Chapter 16: The Muggle World

The Cho family visited the Earl's family during the Christmas holidays, a shrewd and kind family, and the Count was delighted to meet a new Chinese merchant. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Xie An and Luna introduced Rolling to Autumn, and the cuteness of Rolling made Autumn love it and refused to let go. The three spent a happy time together and then separated.

"Andy, there is an important banquet tomorrow, are you interested in attending?" The Countess came to say goodnight to her son, and saw that Xie An was still working hard to read a book, a little relieved, but also a little worried.

"Didn't you say it, these wizard banquets are not interesting at all, I don't want to go. Xie An said impatiently without raising his head.

"Andy, it's not a wizard's banquet, it's a Muggle banquet! The Countess explained.

"Muggle nobles?" Xie An finally remembered that he had joined not a wizarding world, but a world full of Muggles, and the wizarding world was just, a very small part of it.

Discovering this obvious reality made Xie An suddenly feel that he was really stupid.

"Mom, when will this banquet you said be held tomorrow, and what do you need to prepare?" Xie An was of course interested in this, and hurriedly asked.

"Oh, there's nothing to prepare, it's just that since the Lee family hasn't appeared in the Muggle world for a long time, it's easy to arouse suspicion, so your father needs to show his face in public every once in a while. After you were born, your father wanted you to be a great wizard, so he kept announcing that you would stay in China and learn about Chinese culture. Now that you're older, I think you might want to get in touch with the Muggle world. The Countess said happily.

"Oh, it's true, I'm curious about the Muggle world too. Xie An was annoyed by his sluggishness, and suddenly looked forward to tomorrow's banquet.

Early the next morning, the Earl and his family left the Lee family manor in the wilderness and went to the Earl's mansion in London. When they arrived in the city of London, the Li family's driver in the Muggle world was already waiting at the place, and the Earl's family pretended to have just returned from a trip to China, and got into the Bentley tiredly.

"Oh, Lord Earl, this must be a young master, who is really handsome, just like when you were young. The driver, Tom, looked at Xie An from the rearview mirror and said very emotionally.

"Oh, Tom, you have a good eye, this is Andrew! But I'm too tired today, otherwise you can take Andrew to visit some good friends, so you can see you in the evening, and take us back to Baker Street." The Count pretended to be tired from more than ten hours of airplane work, and told the driver to drive as soon as possible.

Bentleys drive through the streets of London in winter, the streets are full of Christmas lights, the Christmas windows of department stores display a wealth of goods, and the streets are bustling with people. You can feel the cold breeze whistling through the warm subway through the windows, the aroma of coffee and bread wafting from the café is ignored by everyone's busy pace, and there are wandering musicians playing classical, pop or improvisational music.

Winter? Winter here is not a hundred-billionth part of the cold of the end of the world...

"I heard that the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is a lady, father, what kind of lady is she?" Xie An suppressed his sadness and asked softly in Chinese.

"Yes, Margaret, you say, she is a very strong lady, much more capable than Fudge. Lord Earl also replied in Chinese.

"Margaret may be there today. The Countess actually said in Chinese.

London, the capital of a country, is slightly younger than Xi'an, China, but much older than BJ. At this time, although the British Empire was inevitably declining, the past glory was still dazzling and imposing, and even Xie An, who had seen the incomparably magnificent space city, had to admit this luxurious temperament.

Xie An suddenly had an urge to go down and walk, and the direct doomsday human directly said to the driver in English: "Tom, please stop the car." I want to go down and take a walk. ”

The counts looked at Xie An in surprise, and the count asked, "What's wrong with you Andrew, are you not feeling well?"

"No, I just want to go down and walk around, I want to see the city. Xie An opened the car door, and the cold wind poured in instantly, Xie An couldn't help but tighten his clothes, and there happened to be a wandering artist singing on the side of the street.

The sparse crowd gathered around the singer to enjoy the sad song intently. Xie listened quietly to the singer's deep voice, and the sadness and pain instantly surged up like a tide, and Xie An couldn't help but burst into tears.

..........

You.have.suffered.enough

And.warred.with.yourself

It’s.time.that.you.won

Take.this.sinking.boat

And.point.it.home

We‘ve.still.got.time

............

Bentley parked smoothly and quietly in front of a small four-story high-rise building, the mottled façade marked the calmness of the building, the Earl's family got out of the car, the Earl ordered the luggage to be put away, and took the family of three into the apartment.

After lunch and a short rest, the Countess brought Xie An a small dress, and with the help of the maid, Xie An put on this beautiful and valuable dress correctly.

"I'm sorry, Andy, but Mom isn't very good at Muggle dressing. The Countess said apologetically in Chinese.

"It's okay, Mom, maybe Luna is better at that, I think I can bring Luna next time. Xie An said.

"Oh, is Miss Lovegood good at Muggle studies?" asked the countess.

"Not really, I saw that she liked to read magazines that instructed her on dressing. Xie An replied.

The three of them got into the Bentley together, Xie An sat in the front seat, and the driver Tom smiled at his little master in a friendly way. It was completely dark, and the car stopped in front of a brightly lit manor.

