A few sporadic snowflakes fell on the streets of Meryton from time to time, and pedestrians hurried on their feet. In such cold weather, no one wanted to stay on the streets.

The only lively place can only be said to be the church in the center of the town. There will be a "grand" dance held there tonight, and the morning is the busy time for preparations.

In this way, the small hotel across the street behind the church seemed even more deserted and desolate, standing alone on the corner of the street hidden under the gloomy sky.

No one would have imagined that in this small hotel, not only a rich squire and his sister were entertained, but also a great figure who could affect the fate of the empire was seated.

If you switch to an experienced person to observe, you will be able to see at a glance how many "professional" people who should not appear in a small town are nearby.

The five or six men in ordinary clothes wandering around the street corner were steady on their feet, and they were systematically trained guards; the two old friends who pretended not to be drinking coffee on the opposite side held the "iron block" on their belts tightly with their hands under their clothes; There is also the receptionist at the front desk of the hotel, the bronzed skin of a person who has experienced the wind and waves at sea is inadvertently left at the corners of the vicissitudes of life.

These guards silently guarded the Earl of Campbell, Benjado Stuart, who condescended to stay in the guest room on the second floor of the hotel.

The owner of the hotel must have never dreamed that his hotel could host such a big man one day.I just don’t know if he really knows, will he regret that his guest room is so dilapidated——

There are large and small gaps on the door nailed with wooden boards. When you push the door in, the only two chairs in the room are still dark.The bed, which occupies the largest area in the center, is obviously covered with thatch of unknown age instead of a mattress, and the gray sheets that have been washed hard are still stained with stains left by the previous tenant.Even the fireplace that was pulled out from the wall was burnt black.

Stuart and his friend in the room were obviously not thinking about this simple room. They sat on the chairs covered with a layer of ideas, each straightened their backs, and subconsciously did not want to be stained with any dust.

"Miss Bennett has come?" Stuart was the first to ask.

The Miss Bennet mentioned here is not the Jane who is often called like this, and the person opposite obviously knows who is mentioned.

"Yes, no matter what, it's still necessary for Miss Elizabeth to see this matter with her own eyes." Opposite was Wu Zhao's brother, Mr. Darcy, who fell in love with Elizabeth himself but didn't want to admit it.

Stuart laughed softly, and commented: "Unlike your character, you should wish to stay away from troublesome things."

Darcy gave him an annoyed look, and even though he didn't want to admit it, he couldn't help but say, "Why do you have the same problem as Gina - you always try to force me to admit something!"

"We have a good understanding." Stuart was even happier.

Darcy suppressed his desire to shake his fist, took a deep breath from his nostrils, and said after a long while: "Two days ago, the money you gave me has been counted clearly - it is [-] A hundred pounds."

"Almost." Stuart shrugged, joking

Said, "This is all the wealth I brought with me this time, and I gave it to you. In the days to come, I will have to rely on Miss Darcy to help me survive—speaking of which, the maid beside Miss Darcy The craftsmanship is really good."

"Don't think that I don't know how much money you have! More than 3 pounds is not even a fraction. Don't the Campbell's private property have several million pounds? When will it be reduced to the point where I have to rely on my sister!"

Darcy couldn't help complaining, completely ignoring Stuart's protest of "that's not my private property!", and said to himself: "Private property also has this amount—and no matter how good Gina's maid is, it's not for people. You eat!"

"Who knows? Maybe I'll be able to eat Miss Darcy's meals every day in the future." Stuart raised his eyebrows triumphantly, "We also rescued that maid two years ago—it's a pity that I didn't know she was so good. Otherwise, I would not have hesitated at that time.”

This time it was Darcy who showed off, he straightened his body, and corrected: "It's not that she had such a skill at the time, it was under the guidance of Gina in the past two years that the skill improved—but it's pretty good to say the least. You are talented, in just two years, not only can you have such outstanding management ability to manage the land of Pemberley Manor in an orderly manner, but also you have learned such a good skill."

"Oh, is that so..." Stuart glanced at Darcy thoughtfully, and got the information he really wanted, "That's really talented, it's almost as good as my family's decades of experience. Butler."

"How is it possible." Darcy replied casually, then sighed, and said seriously: "Speaking of business, I won't count your thirty-six thousand and eight hundred pounds as capital. I agreed to borrow your face at the beginning." , and for accomplishing this, how much of it is due to me, and how much of this opportunity is due to your face, I can still distinguish clearly."

"What's more, the title of the Earl of Campbell is not only worth 30 pounds, but also 600 pounds--" Darcy smiled jokingly, "Didn't I hear that there is a new Earl of Monte Cristo in Paris, claiming his own reputation? You can get the major banks to write him a check for 25 million francs a year-calculated to be [-] pounds. You, an old noble earl, should be no worse than this earl you bought?"

Stuart also grinned, "It's worth it, but I don't plan to ask for the money back."

