My years as a menswear boss

Mary moved her neck, and then she noticed a little girl beside her at some point. She was a little surprised, "Are you a child here?"

"Yes, my name is Mary, and I am ten years old this year!" The malnourished little girl burst into a bright smile.

"What a coincidence, my name is Mary too. I'm Mary Bennett. Nice to meet you."

Mary showed a smile, and she looked at the little girl with the same name as herself, "Where is the lady who takes care of you, why did you come here?"

She just heard from Ms. Lan Ruisha that the discipline here is very strict, and the children study with the women workers in the textile factory every day. This time period should be their study time.

"I came to visit my friend. She was punished for making mistakes." Little Mary touched her dry hair. Long-term malnutrition made her look like a five or six-year-old girl. Fortunately, her eyes Bright and in good spirits.

Mary hesitated for a moment, then put her hand on her head and rubbed it. This little girl was about the same size as her sister Lydia, who was five years old. She couldn't imagine that this was a ten-year-old girl, "I need you Are you looking for your friend?"

Because of the same name and the fact that the little girl is very well-behaved, Mary has a natural affection for her.

"Don't bother you, Miss Mary, I have just secretly seen my friend, and her condition is not too bad, as long as she passes the confinement period, she can be released."

Little Mary's smile became shy, and she looked at Mary with admiration, "Are you reading?"

"Me? Yes, this is my favorite hobby. Books can help me understand the world better."

Mary said softly that Mary would talk freely about things she liked. She told little Mary about different books and different ways of reading them.

"You are amazing. I have always been curious about what is written on it, but unfortunately I can't read, so I can only look at the illustrations." Little Mary said shyly.

The unread mysteries in the book were solved, and Mary suddenly realized, "Didn't the dean ask the teacher to teach you how to read?"

"Ms. Sharp said no one wants to be a teacher here, but she asked Mr. Hyde to help us find a teacher." Little Mary said.

Mary looked at the book in her hand, she moved her body, "Would you like to sit here, and I can read it to you."

"You are so kind!" Little Mary grinned. She quickly climbed onto the sofa and sat next to Mary. On a single sofa, one big and one small were next to each other. The atmosphere was warm and friendly.

Mary read the words from the book slowly. She hadn't read the contents of the book like this for a long time. She used to like to read books aloud.

However, Lydia sarcastically teased her that she read badly, and she never read aloud after that time.

But little Mary's eager eyes for books made her soft-hearted, so she proposed to read the book to her.

Mary's voice was very low, and she stumbled a bit when she read, but little Mary leaned her head on her arm, and slowly, the sentences in her mouth became more and more fluent, and at the end, she unknowingly read aloud with emotion, The tone rises and falls as the story progresses.

"Did the kitten turn back into a human at last?" asked little Mary.

Mary looked at the ending. The stray cat in the book slowly closed its eyes, which seemed to be an open ending.

In fact, she believed that the little lawyer contracted a disease and died, then became a stray cat, and finally starved to death in the snow.

But looking at little Mary's innocent big eyes, she said against her original intention, "Yes, he finally returned to the human world, and the boss praised his performance very much, and at the same time, the girl he liked agreed to his marriage proposal, so far. had a good life.”

"That's great!" Little Mary rolled her eyes, "You read it very well, thank you, Miss Mary."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a sound of applause behind her.

"You read very emotionally, Miss Mary." Jiqiu said with admiration.

"Mr. Hyde!" Little Mary jumped off the sofa and rushed to Jiqiu, "You said you brought me candy last time~"

"Of course, that's exactly why I'm here." Jiqiu smiled and took out a handful of toffee and chocolates from his pocket, and put them in the little girl's hands, "However, I seem to have told you, don't run around. .”

"Hey, I'm here to find you!" Little Mary put the candy into the pocket of her skirt, took out two pieces of candy, ran up to Mary and handed them to her, "Miss Mary, this is you Pay for my reading."

Mary smiled, and she put the book aside, "It's just a little effort, you can just keep it and eat."

"However, Mr. Hyde said that no one in the world should serve you for granted, so if you receive help, you must express your gratitude." Little Mary said clearly.

"Well, thank you for the candy." Mary reluctantly took the two pieces of candy from her little hand.

Little Mary looked at Mr. Hyde and Miss Mary, blinked her eyes, and quickly slipped away from between them.

"She didn't trouble you, did she?" Jiqiu said.

Mary looked at the young man she hadn't seen for a long time, and returned to her shy look at the beginning, "No, little Mary is very well-behaved, and she spent a very pleasant morning tea time with me."

