His Excellency the Count of Grandet

After another week, Madame Grandet and Eugenie arrived late.Guillaume and Charles have been waiting since the day they received the letter, and they have been prepared for it long ago.

Although he had heard about his elder brother's style, when Guillaume really saw that the two female relatives had no servants to follow him, he couldn't help being surprised——

How did his sister-in-law and niece get to Paris safely without a servant on the way?Who takes care of them?Wouldn't it be necessary for the mother and daughter to personally inquire about roads and rent a hotel?Moreover, Madame Grandet and Eugenie should have never left the city, not even once!

"Welcome, dear aunt, dear cousin." Standing by the side of the car, Charles stretched out a hand, letting Madame Grandet and Eugenie help him out of the car one by one, "You must be tired already? The room is ready."

"No, no, we are the ones who have caused you trouble." Madame Grandet replied hastily.She is a native of Saumur, and she has lived for most of her life. This is the first time she has traveled far, and it is a metropolis like Paris.To be honest, her current situation is almost equivalent to Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, but she is trying to control her curious and frightened eyes anyway.

"You are welcome, Madam." Guillaume suppressed his doubts temporarily, "You can make this your own home." Then he looked at Eugenie and added, "You too, my dear niece."

"I thank you for your generosity on behalf of my mother and myself, my dear uncle and cousin," replied Eugenie, bowing slightly to Guillaume.

Her tone was calm and composed, and her manners were thoughtful and polite.If she hadn't been dressed up and wore an old dress that was obviously washed white, she would have looked like a lady or young lady who had a good time in Parisian high-society salons.

But that doesn't mean they are the same people.In fact, Eugenie's gray eyes could see the difference between her and those noble ladies-if those noble ladies were dressed as she was now, they would definitely hide from people and dare not show themselves in front of others; But Eugenie, no, her freedom is not due to the priceless clothes and jewels she wears, but to herself.

There is still a pure heart under the sophisticated appearance, Guillaume has only this kind of thought for a moment.There can be no doubt that it was Eugenie who was doing what was necessary along the way.Although it is a bit high for a woman, especially a young lady raised in a boudoir, to go out for the first time and take care of her mother, but from the first impression, it can be seen that Eugenie is obviously doing a good job.

This feeling is really similar to what Shire described - such a woman is extremely rare, and her will is firm and unshakable.

His brother has only this one daughter, she seems to be well-bred!

For the time being, no one can tell Guillaume that this is really a beautiful misunderstanding.Although it is true that Grandet taught Eugenie the whole of his family management, dealing with people is another matter; there is no education that is more experienced than time and setbacks.If it was Eugenie before, it was absolutely impossible to achieve this level.But now, everything is different.

Guillaume was greatly shaken, Charles only a little less.He is now almost 100% sure that something must have happened to his cousin to cause such a huge change.Considering that he had changed the core himself, it might be the same with Eugenie—either another person, or Eugenie herself, who has learned a lot from a trap; the latter is more likely.

But Charles didn't want to test his conjecture, at least not now.So he and Guillaume welcomed the mother and daughter into the house to rest, and the servants packed their luggage.

After the people were settled, Guillaume found time to marvel at Charles: "I can't believe it, what you said is actually true! As long as you dress up well, no one will see that Eugenie is a provincial!"

At this time, it must be mentioned that the two brothers Grandet have not been in touch for more than [-] years, and both parties are somewhat responsible.Grandet himself has never worked alone, while Guillaume intends to get rid of his own previous background.But if Guillaume had been somewhat reluctant to the arrival of Eugenie and her mother before, it is completely gone now——

With his niece's attitude, even in Paris, she will definitely be able to get along well!

"I'm glad you now have the same opinion as I do," replied Charles. "Looking at my aunt's face, it shouldn't be a particularly serious emergency. Wait for them to rest for two days, take them to play in Paris, and then invite Dr. Beone to come - I have already made an appointment."

Beone is the leading physician in Paris.The fact that Shire can make an appointment, on the one hand, shows Shire's rising status, and on the other hand, it shows how caring Shire is.

"Did you treat them so well because of your relationship, or because they treated you well at Saumur?" asked Guillaume.Although these words sounded a bit harsh, but knowing Ciel's attitude clearly, he could better deal with his brother's possible request.

"Perhaps some of both," replied Charles. "But anyway, you don't want to see anything happen to your uncle's house, do you?"

Guillaume thought over this sentence twice, and found that his son's words were very skillful.

Of course, he wouldn't expect anything to happen to his brother; after all, even though they hadn't contacted each other for a long time, they were brothers anyway.But if he really wants to help or something... Why does he feel that with his brother's temperament, no matter whether it is a timely help or an icing on the cake, the two possibilities are slim?

We must say that Guillaume was unfortunately right in his conjecture—Grandet did not take care of Charles at all when he was bankrupt; it was Eugenie who secretly gave Charles her small treasury as principal. , and Grandet took advantage of the bankruptcy to make a lot of money for himself.

It can be seen from this incident that Grandet's ability to make money is absolutely top-notch, but his human touch is completely inversely proportional.

"It doesn't really matter to the doctor. No matter how long my sister-in-law and niece live." Guillaume finally asked, "But if my brother and your uncle have other ideas...?"

"Uncle's thoughts are probably only gold." Xia Er said. "From an objective point of view, Uncle is at least more reliable than Logan Suche. Uncle's business is absolutely profitable, and this is enough to get rid of most people."

