Chapter 536: Duke of Norfolk (Second Shift)
The next day, Xia Yu first went to the Treasure Pavilion and gave Hua Lao a bank card with five million pounds, and after Hua Lao took it, he went to buy antiques in a hurry.
Xia Yu returned to Huashang Bank, was busy for a while, and suddenly asked Wu Hongyi: "Hongyi, let me ask you something, do you know anything about the British aristocratic family?"
Although Wu Hongyi wondered why Xia Yu suddenly asked this question, he didn't ask, nodded and said: "I still know it in general, but it's mostly superficial information, and I don't know much about in-depth information." ”
Xia Yu was sure in his heart when he heard this, and asked, "Then do you know the Howard family?"
Wu Hongyi frowned suddenly, thought for a while, and asked Xia Yu: "There are only four Howard families I know, I don't know which one you are talking about, is there any other information?"
"By the way, it's probably the Howard family in Norfolk!"
Xia Yu thought back for a moment and prompted.
"Norfolk?!"
Wu Hongyi was startled, blurted out, looked Xia Yu up and down, and asked nervously: "Xia Yu, you didn't have any conflicts with them, did you?"
Wu Hongyi's strange performance surprised Xia Yu, and secretly said in his heart that Elena's sister and brother were really from extraordinary backgrounds.
He chuckled and said, "There is no conflict, that is, I met someone, and I didn't ask much yesterday in a hurry, so I came to ask you." ”
Wu Hongyi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, otherwise there will be trouble." ”
Then, he began to explain: "In Norfolk, there is only one famous Howard family, and it is also the most prominent Howard surname in the whole United Kingdom, and a large part of Norfolk is the fief of the Howard family, and the Howard family has the hereditary title of Duke of Norfolk, and there is also an earldom. ”
"The current Duke of Norfolk is Carter Howard, who has a very important position in the entire British aristocratic class, and his family strength is far beyond that of our Wu family. ”
"Of course, I also heard my grandfather say that this Duke Carter Howard is an alternative among the British aristocracy, and the romantic style is obvious, and the Duke title should not be his turn, it should be given to his brother, and he resisted the pressure to marry a commoner's daughter. ”
It's just that Carter Howard's brother died unexpectedly, and the Howard family had to give Carter Howard the title of duke, and the entire British aristocracy was dumbfounded at that time and regretted not marrying Carter Howard. ”
"By the way, I've also heard that Duke Carter Howard has close ties to the Conservative Party. ”
"That's all I know, but I'll go back and inquire for you, and I'll tell you when the time comes!"
"Then I'm sorry for you!"
Xia Yu said gratefully.
It's just that his heart was secretly shaking, and he didn't expect Elena to be the daughter of the Duke of Norfolk.
Although he guessed that Elena's background was not ordinary, it must be from a British aristocratic family, but he didn't expect it to be from the top duke family.
The daughter of the duke, it is okay to call her a princess.
After all, her father Carter Howard is a duke, according to the level of the ancient family in the whole of Europe, and the level of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, the difference is only that the United Kingdom has a queen, so the British duke cannot hold real power.
But according to the tradition of old Europe, when Britain was divided again, Carter Howard was fully qualified to form a principality, and to be recognized by the rest of Europe.
Of course, it is too difficult to expect Britain to disintegrate again, even if Scotland holds referendums again and again in later generations, it has never been successful.
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Three days later, when Xia Yu was staying at home, he received a call from George Berkeley, saying that a group of people had come to the company, led by two girls named Elena and a little boy named Henry, in addition to a group of bodyguards.
Knowing that it was Elena who came, Xia Yu asked George Berkeley to entertain them, and then called Li Wuming and the others to set off.
Because Li Qian's relatives happened to come yesterday, she didn't go with her to recuperate at home.
The car sped along the way, and after about twenty minutes, Xia Yu rushed to the Guangming Fund and saw Elena and her brother in the living room.
Seeing Xia Yu appear, George Berkeley nodded to Xia Yu, and then left silently.
"Xia Yu, good morning!"
"Elena, it's nice to see you again!"
"Hey, Xia Yu, and me, although my sister is super beautiful, you can't ignore the handsome me. ”
"Henry ......"
Elena heard her brother start to mess again, and she reluctantly raised her voice and called out her brother's name.
For this younger brother who is a little too lively and can even be said to have a chatty physique, she is also helpless many times, which is why she rarely takes her younger brother out, because her younger brother will always make some unnecessary things for her, such as the sneaking incident a few days ago.
However, because Xia Yu was Henry's savior, under Henry's plea, her father Carter Howard could only agree, so she brought him out again to thank Xia Yu.
"Henry, your sister is very beautiful, you are also very handsome, how can I ignore you, long time no see!"
Xia Yu said to Henry with a smile, and solemnly stretched out his hand to Henry.
Henry immediately straightened his chest and shook hands with Xia Yu, looking like a little adult, he was very satisfied with Xia Yu's treatment, and seemed to have a sense of achievement.
Xia Yu was suddenly secretly happy, what kind of strange thing is Elena's younger brother, his sense of existence and self-feeling seems to be a little strong, not quite like an heir cultivated by a duke family.
However, thinking of Wu Hongyi's introduction, he said that Sir Carter Howard was an alternative when he was young, and it makes sense that his son was raised with some special things.
Seeing Xia Yu's interaction with her younger brother, Elena felt helpless and funny at the same time.
After the greetings, Elena said to Xia Yu with a faint smile: "Xia Yu, I don't know if you are free at noon or night, we want to invite you to dinner, I don't know if it is an honor." ”
Xia Yu smiled, looked into Elena's eyes and said, "This is my honor, I am free at any time." ”
Seeing Xia Yu agree, Elena smiled like a flower, but she was happy for a while, and a black line appeared on her forehead again, because of her words, her brother spoke again.
"Look, sister, I'll just say it, in the face of your invitation, no man will refuse, you have to have confidence in your charm. ”
"Xia Yu, let me tell you, you are the first boy my sister to take the initiative to invite, are you very excited!"
Saying that, Henry squeezed his eyes at Xia Yu, walked to Xia Yu's side, leaned on Xia Yu's ear and whispered: "If you want to thank me, let your bodyguard teach me Huaxia Kung Fu, how about it?" ”
Hearing Henry's words, Xia Yu was immediately happy, it was really a wonder, and he was ready to sell his sister in order to learn kung fu without saying a word.
Moreover, it seems to be too self-cooked.
Xia Yu subconsciously glanced at Elena, but saw that her pretty face was slightly red, and her eyes fluctuated.
"Henry, I think we should talk about it when we get home. ”
Elena's words fell on Henry's ears, and Henry's expression froze, and then he returned to Elena's side in a sneer.
Xia Yu smiled, and lightly revealed this somewhat embarrassing matter.
After that, I took Elena and her brother to visit the company.
After understanding, Elena's sister and brother were very surprised that Xia Yu opened a financial company in the UK at a young age, and Elena couldn't help but look at Xia Yu who was talking a few more times.
After staying in the company for about half an hour, Xia Yu followed the Elena sister and brother to the predetermined location.