Raising my Fiancè with Money

A Pushover

The clerk laughed at the man’s words.

He(the scary looking guy) looked like a pushover.

“150 kroels is really cheap.”

Where can I find such a sell-out?

Lilia was dumbfounded and openly stared at him.

“This was also in stock yesterday, do you think it’s good? Everyone who gets this as a present will love it.”

The clerk made a firm recommendation and pushed the item in front of the man.

The man made no expression, however, Lilia’s eyes flashed with embarrassment.

The man couldn’t refuse, and slightly opened his lips then closed them.

“There’s only one left, and you’re lucky.”

The clerk secretly snuck items into the basket, he put all sorts of items with ridiculous prices.
Lilia watched the clerk who was forcing the sales to go up, stepped up.

“It’s not luck, it’s a fraud.”

“What…?”

Lilia approached the embarrassed clerk.

“When I saw the price tag earlier, it was 60 kroels.
Did the price rise in the meantime?”

The clerk’s eyes widened.

Lilia picked up the orgel, only to see that the price tag at the bottom was gone.

The clerk seemed to have taken off the price tag and hidden it.

It seemed to Lilia that the clerk thought he could empty the man’s pockets without his acknowledgment.

Lilia turned and looked at the clerk, his embarrassment could be seen buried under the man who looked fierce.

Even though it was too much for her to interfere, Lilia opened her mouth and recalled how she was like in the past.

A pushover.

“If you don’t mind, I’ll recommend you some items instead.”

Lilia shoved the full basket to the clerk.

The frozen clerk looked up and down at Lilia and spoke softly.

“My apologies but the price is decided by the boss and for the quality of this item,150 Kroels is definitely not expensive.”

The man looked at Lilia for confirmation that she was a noble lady, and asked politely ‘What do you know?’

Lilia stared at the clerk.

The clerk flinched as their eyes met.

“The boss decides the price?”

“Yes, I am just selling it under his instructions.”

The clerk shamelessly told the lie as the boss wasn’t present in the store.

“Customer, you seem to be burdened a lot, would you like me to recommend you a cheaper one?”

The clerk asked sarcastically with a polite smile, implying that the man couldn’t even afford 150 Kroels.

Lilia held her laughter.
It had been a long time since someone provoked her about money.

She turned her head and looked out the window, her eyes met Franchse and he hurried into the shop.

“Franchse”

Lilia signalled him to come closer.

She whispered an order to him and Franchse could be seen hastily, leaving the store.

The clerk watched them closely, Lilia ignored the clerk while waiting.

Not a moment later, Franchse could be seen running while panting heavily.

“Sir Bolden!” (T/N: he said ‘sir’ coz he thought it was count Bloden himself)

He ran so fast his face contorted, he had no time to breathe or concentrate on himself and handed the paper to Lillia.

“Here is the receipt for your purchase.
Other necessary documents will be sent to the mansion.”

Lilia stuck out her palm to Franchse and he handed her a pen and a wooden board with paper.

She signed the paper on the wooden board and stuck out the blank cheque to the man.

“You gave me twice the market price, the distribution is great in this economy.”

(P/N: Distribution is one of the four elements of the marketing mix.
Distribution is the process of making a product or service available for the consumer or business user who needs it.)

The man choked on a laugh.

The clerk watched the scene and called out to the man who had a perplexed face.

“B-boss?…”

“Oh, from now on I’m not the boss anymore so don’t call me that.”

“What?…”

“Because the boss is over there.”

The clerk turned to look at Lilia, who the man was pointing to.

Lilia handed Franchse the wooden board and pen, and said to the clerk.

“Now that I’m the boss, I can decide what price I want it at right?”

She sounded calm as if she had just bought a snack, the clerk’s jaw dropped, and seemed as if it could fall off any minute.

Lilia grabbed the item which the clerk had said was 150 Kroels.

“I would like this to be sold at 60 Kroels, do you have any objections?”

“That…….”

The clerk made an unreadable expression and was clueless on what to say.

He couldn’t seem to comprehend what just happened.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“Ah, it is nothing.”

The clerk’s face turned pale, finally realising that Lilia owned the store now.

Lilia beckoned the clerk, “What are you doing? Get to work.
Start by changing the price tags.”

The clerk who was staring blankly, finally moved.

“There’s a lot of dust here, so you need to clean up.”

Lilia watched as the flustered clerk turned his head.

“I’ll give you today’s pay and fire you after you’ve done all your chores.”

