Southern Rose [Gone with the Wind]

It's not a rare thing to be jealous. Animals will be jealous to defend their mating rights, not to mention human beings who claim to be the masters of the earth.Men, that's what it is.

Josephine was neither alarmed nor complacent.

Going upstairs, I went to see Cynthia first.The little man slept soundly, his little apple-like face was puffed with powder.It was windy and snowy outside the house, and the brazier was lit in the room, which was steaming.

Touching her little face, her brow was covered with sweat.

"Luna, take the brazier away." Josephine told the maid.

The little person looks obedient when he is asleep. Who would have known that such a cute little angel could be a bad-tempered girl?Josephine smiled, thinking again of poor Philip.well!They have been married for less than two years!

What was even more pitiful was her, who was so unlucky that she lost two husbands one after another, both of whom died in distant places.The death of one husband is unfortunate, but the death of two husbands is "unlucky".

Unlike Mary Wollstonecraft, who succumbed to social rules and had to marry, mainly because of financial problems, the child needed a father who provided accommodation and food; but she did not need or need to marry again.But the bad thing is, if she stays a widow instead of a married woman, maintaining the property will be difficult.

Stanley is weak, and it is uncertain how long he can live; Ryan has his own ideas, and if he cannot marry her, he will run away soon.Philip did not make a will during his lifetime, and his property legally belongs to his wife and daughter, but if Stanley and Ryan compete with her for the property, there is not nothing to fight for, and it will be ugly and unpleasant at that time .

In all honesty, the three brothers of the Tarente family are not bad, and they are better than some rich and powerful children in the later generations.Regardless of character and so on, business ability is still good, Stanley is in charge of the inside, Ryan is in charge of the outside, so that she can be a hands-off shopkeeper, just look at the books.

Ugh!

Thomas was very concerned about her property and said that he could not trust Stanley too much. If he tried to tamper with the books, it would be her who would suffer.Said that she should hire a special accountant, as well as a lawyer, to oversee her property.

Makes sense.

These property supervisors must also monitor and supervise each other, otherwise it is hard to say that there will be no corruption of lawyers or accountants.After all, the allure of money is so great that no one can resist it.

Stanley is because he thinks he won't live long, he doesn't want to get married, he won't have offspring, and he doesn't have much obsession with money, and Ryan is definitely not Stanley's idea.

She thought about it for a long time.

The issue of money is the most important thing. Having money does not necessarily lead to happiness, but if you have money, you can definitely get more things, so the probability of getting happiness will be higher.Thomas would not understand this.

She wasn't worried that Thomas would covet her property. If it was said that the advantage of a great nobleman was that he was born rich, his vision was very high, and her little property was far from his heart.He should be giving her advice for her sake, after all, people who are not short of money will not dislike too much money.

She thought that she should leave enough property for the four younger siblings of the Tarent family. This was for Cynthia's consideration. She would not be as unfeeling as she was with the relatives of the Hastings family back then. That was because Most of Hastings' relatives were not very good.Victor is a boy, and when he inherits his property as an adult, those relatives will still come to flatter him, without worrying about interpersonal problems or future marriage problems.

She laughed at herself in a trance: Look, she has already considered the children's marriage!

Mrs. Jenkins appeared at the door and said softly, "Ma'am."

"How's it going?"

"The two gentlemen have calmed down. I asked the two gentlemen to go to the guest room separately, and they have to freshen up a little bit." Mrs. Jenkins looked serious and shook her head dissatisfied. "It's really unseemly! Gentlemen shouldn't fight."

Josephine suppressed a smile, "They didn't hurt anywhere, did they?"

"I don't think so. Ma'am—" Mrs. Jenkins hesitated.That's right, she is the person my wife trusts the most, but this trust cannot be used casually, especially as my wife has grown older in recent years and her ideas are getting bigger and bigger.A qualified housekeeper should learn when to shut up, and never say what should not be said.

"I can't refuse Ryan's visit, and I don't want to refuse Thomas." Josephine woke up Cynthia, "Luna, come and change the lady's clothes and take her down for lunch."

She kissed Cynthia's little face, then stood up and left the room.

"Get ready for dinner, send someone to invite them downstairs to eat."

Victor keenly noticed that the atmosphere at the table was a bit subtle.

Because it is a meal before the Christmas dinner, there are not many dishes, and they are all relatively simple, including lamb chops, steamed green beans with garlic, pigeon soup, etc. The dessert after the meal is creme brulee.

