Reborn as a small European country

Chapter 226 Aristocratic Life in Scotland ([-])

I haven't seen him in a few months, and the castle has changed a lot. First, the quaint and dark feeling disappeared, and turned into a trendy, bright and warm place, especially the baby carriage in the middle of the lobby, which made Joseph's pace quicker.

"Li Muqing?"

Seeing Joseph's puzzled look, Li Xiaohan stroked her hair on her forehead and nodded.She was very happy, not only because her daughter's father had arrived, but more importantly, what Joseph had just said was Li Muqing instead of Alice.

She bent down to pick up her daughter, but just as she stretched out her hand, the baby was so frightened that it began to cry. It was obvious that she was a little afraid of the stranger in front of her.

Joseph was a little embarrassed, he didn't know whether he should continue or withdraw his outstretched hand, Li Xiaoxi's appearance resolved his embarrassment, during which Li Xiaoxi hurried over and hummed softly to the baby, gradually calming down.

"It seems that I need to come often to make her agree with me as a father."

There was a hint of ridicule in Joseph's words. At this time, no one is suitable to speak except Li Xiaohan, and Li Xiaohan did not disappoint the expectations of others, and took the initiative to hold Joseph's hand and said: "But you are her father no matter what. This is a fact that cannot be changed."

Li Xiaohan knew what Joseph was worried about. Gao Jingxuan was better, after all, he was in the Kingdom of Nord, but Li Xiaohan was different. Being far away in Scotland meant that Joseph would not be able to visit frequently. He was worried that his daughter would not recognize him in the future.

Patting Li Xiaohan's hand Joseph signaled her not to worry, he was fine, and then looked at the laughing little guy who had been comforted by Li Xiaoxi.

"This is my second gift to you."

Taking off a crystal jade tablet engraved with a phoenix from his neck, Joseph put it directly on the little guy's chest.

"It's not very valuable, but it means a lot to me. It's the only relic my mother left me."

Li Xiaohan and the others were still a little confused when they saw the jade card just now. The appearance of the jade is not the best one. Joseph is the king of Nord. There is no reason for such a thing to appear on him, but now they understand.

Li Xiaohan felt the deepest. Joseph did not give such things to the crown prince and his second son of the Nord Kingdom, but Li Muqing. This is a kind of favor and a kind of guilt.

Li Xiaoxi, who didn't care at first, heard this and hurriedly helped to put the jade pendant under the baby's pillow, worried that it would accidentally fall to the ground.

"Xiaoxi should be in the second grade!"

"Third grade, I'm going to be nine soon."

"Nine years old, Xiaoxi must be very good at studying so smart, I will help my sister take good care of this place in the future."

"And you, why don't you help my sister."

Sure enough, the little girl couldn't hide her words in her heart. She had always wondered why she seldom saw her brother-in-law. Now that her brother-in-law was standing in front of her, she naturally wanted to explain.

"Xiaoxi, my brother-in-law naturally has other things to do, he is an earl."

"Then, isn't this his home?"

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The mother of the Li family also noticed that her uncle was different. She didn't think in other directions, but she also had some guesses in her heart, but due to the identity and status of the uncle, she didn't dare to ask easily.

In fact, she is very satisfied with her current life. With tens of thousands of acres of land, thousands of square meters of ancient castles, hundreds of servants, and countless wealth, what is the pursuit of being able to do this?
So she didn't dare to ask, as long as her daughter lived happily, especially in the future, she would have Li Muqing to accompany her, so she wouldn't be lonely at all.Mother Li was also very concerned about Li Xiaoxi's question, after all, it would be nice if she could get an answer, but unfortunately... Li Xiaohan didn't seem to want to embarrass Joseph.

Because of Li Xiaohan's obstruction, Li Xiaoxi still didn't get the answer in the end. She was very unhappy because of this, and her interest in getting a pet just now decreased a lot. She was bored watching Joseph and the others chatting and teasing the little lioness.

"The business department is very important. It's understandable that the old gentleman doesn't want to come to Scotland. The old lady needs to stay in the castle for a while. Han needs your company."

Sitting on the sofa casually, watching Li Xiaoxi muttering is also very fun, and at the same time answering the complaints of the mother-in-law and the father-in-law's refusal to come to Scotland at will.

"Xiaohan just gave birth, so I will naturally stay there for a while, but the family is still worried!"

"Scotland is not very far from China. It can be reached within ten hours. I have a good relationship with Mr. Zhang of the State Council. It will be much more convenient for him to transfer the old man to Yanjing."

Mother Li is speechless
Mrs. Zhang from the State Council... She is indeed a foreign nobleman, and the people she associates with casually are not ordinary. She thinks that the high-ranking officials in the city are the officials of the sky, but who would have thought...

"No, no, it won't take too long from the airport to Qingmei County..."

"Han, don't you plan to invest some capital in your hometown? Build a road or something, so that the old man's official position can be stabilized."

