Chapter 431: Charity Gala
"Is there something to deal with?"
In the hall, Gui Lun saw the housekeeper's actions and said with a smile: "If it's inconvenient, then I'll avoid it first." ”
Fang Ming shook his head and replied, "There is nothing inconvenient, the housekeeper just told me that there is a subordinate whose hands and feet are not clean, and asked me how to deal with it." ”
After answering Gui Lun, Fang Ming motioned for the housekeeper to bring the man directly into the hall, the housekeeper nodded and walked out of the hall, and no one of the two subordinates who were in charge of taking care of the manor pressed a young man in.
"Sir, it is he, who has just found a set of silver cutlery under his bed, the same one that was lost in the kitchen. ”
The housekeeper held a set of tableware in his hand, all made of silver, which was left by the earliest owner of the castle, and Wang Xin still used these tableware when he took over the castle.
Fang Ming looked at the young man, it was a young man with dark brown eyes, and after looking up at Fang Ming, he lowered his head and remained silent.
"What does he do?"
To be honest, although he has been staying in the castle for a few days, he still doesn't know all about the castle's subordinates, Fang Ming, only knows that there are a total of sixteen subordinates in the entire castle.
"Sir, he is in charge of raising horses, and Mr. Wang originally kept a few horses in the castle. ”
Raising horses?
Fang Ming suddenly remembered that for the British upper class, equestrianism is also necessary, which is known from how popular horse racing is on the other side of Xiangjiang, and the horse racing atmosphere in Xiangjiang is also passed down by the British.
For the British aristocracy and those upper-class people, it is necessary to raise a good horse, and if their own horse wins the competition, it is even more face-saving, from this point of view, the British aristocracy is actually the same as the children of the Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty.
"Mr. Wang left, and the horses were taken with him, and he must have known that he could not stay in this castle any longer, so he stole things. ”
The butler's guess was reasonable, and the man's silence meant that he had acquiesced.
"What's your name?"
Fang Ming looked at the young man, but the other party did not answer, and the butler had to speak: "His name is Sheerma, and he is Irish. ”
"Mr. Qin, for this kind of person with unclean hands and feet, you can report it to the housekeeping company, so that no one will dare to use him in the future. ”
Gui Lun's words made Desherma look up, anger in her eyes, but it quickly turned to sadness and lowered her head.
Fang Ming groaned, and only made a decision after half a sound, "Let him leave." ”
As soon as these words came out, the housekeeper and the other two subordinates all looked at Fang Ming with surprised expressions, and even Gui Lun was full of puzzlement.
"Mr. Qin, you must not be merciful at this time, you must know that you are merciful to him today, then this matter will reach the ears of all the subordinates, and those subordinates will be even more unscrupulous, today he is just stealing a tableware, and the next time he is changed to other subordinates, it may be a precious thing. ”
Gui Lun hurriedly opened her mouth to persuade, this time she used Mandarin that only she and Fang Ming could understand.
"Miss Gui, thank you for the reminder, but I've already made a decision. ”
Fang Ming smiled slightly, what Gui Lun said was indeed right, this is also the reason why the superior should maintain his majesty towards his subordinates, and it is sometimes not a good thing for the superior to mingle with his subordinates.
"Thank you sir. ”
The butler knew that Fang Ming had already made a decision, and shouted at Xielma, but Xielma just lowered his head and still didn't say a word.
"Take him out and let him go when you've paid your salary. ”
Fang Ming waved his hand and motioned to the housekeeper to take Sheerma away, the reason why he would let Xielma go in the end was not because he was a bad person, but because it could be seen from Sheerma's face that Xielma's parents were plagued by illness, and the parents' palace was bleak.
At the same time, the jeans worn by Sherma are already white, which means that he has been wearing them for at least several years, which means that Sherma is not the kind of person who spends lavishly.
A person whose parents are sick at home is also very frugal, Fang Ming almost knows what the purpose of stealing tableware is, it is nothing more than wanting to exchange money for his parents' treatment.
Moreover, Sherma should be a person with strong self-esteem, judging from the housekeeper's reaction, the family situation of Sherma is unknown to others, and such a person would never do anything to steal cutlery if he was not desperate.
Of course, although sympathetic, Fang Ming would not leave such a person by his side again, and not calling the police was already considered merciful.
However, what even Fang Ming himself didn't expect was that his actions today would affect one thing in the future......
The housekeeper took Xie Erma down, and Gui Lun could only give up persuasion, smiled and said, "Mr. Qin, you are really a good person. ”
"I'm not a good person, but I'm just a little more accurate. ”
Fang Ming replied meaningfully, although Gui Lun still wanted to ask, but looking at Fang Ming's action of drinking tea, he also knew that Fang Ming didn't want to continue this topic.
