During the meal, Joseph told Napoleon that in nine days he would go to the French Academy of Sciences' experiment to measure the speed of light. He told Napoleon that if he was interested, he could find a way to take a leave of absence, and then he could take him with him to see the world.

Napoleon's face was full of disapproval, but from his eyes, Joseph could see that Napoleon was actually very moved, and those words were just a duck's dead mouth. So while Napoleon was thinking about it, he quickly ate a few more pieces of meat.

After sending his brother away, Joseph continued his last course at the Louis the Great School. That morning, just after a rhetoric class, Joseph walked out of the classroom and was confronted by Armand.

"Ah, isn't that our Great Scientist?" Armand walked over laughing, "Hey, I didn't expect you to write a paper like that!" Hey, buddy, you have to compensate me, because because of the point, I don't know how hard my life has been these days. You don't know, my uncle is complimenting you every day these days, and my father is educating me with you twenty-four hours a day...... It's because of you, my soul has been hurt tremendously these days......"

"Ah, Armand." Joseph said, "I sympathize with you, but as I said before, parents always like to praise other people's children in front of their own children, but when they write wills and deal with their own inheritance, they will always only remember their own stupid children. So, it's really nothing, you don't need to worry about it at all. ”

"I'm talking about the need for compensation, but that's not all." Armand shook his head and said, "I've seen this happen a lot!" But, damn it, yesterday, just yesterday, my lovely Fanny actually asked about you, and said she wanted to meet you. And the damn old man didn't even object. Oh my God! It's so sad for me...... No, you have to compensate me. ”

Fanny is Armand's sister, who has always doted on her and always likes to show off in front of others. But if any of his fox friends expressed a desire to get to know this cute girl, Armand would immediately turn his face with him. Because Armand knows very well that his fox friends are all unreliable and untrustworthy guys like him, and these guys should also have self-knowledge and know what kind of girls they shouldn't approach. And such a guy actually dared to ask to know her on the premise that Fanny was Armand's sister, which is not only a matter of ill intentions towards his sister, but also shows that he doesn't regard Armand as a friend at all. So Armand naturally didn't hesitate to turn his face with those guys.

"My friend," said Joseph, "since the matter involves your sister, it is indeed a reasonable request. Well, you say, what kind of compensation do you need me to make! ”

"So simply?" Armand's eyes widened, and suddenly he reached out and grabbed Joseph's shoulder, "You really want to see my Fanny?" ”

"Nope. Not at all. Joseph replied immediately.

"Well," Armand let go of his hand, but he suddenly reacted again, "You don't feel honored?" Don't want to meet the lovely Fanny? ”

"There's something wrong with your head!" Joseph scolded.

"You're right, my friend." Armand didn't refute, but sighed, and continued, "I also know that my attitude is not quite right in this kind of thing, but I just can't control myself. ”

"Actually, it's nothing." Joseph comforted him, "You still have to be saved, don't give up the treatment - well, actually, I mean to say, well, your sister is so happy to have an older brother who can defend him so well." But in this day and age, there are too many irresponsible playboys. ”

"But among my friends, you're one of those rare ones, not a particularly jerk, a particularly dangerous, more of a decent gentleman. So, if you get a little closer to Fanny, I think it's a little more tolerable......"

"That's not right, Armand." Joseph said, "This is not what you should say, don't you hate the 'righteous gentleman' the most?" Hahaha......"

"Okay, I'm a guy who doesn't do what he says, okay. Well, the night after tomorrow, it's my sister Fanny's sixteenth birthday. Our family invited some friends to our house to celebrate her. I think you're the only one of my fox friends who is a little bit more like you...... How's that, have time? It's not allowed to say that there is no time, I understand you, you don't have anything to do right now. I've already played a package ticket. ”

"The day after tomorrow?" Joseph looked up at the sky, "It should be sunny these days." I still have time to send my clothes to be washed. ”

"Hey, Joseph, you've just been paid six hundred francs, aren't you going to get another formal suit? There must be at least four sets of these clothes to ensure rotation. But...... You don't have a lot of social activities and you don't usually go to those salons, but you should have at least two. ”

"I'm short of money." Joseph shook his head.

