I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 282 Newcomers
Xia Qingdai, who only needed three hours of sleep, woke up just as it was time to have dinner in the castle.

As soon as she changed out of her nightgown and walked out of the room, she heard the iconic laughter of the associate pastor, Coe Prince, coming from downstairs.

Xia Qingdai couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips.

Coe Prince was a bit like a modern comedy star to her. He has a sense of joy in his appearance, and his words are interesting, so it's really hard to dislike him.

But it seems that Prince is not the only one speaking today, there are several people.

When Xia Qingdai walked downstairs and entered the living room, she found that there were indeed many more people inside.

As soon as Co. Prince saw Xia Qingdai come in, he immediately stood up and greeted her politely, and the others also stopped what they were doing to greet her.

The people in this room included Co. Prince, four brothers and sisters from the Brown family, and Miss Bai. In addition, there were two unfamiliar faces, a man and a woman.

Owen introduced her: "This is Miss Nancy, and this is Mr. Lister. They are Mr. Brown's cousins."

Xia Qingdai lifted up a little of her skirt, curtsied and said, "I'm glad to see you. My name is Xia Qingdai."

"Nice to meet you!" the two new friends replied in unison, "There will be a picnic party tomorrow at Taole Manor. You are welcome to come with Earl Fucui."

It was the first time that Xia Qingdai heard someone call Owen Earl Fucui. She was not used to it. After a moment of reaction, she realized that it was Owen who was being spoken of.

Fortunately, he didn't call her Earl, otherwise she wouldn't be used to it.

After talking about tomorrow's picnic party, the guests did not stay long and quickly left - except for Co. Prince.

Before Xia Qingdai came downstairs, this group of people had actually enjoyed afternoon tea at Fucui Villa and sat and chatted for a long time.

If Xia Qingdai hadn't come down, they should have left long ago. Just to deliver the invitation to her in person, I waited until now.

Autumn is a good season for picnics and dances. Xia Qingdai had nothing against going out to other people's homes to participate in activities.

Xia Qingdai now studies in school every day, and only copies prescriptions with Mr. Liang during the winter and summer vacations. She spent her weekends enjoying life in Lilliput.

Her original plan was to continue calling out Jane Austen tomorrow, move into her beloved Lotus Building, and have a picnic on the edge of the small lake in the back mountain.

But now that Mr. Brown’s family is having a picnic party, it’s the same thing to go to Tao Le Manor instead.

After the Brown brothers and sisters left, the dinner at Flourish Cottage also started.

Coe Prince sat on the lower left side of Irving and chatted with Irving from time to time.

Xia Qingdai didn't like to sit at the other end of the long table, as having a meal felt like she was separated from everyone else by thousands of miles. She always sits on Owen's lower right side, while Miss Bai sits next to her.

At this time, the dining table was naturally divided into two groups, Owen and Co. Prince, and Xia Qingdai and Miss Bai. The first two were mainly spoken by Co Prince, and the content was mainly about some news and gossip happening nearby. Miss Bai talked more about the latter, with Xia Qingdai chiming in from time to time.

In fact, Xia Qingdai originally preferred to listen to Co. Prince's speech, because he had a comedic effect and could make any trivial matter hilarious. But today, because two new strangers arrived, Miss Bai Meilan was quite interested in them and kept tilting her head to discuss them with Xia Qingdai. She had to focus mainly on Miss Bai's words.

When Miss Bai talked about Miss Nancy, she mentioned several beautiful words in succession. When talking about Mr. Lister, she also mentioned his handsomeness and praised him for his grace.

You must know that Miss Bai's aesthetic requirements are actually quite high. Xia Qingdai doesn't often hear her praise anyone. And compared to ladies, Miss Bai has higher requirements for gentlemen. Except for Owen, no gentleman could be praised by her.

Today's brother and sister actually got Miss Bai's favor, which quite surprised Xia Qingdai.

Even though she has owned the castle for almost a year, which means she has been exposed to British villains for almost a year, she is still face-blind to foreigners and can't quite get their looks.

In addition to the blond Owen who is really handsome regardless of race, Jane Austen also has her own idol filter. In Xia Qingdai's eyes, the rest of the people can tell who is who after being pleasing to the eye.

The siblings Nancy and Liszt who came today, Xia Qingdai can't even recall what they look like. She just has a vague impression of a high nose and deep eyes, let alone beauty and ugliness.

Hearing Miss Bai talk about the beautiful Miss Nancy for the third time, Xia Qingdai then said: "Maybe, then she should be able to gain something during Efra's social season. We have quite a few wealthy bachelors here."

After saying this, Xia Qingdai glanced at Owen subconsciously. With his help, this man is now a hot bachelor!
He has his own manor, as well as residences and properties in London. After Xia Qingdai destroyed the city of London, Owen also obtained the title of nobility for the first time, which was very difficult to obtain in this century.

He can be considered a perfect bachelor. Apart from being a little cold, he has almost no shortcomings. I believe that even indifference will not be Irving's shortcoming. Money can cover up all shortcomings.

Thinking of this, Xia Qingdai couldn't help but look at Owen again, wondering what kind of wife he would marry in the future.

Xia Qingdai imagined Owen marrying a white aristocratic wife and having several snow-white dolls.

Well, it seems that I am not as happy as I imagined.

She still hoped that Owen would marry later and have children later. She always felt that once a person got married and had children, he would not be as cute as when he was single. The family's daily necessities of food, rice, oil, and salt can easily cause handsome men and beautiful women to fall into the mortal world.

Anyway, Owen has no parents, no brothers, he is free, and no one is urging him to get married, so there is no need to rush.

In England at the end of the 18th century, late marriage or no marriage was not uncommon, especially among the upper class who did not have much pressure in life and career.

People at the bottom need to get married early so that they can stay together for warmth.

The upper class people have no shortage of food, clothing, and old servants. Marriage is really not a necessity for them.

For example, Miss Bai is seven or eight years older than Owen and Xia Qingdai, but she has no intention of finding a husband to get married immediately. She only wants to do a good job as a tutor.

Looking at Jane, she also never married, and the historical records of George III's princesses also only got married in their forties or fifties.

The curate, Co. Prince, was twenty-eight years old, not committed to anyone, and still single.

Therefore, Owen's late marriage is completely in line with the trend.