at eight o’clock, and all the guests will bring their families. When the time comes, we two brothers will really turn heads!”

Russell couldn’t help but facepalm and lament, “Really? I just want to be a low-key handsome man, why is that so hard?”