Elena's sullen look when she returned home attracted the attention of her parents, and without waiting for her parents to ask, Elena said: "Not only is the Constantinople bank hiring, but the Europa bank is also hiring. How well the older brother and younger brother are preparing for their homework. ”

Since becoming Sheila's secretary, Elena has had a growing voice in the family. Elena's mother asked hesitantly, "What is the future of Europa?" ”

Elena told her what Sheila had told her, and when she heard that Europa Money House was mainly responsible for trade in the East China Sea region, Elena's father frowned, "Europa Money House is a provincial company, and we can't talk in it." ”

"You can do it." Elena replied.

"Is there a spot here?" Elena's father continued to ask.

Elena shook her head, "I haven't heard of any places available in Europa Bank, it should be different from Constantinople Bank. ”

Hearing this, Elena's brother asked, "Can the office recruit people?" ”

These words struck Elena's mind, and her face became even more ugly. Even the Constantinople bank, where most of the people were Eastern Romans, was not so easy to get into. Times have changed, and the small and medium-sized nobles tried their best to squeeze into the Constantinople money house when the big nobles were still waiting, and now the big nobles no longer refuse to the Constantinople bank, and its competition can be described as unprecedentedly fierce. The provincial office in Constantinople no longer easily recruits high-ranking personnel, and if she can go to the office, where is her brother's turn, Elena herself goes.

Elena's mother said, "Erin, how much can you help. This matter needs to be hurried. ”

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Elena's father was puzzled.

"Sheila is pregnant, and in a few months she will have the strength to do this."

These words surprised a group of men in the family and Elena, who was unmarried, and everyone looked at the mistress of the house. Elena's mother gave birth to five children and survived four. Seeing a group of guys not notice this, Elena's mother was very unhappy. This was not the time for an attack, and the hostess said to the family members: "Elena, see if you can help your brother to the Europa bank, and your brother to the Constantinople bank." Your sister is still in school, so forget it this time. These things need to be done quickly. ”

Elena answered, she did feel that Sheila had been a little weird lately, but she didn't expect Her Excellency to be pregnant. This is really beyond Elena's imagination. In her heart, the patriarch of Sheila was the one who carved out his life on his own, not a wife or mother who belonged to the family.

The next day Elena meets Sheila and makes her request. Sheila said she could help, and then she suddenly smiled and said to Elena, who was not in a high mood, "What's wrong?" Feel unhappy that your parents don't care about your future? ”

Elena was shocked by Sheila's affection. She stared at Sheila, and saw that Sheila had no sarcasm on her face, and Elena lowered her head again in her depression.

"You are already a pillar of the family, and your parents want you to be better." Sheila laughed.

"But...... I know. Anlena still couldn't be happy. She actually wants to be coquettish with her parents, and wants to be her parents' little baby like when she was a child. It feels so bad to be the breadwinner of the family now, but not to be supported by your family.

"I know how you feel." Sheila reassured, "We expect things that our parents can't reach, and they can't help you even if they want to." At this point, we can only rely on ourselves. You're actually much better than me, and I paid for the first house in my family. ”

"Really?" Elena was a little shocked. She had seen the house of Sheila's family, which was just enough for the great nobles. It's just that the great nobles of Eastern Rome are just that, and they can buy that house by themselves, and the pressure on Sheila can be imagined. Thinking of this, Elena felt that her reaction was a little silly, at that time, Sheila defected to the most powerful force in the entire Eastern Mediterranean, just as Elena defected to the powerful Sheila senator in Eastern Rome, and it was already very difficult for the current nobles to enter the Constantinople bank, with Her Excellency Sheila, Elena's brother and younger brother could get the opportunity to enter.