Guillaume heard a little meaning from Charles's overly calm voice.It's okay to help, as long as it's a fair deal?It does sound better than outright refusal or gratuitous favors.If he cares about this and that, there will always be a feeling that he can't even compare with a girl's family.

When thinking of this, Guillaume suddenly realized that he had missed an important point: "Wait, my brother is still in Saumur, so who will talk about it?" It is impossible to talk by letter, right?

Charles did not answer this question directly, but gestured upstairs with his gaze.

"...Or Eugenie?" Guillaume came back to his senses slowly, truly shocked.

At the same time, in the guest room upstairs, the mother and daughter were also discussing this issue.

"Actually, you don't have to promise your father," Madame Grandet said, with a slightly worried expression on her face, "My body is not so good that I need to go to Paris to be cured." Moreover, staying in a room is not as tidy and luxurious as the master bedroom at home. Knowing how many times in the guest room (in fact, this is very easy to do, because the house of the Grandet family is really bad), she doesn't know how to put her hands and feet.

"But you will live more pleasantly here," replied Eugenie.She just spent a little time looking at the decoration of the room, and then looked away again. "When you feel better, your body will also get better."

And, for the same purpose, she chose to conceal from Madame Grandet that she had signed an agreement to renounce her inheritance rights.Coincidentally, Grandet also chose to hide it, but he definitely didn't want to let his wife live a few more years, but for gold.

As for this time, first Grandet had an intention, and then Eugenie proposed to use her mother's illness as an excuse, so the mother and daughter had the opportunity to come to Paris.In the past, Eugenie hardly dared to think about it, but her father would really nod her head in agreement.

Of course, at this time, there is no need to expect that Grandet will give Eugenie money other than the minimum travel expenses.But Eugenie did not mind much, for she had some gold at her disposal.Moreover, she planned to stay in Paris for a while longer, to see if she could earn some money herself, so that she could return the gold coins that Charles had given her.

If Eugenie had been so prodded on her most recent birthday that she had chosen to relinquish her mother's inheritance without thinking carefully enough, she had no regrets.Because then she realized that although the Grandet family could only be inherited by her according to the law, it was still her father's inheritance.

Now that the mother's illness was within the expected control range, she should of course make a plan for herself.If you don't expect to inherit an inheritance, you should find a new meaning in your life.Could it be that in a new life, she still can only live in the flattery and surround of some people with ulterior motives?

Madame Grandet stared intently at her daughter and sighed softly. "My dear Eugenie, it always seems to me that although you seem to be growing wiser, you are less happy."

Eugenie could not refute.She really didn't feel how bad she was doing before, that's because she didn't know anything; when she knew, naturally it wouldn't be the same as before.

It is a kind of ignorant happiness; although it is happiness, it cannot last long.

"Don't worry, my dear mother," said Eugenie at last, "at least I know what I'm doing and why I'm doing it."

Because of this, although Charles intended to let them have a good time before talking about business, Eugenie couldn't wait.That same night she found her opportunity and asked Charles to help her find something to do.

"You have helped me so much, so I should give me a chance to repay you." Eugenie said. "I hope this is the last time I ask you for help."

Repay him?Charles has a headache.It's not that he dislikes Eugenie's ability, but can he arrange his cousin to be a weaver girl?What are you kidding? "You want to experience life?" He said tactfully, hoping that the other party could hear his rejection.

"You know very well that what I say is serious." Eugenie was not at all moved. "I promise I won't cause you any trouble."

The point is not trouble!Charles now misses the girl who didn't know anything and only knew what was good for him wholeheartedly.Can't he just treat her wholeheartedly?

"May I ask why you have such an idea?" he could only ask.Eugenie obviously has a family background that most people would never envy!Although it's not obvious from the outside...

Seeing Charles' familiar face, Eugenie bit her lower lip unconsciously.

When she first came back, she oscillated uncontrollably between love and hatred, which was inevitably reflected in her attitude towards Charles.But the passage of time and the accumulation of complicated emotions finally allowed her to come up with what she thought was the most correct way to deal with it——

Regardless of how Shire was before, at least this time, he treated himself very well, impeccably.Then, she would definitely not be able to vent her anger for the previous incident.In this case, try to forget the previous things and be with love.Now Shire doesn't like her, isn't that just right?

"Can I trust you?" asked Eugenie softly.

"Of course, I will always be your most loyal friend." Charles heard that Eugenie had made a very important decision.

Eugenie looked at Charles again, and finally spoke. "I hear you know a lot of people. Presumably you know lawyers too?"

"That's right." Charles affirmed, but at the same time felt that the conversation must be going wrong—well, what does Eugenie want a lawyer for?

"That's great," Eugenie breathed a sigh of relief, "I would like to ask you to ask me, what should I do if the only child gives up the right to inherit the property but does not affect the maintenance relationship?"

...WTF!

Charles really dropped the glass this time.If someone asked him that, he would definitely think that the other party wanted to avoid his parents' debts.But Eugenie this...

Ten million francs of family property, his cousin doesn't want it? !

The author has something to say: Grandet: My nephew is making money too fast, so I want to make it too!

Charles: Brother, settle accounts!

Victor: Exactly!But Charles, what's yours is yours, and what's mine is yours!

Francois: Good luck!The water thrown by the married son!

Victor: ...