Eugenie with money [Grandet]

God damn cousin.Eugenie rolled her eyes inwardly.Since the day when she received the memory of the original body, she has held a respectful attitude towards all cousins, cousins ​​and all relatives in her heart.

There was no way, the European views on marriage in this era were too different from the education she had received in her previous life. Eugenie couldn't accept it, and she didn't want to be forced to accept it.In order to prevent being misunderstood, she decided to stay away from any male relatives.

Originally, she had a good plan, but who knew that when she came to Paris, there would be some relatives from Mrs. Grandet's side, and now she would come to her side to show her courtesy, which is a bit embarrassing.

Lascarga's right arm had been raised slightly so that Eugenie could pull it up.If this were a Parisian girl, she would accept Lascaga's invitation out of politeness, even if she didn't like it.

It's a pity that Eugenie is not a Parisian girl, she has her own way: "Excuse me, Viscount, I think I have to stay with Mrs. Taigou. I don't think Miss Adolphus has gone to the restaurant yet. As the host, you She should be invited."

The banquet at Earl Longuell's house fell into a vicious circle called "Eugénie's embarrassment"—no matter who spoke to Eugenie, it seemed difficult to proceed smoothly.As the master, Laskarga is now in this embarrassment.

Due to her good upbringing, Mrs. Taigou did not laugh on the spot, but lowered her head and said calmly to Eugenie: "Miss, let's go, so as not to make everyone wait for a while to be rude."

Laskarga originally thought that Mrs. Taigu would open her mouth to ease the embarrassing situation for her master, but she didn't expect that although the old lady's voice was calm, the things she did would make people grit their teeth.

This was a banquet held at his own home, and the purpose was to go to the dining room with Mrs. Teigou on her arm. Laskarga had to quickly adjust his expression, and with a bit of self-deprecation invited others who were left behind. Guests hurry to the restaurant.

She did not lend her arm to the flushed Miss Adolphus as Eugenie said.

When Eugenie and Mrs. Taigou were seated, Countess Longer's eyes darkened, but she didn't say anything else—Eugenie was obviously not the kind of easy-to-handle provincial girl, and Laskarga wanted to pursue her. , should be changed one way.

"This kind of banquet is too tiring." Eugenie complained to Mrs. Taigou on the carriage home: "If you often attend this kind of banquet, you will suffer from indigestion."

Mrs. Taigu looked at her employer helplessly: "Miss, ladies don't make such comments just after leaving someone else's banquet."

"It's on the carriage, so others can't hear it." Eugenie didn't care. "Even if people heard it, they would think that I, a girl from the provinces, had no knowledge and wouldn't think there was something wrong with your teaching."

Mrs. Taigu stopped talking. The employer had too much of her own ideas and was too rich. Even if people in Paris didn't like her, as long as her money wasn't spent in one day, they wouldn't really turn her away.

Especially since the relationship between Countess Longuell and Eugenie has been intentionally spread by her tonight, the news of Grandet's upcoming promotion will also make those who are still hesitant open the door decisively to Eugenie.

Regardless of Eugenie's complaints, she ate quite a lot tonight—although there are not many banquets held in Earl Longuell's residence, it does not mean that the quality of the banquets is not high.Eugenie had a special aftertaste for a few things, which she had only heard about in her previous life but had no time to taste them.

Now she is asking Mrs. Teigou with endless interest: "I think we can hold a banquet after Dad comes to Paris, at least Mr. De Grassan, the Baron and Mrs. de Nucingen, and Count Longel lady."

Now that she was in Paris and had attended other people's balls and banquets, it was necessary for Mrs. Taigou to hold a banquet herself to let the Parisians know that Eugenie would live here for a long time.

However, she reminded Eugenie that holding a banquet is not an easy task, and before Grandet arrives, it is best to just make preparations for the banquet.Eugenie told about some of the ingredients that she liked in Earl Longer's house.

Caviar, foie gras and Spanish ham are all on her menu.Black matsutake, which has been known for a long time but was not seen at the banquet, was also honored to be nominated.Madame Taigou looked at Eugenie, who had complained to herself just a moment ago about indigestion, and felt that she knew the real reason.

"Miss, black matsutake is seasonal, and you can't buy it at any time. And if Mr. Grandet sees such things on the table, what will he say?" Knowing who will pay for these things in the end, Mrs. Taigou couldn't help Do not remind again.

At this time, they had already returned to the living room of their own house. Eugenie was in a trance for a moment as she looked at the ornate silver candlesticks and the white wax flickering with bright candlelight—although she had just left Saumer for two months, she felt that she had already Been away for so long.

