My years as a menswear boss

This was the first time that Bentley held a dance in Longbourn, and it was very grand, and the orchestra was specially brought over from London.

Jiqiu shuttles slowly through the crowd, and she sees her dancing partner.

"Miss Bennet, you are very beautiful today." Jiqiu said sincerely, today's Mary really made her eyes shine.

The Bennet girls are very famous in Longbourn, and then there is a comparison. Some people say that the appearance of the Bennet girls in descending order is exactly the shape of a horseshoe.

From an objective point of view, Jiqiu can see that Mary is not unbeautiful, but her sisters are all outstanding in appearance, not to mention the well-known beauty Jane in the town and Lydia, who has just begun to flirt. Elizabeth's eyes are deep and bright, and Catherine's personality outgoing.

In contrast, Mary is dull, and people think of her only as a feature of reading.

"Thank you, Mr. Hyde," Mary blushed and whispered.

"Before we dance, we can go get something to eat!"

Jiqiu raised his hand to signal for her to come up, "I know which dessert the chef at Bingley's cooks is delicious."

Mary hesitated for a moment, and put her hand on Jiqiu's arm. The joy in her heart could not be suppressed. This was the first time she liked the dance so much.

"Now they are all immersed in the conversation. At this time, the desserts have just been made, which is also the best time." Jiqiu picked up a plate of lemon cake and handed it to Mary, and also took a piece for himself.

After Mary took it, she looked around and saw that there was no other person in the empty lounge except the two of them. She took the silver fork and ate in small bites, trying not to stain the makeup on her face.

Jiqiu didn't have so many worries, she finished a corner of the cake in a few mouthfuls.

"Does Mr. Hyde know Mr. Wickham?"

Mary looked at the young man who was enjoying the cake, and asked what she had been thinking about.

"George Wickham? I know him." Jiqiu put down his fork and raised his eyebrows, "I think he has given you an excellent performance."

"Yes." Mary swallowed the cake in her mouth. "He said a lot of bad things about you and Mr. Darcy, but I don't believe what he said."

"Oh, is it because I'm more handsome than him?" Jiqiu poked the cake under his hand with a fork.

"Pfft, it's not!" Mary couldn't help being amused by the young man's reactions, and her whole face became brighter when she laughed, "Mr. Wickham said you were jealous of him, and he thought he was more popular than you. But I I thought it was absurd, just like Jane was jealous that I was more beautiful than her, Liz was jealous that I was smarter than her, Katie was jealous that I was brighter than her, and Lydia was jealous that I was more popular than her.”

Jiqiu watched Mary say such a long paragraph for the first time, and she was a little helpless after hearing it, "You don't have to compare yourself with others, everyone has their own advantages and disadvantages, I think you are well-read and have their own. There is no intellectual beauty.

Every girl in the world is a unique treasure, and they are the protagonists of their own lives.If you trap yourself under the rules of the world's words, you have become a singing canary in a cage. "

Mary pursed her lips tightly, and she felt warm in her heart, "Mr. Hyde, you are the best person I have ever met. No one would say these words to me before. I have always kept my inferiority in my heart, I I often wonder why I can't be as beautiful as my sisters at home... If I am not so mediocre, then someone will definitely invite me to dance, and I won't be ridiculed for not dancing a single dance during the whole dance."

"Appearance is only one of the factors. Confidence can make people more beautiful."

Jiqiu put down the shapeless cake poked by her, "There are certain reasons about Wickham, so it's inconvenient for me to tell. I guarantee with the reputation of the family, this person is definitely not a good person. If possible, let you My sisters stay away from him, and see his true face as soon as possible."

Mary nodded after hearing this. She thought that apart from Catherine's fanaticism towards Wickham, the rest of the family was at most just fond, and Lydia could be regarded as disgust.

Jiqiu led Mary into the hall, and she immediately saw the angry Elizabeth and the darkened Darcy, covering their heads quietly. This couple is really abusive.

"Liz... Her prejudice against Mr. Darcy is very serious, and it has affected her thinking." Mary whispered.

Jiqiu twitched the corners of his mouth, "Yes, I can see it. The misunderstanding may have deepened now."

"Mr. Darcy's character...is easy to cause misunderstandings." Mary looked at the two people who were separated, "I believe in Mr. Hyde's principles for making friends, but Liz is different."

"Darcy lost his mother when he was young, Mr Darcy Sr. has always played the role of father and mother, and loved him very much.

And he is willing to do anything for him, which creates his proud character, unwilling to bow his head for anyone.

Sometimes even if you do something wrong, you can't save face and bow your head to apologize, and would rather use another way to make up for it. " Jiqiu said in a warm voice.

"Who is that man?" She saw Elizabeth and Darcy find the lady of Sir Lucas's family after she separated, and a man followed after a while.

"He is our distant cousin, William Collins, a pastor. He has a little trouble, and he always likes to talk about his benefactor, Lady Catherine." Mary said.

"Madame Catherine de Boer?" Jiqiu immediately matched the name in her mind, "She seems to be Darcy's aunt." She couldn't help but sigh that the world is so small, and there is such a fate.

