May 21. Cloudy.

In May, Lucerne enters the spring season, with dark evergreen forests and newly grown green grasses forming different shades of green.

The grass that spreads all over the mountains is covered with small colorful flowers, forming a beautiful sea of flowers on the undulating hills.

Two buses carried nearly 100 students through the tunnel under the railway bridge, and many students exclaimed when they saw this scene in front of them. "It's so beautiful here......"

Even in picturesque Switzerland, the scenery is still stunning.

The car spirals up the narrow road on the hill, and halfway up the mountain, there is a quaint marble iron gate. On one side of the whole marble pier is written "Hoffmann's house".

The doorman opened the gate, and the two cars circled along the path between a row of large trees to the south side of the hill, and a large wooden house built on the top of the hill, half of the houses were embedded in the rocks, came into everyone's sight.

On the south side of the house, there is a south-sloping hillside, which forms a low middle and high on both sides with a small hill to the southeast.

The lawn here is several kilometers long, and because it has not been cut for a long time, the lawn is full of flowers.

On the outside of the lawn, there is a dense forest along the edge of the lake, blocking the view from peeking on the lake.

Today, there are four rows of long tables on the lawn, which are filled with all kinds of fruits and snacks, as well as a variety of low-alcohol sparkling wines, and a small amount of high-alcohol wines.

Because the weather is not hot, there are no awnings on the lawn, but on the eastern slope, there are more than a dozen barbecue grills.

At the foot of the stairs at the entrance of the main house were several hotel chefs invited by the Hoffman family, and at this time, they were chatting leisurely. When the guests arrive, it's clear that you'll be busy.

Jonas stood at the door of the first car with his grandmother and mother, warmly welcoming the teachers and classmates who got off the car.

Kostler, Dinah, and the two of them took Yannick at the door of the second car, welcoming the teachers and classmates who got off the car.

Jonas felt his face stiffen with a smile soon, but this was just the beginning, and he didn't want to be easy today.

In addition to his classmates and teachers at the school, friends and family of the Hoffman family also returned for his graduation ceremony, and the number of guests today exceeded 300.

Jonas didn't have the slightest say in such a fanfare, or that Hannah didn't care what he thought, everything had to be done according to her wishes.

Don't talk about Jonas, even Yannick didn't dare to contradict Hannah, they could only obey obediently.

Churchill ran to the top of the hill on the east side, looked at Lake Lucerne below, and the Alps in the distance, and said: "I am not jealous that Jonas took away Theresa, but now I am jealous." If you live in such an environment, you can live at least ten more years. ”

Edward had a bottle of beer in his hand, took a sip before smiling, "As far as I'm concerned, I'm more envious of his freedom." We will never have his unrestricted freedom. Moreover, he also has a capable dad......"

Churchill asked curiously, "Doesn't their family just have a small bank?"

"Can a little banker get my mother's invitation to Charles's wedding? Although their family's bank is small, the transformation over the years has been very successful, and it is now attracting a lot of attention in the London financial market. What's more, the circle behind them is very terrifying. ”

Churchill glanced at the door of the main house with some confusion and said, "It seems that I have spent too much energy on fun, and I have no idea what you are talking about." ”

Edward smiled, not saying hurtful things like different levels.

The Churchill family was in decline, and Randolph's father was a journalist and writer, and although he still had some fame in aristocratic circles, his influence in the political and economic spheres was very small.

In fact, it was only by chance that Edward himself learned about Yannick and the circle behind him.

It's true that he is a prince, and the status of a prince brings him a higher platform, but it does not bring respect.

He's still a high school student, and not too many people care about him at all. Under the current political system, he, the prince, is even more constrained than the average rich child.

And he knew that when there was already Charles above, his status as a prince could only be respected and valued if it was linked to wealth.

Otherwise, you can only be willing to be a rice worm.

The title of prince is just glamorous in appearance. He can't do business, he can't enter the company, and he doesn't have any income except for hundreds of thousands of annuities every year.

Even if you enter some non-profit organizations, you can only be reimbursed for some small expenses at most.

If you want to buy your own car, you have to think twice.

Because of his hundreds of thousands of annuities, it seems like a lot, but his expenses are also a lot. Not to mention anything else, when he gets married and shares an ancient castle, this annuity may not even be enough to maintain the ancient castle.