There are no such white candles in Saumur, and Grandet will not allow more than two candles to be lit at the same time.She curled her lips, this is where she lives, and she can only decide by herself, Grandet can't use his methods to restrict her life in Paris.

With this idea in mind, Eugenie got really busy: she ordered people to book the most expensive boxes in several famous opera houses in Paris, and after consulting Mrs. Taicourt, she decided on the church where she would attend mass, and invited The top tailor came and began to customize clothes for him according to the most popular styles in Paris and according to Grandet's figure.

When customizing clothes for Grandet, she didn't forget herself and Mrs. Taigou. They even ordered two New Year's clothes.Although Mrs. Taigou was very concerned about the style of the new clothes, she also had her own worries: "Mr. Grandet would not wear such clothes."

"No, he will wear it. If he wears new clothes, it can bring in hundreds of thousands of francs." Eugenie replied confidently.

Grandet, who got out of the carriage, looked at the carriage that came to pick him up, the horses pulling it, and Eugenie, who was in a new attire, and his first words were: "Miss, when you leave Saumur, you promise that I will not lose money. , I think you have to give me an explanation."

Eugenie was looking behind Grandet, but she didn't find Nanon's tall figure, she was still a little disappointed, she didn't realize that Grandet was on the verge of getting angry now: "Father, I thought Nanon would follow you Come to Paris together."

"I also regret that she didn't come with me." Grandet glanced at Mrs. Taigou who was pretending to be dumb. "At least she understands my living habits and won't watch you go bankrupt."

You can really chat.Ignoring Grandet's angry eyes, Eugenie innocently said to him: "Then let's go home."

Grandet was taken aback: "Go home?"

Eugenie answered as a matter of course: "Yes, go back to our home in Paris." After speaking, she stepped forward to take Grandet's arm and led him to the foot of the carriage.Grandet's luggage had already been loaded into the carriage, and now he had to follow Eugenie's lead to get into the carriage that still looked brand new.

"Miss, I remember I told you in the letter that I asked you to dispose of the carriage and the horse." Grandet lowered his voice and began to complain when the carriage started to drive.

Eugenie smiled at him briskly: "You know that is impossible. These are my weapons in Paris, and they will always accompany me in the battle."

"Weapon? Fight?" Grandet didn't understand.

Eugenie smiled even more cheerfully: "That's right, it's a real battle. I'll show you the results of my battle when I get home in a while, it's a surprise."

As soon as the word surprise appeared, both of them thought of the disaster brought by the first surprise. Eugenie looked away from the window, and Grandet also fell silent until the carriage drove into Rue Bertin.

The tall mansion had been repainted at first glance, and it looked majestic in the sunlight. Two tall doormen saw the carriage approaching, and they had already stood at the bottom of the high steps, waiting to welcome the owner.

Looking at the smooth and flat marble steps under his feet, Grandet quickly calculated how many bales of pasture grass would be needed in exchange for such marble. The short-term sadness in the carriage left him, and anger once again dominated his emotions.

The heavy carved oak door was pushed open by the doorman without any sound.Grandet fixed his eyes on the crystal candlestick hanging in the aisle, and gave Eugenie a bitter look—even if he didn't know the price of the crystal candlestick, the thick carpet under his feet already showed that the matching candlestick must be worth a lot. Fei.

All the way to the living room, Grandet's eyes flashed oil paintings, spacious glass windows, velvet curtains, and maids and cooks saluting to him. His breathing became short of breath and his eyes became bloodshot. Sell ​​it with everyone, exchange it for gold coins and put them in the secret vault of his old Saumer house.

"Okay, madam." Sitting on the large sofa, Grandet didn't feel that his body was relaxed at all. Instead, he growled to Eugenie in an impatient tone, "tell me everything about you. Well, I can't wait."

Mrs. Taigu waved to the maid, even stopped the coffee, and led her back to her room. There were only father and daughter left in the living room.

Grandet's chest rose and fell, and he kept watching Eugenie, who was so relaxed: "Shouldn't you report to your father?"

Naturally, the account must be reported, but Eugenie didn't want to follow Grandet's rhythm: "Father, why don't you take a break, let's have a cup of coffee first." She wanted to get coffee for Grandet, and then I found that Elemi left too hastily just now and didn't leave the coffee behind.

When she came to Paris, Eugenie, who repeatedly embarrassed others, finally tasted embarrassment.She embarrassedly asked Emily to bring coffee again, and Grandet had been eyeing him all the time, only wanting to know the account.

Eugenie had to remind him: "Father, we have an agreement, no matter how I spend the money, you have no objection."