[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

As soon as Gene's words came out of his mouth, everyone was stunned.

Before Mr. Bennet could open his mouth to speak, Bingley was in a hurry!

He turned his head suddenly and looked at Gene with a dazed expression: "You still have something to do at night? What's the matter, why don't I know?"

And Darcy, who hadn't spoken much since entering the door, gave him a sideways glance, and added a little: "Jean, if you have something to do, you can go to it first, we are here today to visit Mr. Bennet and his family. Yes, there are no other arrangements for the evening. You are busy with your business, just ask the carriage to pick us up at night."

The meaning is obvious, you are busy and you go, we must have this meal!

The people who said it hurriedly nodded.

Jean: "..."

A smile welled up in Mr. Bennet's eyes.

He pressed his lips with his fist to prevent the smile from being too obvious.

Then he stood up and said to the crowd: "No one is allowed to leave. Since everyone thinks highly of me, if you come to my house as a guest, you have to do whatever you want, and you have to eat your meal before leaving. What's more, you haven't really I have tasted the craftsmanship of our family Manli. I'm not bragging, when it comes to cooking, there is no one in Hertfordshire who can compare with the third daughter of my family."

"Will there be fried dough sticks and soy milk?" Mr. Horst asked impatiently.

Mr. Bennet smiled: "No, those are for breakfast."

"what……"

A look of disappointment appeared on everyone's faces at the same time.

"We, Manli, don't only have to cook a good breakfast, the main meal can show her true standard."

Mrs. Bennet was able to interject at last, with pride in her voice.

Only then did everyone's eyes turn from disappointment to expectation, only the corners of Miss Bingley's lips twitched down, revealing a hint of contempt.

Gene's eyes became darker, and he clenched his fist unconsciously.

Mr. Bennet took Gene to the study, and Jane and Elizabeth were summoned by their mother to accompany the remaining gentlemen and ladies to the garden.

After all, Mrs. Bennet felt a little struggling to let people of her age accompany such a group of young people.

In the garden, Mrs. Horst and Miss Bingley were both in a somewhat unhappy mood at the moment.

For this visit, Miss Bingley intended to compare the girls from the Ban family, so she put all her heart into dressing and dressing up.

The dress is a new style custom-made in London, even in the wealthy circle, it will make people's eyes shine.

As for the jewelry, I chose a set of opal necklaces and earrings worth nearly a thousand. Even my sister, Mrs. Horst, almost dropped her jaw when she saw it at the first sight, and nodded repeatedly.

She kept saying that she would definitely win the favor of Mr. Darcy this time.

but!

What happened to the pair of sisters in the Ban family? !

They obviously didn't dress up at all, they even wore the most ordinary plain cloth skirts, their blond hair was simply tied up, and they didn't even have a headgear, yet they were so eye-catching.

The tailoring of the skirt is not from an ordinary clothing store at first glance, it is definitely custom-made.

Whether it's the chest, shape, or waistline, they all fit very well. Too much is too fat, and too little is too thin.

Make the two girls graceful and charming.

Not to mention, why do they all seem to be glowing?

At this time, the sun had already slanted to the west, but the afterglow shone on their hair, which looked fluffy and fluffy, and every strand of hair seemed to be inlaid with a circle of gold.

...they didn't even apply hair oil? !

"Caroline, ① Guess what perfume they are using, why have I never smelled it before? This fragrance...couldn't have been prepared by a master?"

Mrs. Horst approached her sister's ear and asked in a low voice.

Private modulation? !

Miss Bingley shuddered.

She also smelled that there was indeed a very quiet fragrance on the bodies of these two people.

The smell is very light, but it smells very good.

It is like a floral fragrance, but it also seems to have a sweet fruity smell, which makes people forget the customs.

But, looking for private modulation?

How much will that cost? !

In her memory, apart from knowing that her aunt and Jean's mother had a perfume specially customized for her by a perfumer, she had never heard of anyone else willing to spend this money...

"No! Impossible!" She replied firmly.

But at the same time, his eyes subconsciously fell on the three men beside him.

Mr. Horst is an ordinary gentleman who is almost middle-aged, and his daily interests are lying down besides food.

At this moment, although he accompanied several ladies for a walk in the small garden of Ban's house, it could be seen from the expressions on his face that he was quite impatient.

Apparently, for him, walking and beauties are not as attractive as the smell from the kitchen.

Bingley, on the other hand, was obviously attracted by Jane's beauty and was almost fascinated. His eyes were almost glued to her body, and he couldn't pull it off.

