The story tells the story of the protagonist Lao Gaoman, a flour merchant who started his business during the French Revolution and lost his wife in middle age. He devoted all his love to his two daughters. In order to make them squeeze into the upper class, he gave them a good education since childhood and gave them 800 thousand francs each as a dowry when they got married. But his two daughters lead a dissolute life and spend money like water, so his love is easily defeated by the principle of money first.
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The story took place in Paris in 18 19. Rasty Nie, a young college student, lives in the Fugai apartment, and an old man named Gao Leo lives next door. Lao Gaoman has two daughters as beautiful as flowers and pure as jade, and he devoted all his savings and efforts to them. With the efforts of the old man.
The eldest daughter married a young earl named Resto, and the youngest daughter married a banker named Newchingen. Lao Gaoman was very happy that his child had found a good home, but in fact, his daughter and son-in-law just regarded him as a cash cow. Rasty's very eager for the luxury life of Parisian society, also want to join it.