"And then you ran away?"

The corners of Charles's mouth twitched, and he couldn't bear to imagine his friend's face.

The lady who was drinking milk tea on the other side paused, continued to pour it into her mouth, and didn't say a word.

"Caroline!" Charles was annoyed, and when he slapped the table, he almost hit Caroline's head and told her that you should be a little longer, "You can't do this!" ”

Caroline put down her glass and made a pitiful expression, "Charles, I don't know what to do." "She's not ready.

London.

Charles received a letter from the servant saying that there was something wrong with the factory in Manchester and that he wanted to go back and deal with it, so he said hello to Darcy and returned.

Unexpectedly, there was a knock on the door early the next morning, and it was my sister standing at the door!

Oh, God! He remembered that he had entrusted Caroline to Darcy!

"Charles, you said you would indulge my waywardness!" Caroline spoke lightly.

Stunned by his former stupid words, Charles rolled his eyes indecently, "But this doesn't include you doing this!" Caroline, Darcy's mind you know, he's serious, he'......"

"Brother, I know."

That day, as soon as Darcy said this, Caroline was stupid in place—yes, "stupid" in place, and she could imagine how stupid her expression must have been, but Mr. Darcy didn't mind.

"There is no better decision than this." He said, "I'm brave enough to face any reaction from you, Miss, and I accept it." ”

Caroline: ...... But I don't accept it!

"Do you know what you're talking about, sir?!" Caroline couldn't help frowning, "I'm very moved, and I admit that your marriage proposal scared me, sir, it's a surprise, but sir, have you really thought about it?" I don't think this decision is the result of rational thinking. ”

"Miss Caroline, you've always been like that." Darcy answered calmly, "You will always just accept what you want to accept, and you will deny what you can't accept, and deceive yourself." Am I right? ”

"Well, even if you're right, but sir, propose! It's not child's play! Caroline took a deep breath.

"Then Miss Caroline, you sue me, what's not child's play?" Darcy looked directly into Caroline's eyes, her brown and black eyes reflecting her stunned face, "Mr. Baddley Hall can propose to you, but I can't, can't?" ”

"Sir, it's not the same thing!"

"That's the same thing! Miss. Darcy interrupted her, "You didn't react so much to Baron Hall's proposal, did you?" So you sue me, why? ”

"Why?"

"Yes. Why didn't Baron Hall react to your proposal, and I, Fitzwilliam D'Arcy, didn't think it should be? Sue sù me, why? ”

"Because you're Darcy." Caroline didn't think about it, and opened her mouth to answer directly.

Darcy's lips moved, and a smile crossed his eyes, "Yes, Miss, I'm Darcy." So why do you think Darcy can't propose to Miss Caroline Bingley? ”

“…… There is no reason. ”

"The reason is, Mademoiselle, you are also in love with Darcy, and you are worried that this qiē is not real, it is an illusion. You're still scared of what to do if everything disappears, you can't afford the consequences. Also, Darcy's marriage proposal broke your self-deception, and you, facing the reality, began to panic. ”

Caroline was dumbfounded, Mr. Darcy, how did you make up such a thing?!

However, although the reasoning in the middle is wrong, the result is damn right!

"Miss, do you agree with what I said?" Darcy bent the corners of his mouth, his eyes as bright as the moon at night.

Caroline was speechless at all, she could only blink her eyes and look at the gentleman in front of her approaching her, her thin lips slightly opened, "Admit it, Miss, you agree with me." ”

"Mr. ......"

"You'll agree." Darcy's eyes were as bright as ever, and he knew in his heart that Miss Caroline must have some hard reason to tell, but in the end, her answer was what he wanted.

“…… Give me some time, sir. Caroline was helpless, "I've said this many times, but sir, you're not listening at all!" It's been less than a month since I said last time I wanted to try and give each other a chance! I know what you mean, and I know you're going to be a good husband, but that doesn't include me accepting your current proposal! ”

"Well, you'll take it."

“………… qaq: "Please don't talk to yourself, sir!! You listen to me!!

It's said that marriage is not child's play, sir, have you thought about it?

- Or are you sure I'm your good match? _(:3ゝ∠)_It's scary.

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Charles was going to Manchester, and Birmingham was nowhere to be found.

As soon as he walked on his front foot, Caroline received another letter in the next second.

