Mrs. Qin was forced to cancel her appointment with Mrs. Zheng, and the Xie family was busy, and there were still some ingredients left to entertain the distinguished guests, but some of them had to be purchased now. Xie Daozhong had to receive guests from afar in one hall, what tea to serve and what snacks to use, these were not discussed in advance, and there was no time to find a master who knew how to do housekeeping, so Xie Funing had full authority to decide.

Xie Daozhong and Mrs. Qin changed their clothes in a panic in the inner garden, and first sent Brother Xie Huai'an and Chen Ji out of the gate to greet the distant guests, while he and Mrs. Qin waited directly in the same hall. There were three cars parked outside the gate, and George was leaning on the front of the first car and laughing with a middle-aged man, his English pronunciation was reserved and arrogant, and he was full of aristocratic style.

Chen Ji recognized that the man who accompanied him was an official of Shanghai Customs, and that person obviously also had an impression of Chen Ji, and when he saw him, he showed a look of sudden realization: "It turned out to be you." ”

"It's me," Chen Ji laughed and shook hands with him: "Section Chief Zhang, long time no see." ”

"It's true that Chenguang is gone," the man laughed, and his official dialect was mixed with the Shanghai dialect: "It turns out that Boss Chen came to Zhenjiang to make a fortune." ”

"Where, where, just accompany my wife back to her parents' house. Chen Ji withdrew his hand from his palm and stretched out it to George: "Earl Spencer, is there something important about such a sudden visit?"

George laughed, "Yes, there is something very important. Allow me to introduce you to one person first. ”

As he spoke, he walked around to the other side of the car, bent down and pulled the car door, and took out a woman with curly hair, very white skin, and a somewhat cold expression.

George introduced her: "My eldest sister, Countess Vicess, Winnie. ”

Chen Ji bowed to her and changed to English: "Hello, madam, I am George's friend, Chen Ji." ”

Winnie bowed to him, "I've heard of you, Chen, George told me about you, and his other friends, Joseph and Hsieh, and I've met Joseph once. ”

Joseph is the name Xie Huaichang used when he studied abroad, and when she said it, she smiled and beckoned to Xie Huaichang: "Hey, Joseph, why don't you come? Maybe you can introduce your brother to me." ”

The section chief of the customs interjected at this pass with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be acquaintances, and I took the initiative to be Mr. Spencer's introducer, but I was wrong and courteous." ”

Xie Huai'an walked down the steps, exchanged a few words with the section chief, and kissed Winnie again, and then raised his hand to the door: "Everyone, please." ”

Xie Daozhong had already put away his clothes, stood in the middle of the hall, and said to Mrs. Qin: "I'm afraid it's the foreigner from before, and he is here to propose marriage." ”

Mrs. Qin obviously thought of something with him, although she had a kind smile on her face, her eyes showed anxiety and uneasiness: "What a big formation, it seems that it is inevitable." ”

Xie Daozhong smiled bitterly: "He obviously doesn't come to the mansion often, why is he ......?"

Mrs. Qin interrupted him: "Can the master come up with a way to refuse?"

Xie Daozhong did not speak.

Mrs. Qin said again: "Maybe you can take the Zheng family's marriage first." ”

Xie Daozhong coughed heavily, and was about to speak, when there was a commotion in front of the hospital, and the three people led by George and the section chief entered the hall one after another under the guidance of Xie Huai'an.

Xie Daozhong knew George early in the morning, so he went to greet the section chief first, and Madame Qin spoke to Winnie under Chen Ji's translation, she didn't know how to salute the countess, so she had to bow slightly in general terms, and then invited her to take a seat.

Winnie sat sideways in her chair, facing her, and waited for her to finish a long series of polite words before she spoke, and went straight to the point: "Thank you, ma'am, I am here for my brother, who has been fascinated by your daughter's demeanor, and is eager to have such a wife to spend the rest of his life with, so I beseech you, according to the Chinese rules he speaks, that you will marry your daughter to him." ”