Pride and Prejudice Mr Bennett

Chapter 7

"We are going to a party tomorrow night. I will introduce George to you. You can meet up first. Of course, you have to seize the opportunity for the party tomorrow night, because the party tomorrow night is equivalent to a business party. In You will meet a lot of businessmen there, and if you want to invest in other projects, you can choose one of them.”

Lange and James drank in the garden and talked about tomorrow's plan. This is what Lange said in advance to let James prepare, at least clothes and the like.This is the first time for James to step into this circle. First impressions are very important. If you make a good impression on everyone at the banquet tomorrow night, then it will be easier to integrate into it, and it will be relatively easy to develop contacts in the future.

"Well, I see, who organized it? Do you know that there will probably be those big figures coming tomorrow night?" James was more curious about this, hoping not to offend others, especially powerful ones, in some obvious way.

"I heard from George that it should be held by the Duke of Isla. This duke not only has a high title, but also is very good at business, so this is a powerful and powerful duke. Unlike ordinary nobles, although he has a title, he is not good at business. , the life is worse than that of ordinary businessmen, just to maintain the face of the nobles, but also to marry the newly rising nobles, after all, generally speaking, the old nobles call them upstarts and disdain to associate with them." Lange said This is just disdain, so what about old-fashioned aristocrats, the current society is developing faster and faster, and it is no longer feasible to stick to the old ways. In Lange's view, it is fortunate that James has figured it out. It will decline rapidly, but it will be extremely unfavorable to the future development of the family, and this period is a great opportunity for the development of small landlords like them. If you miss it, you don’t know when it will come again.

"Well, tomorrow is mainly to meet with Mr. George, and then to finalize our cooperation. As for the rest, I am not in a hurry and take my time. It will be good if I can get acquainted." James thought so, he just entered I still don't know anything about this circle, so don't rush to manage it. The best thing right now is to know more people. If the network is managed well, many things will be much more convenient.

"James, how are you? We are ready to go." Lang stood in the lobby waiting for James, because James was slow and not in a hurry, and Lang was anxious for him, so he could exchange some latest information with others if he arrived early , maybe there is a business opportunity in it.

"Okay." He took a certain hat and hurried out. I really don't know why men and women here always wear a hat when they go out.When James arrived in the hall, Lange couldn't tell that he was in a hurry. After adjusting his clothes, the two got into the carriage. "Aren't we too early?" James asked Lange. After all, it's only 6:7, and the party didn't start until around [-]:[-].

"It's not too late. This kind of commercial party usually has a lot of people arriving half an hour in advance. Especially for newcomers like you, go early to get to know more people. It will be more lively when the big shots arrive, but Relatively, the introduction of the two sides will be very brief at that time."

Sure enough, as Lange said, quite a few people had already arrived, chatting together in twos and threes. James followed Lange to someone he knew, and someone greeted them.

"Oh, Hughes, you're here. I'm still wondering when you're coming, but I didn't notice you just now. Who is this?" A person who was familiar with Lange recognized Lange, then smiled and said to him James next to him was a little curious.

"This is Mr. Bennet next to me. James Bennett. James. This is Mr. Eli. Doug Eli. Steel."

James held out his hand to shake hands with Mr. Eli, "Hi, nice to meet you!"

"Hi, nice to meet you!"

"When did you arrive in London? I heard that you were in Birmingham in the last two months." Long asked Mr. Eli.

"Oh, I can't help it. I'm busy. Something happened in Birmingham. I thought it was nothing, but it took me more than a month. I just arrived in London yesterday. I wanted to have a good vacation, but my old man asked me to come. I’m here to talk to a client about business in London. How about you? I remember you said you were going to open a factory?” Mr. Eli complained slightly, he misses pretty girls in London, and a good day and beautiful scenery will be accompanied by a It's a pity to be a bunch of foxes.

"I just came to join in the fun tonight." Lange also knew what Eli was thinking and smiled a little gloatingly, "But you are better than me, your old man hasn't retired yet, and you only deal with some things occasionally, and I have time to think about those romantic things, I am so busy, and I was also urged to marry by my queen."

