1986: My Happy Life in Provence

Chapter 198 Witness the birth of tragedy!
Poor Manny didn't even have the chance to spread out his professional smile before he was frightened away by a steel-gray 'tornado' that was rushing towards him.

Ronan grabbed the back of the neck of Masai who was about to chase him out, and apologized to Manny amidst the rapid barking:
"Sorry, my dog is sensitive to strangers."

Manny raised his hands to show that he was not in danger:

"Is this your wirehaired dog?"

Ronan hugged Marseille and said:
"Yes, this one has a bad temper."

Just as he finished speaking, a black whirlwind joined the battlefield, baring its teeth and howling wildly at the air around it, looking both ferocious and in poor spirits.

"Xiao Hei, get out of here." Ronan shouted to Xiao Hei.

The Black Whirlwind spun away with its teeth bared, baring its teeth and howling wildly at the air around it.

Manny retreated cautiously:

"It seems the other one has an even worse temper. Let's start by checking outside the house."

The restaurant's insurance is purchased through a unified arrangement by the government, and there is no "house inspection" step.

French insurance agents are 'notorious' and no one wants to deal with insurance companies. Worried that their son would not be able to handle the tricky Manny, Ronan's parents locked the two dogs in the house and accompanied Manny and Ronan to check the situation around the house.

Manny first praised the sturdiness of Ronan's house, saying that it was the safest house he had ever seen in Lourmarin. However, he stopped in front of the ventilation hole on the outer wall of the kitchen, pointed to the round hole with a diameter of less than 30 centimeters and said:

"The thieves in Provence are very skilled and professional. A hole this big is enough to cause a tragedy."

Luo Tianhai stretched out his hand and pointed at the exhaust hole:
"This hole is so small that no one can get in."

Manny shook his head seriously:
"They let children get into places that adults can't get into. According to police records, these desperate thieves can get into any hole larger than 15 centimeters."

Luo Tianhai retorted dissatisfiedly:

"15 centimeters? Do you know how big 15 centimeters is?"

Manny took out a pen and a notebook to record it, and muttered to himself:

"Sir, you should learn about child crime in France. More than 70% of child crimes are related to theft."

As he said this, he tapped the spot vigorously with his pen:

"It's a huge safety hazard."

Feng Zhen looked at Ronan with a puzzled look, as if asking:

real or fake?

Ronan shrugged to show his incomprehension.

But he knew—the premiums were going to go up.

Manny, who was easy-going and talkative in the office, seriously pointed out the safety hazards in Ronan's house. According to him, the safest way to prevent theft is to lock yourself in a safe.

"Your family actually has a vineyard." Manny's tone became more serious.

"Will thieves even steal grapevines?" Ronan asked with a frown.

Manny pointed to the vineyard in front of him that was already full of ripe fruits and said:
"They won't steal grape vines, but grape pickers are the biggest threat to French public security. During the grape picking season, unemployed people from all over the world will flock to France and Provence. How can you be sure that no one here has improper intentions for your property?"

Ronan shook his head:

"I won't hire any workers. The vineyard is not big. I can do it myself."

Manny smiled and spread his hands:

"But what about the others? Can you guarantee that all the farmland within 5 kilometers will not ask for help from pickers?"

After saying that, he opened the notebook about the thickness of Ronan's wallet again:

"The thirteenth huge safety hazard, Mr. Ronan, the safety of your family's property is extremely unsafe."

Feng Zhen had been patient for a long time. Seeing the men defeated one by one, she took out an attitude of "I don't believe it anymore" and said to Manny:
"Mr. Insurance Agent, my house is occupied 365 days a year. No matter which country a thief is from, he wouldn't be stupid enough to come and rob my house, right?"

Manny made a "you don't understand" expression, as if he had been dealing with insurance for 30 of his short 29 years of life:
"Ma'am, we have heard too many tragedies in our line of work. Some thieves don't care whether there is anyone at home or not. Some thieves have their own habits of stealing. Maybe he just fell in love with your big house with its unique decoration. It is not wise to leave everything to fate."

Ronan signaled his mother to calm down, and smiled as he made a gesture of invitation:
"Let's take a look inside the house after looking outside. I want to fully understand my safety situation."

Manny smiled happily, thinking that Ronan was the most conscious client he had ever met in Provence:
"I'm really happy that you think so. Let's move inside."

Without Ronan's obstruction, Marseille rushed out almost the moment the door opened.

Manny hid behind Ronan, tap dancing and said:

"Mr. Ronan, can you please control your dog first?"

Ronan said innocently:

"They are also part of my home's security, Mr. Manny, don't you want to evaluate them together?"

Luo Tianhai was afraid that Maasai would bite someone, so he picked it up and made a gesture of invitation.

When Manny and Luo Tianhai passed each other, the hair on Marseille's back stood up like steel needles, and his white little teeth were exposed in the air, as if he wanted to bite the blue ball that represented evil into pieces.

In the bloodshot eyes of the dog, Manny saw his terrified self. It was just a simple action of entering the door, but it was as thrilling as if he had passed through the gate of hell. He straightened his bright blue shirt that was wrinkled due to panic, and said in a joking tone:

"It's really fierce."

