Flowers, Swords and France

"Miss de Beauvain, hasn't your brother come here yet?" Charlotte looked at the girl in front of her with some displeasure, "We seem to have been waiting for a long time."

"Wait a little longer," Mademoiselle Lola de Beauvin, the only daughter of the great banker Baron Beauvin, replied leisurely, as if she did not take the princess's displeasure at all seriously. "My brother's horse is going to compete today, so he has to take care of his horse first..."

After hearing Laura's answer, Charlotte felt a little angry - in the eyes of Charlotte, who claims to be a noble person, there are probably only a few thousand people in the world who deserve her equal treatment, but now, she wants to Wait for someone to take care of those damn horses first!

"Charlotte, he just didn't know you were here too." Although Charlotte's face was very calm, Charles, who had grown up with her, certainly knew how she was feeling at the moment and quickly comforted her, "If you knew, I’m afraid I’ll come over quickly.”

"Anyway, it's a bit out of character to come to Nagano to talk about such a serious matter, isn't it?"

After hearing Ciel's comfort, Charlotte said nothing more and just complained softly at the end. She knew that Charles now owed a large sum of money to the de Beauvin family, so she could only continue to suppress her temper and deal with the family.

[Naganohara is a famous monastery in the suburbs of Paris. The monastery had long been abandoned by this time, and the original site was later converted into a racecourse. In the 19th century, horse racing and social gatherings were often held here.

"This is my brother's usual style."

Maybe that's true, Laura sneered in her heart. At the same time, he secretly looked forward to his brother's expression when he saw these two people so close.

In the largest owner's box at the racecourse, cousins ​​De Treville and De Beauvain gathered together today. Of course, they are not just. Instead, there were business issues to discuss—naturally, it was Shire’s steel mill plan.

Charlotte was wearing a gray dress today, a yarmulke on her head, and her blond hair was tied up inside, making her look much more simple and formal; while the banker lady opposite her was wearing a white silk skirt and The wearer wears a brooch decorated with diamond flowers, which is as luxurious as ever.

Laura was not made to wait long. Soon the door opened, and Maurice de Beauvin walked in quickly.

"Laura, are those materials ready...show me right away..." He just said these words. He suddenly stopped talking.

Because, he saw Charlotte and Ciel, who was sitting next to Charlotte and very close to her.

"De...Ms. de Treville?" The smile on his face suddenly stiffened, "...actually you're here too...?"

"Yes. Today's matter also has something to do with me." With a perfect smile. Charlotte replied in a low voice, her eyes half-lidded, "So I came over to take a look."

Then, she turned to look at Charles next to her, "I remember you two met, right? This is my cousin, Charles, he is the grandson of the Marquis of Treville."

"Oh..." After hearing her words, Morris turned his attention to Charles. His eyes seemed a little complicated, "Mr. Treville. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too, Mr. de Beauvin." Charles nodded to the other party in a friendly manner.

"Miss Treville, I didn't expect that you would come here!" After they greeted each other, Morris was still a little embarrassed, "Otherwise, why would I have come here first! I didn't expect that... I'm sorry, ah, I'm so sorry... …”

"It's nothing. It's normal not to know beforehand. Although the person in charge of this matter is Charles, the land actually belongs to our family, and my family has promised it to me as a dowry, so the right to use the land now is In my hands..." Charlotte still looked at Maurice with a smile and explained in a gentle voice. It was almost impossible for anyone to see her true feelings for this family, "So... I had no choice but to come over and take a look today. Look, lest you all take it and use it before I know it.”

"Dowry?" After hearing this word, Morris was stunned again and almost didn't hear what she said next.

"Well, yes." With a sense of happiness and the pleasure of stabbing the young man in front of her, Charlotte gently held Ciel's hand. Double joy, mixed with shyness, made her face smeared with red clouds, "We will get married in a while, and this investment will make our life happier in the future." I must have the courage to borrow it from my father. So, Maurice, we need help now..."

"Yes, that land is our future property, and we plan to use it in a more efficient way. And this requires the use of father's loan." Charles immediately added, fearing that the other party would be so careless and not think about it yet. Get up and talk about business today.

In fact, he didn't particularly like to talk about personal matters in this kind of business negotiation, but since Charlotte mentioned it, he had no choice but to accompany her.

Morris still didn't seem to have recovered from the new news, and was still a little sluggish.

"Anyway, I'm working with that young man now. He will definitely be very successful in the future, so don't bother with that lady anymore.", "A young man who is much better than you..." Suddenly, he I remembered my father's warning to me.

