Chapter 163: Mr. Antonio
On the north bank of the River Thames, Shi Xiaofeng and Cai Xiaohui are queuing up to enter Westminster Abbey.
Cai Xiaohui said: "Brother, you don't go to work all the time, aren't you afraid that the second lady will come back to trouble you?"
Shi Xiaofeng smiled: "Don't be afraid, she won't trouble me." ”
Cai Xiaohui said: "I often hear people mention the second miss in S City, what kind of person is she?"
Shi Xiaofeng flipped out the photo album on his mobile phone, which contained several photos taken for Jiang Shan when the European branch opened and cut the ribbon.
Cai Xiaohui's eyes lit up, and she praised: "What a beautiful woman!" and teased: "You are with her every day, I don't believe you can be honest ......"
Shi Xiaofeng said: "Nonsense, she and I are cousins!" - Jiang Shan's complicated life experience, he plans to tell Cai Xiaohui slowly in the future.
Cai Xiaohui smiled and said, "The queue is so long, why don't I come as a guest tour guide and introduce you to Westminster Abbey." ”
Shi Xiaofeng said: "Okay, but you have to speak English, let me listen to your spoken language." ”
Cai Xiaohui smiled: "This is difficult for me, let me try, you have to allow me to speak Chinese." ”
Shi Xiaofeng nodded, and Cai Xiaohui spoke: "Westminster Abbey, also known as Westminster Abbey, was originally a Catholic Benedictine monastery, founded in 960 AD, from the 13th century to the 16th century, the kings of England devoted themselves to its design, and as a result, it became a hodgepodge of various styles. Westminster Abbey has long been the venue for royal weddings and coronations. ”
"Westminster Abbey is the holiest place in England, arguably the highest church in the UK. In addition to members of the royal family, many great figures in many fields of Europe are buried here, such as the German composer Handel and the great writer Charles Dickens of the 19th century. There are also many scientists, such as Darwin, Faraday, and most famously Newton, whose grave is in the center of the main hall, above which stands his statue and a huge globe. ”
Cai Xiaohui finished speaking in one breath, but most of it was Chinese. As soon as Shi Xiaofeng said "Do you know", she immediately interrupted: "Don't test me, I admit that I don't know Dickens or Faraday except Newton." As for the Benedictines, I'm even more in the clouds, and these are all things I memorize by rote!"
Shi Xiaofeng said with a smile: "It's not easy to remember so much, if you want to be so attentive in school, how can you ......?"
Cai Xiaohui shook her head vigorously and said, "Spare me! School is full of endless exams and homework every day, do you think it's as fun as you run all over the world?"
Shi Xiaofeng smiled, seeing that the queue was getting shorter, the appearance of the church in front of him was a Latin style cross, and there were two square towers with all-stone structure to the west of the main entrance, and the twin towers were towering, which was very spectacular. The upper part of the church has a narrow and long vault of 31 meters, making it the tallest Gothic vault in England.
Finally entering the interior of the church, it is even more majestic and upright, compared with the magnificent Buckingham Palace and the magnificent British Museum, it is another style. The two walked through the north corridor, and sure enough, in the center of the hall, they saw Newton's grave. Cai Xiaohui happily ran over and shouted, "Brother, look, that big globe!"
Shi Xiaofeng said: "Xiaohui, let's bow to him, Newton is the eldest scientist in history, the most bull... One of the best!"
Cai Xiaohui said with a smile: "If you want to say the best, just say it, it's much more vivid than the most!"
Then she bowed in front of the tomb and said: "Boss Niu, my brother and I have come thousands of miles to bow to you, although I don't know you, but I don't know how to feel it, please accept my worship!"
Shi Xiaofeng heard her call her "Boss Niu", and what she said "I don't know how to be powerful", which was secretly funny. He also bowed, continued to walk forward, and saw the graves of Churchill and Chamberlain again, and was about to tell Cai Xiaohui the story of World War II, when his mobile phone rang.
It was Jiang Shan's call, Shi Xiaofeng sighed: "Second Miss is back, our London holiday is over!"
