About to Run Away?

Time flew by, and it was early summer in the blink of an eye.

The vegetables Long Ling planted in the spring had a bumper harvest.

She had previously asked Steward Marcia to arrange for someone to plant strawberries.

She thought that Steward Marcia would have the farm manager plant about ten acres, but Steward Marcia had people plant one hundred acres of strawberries.

Long Ling stood on the ridge, watching baskets of strawberries being transported out of the field.

The strawberries were all plump and large, and the sweet fruity aroma went straight into people’s noses.

“I didn’t ask Nora to buy so much plant nutrient solution, how could everything be harvested together?”

Steward Marcia said by her side, “Duchess said you like to eat them, so she told us to plant more.

If the farm didn’t have enough manpower, we hired more farmers from outside. The plant nutrient solution and labor costs were all paid for by the Duchess.”

Violet was usually so busy, would she care about such trivial matters?

Wasn’t Violet the most opposed to her doing such boring things?

Long Ling felt that fresh fruits like strawberries were delicious when eaten directly.

The strawberries grown on her own farm tasted sweet and sour, with a full fruity aroma.

She thought that Eloris had been helping her a lot in the early stages of the tavern’s operation, providing her with a lot of vegetables, which allowed her tavern to continue operating.

Long Ling asked Nora to load several carts of strawberries and send them to Eloris as a return gift.

Also, because of the bumper harvest, Long Ling had to deal with these strawberries as soon as possible.

In order to earn more money, she wanted to turn the strawberries that couldn’t be eaten in time into fruit wine or make them into jam and dried fruit, so as to pay off the part of the debt that she owed Violet.

The tavern’s wine had been out of stock all this time.

She had seen the operation reports that Nora sent every day.

In three days, all the original vintage wines in the tavern had been sold out.

The price of the wine was fifty times that of a dish, and once it was brewed and placed there, it could be sold at any time without having to be made on the spot.

The longer it was stored, the better the taste and the higher the price.

Actually, it was also because she had been staying in the manor and not going out, even if she earned a lot of money, there was no way to spend it.

However, she was also very happy to be able to count money every day.

When Violet wasn’t in the manor, no one would care what she wanted to do.

The tavern’s daily income had gradually increased from more than 10,000 silver coins at the beginning to more than 100,000 silver coins every day.

Occasionally, travelers would stay in the guest rooms on the second floor for a period of time, which was also a portion of extra income.

If fruit wine and other fruit products could be added, the profits would definitely increase exponentially.

Long Ling was full of energy. She had already ordered large wine barrels early and prepared to make more strawberry fruit wine.

After harvesting the spring vegetables, she quickly arranged for people to plant hops, so that she could make craft beer for sale after the strawberry fruit wine was sold out.

The method of making strawberry fruit wine was relatively simple. Just put the washed strawberries and sugar into a clean wine barrel to ferment.

With the help of many servants, she filled hundreds of barrels of fruit wine in just a few days.

Long Ling used her free time to make a strawberry pudding.

This was what she planned to eat with Violet, and it was also to thank Violet for adding bricks and tiles to her farm’s vegetable planting business during this period of time.

She had just finished plating the strawberry pudding when Nora brought her letters and return gifts.

“Miss Long Ling, I have already helped you send the strawberries to Eloris.

She is very grateful for the gift you sent her. This is her reply and gift to you.”

Long Ling opened the package and found that Eloris had sent her a set of exquisite knives.

The elves’ forging skills were very superb.

The handles were also inlaid with many glittering gems, which looked very valuable.

Long Ling tried it and found it very easy to use.

It could be used to cut fruits, and she couldn’t help but have more good feelings for Eloris.

She was just about to open the letter when Nora suddenly said,

“Miss Long Ling, the Duchess asked me this morning what you have been busy with recently.”

Long Ling was stunned for a moment: “What did you say?”

Nora said cautiously, “I said you were busy brewing strawberry wine. The Duchess seemed a little angry.”

Actually, after being by Miss Long Ling’s side for so long, Nora also noticed that there was a conflict between Miss Long Ling and the Duchess.

What conflict couldn’t be resolved by tangling dragon tails between two dragons who were going to get married in the future?

Long Ling didn’t speak. Anyway, Violet had many Alpha pursuers, and she was just one of them.

Violet still treated her like a little pet, keeping her in captivity in the manor.

Even if she strongly objected, Violet wouldn’t care whether she was happy or not.

If she didn’t think a little more positively, she would have died of depression long ago.

“Do you want to talk to the Duchess? The Duchess should miss you very much. She has asked me several times, and I can only answer the Duchess every time that you are cooking, farming, and brewing wine.”

Seeing Long Ling’s hesitant expression, Nora’s expression was filled with anger, and she couldn’t help but tremble a little.

What else could she do? She could only follow Long Ling’s instructions.

Being able to be with the Duchess safely every day was already a blessing. However, she also had a mission to protect Miss Long Ling, so she could only try to help the Duchess.

“You just need to coax the Duchess a little. The Duchess is used to being flattered. Sometimes Omegas will give the Duchess gifts and confess their love to the Duchess, and the Duchess has been injured, so it’s normal for her mood to be bad.”

