[Infrastructure] Rose kissed Barcelona

"That's it? Invention? Hahaha, I advise you to go back and study perfume and embroidery. We don't buy women's designs."

"Invention? My dear lady, you have such a face, why do you have to do the drudgery of those inferior people?"

"Madam, do you know that you cannot enter into a contract without your husband's permission?"

"...Yes, this is the law, written in black and white."

"...What, you haven't married yet? Then you should find a good man now instead of playing with these unclean things. They will make you unable to marry."

Joey: "..."

She who used to consider herself a social fear never thought that one day she would be forced to become a salesperson.

Or something that doesn't sell.

After exhausting all the self-cultivation in her two lifetimes, she didn't reply without gnashing her teeth: "None of your business."

She really didn't want to send money to the squinting city hall, so she brought back the samples and drawings cruelly, and made appointments with several shops and factories that deal in stationery.

Previously, Princess Rose only wanted to enjoy her life, and never considered earning bread.Therefore, it was not until these days of running around that Joy was shocked to find that married women in this era were unable to conclude contracts independently, and could not even sue or respond to lawsuits.The law stipulates that it is euphemistically called "husband and wife are one body", but it is clear that the wife becomes the property of the husband from the moment of marriage.

Even unmarried girls have countless rules and regulations.A woman should be slender and fragile like porcelain from China, and faint when she hears a bit of surprising news.Embroidery, crocheting and other exquisite handicrafts can show women's elegance and taste, but more importantly, they emphasize their family attributes.As for the creations that can really make money, such as her paper clips, they are "dirty" things that women should not be contaminated with.

1873.It's only been more than 100 years since she came here, it's like two worlds.

The excitement of recreating the paperclip design was gradually exhausted in repeated rejections.

Joy thought to herself that maybe she should listen to the mean-looking clerk at City Hall and try her luck at a celebrity ball.

For example, the second Earl's Palace dinner as scheduled.

"Hey, what's the name of this gadget? It's so cute, I like it. Dear little lotus, if you give me a kiss, I'll buy your design, how about it?" Joseph said with a smile.His golden curls, richly pomaded, glistened like liquid gold.

Joey wore black lace gloves and a waist-length black veil, and looked at him with a sneer with folded hands, like a porcupine on a tree.

Although Joseph was very cooperative with her performance at the Earl's Mansion Ball last time, not only helped her get rid of the siege, but also helped her become famous in the first battle, but this does not mean that he can make fun of her unscrupulously.

Heh, she's a girl who hasn't left the court, Joy thought sarcastically in her heart, if it wasn't for her scary name and what others thought was a huge fortune, everyone would think she was an unmarried and indecent woman.

Joseph shrank his neck, laughed and raised his hands: "Okay, okay, I know that a kiss from little lotus is priceless, even if I emptied my father's property, I still can't afford it."

Having said that, he still leaned over without blushing, "But I'm serious. I think this little thing is very chic. The small silver circle looks like a girl's hair ornament, and it also looks like earrings. Said Maybe the girls in Barcelona will like it."

Joey: "..."

Trust me, girls don't want paper clips on their heads or ears.Never before, not now, and never will.

"You went to the city hall, right? Those guys like to scam our money the most, as if our money fell from the sky," Joseph winked, "Of course, I will inherit money from my dad in the future, probably It’s similar to the ones that fell from the sky. How much patent fee do they want? Ten thousand? Twenty thousand?”

"Fifty thousand." Joey couldn't help frowning and said, "Is there no standard for patent fees? How much does the clerk want to charge? And why do you ask me for so much?"

Joseph looked "don't know?": "Isn't the city hall always like this? Maybe they think you just want to patent your newly designed earrings. This is the latest fashion for rich wives, and everyone thinks Maybe a certain necklace named after myself will be popular in the city tomorrow, and you can tell people that this is 'Estella's Star' - I am Estella. How proud."

When it was over, she actually felt that it was a little exciting.

"By the way, haven't you named it yet? Then you must consider my proposal. How about calling it 'Little Lotus Kiss'—more precious than gold." Joseph continued to encourage.

Joey couldn't help retorting: "It might as well be called 'Joseph's face'—thicker than the city wall."

"Really!" Joseph looked surprised, "Little lotus, do you really want to name it after me? I feel your love, beautiful lady! From now on, I will be in your glory Drowning in it, I will never fall in love with other women again!"

