[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane
Chapter 76
The meal was simple and tasteless, and Mycroft immediately sent telegrams to his property manager and lawyer respectively, asking them to prepare documents and come to Cambridge to meet him.
Jane didn't expect Mycroft to act resolutely, and he did what he said. She was dazed when she was invited to Mycroft's temporary residence.
Mycroft's property manager is his old friend. His father served Mr. Holmes. He inherited his father's business. He is also a friend of Mycroft since childhood. He is younger than Mycroft Te is still a few years younger.
Since he knew about Mycroft's plan, Mr. Manager has been persuading Mycroft to change his mind. In his heart, he simply regarded Jane as a witch who brought disaster to the country and the people.
Look at what kind of agreement it is, and it is said that as long as Miss Bennet is Mrs. Holmes, this agreement will continue to be effective as long as she is alive in the world.This, this, this rounding up is equivalent to a will, or leaving all the property to the wife... wait, this is not married yet!
On the contrary, the lawyer was very straightforward. After listening to Mycroft's request, he prepared all the required documents in a few days.The lawyer, who had worked for the Holmes family for decades, seemed to be accustomed to this kind of thing. He just patted Mycroft on the shoulder and said nothing.
The manager kept nagging, and he didn't give Jane a good look in front of her. Out of manner, he didn't want to name the person in person, so he said it in a roundabout way.
Jane didn't bother to pay attention to it. As soon as she got the document, she immediately went through it with great energy.There is no problem with the documents, and Jane also learned about Mycroft's current property status, because he has not inherited the Holmes family, so most of the properties in his hands are gifts from his elders and some investments by himself, and he also has an annual income of several thousand pounds. Not a rich man~ Jane calmly signed all the documents with her own name.
Managers and lawyers came to collect the documents respectively.
Mr. Young Manager: "Humph."
Jane glanced at him, and said to Mycroft with a smile: "Shouldn't we find a smart person to manage such an important thing as property?"
The manager was furious, but he smacked his mouth and found that there was really nothing to say.One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. It was originally the condition proposed by Mycroft to ask for marriage. Miss Bennet just didn't object...why did she object?But why didn't she object?
To put it bluntly, this is a matter of the couple (not yet), so what is he talking about as an outsider?
The manager looked at Mycroft with great aggrievedness, and Mycroft coughed, "Robin, there is a whole delicious cake in the kitchen, you have never tasted it, you can try it."
Mr. Robin can tell from his body shape that he and Mycroft share a common love for sweets, which is why he feels that Mycroft and he are particularly good at talking since he was a child.
Mr. Robin's eyes widened, "Really? That's the one. What, I heard that there is a famous dessert shop in Cambridge. Did you buy it there? Mr. Christopher, can we go and try it together?" Anyway, it's a done deal, it's meaningless for him to stay here, he might as well eat cake.
"Of course." Mr. Lawyer was more than willing to go with Mr. Manager, so that Jane and Mycroft could be alone for a while.
Jane and Mycroft watched the two leave until the door was closed.
"Your friend doesn't seem to like me very much," said Jane to Mycroft. "I don't think I'm good enough for you in his mind, and I ought to have refused your offer."
"He just likes to think a lot, and I think we are a match made in heaven." As he spoke, Mycroft took Jane's hand and said sincerely and affectionately, "Dear Jane, since I met you, my heart has only been Belongs to you. I am deeply impressed by your intelligence, kindness and wisdom. I am willing to believe in you, support you, respect you, and earnestly hope to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"
"I, I am willing." Jane didn't want to appear to be overly moved, but tears seemed to appear a little out of control.
Although Jane was already mentally prepared for the second proposal, compared to the first time, this time her heart seemed to have finally come to fruition.
Some people may think that she looks at money or is snobbish, but Jane knows very well that even if she becomes Jane Bennet, even if she is beautiful and capable in the eyes of others, she lives without a sense of security.
