After getting down to business, Charles and Jean-Calvert talked again with bells and whistles, constantly complimenting each other and hinting that there was a lot of room for cooperation in the future. It was not until the last day, almost after dark, that the official took the gift Charr had given him and left the box contentedly.

"He doesn't seem to be very positive." After making sure that he had left, Kong Ze said coldly. "He's just going to take our money, and then delay it for a while, and then tell us he can't do it. I've been in the government, and I can't know more about this kind of official style. ”

"Really? Maybe. Charles poured himself another glass of wine.

"Aren't you worried about losing your money?" Kong Ze's reaction to Charles was a little strange, "This man just gave you a verbal promise, he promised to think carefully, but in fact he didn't guarantee anything...... Sir, he has vaguely dealt with you, but he has taken your real money. ”

"Isn't it enough that he needs to 'think carefully'?" Charles took a sip of his wine gently, "As long as he wants to continue to take advantage of both sides, drag things out, and never make a decision, then we can do it, after all, time is on our side." As long as a few months pass, he will have to be willing when he refuses. ”

When he said this, there was also a hint of determination in his tone, "Do you think I can't see that he is just perfunctory to us?" It's okay, just let him hang it......"

"You really seem to have great faith in Monsieur Louis-Bonaparte?" Kong Ze looked at Charles with some confusion, "Are you so sure that he will become the head of government at that time?" ”

"It has to be." Charles replied firmly. Then he stood up and walked to the door.

"Well, since you say so. Then I'll do as you say. Kong Ze shrugged his shoulders, "You are the boss, I listen to you now." ”

"That's good." Charles took the hat from the shelf, then opened the door, "Go ahead and go about your business, find your past informants, and see what else you can gain...... I went home first. See you again. ”

"See you again, sir."

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As Charles stepped out of the carriage and returned home. His dinner was also coming to an end, and he walked into the dining room, greeted the two who were eating, and then sat down in his usual seat. The old marquis had gone back to his room to rest. But. Because he had already eaten a meal, he didn't eat anything more, but just drank some soup casually as a hangover.

Just as he had grabbed the newspaper and was about to scan through the news (by the way, he had ordered a copy of the Observer to his family so that he could keep an eye on the work of his men at all times), his sister suddenly stood up and handed him a letter.

"Sir, this is something that Matilda has sent me. Say it's written specifically for you. She explained softly.

"Huh? Mademoiselle Delierion? Charles was a little curious, and then took the letter. I took it apart immediately. Then, he discovers that it is just a note inside.

"Dear Mr. Tremville,

Recently, my sister has returned to Paris, and she has given birth to a child while she has taken refuge in the provinces, and she is a lovely daughter. She is now living in our house because of the birth she has just given birth, and we are taking good care of her. As a friend of hers, if you don't have anything else to do tomorrow, can you come and see her at our house tomorrow?

Presumably, at this time, the laughter of friends is the most effective in curing the postpartum boredom of the new mother.

Much appreciated.

Your faithful friend

Matilda de Diliion"

"So they're all back!" After reading this note, Charles couldn't help but let out a sigh of surprise.

"What's wrong, brother?" Fran, who was next to her, heard his cry and looked at him suspiciously, "What did Matilda say?" ”

"Oh, I didn't say anything," Charles smiled as he handed the note back and explained with a smile, "Matilda's sister has already given birth to a child, and she is a daughter. I'm staying at her house now, and she invited me to come to her house tomorrow to have fun......"

"Is that so?" After hearing his words, Fran and the Marquis de l'Éorang next to her exclaimed at the same time.

Then Fran took the note back from Charles' hand and read it with Mademoiselle Marquise. As they read, they looked at each other and smiled, looking overjoyed.

"That's great!" Both of them knew the beginning and end of the incident at that time, and they had been blessing Julie, and now that they got the good news, they were naturally overjoyed.

"Then I'll take you with me tomorrow. Matilda will definitely welcome you. Seeing the two girls so happy, Charles smiled and proposed, and then received an enthusiastic response from the two girls.

"Thank you, sir. Matilda must be very happy, she must have been bored at home for a long time after such a mess. Mary smiled and thanked Charles.

After being encouraged by Charles, the atmosphere in the restaurant became even more congenial than before.

