Eugenie with money [Grandet]

Eugenie took the milk from Elemie and asked her to give the red wine to Grandet and Grassand.Grandet put the wine glass under his nose and sniffed it. He keenly realized that it was a high-quality red wine. He turned to Eugenie and said loudly, "Miss, you will go bankrupt soon."

"No dad," Eugenie reassured him, "I have plenty of red wine like this in my cellar. And this is Paris. Next time, please don't talk about bankruptcy. It would be misleading."

Grandet glared at his daughter who was getting more and more determined, and felt that Grassan would be better to deal with him: "These people who came today, if I heard correctly, you know that my ears are not good. If you heard it right, they, they have already, already..."

"These gentlemen agree to hand over the IOUs in their hands, but they want you to ensure their rights, all rights." Grassin thinks that Grandet does not understand the seriousness of the matter: "They will reserve to declare your brother bankrupt s right."

"Bankruptcy," Grandet repeated in a low voice: "So, so my brother is bankrupt. For me, you know, my finances have always been separate from his. I invite you to come to Paris and pay you Travel expenses, for the sake of Grandet..."

"You want the name Grandet not to be tarnished. You are a real man, Grandet." Grassan looked at the old cooper with admiration:

"I have been working on this matter for nearly two years, and I will not see your surname be ashamed. I will let them know that you have no obligation to pay off your brother's debt, but you have taken this responsibility. These few If you want to retain all the rights, you should hand over all the IOUs. Everyone's!" Grassan repeated it repeatedly, as if he didn't know how difficult it is to collect all the IOUs of all creditors. Same.

"Thank you Grassang." Out of gratitude to Grassan, Grandet's stuttering healed: "You have always been my most trusted friend, whether in Saumur or Paris. So you have time Do you want to join my banquet, the day after tomorrow, I will send you an invitation card."

Grassin was a great figure in Saumur, but after arriving in Paris, he was only popular among the actresses of the opera house, and other prestigious families would not open their living rooms to him.

Now that Grandet invited him to the banquet, Grassan felt that his chance had come: "Of course Grandet, I am very happy to attend. Don't worry, I will persuade those people not to bother you until all the IOUs are collected. "

After three o'clock in the afternoon on the banquet day, the guests who received the invitations came one after another.After getting off the carriage, the well-dressed ladies and ladies, the first thing they look at is the newly decorated mansion.Such a mansion belongs to a girl who is not yet married, which makes the wives and ladies feel uncomfortable.

No matter which lady has such a residence, it can be regarded as a decent dowry. Even the most respectable young people in Paris will consider their own choices.The madams and young ladies were not the only ones who thought of this kind of thought, and the expressions on the faces of the young men who had just dumped the horse to the doorman were all secretive.

These people have their own separate apartment, they receive the allowance from their father at a fixed time every year, they have a custom-made carriage when they go out, the coachman is well-dressed, and they can play whist cards with a bet of hundreds of francs per game, but their apartment cannot Compared with such a majestic mansion with high steps, their carriages and horses pulling them cannot be compared with Eugenie's.

The eyes of several young people were burning, and they all had eager thoughts in their hearts. They were still chatting and laughing with each other, but they began to test and measure in their eyes.

Eugenie, who was standing in front of the living room to welcome the guests, felt the unwilling gazes of the young ladies and the undisguised eyes of the young people.She tightened her grip on Grandet's arm.

Grandet listened to the porter's announcement, and greeted the visitors according to the title of the announcement. The ladies and ladies were led into the living room by Eugenie and Mrs. Taigou. Eugenie came out again and stood with Grandet on the steps. Greet guests.

Seeing that Eugenie held him tightly, Grandet raised his head higher. He felt that it was time to show his ability as a father.

"Don't worry, they are here for the money in your pocket, and they will only curry favor with you." Very Grandet's comfort.

But maybe you can lower your voice a little?Eugenie was obliged to raise her chin a little, in order to show that she was as haughty as Grandet.

When the people around Grandet heard his strange remarks, they couldn't help but look sideways at the vulgar father and daughter, thinking that even though Grandet had become Baron Grandet, he was still a vulgar provincial.

And Eugenie, who was not ashamed by Grandet's remarks, raised her head proudly as if she was encouraged, in the same defiant way.If it wasn't because the mansion was decorated so gorgeously that people were full of anticipation for the banquet, everyone would turn around and leave this mansion that had just been promoted to a baron.

