[Pride and Prejudice] The right match

After Luisa turned around, what she saw was a plainly dressed young lady. Even though she was at a banquet, she didn't dress more delicately.What's worse than this is that this lady doesn't have extraordinary beauty, what she has is an ordinary face that can be said to be ugly.

Luisa's disappointment was only for a moment, and in the next second, she discovered the value of this lady.Her appearance is not good, but she has no flinching temperament on her body. Even though her clothes are ordinary, she has never felt inferior. Her eyes are very clear and firm, and even her temperament can be called stubborn.Luisa's eyes flashed with admiration, such a woman, like a dusty pearl, is too easy to be overlooked, but when you peel off the appearance and look at the inside, you will feel her excellence.Louisa knew that she valued her appearance a little bit, but this young lady broke her usual prejudice: "Hello, nice to meet you, I'm Louisa Brooke."

Charlotte knew that she was a little rude just now. When Louisa looked at her appearance, she regretted her abruptness. She knew too well that her appearance caused herself a lot of trouble. Without a beautiful appearance, a poor The young lady is always disgusting.But what she didn't expect was that the future countess greeted herself, and there was no lack of sincerity in her words.

"I'm Charlotte Lucas." Charlotte greeted in a hurry. She didn't know why she stopped the noble lady, which was a bit too rude.But strangely, everything seems to be going in a good direction.

She didn't recover until Charlotte walked to the swing frame beside her.Such a development caught her by surprise.She didn't know why she stopped the noble lady so abruptly at that time. When the lady looked at her, she was prepared to be disgusted in her heart, but nothing happened as she imagined. Miss may be in order to maintain her noble upbringing, or she really loves her newborn, instead of speaking badly to her, she took her to play with her kindly. This kind of encounter really flattered Charlotte.

She understands that a woman's appearance is very important when she does not have a good family background.This is also the reason why she is so envious of Jane and Elizabeth, they have a good bargaining chip for a woman to get a good marriage.In this world, there are never fewer women than men who judge people by their appearance.Even though Charlotte is firm in her heart, a girl will always be sad in the face of everyone's pointing and sympathy.Her hands clenched her hem unconsciously, she was a little at a loss, she was used to being treated badly because of her appearance, even for a smart person like Elizabeth, she only admitted that her inner self could cover up her appearance after getting along with her for a long time blemishes.

"Come on! Sit together for a while, dancing is really torture." Louisa felt Charlotte's stiffness, but even in such an embarrassing moment, her eyes were still firm, without inferiority or hesitation.

Following Louisa's soft words, Charlotte gradually relaxed.Sitting on the swing, she and Luisa rejected the men's attention, and just swayed quietly by herself, watching the crowd not far away having fun, and the feeling of being far away from everyone made her inexplicably dazed.

"The scenery is beautiful, isn't it?" Louisa raised a smile towards Charlotte. For Charlotte, Louisa felt a different characteristic from this era. What she possessed was an extremely valuable heart—a strong heart , firm, that is true self-reliance.

Charlotte is not a woman who will bring troubles on her own. What she is better at is finding the life that suits her best in adversity, making fun of suffering, and finding the beauty in life, rather than complaining about herself.She is a rational person, so she quickly adjusted her mentality. Since the friendship of the noble lady came, there is nothing wrong with accepting it naturally.

"Why?" Charlotte was actually still curious, why would such a noble woman choose to befriend herself?It's not that there is no lady with good looks who wants to befriend her, it's just that this lady chose herself with "unique vision".It would be too hypocritical to say that there was no slight touch.

Luisa kicked her feet, and the swing flew a little higher.The swing originally had a strap, which was held by the servants or men, so that the swing could be used to fly, but both Louisa and Charlotte chose to support themselves.Charlotte also didn't intend to get an answer from Miss Brooke, where in the world there are so many why people can answer.She also kicked her feet lightly, sitting on the swing felt as comfortable as floating in the air.

"It's very comfortable and free, isn't it? Just like you, this is how you feel to me, free, individual, but not obtrusive, you have a pair of honest eyes, and you can see your firm heart. I am very happy I like you, may I call you Charlotte?"

"Of course, Louisa."

The two girls looked at each other and smiled, as if they had some kind of mysterious tacit understanding with each other.

Charlotte also likes aristocratic girls like Louisa very much. When communicating with her, she will not be like those noble girls who are eager to show off, because the other party is rude to interrupt the other party because she is a commoner. She is very good at listening The lady, with her, is very comfortable and relaxed, will make people let go of their burdens, and is willing to pour out their inner words.Thinking of the conversation between the two, Charlotte felt a little lost. She did not expect that she would talk about her difficulties in front of the young lady whom she met for the first time.

