[Comprehensive] Female Supporting Counterattack Diary

Chapter 53

Lydia saw Mr. Bennet looking at her eyes, and said softly and with a little melody: "Dad, it's like this. I heard before that some girls' schools are recruiting girls under the age of 15. I'm at the right age and want to go to school for two years."

Mr. Bennet raised his eyebrows and asked, "Go to school?" How could the youngest daughter have such an idea.

"Yes, Dad. I want to go to school."

"Lydia, none of your older sisters went to school." None of your older sisters went to school. Your older sisters might not be too happy about sending you to school.

"Then what do the sisters rely on to learn?" Lydia asked without answering.

Mr. Bennet nodded, but said nothing.Yes, the first few daughters all invited family teachers to study.Only Lydia was taught by her sisters.

The original governess resigned when Katie was 13 and Lydia was 10.In this way, some of Lydia's frivolous actions before, really can't blame the child for being ignorant.The sisters all have their own things to do, so naturally they don't have much time to teach Lydia, and compared to Katie, Lydia has learned even less.

It's just that if Lydia is sent to a girls' school, the family will have to spend a lot of money, and the tuition fees of girls' schools are generally very high.But if Lydia is not sent to a girls' school, no one else in the family needs to study except her.There is no need to hire another tutor.

in England.Girls are generally 15 years old, and then they can enter the social world.And Lydia is still more than two years away from the age of 15. During this period of time when she doesn't have to enter the social world, if she doesn't learn something useful, it's really not good.

"Dad, I know the situation at home, and I am willing to use my dowry to pay for the tuition." So, you agree.My sister is not short of money, really.

"No, that won't work. Money is not a problem. After the autumn harvest, I will send you to school." The daughters have no brothers. If there is no dowry, how will they survive when they go by themselves in the future.Besides, I am not yet 50 years old and my health is good, so I can't move my daughter's dowry money no matter what.

"Thank you, Dad." Lydia said happily.

One day at the dinner table after the father-daughter conversation, Mr. Bennet told his family his decision to send Lydia to a girls' school.And also said, the admissions standards for girls' schools.

Jane and Elizabeth didn't say anything, they just smiled and congratulated Lydia.One of the two is almost 20 years old, and the other is already 20 years old.Not to mention that he has been in the social world for several years, not to mention that he is already past school age.I have no intention of being jealous with Ben.Besides, they also knew that little sister Lydia hadn't learned much before the governess left.It is also good for her future development to have the opportunity to study systematically.After all, it is a family, one prospers and one loses.

The third sister, Mary, with a flash of envy in her eyes with glasses, lowered her head and ate the dinner on her plate, neither talking nor looking at Lydia.This matter, Dad just informed, not asked.Besides, even if she asked, it was not her turn to say anything.

Katie, on the other hand, was very unhappy.He said loudly: "Dad, why can Lydia come to school. We can't? Why didn't you send me to school? It's not fair."

Yes, she was only 13 years old when the governess left.Why didn't my father send me to school when I was 13 years old.It wasn't fair to send Lydia to school when I was fifteen or sixteen and past school age.

Lydia watched Katie finish speaking, glanced at Mr. Bennet, took over the topic and said, "Katie, I asked my father to go to school. When you were 13 years old, you asked your father to go to school." Is it your request?" Naturally, she had to settle the matter that she caused.

Besides, you didn't fight for it at the beginning, but now you blame others for fighting for yourself, don't you think it's ridiculous?

"I, but Jane and Elizabeth didn't go to school, why should I send you to school. I don't agree." Katie dragged others into the water without holding back.

"Jane, Elizabeth, and Mary, they were taught by tutors before they were 15 years old, but I didn't." Lydia paused for a moment, looked at the crowd, and continued:

"I have no education, so after wasting three years, I asked my dad to go to school because I have to be responsible for myself. You didn't think about going to school or asking dad to find another The tutor came back because you were indulgent and irresponsible to yourself. Since you wanted to make such a choice at the beginning, why do you stop me now?"

Lydia's words are very realistic and objective.This age-inappropriate remark made the dining table at the Bennett's house silent for the first time ever.

"Oh, Lydia, you are too much, I hate you." Katie pushed the chair and ran back to her room.

Kitty was very happy when the governess left.Because no one cares about her anymore.But now that Lydia said that, it was hard for her not to become angry from embarrassment.

After Katie left, the atmosphere in the restaurant has been getting awkward.Mrs. Bennet looked at this and then at that, and finally said to Mr. Bennet: "Why don't we get another governess back."

When Elizabeth heard her mother's suggestion, she immediately vetoed it: "No, mother. This is not good." The sisters are all adults, and if they hire a tutor back at this time, they will be questioned about their upbringing.And if something is really wrong, the reputation of their adult sisters will also be affected.