His face was flushed red with excitement, he was smiling silly, his expression was erratic, no matter what Jane said, he just nodded crazily.

The nympho makes people feel embarrassed to stare at him.

Darcy and Elizabeth walked slowly not far from them.

Elizabeth said something without saying a word, while Darcy followed her with a blank expression, only occasionally nodding in response, or passing a topic seemingly casually when the scene was about to be cold.

The two looked normal, like the most ordinary men and women who had no friendship, and they were having an awkward chat for the sake of the scene.

But the atmosphere around them made Miss Bingley feel—a damn tacit understanding!

She subconsciously left her sister behind, took two quick steps, squeezed between Elizabeth and Darcy, seemingly unintentionally took Darcy's arm, and asked in a very innocent tone: "What are you talking about, listen It looks very interesting, do you mind if I join in?"

Darcy frowned slightly, and his gaze fell on his held arm.

He turned sideways, pulled his arm out of Miss Bingley's hand calmly, and then replied softly: "We are talking about oil paintings, and Miss Elizabeth is very insightful in this regard."

"Oil painting?"

Miss Bingley repeated in a murmur.

Darcy has an almost crazy love for all kinds of calligraphy and painting, which is known to everyone in the circle.

And he didn't just like it, but he really understood it, so no one would be willing to discuss it with him, otherwise he would very likely end up in the same class.

How could this Elizabeth make Darcy say something insightful?

Miss Bingley could not help biting her lower lip.

"When it comes to the appreciation of oil paintings, we Darcy are experts in this field."

She thought for a while, then moved closer to Darcy, and said to Elizabeth in a very intimate, almost hostess tone: "If Lizzy is interested in this aspect, she can find a chance to visit Pemberley. There, Darcy's ancestors left a huge fortune, including countless of the most famous oil paintings."

Speaking of this, she suddenly smiled, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice: "Of course, that also requires Mrs. Bennet to have the same taste and is willing to accompany you. But as far as I know, she I should prefer to go to the clothing store on the street."

"Caroline!" Darcy shouted in a low voice, with a rare sternness in his tone.

Immediately afterwards, he immediately bowed slightly to Elizabeth: "Caroline was joking just now, Miss Elizabeth, please don't take it to heart. I am not an expert, but just a hobby. But what Caroline said Yes, thanks to the blessings of our ancestors, our family does have a collection of famous paintings, and I hope to have the opportunity to entertain Miss Elizabeth and your family in Pemberley, and I will feel extremely honored."

"You're welcome."

Elizabeth quickly took a step back, made a standard curtsy to Darcy, and replied politely.

Elizabeth's eyes really lit up when Miss Bingley said that Darcy's house had a large collection of oil paintings.But after she made some sarcasm again, and even pointed out yesterday's embarrassment in front of the tailor's shop, the light in her eyes disappeared immediately.

Facing Darcy's sincere apology and invitation, she responded politely, but her attitude returned to the original indifference and alienation.

The sliver of goodwill that appeared before disappeared in an instant.

Even Jane, who was not far away, turned very ugly after hearing this conversation, and deliberately took a few steps away from Bingley.

The harmonious atmosphere that filled the garden before, even bringing out a few pink bubbles, just disappeared without a trace.

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Fortunately, at this moment, a servant happened to come over to announce that the meal was ready, and several people finally breathed a sigh of relief quietly in their hearts.

Before entering the restaurant, I heard a clear and pleasant voice from inside: "Mr. Jean, thank you for your gift, I really like it. I hope you have a good meal today. I think you will like these dishes too. .”

Is it Miss Manli who hasn't come out before?

Bingley raised his eyebrows and rushed in first.

"Haha, Gene, you secretly courted the beauty behind everyone's backs? What gift did you give? Tell us!"

He yelled loudly as soon as he entered the door.

It was a bit frivolous to say this, as soon as the words came out, the room suddenly became very quiet, and almost everyone frowned at the same time.

Especially the ladies of the Bennet family, no matter what they were doing before, the smiles on their faces were all frozen at this moment.

The girls all had cold faces, straightened their backs unanimously, and distanced themselves from the guests.

The scene instantly became extremely embarrassing.

The smile in Jin's eyes also faded.

He turned and gave Bingley a quiet look.

His face was not visible, but the sharpness in his eyes made his heart twitch suddenly, he felt a gust of cold air spread from the soles of his feet, and subconsciously shuddered.

"Cousin, are you kidding me? Didn't we bring the gift together? Miss Manli saw the bag of rice and came over to express her thanks."

He explained in a flat tone,