Chapter 4 It's Not That Simple (Ask for Recommendation Votes)

Although he is a rich boy and enjoys a luxurious life, after returning to the room, he takes stock of the family and finds that Jonas is just a face goods.

The Hoffman family is rich, but Jonas is not yet an adult, usually has only some pocket money, and is required to have reasonable expenses.

This reasonableness is a difficult criterion to define, and everyone has a different criterion.

Jonas' pocket money is 200 Swiss francs a week, which is the minimum income for the Swiss. Because the school includes food and housing, this money is real pocket money, which can allow him to enjoy a carefree life, but don't think about spending too much.

However, he had an extra expenditure of 1,000 Swiss francs a month, which was earmarked for social purposes.

For example, there should be at least one gathering of friends every month, and some small gifts should be prepared to participate in the gathering of friends.

Before he became an adult, he didn't have big expenses, and if he wanted to go on a trip or buy sports equipment, his family would support him for these reasonable expenses.

He wore a thousand Swiss francs in his clothes and three thousand Swiss francs in his shoes, but he rarely had more than five hundred Swiss francs in his pocket.

If you want to live a little more freely, Jonas also has his own channels for money.

The yard of his house is very large, more than 10,000 square meters, in addition to vineyards, vegetable gardens, woods, and nearly 5,000 square meters of lawn.

These lawns are planted with cold-proof ryegrass, a favorite food for cattle and sheep, and his biggest annual income comes from selling grass.

However, it is not easy to get this income, because if he wants to sell the grass, he has to drive his own harvester to harvest it, then dry it, pack it and sell it to other herders.

Of course, this is not all, because both his parents and his grandmother have deposited a spending fund for him, which has exceeded 400,000 Swiss francs for more than ten years.

But the money will not be available until he turns eighteen next summer.

That is to say, at least within half a year, although he can live the life of a rich young master, he should not think that he has enough funds to mobilize.

Today, he should have less than 2,000 Swiss francs at his disposal......

No, he seems to have a foreign debt. Because of the cost of his relationship, he borrowed 3,000 Swiss francs each from Kostler and Dinah, which he has not yet repaid.

Dinah said that she is a girl and has a lot of pocket money, so she is not short of this money. But Kostler and he were brothers and sisters, and life was tight.

Every year when the weather is hot, from the beginning of the season of selling grass, Kostler is more active than him, because he helps with the work, and Jonas will give him a third of the money from the sale of grass, which is also a large income for him.

After taking stock of the house, Jonas collected his emotions and went to the kitchen downstairs.

Ross College has the most expensive tuition fees in the world, but there are reasons why they are expensive. In terms of teaching, the school's teachers are world-class education experts, and on average, a teacher only teaches six students.

There are about 300 students in the college, but the number of teachers is fifty. Then count the school workers, drivers, security guards, a hundred teachers, and only teach three hundred students.

In addition to specialized courses, each student must learn more than one musical instrument and more than one sport.

The school has its own racecourse, sailing, swimming pool, kayaking and even an exclusive ski slope.

Therefore, the students of the school are either rich or expensive, and the king and princess pull a lot of money in the school.

Don't think too highly of them, though. In fact, in the juvenile stage, except for some children of local tyrants, most European princes and princesses are also poor with a good face.

Although they have a lot of pocket money, they are barely enough to buy clothes and socialize every year, and even many of them cannot make ends meet.

So in school, most of the time, you can see some local tyrant students entertaining, while the princes and princesses follow behind to eat.

Of course, this is also to take what you need, because the purpose of the local tyrants who are willing to spend money to enter this school is to integrate into the life of the Western aristocracy.

The original intention of the establishment of this school is to provide such a platform for the integration of money and power.

Therefore, the tuition fee here is very expensive, but you still need to go through the screening before you can get into the school.

Moreover, the school's curriculum is very stressful, and it is not at all easier than the high school stage in the country of the college entrance examination.

However, it's not all about the future here. The students here can go on to the university 100%, and any student who graduates from Luoshi College is a fragrant bun.

In school, every student must have their own specialty. They also take turns to help in the cafeteria every month.

Jonas used to learn paella, but now, he has his own skills in Chinese cuisine.

Inside the kitchen, because it's just Christmas, all kinds of ingredients are available. However, even the powder made from various spices has a variety of flavors.

Jonas looked at the various ingredients, thought for a moment, and made a roast beef with potatoes, a kung pao chicken, and a tomato and egg soup.

has lived abroad for more than ten years, and Zhou Lei always treats himself in his spare time.

Moreover, mastering skillful cooking skills and cooking a few dishes that are good and popular with foreigners can increase the chances of picking up girls.

Roasted beef with potatoes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and diced Kung Pao chicken are dishes that are acceptable to the vast majority of foreigners.

