My years as a menswear boss

"It really surprised me, Darcy." Jiqiu blocked his friend's attack with the foil sword in his hand.

She originally thought that Darcy would drink away his sorrows like Bingley, but she didn't expect him to soak himself in the fencing club.

Looking at the expressionless friend, Jiqiu only chose to defend, completely acting as a sparring partner, "I said a long time ago, don't show your arrogant side to a young lady." She easily defuses the sword stabbing her shoulder.

"I just don't understand...why would she trust Wickham." Darcy uttered this sentence heavily.

"He looks much friendlier than you." Jiqiu said helplessly. Darcy has always been stern and unsmiling. People who don't know him have the first impression that they are not easy to get along with. Wickham's character is poor, but he has to say that he has a lot to please. Money people still have their way.

"But did you explain this to Miss Elizabeth?"

"It took me all night to write a letter to her." Darcy gave up the attack and made a gesture of withdrawing his sword. He took the towel from the waiter and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Jiqiu handed the sword to the waiter, she poured a glass of iced whiskey and drank it in one gulp, "I don't mean to offend, but I seem to have heard you say that you think people who believe in Wickham are idiots."

Darcy came over angrily, with obvious grievances in his eyes, as if he was accusing you of why you still mocked me.

"Okay, why do you give up the whole garden for a rose with thorns." Jiqiu put the linen cloth wrapped in ice in her hand next to Darcy's neck, where there was a bruise she just poked out, "I can introduce many young ladies Here you are, among them is the perfect talented woman in your mind."

"You don't understand, she is different, the garden in my eyes is only one rose." Darcy put down a word and left.

Jiqiu touched his nose boredly, "I still don't understand the suffering of love."

Barton behind him: "."

"What do you think Darcy likes about Miss Elizabeth?"

Jiqiu asked her subordinates, although she admitted in her heart that Elizabeth had a bright spot of beautiful self-awareness.

But she still couldn't understand why Darcy gave up the right marriage. After all, Darcy's family could only be regarded as the new rich. If they want to continue to climb up, they can only marry a noble lady to get the help of their family.

"He would rather give up the chance to enter the upper class than marry the daughter of a squire." Jiqiu muttered to himself.

"Sir, there is no reason for love." Barton replied softly.

Jiqiu didn't expect that Barton would answer her soliloquy. She picked up the foil sword on the table, "Love will only affect the speed of my sword. You can compete with me with the sword, don't let the water go."

Barton had no choice but to pick up an epee and shook it in his hand, walking towards the center of the club.At this moment, ten postures of pretending to be defeated have appeared in his mind.

Mary in the poorhouse received a reply from her family, and she read the entire letter with a blank face that accused her. Her father thought she was whimsical, and her mother thought she had disgraced the entire Bennet family. We couldn't understand why she had to do such a thankless job.

"Good afternoon, Miss Mary." Winston greeted the familiar figure in front of him naturally.

Mary hastily wiped the tears from her face with her hands.

"If you don't mind, use this." Winston handed out his handkerchief, his voice was soft, "Miss Mary, if you have any sad things, you can choose me as one of your listeners."

Mary murmured a thank you, took off her glasses and wiped her eyes.

"I think we are already very good friends, you won't be so cruel to make me think this is all my wishful thinking?" Winston's eyes drooped, looking pitifully.

Mary was amused by his expression, and took a big snot bubble. Her face turned red immediately, and the sadness in her heart was replaced by embarrassment.

But she was very good at enlightening herself, 'I have been seen in such embarrassment, so there is no harm in telling Mr. Winston. '

Mary took Winston's hand and came to an empty reception room. She calmly described what happened to her.

After hearing this, Winston fell into silence. He felt that Mary was in a similar situation to him at the time, and that Mary's environment was even worse than his. At least his family did not drive him out of the house.

"Are you also unable to agree with my approach? If the news of my being a governess is reported to Longborn, I will ruin the reputation of all the girls in the family." Mary said softly.

"I didn't think so. I was just surprised that the status of tutors was so low."

Winston said, looking at the tear-stained Mary, "Everyone in the family didn't approve of my writing, and they wanted me to enter the House of Lords and become a political rookie like Hyde.

But I really hate intrigue in politics. I would rather be a librarian and work with books all day long.

My family severely reprimanded me for not doing my job properly. They would rather have me become a lowly noble prodigal son than a writer. "

Mary listened attentively to Winston's story of his life.