Seeing Long Ling’s hesitant expression, Nora volunteered:

“If you’re really too embarrassed to go, I can help you deliver the dessert. I’ll just say that you miss her very much. I’ll also help you prepare the wine and medicine, and you will definitely reconcile.”

Did they want her to coax Violet?

Long Ling knew that as long as she lowered her head once, there would be countless times waiting for her to lower her head in the future.

She didn’t want to argue with Violet either, but Violet was too domineering, and she didn’t want to be bullied by Violet all the time.

Moreover, after drinking that medicine last time, her heat came early.

Long Ling thought of the madness that night.

If Violet hadn’t been by her side, she would have been finished.

Long Ling took a deep breath:

“There’s no need to buy medicine. I made strawberry pudding. When the Duchess comes back, help me invite her over to eat together.”

Nora glanced at Long Ling in surprise.

When Miss Long Ling first came to the manor, she still needed to take medicine, but now she could completely cope with it. As expected of Miss Long Ling.

Nora happily replied, “Okay, I’ll go to the manor entrance now and wait for the Duchess.”

Long Ling picked up a knife, cut a few pieces of fresh strawberries, and arranged them on the strawberry pudding.

She thought of the strawberry dragon that Violet had been protecting and reluctant to let Lorraine eat last time, and she spent some thought and tried to carve and piece together a strawberry dragon that looked like Violet and placed it beside her.

Long Ling put the strawberry pudding away and washed her hands, only to remember that she hadn’t opened the letter from the elf yet.

She opened the letter, thinking that it would be like before, just exchanging greetings, but this time Eloris invited her to leave the manor to meet someone.

Long Ling had never encountered such a thing before, and she didn’t know what to do for a moment.

Long Ling read the letter again carefully.

The letter said that she had already found a way to leave Violet forever.

As long as she came out of the manor once, she would discuss it with her first.

They would always be waiting for her outside the manor.

Eloris had helped Long Ling a lot these days.

If she hadn’t been writing letters back and forth to comfort her, she might not have been able to stay in the manor peacefully.

Long Ling felt that she should trust her, but she couldn’t let go of Violet.

She had once thought that she would marry Violet, and they would have a dragon egg.

Did she really want to leave Violet forever?

Violet’s leg injury hadn’t healed yet, and she had to massage Violet every day.

If she left, who would take care of Violet with injured legs?

The money she had earned in the tavern these months was enough to buy materials for Violet to soak in medicinal wine.

Massaging with medicinal wine would help Violet recover her body faster.

Logically, she needed to stay as far away from Violet as possible, but emotionally, a hundred days of marriage was like a hundred days of grace.

She had taken care of Violet for so long, and she couldn’t just leave Violet alone.

Long Ling’s heart was deeply entangled.

She bit her lip, and her brows furrowed deeper and deeper, not knowing whether she should go out to meet her.

Could someone really allow her to leave Violet forever?

If she wanted to go out of the manor, it was actually very simple.

As long as she borrowed the strawberry fruit wine that was being transported out of the tavern, she could hide in one of the empty wine barrels and easily deceive those snobbish dragon guards.

Long Ling had a plan in mind, but she couldn’t make a decision immediately.

While she was hesitating, she suddenly heard Nora running over and saying,

“Miss Long Ling, the Duchess is here.”

Long Ling suddenly felt that the letter in her hand was a bit hot, and she hurriedly stuffed the letter into her pocket.

She was inexplicably nervous, walked out of the crystal kitchen, and took the initiative to greet Violet.

Violet thought that Long Ling had finally figured it out and wasn’t throwing a tantrum at her anymore, and she slightly curved her lips.

She waved her hand, letting all the servants around her retreat, leaving only her and Long Ling alone here.

Violet asked knowingly, “What do you want me for?”

Long Ling’s eyes were clear: “I made strawberry pudding for you. Thank you for helping me buy a lot of nutrient solution. Now we have a bumper harvest of strawberries.

Don’t you like strawberries? I also brewed some strawberry fruit wine for you to drink.”

It was quite rare. The little dragon had finally put her words into her heart this time.

The corners of Violet’s lips curled up in an imperceptible arc: “Are you going to feed me like before?”

Long Ling glanced at Violet.

Violet was sitting in a wheelchair, her jawline clear and perfect in the sunlight.

Except for the leg injury, Violet was a very perfect and beautiful dragon, and she indeed had the qualifications to be arrogant.

She nodded slightly: “Yes, I’ll feed you.”

Violet was in a good mood. Long Ling walked over and took the initiative to push her wheelchair to the dining table, bringing over the plate of strawberry pudding.

She scooped up a spoonful of pudding and brought it to Violet’s lips.

The strawberry pudding looked very bouncy and pink, shaking slightly in the silver spoon.

Violet saw that Long Ling had carved another little strawberry dragon for her and placed it next to the plate.

This time it was made even more beautiful and thoughtfully than the last time.

It seemed that she really wanted to reconcile with her.

Violet slightly parted her red lips and ate a mouthful of pudding.

The sweet strawberry flavor was like the little dragon, refreshing and smooth.

After tasting it carefully, there was also a faint aroma of cream, melting on her tongue.

She couldn’t help but praise, “It’s pretty good. You put in the effort.”