Today, Mrs. Zimei's Huanshui Villa is particularly lively.
At Lan Tong's request, Mrs. Zimei held a small private party in the villa. The people invited were either rich or noble, and the most eye-catching ones were Shangguan Yu and Crown Prince Nansen of Borovia.
In fact, in the final analysis, this party is just an opportunity for Shangguan Yu to win Nansen's favor and successfully sign the oil deal with the Borovian State. For that deal, Shangguan Yu has spent a lot of time these days.
Put some thought into it.
The men were chatting about current political affairs in the hall, and the women were gathering in groups to talk about clothing and fashion. Mrs. Zimei deliberately made the party simple and warm, in order to create a feeling of a family gathering, so that it would be more interesting to talk about business.
The more you relax, the more confident you will be.
Lan Tong is like a virtuous wife, learning to make cookies in the kitchen with Mrs. Zimei. A very important aspect of family gatherings is that the hostess can do it herself, so that the atmosphere will be more warm.
"If you want the biscuits to be crispy, the flexibility of the wheat flour must meet the standard. These are shipped from natural wheat fields in Australia. The sunshine and air there are first-class, and the wheat grown there is naturally first-class. Come on,
If you touch it with your hands...does it feel particularly delicate?"
Every movement and every word of Mrs. Zimei is so elegant. With a faint smile on her lips, she seems to be born to be synonymous with nobility.
Lan Tong reached out and touched it, feeling a smooth and cool feeling on her fingers. She looked at Madam Zi Mei in surprise and said.
"It's true, it's so cool and slippery. Madam, you are really amazing."
"It's not that I'm great, it's Australia's natural wheat farms. You should learn from me, men are very good at this."
"Madam, thank you very much. You are so kind to Lan Tong. Lan Tong really doesn't know how to repay you."
Although Lan Tong is hypocritical and complicated, these few words are indeed sincere.
Mrs. Zimei smiled, with a touch of sadness in her eyes.
"Fool, why are you thanking me? You are my daughter. It is only natural that I treat you well!"
Mrs. Zimei has a total of two major regrets in her life.
The first is that she fell in love with a man she couldn't love, and she lived anonymously for half her life.
The second is that she once lost a daughter. From then on, she always had a wound in her heart that could not be healed, and the pain was so painful that she felt worse than death every night.
Fortunately, she met Lan Tong by chance. She liked the child from the first sight and truly treated her as a daughter.
"It seems that Shangguan Yu is of good character and his wealth is relatively clean. I can rest assured that he is cooperating with him. You don't need to be too grateful to me."
The 'him' Mrs. Zimei refers to is the Crown Prince Nansen whom she cannot love but has been waiting for all her life.
Although she had no name or status, and was not recognized by the Borovian family, she still loved and waited for that man willingly.
"Oh, indeed, Yu's wealth is very clean, and his conduct is one of the best. This cooperation is a strong alliance, perfect."
Lan Tong said this politely, but sneered in her heart.
Pure wealth? Good conduct? Haha, no one knows, this is all a show!!
Whenever she thinks of Shangguan Yu treating her as a show tool, the hatred in Lan Tong's heart becomes even deeper.
Halfway through the cookies, a little boy about four years old ran in.
"Auntie, auntie, what smells so good? Nick wants to eat it, Nick wants to eat it!!"
The little boy hugged Mrs. Zimei's legs affectionately, cooing coquettishly.
This Nick is Nansen's only son, and it is because of Nick that Nansen is qualified to become the next king of Borovia, so he is favored by Nansen. However, in fact, Mrs. Purple Rose and Nick have no blood relationship at all.
"Nick, be good. When auntie is ready, you can give it to Nick to eat as soon as possible. You can't eat it yet. Nick will be obedient and play with the children, okay?"
"good."
Nick responded with a sweet voice, and then ran away quickly.
Mrs. Zimei still had a faint smile and didn't look angry at all.
Lan Tong couldn't help but wonder.
"Madam, aren't you angry? This child was born to Mr. Nansen from another woman. How can you still be so kind to him?"
In Lan Tong's consciousness, love should be one-to-one, and she would never allow the man she loves to share with another woman.
Mrs. Zimei was skillfully making cookies and didn't care about Lan Tong's impoliteness.
"For me, it's enough that he loves me. Even if that woman is his real wife, but he doesn't love her, she is just a tool to carry on the family line!"
tool!!
These two words are particularly harsh to Lan Tong's ears.
She suddenly felt very pathetic. Thinking that that damn Rao Mengyu might be as proud as Mrs. Zimei, she felt very hateful!
There is no room for a third person in love, just like there is no room for sand in the eyes.
She must be eliminated!!
In the leisure room, Shangguan Yu was playing military chess with Nansen enthusiastically.
Both men are extremely intelligent and strong men. Nansen is calm and experienced, while Shangguan Yu is cautious and courageous. In a game of chess, it is hard to tell who will win or lose.
Nansen's chess game focuses on protecting the king, and is surrounded by airtight guards. Shangguan Yu's chess game focuses on teamwork. Each camp is carefully laid out and looks precarious, but in fact it is unbreakable.
Shangguan Yu glanced at the chess board calmly, and his handsome facial features looked particularly charming. After some thinking, he came up with a winning move.
One step, two steps, but Nansen won in the end.
Shangguan Yu raised his sharp eyes and said with a faint smile: "I am willing to accept defeat. Mr. Nansen is indeed very smart."
Nansen didn't say anything, but stood up and patted Shangguan Yu on the shoulder with admiration.
"Young man, don't think that my old eyesight can't tell that you lost to me on purpose."
"No way, Mr. Nansen is overthinking it."
Shangguan Yu is neither humble nor arrogant, and his tone is calm.
This man has the air of a king who rules the world at all times.
"You are very smart and strategic, but your anger is too strong and your desire for gain and loss is too strong."
Faced with Nansen's unkind accusation, Shangguan Yu just smiled and did not refute.
"However, even so, I still appreciate you. I believe you are not too bad, and I hope you will not disappoint me."
Nansen's words didn't seem like something a businessman should say, and they seemed more humane.
Because once upon a time, he was also young.
"Of course, it's a pleasure to work with you."
Shangguan Yu, however, has no human touch at all, and all he has in his mind is business.
Obviously, Nansen's words meant his affirmation, and also meant that he finally defeated many strong opponents from Southeast Asia, America, the Pacific Rim, etc., and seized control of the oil kingdom in one fell swoop. From then on, the 'Yu' Group
The influence will be greater.
However, before he could taste the taste of victory enough, the man's heart suddenly felt a stinging pain, as if something bad had happened.