aristocratic engagement

Chapter 40

"Oh... Liz, you are so offensive!" Jane was taken aback by her bold words, and pinched her little face.It’s okay for the sisters to talk about those things in private, but it’s like this in front of Miss de Bourgh...

Liz whimpered and wanted to speak, but Jane stared back "fiercely".

Anne couldn't help laughing at the interaction between the two sisters, and reached out to rescue Liz who was looking at her pitifully.

"I don't mind, if Liz falls in love with me, I'll take her home—"

"What are you talking about?" Annie's words were interrupted by the people behind her. Allen led the horse out of the yard and walked towards them, "What'falling in love'?"

After being heard by the party, Jane's face turned pale and her eyes flickered.Liz looked at his expression boldly and carefully, but found no embarrassment, presumably he hadn't listened fully, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Annie looked at Allen a few more times because of Liz's words.

He was wearing a taupe coat that was unbuttoned, and a beige vest was exposed in the open coat, and a white shirt was buttoned up inside.The jacket was baggy, but it didn't look sloppy because of the strict dress inside, but it had a chic and coquettish look at his age.

His features were impeccably good—perhaps his lips were a little too thin for a touch of frivolity, but his watery eyes more than made up for it.

Such a person, as long as he can inherit the family business, must be the most popular son in the social world.

Unfortunately, his status is both honorable and humble.

Alan noticed Annie's sizing up, and couldn't help puffing out his chest even more.The horse snorted and stamped impatiently on the spot, as if complaining impatiently why they were still dawdling.

Annie changed the subject and climbed into the carriage first. Alan wanted to reach out to help, but Annie avoided it without showing a trace.Liz and Jane climbed into the carriage behind Anne.

Allen maintained a smile, closed the car door for them, then turned on the horse, with his legs tucked in the horse's belly, and steered the horse to lead the way at a constant speed in front of the carriage.

Liz withdrew her observing gaze, leaned into Anne's ear, and whispered, "I'm not really right? Anne, I think Mr. Edgerton seems to really have a crush on you..."

"Then what attitude should I respond?" Annie pinched her face, "No matter what he thinks, the fact is that I am far from the age to have anything to do with him! Not to mention that I don't have that kind of attitude toward him." Goodwill, and the gap between us...is not something that can be easily bridged."

"Gap?" Jane shook her head ignorantly, and her eyes widened suddenly after Liz's soft reminder, "That's right, he can't inherit the family property, it's so pitiful...Then what will he do in the future?"

Annie spread her hands: "Usually, a person of his status will marry a rich lady to maintain his dignity."

"Then why don't you—" Liz covered her mouth.Yes, Anne is not like them who cannot inherit the family property and can only live on the interest of the dowry.Although Anne didn't mention how amazing Rosings' property was, they knew that it must not be an ordinary wealthy gentleman's family just by looking at her dress and conversation.

The richer the family, the less willing to hand over their property to others.

"Since he didn't say anything, I don't know anything." Annie shook her head indifferently. "I won't be troubled by it. There are too many things for me to worry about."

"You are so open-minded, Anne." Jane sighed to herself, even if it was just Anne's business, she and Liz couldn't help hallucinating.Since Jane's body suddenly stepped into a new stage last year, and her appearance became more and more beautiful, Mrs. Bennet couldn't help but often bring up those topics that made her blush and heartbeat, but distressed.

Miss Lucas's frequent setbacks in marriage made Jane anxious and sad as a friend.Jane occasionally thinks, if she is old, with her appearance, she won't be troubled like this, right?But in the next second, she blamed herself for thinking like this, it was really disrespectful to her friends.After thinking about it, Miss Lucas has brothers in her family, and she won't be helpless like her sisters, which is much better than them.

This kind of thing disturbed Jane's thoughts. She had never told others about her thoughts. Now, looking at the open-minded Anne, she had a strong desire to tell.

Before she could finish her speech, the carriage stopped.

Annie noticed Miss Bennet's hesitation to speak, but said nothing, and jumped out of the carriage holding the door.

I saw the store manager Klub was settling accounts behind the counter. He raised his head after hearing the movement of the carriage, with a standard hospitality smile on his serious face, walked around from behind the counter, opened the door enthusiastically, and greeted the guests.

Anne clearly saw a small sign hanging on the door: Take a break temporarily.

"Miss de Bauer, welcome! You haven't been here for a long time!" Klub's store manager bowed and invited the guests to come in. "Look, your skirt today is more attractive than last time! This fabric is our new product again. , it seems that you have long been a regular customer of Phoenix, I am really negligent, I didn't even know you before."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the young man who came in after him, and said in surprise: "Mr. Edgerton, you are a rare visitor! Mrs. Edgerton ordered someone to bring us an excellent lily jacquard last time, no Know if she is satisfied?"