Sheila would have been happier if Elena had praised Sheila for this. Elena was just surprised to hear this, and Sheila also felt that she didn't want to talk about it anymore. She said, "Elena, I think you shouldn't set yourself that high goals. Life is often an opportunity, and it is likely that you will miss it. ”

Elena didn't want to give up on her quest, so she lowered her head and didn't answer. Then I heard Sheila say: "You help me prepare, I want to give the gift to the Mongol Great Khan princess for the birth of a child." ”

Taking the list out of the house, Elena began to run around. She had seen the current Mongolian Khan Hao Kang not too far away, and she had an impression of this beautiful and tall man. After the defeat of the Mongol Empire to the slave dynasty, Hao Kang took control of the Eastern Mediterranean and Egypt, which was rich in luxury goods, and the Great Song merchandise passed through Hao Kang's territory before arriving in the Eastern Romans, and Sheila's list was full of goods produced in the Eastern Romans. Cashmere and linen fabrics, for example, as well as high-end handmade goods from Eastern Rome.

Knowing the identity of the gift-giver, Elena has seen everything for herself. She was not in a high mood for the first half of the day, and the next day she took her mother directly to go shopping. Shopping is a source of joy for women, and Elena trusts her mother's aesthetics and taste.

The Golden Horn is not wide, and at its widest point it is less than a kilometer. This width is not a problem for ships at all, even the 6,000-ton Da Song steamship can easily enter and exit the berth. At this time, there are small steamships towing passengers between the two shores, and this distance is not a problem.

On the north shore of the Golden Horn, it's a short walk to the burgeoning and thriving business district, where Elena's house is also half a street. Entering a shop for the best people, each store made Elena feel good, and it was getting better and better. The Eastern Roman artisanal factories have been in turmoil for the past hundred years, and are on the verge of collapse. With Baseles working with the province, the artisanal factory was restored at an astonishing rate. There are more and more handicraft factories, and people have to work hard to sell their goods. The goods in the prestigious factories were fine enough, and the products produced by the factories that supplied the royal family were even more distinctive. Just looking at it already feels wonderful and feels even better.

Elena's mother was not attracted by this, and after Elena carefully looked at the latest high-end goods, the lady continued to walk forward with her daughter. When they arrived at a shop that was inconspicuous from the door, the two walked in. When she entered, Elena was shocked when she arrived, and the store sold Anatolian carpets.

Just by touching it with her hand, Elena understood that this was a real high-end product. Silky smooth, patterned and elastic are excellent. Looking at her mother's familiar selection of carpets, Elena wondered why she didn't have one in her own home. How did my mother come to be so skilled?

After a long day of shopping, Elena is finally tired. When she woke up the next day, Elena felt refreshed and followed her mother on the shopping journey again. This time, the two of them bought small items, and when they returned to the city, Elena saw someone selling shaved ice. This thing is the latest product provided by the province, and I don't know how to make ice cubes, which are crushed by a machine and poured with various jams and juices, which are very delicious.

Without waiting for Elena to speak, her mother smiled and said, "Do you want to eat shaved ice?" ”

"Okay." Elena replied happily.

It's Elena who pays the money, Sheila is not so harsh, she will give the secretary an errand money every time she runs an errand. Such a considerate gesture also made Elena never think about black money. The shaved ice shop is next to a public garden, and the shop itself has green space and shade, and the mother and daughter sat down at a table in the shade of the trees, eating and chatting.

"Mother, do you know what I'm doing?" Elena asked.

"All I know is that you're working hard." Elena's mother replied with a bitter face. It's not that she deliberately made an expression for Elena to see, but that the lemon juice in the shaved ice was too sour.

"Then don't you feel sorry for me?" Elena grumbled.

"Because you're a person who won't give up, I can only watch you go on."

Her mother's words left Elena speechless, she also knew her personality, and she had to do what she decided. It's just that Elena doesn't give up doesn't mean that she doesn't want to be appeased from her parents, that's the reason for her unhappiness.

