Lin Yilong's understanding of North England is limited to the Lake District and Newcastle United, the latter of which is only heard. The accent of the locals is a far cry from that of South West England (represented by Bristol) and Wales. Scarboro and Viterby, who went to North York with Katie this time, had a slightly stronger accent than Newcastle, but it was still difficult for Lin Yilong to listen.

After spending two very loving days with the Yeon sisters at the Bracken Tree Farm, Lin Yilong was "kidnapped" by Katie to Durham, but the two ended up flying instead of driving to Durham as planned.

The reason why it's a plane rather than a train is simple – a five-hour train ride in Bristol costs £500, a lightly suited plane costs £160 for two people, and a long-distance bus costs just £25, and the 12-hour journey would not only cost Katie a cricket match, but would also make the two of them exhaust all their energy during the journey.

Incidentally, airport car rental companies have age restrictions on the renters of some models, and Katie can't even rent any full-size vehicles, only the very humble Fiat 500.

Arriving at Durham, as expected, the entire campus was silent.

"Actually, I like the student dining bar. Lin Yilong told Katie about his previous experience of living on campus, "When I first arrived, a bacon and cheese clay pot usually cost 4.59 pounds in a fast food restaurant, but it was only 4.19 pounds with chips in a student bar, and I could save 40 pence to buy a can of Coke at Tesco. ”

"Why do you know all these things so clearly? Katie asked.

"International students, it's not easy to earn money at home, and you always have to be careful about your budget. Lin Yilong replied, "I don't understand why local students have student loans, living expenses subsidy loans, and their own income from part-time jobs, so they can't afford to buy grapes." Something that can be saved by drinking less or going to a few nightclubs. Every time, you know the Tesco in Gabalfa, if I buy something like grapes or strawberry cherries, the girl next to me will say, 'It's expensive.'" ”

"The priority of factor importance is not the same. Katie replied, "Like Yilong, you like to watch football games and esports games, do you prefer that?"

"This ......," Lin Yilong hesitated for a moment, "the importance of the competition items and competitions are different, such as the GSL match and the Champions League final at the end of May, of course I watch the Champions League final, if the WCS final and the Premier League in November, I want to watch WCS." ”

"It's really not ambiguous at all. Katie commented, "According to Yilong's distinction of the competition, for the local students, if they want to eat cheese platters and fruits in the evening, of course there will be fruits such as grapes - apples and bananas are not at all suitable for this kind of meal - and they should normally eat some cheap pears and blueberries." ”

Talking about food, both men were a little hungry, but the game had already started and they had to drive 12 kilometers to the Emirates Riverside stadium to find their own box seats.

By the way, Durham and Cardiff are the only two cities that have both top cricket clubs (Durham and Glamorgan) and top cricket student clubs (Durham University and Cardiff South Wales United), which are supported by cricket clubs, share a playing field, and are sometimes even common to members of the same city club, so it is only natural that a student like Katie, who has played in women's cricket, has become a member of Durham Cricket Club, although the performance of these four clubs in the top flight is not very good。

When it comes to cricket matches in Durham, Mr. and Mrs. Fisk, who are also studying at Durham University, are bound to be present.

After the usual greetings, the four of them sat down separately.

Lin Yilong stared at Katie, who was pretending to watch the game next to him.

"Yilong, are you a little surprised by me?" asked Mr. Fisk, who saw Lin Yilong's look of surprise at seeing them.

"Of course not!" Lin Yilong did anticipate this, or rather, when Katie talked about Duren three days ago, he also hinted that Katie would book a box for a cricket match - according to his and Mr. Fisker's habit before, their "two families" always meet before "friends", and Katie would also be very understanding to invite her seniors to the cricket game box, especially since it was so close to Duren.

Although Mr. Fisker is the "private secretary of parliament" to the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture, the position is only influential, but has no real power. This is because the position was originally created to maintain the function of a channel of communication between the ministers and the Parliament. They do not have any salary, they cannot participate in various special committees of the Parliament, they cannot oppose cabinet proposals on some issues, and they cannot be questioned by opposition parties as a cabinet member on an issue. Although it is a "little transparent", this position is also a shortcut from the back row to the front row - because the constituencies of Scarborough and Viterbi are particularly large in farmers, and Mr. Fisk himself is a forest farmer and is more familiar with the business of farming.

"I just think your constituency in Scarborough and Viterbi, especially Scarborough, has the highest concentration of Yorkshire Cricket Club fans, and if you are found to be a Durham fan, you can .......," Lim said, "and even though this is even more so on the other side of the pond, it will not give them the impression of being unreliable to your constituents." ”

"Don't worry, it's Durham after all. Mr. Fisk laughed, "While the North Yorkers are more supportive of their own cricket team, more people play football, and most of the teams they support are different, we are not the same as we are on the other side of the pond." ”

"Alas, it's really ......" Lin Yilong smiled, "What are the topics we have to meet today." ”

"It's not that the main topic is nothing. Mr. Fisk pulled out a notebook with an envelope inside, "I've been thinking about it for a long time since the end of June, would you be willing to accept an outside injection?"

"I don't have this scruples, but considering our 'friendship', it hurts to be angry if the investment fails. Lin Yilong replied, "Moreover, in a closed period that is not too short, if the beneficiary wants to withdraw the financial resources from the closed trust, it will be very troublesome for the actual controller." ”

"So, if I don't care about either of those things, is it all right?" asked Mr. Fisk.

"Yes, but once that's the case, there's no way we'll be able to divide our friendships, which will be very detrimental to your development in Westminster, and if someone else finds out that we're connected, your investment strategy will be very limited, unless you don't care. Lin Yilong reminded Mr. Fisk, "That's it, if you agree, you can find a third person you trust to serve as your trustee." ”

Mr. Fisk stared at Lin Yilong's expressionless face for two minutes, and then took out the envelope inside.

"I've got £4 million here, and that's the money I can use. Mr. Fisk tried to hand the bill to Lin Yilong, but Lin Yilong waved his hand and refused.

"Preferably wire transfer. Lin Yilong gave Mr. Fisk an account number and account name.