Chapter 20: The Time Alone Together

This Cat and Four-Leaf Clover cafe keeps a "chubby' half-grown Nimble Cat, very similar to the leopard cats on Earth, naturally endowed with a thin spiritual power, gentle in nature, and capable of guarding the home for its owner, making it one of the common pets in the Fast Empire.

Charlotte ordered two cups of coffee, one for himself that tasted similar to mocha, and Annie chose a foam coffee that resembled cappuccino.

The taste of coffee in this world is similar to that on Earth, just a bit more sour, which Charlotte didn't quite like, so he added some sugar to suppress the sourness.

Although the two had met twice and had almost shared life and death experiences, they actually didn't know much about each other.

With this bit of leisure, sipping coffee and chatting about various things, their relationship quickly became closer.

With his proficient chatting skills, as a math teacher, his logic and eloquence were impeccable, and with the knowledge and cold jokes from two worlds, Charlotte made Annie laugh heartily several times.

Annie talked about some things at school, which also interested Charlotte.

The first problem Charlotte faced after crossing into this world was survival.

He began to integrate into this world, accepted a new identity, and the issue of survival gradually ceased to be a concern.

He was even living quite well.

Beyond survival, the next need was to eat and drink well!

From any angle, living off a woman was a rather luxurious choice.

Annie Brittany was definitely a suitable marriage partner.

Of course, he first had to deal with his unseen fiancée.

The good news was that the fiancée was not satisfied with this engagement.

The bad news was that precisely because the other party didn't like him, Charlotte had no way to contact her, and for the time being, he couldn't solve this headache-inducing problem.

Whether morally or practically, he had to cancel the engagement before making any progress with Annie Brittany.

If their relationship had reached a certain level before he canceled the engagement, it would inevitably lead to a loss of reputation.

Charlotte decided to write to his brother tonight, expressing his willingness to give up his inheritance rights, and at the same time, asking his brother to help contact the fiancée.

Annie Brittany was getting a completely new experience from Charlotte. A man with the knowledge system of two worlds, if not fresh enough, even the gods of this world couldn't do better.

She now felt somewhat fortunate for her recklessness that day.

If it weren't for avenging her aunt, Annie would never have gone to a young man's window at midnight, and thus would not have met Charlotte. Their social circles were too far apart to have any chance of intersection.

Annie Brittany secretly thought, "Could it be that my aunt's spirit in heaven specifically guided me to meet Mr. Mecklen?"

Thinking of this, her little face couldn't help but blush slightly.

Charlotte didn't know why Annie suddenly blushed, but wisely pretended not to notice anything.

Just then, the Brittany family's carriage appeared outside the window. Charlotte was about to go out to greet them when Annie whispered, "No need to go out, my mechanical beetle will guide the coachman."

Sure enough, a few minutes later, the coachman parked the carriage and came in with a document and a set of keys.

He placed the document and keys on the coffee table in front of them and respectfully stepped aside.

Charlotte opened the document.

It was a standard document from the Central Government Property Bureau, a property transfer contract, in triplicate, one for Charlotte, one for the original owner, and one to be filed with the Property Bureau.

All three documents already had the official seal of the Central Property Bureau and the buyer's signature.

Charlotte quickly browsed through it, confirmed there were no issues, signed his name, and the coachman took the other two copies and hurried away.

Charlotte put away his property deed and the set of keys, couldn't help but feel emotional, the life of a noble was so easy and carefree, all the work was done by servants, they didn't have much to do, with plenty of free time.

Such a life would be hard to come by on Earth, but it was rooted in a rather politically incorrect social system.

Charlotte glanced at the sky, smiled slightly, and said, "How about I treat Miss Annie to dinner?"

Annie Brittany glanced at the sky, showed a bit of panic, and whispered, "Sorry, I must go home for dinner."

Charlotte understood, many noble families had to gather together for dinner, it was a very solemn ritual.

He didn't like it, wasn't used to it, couldn't accept it, but had no choice.

This was a different world.

Charlotte declined Annie's offer to send him home, watched the young lady board the carriage and hurriedly leave, then called over the cafe staff and asked, "Can you help me find a few cleaning maids?"

The staff politely replied, "No problem. Sir, when do you need them?"

Charlotte smiled slightly and said, "Now."

He was very eager to break away from his past life, if he could move today, he didn't want to wait until tomorrow.

The cafe staff hurried away and soon brought over five strong middle-aged maids. These women had an air of long-term labor about them, very approachable.

Charlotte quickly gave a few instructions, then led the maids in a grand procession back to number 58.

These maids were very skilled workers, quickly divided the tasks, and started cleaning.

Charlotte walked around the first floor, full of curiosity, then climbed the stairs to the second floor.

By now, it was getting dark, and the rooms were quite dim.

He wandered around the second floor for a while, getting a general idea of this level.

The second floor had fifteen rooms, the largest over seventy square meters, the smallest over twenty square meters, although not bigger than his original Savings Association Apartments, it felt more spacious.

After walking around the second floor, Charlotte went up to the third floor.

The maid responsible for cleaning this floor saw him and hurriedly bowed in respect, Charlotte waved his hand, indicating he didn't mind.

There were fewer rooms on this floor, only five, each nearly a hundred square meters, very luxurious suites, with terraces on both sides, one facing Champs Elysees Avenue, because the shops in front were only one story, the view was unobstructed, he could almost see the entire street scene.

The other side brought Charlotte a surprise even greater than the street scene of Champs Elysees Avenue, it was only when he stood on the terrace on this side that he realized the other side of the house faced Lucavaro River, across from which was Lukavaro District, already in the outer city area.

The imperial capital Strasbourg was divided into: Upper Seventh District and Outer Fifteen Districts.

The Upper Seventh Districts were: Val-de-Vas District, Alexandria District, Garonne District, Rosay District, Marvensado District, Alcatraz District, and Picardy District.

The names of the Outer Fifteen Districts, Charlotte couldn't even remember.

(End of Chapter)