[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

Gene and his family arrived in Hertfordshire two days later.

It was also at this time that Manli found out that Gene actually had a manor here, and the location was very close to their home, less than an hour's drive away.

On the day of his arrival, Gene came to visit Bennet's house in person.

It was snowing heavily that day, and the road outside was covered by the snow. Almost all the people stayed in the house to hide from the heat. When they looked out, they couldn't even see a person.

On such a windy and snowy day, Gene's sudden visit shocked the whole family, thinking that something had happened.

"Don't worry, nothing happened, I just wanted to see everyone earlier."

After entering the room, Jin, who was so cold that his eyebrows and hair were frozen, said embarrassedly to the worried faces of everyone.

Everyone became dumbfounded in an instant, and the sisters even made funny faces at Manli.

Manli didn't think that much at first, but she couldn't help but blush in the face of everyone's playful eyes.

She glared at Gene with shame and annoyance, but was immediately burned by his hot gaze.

I had no choice but to immediately cast my eyes elsewhere, never daring to look at him again.

"Cough! Cough!"

Mr. Bennet finally couldn't stand it anymore.

He glared at his wife and daughter who were all watching the joke with great interest, and reprimanded pretending not to notice anything: "Okay, don't stand still. Madam, hurry up and ask the servant to bring over some charcoal, The hearth is burning brightly. Gene must have froze up after walking so far through the snow."

After explaining to his wife, he looked at his daughter again: "Kitty, go to the kitchen and get some hot soup. See if there is anything to warm your body, and get some here too. Don't catch a cold anymore in this cold day."

"Lizzy..."

If at this time, everyone still can't see that Mr. Bennet is trying to drive someone out to make room for the young lovers, then they are really stupid.

Before her father could give any further instructions, Elizabeth had already taken over the conversation: "Mr. Jean's coat is already soaked. Lydia, you and I will find someone to help him dry his clothes, or we will go back later How can I wear it when I'm here?"

As she said that, she winked at Manli from an angle that Gene couldn't see, and took the little sister and ran out first.

As soon as Elizabeth left, everyone also found various reasons to leave decisively and quickly. A few minutes later, only Jin and Manli were left in the huge living room.

This is too embarrassing!

Even though Manli came from a later life, she couldn't stand such an embarrassing scene.

"Well, I'm going to help Kitty..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a pair of powerful big hands suddenly stretched out to her waist and held her tightly in her arms.

Unprepared, Manli suddenly fell into the man's chest.The nose bumped against the hard chest, sore for a while, and even the eye sockets became slightly hot unconsciously.

Only then did she realize that she missed the person in front of her a little bit.

"I finally got it."

A man's satisfied sigh came from above his head, followed by a chuckle: "Why are you running? Are you unhappy to see me?"

Man Li didn't speak, but buried her face deeper into the man's chest.

His clothes were a little damp, and he even felt a bit cold.And because he came on horseback, he still smelled of horses and leather.

But for some reason, Manli didn't feel the smell was bad at all, instead she suddenly felt a very solid feeling.

It seemed that because of his arrival, the inexplicably anxious heart suddenly settled down.

Seeing that the little girl didn't answer his question, but pressed her head closer to her shyly.

Gene only felt that his heart was crisp and soft, as if he had been run into a jar of warm sugar water.

It was so sweet that he wished that time would freeze so that he could immerse himself in this sweetness forever.

"I don't know if you're happy or not, but I'm so happy!"

Gene rubbed his chin against Manli's head: "I've been waiting for this moment for a long time."

Gene spoke his mind.

He didn't expect to stay home for so long this time.

In his opinion, he just needs to go back and inform his family about the success of his marriage proposal.After telling them, I can come back immediately.

Anyway, he didn't take on any errands, and his little private property can be handled in the same way wherever he is.

Therefore, he had already made up his mind that in the future, he would shift the focus of his life to Hertfordshire, right next to Manli.

But he never expected that he would be arrested by his father as soon as he returned, and he insisted on checking the damage to the family farm after the blizzard this winter.

Gene hadn't wanted to go.

Because this kind of work was originally done by the elder brother.After all, he is the future head of the family, and those farms and farmland are also his private property.

However, this year's eldest brother has something to do, so he can only reluctantly agree.

This busy, busy half a month.

Just tasted the sweetness of love, and then separated for such a long time all of a sudden, Jin's heart was extremely restless.

So much so that he was so diligent that he had never before spent half the time it took his elder brother to inspect in previous years to run all the farms in the territory.

Let the whole family admire him.

