Rimbaud's girl

She had thought that this visit to Dijon would not achieve her goal so easily. Captain Rimbaud had lived a "single" life for 10 years, and he never thought of his wife and children living in hardships far away. On the purse?Everyone knew that money was a good thing. Without money, he could not support his current leisure life, nor could he afford servants.

Vitaly calculated that there were at least four servants in Captain Rimbaud's house: a manservant, a chambermaid, a chambermaid, and a cook.It's not a lot to say, and it's still far behind the kind of rich and nobles whose master needs more than a dozen servants to serve, but compared to the Rimbaud family in Charleville, it's a world of difference.

She does housework all day long, and her hands are soaked in water. No matter how carefully she maintains them, her fingers still look rough, and the skin on her fingers is dry and cracked.Who wants to do housework all day?Tired and annoying, okay?She also wanted to have money to hire a maid at home.

The lunch wasn't exactly pleasant, but it wasn't overwhelming either.Vitaly was not happy and kept a straight face.

Captain Rimbaud and Mrs. Mandarian sat in the hostess and hostess seats respectively. Although Vitaly looked down on the hostess, Mrs. Rimbaud was still alive and they were not divorced. How could she bear other women? Sitting in the hostess seat opposite "Father"?

There are not many dishes, but it is enough to entertain guests.She was absent-mindedly poking at the ham on the dinner plate with a fork, thinking about what to do.She has thought about the whole thing many times in her mind, and she has thought of similar scenes long ago. Captain Rimbaud's mistress generally reacts in two ways: throwing a tantrum, or pretending that Mrs. Rimbaud does not exist;

Captain Rimbaud probably had two reactions: one was to procrastinate, until they got impatient, Uncle Felix couldn't live in Dijon for a year and a half, could he?When they can't take it anymore, you can come to a big bargain and send them away for a few thousand francs at most; Give.

According to Louis, Mrs. Mandarien was from Marseilles. I really don't know how they met. With this lady's appearance and upbringing, she wouldn't fall in love with a commoner of ordinary origin.This is something that Vitaly can't figure out.

Before meeting Mrs. Mandarion, she had always thought that Captain Rimbaud's mistress would be a vulgar woman, but the truth was beyond her expectations.She was reluctant to compare her mother with a woman who was willing to be someone else's mistress, but when the two women were put together, Mrs. Rimbaud was far from being a match in terms of appearance and upbringing.

But, when they were able to get married, at least the two of them were still in love at the time—she vaguely remembered that Uncle Charles seemed to have mentioned that Captain Rimbaud didn't want to marry his mother at first, but when he learned that Vitaly · Jufu had a dowry of 3 francs, so he agreed to get married.So, at that time, what he was looking at was not the 27-year-old girl from the husband's family, but the 3 francs from the husband's family?

Did mother foolishly give him money?

The more you think, the more angry you become.

According to the education that Mrs. Rimbaud received as a good wife and mother, she is really likely to give money to her husband. For example, if Captain Rimbaud says that he wants money to give gifts and go away, it will be good for promotion. After all, the captain is only a middle-level man. As an officer, if he can be promoted to a major, he can be regarded as a senior officer, and his allowance and war bonus will also have a qualitative leap.

Probably!

The more I think about it, the more distressed I become.

Louie sat next to his mother, directly facing Vitaly.His complexion improved a bit, but he was still a stinky little boy.

She thought it was funny.

The beautiful little boy is very cute, but he always has a bad face, and it is impossible for her to give him a good face.So I asked him what kind of dish it was, asked him to bring the salt shaker, and asked him to bring the pepper shaker again, but in short, he was not allowed to eat a few bites in peace.

Mrs. Mandarian was not very happy, but she couldn't say anything, so she had to ask the maid to bring an extra set of small condiment jars such as salt and pepper shakers, and put them next to Vitaly's dinner plate.

A separate set of seasoning jars was prepared for her, so she couldn't bother Louis anymore.But it's not over yet, she has plenty of ways.

"Mrs. Mandarian, where is your husband?"

"My late husband has unfortunately passed away." She said it quite politely, with an accent, isn't it a Burgundy accent, maybe it's a Provence accent from Marseille?Vitaly could understand it, but it was a bit difficult for her to listen.

"What does Louis mean when he says his name is not Rimbaud? How old is he?"

Louis glared at her angrily, "Of course my surname is Mandarion." He quickly glanced at Captain Rimbaud at the other end.