Charlotte is not the only daughter of the Lucas family. Although Earl Lucas has a title, the family has long since had no wealth to sell.She needs to fight for everything by herself, she needs to take care of her young sister, and she needs to use her slender fingers to mend worn-out clothes. Apart from a decent mansion, the Lucas family has nothing more valuable to offer.But even so, because of the damned limited inheritance, the mansion can't be exchanged for money. What kind of person can an ugly girl with no decent dowry marry?Everyone knew in their hearts that in the situation of the Lucas family, it might be the best situation for Charlotte not to marry, otherwise, it might be even worse if she became a widower.

In this way, heart and soul, Charlotte never mentioned it to anyone.Even her poor mother, Mrs. Lucas, Charlotte kept silent, because she knew that what would it matter if she spoke?It served no purpose but to make the poor mother sadder for herself.

"I'm really embarrassed to say these words. How can a young lady talk about her marriage so carelessly? I'm really losing my composure. But even in the face of such a predicament, so what? I can do it. What I want to do is to make myself happier and happier. Life is always going to be, isn’t it all a day when we cry and laugh?” Charlotte laughed a little embarrassedly, and she didn’t reach Louisa’s level. At the level of a best friend, she was a little ashamed to talk about such a topic that belonged exclusively to a best friend.

Louisa took two glasses of wine from the plate in the hands of the servants, and handed a glass to Charlotte: "You are a wise woman, I'm so sorry that I didn't know you until now. After listening for so long, I understand you too Pain and sadness, although you don't care, but since I am a friend, I will always take care of you. If you believe me, then follow me, although it can't make you richer, it can always make you Be more charming."

Charlotte couldn't help caressing her face, her complexion was a bit dark, and her facial features were not good-looking, so could she be more beautiful like this?Girls love to dress up, and Charlotte was also obsessed with dressing up, but unfortunately her family's finances did not allow her to be extravagant. After a brief obsession, she also understood that makeup is not feasible.The so-called makeup, to her, is nothing more than making the beautiful more beautiful and the ugly even uglier.However, she still took Louisa's hand and tried once, just once. No woman can resist such a bewilderment, not even a clever person like Charlotte.She really understands that as long as she has a not-so-bad marriage, with her intelligence, it is not particularly difficult to live a good life.In this way, becoming beautiful is of great significance to her - it is really related to whether she can successfully get a wealthy husband.

Opening the dressing room, Louisa chose a few simple clothes. After gesturing on Charlotte, she chose one that would look plump on the upper back. Charlotte was really too thin, and her life Suffering erased her beauty, and before her beauty grew, she became weathered.Due to long-term malnutrition, her hair is a little dry and yellow, but it is not a big deal, and the hair oil can save her poor hair.It's just that her complexion is really dull. Luisa felt that if she could be a little fairer and rosier, even with ordinary features, she could barely be called delicate.

It's just that, in such a short period of time, it is not an easy task to make this shriveled lady fat.Louisa raised her eyebrows: "Charlotte, I think you have to take a good look at what I did, and you can't rely on me to make you more beautiful in the future."

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When Louisa appeared with a brand new Charlotte, it didn't cause any sensation. Charlotte didn't become extraordinarily beautiful, but suddenly became more pleasing to the eye.

Everyone acquiesced - the law that people depend on clothes.Charlotte may not be an ugly lady, but she is too poor, how can she be beautiful without nice clothes.Many of the people present were thinking with such regret.

It's just that those gentlemen don't care whether their dance partner is poor or rich. When choosing a partner, they will pick up the prudence that belongs to men. On the dance floor, they only need to find a beautiful little girl, and then enjoy a heart-to-heart with her. As for whether it needs to develop in the future, it depends on whether Cupid, the god of love, will continue his cute and playful little game.

Miss Bingley looked at Charlotte dancing on the dance floor, shook her ostentatious fan, and looked at the dance floor with some reluctance. Although there was no Mr. Darcy here, it was a joy to enjoy the attention of men. .Louisa was about to go out the door, but Miss Bingley gritted her teeth and hurried up.

"Miss Brooke? I'm really curious what you did to Charlotte." Miss Bingley asked casually, shaking her feather fan.All women are always very concerned about their appearance, and they always believe that those beautiful women have mysterious means to maintain their radiant appearance, rather than the gift of God that gives them unique advantages in appearance.The change which Charlotte had just undergone was to Miss Bingley strong evidence in support of the above argument.The dislike for Louisa was also defeated by the desire for that "little secret" at this time. There is no woman who does not desire to be beautiful. In this era, apart from dowry, only appearance is the best weapon.

Louisa didn't understand Miss Bingley's thinking. In London, two people couldn't be friends, so in this simple country, it was even more impossible for two people to be friends.Such a familiar tone and casual questions even gave Luisa the illusion that she was her best friend.