"My mother liked it very much. When I got it, I ordered someone to make two new clothes."

"Then I'm relieved." Store Manager Klub's eyes wandered back and forth between Anne and Allen, "I didn't expect you two to know each other. The last time I came with Miss De Bourgh was..."

"That's my cousin, Darcy." Anne responded casually, and pushed out the two Miss Bennet behind her: "These two are your honored guests today, Mr. Klube."

Sure enough, Mr. Klub still remembered them. Without hesitation, he immediately beckoned his assistant to serve the two ladies.Not only his assistant came, but also two other female shop assistants.

Annie looked around, but there was no one in the store at this time, and asked, "Why is it so quiet in the store today? A few days ago, I asked my maid to see what new products were available, but they couldn't get in. I Before coming here, I was even prepared to return without success!"

Mr. Klub's face froze, and he held his mouth unnaturally: "On the one hand, the supply is in short supply, Mr. Brown, our supervisor proposed to take a two-day break to buy them time; I don’t even know what to say, it’s really hard to say.”

He raised his head, and the wrinkles on his forehead were squeezed together, making him look very old.

Seeing that the two Miss Bennets had already looked at the fabrics at the counter on the other side, Mr. Klub took a step forward and said in a low voice: "There is not only our textile factory in London, but also a large textile factory near the Thames River. The textile mill is called Davies, and it used to only produce those ordinary linen materials. There was a new cloth on the shelves yesterday with great fanfare, and I sent my assistant to buy a piece. Guess what, and we only allow clubs The fabrics purchased by the members look identical at first glance."

Mr. Klub grew more and more angry, snorting like a horse.He couldn't help cursing a few words in a low voice, and Allen coughed lightly to remind him to pay attention to his words. After realizing his gaffe, Mr. Klub acted a little flustered, and apologized to Anne again and again.

Annie narrowed her eyes and remained calm.But he thought to himself, this old fox might have begun to doubt his identity!

She didn't believe that an old store manager who was used to business battles would lose his self-control and even lose face in front of customers because of the dirty things that are common in this industry.He behaved like this, most likely he was deliberately doing it for himself, to test her identity and attitude!

He could doubt himself, and Anne felt that it was not without trace.

The dramatic changes in Phoenix started in the last month. When Mr. Klub noticed something was wrong, he would not act as if he didn’t know anything, but carefully calculated the changes in London this spring.He knew that Mr. Richter, the big boss, had come to London, but how could an unknown gentleman make waves in the circle of ladies and wives?

Anne had never met him as Mr. Richter, otherwise she would have been exposed by her figure.Richter had met Brown, but Brown and Klub weren't the kind of buddies to share little secrets with.

In addition, the clothes on my body are always new products from Phoenix. For such a distinguished guest, Mr. Klub may have thought she was just a noble lady whom Mr. Brown fawned on at first, but combined with various changes in London...Anne can guess that Mr. Klub I have identified myself as related to Mr. Richter, but I may not be able to think that these two identities are the same person.

"It looks exactly the same at first glance?" Annie asked softly, "Then you mean, they are actually different?"

"Of course, they can't copy Phoenix's technology!" Mr. Klub angrily said, "Even if the shape is imitated, the god is not so easy to imitate. Our Yunluo is light and soft, and the color of the dye is also special And it is glossy, but the fabrics from Davis Factory feel rough to the touch, and the dyeing is the most common one! Humph, I can easily tell the difference between high and low by touching it.”

"Then what are you worried about? They won't be the opponents of Phoenix after all." Anne looked at the Bennet sisters who were happily choosing silk and satin with a slight smile, "Since the ladies and ladies want to buy Yunluo, they will definitely buy the most Alright. Otherwise, it’s better to buy some more common silk and satin to make clothes, otherwise, wouldn’t it be embarrassing if they bump into each other at the same ball?”

"Miss de Bauer...you don't understand, my concern is not that they snatch away unnecessary guests and force us to lower prices, but—" Mr. Klub's tone became dangerous, "Phoenix's The technology is stolen, and I won't be the one who worries the most."

Anne Dowry didn't hear his hint, she tilted her head and said casually: "Stolen? Then go and catch that thief!"

"Whether it is a thief or a person who covers a thief, he must be punished most severely." Allen's voice sounded from above Anne's head, and he smiled and patted Mr. Klub's shoulder, "If such a situation occurs in the shipyard Man, I'd want his hands and eyes."

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