England 1986

Chapter 260

Coupled with the other party's aristocratic status
unfortunately
At the end of the letter, the lord said that the outside world is a bit chaotic now, and he doesn't really want to come to the United States, so he had to use this letter to talk to her Ivana first.

Gee.
Ivana took off the mask on her face and looked at the letter in her hand happily.

Chatting by letter, how can it compare to chatting in person?

How many words can I write in a few days?
Isn't this a delay?
In addition, his husband Donald is a businessman, what are the most important things for a businessman?
efficient!

The two have been married for so many years. Under his influence, Ivana also pays attention to efficiency.

Now your Excellency is worried about safety and doesn't want to come over, so you can go over by yourself!
Anyway, now my husband is busy with business and doesn't go home once in a few days, and the children are also taken care of by servants.

Think of it as a trip to Wales.

I heard that Wales has beautiful scenery, beautiful mountains and rivers, and many castles. Compared with the New York where she is now, where there are only high-rise buildings, I don’t know how much better it is!

Ivana likes the kind of castle hidden in the depths of the jungle, surrounded by the fragrance of birds and flowers, by the creek, that is the place where a master should stay!

It's not the top floor of this kind of restaurant in the downtown area, which is often ridiculed as a nouveau riche.

Thinking of Ellen who I saw on TV, that look
I don't know what to talk about when I meet this lord?
Do old European aristocrats eat donuts?
"Ask Butler Cooper to book me a plane ticket to Wales!"

Ivana moved her legs and signaled the servant who was doing her foot care to call the housekeeper.

But before the servant could go out, Ivana thought about it and stopped the servant who was about to go out.

"Wait! There's no rush for the air ticket. Make an appointment with Ms. Liz for me first. I'm going to do some body care. Wait for the air ticket first."

Ivana, who was still a little impatient and wanted to fly to Wales as soon as possible, suddenly remembered how long it had been since she had a complete set of nursing care.

Would it be rude to go to see the earl so hastily?

These facial masks and treatments that I usually make at home are all for daily household use.

If it's really a beauty treatment, you have to go to a professional beauty shop for a full set of care from head to toe, from the inside out.

no no no
Ivana suddenly remembered, after nursing, should I change the clothes and accessories?
How can the old clothes at home be worn to meet the nobles?

If he was ridiculed as a country bumpkin, wouldn't it damage his image?

Buy the whole set new!
"Go and call Butler Kubo, I'm going to do some shopping to prepare the car."

Ivana stood up in a panic, and directed the servant to call someone, and help her change her clothes, she was going to do a hard sweep of the goods today.

You have to be fully prepared before you go to the appointment.

The town of Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England, on the Welsh border.

A small country town, not far from the town, is Boss Zha's favorite manor, the location of Highgrove Manor.

From here you can see how annoying he is.
In fact, it can't be said that he hates it, but he doesn't like it anyway. He doesn't like Wales.

As long as there is nothing wrong, he will not go to Wales.

Although we are also one of the four handsome boys who make up the United Kingdom.

However, the national status of Wales is only the Grand Duchy, while England next to it is a kingdom, and Scotland to the north is also a kingdom.

On formal occasions, if Boss Cha came to Wales, it would be called a visit, not an inspection.

Although this is his territory in name, it still has to be called a visit.

When William grows up, if he wants to visit Allen in Wales, as long as he comes, he will ask His Royal Highness to visit Wales and visit the Earl of Carmarthen.

It sounds alien and alienated, but this is the rule.

Today is the day when Huth met with Capel's housekeeper. Boss Cha went to Scotland on a business trip to participate in an event. Capel has time today, and the two met in the town of Tetbury, not far from Highgrove Manor. teahouse.

Old Jack Tea Restaurant!

This is a time-honored tea restaurant in the town. It is said that it has been open for nearly 200 years. The family has been running this tea restaurant for several generations. The store is small and provides the most authentic English afternoon tea.

For housekeepers like them, and they are still knighted housekeepers.

Where to drink tea and how big the teahouse is are no longer important.

No matter how good a teahouse is, how can it compare to the restaurant at the crown prince's house?