If you want to get a plate of preserved eggs out and want to pick up girls, it will definitely scare away the otherwise reliable woman. For foreigners, it is definitely a dark dish worthy of disaster.

Unfortunately, no rice was found, so Jonas cooked a portion of pasta, then drained it and could add it to the potato roast beef as a staple dish.

Kalisler was really happy to eat. "Jonas, this is the most delicious Chinese food I've ever had. ”

"How does it taste better than what you're used to?" Jonas asked, taking a sip of his home-grown wine and pretending to be casual, "Where did you eat Chinese food?"

"In Moscow, although diplomatic relations with China have been severed, there are many restaurants in Moscow that serve Chinese food. ”

"Moscow? Were you a former soldier?"

Kalisler pursed his lips and said with a slight disdain: "Almost ......"

Jonas asked, "The KGB?"

He paused and laughed again. "Guess ...... you want"

He didn't admit it explicitly, but the meaning of his words was actually admitted.

Jonas knew that the other party didn't take him seriously, or rather, didn't take his employer's son as a defensive object.

He deliberately feigned surprise and said, "Cool, maybe I can learn a few tricks from you so I can show off in front of other girls." ”

The other party laughed and said, "Jonas, you are not a person with perseverance, and you can't endure this hardship. Besides, you don't need to suffer this ......."

"At least, it makes my body stronger, doesn't it?" Jonas didn't dwell on this place, and pretended to be curious, and asked, "Then why did you come to Switzerland, I learned it in school, and now the East and West are still in the Cold War." You and Plov are supposed to belong to the Eastern camp, right?"

"It's a complicated issue...... he said, eating a large piece of beef, "don't let curiosity lead you astray, just know that I will always protect your family until you don't need me." ”

"Absolutely trustworthy?"

He nodded vigorously. "Absolutely!"

Jonas nodded, bowing his head to eat, but the doubts in his heart were even greater.

It's December '82, and it's almost '83, but the shadow of the Cold War still looms over the world.

This is the last crazy moment of the East-West confrontation, and next year, Reagan will come up with the Star Wars program as a way to bring down the Soviet economy.

In this environment, Switzerland is a window of contact between East and West, but it is still located in the West.

As former KGB members and bodyguards in a Swiss family, Kalisler and Plov are not easy to look at.

And Kalisler's sincerity Jonas also felt it, where does this loyalty come from, why did Jonas and Hannah be so relieved? This proves that there is a story behind it.

He digressed and said, "Kalisler, give me some advice on my dish, I'm going to make it for my grandmother tomorrow." ”

"For me, it's already absolutely delicious, and my tongue doesn't belong to me anymore. ”

"Okay. I hope it's as good as you say, and then it can satisfy grandma. ”

Kalisler nodded and said, "Trust me, it will." ”

Jonas bowed his head to eat, and he said, "Actually, your father is also very fond of Chinese food. He took us to the Li Taibai Hotel in the city to eat several times. Trust me, your craft is no worse than theirs, if not better. ”

Lucerne also had several Chinese restaurants, the most famous being Li Taibai's Restaurant, which was originally a café and was a favorite of musician Wagner.

It was in that house that he produced his masterpieces such as "The Poet of Nuremberg" and "Twilight of the Gods".

Hearing Kalisler's words, Jonas deliberately frowned, feigning reluctance. "If he's at home......"

Kalisler was clearly aware of the awkwardness between father and son, and knew he meant that he was unwilling to cook specifically for Yannick. Of course, if he catches up, he won't let him eat it.

"Believe me, Jonas, Yannick loves you very much, but he is more subtle in his expression. ”

Jonas hummed for a moment, but didn't react, playing the image of a son who had a conflict with his father.

After lunch, Kalisler offered to wash the dishes, and Jonas was not polite, sitting on the sofa and looking at the scenery in the distance, thinking about the father who had put infinite pressure on him in his memory.

Kalisler skillfully cleaned up all the utensils and cleaned up the dining room and kitchen. "Jonas, I'm back watching TV, you should go out for a walk and don't stay at home. ”

"I still have a little homework, maybe tomorrow, I'll go out, and an extracurricular assignment that needs to be investigated. ”

After he left, Jonas went upstairs, and after finishing his homework for the holidays, he began to think about his future life.

He also guessed a number of reasons for the appearance of two KGBs in the Eastern camp at home, such as the Hoffman Bank helping some high-ranking officials of the Eastern camp hide funds, such as the KGB using the Hoffman Bank to mobilize funds, and so on.

But he felt that it would not be so obvious, and in this case, Hoffmann Bank would definitely be under great pressure.

And he had never felt the pressure in this regard in the past.

The fact that Yannick was often no longer at home and did not bother to talk about banking at home proved his guess wrong.

Whatever the reason, his task now is to play his role as a student.