He was looking for a future partner among his classmates early on, and Jonas thought that his father, Yannick, was in Edward's sights early on.

Yannick has close ties to the royal family and is the manager of the private funds of many big people. Now he has a close relationship with the world's energy forces, and a little business can make him a lot of money.

However, Jonas was still like an immature child, who had no plans for the future at all, but was addicted to the world of feelings.

It wasn't until this year that he noticed that Jonas seemed to be enlightened and became interested in business.

When he went to the United States, he interfered in Fox's business, which led Edward to suspect that Yannick had begun to deliberately raise his son.

Then it becomes important to maintain a good relationship with Jonas.

"Randolph, did you notice last week that the British newspaper Le Monde and the Spanish newspaper El País both published the support of the two governments for Macridge?"

Churchill paused and asked, "Who is Macridge?"

Edward shook his head and sighed, "You should shift your experience from women to business, we are about to enter college, and we can't go on a wandering path." ”

"I know, I'm clutching the tail of youth now......" Churchill joked, seeing Edward's serious face and serious. "Who is Macridge?"

Edward was not interested in talking, and turned and walked down the mountain. "A big man who stirred up the storm in many countries...... When you go back, you read the newspapers of various countries. Now, I'm going to visit Yannick alone. ”

Churchill asked again: "What does that Macridge have to do with Yannick?"

"They are an unaligned interest group, with Macridge at the head and Yannick as an important member of the group. ”

In the warm sunlight in front of the courtyard, Angela pretended to be a little unhappy and complained about Jonas. "Dear Jonas, you're all estranged from Aunt Angela. If I hadn't discovered Dinah and Kostler's secret the night before, how long would you have wanted to hide it from me?"

Jonas glanced at Dinah, who was sitting on the lawn chatting with a few female classmates, but still looked at her from time to time, and said helplessly: "Aunt Angela, you see, your complaint is the main reason why I didn't report it. If I don't tell the truth, at most I will just make you complain, and if I do, I'm afraid I won't live today. ”

Angela couldn't help but laugh. "How can you say it is so serious, your friendship is still very deep. ”

"Because of this, the revenge will also be more cruel. ”

Hannah chimed in with a smile, "Alright, Angela, don't embarrass Jonas. To Jonas, of course, Dinah is closer than you. Don't get involved with young people. ”

As soon as Hannah and Angela left, Kostler immediately pretended to be nothing and approached with a glass of sparkling wine. "What did Aunt Angela say?"

"Didn't say anything. It's just that you have to start preparing for your wedding now, and you will get married when you graduate from college. ”

Kostler laughed. "Then I'm going to go to the Rosengart family more often in the past few years, and before I get married, it's best to get my hands on that Monet's painting. ”

"Don't think about Monet, think more about Picasso. ”

Another car pulled up on the side of the road, and Jonas hurried to meet it. "Uncle Stadter, Aunt Belin, welcome to my graduation celebration. ”

Stadt opened the driver's door, got out of the car, hugged Jonas intimately and said, "Congratulations, Jonas." You were still in front of my eyes when you were born, but now you're a great boy. Time flies so fast......"

"In my memory, Uncle Stadter has remained the same, still so strong. ”

His wife, Belin, got out of the other side of the car with a beautifully wrapped gift in her hand. "My little Jonas, congratulations on entering the University of Zurich to start another life. ”

Jonas hugged her, and the two of them saluted. "Aunt Belin, life is about trying new things and eventually returning to the same path. I always knew that you were the only ones I would always remember. ”

Belin smiled and shoved the gift into Jonas's hand and kissed him on the cheek again. "My little Jonas has really grown up, tell Auntie, have there been any beautiful girls who have confessed to you recently?"

Of course, Jonas would not satisfy her curiosity, and said with a smile: "On the day I get married, I will definitely ask Aunt Belin for blessings in advance." ”

"That's for sure. ”

Sending the couple to a group of relatives, friends, and neighbors, Jonas saw a few more people coming on the path, and hurriedly greeted them again.

On the other side, Edward came to the table and held a glass of sparkling wine.

Yannick, who was busy arranging for the waiter to prepare the drink, saw him, picked up a glass of wine from the table, and came to his side. "Hello, Edward, this is our third meeting, right?"