I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

After Pei Xiang moved in, he quickly got to know his new neighbors. The people he made friends with were of course the West couple who were engaged in overseas trade.

At the same time, she will not neglect other neighbors. Her kind and easy-going temper, witty and interesting conversation, and elegant and natural manners allow her to quickly integrate into the Grace Church neighborhood.

Of course, the most important point is that she is generous and generous, and rarely refuses other people's requests.

In less than half a month, Pei Xiang became a close friend of Mrs. West. After she designed two very unique hats for Mrs. West, making her stand out at the party, the relationship between the two relationship is closer.

Mrs. West announced publicly that there was no more likable and intelligent person in London than Pei Xiang.

So far, Pei Xiang and the West family have more frequent contacts, and she no longer blindly maintains a perfect and friendly image, and begins to expose some innocuous shortcomings intentionally or unintentionally, revealing half-truths and half-false troubles in her heart and the past. mistakes made.

This made Mrs. West feel that she is kind, true and not hypocritical, a lady who can really talk to her heart and is trustworthy.

While managing neighborhood relationships, Pei Xiang is also working hard to make money. She and the owner of the grocery store cooperated happily and began to have some personal friendships.

"Lucy, come here, this is the Mrs. Wendy I mentioned to you, haven't you been clamoring for me to introduce you?"

On this day, Pei Xiang walked into Brother Henry's grocery store with the latest female celebrity work. As soon as he showed up, he was called over by the boss Henry.

Standing beside the chunky Boss Henry was a tall, thin woman who was looking at Pei Xiang bluntly at this moment.

"Mrs. Wendy? Hello, I'm Lucy, nice to meet you."

Mrs. Wendy curled her lips perfunctorily: "Hello, Mrs. Lucy, I am also very glad to meet you. I heard from old Henry that you want to take on some jobs in our theater, don't you?"

Pei Xiang didn't seem to feel the picky and indifferent attitude of the other party, and nodded with a smile:

"Yes, Mrs. Henry, I still have a little talent in designing costumes. I hope to use them in the performance costumes of your theatre, and contribute a little to the development of our British art."

Pei Xiang's compliment was a little exaggerated, but he praised Mrs. Wendy's theater to the height of representing England. Of course, everyone present knew that this was exaggeration, but Pei Xiang's words were sincere and serious, which made people I couldn't help but feel happy in my heart, and didn't feel that she was flattering.

Sure enough, Mrs. Wendy's expression softened a little.

"Our theater really hopes to get the full support of people who love art. Since Mrs. Lucy has this kind of thought, let me see your works and abilities. If you can meet our needs, we will naturally not reject Lucy. Madame's arrival."

Pei Xiang smiled slightly, stepped forward, and took out the work he brought this time:

"Ma'am, this is the pattern and color scheme I designed, you can take a look and get a proper understanding of my design style.

Of course, I know that if I want to design theater costumes and props, these small decorations don't mean much, but I can start from the lay-by work, and slowly learn from the scenes and characters of the plays recently staged in your theater. running in. "

Mrs. Wendy looked at Pei Xiang's female celebrity works, and a flash of amazement flashed in her heart. Before Henry wanted to introduce Pei Xiang, she had already seen the consignment items she left in the store. To be honest, she liked it very much, so she decided to He did not refuse to meet Pei Xiang.

Now, after seeing the new works, she felt that it was right for her to choose to stay and wait, and she didn't waste time.

"Since Mrs. Lucy is so sincere and has old Henry's face, I have to agree to your request. Mrs. Lucy, do you have time later? Let's go to the backstage work place now?"

Pei Xiang had been planning for a long time, so he naturally nodded happily at this time.

The two of them took a carriage to the O'Neill Dolan Theatre, which is an old medium-sized theater located in the Blackmark neighborhood.

Recently it is off-season and there are not many audiences.The O'Neill Dolan Theater took advantage of this free time to rehearse a new play, which is going to be staged in the upcoming social season. Therefore, Mrs. Wendy really needs someone like Pei Xiang to help her with the necessary preparations , after all, the costumes of a show are very important.

Mrs. Wendy took Pei Xiang to the backstage of the Onidolan Theatre, and after introducing her to the theater manager, she took her to the room where the costumes for the new play were prepared, and began to assign her work.