Jane always remembers her time-traveling. She even fears that one day she will forget her previous life. Why on earth did she time-travel?It always bothered and worried her.Will she time travel again one day?she does not know.
Even though she has been here for 16 years, Jane still can't adapt. This era is too oppressive, and various rules make Jane, who is used to being more open and free, feel constrained and out of breath. Discover her tangle.
Although Jane often told herself, don't do strange behaviors, don't become a weird person in the eyes of others, and don't cause trouble to Daddy and Mommy.
But it's really difficult. Jane can't help but do something, such as cooking behaviors that are not suitable for people like them, such as knowledge that is not suitable for girls, such as what girls like her should not have There are too many shops... Jane has always felt that the best thing she encountered after time travel was to dress as Jane Bennet, and she was also ready to be single for the rest of her life, because she didn't think any man would be like Daddy Mommy loves her that much.
Until the appearance of Mycroft.
Jane kept asking Mycroft, "Are you really thinking about it?" In fact, she was asking herself, "Have you really decided to leave the Bennet house for a harsher world?"
Jane asked Mycroft to decide for her, but Mycroft told Jane with his unique tolerance and gentleness, "Although this world may be very harsh on you, I am willing to be your backing, and this promise remains unchanged. "
Mycroft held Jane's hand, took out a small box from his pocket and opened it. Inside was an old style sapphire ring.
"It was left by my grandmother. She gave it to my mother. I think if it was you, it must be very suitable." Mycroft gently pushed the ring into Jane's finger, and it really fit, just the right size.
"I knew it." Mycroft took Jane's hand and kissed it lightly.
Jane couldn't help chuckling, "Well, you're quite right."
"You make me want to kiss you like that, Jane." And then Mycroft kissed her, "I love you, Jane."
"Me too." Jane was finally able to say something without any scruples, although it was buried between their lips.
By the time Jane and Mycrofta left that room and went into the kitchen, Robin had eaten about half of an eight-inch sponge cake by himself.
"This cake is delicious, Mycroft, where did you buy it? Can I buy one and bring it back to London?" Robin ate what was in his mouth and wanted to pack it.
"Um……"
"I'm glad you like my craft so much." Jane was absolutely right.
"..." Robin was choked for a moment, he hammered his chest hard, and Christophe next to him immediately handed him the cup on the table.Robin drank it without even looking at it, and then had a tangled and weird expression on his face.
"You don't drink sugar in your coffee now?" Mycroft saw the strangeness at a glance.
Christopher patted Robin on the back a few times, "Don't be in such a hurry, boy, I don't think Mycroft will be stingy with a cake." He had already noticed the ring on Jane's hand, "It seems that this It went very well, congratulations, Mycroft, and Miss Bennet."
"Thank you, Christopher."
"Thank you, Monsieur Christopher."
"you are welcome."
"Well, I have to congratulate you too." Robin said while rubbing his belly, his face was covered with physical tears, as if he was reluctant to this result.
"Thanks, Robin."
"Thank you, Mr. Robin."
At this time, Jane noticed that a thin boy was washing potatoes not far away. He was not tall, but he looked quite vigorous. He was holding a potato in one hand and flying a brush up and down in the other, scrubbing the skins of the big potatoes. After dropping a layer, it was thrown briskly into the bucket next to it.The boy seemed to be very happy, with a smile on his face, and seemed to be humming a little song silently while brushing potatoes.
Jane had heard about Toby from Mycroft before. His adoptive father and adoptive brother treated him fairly well, but they raised him stupidly (in Mycroft's words). The current adoptive mother is actually the adoptive father's first son. Two wives, after having their own parents and children, they disliked their stepson and adopted son.
"This is the boy," said Jane.
"Ah, yes." Mycroft was a little uncomfortable at the trouble.His discomfort was noticed by Robin and Christophe. They paused in their hearts. They originally thought that the boy had just hired a small kitchen worker temporarily. Could there be some other reason?