Lilia looked around her shop.

Some people might have blamed her for spending money thoughtlessly.

However, whatever Lilia touched would’ve turned into money.

Whatever she took, it’ll be refilled before she knew it.

The money spent today would’ve multiplied several times more.

This store may suddenly become a hit, or a vein of gold may suddenly burst here.

Lilia stopped looking at the store.

“Oh right, that guy.”

She was sure that all she did was help a guy who was taken advantage of, but somehow it turned out like this.

Lilia turned to look at the man.

The moment their eyes made contact, he took a step back.

It seemed like a gesture to emphasize that he had no intention of harming her.

He was always misunderstood because of his appearance.

“Um… welcome?…”

The man raised a brow at Lilia’s greeting.

Franchse took a step forward to come off as threatening.

“Franchse, please leave.”

“Understood…”

Franchse walked out of the store under Lilia’s command.

Through the window, Franchse and Malik could be seen eyeing the man suspiciously, he frowned but that didn’t scare Lilia.

It didn’t seem threatening nor unpleasant.

The man had a habit of frowning when is embarrassed.

“Apologies for interrupting you earlier.”

“No…thank you for your help.”

In contrast to his cold demeanor, he was polite.

Lilia thought for a moment and gave him some advice.

“Once you take it, you keep pushing it, so you’d better cut it off and say no.”

The man was stunned and just blinked while mumbling softly.

“I’m not used to rejection…”

His shoulders sagged like a sullen bear.

He looks like he’s good at refusing just by looking at his face…..

After thinking about it, Lilia quickly reflected.

It was her bad habit to judge a person by their appearance.

She thought everyone would be nice and easy just by looking at them.

“If you’re here to buy an orgel, would you like me to recommend it?”

“……if you don’t mind, please.”

At his very polite manner, Lilia laughed inwardly.

He was an unusual man in this world.

Lilia recommended this and that to him after asking about his taste in music.

Every time, he looked at her like she was a great person.

“It’s a gift, right? “

When Lilia asked with half conviction, the man nodded hesitantly.

“Then this is fine.
I don’t like it and I hate it less.”

The man examined the orgel that Lilia showed him.

While choosing carefully through the ones she showed, he picked up a small orgel.

As he turned the spring, clear, bouncy music could be heard.

The man’s stiff face became soft.

Lilia, who was looking closely at his face, thought;

‘I guess you are going to give it to someone you like.’

And Lilia naturally remembered Richard.

Without realizing it, her brows were furrowed and a frown showed up on her face.

The man, who saw it flinched and said quietly.

“I’m sorry I took up a lot of time.”

Lilia shook her head, apparently misunderstood.

The man looked on and put the item he was trying to buy on the counter.

By the authority she had now, Lilia reduced the price a little cheaper than the original amount.

Then she picked up the orgel that she had seen as a gift for her family.

She couldn’t stay in the store, so she was thinking of going back home now.

The store was left to the former boss for a few days, and sooner or later she planned to hire a separate clerk.

Lilia opened the shop and tried to take her leave, but the man called for her.

“Excuse me.”

“Yes?”

“It’s a small amount, but…”

Lilia gazed gently at the gold coin that was sticking out to her.

What…?

Lilia, who glanced at the gold coin, looked up at the man.

“What’s this?”

“It’s a reward.”

Lilia narrowed her brow at the unexpected remark.

What’s the reward?

The man opened his mouth quietly at the look of her confusion and began to explain.

“For recommending it to me..”

“It is natural for the boss to recommend items to customers.”

The reason why Lilia came forward was just to do a favor.

She didn’t do it in hopes of rewards.

‘I also reduced the price of the goods, so why are you doing this?’

She didn’t feel very good because she thought all good intentions seemed faded.

“This is the first person who tried to pay me back by money.”

At Lilia’s words, he flinched.

“No thanks.”

“Then anything else…”

When the man did not back down, Lilia took a small breath.

“It wasn’t because I was hoping for a reward, and-“

Lilia said as she opened the store door.

“I don’t need money.”

When the door opened, he saw a carriage standing in front of the store.

The eyes of the man who looked at the carriage grew wider.

The horse-drawn carriage, decorated with fine leather and precious stones, was screaming money.

The four horses leading the carriage looked excellent at a mere glance.

The flag was embroidered with the Bloden family’s seal that even someone who lived under a rock would know of.

Lilia stepped toward the carriage and whispered to him.

“Because I am Lilia Bloden.”

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