Although Lord Earl has shallow roots in the wizarding world, he is an authentic veteran nobleman in the Muggle world. The appearance of the three immediately attracted the attention of the audience.

The Earl greeted everyone with a smile and introduced his son, Andrew Lee, to everyone. Xie An responded to various greetings according to the etiquette he had learned before, and thought to himself that as a foreigner who has been studying in China, it is normal for him to not do well enough in some places.

"Oh, Li, you old guy is finally willing to come back from China, is this time you making a lot of money again, and when will you introduce me to a few key people. A handsome, tall white man came forward and hugged the Earl very warmly.

"Oh, Charles, you old rascal, take your copper-stained hands away from me, I went to China to learn the noble culture, how can it be as filthy as you say. The Earl replied with a smile.

"Alice, you're really getting prettier. Why didn't I realize how beautiful you were in the first place?How about it, do you want to abandon Lee and enjoy a romantic two-person world with me, a single nobleman?" Gray joked with a smile.

"Mr. Gray, this is not a gentleman's words, and there are children on his side. There was no smile on the countess's face.

Charles Grey, who secretly screamed for a mistake, hurriedly remedied: "This must be Andrew, a real talent, very similar to when Lee was young, remember when we were young..."

"Okay, Charles, stop talking nonsense, if there are any other important people today, bring them all over to meet, and I'm going to introduce Andrew to everyone. The Earl said heroically.

"Oh, don't panic, the banquet has just begun, and many people haven't come yet. Why don't we discuss what I told you last time, do you think we have a chance to make money when you go to China this time?

"It's very difficult, I didn't know until I went this time, and now the country is a strong leader...."The voices of the two slowly lowered.

Xie An listened casually for a while, what kind of arbitrage, agreement, and fund are extremely complicated, which makes people's heads big. Xie An thought to himself: The Ministry of Magic should really learn the national policies of other countries in the world, so that the wizarding world may be more prosperous.

Xie An was bored and followed the countess around, constantly greeting strangers, thinking that Muggle banquets were no more interesting than wizards, and at this time he saw a little blonde girl tiptoeing to get the fruit on the table. Xie An Shi Ran walked over, picked up a grape, and then put it in his mouth in the little girl's expectant eyes.

The child who felt bullied did not cry immediately, but glared at Xie An angrily with sparkling jewel-like eyes. Xie An, who had no guilt, took another grape and handed it to the little beauty with a smile, but unfortunately the little beauty turned her face away angrily, without the slightest intention of eating the food.

Just when Xie An was bored and teasing the children, there was a sudden commotion at the door, Xie An looked over and saw a lady with blonde hair and an elegant and imposing temperament greeting a group of people one by one. It seems that a big man is coming, Xie An thought boredly, and when Xie An turned around, the child was gone.

Xie An ate the fruit with peace of mind, and secretly tasted a glass of wine by the way, which was really delicious.

At this time, the child dragged an old friend to take revenge, "Grandpa, it's him, he bullied me!"

An old man with a tall and slender figure, a calm personality, an old-fashioned style, and a pair of glasses appeared in front of Xie An, staring at his granddaughter helplessly.

"Anne, slow down, whatever you want to eat, I'll give it to you. While comforting his granddaughter, the old man glanced at Xie An and didn't say anything.

Xie An was slightly embarrassed, and said softly: "Your granddaughter is so cute." ”

"Thanks, she's a lot like her grandma. He glanced at the doorway. Xie An is not interested in other people's household registrations, but has a common hobby with children, and the two of them compare eating.

"Grandpa, I'm going to drink that too, I'm thirsty!" The child's eyes sharpened and found the red wine in Xie An's hand.

"It's wine, and children can't drink it. ”

"Oh, it's actually a sweet drink. Xie An lied without changing his face. But the faint smell of alcohol made Xie An's lie clumsy and ridiculous.

"Grandpa, it's a drink, and I'm going to drink that sweet drink too. The handsome old man glanced at Xie An helplessly, and Xie An had no choice but to drink all the remaining residual wine in the cup in one gulp, and burped lightly.

Xie An had eaten and drunk to his heart's content, and found that the Earl was already sitting and laughing with the blonde lady by this time.

"It just took a while. It's boring. Xie An muttered in a low voice.

"Then you have to wait a while, Maggie is expected to talk to Lee for a while, they have an important business plan to discuss. The handsome gentleman said suddenly.

Xie An glanced at the old man in surprise, and asked, "How long will it take to talk, it won't be until the end of the banquet?" I'm thinking I'll go back sooner. ”

Maggie wanted to turn the former Canary Wharf into a new financial district. It's a complicated matter, and it probably takes at least an hour. The handsome gentleman laughed.

"Oh my God. Xie An sighed and said, should I go back first?

"You can go to the playroom with Anne to watch TV, Annie, as little master, can you take this gentleman to your playroom to watch TV?" the old gentleman laughed.

Anne examined Xie An cutely, and after carefully weighing it, she finally agreed to her grandfather's suggestion and led Xie An through the crowd to the second floor of the manor.