Miss Eugenie Grandet

Make a fortune in silence, this is a principle that Grandet's father abides by all his life.So a week later, when Mr. James and his entourage arrived in Saumur as scheduled, and under the guidance of the locals, they finally stopped in front of the Grandet mansion at the root of the city wall, everyone knew the news.

Although Rochelle, Lafayette, Bloom, and Saumur are old and remote, everyone has already heard about these famous bankers in Paris.Therefore, the visit of this strange guest immediately aroused the curiosity of the whole city.Looking from a distance, seeing the guests were welcomed into Grandet's house, the mottled and dilapidated door was tightly closed, and there was really nothing fancy outside, so they ran to Crochet or Grassin's house one after another, and started Discuss the news enthusiastically.

"The God of Wealth in Paris has contacts with Grandet!"

"What are they discussing?"

"Well, madame," cried Madame de Aussonval to Madame de Grassin, "didn't you say last time that this was the man who went to visit Mlle. You see, he is really very pompous, a man like this gentleman can't be found in such a poor place as Saumur! Moreover, he is young and handsome!"

Had the Crochets been present, Madame de Aussonval's inadvertent remark would have simultaneously offended two of the most respectable families in the town.Mrs. Grassin said unhappily: "The person my father hates the most, except for that Napoleon, is the Jew! Just wait, I bet he won't give him a good face."

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Madame de Grassin was thinking too much.

Of course, Grandet's father is indeed still bitter about the loss he suffered at the hands of the Jews in the past, but the one who is visiting now may bring a treasure full of gold.It doesn't matter if he's a Jew, a gypsy, or an alien from far away Mars, he's a good guy if he makes money for himself.Therefore, from the first moment the guests entered the door, he cunningly dressed himself up as an old man who was timid and confused because he had never been out of Saumur in his life.When his daughter was receiving guests, he followed with the most docile, without saying a word, only when Nanon served the guests' coffee, he caught a glimpse of the sugar dish with the coffee pot, which was piled up like a hill. Then he stammered in a humble and frightened tone: "Eu... Eugenie... tell me, you are from Paris, it is... a good place. First... We are... sir... poor country here, and if you... you expect to taste... taste as much... as you like in Paris, then... that will let you... you disappointed."

As Eugenie had said to James before, this trip to Saumur really opened his eyes.Although he had been mentally prepared before, he never expected that the last thing he saw was such a dilapidated house that was beyond his expectation, and Miss Grandet's father was such a strange old gentleman. It even made him start to doubt, if he has always been like this, how could the Bank of France put his credit information in the register?

Fortunately, the main purpose of his visit today is Miss Grandet.So he almost kept the shock of his father and the house under wraps.

"Everything is very good," James said calmly, "I have been impressed by Saumur all the way just now, and of course, you, dear old man, thank you very much for your hospitality, I will always remember it, He turned to Eugenie and said with a smile, "Miss Grandet, next, would you like to spend some time discussing the matter we discussed before? I have brought all the details."

"Greatly, please sit down."

When Eugenie asked James and the secretary he had brought to sit down, Father Grandet tremblingly walked to the corner where he was used to sitting, muttering, "You...you can talk freely... Don't... don't worry about me... years... old... old... Xi... I'm used to sitting here and squinting... squinting for a while... Ba... Paris first... sir, you... you shouldn't... Won't……"

"Of course I don't mind!"

James rushed to speak in his place.With sympathetic eyes, he looked at this old landlord who was so old that he seemed to be called by the Lord at any time, and he had already reached a conclusion in his heart.There is no doubt that no matter how shrewd and capable he was when he was young, he earned a great fortune, such as Grandet's old man, once he gets old, he is still no match for the various sequelae brought about by old age.

"Then...then thank you..."

After the trick succeeded, the old man sat on his throne.

Eugenie glanced at the old man who was pretending to be a fool, and then at James who was blinded by his tricks, sighed secretly, but smiled on her face, "Okay, then, let's start."

