[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

The family rushed out to greet them.

Marquis Gavin was about 34 or [-] years old.He is thin, with brown hair and black eyes, and he doesn't look like Gene.

It may be because the position of the heir has been determined early, so he looks very serious and serious.

The first feeling of the whole person is that he is very majestic.

This is also very different from Gene.

And his wife is just the opposite of him, she is a woman with long wine red hair, light brown eyes, and fair complexion.

His age should be similar to that of Marquis Gavin, but his temperament belongs to that kind of gentle and quiet.With a smile on his face all the time, it makes people feel good at first glance, and they are willing to get close.

Although Marquis Gavin looked very difficult to get along with, but when facing Mr. Bennet, he was extremely humble.

Although there are not many words, every sentence can make people feel that he is trying to release goodwill.

And his wife, after introducing each other, took Man Li's hand.

"I heard Sophia talk about you a long time ago. She said that you are the cutest girl she has ever seen. When I saw you today, it is exactly as she said." The Marquise looked at Manli and smiled.

"You're being too polite, I'm ashamed of it." Manli hurriedly bowed to her, and replied a little apprehensively.

"Don't be so polite to me, and don't use any honorifics. You are the same as Sophia, call me Elura. We will be a family from now on. If Gene hears you talking to me like this, he will turn around I'm happy."

As the Marchioness spoke, she glanced at Gene, who was talking to Mr. Bennet, and pursed her lips into a smile.

A touch of shyness appeared on Manli's face, but her tense nerves were somewhat relaxed.

Although she has been saying that she doesn't mind the attitude of the Campbell's family towards her.

However, if she married Jean, even if she dare not call it a family, she will always have to deal with it in the future.

Who doesn't want to get along better?

Under the guidance of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, several gentlemen and wives came to the living room together.

The servants immediately served the honey ginger jujube tea that had been prepared.

"This is a hot drink made of red dates, honey, ginger and black tea. It is very effective in dispelling the cold. It is really cold outside today. Please drink some to drive away the cold."

Manley explained.

"Ginger? Is there any ginger in this?"

Since entering the door, except for the initial salute, Mr. Howard, who basically didn't speak much, suddenly asked in surprise.

Although he tried his best to conceal it, the resistance in his tone could not be ignored.

Manli froze for a moment, then immediately relieved.

There are always people who don't eat ginger.

She couldn't help but think of the expression on Gene's face when he drank the fever-reducing medicine made with ginger.

Quickly explained: "Yes. There is a little ginger in this tea. But it has been filtered and should not be drunk. However, if you really can't accept the taste, I will ask the servant to change it for you, honey How about lemon tea?"

Seeing Mr. Howard nodded, Manli quickly waved to the servant who had not had time to retreat, and gave him a few instructions.

The servant stepped back quickly.

Mr. Howard breathed a sigh of relief.

But when he looked at the brown-red hot drink with a sweet and warm aroma that was placed in front of him, he struggled a bit.

This tea also looks delicious, the taste should not be as scary as the previous one, right?

"This tea is also the same as the original antipyretic medicine, does it contain a lot of ginger?"

He hesitated for a while, but still couldn't hold back, he looked at Manli and asked.

Mr. Howard's status prevents him from making exaggerated moves.

But when he said a lot of these words, the expression on his face became very distorted uncontrollably.

Anyone who saw it could imagine how terrifying the experience had left on him.

Manli was a little confused.

Trying hard to recall the taste of the antipyretic.

No matter how you think about it, you don't think it will make people so resistant?

She subconsciously looked at Gene.

Gene looked up at the sky, not meeting her eyes at all.But there was an expression of gloating that couldn't be concealed between his brows and eyes.

Snapped!

Sitting next to him, Marquis Gavin, who had always been unsmiling, suddenly stretched out his hand and slapped his younger brother on the shoulder, and reprimanded softly, "Naughty again!"

There was an undeniable pampering in his tone.

Gene rolled his eyes at his brother, but said nothing.

And the marquise Alura who was sitting opposite them looked at this familiar scene, and the first one couldn't help but suddenly laughed.

Immediately afterwards, those who were sitting there, Manli and Elizabeth, who knew the formula... all reacted and showed uncontrollable expressions.

Even Sophia pursed her lips, suppressed her smile, and cast a sympathetic glance at her husband.

It wasn't until this time that Mr. Howard finally realized that he seemed to have been cheated by his wife and brother again!

His eyes widened in an instant, and his face flushed red.