Jiang Shan said on the phone: "Cousin, my father asked me to go to Portugal to sign a very important contract, but I still have things to do in S City, and I can only return to the UK in two days, can you go to Portugal for me today?"
Shi Xiaofeng said: "No problem, can I go today? I am not the legal representative of the company, can I sign this contract?"
Jiang Shan said: "Yes, the time is very tight, I must rush to Portugal tonight, thank you for your hard work! I will fax you a power of attorney, and you have full authority to sign the contract on my behalf - this is also my father's decision." ”
Since it was his uncle's decision, Shi Xiaofeng was duty-bound, so he said, "Okay, I'll leave as soon as I'm ready." But I don't speak a word of Portuguese, how can I communicate?"
Jiang Shan said: "The person you want to meet is named Antonio, the owner of a shipping company in Brazil, who can speak simple English, plus the translator, the communication should be fine." Mr. Antonio is an old friend of my father's and is currently on vacation in Portugal, and we are going to sign this contract with him in order to open up the market of Zihuan International in South America!"
Shi Xiaofeng thought to himself that his uncle could be described as "a martyr in his twilight years, full of strength", and the European branch was just established to target the South American market, and it seems that the establishment of the South American branch will soon be on the agenda. If I go to South America to take the lead and bring Xiaohui, wouldn't it be a great joy in life, haha!
He went back to the office to get a fax of the power of attorney and rushed to the airport. A group of male employees saw that he had not gone to work for a few days, and suddenly brought a beautiful girl to accompany him, all of them congratulating him, and envy, jealousy and hatred were written on his face.
In the afternoon of the same day, Shi Xiaofeng and Cai Xiaohui appeared at Lisbon Portela International Airport. Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and the westernmost city on the European continent.
The two of them walked out of the airport and got into a taxi, and saw that there were gardens and lawns everywhere in the city of Lisbon, and trees such as pines, palms, and lindens were planted on both sides of the road. From afar, the red-tiled houses in different shades of hue and lush greenery are a sight to behold.
Half an hour later, the taxi stopped at a shipyard on the south bank of the Tejo River, where a tall man in his sixties was waiting in front of the door.
The three of them looked at each other and said in unison: "It turned out to be you!" - Shi Xiaofeng and Cai Xiaohui subconsciously spoke Chinese, but the old man spoke broken English.
It turned out that this Mr. Antonio was the South American who encountered a thief at the British Museum a few days ago and was recovered by Shi Xiaofeng!
Antonio and Shi Xiaofeng hugged warmly and laughed: "Chinese friends, you and I are really destined!"
Shi Xiaofeng took out the power of attorney, the three of them went to the office, and signed the contract in less than ten minutes. Antonio prepared a sumptuous dinner for the two of them and accompanied them personally.
During the banquet, Antonio asked Shi Xiaofeng to introduce Cai Xiaohui to him, Shi Xiaofeng smiled: "Sheismywife!" Cai Xiaohui glanced at him, her cheeks flushed, but her eyes couldn't hide her joy.
Antonio held up a glass full of Bordeaux wine and said, "Shi, a toast to your beautiful wife!"
Shi Xiaofeng and Cai Xiaohui immediately toasted together. Cai Xiaohui already had a good impression of this enthusiastic and kind old man, and she was even more overjoyed when she heard this.
Antonio was in a good mood, drank a little too much, and whispered Portuguese ballads with Santos, his companion. Cai Xiaohui quietly touched Shi Xiaofeng and whispered, "Hey, you really... When I'm a wife?"
Shi Xiaofeng nodded and said, "Then there is still a fake?"
Cai Xiaohui groaned: "But, Fei'er ......"
Shi Xiaofeng held her hand, looked into her eyes, and said slowly: "The night before you left in anger, I know that you don't like to hear what I said—but there is only that Crescent Moon Village in the world, which can make me live up to you!"
Cai Xiaohui sighed lightly, still entangled, and said, "I can't think too much about things in the future, now that I'm with you, what's not to be satisfied with?"