America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 247 DC Special Zone and Family Banquet

What happened during this period is a catastrophe for those small and medium-sized entertainment media.

For those paparazzi journalists who shout louder, it is a disaster in prison.

But for Abel, it was just the result of making a few more phone calls, owing a few more favors, and spending a little more money.

As a result, since then, all entertainment media in the United States will become particularly cautious when reporting on Abel Smith.

The paparazzi reporters who were crazy about him before have become particularly cautious about this.

At this time, the "American Sun" quietly stood up in the industry and obtained a charter without a physical object.

Journalists who can get a charter here can only get some kind of immunity when they report on a certain important person.

But the condition is that they and their newspapers must pass the review of the editorial department of the "American Sun" in this regard.

In the United States, there is indeed freedom of opinion.

But in many cases, the freedom of public opinion is only between the real capitalists and those elites.

The freedom of public opinion of ordinary people is the freedom of public opinion that the upper class let them see.

Examples include figures like Buffett and Soros.

In some American media, you can see content scolding the two of them.

But as long as you observe carefully, you will find that these contents are not painful or itchy.

When scandals are really involved, or when it comes to getting them serious.

Unless it's an antagonism during the election campaign, it's impossible to bring up something to report.

This is an unspoken rule of the upper class.

June 8.

Northeastern United States.

Washington, District of Columbia.

As night falls, the lights come on.The bright lights render the center of DC, the country, beautifully.

Around ten o'clock in the evening.

People came one after another, from the center in the Columbia Center in Washington.

The one who walked out of the white house that symbolizes supreme power on this planet.

Among the people who came out were Abel and Laura Shrub Lauren who had just arrived from New York during the day.

Today is the day when the owner of the White House, little Laura's uncle, initiates the White House Dinner.

On this day, there are more than 30 people across the United States, including workers, soldiers, athletes, entertainment stars, entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, and even housewives.

These people were invited to Washington today to attend the banquet held by the Grand Commander tonight.

Among the more than 30 people, eleven people received the Grand Commander's Medal of Freedom today.

Three more people won the special version of the Outstanding Grand Commander's Medal of Freedom.

The difference between the two is that only one of the former has a collar badge.

While the latter has a higher level, there are also stars and great ribbons.

Abel, who came out of the white house, was now wearing the star and the great ribbon that are envied by all Americans and many people in the world.

This means that what he received was the Medal of Freedom for the Outstanding Grand Commander.

Tonight's White House dinner, only thirty or so people from the American society were invited.

But everyone can bring a female companion, or a male companion.

Abel's companion is little Laura.

At the beginning of the year, Bush and Abel called and said that he would be awarded the Medal of Freedom.

It's not until now that it's issued, it's not that the little shrub is too slow.

Every other year or two, the successive leaders of the United States will award this Medal of Freedom.

Often there are many at one time, and some have more than a dozen at one time.

When awarding, under normal circumstances, such a white house dinner will be initiated.

Gather the winners and award them all at once.

Holding the hand of little Laura, Abel walked outside, and the two talked in a low voice while walking.

".I think the black truffle wild mushroom soup is not bad, the taste is very delicious. But I suspect that it is not wild black truffles at all. They taste a little different from the wild black truffles I have eaten."

"Maybe it's not wild mushrooms. I prefer the Colorado lamb dish with pan-fried garlic. That's enough to fill me up for a whole dinner party!"

"Ha~ You even ate my share."

"No way, the kitchen in the white house is too stingy. There is only one serving for each person. And you can't finish your share."

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Looking at her boyfriend's earnest expression of being stingy in the kitchen of the white house, little Laura was a little speechless.

She thought to herself—at such a banquet, you are probably the only one who can concentrate on eating without paying attention to others.

You know, this is a white house dinner!

It's one of the most coveted dinners in the world, and one of the least attended.

Perhaps what is placed on the banquet table is not some extraordinary delicacies.But all kinds of things outside the dining table can determine the direction of the world in many cases.

This kind of dinner is only a dozen or twenty times a year.

Most of them are used to entertain foreign heads of state, as well as cabinet ministers.

The number of times that ordinary people can eat is really too little.

But little Laura thought about it again, using her own family and Abel's energy.

And Abel's age.

As long as Abel is willing, it is estimated that he will be able to eat several times a year in the future.

This kind of banquet, which is unattainable for ordinary people, is not very difficult for Abel.

Thinking about it this way, it's understandable that he didn't do anything, just receive the medal and then eat and eat.

While chatting, the two walked out of the white house.

Outside, under the surveillance of the Secret Service, Edward had come to meet Abel in his car.

"Okay." After sending Abel here, little Laura kissed Abel's side sweetly, "I won't go with you."

She said, "I'll go play with you tomorrow!"

"Okay." Before he walked out just now, Abel knew that she would stay in the White House tonight.

Little Laura's parents also attended the banquet tonight.

Three bush bosses showed up tonight.

