Flowers, Swords and France

With the secret help of Miss Marquis Leoran, Charles, who was full of black lines, finally managed to fool Fran, and she regained her composure and accepted Charles' explanation - at least it seemed so.

"I still have a lot of things to do now, so you can take a look at the picture album first. I hope that my father's works can help you in your future practice..." Charles, who was relieved, hurriedly said goodbye.

But to his surprise, Fran bowed to her brother solemnly, and her tone was also extremely serious.

"Sir, thank you for your gift, I will definitely repay you for your care for me all the time..."

"You don't need to say anything to repay me." Charles' expression was as relaxed as always, and he answered in a joking tone, "Just be happy..."

"No," Fran shook her head, still holding the picture album tightly in her hand, "Brother, I have grown up, I can no longer take your care for me for granted... I must repay you as much as I can..."

From her tone, it can be seen that she is very serious this time.

Hmm? What happened to this girl today?

Charles was a little puzzled, and then he glanced at Miss Marquis Leoran next to him, trying to get some information from her.

Miss Marquis also looked puzzled, blinking her eyes to indicate that she didn't understand.

Fran stopped talking and kept looking up at Charles.

"Okay... I'll wait for your reward." Under the eyes of his sister, Charles finally smiled and nodded. He approved her proposal, "Then how do you plan to repay me?"

"I... I want to learn to manage the household finances by myself, and then I will handle the household finances for you." Fran answered hesitantly. As if she was afraid that Charles would not agree, "I can also write letters for you and handle documents... Haven't I been replying to your letters for so many years? You seem to be getting busier and busier now, but I have no idea what you are doing. If this continues... I feel that I am getting more and more distant from you! Do you want this to happen?"

After hearing this request, Charles couldn't help but frowned slightly.

He didn't want to agree at all.

It's not because he's worried about keeping it secret, but because he's worried about exposing his true self to his sister.

He's always been like this. He doesn't dare to let Fran know what her brother has done. He's never afraid of anyone calling him a bad guy, because he is a bad guy, but he never wants his sister to know this - maybe it looks a little ridiculous. But it's really what he thinks.

"You don't want to?" Fran saw Charles' hesitation and looked at him with some worry.

"Oh, let's talk about this later... You should ask grandpa and the housekeeper first, and learn how to handle household affairs. Maybe you will be in charge of our daily expenses in the future!" Charles smiled reluctantly. He rubbed her hair hard. "I'm very touched by your kindness, thank you."

Then, without waiting for Fran to answer, Charles winked at the Marquis and motioned her to go out with him.

"No more, take a look at the picture album first, and we'll talk after dinner!"

Then. He turned and walked out of the room. And Mary also understood. After squeezing Fran's hand to comfort her, he quickly left her room.

In this way, Fran was left alone in the room holding the picture album, standing blankly in the same place. It seemed that for the first time in her life, she felt alienated from her brother.

She lowered her head, and her face showed no joy or anger.

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Charles, who was unaware of his sister's emotions, brought Miss Marquis Leoran to the reception room of the Marquis's mansion. Along the way, with the sound of unhurried footsteps, the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and the warmth in his heart was gradually replaced by his usual calmness and indifference-he once again became his usual self.

Charles walked to the chessboard and sat down, then motioned for the other party to sit opposite him, just like the scene of teaching the other party to play chess when he was free in the past.

However, the Marquis at this time was very different from the past. After receiving Charles's signal, she sat down calmly, with a calm demeanor, and no longer had the kind of deliberate confusion and sorrow that she had always shown in front of him before.

"It seems that you really have good grades?" Charles couldn't help asking after feeling the other party's calmness and confidence. With gratitude for the Marquis, his attitude was much gentler than the last time they were alone.

"Yes, Mr. Treville, I think it should satisfy you." The Marquis nodded gently and answered directly. Her tone was calm and calm, and her eyes were very firm. She kept looking at Charles, "If I am not mistaken, you meant that you wanted to buy a large amount of bonds from others at a low price, right?"

"Yes, you can understand it that way." Charles answered gently.

"Sir, does this mean that you have a lot of cash on hand?" Marie asked again.

"Yes, that's right."

"How much is it?"