"That's really a coincidence, but you need to be prepared." Mary looked at Cousin Collins, whose eyes lit up, with a bad premonition in her heart.

Jiqiu saw Bingley walking over here leading Jane, and responded casually. Just as she was about to talk to Bingley, a male voice sounded.

"My God, are you Mr. Hyde?" Collins said excitedly.

Jiqiu looked at him and extended his hand in a friendly manner, "I'm Elvis Hyde, nice to meet you."

Collins' face became more excited and his face was rosy. He shook hands with Jiqiu graciously, "I have known you for a long time. I am William Collins. I have been helped by Lady Catherine."

"Well, yes. I just heard from Miss Bennet." Jiqiu smiled. She found that Jane's face was a little panicked, and she asked Mary to hold her arm subconsciously.

The smile on Collins' face widened, "I've never seen a nobleman as approachable as you. No, I mean you are more kind than them. Your conversation must be well-educated, just like your London-famous father , Count Curranladen."

Jiqiu's smile gradually disappeared, Bingley's expression became terrified, Darcy nearby frowned, how could he step on the thunder accurately.

But Jiqiu reacted quickly, she coughed lightly, saving the embarrassment in the air, "Thank you for your compliment, I'm afraid I can't bear this compliment."

Collins quickly realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, and he quickly took a series of rainbow farts that were not repeated.

"Mr. Collins is really a very interesting person." Jiqiu understands the feelings of the Bennet ladies, but as long as she is not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed. At least she can see that although Collins likes to flatter, he is not a bad guy.

Collins, praised by the eminent Mr. Hyde, seemed to have a heap of little flowers scattered about him, and danced all wrong.

"Your cousin dances very lightly, as if he is dancing a cowhide." Jiqiu said when he led Mary to dance on the dance floor, "If he wasn't so flattering, he wouldn't look so wretched."

"Except for mother, our family is looking forward to his leaving soon." Mary sighed. "Even good-natured Jane can't bear him."

Jiqiu looked at Darcy outside the dance floor, and sure enough, he was staring at Elizabeth again, "When do you think they can resolve the misunderstanding."

"It's very simple, as long as Mr. Wickham overturns all the allegations against you, then Liz will not believe a word Wickham said.

At that time, she would feel guilty because she misunderstood Mr. Darcy. At this time, as long as Mr. Darcy is willing to bow his head, then they can develop. "Mary analyzed it with a clear mind.

After Jiqiu finished listening, there was a smile in his eyes, "Miss Bennet, I have a little secret to tell you. When you make a reasoning, your whole body is shining."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I lost my composure." Mary paused and stepped on Jiqiu's foot. She looked flustered, "I'm sorry."

"It's me who should apologize. My words just now were a bit too menglang." Jiqiu smiled lightly, held Mary's hand tightly, and made her turn in a perfect circle. The hem of the skirt stretched into a standard circle, "How about it?"

"...is it fun?" Mary recalled the feeling of turning around just now, and her heart kept beating. She didn't hate this feeling, and the young man in front of her no longer had the expression of repelling people thousands of miles away.

"Do you want to try again?" Jiqiu asked tentatively with his eyes bent into a crescent shape.

"Okay." Mary answered firmly this time.

The two danced in circles with the music, and quickly jumped to the center of the dance floor. They became the protagonists of tonight.

"This is really great!" After dancing, Mary's eyes were shining, and for a moment, she felt that she really liked dancing.

But when she regained her senses, she knew clearly that she just liked to dance with this young man.

"In order not to overwhelm the host's limelight, we can chat for a while and drink something."

Jiqiu watched everyone turn their attention back to Bingley and Jane, and then breathed a sigh of relief, "Bingley and your sister are a good match, and they have the same kindness as before."

"Yes." Mary took the wine from Jiqiu's hand, "I'm a little worried that his family won't support him, after all."

"With me here, I will help them." Jiqiu smiled and drank the wine in the glass in one breath.

The two found a secluded place and started chatting.Jiqiu and Mary talked about the current law from playing cards.

She found that Mary's knowledge storage was richer than she imagined, but she lacked the guidance of professionals, so many people could not listen to her long speeches.

Through the conversation with Jiqiu, Mary also learned how to express what she thought in her heart in popular terms. Gradually, she talked more and more, and almost took out all the books she knew and read. Say something.

"What do you think of the status quo of women's existence in today's society?" Jiqiu inadvertently asked what she wanted to ask.

"Well...all I know is from books." Mary hesitated for a while and said.

"You don't need to take out sentences from the book to explain, just talk about the current situation around you."

Jiqiu shook the goblet in his hand, "It's like Mr. Collins is just your father's distant nephew, he didn't do anything for Mr. Bennet.

But just because he is a man, he has the right to inherit the land that your father owns.you on this. "

"Any thoughts?" She stared at the look on Mary's face.

Mary hesitated for a moment, and began to speak slowly, "I think it's a bit unfair...Although this is a stipulation of the law, we should also have the right to inherit. If it wasn't for this reason, mother would not have arrived so soon Worry about our marriage later."