Joey: "..."

She swallowed a breath, and slowly unfolded a charming smile: "Joseph, how old are you this year?"

Joseph puffed out his chest: "I'm going to be eighteen soon!"

Joey smiled brighter: "I'm almost twenty. I don't like my brother, thank you."

Joseph didn't look a bit shocked.He blinked coquettishly, smiled and said: "It's okay, I will grow up soon. You will find my charm, dear lady. How about this, I will give you fifty thousand pesetas to buy The kiss of this little lotus flower. Just treat it as my first gift to you."

Joey automatically filtered out all the uninteresting parts: "You mean, you plan to buy this patent for [-] pesetas? After you buy it, this design will belong to you, right?"

Joseph burst into a handsome and mature smile: "Don't worry, Miss Fernandez, I will love it like my heart."

Joy didn't speak, she was thinking calmly.

Although it is always a loss to sell the design for [-] pesetas, the experience of bumping into walls in the past few days told her that she wanted to quickly put the paper clip design into production and even make a profit under the premise of retaining the patent right. Something very difficult.

Fifty thousand pesetas are also money.Joey thought for a while, and said, "Thank you, Joseph. Let me think about it."

Joseph took off his hat pretentiously, and bowed to her: "For the kiss of the little lotus, I am willing to wait forever."

Joey: "..."

Not only a younger brother, but also a greasy younger brother.

"Oh, by the way! I remember, you haven't told me which architect you chose, have you?" Joseph didn't notice the girl's dislike at all, "You must tell me this time. My father didn't snatch it before In the schedule of Mr. Abbas, the renovation of the old house did not catch up with his fiftieth birthday, and he was so angry that he was blowing his beard and staring."

Joey laughed and stretched out his hand: "Unfortunately, my architect doesn't seem to have a schedule right now."

Joseph looked along the girl's extremely slender fingers lined by black lace gloves, and saw a tall and slender brown-haired young man standing at the long table by the wall with Count Guell, pointing to the blueprints on the table and talking wearing something.There is also a little girl in a red dress with a bow tie in the middle, who is the count's six-year-old daughter.

From a distance, the brown-haired young man didn't seem to say much, but his hands kept moving, as if he was gesturing something three-dimensional.The earl listened very seriously, and the little girl's eyes widened with anticipation.

Joey watched this scene with satisfaction.

It seemed that she had introduced Antonio to the count in just half an hour, and he had easily conquered this old friend from another world, as well as his little girl.

At this moment, the door opened slowly, and the servant called solemnly: "Mr. Jose Abbas, and Mr. Boaba Abbas."

This is what the earl specifically instructed after hearing about the embarrassing experience that Miss Fernandez encountered last time because he failed to greet her.When entering the door, you must first tell everyone your name clearly, but you can no longer misidentify people.

Jose Abbas?

Joey had seen it before while searching for newspapers.This is the most sought-after architect in Barcelona right now.

People who were drinking wine, playing chess, and playing cards in the hall suddenly stood up in a large group, and many people greeted enthusiastically: "Jose! You have been so busy recently, why did you come here? Is this your son? Ouch , the young man is so proud!"

Joey looked at the door curiously, a little envious—this is really a good era, and the popularity of architects is comparable to the traffic stars of her era.

The famous architect Jose, who walked in slowly, had short black hair combed back into a big back, wearing a meticulous tuxedo, and greeted all around with an elegant smile.Behind him was a young man with almost the same appearance, dress and even temperament. Everyone knew that it was his only son Boaba.

The young novice architect followed his famous father, enjoying the warm greetings from the crowd around him, as if bathed in a sea of ​​flowers and smiling faces.

These do not belong to him now, but to his father.He must try harder, he thought, to make people refer to him as Boaba Abbas, the Great Architect, and not the Great Architect's son.

He was intoxicated in the magnificent imagination of the future, and became more and more ecstatic.

But at this moment, Boaba's expression suddenly changed.

Did he have ghosts in his heart, hallucinations?

wrong.That's not hallucination.

Boaba's smile froze on his face.Why is he here?

Not far away, the nightmarish figure of the junior stood with his father's biggest client.

It was as if a thorn in the darkest corner of his heart was suddenly exposed to the light of the sky.