"Toby." Jane called out, and the boy looked up, and Jane waved to him.The boy threw the potatoes back into the bucket, put the brush on the ground, and rinsed his hands again in the basin.
"Are you calling me, ma'am?" Toby approached, wiping his hands on his clothes.
"You may call me Miss Bennet," said Jane.She found Toby very handsome and lovely, with round eyes, little curly hair, and two spots of red on his cheeks. No wonder Mycroft said he looked silly.I don't know what the child's parents look like. Hearing from Mycroft that Toby looks a lot like his biological father, his father should also be a handsome man.
"You are Miss Bennet?" Toby had obviously heard of this one. He looked at Mycroft and said, "Mr. Holmes said that you will be my employer from now on."
"That's right, you will follow me from now on."
"You speak French really well, much better than Abby. She can speak it too. She also taught me English, but she doesn't speak it as well as you."
"Thanks, you don't have to say honorifics to me, Toby."
"Okay, Miss Bennet, it's all up to you."
Jane chatted with Toby, and Christopher and Robin looked at Mycroft together.
Christophe: "..." Why does the boy speak French?
Robin: "..." This, this, this boy is not the product of your mistakes!Mycroft?
Mycroft: "..."
( ̄ー ̄)...
Jane found that Toby was still a small talker, and during this time in this small house, he could find no French except for the housekeeper (he did not know that it was the person Mycroft had hired to teach him English) who could speak French. Others speak.After a lot of effort, Jane can also speak French, and Toby was overjoyed.
Jane learns something from Toby's words that Mycroft has not told her.
For example, Toby actually met his biological mother. She came to the countryside twice in the name of vacation and recuperation. Although no one told Toby, he still knew.
There are two children like Toby in that small village, a boy and a girl. They are fostered in the farm households, and their lives are much worse than Toby's.There is no sense of happiness without comparison, and Toby feels that he is really very lucky.
Jane: Heh, men are all big pigs.
Mycroft: I'm not, I'm not, look at me.
The author has something to say: Jane: ...maybe...can be believed?
Mycroft: This kiss is so expensive...but I still kissed~(≧?≦)?
Jane didn't expect Mycroft to act resolutely, and he did what he said. She was dazed when she was invited to Mycroft's temporary residence.
Mycroft's property manager is his old friend. His father served Mr. Holmes. He inherited his father's business. He is also a friend of Mycroft since childhood. He is younger than Mycroft Te is still a few years younger.
Since he knew about Mycroft's plan, Mr. Manager has been persuading Mycroft to change his mind. In his heart, he simply regarded Jane as a witch who brought disaster to the country and the people.
Look at what kind of agreement it is, and it is said that as long as Miss Bennet is Mrs. Holmes, this agreement will continue to be effective as long as she is alive in the world.This, this, this rounding up is equivalent to a will, or leaving all the property to the wife... wait, this is not married yet!
On the contrary, the lawyer was very straightforward. After listening to Mycroft's request, he prepared all the required documents in a few days.The lawyer, who had worked for the Holmes family for decades, seemed to be accustomed to this kind of thing. He just patted Mycroft on the shoulder and said nothing.
The manager kept nagging, and he didn't give Jane a good look in front of her. Out of manner, he didn't want to name the person in person, so he said it in a roundabout way.
Jane didn't bother to pay attention to it. As soon as she got the document, she immediately went through it with great energy.There is no problem with the documents, and Jane also learned about Mycroft's current property status, because he has not inherited the Holmes family, so most of the properties in his hands are gifts from his elders and some investments by himself, and he also has an annual income of several thousand pounds. Not a rich man~ Jane calmly signed all the documents with her own name.
Managers and lawyers came to collect the documents respectively.
Mr. Young Manager: "Humph."
Jane glanced at him, and said to Mycroft with a smile: "Shouldn't we find a smart person to manage such an important thing as property?"
The manager was furious, but he smacked his mouth and found that there was really nothing to say.One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. It was originally the condition proposed by Mycroft to ask for marriage. Miss Bennet just didn't object...why did she object?But why didn't she object?
