Be a matchmaker in an otome game

Chapter 380 Summon
When Richard was summoned to the City Lord's Mansion, he was not without tension.

He seems to have always been a good and law-abiding citizen, right?He has never done anything against the law, and he even pays his monthly taxes honestly and on time, so why did he call him here?

Although he was uneasy, as a jeweler, Richard had seen many big scenes, so he followed Sophia calmly and stepped into Olivia's study.

"Ah...here it is," Olivia put her hands aside and stood up from behind the desk, "Sophia, please bring Mr. Richard some tea."

Such a formal treatment should not be a bad thing.

"Thank you, Miss Olivia." Richard took the teacup cautiously, and asked, "I don't know if Miss Olivia summoned me to the Lord's Mansion, what's the matter?"

"Don't be nervous," Olivia smiled lightly as she looked at Richard, who was already sweating profusely, and put on a casual chat, "Let me think about it, where should I start?"

"By the way, let's start with half a month ago. Half a month ago, I think you should have recognized me in your shop, right?"

Richard's back stiffened, no way, no way, what happened half a month ago is now being settled, could it be that he pretended not to recognize Olivia's disguise, did he do something wrong?
So does he admit it now, or not?It feels like whatever you choose is wrong.

"I didn't recognize it at first," Richard carefully chose his words when contacting the Cliff family's usual style, "I didn't dare to guess it was you until you showed your knowledge of jewelry."

Olivia has heard such polite words: "Then guess what, what am I going to do when I go to your store?"

Richard's back was drenched in cold sweat, but he didn't dare not answer Olivia's question: "Maybe... you want to come for a stroll?"

It's nonsense, but it's also the mellow personality Richard has developed over the years.

"You don't have to go around in circles with me," Olivia waved her hand, "Let me tell you the truth, in the past half a month, I checked your house, and the nobleman who forced your ancestors to move out of the royal city is already here The cleaning operation of the old nobles has long since ceased to exist, don't you have the ambition to return to the royal city?"

This question is too sharp, and it is extremely difficult to answer.

"If you want to talk about ambition, it's not without it," Richard replied, "It's not enough to have ambition without matching strength. After Grandpa Zeng left Wangcheng, our family's resources in Wangcheng were competed for. The opponents have robbed them all, and after so many generations, the descendants of people who have received gifts from my great-grandfather are willing to leave some outdated and defective products to me."

With him like this now, why would he talk about returning to the royal city? He was afraid that he would be swallowed alive when he arrived in the royal city. It would be better to live in Cliff City for the elderly.

It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't.

This is easy to handle, Olivia hooked her lips: "What if I provide you with a way to return to the royal city?"

This sounds very tempting, but Richard is not a hot-blooded young man, Olivia can do whatever he says, and he must get a correct word before he can make a judgment: "Please, express it."

For things like glasses, if you don't have myopia, you can't really understand its usefulness.

Therefore, Olivia must first determine whether Richard is short-sighted: "Does Mr. Richard have symptoms of being unable to see things in the distance?"

There's nothing wrong with admitting that, Richard nodded: "It's always like this when people are getting older."

In fact, myopia has nothing to do with age. It is just that the older people use their eyes more. People nowadays do not realize this, and simply regard it as the deterioration of body functions when they get older.

Olivia took out an eye chart and asked Richard to stand five meters away to identify it.

This eye chart was conceived by Felisa, and it took several days of testing at the Research Manor to determine the standard used to identify the severity of myopia.

Richard couldn't understand Olivia's behavior, but he could only obey.

Blindfolded with his right eye and only using his left eye, Richard easily recognized the first line and the second line, the third line was a bit difficult, and the fourth line had to be watched for a while before he even guessed. Come out, the fifth line is downright blurry.

It is enough to test one eye. Olivia finds out the glasses of the corresponding degree, asks Richard to wear them and then tests again.

The effect of wearing the glasses is immediate. After Richard put on the glasses, he only felt that the world was brighter. He used to see everything in the fog, but now it was so clear that it couldn't be clearer.

"This..." Richard was surprised, "Did you cast magic on it?"

He has been in contact with jewelry for so many years, of course he can recognize that it is just ordinary metal and a piece of cheap crystal, and he can't find a second reason to explain how it is done except magic.

"Not at all." Olivia shook her head, thinking about what Felisa said, she curled her lips slightly, "If you want to say it, it's... science."

Richard doesn't know what science is, but as a businessman, he grasped the business opportunity very keenly: "Is this the opportunity you mentioned? What is the name of this item?"

"These are glasses, specially designed for people with bad eyesight. After wearing them, the vision will become clear again."

glasses?Richard touched the rim of the glasses fondly, reluctant to return them to Olivia.

Richard suppressed his excitement and asked: "Can I buy it with you? It is very important to me!"

"Don't get excited," Olivia shook her head and chuckled, "It's okay to give this pair of glasses to you, and please listen carefully to my transaction request."

Richard calmed down a little: "You say."

"First of all, I need someone to take over the management of the glasses-making workshop; secondly, Cliff's family only provides the source of goods, how to sell the goods is up to you; finally, you sell a pair of glasses, Cliff The family will split the bill with you fifty-fifty."

After listening, Richard frowned.

He could foresee the booming sales prospects of glasses, but this condition was indeed too low.

This condition is not impossible to make money, but it must be carefully calculated and operated in order to slowly pay back. On the other hand, Cliff's family only produced one technology and did nothing else, so they can wait for him to send money.

But... what can he do?This is nobles and commoners. If he is not willing, Olivia will naturally find someone who is willing. The big deal is that he does not have his contacts in the royal city. The start may not be as smooth as him, but it is not impossible.

There are things that people are willing to do to serve the nobles.

But Cliff's family is not someone who oppresses civilians, maybe there is a turning point?

With a ten thousandth hope, Richard asked carefully: "Is there any more?"

(End of this chapter)