Hey, this means that Louis is really not the child of Captain Rimbaud?But Mrs. Mandarion said that Captain Rimbaud was Louis' father—

Vitaly frowned: Maybe he wanted Louis to treat Captain Rimbaud as a stepfather?But as long as Captain Rimbaud is not divorced, Mrs. Mandarien will not be officially "Mrs. Rimbaud".And France is a Catholic country, divorce is very difficult for Catholics, almost impossible, unless Mrs. Rimbaud is dead——

She originally thought that the Catholic Church's prohibition of divorce was too unreasonable, but now that she thought about it, for such a man who abandoned his wife and children, the prohibition of divorce was the greatest punishment.

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But not enough.

Mrs. Rimbaud has four children, and it is impossible to find a second love; it is really unfair that the heartless man can have a good time with his mistress!

The usual excuses used by scumbags are nothing more than the following: I have no relationship with my wife, we don’t love each other at all, I love you the most; I was forced to get married; I was young and ignorant and mistakenly boarded a pirate ship.But none of these items existed for Captain Rimbaud. He was already 40 years old when he got married, and he was no longer a young man in his early 20s. Forcing him to marry; besides, Mrs. Rimbaud is not beautiful, and obviously she didn't get into trouble because of her beauty; probably she just thought "I should get married and have a family" at that time.He neither loves his wife nor wants children, so why should he marry?

Is it really because there is no better choice?At least the husband's family can afford a dowry of 3 francs, which will definitely be an important condition.

Mrs. Mandarian smiled at her, "There will be dessert later, almond chocolate mousse, do you like it?"

"Not bad. Did you make it yourself?"

"No."

Her fingers are slender, white and slender, they don't look like hands doing housework.

Vitaly looked at her hands again, and couldn't help but secretly sighed in her heart.

"I haven't seen my father for 10 years. I was just over two years old when my father left Charleville. Louis is so happy to grow up beside his father."

Louis continued to stare at her angrily.

"My mother said that I should live in my father's house. My father has not seen me for 10 years. He must also want me to spend more time with him." She smiled sweetly.

Mrs. Mandarian couldn't refuse directly, so she had to say: "There are no spare rooms at home."

Vitaly was surprised, "There is no room for me in such a big villa? If not, I can barely live in Louis' room."

She looked at Louis, who stood up angrily and almost slapped the table.

Mrs. Mandarian hurriedly pulled his arm, "Have you finished eating?"

Louis endured it, "I'm full, mother." He picked up the napkin and wiped his mouth indiscriminately, and left the restaurant without saying goodbye to Captain Rimbaud.

Vitaly watched him leave with a smile: "Little boy!I can't kill you!

Mrs. Mandarian smiled wryly, and said softly, "I want to discuss it with your father."

Vitaly continued to be surprised: "Is this still negotiable? My name is Rimbaud, and I live in his house. This is a rule that has existed since Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden. 'Family' means father, mother, Do the kids live together?"

It makes sense and can't be denied!

Mrs. Mandarian felt a headache: Could this be a girl who grew up in a remote town?What kind of monster did that woman raise? !

Captain Rimbaud couldn't refuse Vitaly's request. After discussing with Mrs. Mandarian in a low voice for a while, he came over and said to Vitaly: "You can stay at home for a few days, but don't tell Louis any more. What's the matter, he's still young—how old are you?"

"I'm almost 13 years old, I was born on June 58, 6."

"Louis is younger than you. He was born in December 59. You should love him as a younger brother."

"Is he my brother?"

"His name is not Rimbaud."

Alas, I see, it's not his illegitimate son.Judging by his expression, he seemed to feel that it was a pity!Regardless of whether it was his own child or not, Louis grew up beside him. So, leaving his own child in a remote town while raising another man's child, what kind of abusive spirit is this!

If it happened to another man, she might applaud that man's love, but if it happened in her own family, it would definitely not be a happy thing.The father's money and love should be given to the four brothers and sisters, not some inexplicable young master of Marseilles.

After lunch, Vitaly sent Uncle Felix and her brother out, and asked Frederick to bring her luggage over in a moment, and just take the carriage.The coachman would not be displeased if he could go back and forth one more time.

Frederick was a little worried, "If that woman bullies you, I'll take you back to the hotel."

She nodded, "I know. You have to watch uncle and not allow him to go out to drink. Doesn't the wine he bought himself not enough for him?" Drinking was a mistake, and she still wanted to find out what uncle had said to Captain Rimbaud. Mention the specific amount of money.They had agreed in the hotel before that 1 francs was only the bottom line, and Captain Rimbaud would definitely lower the price, so the opening price must not be too low, at least 5 francs to start with.