Chapter 19: The Banquet (1)
Langton Family Grand Ballroom.
After nearly two weeks of arrangement, the banquet hall of nearly 10,000 square meters at this moment shows a kind of ancient elegance that only the ancient aristocratic family will have, but it is full of vitality, and all kinds of ingenious decorations also appear to be magnificent, which shows the efforts of the Langton family for this banquet.
Against the backdrop of the music, all kinds of people wore dresses and shuttled through the venue, chatting and laughing in small groups.
The Langton family's banquet, the European upper class, especially most of the nobles, got the invitation and knew the purpose of the banquet. Most people are very curious about the sudden appearance of the Langton family heir.
Suddenly, the lights in the ballroom dimmed, and a soft light hit the stairs. The crowd immediately fell silent, their eyes drifting to the only light.
The first to appear was Mrs. Langton, dressed in a sky-blue gown, with her long hair held high and a dazzling diamond necklace around her neck. She put her hand on Charlie's arm beside her and walked slowly down the stairs, smiling at the people below.
Everyone bowed to Mrs. Langton, their eyes focused on her rear.
The first thing that appears is a slender foot wearing white high heels, and from above is a white skirt, and the sharp-eyed person can see the large roses embroidered with dark patterns on the skirt.
Xiao Ruo walked down the stairs step by step, and the lights kept following her footsteps, she walked very steadily, and her many exercises made her mood calm and waveless.
Xiao Ruo, who slowly walked down the stairs, put one hand on Anthony's arm, she was wearing a white dress, revealing one side of the fragrant shoulders to show her delicate and crystalline skin, and under the light, it was slightly revealing a jade-like luster, making the people below breathe.
The upper body of the dress is layered, and the waist is also slightly tucked up, just enough to cover her bulging lower abdomen due to pregnancy, and the skirt below is also slightly loose, but it does not look bloated.
Today's Xiao Ruo has a little powder on her face, but it does not cover up her own fair skin, as if there is a reserved smile on her bright face, and her slightly rounded face due to pregnancy highlights her noble bearing. The long black hair is coiled up and fixed with a hosta, but it does not conflict with her Western-style dress, but complements her mysterious oriental temperament. The brooch on the chest based on a Sulu gold pearl and the colorful opal necklace around the neck are eye-catching, and the matching color is just the right color to set off the solid color of the clothes is not so monotonous, eye-catching but not dazzling.
Several people walked slowly down the stairs and stood on the platform in the hall under the guidance of the waiter.
Charlie and Anthony take a step back, highlighting Alice and Xiao Ruo.
Alice opened her mouth to speak, "Welcome to the Langton family's banquet. Today I would like to introduce you to the 34th generation of my Langton family, which is Rachel Chan Langton next to me. Rachel is a treasure given to me by God, beautiful and excellent, but she is still young and needs to communicate with everyone more, and I hope that she can help you in the future. With that, Alice thanked the elegant bow below.
Looking at the noble and beautiful Xiao Ruo beside Alice, the crowd below responded with mixed glances, especially those eyes that were either jealous or contemptuous or hostile, which made her a little uncomfortable.
Alice, who finished speaking, took Xiao Ruo's hand and walked off the stage and blended into the crowd.
"Good evening, Mrs. Langton, and you, beautiful Langton show." As soon as Alice and Xiao Ruo stepped down, someone greeted them, and it was an older one who spoke. Judging from the somewhat similar faces of the two, it seems to be father and son, both of them are dressed in strict orthodox clothes, and the young one seems to be wearing the army uniform of the Federal Republic of Germany.
When Alice saw the visitor, a smile appeared on her face, and she introduced to Xiao Ruo beside her: "Rachel, this is Bill from the Federal Republic of Germany. Feng. Mr. Frings. Bill, is your son by your side? I've only heard you say it before. ”
Mr. Frings bowed slightly and replied, "Yes, ma'am, he is my son, Yarman, who has been serving in the military department. I brought him here today, hoping to get to know the Langton Show. After speaking, he looked at Xiao Ruo.
Very direct one. Xiao Ruo could see the strong military style from the two of them, she smiled slightly, and her voice was a little curious: "Mr. Frins, is your son a soldier?"
It was little Frings who answered her, and he barely managed to squeeze out a smile and replied with a straight look: "Yes, Langton Show, who is currently serving in the Federal Army."