Ryan and Thomas didn't speak much, and both had bruises on their faces. Damian whispered to him that the two gentlemen had just had a fight in the study half an hour ago.

He vaguely understood that it was for his mother, but he didn't understand why fighting would solve the problem.He considered himself a little man, but this question was a little more complicated, and he couldn't understand it.

But the mother didn't say anything, just talking to Cynthia.Cynthia is still too young to understand adults' affairs at all.

Only Cynthia was happy.

"Is it fun to fight?"

"That depends on who it's for," Ryan Talent replied.

"Did you think it was for me?" Josephine pretended to be surprised, "I thought it was for your little self-esteem!"

Ryan opened his mouth to say something, but found that she was right.After struggling for a moment, he said angrily, "It's all the fault of that damned Austrian! It's him! It's his fault!"

"Really? Didn't you hit him first?"

"He deserves a beating!"

Josephine chuckled, "I bet he thinks you deserve a beating, too."

Ryan snorted, "Have you seen him?"

"No, let me see you first. Are you okay?"

"It's okay." He touched the bruise under his left eye: it really hurts!Damn Austrian, you're so ruthless!

"Philip said that you have often fought with people since you were a child. You don't know how many schools you have been expelled for fighting."

He smiled, "Yes, yes, I am not afraid of anyone when it comes to fighting."

She mentioned her deceased brother, which made his heart suddenly feel bitter: Philip...

Josephine checked his expression and continued: "Philip often talks about you, saying that you are his most cherished but most worried brother. He is used to cleaning up the mess for you, and sometimes he is really angry, but who told you Is it his dear brother?"

He was both ashamed and moved, "I always thought he liked Stanley more... Stanley is a sick ghost, and everyone is worried that he won't survive next year's Christmas."

"He just doesn't say it, he's worried that you won't know how to control yourself. Look, you remember that girl from Harvard?"

Ryan really didn't remember, "What girl?"

"My God!" Josephine put one hand on her forehead, "How did you forget? It's the poor maid who gave birth to your child. What's her name? Trish? Really?"

He finally remembered that there was such a thing, and he didn't take it seriously, man, this kind of thing is not easy to say, but it is not a rare thing, so it is not surprising.But facing the woman he wanted to marry, he was somewhat embarrassed.

He pretended to cough, "Don't say that. I was just a boy at that time, and I did something wrong. You... will you look down on me because of this?"

"Look down? There is a little bit. I don't like men who don't know how to control themselves. Philip is very good. He loves me very much and has no illegitimate children." Josephine smiled faintly, "My request is very simple, don't worry about it thing."

"That child is not a problem," Ryan said hurriedly, "He will definitely not affect our... oh no, your child's property." He changed his words in time.

Josephine smiled gracefully, "I'm not worried about this. Why do you need to worry about things that won't happen? Stanley will come over after the New Year. I decided to hand over some properties to him and you. I will try my best to ensure that you The quality of life of the four brothers and sisters remains unchanged. I have some ideas about developing new industries, and within 20 years, the Talent family will be richer than before."

Ryan didn't understand why she said this at first, but after thinking about it, he understood: she was refusing to marry him.

He was a little confused for a moment, followed by frustration, but it didn't take long for the depression to turn into resentment.He stood up abruptly, and said excitedly, "It's because of Wolfe? Is that so? Damn it!"

"Sit down!" Josephine said dissatisfiedly, frowning.

Ryan sat down obediently, but immediately stood up again, "Don't try to command me!"

He was very angry, "Don't even think about leaving the Tarent family! Don't even think about marrying another man with my brother's money!"

Josephine didn't like to hear this, so she stood up and said coldly, "It's not up to you to decide whether I can do this or that. Don't think that you can talk casually just because your surname is Talent." Get out of the room immediately.

How irritating!

She was very angry, thinking that a man with a higher education like Ryan is nothing more than that, and he doesn't understand what it means to "respect women" at all!

Originally, she was thinking of going to see Thomas, but now she was in no mood. She went back to her bedroom, lay down on the bed angrily, and had a good sleep.

Sleep until drowsy, found that someone came in, quietly lay down, next to her.

"Go away," she murmured.

"I was waiting for you to comfort me, but after a lot of waiting, you didn't come." The young man's voice was also young, sounding like a teenager.

"You're fine, I don't want to comfort you."

The author has something to say: It's so annoying, I don't know if Jinjiang has added sensitive words, and many chapters of the old book have been locked today.What the hell!Really didn't write anything!