[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

Manli and her sisters shared their initial thoughts.

The father's £[-] plus their dowry would make £[-].

Although this amount of money is not enough for the other party's request, it will not be easy for that rich man to find someone who is more sincere than them and who can give more money than them all at once.

Manli wanted to find someone to talk to that person, whether they could let their family pay in installments.

"Instalments? What does that mean?"

The sisters were confused by the new term Manli said, and Kitty was the first to ask.

“It’s just that we don’t pay all the money at one time. We divide the remaining money into two, or pay it to the other party for a longer period of time. In order to let the other party feel our sincerity and not make them feel too disadvantaged, we can pay some appropriately. interest to him as compensation."

Manley explained.

"What's the interest?" This time it was Lydia who acted as the curious baby.

Manli patiently explained these concepts that everyone is already familiar with in modern times to the sisters in the simplest language.

After finishing speaking, the expressions they looked at her all changed, and they even looked up and respected her a little more.

They felt that their Manli was simply too strong!Is there anything in this world that she can't solve? !

She can even think of such a thing as installment payment? !

The most important thing is, why did they think that after hearing her explanation clearly, even though they didn't know the noble young master, he would definitely agree?

How could anyone refuse to agree?

He won't be able to use the money for a while, so if he stays with Manli for a while, not only will he not lose money, but he will also get a little more money...

But anyone with a bit of a brain wouldn't have trouble with money, would he?

"I think it's okay! Let's talk to Dad now!" Elizabeth stood up excitedly.

"I think so too!"

The two younger ones hurriedly followed suit.

Only Jane hesitated a little: "Manli, according to what you said, we will have to pay the young master about two hundred pounds more interest in one year. But if we give him all the money, you are sure Can we make enough money in this year? Of course, I don't believe you! I just..."

Jane looked at Manli with guilt, for fear that she might misunderstand that she didn't trust her.

"I understand what you mean." Manli nodded at her sister.

In fact, after listening to Jane's words, she even felt a kind of relief similar to that of an old mother.

Although she didn't understand what was going on!

She felt that if after listening to her words, the sisters immediately agreed to all of them without any hesitation, then... it would actually be quite worrying.

This is too easy to fool!

Although she hopes that the whole family will love each other, she also doesn't want her sisters to be a bunch of idiots.

In the future, their family will start a business together in partnership, so they can't get used to the habit of running to count money in minutes after just drawing a big cake.

Like Jane, who is pure and kind but has her own thoughts and knows how to analyze, she is the one to make!

"You don't have to worry about the interest. Since Dad dares to take over these industries, it means that it can make money. Even if it is really difficult to turn over for a while, don't I still have the manuscript fee?"

Manli had already thought about it.

Although the family will be a little nervous after buying this property, but their daily life will not be greatly affected.

After all, whether it is the [-] pounds from the parents or the [-] pounds from their sisters, they are just savings and not daily expenses.

In this way, there is room for turnover.

Regardless of whether it is a horse farm or a field, it does not cost much to maintain normal expenses.To put it bluntly, it is enough to embezzle part of the current field and horse farm funds of my family.

How can the accounts be remembered so clearly?

She is not a kind person, and she doesn't think there is anything wrong with embezzling some of the income from the manor here.

Why do you have to save the money you saved for the so-called heir who hasn't even met once when your family is tightening their belts?

His face is so big?

Anyway, this is what my father earned through hard work.

After excluding the expenses of the manor, the biggest expense may be the interest.

And haven't you already started writing your own novel?

Manli's novels have already written tens of thousands of words.

Although it is still far from the end, it is enough to see the value of these contents.

She wanted to talk to the people at the newspaper. She didn't want to follow the regular payment method for the manuscript this time. She wanted to sell the copyright together.

Buy that out.

In fact, in the long run, this is a loss for Manli.

If the remuneration is paid on schedule, it will be over in the end. If the newspaper wants to compile the previous manuscripts into a book, it will have to pay her the copyright fee again.

Generally speaking, it is easy to earn five hundred pounds for this novel.

But that's too slow.

She wanted to sell the book as a package, including copyright.