"That's good. She is a very lively child. Volunteers often feel troubled by her naughtiness." Jiqiu looked at Mary and said, "You must have noticed that little Mary doesn't have a last name. That's because she was just born Abandoned at the gate of the orphanage, there was a heavy snowfall at that time, and the volunteers were worried that she would not survive that winter, but luckily she survived tenaciously.”

"Well, that's really a very lucky thing." Mary felt her heart twitch when she heard that. She has always been a very rational person, but she was very emotional about this matter, and she complained in her heart. Little Mary's irresponsible parents.

"By the way, when did Miss Mary come to London?" Jiqiu asked.

"Didn't you hear from Mr. Bingley two weeks ago? Jane has sent two visiting letters," said Mary.

Jiqiu frowned, "No, we didn't know about your coming to London. Bingley has been in a bad mood these days."

"Is it because of Jane?"

"Well...he said he was broken in love....the one who was abandoned." Jiqiu stammered.

"That's not it!" Mary said loudly, and she quickly realized that she had acted inappropriately, and immediately whispered a word of apology.

"It seems that there is some misunderstanding between the two of you." Jiqiu shrugged.

"Mr. Hyde?" A surprised voice sounded.

Jiqiu noticed that Ms. Lan Ruisha was coming with a strange face, and she asked suspiciously, "Who are you?"

"My husband is John Gardiner, a proprietor of your shop," said Mrs. Gardiner, laughing.

"I know him. Your husband is really a gentleman with a witty conversation and an interesting personality. I am deeply impressed by him." Jiqiu smiled politely.

"It's our honor." Mrs. Gardiner introduced the lady behind her sideways. "This is my niece, Elizabeth Bennet."

Jiqiu nodded her head, "I know Miss Elizabeth, she once danced with me."

Elizabeth did not expect to meet Jiqiu here, and she saluted, "Long time no see, Mr. Hyde."

"Long time no see, how are you?" Ji Qiu asked softly.

Mrs. Gardiner saw that the two had something to talk about, so she wisely took Mary and followed Ms. Lan Ruisa to continue to visit the almshouse.

Elizabeth watched a group of people walking towards the classroom of the textile class, and she said what was in her heart without reservation.

Listening to her narration, Jiqiu looked surprised at first, then helpless, and finally couldn't laugh or cry, "It seems that my image is still not good enough, which caused you to have such a misunderstanding."

"No, it's all my fault. I shouldn't trust others." Elizabeth said ashamedly.

"I'm curious, what noble things Mr. Wickham has done to make you all believe his words?" Jiqiu asked curiously.

Elizabeth thought for a while, and found that she couldn't answer this question, yes, what did Wickham do, how could she trust him so much?

"No, he looks handsome?" Jiqiu looked at Elizabeth's hesitant expression and said with a sigh.

Elizabeth was even more ashamed. She had to admit that she was indeed a superficial person who judged a person's character based on appearance alone. "I'm really sorry. I trusted my own judgment too much and made a serious mistake."

"No, people are visual animals. Appreciating beautiful things is an instinct. It's not sad to be deceived. Everything is the fault of liars." Jiqiu said warmly.

"But credulity just proves that I am extremely stupid. There are so many people who are more willing to believe in you, but I have doubts about you." Elizabeth looked at the young man who comforted her, and forced a smile.

Jiqiu took a deep breath, "Don't blame yourself too much, just see his true face. I heard Miss Mary said that Miss Bennet also came to London?"

"Yes, Jane has sent a visiting letter to Miss Bingley." Elizabeth cheered up and said, "The letter may have been lost on the way out, but Jane has already visited Miss Bingley today."

"The messenger is a little careless." Jiqiu felt a little sympathetic when he thought of Bingley who had been kept a secret by his sister, but this might be a new opportunity to cure his bad habit of indecision.

Elizabeth sighed. "Will you tell Mr. Bingley about it?"

"Of course." Jiqiu didn't know what to think of, and reached into his pocket to dig out, "I have a ticket for the Warsaw Imperial Opera House here, is your sister interested in opera?"

Elizabeth looked at the ticket in the young man's hand, she immediately understood the meaning of Jiqiu, her heart was beating involuntarily, this behavior had to be said to be very bold, she took the performance ticket, and decided to leave the choice to Jane herself deal with.

"You will persuade, right?" Jiqiu blinked.

Elizabeth heard Jiqiu's hidden meaning, and she smiled, "Yes, I believe in Mr. Bingley's character."

"I will also persuade Bentley to listen to the opera." Jiqiu said.

The two quietly reached a consensus.