He couldn't help but glance at Charles again and found that the young man was smiling and looking at him.

"Laura, bring the information! I want to see it!" He subconsciously avoided the other party's sight, and then blurted out.

After Laura heard what he said, she frowned slightly, but it quickly disappeared. She handed him the pages she was holding. The paper was densely filled with data and handwriting, which was obviously her own and her subordinates' previous inspections of this project.

Morris took the materials and flipped them around at will. He didn't actually read them carefully, he was just using them to calm down his mood. Miss Treville appeared in front of him again, but with her fiancé! This ups and downs plot made it difficult for him to settle down.

"This is a good deal. Mr. Treville's plan is very detailed, and we have read it beforehand." As if she saw that her brother was not paying attention, Laura explained coldly beside her. "My secretary and I have calculated it. Its future profitability should be pretty good. The total investment required is at the end."

Morris followed the instructions and turned to the last page, then glanced at it. He didn't care much about the number above, it was just a number to him anyway.

After a while, he finally managed to regain his composure.

He wanted to refuse, but he couldn't think of any good reason. At the same time, his father's warning seemed to keep echoing in his ears. If he really rejects this plan, how should he explain it to his father? This is the business plan that my father personally asked for. Moreover. Wouldn't it be worse to make Miss Treville angry?

After thinking for a moment, the fear of his father's wrath finally and temporarily overcame his jealousy of the young man in front of him. "Okay. Well, since you have studied the project in such detail, I have no objection..." With an inexplicable bitterness, he nodded slightly. Then looked at Charlotte. "Miss Treville, look, our family is always at your service..."

He could never have imagined that after hearing these words, Charlotte, who was reminded of the past, would feel so much anger. In order to cover up this anger, she quickly lowered her head and pretended to thank the other party.

"Thank you, Maurice. And my father for always helping me." She held Ciel's hand tightly.

"Then, let's sign it first. Then let's celebrate..." Seeing this, Morris sighed slightly heartbrokenly, "Laura, bring over the agreement!"

Laura took out a few more agreements from the side and handed them to the two Charles siblings. Then, Charles casually browsed through the entire agreement and found that there were no particularly illegal clauses in it, so he signed it easily. Then, Morris also took the documents and signed them as well.

Out of commercial caution, these investment and loan agreements are sent to a notary for notarization after they are signed. Then, Charles's new cooperative loan to the Baron de Beauvain was completed, and the Baron's heir also completed his first business relationship-although during this period he spent most of his time at the racecourse.

Then, to celebrate the happy completion of their collaboration, they poured glasses of red wine. At the same time, with the sound of the starting gun, a new round of Marseille opposite the box also began.

After drinking some wine, Morris looked at Marseille outside in a daze, and finally temporarily forgot about the loss just now.

"When will the money arrive? I hope it will be faster." Charles, however, was not interested in Marseille and directly asked Laura next to him. He had already figured out who was in charge. person, who is only responsible for the final signature.

"The fastest is about two days later. Don't worry, my father is very concerned about the investment, so he has always been concerned about it and asked us to speed up the process as much as possible so as not to delay the plan." Laura slowly said Explaining, "So, if everything goes very smoothly, the money will be available soon."

"Oh, then I really have to thank Mr. Baron." Charles replied with a smile, "I am so touched."

"If you are really moved, don't use boring language, but speak in terms of profits." Laura didn't look moved at all, "That kind of thing is more real."

"Oh, of course I will, don't worry. I'm sure that there will be a construction frenzy all over France in a while." Charles nodded, "After all, the reason why my father is so enthusiastic is because he agrees with me. ”

"Mr. Treville, are you interested in taking a gamble?" While Charles was talking to Laura, Morris suddenly spoke. He looked at Charles with interest, but without any embarrassment. , as if this is his home. "Today's battle should be very fierce, and the next round will begin soon."

Although theoretically he is just the son of a low-level baron, and the person opposite is the heir of a famous queen and marquis, in this day and age, money can give the correct answer to who is more noble.

Under his gaze, Ciel shrugged. Although he was not interested in this kind of chicken-fighting activity, he still decided to play along.

"Has your horse also entered the competition?"

"Oh. Yes." Morris smiled and nodded, then pointed to the horses and knights in the arena, "It's No. 5. See that chestnut horse? This little beauty is from England. The horse race I bought specially..." Speaking of this, he seemed to be energized and gushed. He kept talking, "You must know about British thoroughbred horses, right? These British people who rarely laugh a few times in their lives have finally made some contribution to the world. The horses they bred are fast and explosive. In this kind of It's awesome in the sprints... look at..."