To put it bluntly, this is a matter of the couple (not yet), so what is he talking about as an outsider?
The manager looked at Mycroft with great aggrievedness, and Mycroft coughed, "Robin, there is a whole delicious cake in the kitchen, you have never tasted it, you can try it."
Mr. Robin can tell from his body shape that he and Mycroft share a common love for sweets, which is why he feels that Mycroft and he are particularly good at talking since he was a child.
Mr. Robin's eyes widened, "Really? That's the one. What, I heard that there is a famous dessert shop in Cambridge. Did you buy it there? Mr. Christopher, can we go and try it together?" Anyway, it's a done deal, it's meaningless for him to stay here, he might as well eat cake.
"Of course." Mr. Lawyer was more than willing to go with Mr. Manager, so that Jane and Mycroft could be alone for a while.
Jane and Mycroft watched the two leave until the door was closed.
"Your friend doesn't seem to like me very much," said Jane to Mycroft. "I don't think I'm good enough for you in his mind, and I ought to have refused your offer."
"He just likes to think a lot, and I think we are a match made in heaven." As he spoke, Mycroft took Jane's hand and said sincerely and affectionately, "Dear Jane, since I met you, my heart has only been Belongs to you. I am deeply impressed by your intelligence, kindness and wisdom. I am willing to believe in you, support you, respect you, and earnestly hope to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"
"I, I am willing." Jane didn't want to appear to be overly moved, but tears seemed to appear a little out of control.
Although Jane was already mentally prepared for the second proposal, compared to the first time, this time her heart seemed to have finally come to fruition.
Some people may think that she looks at money or is snobbish, but Jane knows very well that even if she becomes Jane Bennet, even if she is beautiful and capable in the eyes of others, she lives without a sense of security.
Jane always remembers her time-traveling. She even fears that one day she will forget her previous life. Why on earth did she time-travel?It always bothered and worried her.Will she time travel again one day?she does not know.
Even though she has been here for 16 years, Jane still can't adapt. This era is too oppressive, and various rules make Jane, who is used to being more open and free, feel constrained and out of breath. Discover her tangle.
Although Jane often told herself, don't do strange behaviors, don't become a weird person in the eyes of others, and don't cause trouble to Daddy and Mommy.
But it's really difficult. Jane can't help but do something, such as cooking behaviors that are not suitable for people like them, such as knowledge that is not suitable for girls, such as what girls like her should not have There are too many shops... Jane has always felt that the best thing she encountered after time travel was to dress as Jane Bennet, and she was also ready to be single for the rest of her life, because she didn't think any man would be like Daddy Mommy loves her that much.
Until the appearance of Mycroft.
Jane kept asking Mycroft, "Are you really thinking about it?" In fact, she was asking herself, "Have you really decided to leave the Bennet house for a harsher world?"
Jane asked Mycroft to decide for her, but Mycroft told Jane with his unique tolerance and gentleness, "Although this world may be very harsh on you, I am willing to be your backing, and this promise remains unchanged. "
Mycroft held Jane's hand, took out a small box from his pocket and opened it. Inside was an old style sapphire ring.
"It was left by my grandmother. She gave it to my mother. I think if it was you, it must be very suitable." Mycroft gently pushed the ring into Jane's finger, and it really fit, just the right size.
"I knew it." Mycroft took Jane's hand and kissed it lightly.
Jane couldn't help chuckling, "Well, you're quite right."
"You make me want to kiss you like that, Jane." And then Mycroft kissed her, "I love you, Jane."
"Me too." Jane was finally able to say something without any scruples, although it was buried between their lips.
By the time Jane and Mycrofta left that room and went into the kitchen, Robin had eaten about half of an eight-inch sponge cake by himself.
"This cake is delicious, Mycroft, where did you buy it? Can I buy one and bring it back to London?" Robin ate what was in his mouth and wanted to pack it.
