It was also the first time Link had attended an adult birthday party for a wealthy child.

The sixteenth birthday, whether it is a man or a woman, is considered a coming-of-age ceremony. Western families usually take it quite seriously.

Especially for rich families, this is an opportunity for their children to join the circle of rich people for the first time. It is not to accumulate contacts for children, but it can allow children to show themselves in the circle and give the people in the circle a "correct" impression.

And those who are invited, if they have adult children, will also be brought. It's a social exchange between young people.

He and Flon came to the reception before the reception, and the only people they received were the parents and relatives and friends of the female birthday star. Today's protagonist won't appear until the official start of the reception.

Seeing them appear, the hosts of the reception, Mr. and Mrs. Layton, quickly greeted them. Mr. Layton smiled and gave them a warm welcome.

Then Link and Flon took matters into their own hands.

The Leidens are rich people, and the people they invite are, of course, "either rich or expensive". Fren knew a lot of people, and he introduced a few friends to Link, and then left Link to socialize on his own. It didn't take long for the reception to begin.

The master of ceremonies announced the opening of the reception. Immediately after that, today's protagonist dressed up. Then he gave a touching coming-of-age speech. Then the cocktail party officially began, and the birthday actress and her father showed off their dancing art together. At the end, the guests sent gifts and blessings, and the birthday actress showed a proper surprise for this.

In short, everything is very flowing.

After some process, nearly an hour passed. After that, it was time for the socializing of the guests.

Link was a special guest, and he was invited through the Leydens through Fllen.

The Laytons find Link with their daughter, and Duff Layton, as the protagonist today, shows an atmosphere that does not match his age. She smiled and said, "Mr. Hans, it's a pleasure to invite you to my birthday party." ”

"I'm honored!" Link had just given him a gift, a women's watch he had bought by the way. So this is the second face-to-face communication between the two sides.

"Actually, my dad and I didn't have to wipe our sweats to get the invitation to you, and we heard that you were having a business meeting. But we're really glad you came. You know, you and Miss Benis are my idols. ”

Link smiled and said, "I can understand that Jessica can be your idol Miss Layton! after all, she is the most beautiful and capable woman in the world." But I'm a little scared, I'm not handsome, and I don't have any skills. ”

Duff Layton giggled and said, "Mr. Hans is so humorous, oh, I mean your modesty is humorous! Mr. Hans, you can call me Duff." Can I call you Link?"

Link paused, nodded and said, "Of course." ”

"I have to say, I've been following you since I was fourteen. Your calmness at the table, your courage and your success are all reasons I adore. If you are not successful, there will be no successful men in this world. ”

Link laughed and said, "Really? Looks like I could have been a little more confident." ”

"No, I think you have a confident charm! I think that's why Miss Benis falls in love with you. I think it must be a love story as beautiful as a fairy tale. ”

These words made Link's affection for this girl rise. He laughed and said, "You're right, it's going to be a perfect story!"

"I wish I could visit you and Miss Benis at your Mora Manor one day!"

"Of course there will be chances. Perhaps, I can invite you now. ”

"Really? That's an honor. Maybe I can go on a trip to Huazhou during the summer vacation. She said, turning to Mr. Layton. "Dad, can I?"

"Absolutely. Mr. Layton nodded and said with a smile. "Okay, you've seen your idol. But there are a lot of guests today, and they're your guests, so I think you need to give them some of your time. ”

Duff Layton showed a fitting reluctance: "Mr. Hans, it's a pleasure to speak with you. ”

Link raised his glass to her and said, "I'm happy too!"

Duff Layton went to socialize with other guests in the company of her mother. Mr. Layton stayed.

Link, of course, would not believe that the Leiden family invited him just because of Duff Layton's "admiration" for him. In fact, he was curious about what Mr. Layton wanted to say to himself.

Mr. Layton touched his glass with Link and said, "Children are always full of yearning for success, and successful people are usually their goal." ”

What could Link say? He could only seriously perfunctory: "I'm honored." In fact, it was the first time I was adored by someone other than my daughter. I'm really honored!"

"But I'm jealous, for I was my daughter's only adoration!" said Mr. Layton, laughing heartily. "Still, I think it's a very good cult of Duff. I have to admit that you are more successful than me!"

Link listened to him and stayed away from the topic, and was about to say something when he saw a man come over with a glass of wine.