"Don't blame Gene, it's me. I didn't know you cared so much." Sophia couldn't stop laughing.

She patted her husband's hand reassuringly, and explained: "When Gene recounted the prescription to me, he didn't say how much each ingredient should be. I asked him, and he couldn't figure it out, so he said A random sentence, the more the better. At that time, the most ginger in the house was ginger, so I asked the servant to put a lot of it. Who knows, you will have the effect immediately after drinking it, so I have been following that recipe since then. "

Mr. Howard: "..."

Manli: "..."

What a pair of treasures!

What is the concept of the more the better?Really won't make people cry?

It looks like it hasn't been cooked.

Manli couldn't help laughing again.

Everyone in the room laughed too.

With such an episode, the strange and slightly awkward atmosphere that had been pervading between the two families before finally dissipated, and both parties were no longer so tense.

After chatting for a while, it was time for dinner.

Because what should be prepared before has already been prepared, so when everyone came to the restaurant, the big dining table covered with snow-white chain link pattern tablecloths was already full.

Braised beef in brown sauce, Kung Pao chicken, dry fried rabbit meat, sweet and sour chicken steak, big goose stewed in an iron pot...everything is served in a large Chinese soup pot with the same style, and it is placed on a whole table.

It looked decent and hearty.

Most importantly, they are all hot and fragrant, and look mouth-watering.

"My goodness!"

Sophia, who was walking beside Manli, suddenly let out a low cry, and then immediately turned her head to look at her husband.

The two exchanged glances quickly, with surprised expressions on their faces.

This kind of expression was expected by Man Li. After all, when they met for the first time, Sophia unabashedly showed her strong interest in her family's food.

Marquis Gavin and his wife, although they were much calmer than their sister and brother-in-law, they also showed a strong interest in the food on this table.

"what is this?"

As soon as Marquis Gavin, who was sitting at the guest of honor, took his seat, he pointed to the strange brass object in front of him with great interest and asked.

"This is a hot pot. Charcoal is added to the stove in the middle, and broth is boiled under the lid next to it." Mr. Bennet, who was sitting next to him, quickly explained.

"Hot pot?" Duke Gavin raised his eyebrows, looked at his younger brother sitting on the other side and asked, "Why haven't you mentioned this before?"

Gene also glanced at the small pocket hot pot in front of him, shook his head after a moment of silence, and replied honestly: "It's the first time I've seen it too."

After speaking, he still didn't forget to glance at Manli across the table.

There was a hint of resentment in those eyes.

It's like a child discovering a gift that should belong to him alone, but let others open the box first... It's a bit wronged.

Manli couldn't help laughing.

It's just that she didn't want to get used to his problem at all, and pretended that she didn't see anything, and didn't even give him a look.

Instead, he personally picked up the common tableware and served a spoonful of sweet and sour chicken steak for the Marchioness sitting next to him, and put it in her bowl.

"Try this chicken. There are sugar and tomato sauce in it. It's sweet and sour. I wonder if you like it?"

The Marquise forked a small piece into her mouth, her eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously: "It's delicious, it's the taste I like."

Manli smiled, and served another spoonful for Sophia who was sitting on the other side of her.

At the same time, the servants also began to serve dishes for everyone present in an orderly manner.

Every dish is delicious, so delicious that it is impossible to choose.

Howard felt that his decision to follow his wife's family on this trip was really wise!

With this table of food, it is worth it to travel such a long distance while starving and freezing.

However, there is one thing that he is very embarrassed to say, that is—why does the servant give each serving so little when serving dishes? !

The goose meat, although there was still a full bowl of soup on the table, but there was only a small piece of goose on his own plate?

He couldn't help but peeked at Gene's plate next to him, and found that, like himself, he ate cleanly and there was nothing left.

Obviously, he also has more to say, and he hasn't had enough.

Howard couldn't help kicking Gene under the table.

The meaning was obvious—let him signal to the servants for another serving.

Gene didn't even move his eyebrows, as if he didn't feel anything.

From the moment he entered the door, he felt the difference between the Bennet family today and the past.

Thinking on his knees, he can figure out how much the Ban family attaches great importance to this visit.

Especially when he entered the restaurant and looked at the table full of delicacies, he knew that Manli must have prepared them.

Any man will feel full of pride and pride after feeling the importance his wife and family place on him and his family.

If Jinn had a tail, he would have raised it up long ago!

At this time, Howard asked him to tear down the stage of his father-in-law's house——

He thinks he is a fool? !