"By the way, I came this time because I want to tell you something, there is a charity party in the city tonight, I don't know if you are interested in attending, Mr. Qin?"
Gui Lun said the real purpose of her coming here, whether it is at home or abroad, the so-called charity gala is not only a donation, but also a gathering of people in the upper class, and it is also the best opportunity to expand contacts.
Generally, this kind of charity gala is either organized by a large organization, or a wealthy person or the government, in short, those who can come to participate represent a certain status in the city.
For Gui Lun, such a party is something she wants to squeeze into, and this time she finally got two entry tickets, so she naturally can't waste this opportunity.
"This charity gala was organized by the Sheffield family, a noble family with a history of hundreds of years, and the family's business spread all over the United Kingdom, and even abroad There are many industries, which can be called a real giant. ”
Seeing that Fang Ming was still indifferent, Gui Lun thought for a moment and continued: "Of course, such a family must know a little more than ordinary people, maybe they will know the surname Vlad you mentioned, Mr. Qin. ”
When Gui Lun said this, Fang Ming was indeed moved, and helping Alice find her family was also one of the things he had to do.
"Miss Gui, this kind of party usually has to be admitted......, right?"
"Mr. Qin, I just have two admission tickets here, this is not a problem. ”
Hearing Gui Lun's words, Fang Ming smiled, since this is the case, then it would not hurt for him to go and see this charity party, and the most important thing is to see if he can find out about the Alice family.
In the afternoon, Gui Lun was visiting the castle, but Fang Ming did not accompany him, because he had to continue to stare at the land, which was the place he cared about the most.
Seeing Fang Ming just barefoot and carrying a hammer there to rummage the dirt, Gui Lun felt a little disdainful in her heart, in her opinion, people in the upper class should not do this kind of work, even if they really like flowers and plants, at most they just take a shovel to plant and water.
In the words that ordinary people in China often say, when you go to the field to do farm work, you don't even have dirty hands, you just make a show.
"Alice, do you still know my sister and me?"
Gui Lun saw Alice sitting in a toy car, and greeted her with a smile on her face, but Alice didn't pay attention to her at all, and passed by her with a squeak.
"Uh......"
"Brother. ”
Alice got out of the toy car and ran directly to Fang Ming, not afraid of getting dirty, grabbed the dirt on the ground, followed Fang Ming's example to wet the soil, and then put it back.
"Miss Alice, it's going to be dirty. ”
The subordinate who was in charge of taking care of Alice on the side wanted to stop it, but Fang Ming waved his hand, "It's okay, let her play." ”
For Fang Ming, there is nothing wrong with a child getting dirty and skinny, there is no need to be pampered like a greenhouse flower, like when he was young, he began to dig mud and catch earthworms with Dazhu when he was three or four years old, and when he was five or six years old, he began to climb trees and dig birds' eggs.
This made Gui Lun, who was watching not far away, endure it even more in her heart, but thinking of her ambitions and goals, she had to hold back.
……
When night fell, the housekeeper had already prepared the car at the entrance of the hall, this time the castle was transferred, Wang Xin except for a few of his favorite horses were taken away, and everything else was left here, including a few luxury cars.
At Gui Lun's suggestion, Fang Ming changed into a more formal suit, while Gui Lun was wearing a long rose-colored evening dress, with the entire back hollowed out, revealing smooth and fair skin.
It was a subordinate of the castle who drove the car, and Zhou Hai was also clamoring to participate, but under Fang Ming's glance, he finally stayed in the castle and played a game of stacking blocks with Alice.
The car stopped at a manor villa in the center of the city, and the manor villa that can be built in the city center, the financial resources of the owner of this villa can be imagined, and at this moment the door of this villa is already full of luxury cars.
The driver parked the car under the guidance of the security guard, and Fang Ming and Gui Lun had already gotten out of the car when they were at the door, and after showing the admission ticket, they walked into the manor under the leadership of the concierge.
The manor was filled with drinks and all kinds of food, and the waiters and men were shuttling around with plates, and the well-dressed men and the beautiful and noble women were toasting and talking to each other.
This kind of ball, under normal circumstances, men and women come together, Gui Lun has always had a bright look in his eyes, and at the same time tried to put his hand on Fang Ming's arm, but he didn't know whether Fang Ming was intentional or unintentional, and he took a stride to open up the gap of half a body and dodged it.
Gui Lun was unwilling and chased after him, ready to try again, but at this moment, a surprised voice came from not far away.
"Gui Lun, are you here too?"
PS: I know that Fang Ming hasn't pretended to be forced for a long time, and you're all a little tired of watching it, so let's pretend.