"My uncle said that even if you lack money now, you will definitely be richer than him in the future." Armandau.

"So, what gifts do I need to bring with me?" Joseph asked.

"No, no." Armand said, "If only you could come." ”

……

As for Armand's father inviting him to their house, and Armand's vague revelation, Joseph thought about it carefully, and it was actually very reasonable.

The Lavoisier family was a Parisian nobility, although the title was not high, only viscounts. But the aristocracy of Paris is always very arrogant, not to mention the "Corsican aristocracy" like Joseph, even the "provincial aristocracy" is just synonymous with uninformed soil buns in their eyes. If it had been decades earlier, a person of Joseph's status would not have been qualified to be a guest of their family.

However, it is not the same today as it was a few decades ago. The economic situation in France was not very good in these years, which also affected the income of the aristocracy. Paris is expensive, and it is not easy to live in a big place. The aristocracy of Paris, especially the petty aristocracy of Paris, is generally having a hard time these days. Armand's father and the great chemist Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier were cousins. Compared with the big chemists who are good at business, the economic situation of the Armand family is much worse, although they have a noble status, but the limited output of the land cannot support the expenses of the Armand family, especially in this family, and the premise of two playboys. If it weren't for the constant help from their cousins, Armand's family would have been in debt by this time.

Now Armand's sister is also growing up. In order to maintain their property and status, the sons of the small aristocratic families of this period were often unable to obtain any property except for the eldest son, and could only become lawyers, merchants, artists, and so on. Rely on your own technology to support yourself. As for the daughter, it is even more insecure. Generally speaking, the daughter of a noble family, if she wants to marry a nobleman of comparable status, must come up with a large dowry. This is a very heavy burden for many aristocratic families. Therefore, in order to save money on the dowry, some aristocratic families will reduce the dowry, marry their daughters to other provinces, or even simply let their daughters go to the monastery.

From previous conversations, Joseph knew that Armand's sister, Fanny, was very favored at home. Both Armand and Armand's father were very fond of this daughter. Now, this daughter is also older, and her marriage has become a matter of concern for everyone. If you want to find a family with the right door for her, Armand's family can't take out so much dowry money to marry a local bun from another province? Both Armand and Armand's father found it difficult to accept. As for the monastery or something, if anyone dared to take this path in front of Armand, then Armand would not hesitate to throw his gloves in that man's face!

When Joseph thinks about his situation, it seems to be quite good. He was also a nobleman, although he was only a Corsican nobleman, but he was also a nobleman. He doesn't have much money or status at the moment, but he is quite optimistic about his future development. If Armand's family had married Fanny to themselves, first of all, they would not have had to pay much dowry. And he is also a person whom Armand understands and trusts, coupled with the great chemist's evaluation of him, he doesn't have to worry about having a hard time after Fanny really marries him in the future. In this way, Joseph felt that the invitation of Armand and his family to him was understandable.

Two days later, Joseph put on his only formal suit, got into a public carriage, and went to his home on rue le Le Partier. Getting off the bus not far from Armand's house, Joseph looked in all directions and saw the ruins of the famous Royal Opera House at a glance.

This opera house is the opera house in the famous musical "The Phantom of the Opera". It was built in 1671 but destroyed in a fire in 1763. It was not until the Second Empire that the opera house was rebuilt. Today, however, there is nothing but the ruins of the fire.

Armand's home is right next to the ruins. As a nobleman, his family's house was not small, with a small two-story building and two gardens in front and back.

According to the address, Joseph came to the door. At this time, the sound of music was faintly heard from the small building. At the door, there is a servant waiting there to greet the guests. Joseph stepped forward and identified himself. The servant immediately went in to report it, and in a few moments he saw Armand coming out of it with a smile on his face.