Li Xiaohan naturally thought about it. After all, Li's father was often invited out for drinks by the director of the Xihai Investment Promotion Office. The purpose was to let his daughter help bring some investment.But Li Xiaohan has always felt that although she manages the entire castle, she still can't let it go and dare not invest at will.

Now Joseph took the initiative to speak up, and just said that Li Xiaoxi would help her more in the future, which made Li Xiaohan understand in his heart that Joseph had already given everything to her.

"In two days, I will let Alan be the housekeeper..."

"Let's make arrangements today, Alan, let the business director of Aberdeen go to Ome County to see if there are any projects worth investing in. The old man decides, let's set it at 500 million pounds for the time being!"

An investment of 500 million pounds... It was just in the 90s. Butler Alan thought 500 million pounds was nothing, but Li's mother and Li Xiaohan were very surprised. They didn't expect Joseph to be so supportive.

"My lord, the Scottish Councilor of Weiss heard about your arrival and wanted to see you."

At this moment, Butler Allen, who had just left, came back and brought a request from someone who wanted to see Joseph, but Joseph frowned and didn't have the slightest impression of this Member of Weiss.

"Lord Earl, he is also a Marquis, one of the famous landowners in Scotland, this time it is very likely that it is because of the land dispute."

"A land dispute?"

Seeing Li Xiaohan on the side with a clear look, Joseph couldn't help but look at her, and Li Xiaohan gave an explanation for this.

"He came twice, mainly because he wanted to unite with us to fight against some farmers who requested to take back the land of the nobility. It's been arguing for years."

Butler Allen added beside him: "The quarrel over this matter began in the 60s, Lord Earl."

"what do you mean?"

Li Xiaohan was in charge of Aberdeen's affairs, so Joseph didn't want to interfere.

"Our farmers didn't participate in it. It's all because of the high rent. I don't think that Weiss MP is a good person."

Well, Li Xiaohan decided the result of Mr. Weiss's request to meet with him. Without Joseph needing to say more, Butler Allen nodded to show that he knew what to do.

"Ha, it's okay to hate him, but this is Scotland, you need to pay attention to your own safety, after all, none of these nobles is easy to provoke."

If Joseph stays here, then naturally there is nothing to be afraid of, but he cannot stay in Scotland for a long time. After all, he is the King of Nord first and then the Earl of Aberdeen.

The King of Nord has the Royal Guard, the Ministry of the Interior, and a [-] National Defense Force, but the Earl of Aberdeen has nothing. The only armed forces are six or seven retired members of the Security Bureau and more than [-] retired special forces from the Nord Defense Force.

Li Xiaohan and Li's mother were obviously taken aback by Joseph's words. They always thought that Scotland or the entire European and American world was very peaceful, but from Joseph's mouth, it seemed that the real situation was not the case.

"William!"

"grown ups."

"Arrange more guards to stay here! By the way, notify Bach and let him arrange for [-] special soldiers to retire. The safety of Aberdeen needs to be guaranteed."

A casual sentence made Li's mother once again see the extraordinaryness of her uncle. One hundred special soldiers have retired. Could it be that my uncle is the president of a certain European country?

When it was time for lunch, Joseph and his group moved to the restaurant, where Chinese dishes were served one after another.

Picking up a dish at random and tasting it, Joseph's eyes could not help but look bright, and he looked at Li Xiaohan with some doubts, Li Xiaohan said with a light smile: "The arrangement of Butler Alan, he said that you like Chinese food and we are not used to Western food. , Just hire some Chinese chefs to come back."

"It seems that Butler Allen also has his own way. Such pure Chinese cuisine is not easy."

In terms of real aristocratic life, the old butler Allen is far better than Abner. For example, Abner does not have such luxurious and extravagant means.

Yes, it was a big expense, because this meal cost at least hundreds or even thousands of pounds. Li Xiaohan and Li's mother didn't know the price, otherwise they would not have eaten so casually.

"This tea?"

"It was sent by an old friend. Back then, I accompanied the Earl of Aberdeen to participate in the Huaxia Advisory Group, and I knew a wounded man who was brought down from the front line. Now he has a certain position in China."

Although he didn't say it clearly, this top-quality Dahongpao was by no means available to ordinary people. It was only at this time that Joseph realized that his old housekeeper was really extraordinary.

"My lord, the Aberdeen family has had a good relationship with the Marquis of Weiss' family for a hundred years. In fact, you should not refuse to meet. If you don't want to participate, you can directly explain."

Butler Alan is the clearest about the interpersonal relationship between nobles, and Joseph is not the kind of person who does not listen to good advice, so he nodded and asked, "Then what should I do now, send some gifts..."

"No way, Lord Earl. We are the Aberdeen family, we have our own glory, and we must not show weakness. I just want to say that we should not refuse such an ally so easily."

"Then now..."

"I didn't directly refuse, but said that you are unwell, Mr. Earl, and asked him to find another time to come."

Sure enough, Jiang was still old and spicy. Although he refused, he still tried to save some, at least it didn't make the relationship too tense.

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