After finishing the work assigned by his father, Gene didn't stay for a day, and braved the heavy snowstorm, forcing his brother and sister-in-law to set off with him immediately, and rushed back to Hertfordshire.

It's just that he was naturally embarrassed to say this to Manli.

"I'm happy too." Manli said softly in his arms.

After speaking, she raised her head and met his four eyes with wet eyes: "I miss you."

After saying a word, Gene's throat tightened, and the eyes that fell on Manli's face became even hotter.

Manli only felt that the two big hands on her waist were getting hotter and hotter, and her skin felt burned through the clothes.

She twisted her body uneasily, but was imprisoned even harder by the man.

"Manli, I..."

Jin leaned down, brought his lips close to her ear, and whispered softly.It's just that before he finished speaking, there was a soft knock on the door outside.

The two hurriedly separated, and Man Li even ran over to open the concealed door to the maximum.

"What kind of door is knocking at your own house!" she said complainingly, glancing at Kitty who knocked on the door.

Looking at the third sister's flushed face, and hearing her complaining to herself in that shy and angry tone, Kitty suddenly thought of a Chinese proverb that the third sister taught her and Lydia, It's called: 300 taels of silver here.

Can't help giggling out loud.

"I'll bring some refreshments to my third brother-in-law. Don't worry, I'll leave as soon as I put it down, and I promise not to disturb you to continue chatting." She looked at Manli with a smile and said.

After finishing speaking, he didn't forget to stick his tongue out at her.

Manli was so angry that she reached out to pinch her mouth.

The cry of the third brother-in-law made Jin Hun'er almost float into the sky, and his mouth almost grinned to the bottom of his ears.

He glanced at Kitty appreciatively, his eyes were full of encouragement and admiration.

But he also knew that it couldn't go on like this.

So after thanking Kitty, he ate two pieces of snacks at will, and went to the study to chat with Mr. Bennet.

It's just that he didn't stay in the study for a long time, and he bid farewell not long after.

After all, the snow outside is getting heavier and heavier, and it is almost impossible to see the way forward.

And he, in order to see Manli sooner, didn't even use a carriage, so he rode here by himself.

After sending Gene off, Mr. Bennet stared at Manli with a half-smile, and suddenly said, "Actually, I don't really care about the distinction between senior and younger. If the third daughter gets married first, I don't care at all."

Speaking of which, Manli only felt her head buzzing, and her whole head was about to explode.

As for the rest of the family, seeing her furious look, they all couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It snowed heavily for several days, and finally the sun came out.

Early in the morning, the servants of the Campbell's family delivered the visiting letter.

The letter was written by Jean's eldest brother, Lord Gavin, to Mr. Bennet himself.

In the letter, he proposed in a very polite tone that he hoped that he could bring his family to visit the house at three o'clock in the afternoon the next day.

This was originally planned, and Mr. Bennet would naturally not refuse.

He hurriedly grabbed Manli as a gun, and asked her to draft a reply letter, which he copied stroke by stroke, before the servant brought it back.

Then the family got busy again.

The next day, after lunch, Mrs. Bennet was in a state of tension and restlessness.

When she thought that she was about to meet a real Marquis and Marquise, she couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

Although she knew that Gene's status was unattainable before, it was probably because she had seen him too many times, and he was always very humble and polite in her own home.

After a long time, Mrs. Bennet habitually ignored his identity and status.

But since yesterday, after seeing the envelope with the gilded logo of the Duke's Mansion, she suddenly realized that her third daughter was actually going to marry such a family!

She was instantly flustered and overwhelmed.

Seeing her mother wandering around the room like a headless chicken, disliking her father for having creases on his clothes for a while, and complaining that the table was not wiped clean for a while, her whole nerves were tense, Manli was a little helpless.

She walked over and hugged her mother's shoulders, and said in a warm voice: "Mom, leave everything here to me. I will watch the servants help Dad iron the clothes, and I will also have people check the hygiene again. Now you Go to the kitchen first, ask Martha to heat a glass of milk for you to drink, and calm down, okay?"

Mrs. Bennet pushed her away and complained displeasedly: "The guests are coming soon, why should I care about drinking milk?"

It is precisely because the guests are coming soon that you can't command everyone here to turn their backs!

Manli sighed dejectedly in her heart.

She glanced at the wall clock on the wall, and continued to comfort her: "It's still half an hour away, they won't arrive so early, so I won't delay you to have a hot drink."

Before he could finish his sentence, the servant who had been waiting at the door hurried in: "Sir, madam, the carriage of the Duke of Campbell's family is coming soon!"