During the meal, Joseph told Napoleon that in nine days he would attend the French Academy of Sciences to measure the speed of light. He told Napoleon that if he was interested, he could find a way to take a leave, and that he could take him to see the world with him.

Napoleon looked disapproving, but from his eyes, Joseph saw that Napoleon was actually a little moved, and his words were just a stubborn voice. So while Napoleon was thinking about this matter, he quickly ate a few more pieces of meat.

After seeing off his younger brother, Joseph continued to continue his last class at Louis Great School. That morning, just after taking a rhetoric class, Joseph walked out of the classroom and met Armand.

"Ah, isn't that our great scientist?" Aman walked over with a laugh, "Hey, I didn't expect you to write such a paper! Hey, buddy, you have to compensate me, because I've been living a hard life these days. You don't know, my uncle praises your talent every day these days, and my father even teaches me twenty-four hours a day... It's because of you, these days, my heart has been greatly hurt..."

"Ah, Armand," said Joseph. "I sympathize with you very much, but as I said before, parents always like to praise other people's children in front of their children, but when they write wills and deal with their own inheritance, they always remember only the stupid children in their own family. So, this is actually nothing, you don't need to worry about it."

"I said that I need to be compensated, not only that." Arman shook his head and said, "I have seen a lot of this situation! But, damn, yesterday, just yesterday, my cute Fanny asked you, and said she really hoped to see you. And the damn old man didn't object. My God! This really saddened me... No, you must compensate me."

Fanny is Aman's sister. Aman has always loved this sister very much and always likes to show off in front of others that he has such a girl. But if any friend expressed his hope to get to know this cute girl, Aman would immediately turn against him. Because Aman knew very well that his friends were all guys who were as unreliable as him and could not be entrusted to life. These guys should also be self-aware and know what kind of girls they should not get close to. And such a guy actually dared to know her even though he knew that Fanny was Aman's sister. That was not only a problem of bad intentions towards his own girls, but also showed that he did not regard Aman as a friend at all. So Aman would naturally turn against those guys without hesitation.

"My friend," said Joseph, "Since the matter involves your sister, it is indeed a reasonable requirement. Well, you say, what kind of compensation should I make!"

"So straightforward?" Amann widened his eyes, and suddenly he reached out and grabbed Joseph's shoulder, "Do you really want to see my Fanny?"

"No. Not at all." Joseph replied immediately.

"Well," Aman let go of his hand, but he suddenly reacted again and said, "You don't feel honored? You don't want to see the cute Fanny?"

"You have something wrong with your head!" Joseph cursed.

"You are right, my friend." Amann did not refute, but sighed, and then said, "I also know that in such matters, my attitude is not right, but I just can't control myself."

"Actually, it's nothing." Joseph comforted him, "You still have some help, don't give up treatment, well, I'm actually trying to say, well, it's so happy that your sister has an older brother who can protect him so much. But in this era, there are too many irresponsible playboys."

"But I have to say that among my friends, you are still rare, not a very bastard, very dangerous, and more like a gentleman. So, you are a little closer to Fanny, and I think you can tolerate a little bit..."

"This is not right, Armand." Joseph said, "This is not what you should say. Don't you hate the 'normal gentleman' the most? Hahaha..."

"Okay, I'm a guy with different words and deeds, okay. Well, the night after tomorrow, it's my sister Fanny's 16th birthday. Our family invited some friends to come to our house to celebrate her. I think, among my friends, you are only a little bit like a person... How about it, do you have time? It's not allowed to say that you don't have time. I know you, you have nothing to do now. I've already made a promise."

"The day after tomorrow?" Joseph looked up at the sky, "These days should be sunny. I still have time to send my clothes to wash."

"Hey, Joseph, you just got a bonus of 600 francs. Don't you plan to get a formal outfit? At least four sets of such clothes are required to ensure rotation. But... you have few social activities and basically don't go to those salons, but at least two should have."

"I'm very short of money." Joseph shook his head.

"My uncle said that even if you are short of money now, you will definitely be richer than him in the future." Amang said.

"So, what gifts do I need to bring?" Joseph asked.

"No, no," said Armand, "just you can come."

...

Joseph thought about Aman's father's invitation to his house and Aman's vaguely revealing it, and it was actually very reasonable.

The Lavoisier family was aristocrat in Paris. Although the title was not high, they were just viscounts. However, the nobles in Paris were always very arrogant. Not to mention the "Corsic nobles" like Joseph, even the "noble provinces" were just synonymous with unknown local buns in their eyes. If they had been a few decades earlier, people with the status of Joseph would not be qualified to be the guest of honor in their family.

However, today is different from decades ago. Over the years, the economic situation in France has not been very good, which has also affected the income of the nobles. Paris is expensive and it is not easy to live in. The nobles in Paris, especially the little nobles in Paris, are generally not easy to live. Armand's father and great chemist Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier were cousins. Compared with the great chemist who is good at operating, the economic situation of the Armand's family is much worse. Although they have a noble status, the limited output of land cannot support Armand's family's expenses at all, especially in this family, where there are two playboys. If they had not been able to get help from their cousins ​​often, Armand's family would have been in debt at this time.

Now Aman's sister has gradually grown up. In order to maintain her family property and status, the small aristocratic families in this period often cannot obtain any property except the eldest son, and can only become lawyers, merchants, artists, etc. They rely on their own skills to support themselves. As for their daughters, there is even less protection. Generally speaking, if the daughters of a noble family want to marry a nobleman of a similar status, they must give out a large dowry. This is a very heavy burden for many aristocratic families. Therefore, in order to save money on dowry, some aristocratic families will reduce dowry, marry their daughters to other places, and even just let their daughters go to the convent.

From previous conversations, Joseph knew that Aman's sister Fanny was very favored at home. Both Aman and Aman's father liked this daughter very much. Now that this daughter is older, her marriage has become a matter of concern to everyone. If you want to find a family of equal status for her, Aman's family can't afford so much dowry money to marry a local bun in other provinces? Both Aman and Aman's father find it difficult to accept. As for the monastery, who dares to take this path in front of Aman's face, Aman would definitely throw his gloves into that person's face without hesitation!

When Joseph thought about his situation, it actually seemed to be really good. He was also a nobleman. Although he was just a Corsican nobleman, he was considered a nobleman at least. He had no money and no status at present, but his future development was quite optimistic. If Arman and his family married Fanny to him, first of all, he would not have to pay much dowry. He was also a person who Arman and could trust. With the comments from the great chemist, he did not have to worry that Fanny would have a difficult life after he really married him. Considering this way, Joseph felt that Arman and his family would be understandable to him.

Two days later, Joseph put on his only formal outfit, took a public carriage, and came to his home in Armand on the street Le Paltier. He got off not far from Armand's house. Joseph looked around and saw the ruins of the famous Royal Opera House at a glance.

This opera house is the opera house in the famous musical "The Phantom of the Opera". It was built in 1671, but was destroyed in 1763 by a fire. It was not until the Second Empire that the opera house was rebuilt. But now, there is only a piece of ruins burned by the fire.

Arman's home is next to this ruin. As a nobleman, his house is quite large, with a two-story building and two gardens one in front and one behind.
Chapter completed!