Seeing Darcy frowning, he quickly waved his hands to prevent him from rebutting, and then said, "You know, I'm not short of this money. But to be honest, thirty thousand pounds is not a small number for you, even now, you still need to spend a lot of money." annual net income, but your expenses are not small..."

"More importantly, Georgiana has no other income other than her inheritance." Stuart's figure was shrouded in the shadow of the curtain, with a gloomy expression, "Don't tell me that you hand over all the income from Pemberley Manor to Georgiana dominates, let alone the expenses to support the manor, the remaining is limited, which is not the quality of life I want Georgiana to have at all."

"That is to say, in the future, after Georgiana gets married and you get married, can you still give the output of Pemberley Manor to Georgiana?

Does it match?When the time comes, all she has left will be her ancestor's inheritance of [-] pounds and some immovable jewelry! "

Darcy couldn't help retorting, "I'll prepare a dowry of another [-] pounds for Gina!"

"That's not enough." Stuart finally showed the arrogance in his bones that he had never shown in front of Darcy, and said mercilessly, "Sixty thousand pounds in the bank is an annuity of two thousand and four hundred pounds." ——Twenty-four hundred pounds? What is it enough for? Not enough for the few pieces of clothing and jewelry I gave her!"

Darcy's face was ugly for a while. He really hadn't considered this point. After Gina got married, would she have to live on [-] pounds?That must have made him feel bad.

Seeing the change in Darcy's face, Stuart knew that his goal had been achieved, and he slowly pulled a smile on his face, "So I said, the [-] pounds are for you to hold, it's Miss Darcy's shares, and it's included in the shipping. --you know what I mean?"

"What!" Darcy suddenly raised his head and looked at Stutt in surprise. He couldn't believe what Stutt meant, "You mean, the [-] pounds is Gina's principal, Even join her in shipping?"

"Don't you understand what I said?" Stuart nodded with a smile, his face relaxed, as if what he gave up was not the profit of 20 pounds a year, which will double in the future, but a small change of three pounds , "My share is divided into 10%, you can give [-]% - Miss Darcy takes one-third of the interest. I think this is enough for her to live a wanton life."

Darcy took a deep look at him, feeling uncomfortable all the time in his heart. Why did it seem that Gina and Stuart were getting closer?

"No need—just change it, I will pay 20%, you will pay 10%," Darcy couldn't help stabbing Stuart, "After all, I am Gina's real brother."

Stuart smiled, "It looks like I'm stingy! In this case, why don't we each get 30% and Gina 40%. You must give the lady some preferential treatment."

Darcy was just about to nod, when a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, he immediately patted the armrest of the chair, and said angrily: "I was almost coaxed by you with shares! No matter how many shares Gina holds, you are the one who took [-] shares." Pound out, let her buy shares, no matter how you look at it, you gave it to Gina, but I didn't give anything!"

Stuart laughed lowly, and said after a long while: "It's not that I haven't coaxed it—you don't have to be angry, just take it, the sea transportation will be expanded, these few ships are not enough, and the equipment must be upgraded, otherwise The Spanish fleet is not easy to deal with. You don't have enough money left now, unless you use your ancestral property, but didn't that also move Gina's part? You won't feel good in your heart."

"Besides, sea transportation is risky. If something happens, the principal will not be returned. If you put your ancestral property in it, will Gina also bear the risk of all the inheritance disappearing and the dowry sinking into the sea?"

Darcy silenced Stuart's words, and sighed for a long time before saying: "You convinced me. I promised to take the thirty thousand pounds - but don't worry, I will tell Gina the truth , will not take your credit for yourself.”

Stuart smiled indistinctly, this is his ultimate goal - based on his understanding of Darcy, this is why

A decent gentleman will never take credit for something that doesn't belong to him.Therefore, he made Darcy speak voluntarily, and his goal of speaking nicely in front of Wu Zhao was achieved.

Darcy was still depressed, and seemed to be in a bad mood because he couldn't provide enough favorable conditions for his younger sister. This was really a big blow for a sister-in-law.

Stuart wisely didn't bother him, and didn't want to sit on this chair any longer, so he simply got up and walked to the window in the guest room, and lifted the tightly covered curtain with his white gloves.

It was also a coincidence that he didn't look around for a long time, and saw a short figure in a big gray cloak running towards the hotel in a hurry at the corner of the street.

Stuart threw the white gloves in his hands on the window sill, and smiled lightly, "It seems that the guest that Miss Darcy is waiting for is here."

The author has something to say: Little Theater

The Count of Monte Cristo (suddenly caught by the cue): What's the matter with buying the title? What's the matter with buying it!

Darcy (the distraught younger sister is absent-minded): It's a good buy, a good buy...the ones you buy are not as thoughtful as those passed down from your ancestors

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Thanks to the little angel who threw mines: Dandan?? 1;

Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: Qiuqiuqiu cat?? 5 bottles; peace and tranquility?? 1 bottle;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

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