It was also a problem with the factory, Charles went to Manchester without waiting for news, Caroline tangled up for a while, decided not to wait for Charles, took the servant and went to Birmingham alone.

Uncle Bentley, who lives in Birmingham, is not overly enthusiastic about Caroline's arrival, but he is always welcome.

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain's economy was in a state of rapid development, both the overseas market and the domestic market expanded, people aimed at business opportunities, and if there was a market, they had to increase production, so people invested in the production of raw materials, pig iron, coal, etc.

In the Birmingham area, the Bentley factory was inevitably affected.

As soon as Caroline arrived, the head of the factory rushed over, he had worked with Caroline's father, Mr. Bingley Sr., so he was still very close to this young lady.

"Miss! You're here! What about Mr. Charles? Isn't he there? The man looked left and right, and saw that it was only Caroline herself, and some men who looked like servants.

"This is David, and I'm in London." Caroline pointed to the man behind her, then to David, "This is Ken, the head of the Birmingham region. ”

After the two said hello, Ken still insisted on looking for Charles.

"He didn't come, just tell me if you have any questions."

"Miss?" Ken frowned, and looked at Caroline suspiciously, he couldn't blame him for questioning, how could a young lady come to work in the factory with this idea? Shouldn't they be more concerned about which gentleman they marry?

Caroline knew very well what these people were thinking, it was nothing more than that women should not be in business, she was helpless, but how could he change people's minds with his own power?

"Charles went to Manchester, and there was something he needed to work out there, and it was a big order. He didn't get a letter from here, so I came. Caroline explained nonchalantly.

She looked around, some of the workers were quietly watching her, others were lazy, and the factory was still running, but it didn't seem so busy.

"Then ......" Ken tangled.

Caroline winked at David, then said to Ken, "Since Charles is not here now, you have to have someone to decide, and if you think I can't, tell me what happened." ”

The eyes around are full of ridicule, disdain and even hatred, the contradiction between the workers and the factory owners has long been irreconcilable, even if Caroline did not say that she would deliberately deduct the wages of the workers, or squeeze the surplus labor, but the larger the scale of the factory, the more people, it is impossible to cover everything, and the expansion of the overseas market and the domestic market, there are more and more lists, and there is no way to complete the work without working overtime.

Caroline saw it, but there was nothing she could do, she was just a young lady after all, and she couldn't control all the factories of the Bentley family.

The power of one person cannot reverse the phenomenon of the whole society.

David told the factories here that there was a similar situation, and the large overproduction of pig iron and the decline in raw materials were much lower, as was the case in many steel mills in Birmingham, so the number of losses was getting bigger and bigger.

At present, the domestic market and the overseas market are almost saturated, and blind production will only lead to a surplus of products, Caroline is a little annoyed, Birmingham is too far away from London, can not get the news in time, and when the news is obtained, the factory has already incurred a deficit.

"Didn't you do market research before you made it?" Caroline was helpless.

This is part of Keller's responsibility, and he said that before production, he would ask the surrounding factories to find the right production information. Ken said that although he had been in contact with Miss Caroline, it was all when she was a child, and the old Bingley had not died at that time, and Ken was still in London.

“…… So it's just not market-oriented, there's no survey of customer needs. Caroline calmly analyzed.

"Although it shouldn't be up to me, the current situation does not allow us to pursue the previous faults, and we should think about how to remedy it."

Sitting in the innermost part of the factory, Caroline looked stern, she couldn't watch the factory go on like this, it was a trivial matter if she couldn't pay the workers, she could subsidize herself, but if the factory went bankrupt, then it would be too late to remedy.

David thought so, he always felt that Miss Bingley's idea was correct, so he firmly stood on his side, "Mr. Ken, don't hesitate any longer, I have been with Miss Caroline for three years, and Miss has never let me down, no matter which time the ideas put forward are deeply to the point, maybe not perfect, maybe not enough to fit the situation, but it has always been effective, more or less." ”

Ken nodded, "So, miss, what do you think should be done?" ”

"Let's do a joint venture." Caroline stretched out her hand and pressed on the factory's information, "Find an investor, fill in the loopholes, and don't expand production, otherwise sooner or later you will lose money." ”

"But where do you look for investors?"

This was indeed a question, and when Caroline was asked, her head began to grow.

At this moment, the door of the factory was suddenly opened, and the man could not see his face clearly against the light, and could only hear his business as low and elegant as a cello.

"How about I be an investor?"