Even if it sells for three hundred, it can be regarded as a solid income for the current family, and it can be used to relieve urgent needs at critical times.

At least with this money, there is no need to worry about future interest.

After listening to Manli's explanation, Jane's frown relaxed, replaced by deep guilt.

"Manli, that should be your own money..."

Dad said long ago that he doesn't want a cent of the money his daughters earn by themselves.

And if there is really three hundred pounds, it is already a lot of money, and it can even be used as a dowry.

But Manli took the initiative to take it out for family use.

"What's yours and mine, is it important to discuss these now?"

Manli was speechless: "If you are thinking about this, you might as well think about how to convince father!"

After all, she didn't want her legs to be broken by her father at all.

Although the several sisters vowed to go up and talk to their father now, and each of them thought impassionedly that they were sure to convince their father immediately.

Manli didn't feel optimistic at all.

She had learned from the old man's stubbornness not once or twice.

Although he broke his own leg now, he couldn't really break his own leg.

But it really made him angry... Man Li didn't want to take the risk.

Under her persuasion, the sisters all went back to their respective rooms first, and promised her that they would not disclose any news to their mother until the matter was completed.

It's not that Manli doesn't believe her mother, it's really—her mind is already messed up enough, and she really can't wait for someone to continue talking to her by her ear.

Back in the room, Manli immediately wrote a letter to Mr. Jean.

In the letter, she told him in the most euphemistic language that due to some special circumstances, the cooperation with him before may not be possible for the time being.She feels very sorry for this, and will deeply remember the help he and Mr. Darcy have given her and her family.

If Mr. Jean needs her to do anything in the future, she must be obliged to do so within her power.

After finishing writing the letter, she read it carefully again, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, Manli folded the letter and put it in an envelope.

They also found out a set of mint-scented bath products that had been specially made for their father before, and put them together in a beautiful bamboo basket as an apology gift, and sent the coachman to Netherfield Gardens now.

After doing all this, Manli only felt empty in her heart.

That kind of feeling is a bit indescribable, as if after the excitement was too much, I suddenly calmed down, only to find that the whole person felt a little bit out of strength.

The collapse of this cooperation is not a big deal even though Manli has been convincing herself.

Compared with the happiness of a family, it is nothing at all.

But I have to say, she was a little disappointed.

As a woman, she can't do anything, and all kinds of messy confinement made her feel suffocated and powerless for the first time.

She sat silently at the table, unable to relax for a while.

The light in the room dimmed a little bit.

Manli opened the window, only to find that the sun had already set, and there was smoke rising from the kitchen.

Suddenly, there was a burst of silver bell-like laughter from downstairs, as well as the chattering of the fourth and fifth younger sisters.

Everywhere, there is a kind of familiar and intimate fireworks.

Manli looked out the window, the sadness in her eyes was slowly replaced by a kind of softness.

Where in the world is there anything perfect?

Now that she has a loving family, it doesn't matter if she tolerates a slightly neurotic mother and a slightly rigid and stubborn father.

She sighed silently and sat back at the table.

He took out a blank piece of paper, pondered for a moment, and neatly wrote a title on it, "A Feasibility Assessment and Plan for the Acquisition of the Spencer Manor."

……

At the same time, the atmosphere in the Netherfield study was so solemn that it was almost breathless.

Mary's letter was placed on the desk, and Jean, Darcy, and Bingley sat in different places in the study, all silent, but with different expressions on their faces.

This was the first time Bingley knew of Gene's plan.

If he hadn't seen these two people bored in the room just now, so he came over curiously, maybe they weren't ready to tell him.

But now, to be honest, he kind of regretted it.

If he knew just now that he wanted to come in to see the dark faces of these two people, he...would rather not know about it.

But right now, it's too late to speak out.

"What are you going to do? Give up?"

Unable to bear the extremely oppressive atmosphere in the study, Bingley finally couldn't hold back, and took the initiative to ask.

Jean sat at the desk, staring at the words on the letter paper for a long time, his brows were wrinkled, and he didn't answer. He didn't know what question he was thinking about.

