The fox has no bad intentions

Chapter 645 The City Atop the Mountain

"Shut up! Shut up! I am the strongest contender for the Meredich family heir!"

"How could she possibly wag her tail and beg for food given to her, disregarding her royal dignity and bearing!"

When the old housekeeper exposed her, Fina bristled like a hedgehog, loudly scolding him without regard for her own dignity.

The old butler withdrew his gaze from the distance and glanced at the young lady who was about to jump up and deliver a heavy blow to him.

He paused for a moment, then began to translate: "Our young lady is saying that she has come to the conclusion from her past life experiences that as long as she is bold enough and tells a nice lie, it doesn't matter if she is exposed in the future, because she can shirk responsibility."

“Inheriting the Mereditch family is impossible, but because of the slight blood relation, she can use the name of a Mereditch family heir candidate to swindle money before the real heir is chosen.”

"Nobles! We do not accept charity!"

"But if one gains the favor of a great nobleman, how could it be considered a handout? How can matters between noble lords be described as freeloading?"

The old butler sighed, gracefully turning to dodge the young lady's powerful punch. He held his chest with one hand to prevent the movement from becoming too exaggerated, while raising his other arm high towards Master Fuli and the fox-girl Lin Ying, clearly indicating who he was addressing:
"In fact, our young lady has even prepared a maid outfit, which is currently listed on the online shopping platform's order page. She's just too poor—"

Fina's family, the Mereditch family, belonged to the nobility that rose to prominence during World War II. They acquired land in multiple colonies and were veritable landowners.

Since coming of age, Fina has received between seven and fifteen million pounds from her family every year.

After receiving the poverty alleviation fund, Fina would divide it into twelve installments, withdrawing one installment from her bank account each month to spend.

Fina's spending is outrageous; it's perfectly normal for her to spend hundreds of thousands or even millions on a single private dinner.

Just like tonight's banquet at the rooftop restaurant, Fina spent over 300,000 yuan. Including drinks, the total expenditure should be around 600,000 to 700,000 yuan.

The two million that Fina borrowed from the old housekeeper wasn't even enough to last until the beginning of next month.

Fina's face flushed red, and she could only glare at the old butler, unable to utter a word.

"You! Don't hit me! I'm negotiating with your master!"

Fina sulked for a moment, then turned around, pointed at Lin Shu, and gestured for her to put down the carbon dioxide fire extinguisher she was holding. Then, with a serious expression, she looked at Master Fuli and spread her hands: "Lend me some."

"Girls, this is Xia Country." Master Fuli said to Fina with a big smile.

"And then?" Fina looked completely bewildered. What did it have to do with which country she was borrowing money in writing?

Therefore, I won't lend it!

"That would encourage bad practices. In Xia Kingdom, slavery doesn't exist, so I, An, naturally cannot keep female servants." Master Fuli shrugged with a pleased expression.

"However, if you are really short of money, I can point you in the right direction, or give you financial advice."

Master Fuli smiled warmly and said, "When the time comes, you can reveal your true form, sit inside the aquarium tank, and easily obtain a stable income, a large house, and a private nanny."

"Most importantly, everything is free!"

"Moreover, you don't need to show your face in public, which allows you to maintain your noble dignity."

Upon hearing this, Fina was taken aback. Perhaps the word "free" aroused her greed, and she fell into deep thought.

"You horned devil! You've insulted me!" After a brief moment of thought, Fina flew into a rage.
"I, Fina Mereditch, would rather starve to death, degenerate into a polyp, and live in a stinking ditch than live in an aquarium as a clownfish!"

"Butler, let's go! They're all devils!" Fina's anger was hard to conceal. She slammed open the fire escape door and walked out down the stairs in her round-toed leather shoes that made a "clattering" sound.

"The young lady said there are too many people now, and she's embarrassed to say she wants to try it. If it's too much for her, she'll come back later to eat Master Fuli's whip." The old butler thought for a moment and then spoke the young lady's mind.

Based on his understanding of his young mistress, he believed she was the type who couldn't endure hardship.

She can still be tough now only because she still has some money left in her wallet. Once she runs out of money, she'll definitely try to endure it at the aquarium.

But within three days, he'll definitely have to come back, put aside his Brahminic arrogance and slow temper, and learn to navigate social interactions.

"That butler is quite interesting."

Watching Fina leave, Master Fuli looked at Lin Ying with a slightly teasing expression and said...

In the previous confrontation, the old butler clearly played the role of joking around and flattering him.

In short, I just hope I won't take the idiot girl's nonsense seriously and will just ignore it.

"Without a housekeeper, their family would fall apart," Lin Ying chimed in with a chuckle, but she had no intention of delving into Fina's existence or the fact that she had offended her.

Judging from their combination, on the surface, Fina is in a dominant position, but clearly, the one who can truly make the decisions is the old butler.

Judging from this, and considering the old butler's attitude towards Master Fuli, the master behind the old butler clearly doesn't want Fina to cause any major trouble. Perhaps he has already placed his bets in Xia Kingdom and is waiting to reap the rewards.

but.
Lin Ying didn't care about those things; placing multiple bets was just a routine operation.

There are many such believers, including Daiying and Amei.

They believed in God, who promised them light and a city built atop a mountain, its brilliance impossible to conceal, its sacred light awe-inspiring the world.

They called themselves the people of the mountaintop, a group of gentry and landlords who made their fortunes during the pioneering period.

The people of the mountaintop live in the city on the mountaintop. They will help whoever has the potential to become the city on the mountaintop, and they will even make arrangements in the blink of an eye when they sense a change in the wind.

The rise of Ami was aided by their funding; they traveled from Daiying to Ami to develop the region.

Fina is a genetically displaced person, and normally she would not be able to stay in Xia Country for long, let alone study here.

But if one of her parents is a mountain dweller from a religious background, then it makes sense that she could obtain the right to reside there.

The people on the mountaintops are a very wealthy group. Although they cannot compare with the landowners at the top of the pyramid, they hold wealth and a considerable number of patents.

but
Today is a private banquet, and Lin Ying doesn't want to waste time thinking about the power struggles between countries.

"Master Fuli, please take a seat!"

Lin Ying turned around, extended her hand, and looked at Master Fu Li with a gentle smile.

"Well"

Seeing the outstretched hand, Master Fuli raised his own palm and placed it on Lin Ying's palm.

Lin Ying grasped the back of Master Fuli's hand, smiled, and pulled him to a seat by the window, gesturing for the dishes to be served.

(End of this chapter)