「I'm Having a Baby」So My Husband Told Me
Bedtime Story 7 ~ For the Sake of My People, My Family, and Money (Ahem Ahem), I Shall Devote Myself!
Translated by: S3
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「Your partner is Duke Fondis.」
「A Duke? Why would such a high-ranking noble be interested in our family?」
「I don't know. I was told he would explain the reasons when we meet him, so I don't know either.」
「Explain when we meet」
—that means a meeting is a prerequisite, I see.
Honestly, I find it troublesome. But this is not a proposal I can simply dismiss.
However, I only said I would take the marriage interview. I never said I would accept the proposal. I suppose I can still consider it after the meeting.
「By the way, what are the advantages for our family if I accept the marriage... the engagement?」
「Oh, of course, a substantial amount of financial aid.」
Father said, giving a wry smile. He probably didn't want to talk about this sort of thing.
Aid sounds nice, but it essentially means being bought with money. It's difficult to expect happiness from such a marriage.
Knowing this, Father couldn't push the matter strongly himself.
（He probably doesn't like the idea of sacrificing his daughter for the sake of the family.）
Most likely, Father hasn't mentioned this to Mother yet. He knows Mother would be furious if he did.
My parents married after a grand romance. My Viscount father and my commoner mother—while there were some obstacles, I heard they were able to marry without much difficulty because of their low rank.
It's impossible that they don't cherish their children, one of whom is me, their only daughter, whom they love dearly. I know this intimately from the love they pour into me.
（Still, when considering the territory... and our family's financial situation, his feelings must be wavering.）
I glanced down and could see patches on Father's clothes.
My clothes are the same, and Mother and all three of my brothers' clothes are shabby, without exception. Our diet is simple, and we are grateful just to eat every day.
We desperately need that aid.
But he doesn't want to force an unhappy marriage on his daughter.
Father, unable to reach a conclusion, took the route of letting me decide.
If I had been a devoted daughter who could readily offer herself with a cry of, 「For the family!」 there would have been no problem.
But unfortunately, I am a very selfish daughter: I love my family, but I don't want to sacrifice myself. Sorry.
So, I will attend the interview, but I can't say I will accept the proposal.
Even so...
「I understand. I said I would take the marriage interview, so I'd like to meet him once. When is it?」
I didn't miss the look of obvious relief that crossed Father's face when I said that.
「Oh, and by the way,」
When I continued, Father's face looked momentarily anxious. I asked him, bracing for him to perhaps back out of the whole thing.
「How much is that financial aid per month?」
Father looked complicated at my direct question but provided the answer.
And upon hearing the amount, I couldn't help but exclaim, 「Seriously?! It's a no-brainer to accept this proposal!」
No, it was just that incredible an amount.
「But well, let's meet him first...」
Father was the one urging me to be calm, as I suddenly became eager. But my mind was already made up.
「Father, didn't you say you wanted to cultivate more land in the territory to increase farmland?」
「Well, yes, I did, but...」
「The water control project for that purpose required a huge amount of money, and the plan was stalled at that point. Wasn't it you who was most heartbroken that our people were still living meagerly on that small, barren land?」
「Y-yes, well... that's true...」
「I hesitated for a moment, but with that amount of money, it's not impossible for our family to escape this poverty. If the territory improves and prospers, we can buy new clothes. We can eat delicious food!」
「T-that's right...」
「Even if the partner is a fat, old man, if we can get that much money, what reason would I have to refuse? Good! Let's get married immediately, let's marry right now, off to the arms of the lolicon man!」
「Wait, Melissa-chan, calm down!」
I'm getting excited! Sorry for being a mercenary, but money is important in this world. If my marriage can improve the territory and my family's life, what reason is there to hesitate?
「...Why do you assume your partner is a lolicon?」
「Because he's a Duke, isn't he? I don't know the details of what kind of person he is, but if he has already inherited the title, I imagine he's quite old. Or maybe he's a widower? Anyway, someone who wants to marry a fourteen-year-old girl can only be a lolicon.」
Father, who had a bitter smile at my 'great' deduction (?), said, 「It seems I caused a misunderstanding.」
「A misunderstanding?」
「Your partner is Duke Cloud Fondis. He just inherited the title and is a twenty-one-year-old young man.」
「He's still an old man!」
「Is twenty-one an old man to a fourteen-year-old?」
「Of course it is!」
Seeing me nod, Father seemed mildly shocked.
Then he asked tearfully, 「Then am I... an old grandpa already?」 I don't know about that.
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