I made an appointment here today, just to have a quiet time, and let the servant and the boss tell me that the entire tea restaurant will be closed today.

Old Jack, the 80-year-old old shop owner, personally moved out the silver tea set that had not been used for a long time at home, and prepared dim sum by himself.

Old Jack didn't know Huth, but he knew Capel, who was the crown prince's butler, and the identity of the person who could sit with him for afternoon tea could be imagined.

For English-style afternoon tea, black tea must be standard, and dim sum is a three-tier full set of dim sum.

The small snack stand is divided into three layers, and snacks are placed on each layer.

When eating, eat from the bottom up.

The bottom one is salty, the middle one is the famous scones, and the top layer is sweet.

Sitting on the big red velvet sofa, they waited for Old Jack to pour the tea, and after bowing and retreating, the two did not talk first, but enjoyed the afternoon tea first.

When Huth picked up the second layer of scones, Capel on the opposite side paused, watching Huth's movements from the corner of his eye.

Scones, this is one of the most famous dim sum in British dim sum.

It is not considered dessert, nor is it salty, so it is placed in the middle layer of the snack stand.

There are many ways to do it, and there are many shapes, but the most authentic one is to make it into a small round stone.

Others include those with sandwiches, raisins, and nuts inside.

Hut picked up the knife, first spread a layer of jam on the scones, and then continued to spread a layer of butter, took a small bite, and said with a smile: "The scones here are very authentic, with a delicate taste. .”

Capel watched Huth's movements, especially the movement of him spreading the jam first, and nodded slightly.

Huth seemed to have noticed Capel's doubts, and he took the initiative to explain: "My young master used to teach me that when eating scones, you should spread jam first, because His Majesty likes to spread jam first, and the Hill family, as His Majesty's most Loyal subjects, if you want to follow His Majesty's footsteps forever, you must first apply jam."

Talking about this kind of thing, it will look very fucked.

But don't look at this as a trivial matter, but most British people are very hypocritical, and they just eat it.

For example, this scone is an indispensable thing in afternoon tea.

Of course, the poor who cannot afford afternoon tea will not be mentioned.

Whenever you eat a scone, you have to put something on it.

This thing tastes dry, like a mooncake without filling, a solid mooncake.

The most authentic ones have just a slight sweetness and are a bit dry.

To spread butter on top, then spread jam.

But this order is particular. Speaking of which, which one to wipe first, there is a slight difference in taste.

When discussing this issue, everyone divided into butter pie first and jam pie first, and the quarrel was extremely fierce, and they almost broke out.

It's a bit like tofu nao or zongzi, whether you want to eat salty or sweet.

Whoever says is right.

But the old lady likes to spread the jam first.

In this way, those with advanced thinking must learn to apply jam first.

This can be regarded as in the aristocratic circle, inadvertently, but very detailed British political correctness.

Like Capel, he must spread the jam first, if Huth is in front of him, when eating scones today, spread the butter first
Although the quarrel is not too serious, the relationship between the two of them must be cold. There is no reason, it is because you put butter first!
That's how fucked up it is.

But now that Huth deliberately said the things in it, it seems very open and aboveboard, and he also pointed out that it was taught by Alan. The meaning of these words is different
Capel smiled appreciatively at Huth, and the two chatted while eating.

From some chores at home, to the situation outside.

Recently, the coalition forces have been established, and Great Britain will dispatch troops to Saudi Arabia to gather first. At that time, a group of robbers should work, but what will happen in this war, we will see when the time comes. It is said that the proud United States Dude, get ready for a live broadcast.

Speaking of the Yankees, Capel snorted disdainfully, and then, as if remembering something, he said: "Next year, the Americans will promote the Internet, and you will send someone over at that time, follow Let’s go to America to study together.”

"Go to America to study? What does Jazz want to learn?"

Huth also doesn't quite understand what is the Internet, the Pro version of the campus network?
"Let's learn. It is said that there will be no restrictions on which websites you can register and send emails on the Internet. You don't need the Internet that can only be used between schools like a few years ago. That's probably what it means. Everywhere can be connected.”

The two old guys don't know much about these emerging high-tech gadgets, but they are the first people who can get in touch with the Internet. In the early stage of this thing, people need to be sent to the United States to learn.

