Jiude saw his daughter Lucy's signature on the two IOUs.
As a father, he naturally recognized his daughter's handwriting.
But the content of the IOU surprised him a little.
Lucy bought two zodiac keys from the wizard in front of him at a price of 8 million each.
Sagittarius and Virgo!
Jiude couldn't help but frown at this.
It's not that he didn't approve of the deal, nor did he think the price was too expensive.
On the contrary, as there are only 12 zodiac keys in the world, the price of one is only 8 million...
What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?
"Your name is Knight, right?" Jiude raised his head and stared at Knight with the eyes of an elder.
"Lucy is the daughter of Heartfilia. She is different from ordinary people and lives in a different world. I hope you can understand this."
Understand what?
Knight didn't hear "107" understand what Jiude was saying.
It felt strange that the other party suddenly said this after reading the IOU.
"I am very grateful for bringing Lucy back. I will give you ten times the amount of the IOU, 160 million!"
Jiu De's face was calm, and 160 million seemed to be nothing in his mouth.
Hearing this, Knight couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Sure enough, Jiu De continued to say the following:
"I have decided to let Lucy marry the young master of the Qiu Renier family. "
"Through this, Heartfilia Railway Company will be able to consolidate its territory in the south and completely control the operating railways throughout the Kingdom of Fiore!"
These words should not be said to an outsider.
After all, the marriage between the two families has not been finalized.
But in Jiude's opinion, the relationship between Knight and his daughter is a bit unusual, and it looks a bit like they are in love.
It's better to make it clear.
Of course, he is not a devil, and the other party will not have any objections to using 160 million in compensation.
This time, Knight understood and understood what Jiude wanted to express.
Sure enough, the marriage has begun.
If he didn't bring Lucy back today, maybe after a while, the other party would issue a commission to the ghost and force Lucy to take home.
Looking at this matter from an outsider's perspective, Knight felt that Jiude's father was a bit awkward.
On the one hand, he hoped that Lucy would marry over and make the family go further through marriage.
On the other hand, in the original plot, after Lucy refused in person, he actually gave up.
There was no coercion at all Lucy's meaning.
So it seemed very awkward.
Knight couldn't help guessing that after Lucy refused, Jiude probably rejected the man's family, which led to a conflict between the two sides.
In the end, for some reason, the company went bankrupt, and Hartfield collapsed overnight.
To be honest, Knight felt a little sympathetic to this father. He was good at doing business, but he couldn't maintain the father-daughter relationship.
"Mr. Jiude, I suddenly feel that Lucy is already an adult, and it is better for her to repay her debts herself.'
Knight snatched the IOU back with a smile:
"As for your family affairs, I don't want to get involved. The purpose of my coming this time has been explained before, just to discuss a matter..."
Bang!
"I don't agree."
The door of the study was pushed open, and Lucy stepped in with a serious expression.
"Lucy?"
Jiude frowned, looking at his daughter still wearing the clothes she came in, and felt a little dissatisfied in his heart.
How could the daughter of Heartfilia be dressed so poorly?
Lucy faced Jiude's dissatisfied gaze and walked up to him step by step.
"Father!"
"I am very sorry for leaving this house without saying anything."
"I have deeply reflected on this."
Lucy first apologized for running away from home, then changed the subject, with sharp eyes and full of momentum:
"I have heard what you said just now outside the door, but please allow me to refuse!"
"I will not agree to the marriage, my happiness is not determined by others, please do not decide my marriage for me without authorization!"
Jiude showed a shocked expression on his face.
It was the first time he saw his daughter so "brave" to express her opinion to him.
Did this year of running away from home make her grow up?
Lucy took a deep breath and continued:
"I admit that it was wrong for me to run away from home. Running away from this home is no different from escaping."
"Therefore, I will explain it to you this time."
"Father, I came back this time just to pay tribute to my mother, and then I will leave here!"
"You don't have to come to me, "I will work hard even if I am ten people!"
"What I want is not Lucy Heartfilia, not endless money and beautiful clothes."
"I just want to live as Lucy!"
"Then, sorry, father... ... ... "
Finally, Lucy bowed slightly to Jiude with the etiquette of a big lady she had learned since childhood, and then turned around and left resolutely.
She also pulled Knight with her.
"Let's go, Knight!"
For such a strong Lucy, Knight had to obey her.
Lucy, a mere Lucy, actually had a heroic moment.
After complaining in his heart, Knight spread his hands to Jiude who was still in shock, his eyes seemed to express:
See, your daughter is very strong, your marriage plan seems to be ruined.
Bang!
As the door of the study was shut again, Jiude stood there in a daze, and sighed for a long time.
He walked to the window and looked at the door, waiting quietly for a moment.
Sure enough, Lucy pulled Knight out of the villa and went towards her mother's tombstone.
Silently watching the two walk away, Jiude sat back at the desk in silence and took out a photo frame from the drawer.
The photo shows a family of three.
Lucy in the photo is still very young, with a happy smile on her face, and her mother holding her hand.
"Forget it... She is 17 years old, let her go."
Jiude put the photo frame back, leaned back, leaned against the back of the chair tiredly, and closed his eyes with a frown.
What should Heartfilia Railway Company do next?
If the Qiu Renier family is rejected, will it cause dissatisfaction on the other side?
If the southern railway cannot be consolidated as soon as possible, the astronomical amount of money invested in the premise will not be recovered, and the chain reaction caused by this...
Behind the glamorous Heartfilia financial 3.3 valve, there are already many dangers.
It's like a cruise ship heading for an iceberg.
Jiu De was thinking about how to break the deadlock, and he thought about it for more than half an hour, but he didn't think of a foolproof plan.
Suddenly.
A voice sounded in the study.
"It seems that you are in big trouble."
Jiu De opened his eyes, his eyes were shocked.
The person standing in front of the desk turned out to be Lucy's boyfriend.
"Have you finished paying respects to Layla's tombstone?"
At this time, Jiude's attitude was much friendlier. "Where's Lucy?"
"She's still there. I came back first."
While answering, Knight took out a second-generation ring from his pocket and placed it on the desk. Then he chuckled and said:
"Next, we should talk about the business we talked about at the beginning."
"It... can help your Heartfilia family go further!"
"This will be a huge industry involving a trillion-dollar scale!"