"Um……"
"I'm glad you like my craft so much." Jane was absolutely right.
"..." Robin was choked for a moment, he hammered his chest hard, and Christophe next to him immediately handed him the cup on the table.Robin drank it without even looking at it, and then had a tangled and weird expression on his face.
"You don't drink sugar in your coffee now?" Mycroft saw the strangeness at a glance.
Christopher patted Robin on the back a few times, "Don't be in such a hurry, boy, I don't think Mycroft will be stingy with a cake." He had already noticed the ring on Jane's hand, "It seems that this It went very well, congratulations, Mycroft, and Miss Bennet."
"Thank you, Christopher."
"Thank you, Monsieur Christopher."
"you are welcome."
"Well, I have to congratulate you too." Robin said while rubbing his belly, his face was covered with physical tears, as if he was reluctant to this result.
"Thanks, Robin."
"Thank you, Mr. Robin."
At this time, Jane noticed that a thin boy was washing potatoes not far away. He was not tall, but he looked quite vigorous. He was holding a potato in one hand and flying a brush up and down in the other, scrubbing the skins of the big potatoes. After dropping a layer, it was thrown briskly into the bucket next to it.The boy seemed to be very happy, with a smile on his face, and seemed to be humming a little song silently while brushing potatoes.
Jane had heard about Toby from Mycroft before. His adoptive father and adoptive brother treated him fairly well, but they raised him stupidly (in Mycroft's words). The current adoptive mother is actually the adoptive father's first son. Two wives, after having their own parents and children, they disliked their stepson and adopted son.
"This is the boy," said Jane.
"Ah, yes." Mycroft was a little uncomfortable at the trouble.His discomfort was noticed by Robin and Christophe. They paused in their hearts. They originally thought that the boy had just hired a small kitchen worker temporarily. Could there be some other reason?
"Toby." Jane called out, and the boy looked up, and Jane waved to him.The boy threw the potatoes back into the bucket, put the brush on the ground, and rinsed his hands again in the basin.
"Are you calling me, ma'am?" Toby approached, wiping his hands on his clothes.
"You may call me Miss Bennet," said Jane.She found Toby very handsome and lovely, with round eyes, little curly hair, and two spots of red on his cheeks. No wonder Mycroft said he looked silly.I don't know what the child's parents look like. Hearing from Mycroft that Toby looks a lot like his biological father, his father should also be a handsome man.
"You are Miss Bennet?" Toby had obviously heard of this one. He looked at Mycroft and said, "Mr. Holmes said that you will be my employer from now on."
"That's right, you will follow me from now on."
"You speak French really well, much better than Abby. She can speak it too. She also taught me English, but she doesn't speak it as well as you."
"Thanks, you don't have to say honorifics to me, Toby."
"Okay, Miss Bennet, it's all up to you."
Jane chatted with Toby, and Christopher and Robin looked at Mycroft together.
Christophe: "..." Why does the boy speak French?
Robin: "..." This, this, this boy is not the product of your mistakes!Mycroft?
Mycroft: "..."
( ̄ー ̄)...
Jane found that Toby was still a small talker, and during this time in this small house, he could find no French except for the housekeeper (he did not know that it was the person Mycroft had hired to teach him English) who could speak French. Others speak.After a lot of effort, Jane can also speak French, and Toby was overjoyed.
Jane learns something from Toby's words that Mycroft has not told her.
For example, Toby actually met his biological mother. She came to the countryside twice in the name of vacation and recuperation. Although no one told Toby, he still knew.
There are two children like Toby in that small village, a boy and a girl. They are fostered in the farm households, and their lives are much worse than Toby's.There is no sense of happiness without comparison, and Toby feels that he is really very lucky.
Jane: Heh, men are all big pigs.
Mycroft: I'm not, I'm not, look at me.
The author has something to say: Jane: ...maybe...can be believed?
Mycroft: This kiss is so expensive...but I still kissed~(≧?≦)?
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