Chapter 229 Meeting Lily Again

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"Blackie!" Elisa quickly walked behind me and reached up to the black cat, trying to extend her hand at him.

"Meow!"

Blackie was an overly friendly cat with anybody, so he quickly got closer to Elisa and let her pet him. Her eyes began to shine brightly as she was able to caress the little black cat, his fur was very soft.

"Uwaahhh…" Elisa seemed happy. "I never thought cats were this cute… I want a cat! I'll force my servants to accept one…"

"Hehe, I guess you can try." I said. "They do obey anything you say to them, right?"

"Well, not everything, only things that don't violate the rules my father left to them." Said Elisa.

"I see… Do you often communicate with your father, Elisa?" I wondered.

"He calls me every birthday… Sometimes." She said.

"A-Ah, I see…" I sighed.

I guess her father might as well not exist, he's either busy or simply doesn't care about her at all. It is a bit harsh. Perhaps when she reaches adulthood she'll be able to do more things without having to go with the rules that her father left behind.

"Anyways, let's go inside." I said.

Like that, we spent a good hour inside. Elisa quickly went to Elena's room for a good while, while I decided that it was just too early to cook lunch yet, so I decided to go to Lily's shop. I could had just gone to play the game but I wanted to meet her.

When I reached her shop, I found her sitting over her chair while reading a book. The shop was, as always, desolate. People didn't even passed through this street as much as they did before, so not many people even knew about her place. I quickly grabbed a potato plant sapling and carried it to her.

"Hi Lily! Want to hang out at my house?" I said. "Also I'll be buying this one!"

"Oh, Elayne!" Lily's face, which was filled with solitude quickly changed as she smiled.

She was roughly over 50 years of age, but she looked quite young, despite that, her hair was slowly turning gray, and her body was beginning to get weaker. Despite that, she still looked quite gorgeous, showing that she was even more beautiful in her early years.

Her gentle green eyes and her short brown and gray hair that reached her shoulders made for a nice combination. She was often said to be a beauty, but never got married with anybody despite being courted by many guys in her early years.

"Sure thing, I'll give you a little discount because you're my best customer yet!" She said happily, the discount was of 30%, which was pretty good.

"Thank you dear. Want to hang out with me?" I asked.

"S-Sure… I guess I can. My shop is so lonely most of the time, people really doesn't want to buy plants like they did before…" Sighed Lily.

"Hm, it is quite a hard market. But I think there's a few buildings made recently with apartments on them, there's a few hundred new people. Maybe you could try promoting the shop online. Have you thought about it?" I wondered.

"Online?" Lily seemed quite detached with all things related to internet, as she was very traditional and came from the countryside like I did.

"Yeah! You know what? I can help you make a Facebook Page for it, and maybe even make you an official page so you can sell your stuff. Also have you considered delivery?" I wondered. "Most people buy through delivery most of the time now."

"Oh, delivery… I had certainly not considered it. But I don't know who I could find to do such a job, it would also need to be someone with a motorcycle and all, right?" She sighed.

"Not anymore, there's several apps in phones where you can just register your shop there and someone employed from these companions will carry the thing they bought for you to your client's house, of course, by a small fee." I said.

"Oooh! I-I didn't knew that was a thing…" Lily was surprisingly amazed.

"Haha, come on, I'll explain you how it all works in the way back home." I said.

"S-Sure… Thank you so much Elayne, you're so nice with me…" Lily blushed a bit as she smiled sweetly.

"It's nothing, don't worry." I giggled, as Lily quickly closed her small shop and we made our way back to my house.

In the way, I explained to her all of the things in fine detail. She was nodding constantly while asking questions after questions. I made sure to explain things to her slowly so she could understand them well. I don't consider someone at their fifties as grandma levels of old, but she was quite lost in between all the words she didn't understand.

"A-Ah, it says that I can't download the app…" She sighed.

"Oh, your smart phone model might be a bit too old…" I said.

"I only use it to call my family or use WhatsApp so I didn't really felt the necessity to buy a new one…" She said.

"Hm, well, I can register you using my own phone, don't worry." I said. "Though, maybe consider buying a new one? Not like I am forcing you or anything, I wouldn't really want you to just spend money on just an idea."

"No, I think I might buy one… I think your idea is actually pretty good… I saw in there that there were several other shops selling plants, gardening tools and so on and they were doing alright, right?" She said.

"Yeah they're selling pretty well. There's still some people interested, but maybe not in this sector." I said.

"I see… It might be worth giving it a shot! You never know unless you try, right?" Lily laughed.

"Indeed, that's the spirit!" I said, giggling with her.

Like that, we got ended taking a small turn and went to a nearby Market, and Lily got herself a latest gen smart phone.

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