Eli was overjoyed. He had heard for a long time that Lange was urged to marry. He didn't expect that Lange's resentment was so great now, and he didn't react so much before. "And what about Mr. Bennet? You were also forced to marry, right?" Eli wondered if the two of them were suffering brothers and sisters.

"I'm already a father, Mr. Eli, and you can call me James." James smiled lightly. This Mr. Eli is very interesting.

"You can also call me Doug." Eli's tone changed, "Why did you get tied up so early? Why did you give up on the outside, Hughes, you have to persevere , don’t be captured.”

It was funny to see Eli's funny look, "Doug, you can imagine how proud it is to have a white and tender bun calling you daddy softly, you will enjoy it." Little Janey called him Papa, and James' heart softened.

In the middle, I kept saying hello to others, but there is no one who talks like Doug, that is, the general understanding. Maybe I will cooperate with some of them in the future, and of course they may be opponents.The party finally started, and as the couples began to dance, the atmosphere became more and more intense. When Lang came back from a dance, he found that James was still drinking in the corner, chatting with people from time to time, "Hey, you used to That's not the case, why are you not in the mood to dance today? Could it be that after you get married, you will become a new good man? And it's just an ordinary ballroom dance." Lange felt that James was too abnormal, and James used to like balls very much of.

"Well, I haven't danced for a long time, and I found that dancing is quite boring. It's better to drink while drinking. You should dance with ladies more. Maybe you can find your love object. It's better than aunt finding someone you don't like. "

"Oh buddy, please forgive me, I just forgot about it, I just wanted to enjoy it, what you said, I was suppressed." Lange pretended to be pitiful.

"Hmph, tell me, is there something you need to stop to find me now?" He didn't believe that he was just asking him about not going to dance.

"Okay, okay, let's go, George is here, I'll take you to see him." It seems that the theme of tonight has come.

"George, this is James Bennett, James, this is the George Felix I told you about."

When James approached, he found that he had seen this person before. He was in the coffee shop next to the Thames yesterday. It was the gentleman who liked to share a table with him, and he obviously recognized him.

"We met each other in the coffee shop yesterday. It's nice to meet you. We are really destined." George raised his eyebrows when he saw James, and said with a smile.

"Yeah, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you yesterday." What a coincidence, James thought, it seems that he has a good impression of himself, and they both have a good impression of each other, so they are no strangers, like this better.

"It's even better if you know each other. I was still worried about whether you will get along, but now it seems that I worry too much." Lange was very happy, and their cooperation would go much smoother this way.

"Yes, we met in a coffee shop yesterday, and we talked for a long time. I was still thinking yesterday, it's a pity that the people who got along so well didn't become friends."James said seriously that for George, he really felt that they would become good friends if possible.

"Yes, that's what I thought too. I didn't leave my contact information yesterday and I still thought that I might not meet again in the future."

"Okay, didn't you see it now? Why are you still talking about yesterday? You know you get along well."

"Haha" James and George smiled at each other.

"Okay then, drink or go dancing, after all there are so many beautiful ladies here."

"Of course I'm going to dance. George, don't look at James. That guy has become a good man at home since he got married. Now he doesn't even have any interest in dancing. He's just drinking on the sidelines."

"Okay then, let's go dancing. The party is for fun. It's too boring to drink on the side like James. Let's drink tomorrow." The last sentence was said to James, and then to Long We walked to the dancing area together, and each went to find our own goals.

James shook his head. He is not used to the dances here. In his opinion, this place is really boring. If there are acquaintances, you can chat to pass the time. Finish.Looking at the glamorous people around me, I found a sense of strangeness. I might not be able to blend in for the rest of my life, so I'd better go to dances less in the future, and don't come if it's not necessary.James walked out, and there was a small garden outside. Those who want to come out to breathe generally choose this place, of course, there are also those enthusiastic men and women, but James did not encounter such a bloody thing. There are a few people in the yard Sitting there quietly, the whole looks very quiet, only the faint music coming from inside.