"But, Katie...... We only said that we invited Lydia alone." Mrs. Bennet also thought of what Elizabeth meant.

In fact, although she said so, Mrs. Bennet also knew that once the daughters had any contact with the governess, they would be regarded as the family's governess, not a particular person's governess.If people say that a grown-up girl who has already entered society still needs to hire a tutor to guide her, then who else would propose to her daughter?

Their small middle-class family is not the kind of big family that can hire a lifelong or long-term tutor for their daughter.Originally, hiring a tutor, in a place where the news is occluded, people will discuss it for a long time.And after their family teacher left, it was a matter of criticism to ask the family teacher to come back after a few years.

Although among these people, Mary wanted to hire a tutor more, but she also knew that in this family, she did not have much say.Compared with her father's preference for Elizabeth, Jane and Lydia are liked by their mother, and she and Katie are really inconspicuous.Especially when she wasn't as pretty as Katie.

The matter of Lydia's going to school, except that Katie reacted a little more violently, it was settled like this.Now Lydia just had to wait until after the autumn harvest, when Mr. Bennet had arranged for her a school.

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St. Mary's Hall Girls' School is one of the oldest girls' schools in the UK, founded in 1736 (the school was prematurely born 100 years ago).The school is located in the open space facing the sea in the south of England, with pleasant air and excellent environment.It is the school of choice for many families with basic rhyme to send their daughters to school.Of course tuition is also very expensive.That's £300 a year.

Accompanied by her father, Mr. Bennet, Lydia began her two-year student career in a carriage in September.

Along the way, Lydia was in a very bad state because of motion sickness.So the father and daughter first went to Uncle Edward's house in London to recuperate for a few days.Regarding motion sickness, Lydia felt wronged.She just couldn't adapt to the roads and carriages of this era.Lydia can understand that the roads are now dirt roads and there are no painted roads, but she really didn't expect that in this era, the wheels in this place are still made of wood and steel.Sitting in such a fast-moving carriage, one can imagine the degree of bumps.It is estimated that it is almost catching up with the pulling machine of later generations.

In the past few days, accompanied by Aunt Gardiner, Lydia bought some more popular clothes in this era.Lydia is not short of money, but she really doesn't like the clothes of this era.So I just bought a few pieces.Lydia didn't buy any jewellery.

"Honey, you should buy some jewelry. The girls at school are very competitive." Mrs. Gardiner, who hadn't seen Lydia for nearly a year, liked the current Lydia very much.Different from this age, or different from Lydia a year ago, the little girl who appeared in her eyes now was quiet, stable, well-behaved, so lovable.Mrs. Gardiner couldn't help sighing that time is really the most miraculous invention of the Creator.

In fact, the current Lydia is just more mature. The innocence, publicity, and unscrupulousness of Lu Yao who just entered the society in Lu Yao's time disappeared bit by bit with time.Staying in the world of "Harry Potter" for more than ten years, no matter how dull a person is, he will no longer look like a child who has not grown up.In fact, to put it bluntly, the 13-year-old skin contains the heart of an aunt who is about to turn four.No matter how ignorant you are, is it true?

"No, aunt. I just go to school to study. I know what's going on in our family. I don't want to compete with others for unnecessary things. These few clothes are enough for me. So, no I need to buy some more jewelry. Besides, I’m still young. I’m not at the age where I have to wear jewelry.”

In fact, Lydia thought to herself, since she doesn't have many other things, she must have a lot of money. The most important thing is that she wants to spend money to buy jewelry?It's not that my sister Wangpo sells melons, but my sister is the best in all subjects in transfiguration, and never needs others to help me cheat in exams.

Hearing Lydia say this, Mrs. Gardiner was both happy and distressed.Glad Lydia is so sensible at such a young age.I feel sorry for Lydia when she finds something she likes, she is not willing to buy it, and she has to wrong herself.

"Oh, dear little Lydia, in that case, won't your aunt give you a piece of jewelry?"

"No need, auntie. I'm still young. There's no need to spend so much money." Mrs. Gardiner's offer was politely rejected.

Standing at the station entrance of the girls' school, Lydia returned to her dormitory after taking a last look at the carriage that was pulling Mr. Bennet away.

The dormitory here is also for two people.It is said that there are two people in one room, but it is not.It's more like the modern layout of two bedrooms and one living room.After entering the door, there is a common living room.The living room is sandwiched between two bedrooms, with a door on the left and one on the right.Inside the door is each individual bedroom.

In the bedroom, there is a four-poster bed, a dressing table, a shelf, a large wardrobe, and a washroom with convenient water.Lydia was satisfied with the arrangement.It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal.It's not like she didn't live in the eight-person dormitory when she first went to college, but when she was a student later, she really lived a luxurious life.If she is allowed to live like that now, she probably won't be able to get used to it for a while.Especially when you have the conditions to live a good life, but you have to be forced to live a bad life.