Then, Marseille barked even louder.
Ronan shrugged.

"I guess no one can come into my house quietly."

Manny took out a pen and paper and started writing something:
"It does make your home more secure, but there are many ways burglars can deal with dogs, such as distracting them."

As soon as Manny finished speaking, 'Black Tornado' turned back to the living room, bared its dark red gums at Manny, and then turned away again, barking wildly at the air around it as it spun.

Ronan spread his hands:

"But I also have a 'soldier' who loves to patrol."

Manny swore that this was the toughest situation he had ever encountered in his career.

This family actually has two manic dogs?
But he is a professional 'insurance salesman'!
"Dogs are indeed good at guarding the home, but they are too greedy. I have even heard of tragedies where dogs were stolen as well. Perhaps all it takes is a piece of bread with sleeping pills on it, and they will 'open' the door for thieves," Manny said regretfully.

Ronan said seriously:
"Mr. Manny, I am a very famous truffle hunter in Lourmarin. I don't know if you know much about our industry. In addition to being able to find truffles, I am also a very good dog trainer. My dogs will not eat any food fed by outsiders."

Feng Zhen's brows were furrowed, his eyes were narrowed unnaturally, the corners of his mouth drooped, and his face was full of disgust.

Dog trainer?
It's almost like a dog is training you. You have trained both dogs so much that they have no temper.

Manny shrugged and laughed:
"Mr. Ronan, sometimes pets are out of control."

Ronan went to the kitchen and got a fresh purple cabbage and handed it to Manny:

"If you don't believe me, try it."

If you want customers to pay their money, you must provide strong evidence.

Manny tore off a piece of purple cabbage and found that he could not find any trace of the 'Black Tornado'. He could only hear its ferocious cry, so he set his sights on the steel-gray fur ball in Luo Tianhai's arms.

Manny raised his butt and approached Marseille gently, but with every step he took, Marseille's scolding became louder, and Manny was so scared that he sat back down:
"Feeding with your hands is too dangerous, and thieves won't feed with their hands."

Ronan brought over a blue dog bowl:

"Then put it in the basin."

In order to prove his dog training skills, Ronan went to the kitchen and got two fresh blue shrimps:
"Whatever you want, just try it."

Manny put the blue shrimp into the blue dog bowl, then stretched out his blue arm and carefully placed the bowl in front of Marseille, whose eyes were shining blue, and said gently:
"Eat it, baby."

Marseille struggled to break free from Luo Tianhai's arms like crazy, picked up the food bowl and started to tear it apart, revealing a mouthful of horrible blue plastic.

Manny felt as if he was in hell, and fled in panic with his pen and book:
"Mr. Ronan, the safety factor in your home is indeed very high. I think I understand enough and can leave now."

"How much is the premium, Mr. Manny?" Ronan followed him and left.

Manny wiped his sweat and said:

"The safety factor outdoors is still too low. I estimate the final premium to be between 5000 and 6000 francs, but I will need to go back and calculate it carefully before I can give it to you."

This price is still too high. Ronan frowned and said:
"Please reevaluate it, Mr. Manny. No one can steal anything from my house. I swear."

Manny smiled bitterly and said:
"They are indeed two good dogs for guarding the house, but what if the thieves take a little and run away? Do you expect the dogs to chase them out? I have seen too many tragedies happen, Mr. Ronan. The role of the dogs is to warn the thieves to leave here."

The next second he was speechless.

At some point, a gray figure had passed the crowd and arrived in front of Manny's bright red car.

Masai bent his front legs slightly, and his blue eyes seemed to warn Manny, "If you come any closer, I'll attack you."

The black whirlwind also blew from inside the house to outside, circling around the red car, as if saying:
This car belongs to my younger brother Masai.

Ronan was also confused.

How come there is a plot outside the script?

Manny was extremely frightened and bowed to Ronan, while holding his hand tightly and begging for mercy:
"Mr. Ronan, you are such an excellent dog trainer, please let me leave here!"

Manny makes up countless tragic stories every day to cheat clients out of their money, but today he encountered a tragedy even more tragic than tragedy - he was trapped here by two dogs and couldn't leave!
Ronan would not waste such a great opportunity. He took Manny's hand and said mysteriously:
"Mr. Manny, I'm not finished yet. My dog knows more than that."

"They will follow the scent of the thieves and can find the thieves' lair even if they run 50 kilometers away."

"They will also call the police. If there is any disturbance in the house, they will immediately go to the nearest police station to report it."

"I have five dogs like this that are well-trained, and three of them are on 'vacation' at my girlfriend's house."

"To be honest, I have trained a sheep to be a 'scout' and it will be lying in wait around here 24 hours a day. Do you want to see my sheep?"

"Mr. Manny, please re-evaluate it!"

Three days later, Ronan received a quote from Manny.

"3375 francs," Ronan smacked his lips, "It's two thousand cheaper, but I should have told him more 'tragedies' to scare him, maybe I could get a lower price."

(End of this chapter)