Little bush, Texas governor two little bush, and little Laura's father three little bush.

Except for the fourth child and Herbert, all the bush family came to this banquet tonight.

"Here." Abel gestured to the other side of his face, "Here, you can kiss me too."

Little Laura smiled and offered a kiss, but was caught by Abel, and the two made out for a while.

After making her breathless, Abel got in the car and left.

Little Laura walked towards the white house with a relaxed pace and a happy mood.

After a while, she came to a small side hall.

By this time the White House dinner was long over.

Most of the guests, like Abel, left one after another.

In this small side hall, there are only a few staff members of the White House at this time.

The rest are all members of the shrub family.

Herbert's four sons, except for the younger son who left the United States on a business trip.

The other three are all here.

Those who are here together are their wives and children.

Looking at the little Laura who walked in with a smile on her face and walked in at an easy pace.

Currently the hostess of the white house, Laura Wales, the first lady of the United States, said with a smile:
"Oh ~ look at our lovely little Lauren. She looks so happy, even her walking steps seem to be playing a "Scottish Dance"~"

"Scottish Dances" is Beethoven's work, which is famous for its extremely danceable and cheerful rhythm.

The first lady's words made the shrubs chatting in the small side hall focus on little Laura.

At this time, Uncle Laura’s wife, Columba Ganica of Mexican origin, also said with a smile:
"I see, it's the taste of happiness. Dear little Lauren, can you share your happiness with us? Let us be as happy as you."

The friendly teasing of the two elders made little Laura laugh too.

She responded coquettishly: "I'm happy because everyone is here today!"

"Hahaha~" The elder brother Xiaoshu, who is the funniest among the brothers and also has the most generous personality, took the lead in laughing.

One of the leaders of his bush family smiled, and everyone laughed in a friendly way.

The small side hall was filled with the happy atmosphere of members of the shrub family.

These laughs are generally friendly and happy.

Only Columba Janika and Jeb's daughter, little Laura's cousin Ainosh Bush, was a little unhappy.

Because today, Ainosh met Abel's real person for the first time.

She didn't expect that Abel Smith would be so tall and handsome.

The reason why she was unhappy was because such a tall and handsome Abel, in her opinion, might have become her future husband!

Because within the shrub family, there were times when they had the idea of ​​marrying the Smith family.

As four women of similar age in the family.

Little Laura, Ainosh, and the two twin daughters of Little Bush, Barbara and Jenna, are all options.

Because they were twins, plus the small bush had already campaigned successfully at that time.

The identities of the two of them are more sensitive, so the twin sisters were passed.

The only ones who will be used to marry the Smith family are Ainosh and Little Laura.

At that time, Ainosh felt that there was a high probability that it was him.

Little Laura seemed small to her.

Little Laura was only 16 years old, and she was even less than [-] years old at the time.

Ainosh happened to be the same age as Abel, and was the most suitable age.

As a result, after the family asked the opinions of the two, grandfather Herbert asked little Laura to marry the other party.

Ainosh was very angry, but he didn't dare to lose his temper on the elders.

In the end, just after Christmas, in the fellowship between the Smith Family and the Bush Family, Ainosh deliberately lost his temper and did not participate.

She wasn't the heroine of the marriage, Little Laura, she didn't go, and the family didn't force her at that time.

Abel didn't see Ainosh that day, and Ainosh didn't see him either.

But today, Ainosh saw Abel who was holding little Laura's hand and attending the White House dinner.

At first sight.

The tall and handsome Abel made Ainosh feel a little out of balance.

At this moment, Ainosh looked at his cousin surrounded by everyone with some jealousy.

Thanks to Herbert's tutoring, the most important thing is the old Barbara's family constraints.

In addition, the Bush family is a very traditional Protestant-Puritan family, which attaches great importance to family members and internal relationships.

This also makes the members of the shrub family have a good internal relationship.

At this moment, little Laura is being teased by two female elders.

Even the two male elders would say a word or two from time to time.

There are also little Laura's own parents, smiling and watching.

Except for Ainosh who was sulking by the side, the bushes were very happy at the moment.

On Abel's side, after Little Laura left, he got into the car.

The car turned a few turns, and soon there were vehicles behind, coming to form a convoy with his car.

At this time, he was at the power center of this country.

Washington, District of Columbia, is basically referred to as the DC District in the American population.

Not the DC of Warner.

Internationally, it is often referred to as Huadu and Washington, and it is the capital of the United States of America.

It is close to Virginia and Maryland, located in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It was established as the capital in 1790 and is a special administrative division directly under the jurisdiction of the US Congress. Therefore, it does not belong to any state in the United States.

Its area is small, only about 170 square kilometers, with a population of several 10.

This is where most of the U.S. federal government agencies and embassies of various countries are located in the United States.

It is also the headquarters of international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States.

Having said that, it does not matter whether it is the original Abel or the current Abel.

As of today, it is the first time to come to DC.

