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Old Grandet, a barrel merchant in Saumur, France, was stingy. He became a well-known local rich man by relying on careful calculation and greedy plundering, but he was reluctant to spend a penny on weekdays. His innocent and pure only daughter Eugenie Grandet has lived under her father's tyranny since she was a child, and cannot eat more than one piece of bread or light more than one candle. One day, his cousin Charlie from Paris suddenly visited. Old Grandet learned that Charlie's family was bankrupt and dismissed him. However, Eugenie developed sympathy and admiration for Charlie and spent all her savings to help Charlie go abroad for business. After the incident, she was severely punished by her father. Money cannot make a person immortal. A few years later, the old Grandet, who loved money as much as life, passed away. Eugenie suddenly became the heir to a fortune worth tens of millions. The locals rushed to propose to Eugenie. Eugenie only looked forward to a letter from Charlie, but what awaited her was Charlie's ruthless betrayal and abandonment...
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