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While his daughter was discussing the tedious and complicated terms with the banker from Paris, the old landowner of Saumur was sitting in the corner of the living room, seemingly dozing with his eyes closed, but in fact, his two ears But standing tall, it accurately captures every syllable from the banker's mouth without omission.His mind was unprecedentedly clear, like a machine running at high speed, analyzing every clause and every additional note he heard, he was smarter than a lawyer and stricter than a judge.When he hears something that he doesn't understand very well from the secretary, he will pretend to be curious, open his eyes, and interject in fear, "That... that sir, you... what you just said ... What is the advance... what? Sweet or salty?"

The sympathy and patience of Monsieur Secretary were at an all-time high in the presence of the old Saumur lord.He stopped immediately and explained it carefully.

"Oh... Yuan... So... It's not... Eat... Thank you..." He tilted his head, closed his eyes, and seemed to be dozing off again.

In this way, Grandet's father successfully used his acting skills to make a beautiful pass for the cooperation between his daughter and the big banker.Eugenie knew him, and he would never be at ease without letting him hear every clause with his own ears.So I didn't drive him away, and let him pretend to fool people on the sidelines.In this way, after spending nearly a few hours, I finally sorted out every detail from beginning to end, and modified a few places to ensure the maximum benefit of both parties in this undertaking.

"It's... over?"

In the end, the contented father pretended to be just waking up, jumped up from the chair, and tapped his back, "I'm getting old, and my bones are... not good. Sitting like this for a while, my back hurts. I want Go out for a walk...for a walk...Ou...Eugenie, a...guest has come from afar, if...if you don't mind, you...you can let him eat...a meal..."

He put his hands behind his back and walked out of the living room tremblingly.

"Miss Grandet, your father is really a kind elder."

James looked at the back of the old Grandet who was gradually going away, and admired from the bottom of his heart-after many years, the old guy who had suffered a loss from the most shrewd people of the nation finally succeeded in taking revenge on that person's fellow clansmen.From then on, Dad's history of humiliation can be ignored.

Eugenie shrugged, "If you think so, I have no objection." She smiled, "However, I must point out that you are really the first one my father has invited to entertain dinner guests in so many years."

James laughed out loud.

"My honor. However, I'm afraid it won't work this time. I still have things to do in Paris, and I must go back as soon as possible."

"Thank you for your hard work." Eugenie smiled. "Thank you very much, Mr. James. I am very moved by your sincerity. I also assure you that I will try my best to be the best partner."

"That's what I want, Mademoiselle Grandet!" He looked at Eugenie and was silent for a moment.

"What else do you want?" asked Eugenie.

"Oh, no more." He suddenly laughed, "Then that's it, I'm leaving, and I look forward to your coming to Paris on the appointed day."

A week later Eugenie had to go to Paris.Sign the partnership legal documents with James at the Paris Notary.

"No problem," said Eugenie, "see you then."

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Although the Parisians came suddenly and left quickly, the impact on the Saumur people was not small.The more old Grandet kept secret about the purpose of the banker's trip, the more people guessed vigorously. In the end, some people even threatened that the Parisian probably wanted to marry the heiress into the family. President Crochet and Grassin The son of the family has no hope.

"A mountain of gold versus a mountain of silver! Although the Jews love to intermarry with their clansmen, there are some things that can't be guaranteed! Good guy! Dad is really going to lose his temper now..."

This kind of rumor made both Crochet and Grassin's faction so anxious that they came to the house every night and willingly lost money to Madame Grandet in the lottery.It's a pity that the money was exported in dime and dime, and Mrs. Grandet was so happy that she wanted to pry something out of old Grandet's mouth, which was simply a fantasy.The only definite news is that the heiress will leave for Paris next week.

After a week of excitement like this, on a certain day in July, Eugenie boarded the post car to Paris. This time, besides Nanon, who was eager to go to Paris for a long time, she also had more people beside her. The guardian of flowers, Mr. Crosh.

Relying on the iron relationship between his uncle and Grandet for many years, he was finally lucky enough to squeeze out the competitor Altdorf, and at the last moment, he got the approval of the old Grandet, and successfully served as the heiress' bodyguard and porter on this trip to Paris.

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