"Sir, you've been so busy lately, I can't see you all the time!" After chatting for a while, Fran said to him in a tone that was indistinguishable whether he was complaining or coquettish, "Is your career busy like this now?" ”

"Oh, that's not it." Charles nodded, "I'm too busy right now to have fun, let alone anything else." But I have to thank you for that......" he took the opportunity to compliment his sister, "and it is because you have been able to take over our family that I have so much energy outside, Miss Treville, you have helped me a lot." ”

"It's best if I can help you." Fran replied seemingly blandly, but the flush that flashed across her face showed that she was a little excited. Since two months ago, the Marquis de Treville's family is now in the hands of Fran alone, "I can help you with more ...... in the future"

"Of course it's good. However, I don't think you need to be too yourself. Charles was still smiling. Wouldn't it be better to enjoy a carefree life with peace of mind? Don't be afraid, now you can spend as much as you want, your brother can afford it...... Miss Treville. Enjoy your youth! It's the most precious time of my life. ”

He never expected that because of his words, the atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly changed abruptly.

Fran glanced at her female companion with some uneasiness, as if she had been hurt by Charles's words, and for a moment the restaurant fell into an eerie silence.

"What's wrong, Fran? Did I say something wrong? He was a little surprised.

"But. Sir, I just want to help you! I don't want to be a fool who only spends money, don't you like me to waste my time? ”。 Fran seemed a little anxious, "Brother, don't treat me as an outsider, okay?" I'm the person closest to you and the one I like to help you the most. Can't you give me some credit? Besides. Usually we are bored at home, we can't find anything to do, and it's not fun to go social......"

Charles was a little nervous by the atmosphere. Although he didn't know why Fran insisted on helping him a little, he vaguely felt that he was busy with his career during this time and neglected his sister, so it might make her a little uneasy, and she seemed to want to help in a way. to maintain the bond of affection between siblings.

This silly girl, he sighed inwardly. It's stupid.

"Well, since you want to insist so much, it's actually not impossible......" Finally, he decided to follow his sister's wishes and give her something to do, so that she could calm down, "Speaking of which, I do have some things I want to ask you about recently......"

"What's the matter?" Sure enough, after hearing his words, Fran immediately regained her joy, "Just tell me, I will definitely not disappoint your expectations......"

"Speaking of which, it's actually quite complicated." Charles deliberately sold a sentence, and when she was visibly anxious, he casually picked up a newspaper from the side and handed it to her. "Do you know this?"

Fran took the newspaper from his hand, then looked at it carefully, and then she looked up a little confused, "This is an ordinary newspaper, right?" ”

"That's right, it's just a normal newspaper." Charles nodded, and then immediately added before Fran got angry, "But, this newspaper is your brother's now." Other words...... This is our family's newspaper. ”

After hearing his words, both girls were taken aback.

"You run a newspaper?"

"Yes."

"Why do you want to run a newspaper?" Fran was still amazed. "Besides, it must cost a lot of money...... I've heard people say it's not an easy business. ”

"For what? Because I can. Charles gave a direct answer, of course he couldn't bother to explain why he wanted to join the journalism industry, "However, you are right, this industry is indeed not an easy business, and it does cost a lot of money, so I have been thinking about how I want to make money with it......"

"What do you want me to do for you?" Fran understood what he meant, and looked at him eagerly, "Just tell me!" ”

"Actually, it's not difficult, to put it bluntly, it's very simple." Charles went on to explain, "The most important thing for a newspaper is sales, and as long as sales go up, it will naturally make money, and newspaper sales are closely related to the content. I decided that in addition to political news and commentary, and serialization of novels, I wanted to find something else to flesh out the content in the normal pages of the newspaper in order to make it more attractive. So, I recently wanted to open up some columns for this newspaper to write about other things. Fran, and Mary, both of you learned to draw, right? So, you can also post comments with me, and I hired you to be my columnist, and you are responsible for writing reviews about paintings, sculptures, and other works of art......"

After hearing his statement, the two girls looked at each other again, and their eyes gradually became a little excited, they already understood what Charles meant.

Then, he clapped his hands in a pretended seriousness, "Ladies, this is a very important job, you have to take it seriously, as for the reward, you can rest assured, I will never treat you badly." Therefore, you must be serious about writing comments, even if you write comments under a pen name, you should be serious, but don't be reported to the club by a large group of readers to complain! ”

After hearing Charles's words, Fran was both excited and hesitant. She had just asked her brother to find her something to do, but now that it was coming to an end, she was a little nervous.

"Let me write this...... No problem? ”

"No problem, as long as you write carefully, I have complete confidence in my sister's appreciation." Charles replied immediately, secretly relieved in his heart. "Are you afraid? No, think about it, your teacher is full of praise for your talent......"

Hearing Charles' encouragement, Fran's face turned even redder, and she looked at Charles, then lowered her gaze a little shyly.

"Okay, thank you, brother...... Don't worry, I'll do it for you. (To be continued......)