"Miriam?"
After the other party said a name calmly, Marius couldn't help but repeat it secretly. But no matter how he recalled it, he couldn't find a face that could match the name. After all, it was not a very common name.
but…
That's right! This charming-looking young lady is the same Miriam who was followed all the way to Azkaban by Maka.
I don’t know what she is doing here by suddenly sneaking into this dance this time.
"Oh, that's such a pleasant name. I think it really suits the beautiful you."
Saying nice things to make girls happy is the most basic quality that a qualified gentleman should have, and Marius was obviously very good at it - or was he accustomed to it
All in all, he spoke quite smoothly and complimented her almost without thinking.
"Really?" Miriam said noncommittally, "I know that you are already used to using these words to please women, but it is not necessary for me. Don't you think that such a person like me is worthless? Are these women just wasting their saliva?"
"Well… "
This was probably the first time that a woman had rejected him in such a straightforward way, and Marius was obviously a little uncomfortable with it. A conversation like this wouldn't exist in family textbooks, would it
"I... um, I'm sorry." Marius twitched the corner of his mouth, trying to get rid of the stiffness in his expression as quickly as possible, "Although I admit that what I just said was too cliché, but the point of 'you are beautiful', I think I There should be nothing wrong with the expression.”
"Well," Miriam smiled and nodded after hearing this, "It would be much better if you said it this way - although it is also a compliment, only by making the person being praised feel your sincerity can the other party be impressed. Be really happy.”
"Ah," Marius winked subtly, "So... um, thank you for your advice?"
"puff."
To be honest, Miriam did not expect that the designated heir of the Augustine family would actually say "thank you" because of such an inexplicable thing.
Therefore, she couldn't help covering her mouth and burst into laughter.
Of course, Marius was also embarrassed now. He didn't know what happened to him just now. He just felt that he couldn't find how to respond for a while.
Failure to respond to other people's words in a timely manner must be a very rude behavior.
Therefore, while he was hesitating in his head, he subconsciously said the first sentence that he could think of. He didn't expect that sentence to be so "silly" when he thought about it now.
"Okay, Master Augustine, forget what you just said!" Miriam put down the delicate hand covering her mouth, but there was still a residual smile on her face.
"Forgot? Which ones?"
Since this was the first time that he had been teased repeatedly by a woman, Marius was a little unable to react.
"Of course it's all," Miriam raised her glass and then took a sip. "Except for my name, nothing else is very important... So, those jokes to adjust the atmosphere are over here. But next, please Please take note of everything I say."
"What words?"
Seeing Miriam's smile gradually disappearing as she spoke, Marius' serious expression made Marius subconsciously become serious.
And once he calmed down, the approach of the beautiful lady in front of him suddenly made him feel deliberate, and the reason why the other party came to him, Marius Augustine, was probably about to be revealed.
"Of course it's about you, the Augustine family," Miriam looked directly at Marius and said in a slightly deep voice, "it's about the Werther family."
As soon as he heard the surname "Werther", Marius' heart skipped a beat - he didn't want to hear the surname of this family, neither in public nor in private.
However, when someone mentioned this surname in front of him, he couldn't help but ignore it. After all, no matter what, it was an ancient wizard family of the same level that had a strong "connection" with his Augustine family!
"What exactly do you want to say?" Ma Lu suddenly frowned and asked attentively, "Also, who are you?"
"Oh, don't be so surprised," Miriam shook her head and said, "It's just an unpublicized breakup of the engagement. Even if someone knows about it, it will only be spread within a small range. You see, Doesn’t the Witte family give you a lot of face?”
"It's not about breaking off the engagement!"
Marius was obviously a little annoyed that Miriam mentioned this matter rashly. But he was still very restrained and didn't even raise his voice too much to refute.
Because he knew that this kind of thing could not be said on this occasion.
