Struggle in the Steam Age

Perhaps because of the identity and status of Viscount Surrey, no one told him about this after his father passed away very early.

Therefore, after Lawrence talked about knowledge in this direction today, Viscount Surrey was immediately interested. Therefore, after several people arrived home, he still wanted to drag Lawrence to chat all night with an unsatisfactory expression on his face.

It's a pity that it's getting late at this time, so it's not very suitable for chatting. Therefore, after making an appointment to chat again tomorrow morning, the two parties separated under the streetlight in front of the house, and then returned to their own rooms.

After breakfast the next morning, Viscount Surrey came to visit Lawrence and the others.

It's just that the difference from before is that this time he didn't come alone, but came to visit with his wife after considering the existence of Safir.

He even sent a servant at home to deliver a letter at breakfast time before his arrival in order to show the importance he attached to this visit, especially to Lawrence himself.

"Come in quickly." Because there were no servants in this house, Lawrence himself went directly to the door to open the door after hearing the knock.

After opening the door, he saw Viscount Surrey and his wife standing at the door holding a small gift. So he quickly opened the door and invited the two of them in.

As the two of them entered the room, Lawrence also knew why the Viscount Surrey was one of the few people in the group who went on an adventure yesterday.

Because he found that Viscount Surrey's wife was obviously pregnant, so it was not suitable for that occasion. And after they entered the living room and sat down, Safiel also came in with refreshments prepared in advance.

"You guys are really early. We made these refreshments according to the style of New Sauer." Safir said with a smile, and put the things on the plate on the coffee table one by one, and then raised his head.

"—Sister Isabella, is that you?" But after she raised her head, her eyes widened, and she stared at the face of the Viscountess for a few seconds before asking cautiously.

"You are, little Safir?" The very gentle young lady with long black hair and gold-rimmed glasses pushed her glasses to look at Safir, and then expressed the same surprise said in a tone.

"I really didn't expect to meet you here, it's such a pleasure."

"Did you know each other before?" Looking at the attitudes of the two ladies present, Lawrence looked at the two ladies with some puzzlement and asked Safir. "I don't think I've ever heard you speak of this lady's existence before."

"I said it once, but I didn't say the specific name, because I think I may never meet her again in my life." Safiel shook his head, and then a look of reminiscence appeared on his face.

"To be honest, the first year I studied in Briton was a bit difficult, because it was a noble school, and I was a wild girl from the New World. It can be said that the whole person was out of tune with that place."

"Fortunately, sister Isabella, who was a senior student at the time, lived in the same dormitory with me, and she comforted me carefully when I encountered difficulties. That's why I was able to survive the difficult first year and then slowly adapt to it. School."

Speaking of this, Safiel said after twitching his nose excitedly.

"It's just that Isabella's sister disappeared after graduation. During the years I was in Briton, I sent several letters every year, but the strange thing is that all the letters were returned."

"I've kept those letters until now, wait for me, I'll go up and take them down." After speaking, Safir stood up all of a sudden, and then rushed towards the direction of the stairs, leaving only one order on the spot.

"Lawrence, please entertain the guests first, I'll be right back."

"Uh—sorry, my fiancée may be seeing an old friend or is a little too excited." After seeing Safir rushing upstairs like that, Lawrence could only apologize to the Viscount couple very embarrassedly.

Because in any case, Safir's way of running away when receiving guests is really rude.

"It's nothing, it's a very good thing to see friends." The Viscountess named Isabella smiled. "It's great to see an old friend at this time."

"Yes, this is a very good thing." After his wife finished speaking, Viscount Surrey felt a smile appear on his face. "Yesterday you saved me, and today my wife met an old friend. I think that's a very good sign."

Viscount Surrey didn't think there was anything wrong with Safir's slightly rude approach. After all, there were many differences between this world and the world in Lawrence's previous life.

One of the very important differences is that the level of technology in this world is significantly lower, so it will definitely not be as convenient for everyone to contact as Lawrence did in his previous life.

For example, this is the case for students in those schools. They often have different hometowns, so after graduation, they may only be able to communicate with the friends they met in school through correspondence. Once something goes wrong in the middle, it is very likely that we will not be able to meet again for the rest of our lives.

This is especially true for students like Safir, because the hometown and the school are separated by a vast sea, so once they graduate, it can basically be said that they will bid farewell to those classmates.

Of course, Safiel didn't think highly of those classmates, so in most cases, he didn't think there was anything bad about cutting off contact with those classmates.

This Isabella and the teacher who led Safir on the extraordinary road at that time may be the only two people she misses about that school.

However, unlike the teacher who often contacted by letter, Safir once told Lawrence that he had a senior sister who had a good relationship and could not be contacted, but he did not say the specific situation.

"Ha, I found it." Just after they drank a cup of tea, Safiel walked down the stairs with a beautiful-looking wooden box, put it on the table and opened it.

"This is the letter I wrote to you at that time. One letter per month, a total of thirty-eight letters. Unfortunately, all the letters were stamped with a stamp of no one found and returned."

"That's because I was cut off from the outside world by my father." Isabella said with a smile and held the hand of her husband beside her.

"My father started looking for a marriage partner for me after I got home. After all, I'm just an illegitimate daughter. After enjoying that kind of treatment, I always have to pay something."

"And my family had just discovered coal mines, so we needed to get some protection through marriage." Viscount Surrey shrugged and said.

"At first, I thought that our family's protector, the Duke of York, would appoint a daughter of a lower noble family as my wife, but what I didn't expect was that he actually chose his own daughter."

"I knew from the beginning that she was a recognized illegitimate daughter, and we only met briefly at the engagement ceremony before we got married. But then we found out that this marriage was given to us by the God of Love and Beauty Gift."

"Yes, we are the best match." Isabella answered immediately. "I can say that the period after my marriage was the best period of my life."

"The relationship between you is really enviable." Lawrence and Safiel, who were fed a mouthful of dog food, showed envy in their eyes at the same time.

In any case, this kind of noble marriage, the fact that they can still reap love in the case of a blind marriage makes Lawrence and the others feel a kind of envy from the bottom of their hearts.

"Of course, we should both be the best choice for each other." Isabella said with a bright smile on her face.