[Bonus chapter] First Lesson

Two weeks had passed since Sam set off to the Capital. It was a hell of a week since I had to manage the estate and deal with the letters from the local noble houses. After the success of my son's banquet, the invitations I received from the noble ladies for their tea party and banquet doubled. 

I attended a few tea parties to socialize, and it shocked me. Unlike the usual tea parties where I had to deal with some snide, indirect remarks, everyone was asking for my advice. Yes, advice for which flowers to choose for the theme of the banquet and how I thought of the idea of adorning my letters with small flowers. 

My first tea party after Sam left was... just as exhausting as before. They asked me a plethora of questions, advice, and even suggestions. Some ladies even requested I open a class on how to organize a banquet or how to make teas during tea parties.

That was how I ended up in this situation, by popular demand.