Let's start over, Your Majesty.

Chapter 171 Fashion Godmother Muirner

"By the way, Caesar, you've been gone for over a week. What have you been up to?"

During Tuesday morning's home economics class, Leon asked a question while tying on his apron.

“Didn’t I mention it before? The research project with the Institute of Ecology—I made some connections there last time because of the snowdrop thing, and they reserved a spot for me when I applied,” Caesar said, adjusting his apron.

Now that he has the endorsement of Professor Muirner, he can say whatever he wants on this matter.

“But I didn’t see that coming. How come you’re interested in ecology? You didn’t get high marks in Professor Longbottom’s ecology class either,” Leon said.

"It was just a sudden urge, and it's nice to be able to leave school and go out for a week, isn't it?" Caesar shrugged.

"But you've really gone through a lot, haven't you? Your skin's all tanned!" Leon said.

"It's alright, just a little tiring, but it's good to go out and broaden my horizons," Caesar replied casually.

"Moreover, being able to go out and study with top scholars like Professor Muirner is a very rare experience."

"Professor Muirner?"

Tess, who had just been chatting with other girls, seemed to have a switch flipped when she heard this name, and her eyes lit up as she looked at Caesar.

"You just said that Professor Muirner personally led the expedition?" she rushed up to ask.

“Yes, yes.” Caesar looked at Tiss with surprise. “Is there something wrong with her?”

“That’s my idol!” Tess exclaimed excitedly.

"puff,"

Leon's laughter immediately came from the side, "Wait, Miss Warren, how come you're also interested in farming and picking trees?"

"You're so ignorant." Tess rolled her eyes at him. "Do you think Professor Muirner is just a biologist?"

"Uh, what else is she?" Leon asked curiously.

"She's also a famous fashion commentator in the kingdom! Privately, she's known as the fashion guru! Many fashion magazines have her columns, and her taste and style are unique, her insights are very sharp, and often a single comment can set the trend for the entire fashion industry!"

"In particular, her 'Breakthrough Effect of River Elements on Traditional Boundaries' published in June this year, and 'Youthful Expression of Layering and Mixing Forest Style', sparked heated discussions that have not subsided to this day!"

Caesar and Leon exchanged a glance, finding each other's eyes filled with confusion. They couldn't understand Tess's excited words; the fashion world was still too far removed from their lives.

"No, didn't you all notice? The outfit I wore for Children's Day last time was inspired by her forest style!" Tess asked.

"Huh? You mean that outfit you wore last time, which made you look like a giant mushroom, was called 'Forest Style'?" Leon asked in surprise.

"Mushroom my foot! Can't you shut up, you tasteless person!" Tess said angrily.

She snorted, then looked at Caesar expectantly: "Caesar, Caesar, if you see the professor next time, could you get me her autograph? That way I can show it off to the people around me."

“You can go find her yourself. The professor is very approachable. She was the one who greeted me the first time I went there,” Caesar said.

“Well…” Tess looked troubled. “That’s true, but actually, apart from a school trip to the Ecological Institute when I was in elementary school, I haven’t had many opportunities to see her.”

Caesar was somewhat puzzled: "But I saw her very easily last time I went there."

“You don’t know,” Tess sighed, “Although Professor Muirner is a kind person, she also has her own principles. There are some businessmen she will absolutely not entertain, and our Giant Rock Industries happens to be one of them.”

"why?"

“It’s because,” Tess said, distressed, “that a Giant Rock Industries oil tanker sank in the Gulf of Maryland, and the leaked oil polluted 8 kilometers of ocean. A bird species called the Rainbow-tailed Seahawk became extinct as a result. Since then, Giant Rock Industries has been blacklisted by the Institute of Ecology, and Muirner has stopped receiving anyone related to the company. Other blacklisted companies are doing so for similar reasons.” “Wow, that’s truly heinous,” Leon said.

"What can I do? I didn't do anything and my idol blocked me. If I were the company president, I would definitely have the person in charge back then executed!" Tess said angrily.

Caesar hadn't expected that Muirner, who had long worn bulky gardening clothes, was also a fashion icon; no wonder her personal style was so unique.

Moreover, according to Tess, she is not as friendly to everyone as she seems; she also has her own bottom line, which is probably related to ecological protection.

Tiss continued to look at him expectantly, and Caesar smiled helplessly: "I'll try asking her next time."

“That’s great! Oh, and when you ask, you’d better not say it’s me, or she’ll definitely be unhappy. I’ve written her so many letters before and she hasn’t replied to me,” Tess said.

This idol worship is too pathetic.
The casual conversation came to an end, and the chubby home economics teacher arrived at the classroom. Today's lesson was on how to bake gingerbread cookies.

Just as everyone was doing well, discordant voices came from the front row.

"Can't you get out of my way, you jerk! If you can't do anything right, then don't block my way!"

Everyone's eyes turned in that direction and saw the two siblings from the Branty family. The older brother, Larton, was yelling at his sister, Seren, and his voice echoed throughout the classroom.

The younger sister, Serene, who had been scolded, was holding a bottle of cinnamon powder. She looked at her brother fearfully, shrank back, and trembled.

Seeing this, some students could only express helplessness.

"What are they up to?" Leon asked, puzzled.

“Never mind, the Blanty family situation is more complicated than we think. Just observe,” Tess said, stirring the hot butter.

All Caesar knew about the Branty family was that they were in the real estate business, their father seemed to be a womanizer, and Larton's bad temper was well-known. As for family ethics, he knew nothing about them.

"I told you to get out of the way, what are you trying to do! Didn't you hear me!" Larton was still yelling at his sister, and his shouts echoed throughout the classroom.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Class is in session, don't fight!" The home economics teacher quickly came down from the podium and tried to calm them down.

"Brother, I just..." Serwyn's voice trembled slightly, but he still wanted to say something.

"I don't care what you do!"

Even with the teacher present, Larton continued to yell angrily at his sister, even raising his hand as if to hit her.

His hand, which was about to swing at Serwin, was grabbed. He turned around and saw it was Sia, the class monitor.

“This is a classroom, and class is in session. I don’t care what family disputes you have; go home and talk about them there,” Xia said seriously.

Larton tried to pull his hand back, but he found that Sia's strength was terrifying, and he couldn't move her no matter how hard he tried.

"What's it to you! Let go!" he said angrily.

“I can’t control what happens in your family, but you need to apologize to your teachers and classmates,” Xia said coldly.

"Tsk," Larton's face darkened, but he still muttered apologies reluctantly, and only then did Sia release him.

Seren wanted to go up and say something to him, but he glared at her fiercely and pulled her away. A girl from the next group quietly pulled her over, leaving Larton standing there alone, doing his own thing.

After the unpleasant incident, everyone continued making their gingerbread.

(End of this chapter)