"That is the unilateral regret of the marriage by the Werther family!" Marius stared at Miriam sitting opposite and lowered his voice, "I don't know which faction you are from, but you can't use this matter to Threaten me—our Augustine family doesn’t do this!”
"No, no, no, no -" Miriam immediately waved her left hand that was not holding the wine glass, "Although I am indeed here to make a deal with your family as a representative, and the content of the deal is indeed related to the annulment of the engagement... Oh No, I mean it’s related to the ‘Repented Marriage of the Werther Family’.”
At this point, she paused briefly.
"But there is definitely no threat or anything like that."
After hearing this, Marius couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, obviously still doubting Miriam's words.
"Then you-" he hesitated, "what deal?"
"We can't talk about this here." Miriam chuckled, "We need to meet your father, the current head of the Augustine family - the place and time can be decided by you, maybe this can be done at It shows our sincerity to a certain extent.”
"'You'?" Marius expressed his question with some concern.
"Yes, us!" Miriam said bluntly, "Even with me, there are two of us."
Marius was still hesitant and frowned.
"If you have nothing more to say," he said slowly, "I will convey your words to father... Of course, I don't guarantee that father will pay attention to your so-called 'transaction' of unclear meaning."
"Oh, of course I have to explain one more thing!"
Miriam said, showing a "Don't worry yet" expression on her face.
"Our boss knows that the situation of your Augustine family has not been very good in recent years..." She ignored the sudden change in Marius's face and said with a leisurely expression, "So, our transaction will be from the transfer of 'Ellerby and Bard' Motorcycle Company' begins."
"Elle..."
When Marius heard the name of the company, he felt it was familiar at first. But soon, he remembered what kind of company this was.
"You mean... the competitive broomstick company that launched the Firebolt three years ago?" Marius' eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "You guys..."
"Yes, our boss has acquired it," Miriam said calmly. "The most powerful and most valuable flying broomstick at present receives a considerable number of orders from all over the world every year. Moreover, even if Excluding the revenue from the Firebolt, other models of brooms also have stable profits... "
"And this is the price of this deal between us and your family - you can repeat all these words to your father. I think he will be willing to hear what we want."
Nowadays, many confident wizard families have various ways to make money. Since ancient times, the growth of wizards has been linked to wealth, and this will never change.
However, as time passes and the world changes, everything becomes different.
The technological power of Muggles is constantly increasing, but most of the wizarding heritage has been lost. The impact of this increase or decrease will eventually be worrying.
In this case, the separation of wizards and Muggles is obviously a rational decision.
Because they understand that if they continue to mix with Muggles, science and magic, two development systems that interfere with each other, will eventually end in the complete demise of one.
And when the time comes, which side will perish... This is quite self-evident.
However, those ancient wizard families were the most seriously injured during the changes that year. You know, it turns out that many of their basic industries are in the Muggle world!
"Ellerby and Badmore Company..." Marius recited the name of the company silently in his heart, and then looked at Miriam and said, "Although I don't know yet, why did you mention the Werther family? I regret my marriage, but... I will tell my father."
"That's good," Miriam nodded immediately, "Actually, even without this expensive 'gift', our transaction will still be beneficial to your Augustine family."
But this time, Marius did not show any happy expression.
"You have to listen to the specific content to know." He said with a sullen face, "Then, if my father agrees to interview you, where should I find you?"
"Oh, it's easy to handle," Miriam said easily, not caring about Marius' caution, "My other companion and I are now living in a Muggle apartment building in London, um ,wait… "
As she spoke, she actually pulled out a small piece of paper from her chest and placed it directly in the center of the table. When Marius saw this, his tense face became deflated again. Obviously this was a big shock to him!
But Miriam is currently wearing a dress. If anything, the place where she can hide this piece of paper is indeed quite limited.
“Just send the letter to this address—and remember to have it delivered, not an owl.”
After Marius was stunned for a while, he took the piece of paper into his hand with a complex expression on his face.
"I hope we can get a happy deal." Miriam raised her glass and said happily.