My Dear Husband, Let's Keep It Business-Like! ~Countess Anastasia, Raised in The Downtown, Won't Give Up Her Way~ - Episode 38

While I am already engrossed in the dictionary in a corner of the salon, the servants efficiently carry out their respective tasks.

As expected, it seems that making the dress is the top priority, and several servants have already split up to head to a few tailors.

“Hey Marie, is it really as difficult to make a dress as they say?”

“That’s right. It’s not uncommon to wait several years for a popular tailor in the royal capital! It can take several months just to have one dress made. For noblewomen, wearing a more beautiful and luxurious dress is a symbol of authority. That’s why every household is eager to have dresses made.”

“Yeah… it’s not just my problem.”

Honestly, I personally don’t have any particular attachment to dresses.

Indeed, seeing a beautiful dress makes my heart flutter, and during my childhood, I also longed for dresses like those worn by noble princesses.

However, the aristocratic society I actually witnessed was the complete opposite of such beauty; it was a murky, filthy world teeming with malevolent spirits and demons.

There’s no way that the riffraff living in such filthy sludge would look beautiful even if they competed to wear dresses.

Before I knew it, even the dress that was supposed to be beautiful started to look faded.

“Normally, I suppose, having a dress made just for oneself is something that would lift one’s spirits.”

“Doesn’t it float?”

I was so surprised that I almost jumped out of the chair I was sitting in when I got a response to the muttered soliloquy I had unconsciously uttered.

Not my heart, but my butt lifted off the ground!!

“It’s unfortunate that it has to be made in this way, but well, um, it’s the first dress after our marriage! There’s no time, but you can make any dress you like without worrying about the budget, okay?”

For some reason, my husband is insisting.

Why is my husband putting so much effort into my dress…?

Ah, I see! Earlier, Marie also said that wearing a luxurious dress is a symbol of authority.

If the Countess Hamilton, one of the wealthiest landowners and owner of a gem mine, wore an embarrassing dress right after getting married, it would completely ruin her reputation.

If that’s the case, I must also assist with the dress unveiling. As a business partner, I will fulfill the duties of a countess properly!

“Please don’t worry, my lord. I’m not very knowledgeable about dresses, so I can’t be directly involved in the tailoring, but I will make sure to have a dress suitable for a countess made for me, and I will wear it perfectly!”

“Uh, uh…?”

In the letter from Michelle, it was written that maintaining a beautiful posture while wearing a dress at a ball is quite challenging, so she encouraged me to start working out.

The noble lady, her behind-the-scenes efforts are truly impressive.

That’s right! When studying, let’s do the recommended workout from this dictionary that can be done while sitting, “Keep your feet 2 inches off the floor.” We must make effective use of our time!

Once again, I stared at the dictionary, but this time I lifted my feet off the floor to combine it with some exercise. This time, it wasn’t my mind that was floating, but my feet.

My husband looked puzzled as he saw me start to tremble, but then he was called away by Marcus.

Please do your best at work too, dear!

After a little while, when my eyes were starting to twitch and my abs were reaching their limit, a servant came rushing into the salon.

“Count! We have secured an appointment with the tailor! It’s a highly experienced tailor who has made Lady Sophia’s dresses many times before.”

“Oh! You did it!”

“Since there’s no time to waste, I want to get started on the design meeting right away. So, I brought along the tailor, the craftsman, and the in-house designer to join the meeting at the estate.”

You’re quick with your work! Going to discuss a job and then bringing the craftsman back right away, you must be really pressed for time in this situation…

“Alright, then let’s start the dress design meeting right away. The parlor will be fine for the location. Dahlia! I’m counting on you.”

“Leave it to me, Your Grace.”

Dahlia left the salon with a few of the servants who were there. She was holding a thesis as thick as mine. It was probably Michel’s work.

“Well, Dahlia is in charge of overseeing the dressmaking, huh?”

“Dahlia is well-versed in the trends of the royal capital and has exceptional taste. I think she’s the perfect fit! Her family, the viscount’s house, owns a popular cosmetics company, so she’s knowledgeable about that kind of information.”

I see. Indeed, Dahlia’s casual clothes are always sophisticated.

“Unfortunately, it seems I won’t be able to help you with the dress…”

Marie is slumping her shoulders to the point where you can almost hear the sound effect “shobon,” but I think this kind of thing is appropriate for the situation.

Marie has her own merits, and Dahlia has her own merits.

Rather, I am fortunate to have been blessed with two maids who are so different in type.

“It’s fine, Marie has other things we want her to excel at. Let’s go with the right person for the right job!”

“Is there anything else you want me to excel at…?”

“Yes. Now that it has come to this, I have to meet with tailors and related businesses as a countess, right? There is so much to learn, and it’s really unfortunate, but I think I won’t be able to go to town like I used to.”

As for the tailors who have already come to the mansion, I can only hope that they are people who have no acquaintance with the town girl Anna.

And if she is going to appear in public more often as the Countess from now on, town girl Anna must behave herself.

“Things were going so well, but I don’t want to stop here. So, Marie, please. There’s something I want you to do in town for me.”

Marie nodded vigorously, her eyes sparkling.

“Leave it to me! Ma’am!”