After hearing the servant's briefing, Charles received two young ladies in the hall of the mansion, who had come to visit her after hearing that Fran was ill and recuperating at home.

Although the two girls came together, their clothes and demeanors were different.

A brown-haired, black-eyed, well-mannered man, dressed in a long white dress adorned with floral ornaments, silk gloves on her hands, and a pair of crystal glasses with thin gold rimmed on her head, looked back at Charles with a serious look. The expectation is gentle but implies some strength, but it does not seem harsh.

The other one gave a completely different impression, she was wearing a black dress without any decorations, and she looked a bit like a mourning dress. Her pale yellow hair fell over her shoulders, her eyes wandered unfocused, and her thin lips were tightly closed without saying a word. And her slender eyebrows were slightly lowered, looking very melancholy, and there seemed to be an incomprehensible pain hidden between her eyebrows, and her eyes were very complicated......

The Charles knew her—she was Miss Marie-de-Léoltran, who had just been pulled out of the convent by Charles.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the other party is now depressed.

In order not to provoke the other too much, Charles only bowed lightly and saluted the two girls. "Welcome two young ladies to the Humble House."

"You're Fran's brother, aren't you? Nice to meet you. The girl whom Charles did not know also bowed to Charles, "Matilda de Dilillion?" ”

Miss Léolan, on the other hand, did not speak, but bowed deeply to Charles.

"Dillieon?" After hearing this surname, Charles was a little moved, and then glanced at the girl a few times in surprise.

Mademoiselle Matilda de Delierion seemed accustomed to such looks, and was not at all moved by Charles' curious gaze. "As I said before, we are here to visit Fran today, how is she now? Is it better? ”

Charles nodded secretly, such a bearing is indeed worthy of the precious granddaughter of the current Minister of the Seal.

"Thank you both for your concern, and I thank you on behalf of Fran." Charles smiled and replied, "Fran is much better now. I just drank some medicine, and I'm probably still resting now. ”

"That's great." Matilda was overjoyed, with a rare smile on her face. "Can we go see Fran then?"

"Absolutely." Charles agreed, and led them up to the second floor, down the hallway, to Fran's bedroom door. Then there was a soft knock on the door.

"Who? What's wrong? Fran seemed to be resting, and her voice was weak.

"Fran, it's me." Charles answered. "Two of your classmates came to see you."

Then Charles gestured with his eyes.

"Miss Treville, are you feeling better now?" Matilda said hello.

"Fran, I've come to see you, are you okay?" Mademoiselle de Léoland said her first words after coming here today.

"Mary? You've come to see me, huh? The voices in the room immediately took on some passion, and in a moment the door opened, and Fran opened it with joy. Thank you so much! ”

"What are you doing so politely?" Matilda nodded softly at Fran. "What, you're going to greet us outside?"

"Ah......" Fran winked awkwardly, "you guys come in." ”

At the same time, she didn't forget to give her brother a stern look of "you are not included in 'you'".

Charles smiled bitterly, then bowed to the three handsome maidens at the door, and then left on his own, walking to the small reception room on the side of the hall, taking out his chessboard and chess games, and continuing to study chess.

Chess, one of the new hobbies Charles learned after the crossing, has been addicted to it since he became addicted to it, and he will take it out when he has more time.

Just as he was going down to the wonderful place according to the chess game, and was secretly applauding the wisdom of the two Yi, the door of the reception room was suddenly knocked softly.

"Who? Is there anything you want to report? Charles thought it was a servant who had come to ask him for something.

"It's me."

A timid answer came from outside the door. "May I come in?"

Well?

Charles could hear who it was, and because of that he was slightly confused. Still, he replied, "Of course, Mademoiselle Léoland." ”

Mary walked in slowly, a little hesitant.

"Please be seated," Charles looked at her with a smile as he pointed to the seat across the board, "Miss Leolan, don't be so nervous, there isn't much left to worry about on Shijie now." ”

Hearing Charles's words, Mary finally became less nervous, and she walked to the seat opposite Charles and sat down gently, but her eyes were still lowered to look down at the chessboard. "I'm here to thank you."

"Thank you? No. Charles was still smiling. I did what I could, and if you really want to thank you, thank you for 300,000 francs, it's much more than I deserve to be thanked. ”

Mary bowed her head suddenly, her face almost touching the flag on the board, and her hair was scattered on the board.

"No, I wouldn't have been able to get out without your help. I really...... It's true...... Thank you very much. ”

"Hey, you don't have to be so polite." Charles was a little embarrassed. "If you really have this gratitude, you can be friends with Fran in the future."

"Well, I will." Mary slowly raised her head, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of her eyes. "Having friends with Fran is the greatest luck of my life...... I'm sure I'll live up to this friendship. ”

Charles sighed softly.

"You don't have to be so sad, you still have many years to live in this life, and there will be many happy things in the future."

Mary bowed her head and was silent.

"Actually, you can really look away," Charles continued to reassure. "You're free, and you're getting what you're entitled to."

The girl on the opposite side suddenly burst into tears, tears dripping onto the chessboard.

"But sir, I've lost my family!"

Charles was silent.