Charles frowned at her question, but he still answered calmly. "I think it should be enough."

"What if the total is about one or two million? Everything has been agreed upon, and we just need you to finalize and pay. Do you think you can afford this amount?" Mary looked at Charles carefully and asked in a low voice.

"Will there be so many?" Charles was surprised and felt a little unbelievable about the other party's performance. "Then how much discount are they going to accept?"

"Because of the current turbulent situation, the prices of deposit bonds have been falling again and again, and more and more people are selling, because many families are facing difficulties in capital turnover... So now, the price of these bonds on the exchange It’s still going down day by day, no one wants to make a big sale now,” Mary replied in a low voice. "Among the people I met, some were willing to sell at 30% to 30% off. Some even seemed to have lower psychological prices now, and there was room for further price reductions..."

"Very good." After hearing her report, Ciel nodded in approval. "If what you said is true, I would like to express my sincere appreciation and admiration for what you have achieved in such a short period of time."

"Of course it's true. How could I deceive you?" Mary smiled and added, "How could I deceive you!"

"Of course I know this." Charles replied matter-of-factly, "But even so. It's still not easy to complete these tasks in your situation. After all, you are..."

"So what if it's a girl? I haven't done it yet." Mary interrupted him suddenly. "Mr. Treville, don't underestimate us, we are much smarter than you think."

"I've already felt it." Faced with the facts, Ciel agreed with her statement. Then he looked at the other party suspiciously. "If you don't mind, could you tell me how you did this? Miss de Leolan, I'm really curious."

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"Actually, it's nothing. I just asked an acquaintance..." Mary's expression was a little embarrassed, as if she was a little embarrassed. "As you know, it's not convenient for me to show my face and run around on the street all day, so I had to go find him. My classmates came to visit one by one to ask about their safety..."

"Like coming to our family that day?" Charles interjected, with a slight mockery in his tone.

"Didn't you agree not to mention this matter in the future?" Miss Marquis glanced at Charles with a slight protest.

"Okay. Okay, I was just joking casually, please don't mind. Keep talking, I'm waiting to hear it." Charles smiled and waved his hand.

"Actually, I didn't say anything... I just said hello to those classmates one by one, and then talked about the current situation. As I expected, each of their families is in trouble now..." Miss Marquis sighed slightly. tone, "So I also told them that I have recently I was also hit by a disaster, and it took a lot of effort to find someone who was willing to buy these bonds... Then it came naturally, and soon people came to ask me who that person was, and even parents came to ask me. I don’t need to say anything more! , they wanted to ask me a question soon..."

"You at least know how to find your target customer base, which is very good, and you are smart enough to know how to get people to take the bait." Charles suddenly complimented Miss Marquis, although the other party did not understand what he meant. , "But of course you won't say my name directly?"

"Of course not." Miss Marquis quickly replied, "I told them that the acquirer did not disclose his identity to me due to security reasons. I could only reluctantly pass on the news..."

"Very good, very good." Charles praised again. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's continue."

"We?" Miss Marquis heard the word, "You mean you have recognized me?"

"Of course I want talented people to work for me." Ciel nodded, and then stretched out his hand.

The Marquis quickly extended her hand and let Charles hold it.

Under Ciel's scrutiny, she seemed a little shy, but Ciel didn't seem to notice it at all.

After a moment, Ciel spoke again.

"If it's convenient, could you answer one more question for me?"

"Please tell me."

"Why do you want to help us so enthusiastically? Is it just to repay your kindness?" Charles still looked at the other party very calmly, "Or is it for something else. Please answer me truthfully?"

"What if I answer that it is to repay the favor?" Miss Marquis replied with a smile.

"Sorry, I don't believe it."

"Okay..." Mary sighed, and then shifted her gaze to the window, "I understood when my parents threw me into Xiudaoyuan. I was helpless in this world, and only money could save me. Later, something went wrong. Is that so? In this society, morality and public opinion are not worth mentioning. Property is the golden rule, so I thought about it for a long time after I came out. Now if I want to keep or even expand my property, I can only rely on you..."

"I like hearing this." Charles smiled and said, "What do you think of two points?". )

ps: I finally caught up with the time, and the third update will be completed today...

Thank you all again…