Darcy looked at him and asked tentatively: "Why don't we visit Mr. Bennet again tomorrow and have a good talk with him? Or, the conditions we put forward did not meet his expectations. ?”

"No." Gene shook his head.

He thinks it should not be a question of conditions.

When discussing the plan with Manli that day, although the girl didn't immediately agree, he could see that she had the same high hopes for this cooperation as he did.

If she was dissatisfied with the conditions, with that girl's character, she would definitely bring it up on the spot.

What's more, Jin asked himself that the terms of cooperation proposed by him were full of sincerity.

As for Mr. Bennet, although he didn't have much contact with him, Jean felt that he was not a greedy person.

He will not reject their plan because he is not satisfied with the conditions.

But why?

Gene was very confused.

When I went to Lanbai County with Manli that day, when I looked at the land, the excitement and longing in the girl's eyes were undisguised.

It is precisely because it can be seen that she really likes it that Gene is very determined about this cooperation from beginning to end.

But now, he suddenly received such a letter.

Although in the letter, Manli has always emphasized that this cooperation cannot be carried out because she feels it is inappropriate.But Gene can still feel the deep helplessness hidden between the lines.

Manli is not an independent person.

To be able to force her to give up the cooperation project he was so optimistic about, there must be some unfathomable reason that he doesn't understand.

Things have come to this point, and now Gene is calm.

He knows that there can be no chaos on his side now.

He could feel that Manli's mood at this moment must not be better than his own.

Although she wrote this letter of refusal to herself, she may feel more uncomfortable than herself.

Gene wanted to open a tofu shop, but to be honest, he didn't have to do it.

After all, for a person of his status, if he really wants to do a project or do business, as long as he shows the slightest idea, countless people will rush over to ask for cooperation.

At this moment, he already understood his own intentions. He wanted to cooperate with Manli, but he wanted to keep this person by his side for a long time.

If at this moment, for the business of a tofu shop, you rushed over to see Mr. Bennet rashly, what would you say?

If he rejected him face to face again, how would he or Darcy get along with that family in the future?

It would be self-defeating if the chance to meet Manli again was lost because of this.

But you can't use your identity to force you——

If it really left the old gentleman with the impression of dominating others, it would be even more harmful than the gain.

Gene didn't want to cause any more troubles for the relationship between him and Manli because of his recklessness.

"Darcy, please write a letter to Miss Elizabeth tomorrow, and ask her to find out what happened. We will decide what to do next after we receive her reply," said Jean.

"That's fine." Darcy thought for a moment, then nodded, "It's safer this way."

"Yes, yes, don't make blind decisions, first understand what's going on. I believe that Miss Manli is not a person who backtracks, and she has her reasons for making any decisions."

Bingley agreed.

After he finished speaking, he thought for a while and continued, "I will also send the housekeeper to the village tomorrow to find out if anything has happened recently? We are from a foreign country, and when many things reach our ears, it will be a little later Not to mention what happened to the Bennet family, Miss Manley and the others can’t tell, and we don’t know either.”

After hearing his words, Gene and Darcy immediately nodded at the same time.

For the first time, they realize that this cousin (friend) is not really useless.

-

Early the next morning, just after breakfast, Manli knocked on the door of her father's room with her feasibility plan.

Half an hour later, Mr. Bennet finally raised his head from the report that was full of thousands of words, and looked at Manli with a slightly dazed look in his eyes.

"You didn't sleep all night last night?" He asked suddenly.

Manli froze for a moment, wondering if her father's focus was a bit wrong?

"No, I went to bed before twelve o'clock." She replied honestly.

Mr. Bennet's eyes fell back on the plan again.

Looking at the clearly laid out plans that are clearly visible at a glance, he has mixed feelings in his heart.

Mr. Bennet never thought he was a fool.Think carefully before making a decision.

but!

He has lived for almost 50 years, and he has never seen such a plan with such substance, clear thinking, and everything written clearly!

If he didn't know clearly that this thing was really written by his third daughter, he would definitely think that it was a report made by an appraiser specially invited from the city by some noble family.