It's late at night, and I have an appointment with little Laura tomorrow.

Abel didn't leave DC, and simply stayed here.

He stayed at the Waldorf Astoria in DC, a top five-star hotel.

It is so luxurious that it is only one or two kilometers away from the white house, and the straight-line distance is only separated by a big lake, and the white house is opposite the big lake.

At the same time, this hotel is also one of the most preferred hotels for a large number of foreign personnel who come to Washington and do not stay at the embassy.

Abel suspected that this hotel was so close to the white house.

It may even be FBl or ClA agents in disguise at the front desk.

Otherwise, the guests staying at this hotel.

You can even swim directly across the great lake to the white house on the opposite side.

Abel lived in the Congressional Suite on the top floor, which cost about [-] US dollars a night.

Standard of service and facilities, as always at the Waldorf Astoria level.

There is nothing to say about other aspects.

Because it is in the DC area, Abel always feels that there are cameras, bugs and agents from various agencies all around him.

This made him not even make a few phone calls after he checked in.

After checking into the hotel, he first ran for a while on the treadmill in the room.

Then take a shower, and then sleep peacefully.

The biological clock made him wake up early the next day, after exercising and washing up in the suite.

He didn't eat breakfast either, and soon at the entrance of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in DC, he boarded the Secret Service car sent by the White House.

After recognizing the identity of this car, even Abel was a little surprised.

Because the car sent by the White House to pick him up had a nickname, it was "Car No. [-]".

This is a modified Cadillac Fleetwood model, which was identified by the White House as the commander's car in 1993, and many safety devices were added to protect the safety of the driver and passengers.

The difference is that the real No. [-] car will have the same flag as the red flag.

The No. [-] car that came to pick up Abel's flag was empty.

It may be that they are afraid of bad influence, so it may not be necessary to pull down the flag in advance.

After all, on the outside, without the flag, it looks like a Cadillac Fleetwood with modified tires.

Abel saw that the people who came to pick him up were the more familiar Marcus and the security director of the small bush.

Abel also explained a few words to Edward, and then got on the No. [-] car.

Under the protection of two other Cadillac SUVs, car No. [-] left the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and slowly drove into the white house not far away.

Turning and turning in the garden courtyard of the huge white house, the No. [-] car finally came to a door.

Marcus came over to open the door for Abel, and said respectfully, "Mr. Smith, please go this way. The Commander, Mr. Bush, Madam and ladies are all waiting for you."

Abel patted Marcus lightly, and suddenly whispered to him: "If you retire in the future, you can consider working in Rock Security. Edward has already told me."

Marcus froze for a moment, then showed a surprised expression.

Marcus said, "I will, I will, thank you very much, Mr. Smith."

"But before that, I also hope that you can protect Lauren. She is my lover, and keeping her safe is also one of the rock security jobs." Abel smiled and said to Marcus.

Marcus said with a smile: "I understand that Miss Lauren is also my safe protection object."

"Okay. Please, Marcus, take me in now. I haven't had breakfast yet. I'm starving."

"Oh, please, this way, Mr. Smith." Marcus hurriedly led the way.

The team leader of the Secret Service was obviously familiar with the internal structure of the White House.

After a while, Marcus brought Abel into a small restaurant.

In this restaurant, there is a long table.

The long table was covered with a clean white cloth and filled with all kinds of western tableware.

On both sides of the long table, when Abel came in, they were already full of members of the bush family.

Bush was at the head of the table, and he was talking to his second brother, Jeb, when Abel came in.

As soon as he saw Abel coming in, George even raised his head and waved to Abel directly:

"Hey, Abel, it's finally here. We're all waiting for you, hurry up. Little Lauren won't allow us to start if you don't come! If you don't come, we'll all be starving!"

Little Laura, who was sitting under her mother, immediately protested in a low voice: "I don't."

"Hahaha~"

Amidst George's happy laughter, Abel was arranged to sit next to little Laura.

Just opposite is Ainosh Bush.

After taking his seat, Abel looked around.

It was found that apart from the small family of the fourth child in the bush, the Herbert couple and others were not present.

Today's breakfast is a small internal gathering of the shrub family.

Obviously, looking at this scene, the shrub family has now regarded Abel as their internal member.

As soon as Abel arrived, the morning began.

The content of breakfast is actually no different from that of those wealthy Americans outside.

It is sandwiches, eggs, milk, slices of bread, small cakes and small sausages.

Everyone also ate with relish.

Americans don't pay attention to eating without talking. When the bush family gathers for breakfast, they also talk about their own words.

Like George, he has been chatting with the second and third brothers sitting on the left and right sides of him.

From a short distance away, what Abel could hear was that what they were talking about was basically related to Florida and Neil's business.

On Abel's side, he was also talking softly to little Laura.

　Originally wrote more than 2000 words of white X
　　The dinner party was later discovered to be dangerous, so it was deleted and rewritten, which is what it looks like now.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)