"Steven, so you're here. The visitor laughed and called out to Mr. Layton, smiled at Link and raised his glass. "Hello Mr. Hans, I didn't bother you!"

"Of course not!" said Mr. Layton, smiling when he saw him. "You seem to be late, Claude! You know, Duff was still saying last night that he was looking forward to your birthday present. ”

"Sorry, I don't want to say there is a traffic jam on the road. But you know that the road conditions in New York are really not very good. Of course, I'm lucky that Duff has forgiven me!"

"Well, today Duff is the main character, and since she forgives you, I will forgive you for once. "You can see that they have a good relationship. Mr. Layton smiled and introduced Link to him. "Mr. Hans, this is my friend, Claude Roth. ”

Link knew he didn't just want to introduce people to him.

Sure enough, after the three of them had a few words of conversation, Mr. Layton smiled and said to Link, "I beg your pardon, Mr. Hans, I have to be with you!"

"You're on your own!"

Link watched him leave, while Claude Ross stayed. No matter how stupid he was at this time, he knew that he and Fren's previous guesses were wrong. Mr. Layton invited him not for himself, but for the Claude Ross in front of him.

After Mr. Layton left, Claude Ross smiled and raised his glass, saying, "Mr. Hans, I noticed that you are buying gold. Don't know if you're collecting gold or investing?"

"There are both collections and investments. Link was a little strange to hear him talk about this. "Mr. Ross is concerned about gold?"

"In fact, I have two gold mines. in Alaska. ”

"Oh~" Link exclaimed perfunctorily.

His performance frustrated that Claude Ross a bit. He also thought that Link bought a lot of gold from the United States and abroad, and that he should be very interested to hear that he had a gold mine. But Link just 'oh' and then he didn't say anything.

However, he was not discouraged, and said with a smile: "Mr. Hans, I think gold has played a very crucial role in the thousands of years of human history since it was used as currency. It represents wealth, but also power. The golden luster fascinated everyone. Let countless people pay for this, even their lives. ”

Link smiled and said, "You're right. Gold is very tempting indeed. For the sake of gold, the Spaniards slaughtered almost all the Indians of the Andes. It is true that there are many people who have paid with their lives for this. ”

There was a look of bewilderment on Claude Roth's face. But he immediately laughed and said, "Yes, gold does tempt crime, but that shows its great charm." ”

Link was even more sure that the Alaskan miner's visit to him was premeditated. He deliberately did not speculate, and the other party forcibly came back.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Ross isn't just going to explain the charm of gold to me, is he?"

"Yes. I'm recommending my gold mine to you. ”

"Could it be that your gold mine has gold for sale?"

"I do have gold for sale in my mine, but the gold from one of my mines has been acquired with other collaborators, and all the gold can only be sold to them. But I have the freedom to sell the gold from my other mine. But ......"

Link appropriately asked, "But what?"

"Mr. Hans, perhaps we can sit down over there. Claude Ross pointed to the side of the ballroom, where there was a chair for relaxation.

Link nodded in agreement.

They went to find a "quiet" place. Claude Roth said, "Mr. Hans, you know, Alaska is very cold. I can't work for almost half of the year. The same is certainly true for my gold mine. ”

"I've never been to Alaska, but I've heard that there aren't even roads there. ”

"That's an exaggeration, but building a road in Alaska really doesn't pay off. We prefer to fly between small towns and cities. ”

Link laughed and said, "I see! But what does the weather have to do with gold?"

"The weather has nothing to do with gold, but it has a lot to do with my gold mine. Claude Ross stated his purpose for approaching Link. "You know, I bought a piece of land in the Yukon River Basin. It's on either side of a first-class tributary of the Yukon River. A greenstone belt-type gold deposit was discovered there in the 30s of the last century. I bought that land and used it for gold prospecting. It has an area of 26,000 acres. The greenstone belt is quite extensive. In cold climates, gold mining is more expensive. ”

"But I think Mr. Ross is lucky. ”

"I was lucky to be able to buy that piece of land. Experts have determined that there are more than 500 tonnes of gold reserves in that area. On top of that, there is a tailing there grading around 1.6 grams per tonne gold. With current technology, we can extract more than 50 tons of gold from it. ”

"That's really an enviable business. ”

Link heard it, he wanted to attract investment.