"...In the end, I gave up my family's inheritance rights and became a commoner."

Winston smiled self-deprecatingly, "At the same time, I also became the laughing stock of the upper class, and the originally planned marriage fell through. I don't know whether I did right or wrong now, but I don't regret it."

"Mr. Winston, you don't have to belittle yourself. Life is so short, choosing a life that makes you happy is also a kind of fulfillment for yourself."

Mary said comfortingly that this was the first time she had seen Winston look so melancholy.

"The same applies to you, Miss Mary." Winston smiled. "You already have the answer in your heart, don't you?"

"Yes, I'll stay here forever until the poorhouse doesn't want me any more."

After watching Mary get up, Winston told her that he had some things to deal with and that he would not be able to attend the tea party at the poorhouse in the afternoon.Mary immediately expressed her understanding and would keep his portion of the cake.

Jiqiu no longer has to figure out how to deal with the Hunter family, because their affairs have been exposed and they are about to face prison.

The reason was that they adopted another girl, but because the adopted daughter behaved too obediently, they let their guard down. One night, the adopted daughter quietly fled to the widowed old woman's house next door and revealed the matter to her.

It just so happened that the old woman had just experienced the pain of losing her daughter for a year. She couldn't stand it, so she reported it to the local police station.

"By the way, where is their adopted daughter?" Jiqiu asked.

"The kind lady proposed to the poorhouse for adoption, and now she has become her daughter. According to the information obtained by the children, the old lady treats her like her own daughter." Barton replied.

Jiqiu had to sigh, this is the best ending for an orphan.

Not long after she was happy, her mood was interrupted by a hasty knock on the door, "Winston?"

The door was pushed open, and Winston's hair was disheveled. It looked like he was riding over, "How do you know it's me?"

"Because besides you, I don't know the second person who knocked on the door so rudely."

"Well, I've come to you because I need your help." Winston scratched his head irritably.

Jiqiu had been in touch with Winston for two years, and it was the first time she saw this classmate ask for something, "Tell me about it."

Winston quickly recounted what happened to Mary, "...Mary has always taken this job very seriously. This is her career, and I don't want to disappoint her."

Jiqiu raised his eyebrows, "Don't worry, I have prepared for this. I have already hired another experienced lady to be the teacher on the bright side. Miss Mary is a kind-hearted girl who just often accompanies the children It's just a game, and everyone will believe this 'fact'."

"By the way, do you like Miss Mary?"

Winston's expression became awkward. He paced nervously back and forth in the room, and soon sat down on the sofa again. "Actually, I want to marry Miss Mary."

"Huh?" Jiqiu looked at Winston in disbelief, using Darcy's usual preaching to her, "Marriage is not an opera, have you really thought about it?!"

"I've been thinking about it for two months. I clearly know that I have no short-term admiration for Miss Mary. I want to hold her hand and stand in the church." Winston covered his mouth with his hand.

"When are you going to propose?" Jiqiu felt that he could smell the sour smell of love.

"I don't know, I'm really afraid that she will reject me." Winston took something out of his pocket and looked it up in his hand.

Jiqiu frowned subconsciously, "Wait, you even bought the ring? Do you still carry it with you all the time?"

"I've been choosing for a long time." Winston put the ring into his pocket dearly.

"Then... I wish you good luck. The matter has been settled, you should go." Jiqiu waved him away in disgust.

"Thank you, man. I'll make it!"

Winston picked up the hat on the table, put it on his head, and left Jiqiu's office.

"Barton, when will spring be over?" Jiqiu asked expressionlessly.

"Two more months, sir."

Elizabeth bid farewell to Charlotte and returned to Longbourn again. Before leaving, she carefully read the contents of Darcy's letter.

She recalled how rudely she had reproached Mr. Darcy when he proposed to her, for what he had done to Mr. Wickham, for the harm he had done to his sister, for the humiliation he had done to his family.

After reading the letter, Elizabeth was completely awake. Compared with Wickham, she was more willing to believe that Mr. Darcy would not make fun of his sister, and after she rejected her cruelly, she sincerely explained.

She was more disappointed with herself. If she had listened to Charlotte's advice and let Jane take the initiative, perhaps there would be no source of misunderstanding.

Elizabeth recalled her family's actions several times, and she had to admit that what Mr. Darcy said was true. The father never disciplined his daughter, the mother wanted to marry her daughter to a wealthy family, and the younger sisters behaved frivolously without any manners.