chapter31

When she looked over, Caleb shouted loudly, "Brother Ran, someone's looking for you. They said they came to deliver furniture."

"Okay! I'm coming!" Ran replied as she got up and walked toward the front door, raising her voice as she went.

Hearing Caleb's voice, Simeon, who had been in a good mood, suddenly showed a flash of irritation in his eyes. His sister had feelings for Caleb, but from the beginning, he hadn't had a strong impression of him. It was only recently that he learned about the close relationship between Caleb and Ran.

During his time at the academy, Caleb always showed up first whenever Ran needed anything. This made Simeon feel quite unhappy with Caleb. He had to admit, he was jealous of Caleb.

He also wanted to be able to appear beside Ran at any time, to help her, to protect her. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. When he heard Ran was heading out, Simeon panicked.

He put down his bowl and chopsticks, didn't even wipe the water off his hands, and hurried after her. "Ran Ran, I'll go with you!" "Okay!" Ran nodded at him with a smile.

The three of them quickly walked toward the new house. "I heard they were looking for you, so I took them to the new house. Once you arrive, they can unload the furniture!"

Caleb walked beside Ran and quickly explained the situation. "Thank you, Caleb!" Ran thanked him with a smile. "I'm planning to host a small housewarming banquet the day after tomorrow, you must come!"

She truly felt very grateful to Caleb. Since she came here, he had helped her a lot. Even with building the house, he had been running around taking care of things.

"Hehe! It's nothing," Caleb felt a little embarrassed when she looked at him like that. He looked away and said, "We're friends, aren't we? Friends help each other."

Caleb didn't know why, but recently, every time he saw Ran, his heart would beat faster. Sometimes, he could even feel his face getting warm. At first, he thought he was sick.

But he secretly went to see the doctor, and the doctor said he wasn't ill. Simeon walked on Ran's other side. When he saw Caleb's flustered expression, he knew Caleb had already fallen.

He just hadn't realized it yet. Simeon glanced at the dazed Caleb, then looked at Ran smiling brightly at Caleb, and couldn't help but feel jealous. He quickly changed the topic.

"Ran Ran, how many tables are you planning for the housewarming banquet? I can ask the cook at my home to prepare in advance." As expected, once the banquet was mentioned, Ran's attention shifted.

She thought for a moment and said, "There are quite a few people in the village. I can't invite everyone, so I'll just ask a few families we're close to. I think around six tables."

"Is six enough?" Simeon quietly did the math and asked, "Which families are you planning to invite?" "Your family, Caleb's family, Uncle Zhang's family at the village entrance, our village doctor, and the village head's family."

"As for the others, I'm not close to them, so I'll just invite a few who live nearby. One person from each family is enough. I'm not accepting gifts anyway, so I won't invite too many."

"That's fine too!" Simeon nodded in agreement. "Since we're not taking gifts, we don't have to worry about others feeling awkward." "That's what I thought too!" Ran had never been too close to most of them.

Originally, she didn't plan to invite many. But as people say, distant relatives aren't as good as nearby neighbors. Since she planned to live here long-term, she needed to maintain good relationships with the neighbors.

As for the village head assistant and the village doctor, they are both people who have some authority in the village. The assistant helps the village chief manage the whole village. Many village matters need to be discussed with him.

His position in the village is second only to the chief, so if you want to live peacefully in the village, it's best not to offend him. But if he really doesn't understand manners, she does know a bit of martial arts. She feared that things might not go the way he expected if trouble arose.

As for the village doctor, he absolutely could not be offended either. In a world where even a small cold could be deadly, the village doctor was very important. Many people wouldn't dare offend a doctor.

Even if he was just an average one in the village, there were still people eager to please him. Even though she had many medicines in her space and might never need his help, Ran still wanted to have a good relationship with him. After all, the medicine she had was for saving lives.

She couldn't afford to give such precious medicine to outsiders, especially because once used, it could not be replaced. But if someone was truly in critical condition, she wouldn't just stand by and do nothing. While the three of them were talking, they saw a donkey cart parked at the entrance of the new house, loaded with furniture.

"Ran, we brought the furniture over!" The same young worker who had welcomed Ran earlier saw her from afar and happily walked up with a smile. "We'll inspect the goods first," Ran said casually after greeting him briefly and looked at the furniture on the cart.

"That's a must!" The worker quickly called the men who came with him and instructed them to start unloading the furniture. "Be careful! Don't bump or scratch anything!"

"Don't worry, we're professionals at unloading, we know how to handle things carefully. We won't damage anything," one of the strong men said loudly. After all the furniture had been unloaded, Ran and Simeon carefully checked everything.

Once they confirmed there was no issue, they told the workers to move the furniture inside and place it according to her instructions. Only then did she hand over the remaining payment to the young worker.

However, the young worker quickly waved his hands and refused. "Sir, I can't take this money. Before I came, the shopkeeper told me many times not to accept your payment.

The shopkeeper said these pieces of furniture are gifts for you. He originally wanted to give you even more, but he wasn't sure what you would like. He also said that if you see anything you like at the store, feel free to take it."

As he spoke, the worker pulled out a pouch from his chest and handed it to Ran. "This is the deposit from last time. The shopkeeper told me to return it to you, please accept it." Ran had not moved yet, but Simeon stepped forward and took the pouch directly.

Ran didn't understand right away, but Simeon knew very well. He must have seen Ran return to her identity as a noblewoman yesterday and recognized her.

That's why he came so eagerly today, hoping to build a good relationship with her. As for why he didn't come personally, it was probably because he worried Ran wouldn't be willing. Sending a young worker was something she was unlikely to reject.

"Simeon!" Ran looked at him, puzzled. She knew he wasn't short on money and wouldn't care about a bit of silver, so she didn't understand why he took it. She didn't want to owe anyone a favor.

Favors are the hardest thing to repay in this world. Seeing her confusion, Simeon gently pulled her aside and explained in a quiet area. "Ran, there's something you might not know.

Because you're a noblewoman, as long as your purchase doesn't exceed one hundred taels, the shop will not take your money."