Pei Xiang performed very well. She was diligent, winking, gentle and talented. She soon satisfied Mrs. Wendy and felt very lucky to find a helper like Pei Xiang.

So far, Pei Xiang has started his career as a temporary worker at the O'Neill Dolan Theater.

After she got acquainted with the theater staff, her purpose of coming to this theater was gradually achieved, and even the relevant target characters appeared.

On this day, Pei Xiang arrived at the backstage of the theater on time and found that everyone was very busy, so he asked a good-tempered guy to ask about the situation.

"Oh, Lucy, you're here. It just so happens that Mrs. Wendy was looking for you just now, and she's going to be too busy."

"Lead, what happened, why is everyone suddenly in a hurry?"

"By the way, you didn't know about it when you first came here."

Lid scratched his hair and explained with a smile:

"Many distinguished guests will come to watch the show tonight. The manager asked us to prepare well. You know, the nobles are so picky. How dare we be sloppy."

"VIP?"

"Yes, MP Marlborough, Miss Jennifer Gray, Mr. Edward Brooke, and several other gentlemen and ladies. A large group of people, although they are our regular guests, must be served more carefully. "

Pei Xiang showed a dazed expression:

"It turned out to be them, I've heard, that Miss Jennifer Gray likes our O'Neill Dolan Theater very much, and often invites friends to come over to join in.

In addition, many noble people are willing to come and book a box. If they come to enjoy the drama, they should really prepare carefully. "

"Yeah, speaking of it, our theater has always had sufficient funds, thanks to Miss Jennifer Gray's support."

"Lead, they say Miss Jennifer Gray was Lady Marlborough's chaperone, and often accompanied that lady to and from the Banqueting Theatre.

Then, somehow, Miss Gray became the MP's lover at once, and Mrs. Marlborough left London to recuperate elsewhere. "

"That's the case, but Lucy, next time, don't talk casually about Miss Gray's past, she won't be happy to hear it."

"I understand, thank you for reminding me, Lide, I just need to pay attention to my work, and I won't cause trouble by chewing my tongue."

Li De nodded in agreement, and stopped chatting with Pei Xiang. He still had a lot of work in his hands, and Pei Xiang stopped pestering him. She took out a few candies from her handbag and stuffed them into Li De's hands .

"Thank you for pointing me out, Lied, this is a gift for little Anne, she will like it."

Li De didn't want Pei Xiang's things at first, but he couldn't refuse Pei Xiang's kindness when he thought of his daughter's smiling face and her pitiful expression when she was greedy for candy.

Pei Xiang didn't say much, she waved to Lide, and ran to Mrs. Wendy's room.

After being busy for a long time, everyone finally made all kinds of preparations when the lights came on, and they were waiting for Mr. Marlborough to arrive with his mistress and friends and subordinates.

Pei Xiang was very inconspicuous among the staff of the theater. While she listened to these theater elders gossip about the many trivial matters of Marlborough and his party, she handled the chores in her hands in a leisurely manner.

Finally, Mr. Marlborough's carriage arrived in front of the theater, and the manager greeted him in person, while Pei Xiang hid in the work area, and saw Doris Gray's sister clearly for the first time.

——Well, it's dangerous, thanks to the fact that I have never shown my real appearance to others, these two sisters look too much alike!There is only a two-year difference in age, and at first glance, they look like twins.

——This person's reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people know her, the more dangerous it is for Doris Gray to stay in England. It seems that the progress of the plan must be accelerated.

Pei Xiang touched the hair in front of her forehead. This was a black wig she had recently asked someone to make, which completely covered the original bright hair color, which made her feel at ease.

——In terms of difference, Jennifer Gray is plumper and looks more sexy and beautiful. Well, she seems to like to laugh.

Pei Xiang looked at Jennifer Gray from a distance for a while, and then observed the state of getting along with her lover, Mr. Marlborough, and stopped paying attention to them. Instead, he focused on another gentleman. The main reason why Pei Xiang came to O'Neill Dolan Theater.

Edward Bruce, a senior government official in the Customs Department and a loyal supporter of MP Marlborough.

In his hands, he is in charge of part of the approval power of the British and American ocean freight. Recently, he is deliberately embarrassing Pei Xiang's new neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. West, in order to curry favor with Mr. Marlborough.