"After I came back, I went to the house once." Mary said in an empty tone, "I was thinking that if they really had remorse, I could forgive them, after all...... After all, it's all family......"

"Your family scolded you?" Charles asked cautiously.

"No, no. If there is blame, or simply ignore it, it means that they still have some guilt in their hearts and dare not face me. But...... But...... It's even more pathetic than that! Mary looked up and looked at Charles with teary eyes, "They kept saying to me that they had just been confused before, and now they have repented and asked me to forgive them...... Even my brother kept telling me that he would treat me well in the future......"

"Really......"

"Sir, but I can see that under their smiling masks, there is remorse...... Mary's tears are still rolling." They regretted that they gave me a chance to escape! I could see the unwillingness and resentment in that smile! They really, really never felt any guilt! Even if I wither in it for the rest of my life, they don't care! ”

Charles stopped talking, leaving the other to vent his inner pain.

After crying for several minutes, wetting the entire chessboard, Mary spoke again.

"Because of this, I chose to move out of the house and live on my own. But what is life? I do not know. That's right, now I have money, although less than 300,000, but there are so many more. But what should I do in the future? Sir, what should I do in the future? If you have such a solution, you should be able to answer my question, right? ”

Charles pondered for a moment.

"Miss, do you really want to ask?"

Mary was a little startled by Charles's solemn tone, and she paused for a moment before nodding heavily.

"Yes."

"Then I'll give you some advice." Charles took a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Mary.

Mary took it, then gently wiped her eyes with it.

With another handkerchief, Charles slowly picked up the tear-soaked chess pieces and wiped them.

Wipe the soldiers first.

"Miss, let us elaborate on your present situation—you are now very young, and you are free of debt, and you are sitting on a large sum of money. It must be admitted that you are much better off than the vast majority of people in terms of objective circumstances. ”

"Maybe." The corners of Mary's mouth twitched slightly, and she smiled self-deprecatingly, "Although the price is terrifying." ”

When the soldiers were finished, it was their turn.

"However, you must also admit that one hundred and forty thousand francs, although it may seem like a lot, is not a money that cannot be spent on it, and it needs to be cared for. If you get into the vice of profligacy, you'll soon find yourself destitute. I'm sure you know how many people squander it after they get rich, and they end up falling. ”

"Yes."

It's time to wipe the horse.

"So, I think you should keep in mind the price and cherish this wealth. Especially considering your current situation and skills, you probably won't have much to do to make money for a while. So, I think you can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy some real estate and real estate as your future home. Then take the rest of the money - about a million - and buy the national debt, so that you will have about forty thousand francs a year in annuity, which of course will not allow you to live in luxury, but there is no problem in living as a decent man......"

[At that time, yields on French government bonds and other bonds fluctuated slightly depending on the situation, generally between 3 and 5%, and Charles was talking about a rough estimate. 】

Mary looked intently at the blonde young man who calmly gave herself analysis and advice while carefully wiping the chess pieces. It was this young man who saved himself and was seriously thinking about the future for her.

Now it's the turn of the phase.

"Of course, people always have to love haode a little bit in life, either they will be filled with haode hobbies, or they will be filled with bad habits. I advise you to pass the time by giving yourself more noble hobbies that cost no money and are fun - first, to put it cruelly, you don't have enough money to support those extravagant hobbies; Second, in my opinion, fine clothes and jewelry may not add much to a young girl's beauty. I think you can try to learn dance or vocal music, and of course, you're learning to draw well......"

"Is that so?"

"Well, that's how I see it." Charles nodded without hesitation.

Finally it was the back.

"These are not particularly expensive but some elegant interests can make you more stylish, and the principal of 1.4 million yuan as a dowry can make you shine, how many outstanding young people will be sleepless for you at that time! You can take your time to pick and choose a smart, promising and loyal one, and then you can live happily with him. You see, as long as you are willing to follow my advice, I am sure that your future will be very bright......"

Charles put the rubbing on the board.

Mary still looked at Charles.

"Besides, you have the wisdom to make trade-offs and to make decisions in the right place. As long as you are willing to follow my advice and live this life of moderation - not stinginess - happiness will never leave you. Shire Zuihou added.

"You still haven't forgotten to mock me for asking for help." Mary sighed.

Charles, who had finished wiping the chess pieces, looked at Mary sincerely. "I really said so much for you, of course, it's your business to listen or not."

Mary was silent, and after a moment she nodded.

"I know, I'll follow your advice."

"I'm really glad you are wise."

"And I'm going to keep in touch with Fran as well, and I'm going to visit her and talk to her often...... You wouldn't object, would you? Mary looked at Charles expectantly.

"Of course, you're good friends with her." Charles spread his hands gently.

A hint of cunning flashed in Mary's eyes.

"As for your suggestion to find yourself a more elegant interest, I think it makes a lot of sense......

Charles nodded.

"So, of course you won't refuse to teach me chess, will you?" Mary burst into laughter, staring at Charles, the melancholy that had almost crushed her almost swept away.

Charles' face froze.

Ouch, I actually gave myself to the general!

But...... It's nothing.

"Haode, it's my pleasure." He smiled lightly.

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