Chapter 149: Old Friends
We pay attention to the inner softness, the middle warmth, and the outside windproof. So, I choose pure cotton and silk material for your underwear.
The sweater I chose for you is pure wool and mohair, which comes with a scarf of the same color.
I have selected pure cashmere and alpaca for you, and even at your height, a long coat will not weigh more than two kilograms.
The inside is lined with silk to increase the windproof effect and ensure the warmth in winter. ”
In front of Jonas, at least dozens of fabrics of different materials were placed, and several new sets of clothes were made from the inside to the outside, from top to bottom.
Jonas looked at Ursula's eldest son, Santander, who was treated the same way as him, and both of them sighed heavily, but they did not dare to refute anything.
If they put forward a slightly different opinion, the designer will talk to them for a long time.
Both of them have been tossed for most of the day today, Jonas is okay, he used to make custom clothes in Zegna, his style, temperament, have the original record, and many tests do not need to be done.
Now he has grown to 192 and his arms are longer than others, so it is enough to test the exact size and choose the fabric.
But Santander was different, he was taken by Ursula for the first time to make a costume, and it took two hours just to film him walking, sitting and standing on camera.
By the end, Santander simply couldn't walk.
A good designer doesn't just make clothes that fit according to a person's size.
The style of clothes should be in line with people's temperament, and the matching of each color and the subtle difference of each stripe are all to set off personal temperament.
Even personal personality can affect the style of the design.
The Ermenegildo Zegna family arranged for them to be the most famous designers of the company, and they were even more demanding.
Parro, the passionate heir to the family, considers himself a good friend of Jonas and is always there for them, making them lazy if they want.
The two of them were tossed for most of the day, and when it was time for dinner, they finally got out and prepared to go to the dinner party.
Before World War II, the Ermenegildo Zegna family embarked on a series of environmental renovation projects in the area around their hometown of Tripero, including reforestation, the construction of the Zegna Panorama Road, and community facilities.
Today, this foothill of several hundred square kilometers has become a well-known scenic spot inside and outside, and it is very famous in Europe.
There are many companies in Europe that have their headquarters in a small place, but there are very few that have their headquarters in the mountains like Ermenegildo Zegna.
Buildings of various styles are built between the mountains and forests, giving this mountainous area a different charm.
Even though it's winter, it's still crowded with tourists.
Not far from the factory, along the hillside is the visitor center, which is surrounded by several different styles of hotels, although they are not large, but they are all very distinctive.
The group walked along the road past an ancient Gilmore hotel, and a wooden sign on the side of the road was planted on the side of the private domain, and a short walk to the ancestral home of the Zegna family.
Their ancestral home, an old castle-like building, is currently unoccupied, but has been turned into a small family museum and an internal hotel, which only accommodates friends and relatives of the Ermenegildo Zegna family.
The castle is located on one side of the mountain road, but on the other side it stands on a valley several hundred meters deep, and the scenery is spectacular.
The ground floor here is a hotel, there is a large ballroom, the second floor is a museum, and the third and fourth floors are guest rooms.
Today's guests are not only the two of them, but also many guests of the Zegna family, and the first floor is also very lively, many guests are talking in groups of three or five, but the voices are very quiet, and it will not affect the others.
"Parro, I'll go back to my room and change my clothes first, and I'll see you later. ”
Santander was not familiar with him, and said politely: "Thank you very much for your hospitality today, and if you have the opportunity to go to Switzerland or Spain in the future, you must remember to inform me." ”
Parro behaved like a nineteen-year-old and said cheerfully: "Of course, we will be friends in the future." ”
Jonas and the others all lived on the fourth floor, next to the Santander family of three, and opposite Hannah and Ursula's room.
Everyone was in Santander's room, and three women teased his two-year-old son, all very relaxed.
"Are you all dressed up?"
Jonas sighed and said, "Santander and I have made more than a dozen clothes, from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, from winter to summer. ”
Santander's wife, Sosia, asked, "Honey, how much did you pay for this order?"
"Not much. ”
"How much is it?"
Santander said with a sad face: "Can we not compare?"
Sosia laughed, "I'm just comparing myself to you." Remember, don't criticize me for spending money on shopping in the future. ”
Santander said to Jonas: "Remember Jonas, shopping with women is the most tragic experience of life, there is no one. ”
Jonas couldn't help but laugh and said, "Is this an empirical story?"