Just as she was about to say something more, Elena suddenly saw Wanda walking down the street with her head down, and just by seeing that figure, she could feel how bad Wangda's mood was. Elena finally chose to watch Wangerda go away, and when she turned around, she heard her mother say, "That's Wangerda, right?" ”

"Yes." Thinking that her mother would say something, Elena waited for a while before she saw her mother speak, and heard her shout to the waiter, "Please add me some sweet cream." ”

When the purchase was over, Elena brought the large bags of goods to Sheila, who was very pleased with the gifts and talked about her friendship with the diplomat of Hao Ren's wife, Mu. Naturally, the matter between Diplomat Mu and Hao Kang was added. The woman couldn't help but mention this, and Elena had also heard the story between this pair of men and women, and at this time, she was even more interested when it came out of the mouth of Sheila, who had personally come into contact with the Mu diplomat.

The love story of these two people spans tens of thousands of miles, which is a distance that makes Elena feel as if it is a myth, but it is also a distance that is heavy and hard to romantic. When Sheila finished speaking, Elena sighed: "Doesn't Her Royal Highness the Princess feel hard? ”

Sheila sighed: "I also asked so, and the princess said that it is not wrong to like someone." ”

Elena was shocked, but such simple words touched her heart. Yes, it is definitely not a mistake to like someone, and it is a very happy thing to like someone. But after going through countless hardships and twists and turns, you can continue to like someone, this feeling is too admirable.

When he was moved, he heard Sheila say: "Elena, you go and persuade Wangerda, he has failed to prepare for the hospital." I want to quit my job. I tried to persuade him not to resign, but he refused. Man, it's just too good to save face! ”

According to the street signs and the number of the house, Elena finally arrives at her new home in Wonda. Although she didn't have to walk on her own, the rickshaw pulled Elena to the door, and Elena still felt tired. It seems that the fatigue of shopping a few days ago suddenly broke out, and Elena felt that it was very difficult to walk. Why didn't you feel it when you were shopping?

Wangerda's home is much bigger, the door is Wangda's mother, after inquiry, I know that Wangerda's family in the old city renovation is not a suite but two, Wangda in another community. Wangda's mother sensed that something was wrong with her son, but Wangda didn't tell her, and when she saw Elena, she asked. When she heard that she had messed up the fundraising plan, Wangda's mother was shocked, "Is Sheila angry?" ”

Elena hurriedly shook her head, "Your Excellency is not angry, but Wangerda is going to resign, and Her Excellency Sheila sent me to persuade him not to resign." Madam, I don't think this kind of thing is so bad, please help persuade Wangda too. ”

"It's good that Your Excellency isn't angry." Wangda's mother was slightly less nervous. She then asked Elena, "I don't know how much money is going to be raised for a fundraising plan?" ”

"Uh...... I've heard that it looks like more than two million food stamps. Elena replied.

Vanda's mother's face turned pale in an instant, and Elena was startled by the magnitude of the change. Don't scare the old lady out of the sick! Seeing that Wangda's mother's face was first pale, and then suddenly began to weep, Elena immediately said: "Madam, don't worry, even His Excellency Sheila doesn't think this matter is Wangda's fault, don't do this!" ”

"That'...... But...... But with so much money, Wangerda has ruined Your Excellency's big deal! Stammering this, Wangerda's mother couldn't help but cry.

finally persuaded Wangda's mother, and Elena left Wangda's mother's house with trepidation. She wanted to go back to Sheila, but insisted on going to Wangda's accommodation. It took a long time to knock on the door before Wangerda came to open the door. I saw that his face was gloomy and he looked bored. Elena wondered if Wanda would not be able to think about it. She could only say loudly: "Wangerda, Your Excellency orders you to continue to go to work tomorrow." ”

Wangerda didn't speak, and walked a little crookedly to the chair in the room and sat down.

finally persuaded Wangda's mother, and Elena left Wangda's mother's house with trepidation. She wanted to go back to Sheila, but insisted on going to Wangda's accommodation. It took a long time to knock on the door before Wangerda came to open the door. I saw that his face was gloomy and he looked bored. Elena wondered if Wanda would not be able to think about it. She could only say loudly: "Wangerda, Your Excellency orders you to continue to go to work tomorrow." ”