The truth is, the guests are still arriving and none of the previous guests are leaving.

In the living room, there are already more than a dozen guests who arrived earlier chatting. These people used to be friends with Mrs. Teigou. She left Paris in a state of embarrassment. Ashamed of what he did, he talked to Mrs. Taigu most enthusiastically.

The Baron de Nucingen and his wife came hand in hand, with decent smiles on their faces, and greeted Grandet and Eugenie respectively.Eugenie introduced to Grandet: "Father, this is the Baron de Nucingen whom I have dated with you. I have received great help from him since I came to Paris."

Nucingen and Grandet looked at each other, and both smelled the same smell from each other.The two old foxes held hands together, and Grandet thanked Nucingen for his help to Eugenie: "Sir, please believe that a father who loves his daughter will be helpful to anyone who helps his daughter." return."

Annette was holding Eugenie's hand: "Honey, your skin is really getting better and better. If I don't know you well, I would like to know how you did it."

Eugenie smiled sincerely at her: "No problem, I'm working on this now, and when the finished product comes out, I'll definitely ask you to try it first."

Both Nucingen and Grandet heard the conversation between the two ladies, and Grandet could ask questions later, but Nucingen wanted to ask in person, to see if he could step in over Grassand:

"Miss Eugenie, do you have any good ideas? If you need funds, please don't forget that there is a poor banker here who wants to support you."

Eugenie assured him with a smile that she would not forget the friend who had treated her kindly if she needed it.When Nucingen entered the hallway of the living room, he said softly to Annette: "I don't care why that lady is close to you, it's because she is still her cousin. In short, you have to please her and know her next plan .”

Annette opened her mouth wide in surprise, not aware of her gaffe at all—this was the first time that Nucingen clearly stated that she knew about her relationship with Charles. Before, she just pretended to be jealous and let Annette experience it for herself. .

Since he knew it, he didn't point it out, obviously he didn't pay attention to Charles.Annette was greatly shocked by breaking this embarrassing relationship now for Eugenie's sake.

The vast majority of men in this era regard women as their vassals. Even if they want to marry a girl who will save them from struggling for decades, they just show off before marriage, and after marriage they get their wife's property. There are not a few people who use their wives' property to have fun with their lovers.

However, Nucingen's attitude towards Eugenie is obviously respect from the heart, just like facing a client who can benefit Nucingen Bank greatly.

A young girl from other provinces, even if her father has won the title of Jin, and she herself is outstanding in public debt, is it really worthy of Nucingen's treatment?

"Pay attention to your etiquette, Mrs. Nucingen." Nucingen's cold reminder sounded in Annette's ears. It turned out that they had already arrived at the door of the living room, and they could see Mrs. Taigu surrounded by a group of wives and wives. .

Nucingen turned to look at Annette who had recovered her smile: "You see, the Marquise de Teygou had to leave Paris in embarrassment three years ago and hid in the countryside of other provinces. At that time, no one saw her off, she All friends wish they had never known the man."

"But now, these people surround her, currying favor with her, flattering her, and saying things to her that I find nasty. The reason is to get closer to Eugenie through her." Nucingen said while Armed with Annette, he came to the outskirts of the crowd surrounding Mrs. Taigu.

Annette heard that the wives were praising Mrs. Taigou for her better skin, and she looked a few years younger, and she felt a little funny—but a month ago, Mrs. Taigou and Eugenie attended the ball held by herself, Annette Seen her as a master.

A lady in her 50s, who has been frustrated for many years, has dull skin on her face and wrinkles piled up early. Even if she gets better, it is thanks to powdering.

But Nucingen's request to her just now forced Annette to raise her head and smile, and she had to flatter Mrs. Taigou along with the ladies.It was this look that made Annette truly stunned:

Mrs. Taigu wore a dark champagne-colored skirt today. Because of her age, she chose a V-shaped neckline, and the bra was piled high outside the collar. It was not the pure white of the public, but a light champagne color.

Looking up along the collar, you can find that Mrs. Taigu's neck is still as many wrinkles as before, but the color is whiter than before, and the chin on the neck is missing the double chin seen last time, and her cheeks are smoother , Bai Qing does not look like a person in his 50s.

If it weren't for these people calling Mrs. Taigu the respectful title, Annette would have felt that there were two people.

The change is too great, how she did it, I must know.