Huth frowned, he is not interested in the Internet, he just likes to take care of the servants at home, but...
Next year, Xiao Shitou should be graduating from the Butler Academy. Xiao Shitou is young, and he is the servant of the young master. Let a young man like Xiao Shitou study. When he is old, he will not join in the fun.

"Haha, okay, then thank Sir for the invitation, I will send someone to come then, and Sir, I am here today for."

As Huth spoke, his voice became lower, and he began to talk about the main purpose of coming today.

At the beginning of October, Carl Sr. returned to Wales very low-key, with an assistant with him.

Sitting in the car sent by the manor to pick him up, he watched the scenery along the road.

He didn't know how many times he had traveled the road from Cardiff to Carmarthen in Wales.

Every time I come back, although the scenery on both sides of the road has not changed, the seasons are different every time I come back.

The feelings it brings to him are also different.

Year after year passed like this, and I remembered that when I was a child in London, the surroundings were in chaos, and the city was about to be bombed by the Germans.

Later, I went to Carmarthen, and after I was studying, I was sent to Swansea to pretend to be the owner of a garage.

The helm of the Hill family has changed again and again, and the current family is different, and he has also changed from a little beggar living on the streets of London to the respected Sir Carl.

Half my life has passed in a daze, and I don't know how long this road can go in the future.

In fact, Old Carl himself didn't like staying in Los Angeles. He felt that the pace of life there was too fast, chaotic and impetuous.

It is far less clean than Wales, but Allen needs him to stay there and do things for him, and Old Carl has absolutely no complaints.

Looking at the driver who was driving, Old Carl said, "How is your family doing?"

"all good!"

The driver answered concisely and didn't say much else.

Old Carl's fierce old face pulled out an ugly smile. These bodyguards don't talk too much, they can say anything, which is not bad.

"Come back?! Let's rest at home for a while, and leave after Christmas."

When Allen saw the old Carl who just came back in the study, he was still very happy.

Pointing to the chair, he asked Old Carl to sit first, while he continued to read the letter in his hand.

This is a letter from America.

The letter that Mrs. Ivana wrote to him.

It probably meant that she didn't dare to bother Alan to go to find her to find out the situation in person at the risk of danger, but she has free time recently and just wanted to visit Wales for a visit, so she could have an interview with Alan by the way.

By the way, this is very spiritual.

Don't ask why you have to use the extremely time-sensitive method of writing a letter to get in touch when you can make a phone call.

To ask is to write a letter!

When boss Zha has something to report to the higher authorities, he also writes to the queen!
He would never call her, that's what it is.

Just like Allen, when there is something that needs to be told to Boss Cha, he also writes a letter. Unless it is extremely urgent, he must write a letter when he can write a letter at other times.

Smiling and putting down the reply letter, Allen picked up the letter paper, organized the language again, and then replied to the other party.

He took the initiative to attack this time, and all the words in the letter were exquisite.

If you can't go up, just flirt, that's too low-end.

He starts from an artistic point of view, first pulls out a topic, arouses the other party's interest, and then inadvertently praises the other party between the lines, and then
Express regret.

It's like talking in half, which is very attractive.

A decent person, pure and pure, will definitely not be hooked, but what if his appearance is added?

The cards of the British aristocracy, do you think they are joking with you?
Just like this Ivana, although she also expressed it very implicitly in her reply, and even used the word "by the way".

But you replied so quickly. It has been exposed. If you pretend to be hypocritical in the letter, it will be meaningless.

Allen saw through this little routine at a glance.

But he didn't reply in a hurry, and even advised Ivana to wait. Now that the outside world is not safe, Allen fully considered Ivana and suggested that she stay in the United States and not take risks.

A smell of green tea is vivid on the paper.

But at the end of the letter, Allen left a string of private phone numbers, saying that if Ivana had any questions, he could call him on this number.

As for whether to let her call in the United States, or wait for her to call in Wales, Ivana needs to figure it out by herself.

PS: Am I cold?When it comes to weekends, I am instinctively afraid and have psychological shadows.

(End of this chapter)