Of course, Pei Xiang can't find out these news all at once. She has been busy helping Mrs. Wendy in the theater, contributing good ideas to Mrs. Wendy, pretending to be stupid and not caring about the reward, working hard without making noise, just to collect as much as possible today's news. A group of news.

Sure enough, after suffering many small losses, Pei Xiang exchanged his good popularity for some very valuable clues.

She collected all kinds of gossip, true and false, stripped away the cocoon, discarded the false and kept the true, and finally probed and understood the undercurrent under the calm water, and then figured out a safe way to go abroad safely.

The performance started soon. At this time, everyone was willing to join in front of the rich master and wife. Under normal circumstances, as long as the luck was not too bad, they could get more or less tips and rewards.

Pei Xiang continued to maintain a gentle and carefree temperament, quietly retreating to an inconspicuous corner of the backstage, taking care of the clothes and performance props that needed to be changed for everyone.

At the same time, she quietly listened to the actors talking about the guests outside, grabbing useful details and key words from various gossip.

After a busy night, Pei Xiang was exhausted.

The next day, Pei Xiang and Mrs. Wendy asked for leave for a few days, saying that she needed help with some family matters, and she could not take care of the work of the theater for the time being. Then, under Mrs. Wendy's regretful eyes, she walked left briskly.

When Pei Xiang returned to his residence, he happened to meet Mrs. West, who was out to visit. The lady looked a bit dignified, but after a hasty nod with Pei Xiang, she boarded the carriage and left in a hurry.

Pei Xiang rolled his eyes, guessing that Mrs. West must have sought help.

The Mr. Edward Bruce she saw last night is a politician who is good at franchise. In order to please Mr. Marlborough, he has been stuck with the permission of the West family.

His reason for not releasing it was that some of the goods on the West’s cargo ship should be subject to high taxes. The preferential policies and low tax rates they had enjoyed before did not comply with the relevant regulations. taxpayer wealth.

This reason is high-sounding, and the West family has been busy up and down, trying their best to manage the interpersonal relationship of all parties, but they have been deadlocked and cannot be properly resolved at all.

——I have to find a way to push, so that the West family can change someone for help.

Pei Xiang returned to the room, changed into home clothes, and sat behind the desk to write a letter.

After writing the letter, she began to record the information obtained these days on another piece of paper.Listed one by one, then categorized and summarized, sketched a diagram of the relationship between the characters, and supplemented her thinking. Soon, as the paper was filled with handwriting, the plan in her mind was gradually perfected.

In the evening, Pei Xiang went out again and mailed the written letter. The sender's signature was an ordinary name she made up at random.

Soon, in a large house in the middle of Grace Church Street, the housekeeper received a personal letter addressed to her. The fat, literate woman unfolded the letter paper with a stomach full of doubts, and had no time to read it The content on the website was caught by the one pound falling out of it.

The fat butler's greed and miserliness are well known, so she quickly scooped up the windfall and stuffed it into the pocket of her jacket before beginning to read the text inside the letter with interest.

This letter is very interesting. The writer declares that she dislikes Mrs. Lucy, the new tenant of Grace Church Street, and thinks she is a hypocritical woman who should not be loved and respected by everyone. Therefore, she writes The letter is determined to teach Lady Lucy an unforgettable lesson.

In the letter, the owner of the handwriting hoped that the fat butler would spread some unfavorable remarks against Mrs. Lucy, so that the neighbors in the whole block would know that this woman was a restless slut with a notorious past.

"I assure you that the scandals I told you are true, so you can spread them freely without worrying about being condemned for slandering innocent people."

Seeing this sentence, the fat woman couldn't help laughing. She didn't care whether the things about Mrs. Lucy in the letter were true or not.

"A young and beautiful single woman who lives alone as a widow and has no relatives at home to visit her. She must have a shady past."

After the fat woman muttered a few words confidently, she continued to read the letter.

The last paragraph of the letter said that the one pound attached to the letter is to pay the fat woman for doing something. If the matter is done well this time, the writer will ask the fat woman to help with things next time. Of course, the reward will be even higher. rich.

Seeing this promise, the greedy and stingy housekeeper's eyes lit up, and her thoughts of just being perfunctory were immediately dispelled.

She immediately made a decision that she must do her best to complete this one-pound job, and must let the whole block know Mrs. Lucy's "true face".