Of course, he has never seen what a real appraiser's report looks like.

Her father's long silence made Manli a little flustered.

To be honest, she felt that talking to her stubborn father would be better than letting her go out and write a hundred school cases!

Although that thing also gave her a headache.

"Dad, what do you think?"

She peeked at her father's face and asked cautiously.

"Here, explain to me." Mr. Bennet pointed to an item in the plan and said to Manli.

Man Li leaned over to take a look, and found that it was about the item that she calculated that she could get back the money in a few years.

Because at the beginning of the calculation, she had already thought that this would definitely be the item that her father was most concerned about, so she calculated very carefully, and now she is more confident.

So she analyzed it to her father bit by bit according to the thoughts she had sorted out.

"...So, Dad, you should be able to figure it out. If this plan is implemented, then in one year at most, on the basis of guaranteeing to pay back the two thousand pounds, we can also return the dowry of the two sisters that we paid in advance. Make up for it too. As for the three of us, I actually suggest not to make up for it in a hurry. After all, we are not very old, and it’s okay to be two or three years late. If the three thousand pounds are reinvested, I believe it will take three years at most, and the entire farm Annual income at least doubled to tripled..."

Manli kept talking, but Mr. Bennet became more and more dazed.

Looking at the third daughter in front of him, whose entire face was full of confidence, and who seemed to be shining when talking about business, he suddenly felt a deep sense of guilt.

Never had Mr. Bennet regretted it so much for a moment.

He once again felt that if he hadn't realized it too late and started preparing for the future of the five daughters earlier, wouldn't Manli have to worry so much about the family at such a young age?

He couldn't help thinking of the other girls in the village.

Which one is not still confused, only knows to eat, drink and play every day?There is probably only one thing that is on my mind the most, which is how to marry a good man.

But his Manli kept talking about what's going on at home, what's going on with her sisters, and when talking about herself, she always said "I'm not in a hurry to get married."

I really broke my heart for this family.

The more sensible the child is, the more distressed the parents will be.

At this moment, Mr. Bennet suddenly felt that his previous so-called persistence and self-esteem were not important at all.

If the child wants to do business, let her do it.

Reputation or something, with a father like me sitting in charge of her, who would dare to really say anything? !

As for whether it will cause her to find a suitable husband...

Ha ha!

The person whose outstanding woman Man Li looks down on is simply blind. Even if such a person is crying and begging to marry his daughter, he doesn't even have the door!

Thinking of this, Mr. Bennet suddenly showed a long-lost look on his face. He sat up straight and was about to praise Manli a few words, agreeing to carry out her plan.

At this time, Manli suddenly said again: "Father, I think this plan is still feasible. Of course, if you still have concerns, there is another way."

Hearing what she said, Mr. Bennet swallowed back the words that came to his lips, raised his eyebrows, and asked with interest: "What else can I do?"

Manli looked up at her father, and found that he didn't look unhappy, so she said boldly: "There is another way - I'll talk to Mr. Jean, we don't want him in Lanbai County That piece of land, let him convert that piece of land into money and use it as an investment. In this way, we can not only easily buy the piece of land from Mr. Spencer's house, but also have sufficient liquidity."

The more Manli talked, the more she felt that her proposal was very good.

Although she knew that her father didn't want her to cooperate with those two gentlemen, she felt that it was negotiable.

As long as she promises not to get too close to those two people in the future, Dad will not be unreasonable.

Moreover, she believed in the character of those two people.

There is no harm in cooperating with them, so why miss it?

Just when she was going to continue talking, hoping to convince her father with real figures, Mr. Bennet suddenly spoke first.

"Manli, do you remember what you said when Mrs. Lucas came to our house?" He looked at his daughter and asked quietly.

Manli paused, thinking quickly in her mind, and it took her a while to realize that what her father was talking about was the time when Mrs. Lucas brought her daughters to their house for afternoon tea and talked to them about Jiji for the first time. The matter of Mr. En's family background.

That time, she once swore in front of everyone that the girl from the Bennet family would never have anything to do with that person.None of them would marry Gene.

Manli suddenly felt a headache.