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"Eileen was young at the time, so it's normal that she didn't know how to do business," Cyclone smirked.

"But Eileen's father, being a businessman, must have taught her something~"

"Taught me...what?" Eileen asked.

"Exactly! When I think of doing business, the first thing that comes to mind is..."

"What is it?" Little Dragon asked eagerly.

"Well, it's 'writing'!" Cyclone exclaimed.

"Writing?" x3

The three wives simultaneously realized.

"When it comes to doing business, writing is essential, right?"

No one answered.

"Little Dragon, can you write?" Cyclone asked.

Little Dragon, who made a living by hunting, shook his head.

"What about you, Yuna?"

"A little. I've taken a few literacy classes before," Yuna replied.

The literacy classes Yuna referred to were actually classes organized by kind-hearted people for children in the slums who couldn't afford to go to school.

"A little means..."

Yuna turned her face away and answered Cyclone.

"Just a little...it means just a little..."

"Oh...weren't we supposed to be completely honest?" Cyclone continued to inquire.

"Just a little...is just two characters..."

"Two characters!?" Eileen gasped and covered her mouth, while Yuna blushed.

"Y-Yuna...I only learned how to write my own name..."

"Ohh..."

"Well, then I can do it too! Little Dragon~ I can also write my name," Little Dragon proudly said.

However, for the protagonist of this meeting, Eileen, she had indeed learned a lot about writing...

It seemed Cyclone was right, but at the same time, he also broke out in a cold sweat.

"So...the only one here who really doesn't know how to write is just me?!"

The three wives looked at Cyclone wordlessly.

"Writing...so what?"

Being skilled in writing was Eileen's strong suit, and now everyone had found that out.

But what comes next?

Yuna questioned.

"Now that you can write, then..."

Cyclone's eyes kept darting around. As someone who had never learned to read or write, this kind of intellectual thinking was beyond Cyclone's capabilities.

"Then you can do business!!"

It just slipped out. This was Cyclone's conclusion.

"..."

"What...what is it?"

His sweat continued to flow as the three wives chose to remain silent.

"Doesn't this just bring us back to square one?"

Yuna slapped her hand against her forehead, circled around, and ended up back at doing business.

Eileen had already mentioned that, although she was the daughter of a businessman, she had no experience in doing business.

This was not unique. In theory, Eileen, like the other three, had zero experience.

More importantly, Eileen's current point was...

"Eileen doesn't know how to appraise gemstones... She has never tried before. She did have experience processing gemstones while she was at the Wand Research Association, but..."

"Wrong, wrong, wrong! Eileen, when did I say I wanted you to follow in your father's footsteps? Not to appraise gemstones! Something else!"

"But, wouldn't that be even more impossible?" Eileen asked Cyclone in return.

"No! It's different if 'can' is in the equation!" Cyclone shouted.

"I finally understand! Just because you haven't tried doesn't mean you can't try! Eileen, you are different from us. With 'can' in your vocabulary, you can do more, right? Your foundation is better than ours. You can do business and learn at the same time! "

After a momentary silence, the four reached a consensus.

Even starting from scratch, Eileen could excel because she had an advantage based on a solid foundation.

However, one problem solved meant the appearance of another problem.

"So... what kind of business should Eileen start?"

"Anything works. After all, we already have a place to stay, and Little Dragon can take care of our meals," Cyclone suggested.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah! We have extra money, so let's put it all into Eileen's business!" Little Dragon chimed in.

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