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Laura frowned. He looked impatient, and then lightly shrugged towards the two Trevilles, expressing his helplessness. Charlotte glanced at Ciel secretly. She told him to end things here quickly. She didn't want to stay with the de Beauvin family for a moment longer.

"Then let's take the horse I bet on. It must be the fastest because it has such an enthusiastic owner who takes good care of it." Charles replied with a smile. "Since the De Beauvin family can be successful in the financial world, of course they can also have lust in the racecourse. I plan to invest two thousand francs in it, and they will definitely win."

"That's so good! I hope it's true." Although he still felt a little sour and jealous towards Charles, Maurice still felt very grateful for his compliment. He called the servant over and said, "Go and do what Mr. Treville said." Do it.”

After the servant took the order and went out, he called Charles to come next to him, and then pointed to his horse, "Look. My horse is energetic! It is rare to find something as good as this in France. You will never lose money if you buy it." ! But...because too many people are optimistic about it, the odds may not be too high, hahahaha..."

While he was talking, the two ladies stayed in the corner because they were not interested in Marseille. Charlotte was slowly reading the previous agreement, while Laura was slowly drinking, not knowing what she was thinking. Only Charles, for the sake of etiquette, could only continue to deal with the young and wealthy Mr. de Beauvin.

"It doesn't matter if the odds are not high, as long as I can win, I'll be happy."

"Yes, as long as you can win, it's better than nothing!" Morris nodded, "Mr. Treville, let me just say, as young people among us, who doesn't like horse racing? My sister before was really It’s boring, no one talked to me about this for a long time..."

Then, he suddenly lowered his voice, as if sighing something, "Hey, sometimes I really don't understand. As my sister, she is not interested in the entertainment of the upper class at all. This worries me. She will be happy in the future...how will she get along with others then?"

What is he telling me this for? Charles was a little surprised and didn't quite understand what the other party meant.

"It's impossible for a girl from the De-Beauvan family to find happiness, unless happiness really cannot be bought with money." He joked. "However, from my personal experience, I haven't discovered that money can't buy anything..."

"Haha, that's right." Morris suddenly turned to look at Charles, his eyes flickering, "I also know that due to the gifts given during her lifetime, Laura was destined not to receive much inheritance. However, , no matter what, she is from the De-Bowang family, right? My father will never treat her badly. She can bring in at least 500,000 yuan in annual income. I think this money is enough to buy many people. So happy..."

[In order to circumvent the provisions of the Civil Code regarding equal inheritance rights for daughters and retain family property, many aristocratic and wealthy families in France at that time would allow their sons to receive a lifetime gift from their parents when they reached adulthood, in order to dilute the total number of future inheritances. .

There is another way, which is to intermarry within the family so that the property will continue to flow within the family. The Rothschild family, the DuPont family, etc. have been implementing this method in the early days to encourage marriage between cousins ​​to accumulate capital.

At that time, France's fixed income was about 5%. Maurice's "500,000 annual income" implied that the De Beauvin family would prepare a dowry of about 10 million francs for Laura to compensate for her disguised deprivation. inheritance rights.

After hearing these words, Ciel finally understood what the other party meant.

He wanted to hint that he would pursue Mademoiselle de Beauvin, who could afford a dowry of 10 million, and he could help.

As for what? The answer is obvious...

It seems that this guy is much smarter than imagined. Ciel felt a chill in his heart.

But of course he only had one answer to that.

"Oh, I'm right." He nodded. "It's a pity that I already have Charlotte, otherwise I would be really eager to give it a try. Now, I'm afraid I can only wish some other happy young man."

After hearing Ciel's answer to his hint, Maurice's heart sank again.

Before he could say anything else, Ciel took leave of him.

"Sorry, I think I have to go back. There are still a lot of things to arrange next..." He smiled apologetically, "You won't mind, right?"

"Oh, of course..."

Ciel turned around, walked to Charlotte's side, and stretched out his hand.

"Let's go back."

"Well, let's go back..." Charlotte also stretched out her hand, and the two of them left holding hands.

Looking at the two people leaving, Maurice de Beauvain felt slightly sad, but he was helpless.

"Alas..." In the end, he could only shake his head, sighed, and focused his attention on the field again.

Marseille, he won. (To be continued...)

ps: I found that some people are questioning whether the book is a single-line story.

I say it again, the book is a pure love harem style... pure love first, harem must be completed...