"Monsieur Monet, how did you find out about me and Jack?" As soon as they met, Ruth asked Monet.

"Jack told me, in fact, Jack and I were good friends when we were on the boat, and he told me a lot of stories between you!" Monet casually pushed it on Jack, who could no longer speak.

"Well, even if Jack told you everything, how do you know what he told me before he died? Don't tell me, that's what Jack told you, too! Ruth asked.

This time he did stop Monet, because it was obvious that Jack didn't have time to tell him about it, so he had to reply stubbornly: "Well, actually, I was floating on the water not very far from you at the time, so I heard part of the conversation, and then I guessed part of it myself." ”

"So coincidentally?" Ruth asked, incredulous.

"You'll find something more coincidental in a few days." Then, Monet told Ruth about the book "In Vain".

"Is there really a book? Where did you get it? I'm going to buy a copy! Ruth asked hurriedly.

"I also found a number of bookstores to buy a copy, if it is in London, it should be easier to find, but I believe that in a few days Russell will start selling them, and you will have time to buy another one." Monet explained.

Then he changed the subject and asked, "Miss Bookett, do you really intend to marry Mr. Carr?" ”

Ruth sighed and said, "What else can I do if I don't marry him?" Do you think I'll be able to get out? Now no matter what I do, there is someone watching me all the time, there is no chance of escape, and like he just said, I don't have the money to pay the debt he paid for my family, so I will bear with it for a while and then talk about it. ”

"I'm sorry, this incident was my negligence......" Monet blamed himself.

But before he could finish speaking, Ruth interrupted: "You can't be blamed for this, not even Wendy, because I heard Carl say that he has been sending people to keep an eye on you, and even the letter I sent to the New York Post was the first person he saw, so even if you don't say it, it's useless." ”

Speaking of this, Ruth suddenly leaned into Monet's ear and whispered: "Another important reason is that I found out that I was pregnant the day before yesterday, so I had to stay here and give birth to the child first, do you understand what I mean?" ”

Monet exclaimed in his heart after hearing this, it turns out that you are going to use Carl as a pick-up man, then this makes sense, but it is inconvenient to continue the discussion now, so he changed the topic and asked: "Do you know where Wendy is now?" I wanted to ask her face to face what she thought! ”

Ruth pointed upstairs and replied, "She's working here as a governess now, but I don't think she's willing to see you, or rather faceless." ”

"Well, even if everyone has their own ambitions!" Speaking of this, Monet suddenly thought that Karl had gone bankrupt in the American economic crisis of 1929, so he leaned in and whispered to Ruth: "I don't think you will have a long time like this, because business will not always be smooth sailing." ”

"What do you mean?" Ruth asked curiously.

"I'm just guessing, you'll know when the time comes." Monet left Ruth with a glimmer of hope and got up to leave.

Although he figured out the whole thing, Monet's mood was still very bad, so he planned to find a place to have a good drink, but the American restaurants on the street really made him unable to whet his appetite, after all, he was still a standard Chinese in his bones.

Fortunately, his place of residence is not far from Chinatown, so Monet plans to go there to eat an authentic Chinese meal, but what makes him depressed is that most of the Chinese who come to New York in this era are from Guangdong Province or Fujian Province, and the food taste is still different from that of him, a northeasterner.

After walking through several stores, he found a restaurant that could cook Lu cuisine, which was barely enjoyable, but when he went to check out, he unexpectedly found two thin girls kneeling at the counter and begging the boss: "Uncle Feng, I beg you, don't drive us away?" We can cook, cook, and do everything! ”

The boss sighed and said: "Shanshan, Wenwen, it's not that I want to get rid of you two, but I really don't lack people here, and now this business is not easy to do, I originally planned to lay off people, and you two are still girls, this kitchen is all men, inconvenient!" ”

"But, but as soon as my brother leaves like this, our sisters really have nowhere to go, and if we can't find work, we'll starve to death, so please have mercy on us!" The sisters pleaded bitterly.

At this time, Monet, who was standing on the side, interjected and asked, "May I ask the two young ladies, do you know how to cook Chinese food?" ”

Hearing Monet's "ghost guy" speak the standard "Beijing dialect", the sisters and the boss were stunned for a moment, but one of the slightly taller girls reacted quickly and immediately replied: "Sir, we can cook Chinese food, we can cook anything." ”

Monet pointed to the few dishes on the table that he had eaten and asked, "Will you do all of this?" ”

The girl nodded and replied, "Yes, if I don't believe it, I can do it for you now!" ”

To Monet's surprise, the boss chimed in: "Sir, Shanshan is right, their sisters can really do it, and they are no worse than our chefs, because her brother was the best chef we have here before!" ”

"In that case, would the two young ladies be my personal chefs? Just come and cook me lunch and dinner every day, as for the salary. At this time, Monet asked the boss: "How much do your chefs here pay each month?" ”

"Ten dollars!" The boss replied honestly.

Monet sighed in his heart that the salary of the Chinese was low, and then said: "Then you two sisters have a total of fifteen dollars, are you willing?" ”

Although Monet can speak Chinese, which gives Shanshan a sense of intimacy and trust, after thinking about it carefully, she still replied: "Sir, if it's just cooking, in fact, I can do it alone, can I just hire myself, I only need ten dollars, amount, eight dollars a month!" ”

In fact, Monet's original intention was to help the sisters, on the other hand, he was really tired of eating Western food, and now he is not short of money, so he hired a private chef "extravagantly".

But now Shanshan would rather make seven dollars less, which made him a little puzzled, but he soon reacted, maybe people didn't believe in themselves, afraid that they were plotting against their sisters, so Shanshan would rather sacrifice herself to keep her sister.

It's just that I can't explain it at this time, otherwise I can only describe it more and more black, so I can only agree with a wry smile......

PS: I watched "Forgetful Village" yesterday, although the score is not particularly high, but the courage of this movie is really big......