Sothia said angrily, "Don't listen to him, Jonas, he is so busy with his work, and he only goes shopping with me a handful of times. ”
Ursula said to Sothia, "Maybe we can form an alliance. ”
"Of course, Mom. ”
Hannah couldn't help but laugh when she saw Santander sigh and roll her eyes. "Alright, Santander, go to Jonas's room and change your clothes, the dinner will begin soon. ”
Before he could finish speaking, he heard a knock on the door next to him. "Jonas, you bastard, get out of here. ”
Everyone was stunned, and Hannah looked at Jonas and asked suspiciously, "Who is so rude?"
There are Plov and them outside the door, and there is no other movement, which means that there is no other danger.
Jonas walked over and opened the door, and there was a grinning Parro standing outside the door, and a tall young man looked at Jonas in surprise from the next room.
Neither Plov nor Kaia Young knew who it was, but with Parro, neither of them stopped the other.
Jonas recognized the tall young man as his former best friend, Giovanni Alberto Agnelli.
He apparently recognized Jonas as well, but was a little surprised by Jonas' current height. "Why did you grow so tall?"
Jonas smiled and spread his arms. "My friend, because we've all grown up. ”
He hugged Jonas and pushed him away. "Do you still think of me as a friend, a friend you haven't seen in two years?"
"I'm sorry I wasn't home when you arrived in Switzerland this summer, but in my heart, you've always been my friend. ”
Hannah also arrived at the door and smiled: "Qiao Fanne, I can't hear your voice, and you have become a great guy." ”
Qiao Fanne was embarrassed to get up, and hurriedly saluted Hannah. "Aunt Hannah, you're so charming. ”
Hannah touched his face and smiled, "I'm getting older, and your mouth is getting sweeter." ”
Hannah couldn't accept the Italians' slippery head, but she was extra tolerant of the younger generations, especially Giovanne, who was indeed the third generation of the Agnelli family.
Jonas was disgruntled and said, "Why do you still call my grandmother an aunt and want to be beaten?"
Hannah and Giovanne's aunt are good friends, and the two are less than ten years apart, and they are sisters.
But Giovanne's father, Umberto, was thirteen years younger than his brother and only six years older than Yannick, a generation higher.
When he arrived at Jonas, Giovanne was only a year older than him, and the two of them were friends, so he called his aunt purely to take advantage.
He was happy to hear that Jonas was dissatisfied. "Aunt Hannah is so young, what do you say like grandma?"
Parro disagreed, and wrapped his arms around his neck. "But I also call grandma, do you want to be an elder for me?"
At this time, Qiao Fanne immediately softened. "To each his own ......"
After a burst of laughter, Parro introduced the Ursula family to Giovanne.
The name of the Marquise of Ursula is still very well-known, and for Giovanne, her status as Richie's spokesperson is not remarkable.
As for Santander, although he is a trader in charge of the South American grain trade at Richie International, his status is even more inconspicuous.
The Agnelli family is the largest family in Italy, and Giovan is the clear and only heir of the family, and he has contact with the head of state and the head of large companies, and the identity of ordinary people will not be put in his eyes at all.
Like the Zegna family's banquet, it is impossible for ordinary people to be invited to it, but for the Agnelli family, being able to send Giovanne over is very face-saving for them.
For Jonas for the past two years, especially this year, not only did he not call him, but he also did not take the initiative to write to him, he was angry when he mentioned it.
Jonas, of course, would not be as knowledgeable as him, and smiled and agreed to many unequal treaties before he smiled again.
The banquet of the Zegna family was very lively, especially the children of some of the big families present, who were very happy.
But Jonas never got into it, as if there was always a barrier between him and them.
The dance floor was lit up, and outside the parking lot of the ancestral house, in the howling cold wind, two middle-aged men with serious expressions hid behind trees, condescendingly observing the surroundings.
A figure slipped out of the house, as if to be in the wilderness, into the woods.
Two middle-aged men soon met him. "What's going on now? Will Giovanne leave today?"
"I approached them while the drinks were served, and I heard Giovannet say that today he was going to sleep with a friend of his from Switzerland, and that tomorrow they would go to Breuil Cervinia together. ”
"Who's his friend from Switzerland?"
"It's like the heir of a banker, who is also invited to the birthday party of the Agnelli family tomorrow. ”
"How many of them are there?"
"An old woman and her grandson, and two bodyguards. ”
Hearing that there were two bodyguards, the bearded middle-aged man said: "There has been a change again, and now we need to increase the number of people." ”
The other short, middle-aged man laughed. "With one more banker heir, we can ask for an extra ransom. ”