Is this the rigidity of the Germans? Xiao Ruo was a little amused, and she appropriately expressed her surprise: "Mr. Frings is so young and already an active officer, which is really admirable. I have to say, you are a natural soldier. ”
Xiao Ruo's compliment made Yarman's face soften slightly: "Thank you for the compliment."
It's really concise.
Xiao Ruozheng didn't know how to answer, and someone came over next to him, the same father and son, different from the previous Frings father and son, these two were full of smiles, and when they came over, they also greeted the people around them from time to time, and it seemed that they were very popular.
The two of them came to the location of Xiao Ruo and the others, and the elder opened his mouth to greet him: "Lady Langton, Langton, good evening." I'll just say why the atmosphere is so solemn, it's Frings, ma'am, you must be very distressed, right?" Someone joked.
"Aaron, you're joking Bill again, he just doesn't smile, but everyone knows that Frings has the most loyal and beautiful qualities." Alice glared at the middle-aged man named Aaron in disgust, and defended the father and son, who were obviously not very good at speaking.
When the Frings father and son saw someone coming, they knew that tonight was the time for Xiao Ruo to socialize, so they didn't stay long, only thanked Alice, and politely said goodbye and left.
Seeing Frings and his son leaving, Alice turned to Xiao Ruo and introduced, "Rachel, this is Aaron. Mr. Rothschild, next to him is his son Leonard, who is a financial genius. After speaking, he winked at Xiao Ruo with a slight meaning.
Both Rothschilds and their sons were dressed in decent white suits, full of gentlemanly style. Both of them have the same light brown hair and the same humble and polite smile on their faces. If it weren't for Aaron. Rothschild was slightly bald on the top of his head, and with his good maintenance, and Leonard. Rothschild stood together like brothers.
Hearing that it was the Rothschild family, known as the "Sixth Reich", Xiao Ruo was a little surprised. The Rothschilds are better known than the Langtons, an ancient hermit family that has amassed a fortune that has shocked the world. It is said that they declined after World War II, but Xiao Ruo, who has the Chaos Pearl, knows that this is not the case, and now it seems that the Rothschild family still has strong strength and a high status to be invited to the Langton family's banquet.
Alice's gesture Xiao Ruo also received it, and she also knew what it meant. It seems that she will always pay attention to the Rothschild family when she wants to make money in the financial market in the future, their family started in the financial industry, and this Leonard cannot be ignored, and the person who can be praised by Alice must not be simple.
"Mrs. Langton has won the award, I am just a junior, even if I have achieved a little success, I rely on the support of the family, I am really ashamed." Leonard replied politely, with a look of humility.
"Mr. Rothschild does not have to be modest, and the head of the house does not often compliment people." Seeing the look in Alice's handover over, Xiao Ruo said helplessly, it seems that this person is really valued by her.
Leonard's eyes lit up when he heard Xiao Ruo speak, and the smile on his face expanded a little: "Since Langton Xiu said so, then I really have to thank Mrs. Langton for her attention, it's really an honor." Actually, you can just call me Leonard, can I call you rachel?"
He really knows how to kick his nose in the face, but he doesn't stretch out his hand to hit the smiling person, Xiao Ruo also tries to keep smiling: "Of course you can, Mr. Leonard."
"You're so pretty, rachel, you just came down the stairs and I thought I saw an angel." Leonard said in his mellow voice, with some inexplicable meaning in his eyes, "Also, I said, call me Leonard, rachel." ”
Xiao Ruo was a little uncomfortable with Leonard's self-familiarity, and his somewhat aggressive eyes also made her a little uncomfortable, and the smile on her face couldn't help but be a little stiff. Moreover, Xiao Ruoke, who has experienced the 21st century, knows another name for angels, does she look like a birdman?
"Thank you for the compliment, Leonard." The good training showed results at this time, Xiao Ruo recovered quickly, suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and had to politely express his gratitude.
Xiao Ruo's reaction, Leonard did not fall in the slightest. The Langton show had never heard of her before, and only in recent months there has been very little news about her, and everyone is very curious about her. Although he was also amazed by her beauty, no one dared to question Mrs. Langton's eyes, and there must be something noteworthy about her.
While Leonard was talking to Xiao Ruo enthusiastically, countless thoughts turned in his heart.
ps: The names of European and American nobles are very long, and there are a lot of surnames in the middle, here I am lazy, I don't want to take it again and again, anyway, it is generally only used first and last name, please don't blame me for being unprofessional. In addition, thank you for your support, since the strong push, the results have really improved a lot, please continue to support, I will work hard to code words to repay you.