Chapter 678 [Meet the Parents in Europe]
As soon as he arrived in London, Zhou Xuan immediately called Emma Watson and saw his girlfriend as a must.
Emma came to the hotel and made out a little bit, she asked, "Do you want to go home with me?" My mom and dad want to meet you. β
"Okay. I said to the team leader and went. β
This is considered that both parties have met their parents, right? I don't know what they will say. Zhou Xuan took a deep breath and actually felt a little nervous.
He was well prepared for this meeting, and Mitchell Butler helped prepare two gifts, one for Emma's father and one for her stepmother.
Zhou Xuan learned from Emma what kind of person Chris Watson usually is. He is a successful lawyer who is extremely observant, articulate and patient. He was a good smoker and drinker, and he had a lot of unique pipes, and holding a pipe in his mouth helped him think.
Smoking is harmful to health, so Zhou Xuan bought two bottles of good wine. RomanΓ©e Conti of the 1997 vintage. When it comes to red wine, many people think of Lafite, but in fact, RomanΓ©e-Conti is the king of wine, rare and precious, and has been the world's number one wine for many years. This red wine has a distinctive taste of berries, spices and leather. It has a deep color and a hint of soy sauce, floral and licorice, and is rich in aroma and refreshing.
Zhou Xuan also thought about buying Lafite in 1982, consulted it, and unfortunately learned that Lafite that year had already been drunk by people from the starting point, Genesis, Zongheng, and 17K.
The gift for the stepmother is practical, I heard that she used to be a dancer, and now she also loves to dance, Zhou Xuan sent a high-end foot washing instrument. (Are you alluding to the smelly feet of dancing people?) Believe it or not, a group of square dance aunts KO you! οΌ
Emma drove Zhou Xuan home. In London she did not buy a house alone, she lived with her family, a duplex full of classical style, with three floors. From this point, it can be seen that she lived a good life when she was a child, and the little princess of a rich family has not suffered much.
Ring the doorbell, and the door is opened by a handsome old blonde guy. At a glance, it looks a bit similar to Taiwo Moretz, and he is about 1.85 meters tall. Zhou Xuan's first thought was that Watterson and the Moretz family didn't have any distant relationship, right?
"Nice to meet you, Stephen Chow."
"Me too, Chris." Zhou Xuan looked cordial and called his name directly.
After a few pleasantries, Zhou Xuan moved the gift into the living room and met Emma's stepmother, Emily. I used to be a dancer, with a good figure and a beautiful look, but I look like I'm only in my thirties, and my charm is still there. If he hadn't known in advance that there was no one else in the family, Zhou Xuan would have suspected that this was a sister.
Although I haven't met Emma's biological mother yet, I think I know that she can't be ugly, so she has good genes.
The two were very satisfied with Zhou Xuan's gifts, and chatted about basketball and the Olympics for a while. Emma interjected, "Dad, can you let him stay here for a few days, the Olympics won't start until a few days, and the Olympic Village is boring." β
"Absolutely." Although he is a lawyer, Chris is surprisingly easy to speak.
Zhou Xuan thought to himself that there was really a reasonable father. I thought I had to test my feelings for her or something.
The mansion is worth Β£2 million, and it wasn't a problem for the two to choose a bedroom to live in together. Emma chose the highest floor and closed the bedroom window when she entered the house, saying that the British paparazzi can do anything. Although Zhou Xuan didn't bring any change of clothes, this was not a problem, and the two of them could go out to buy new ones.
In the evening, Zhou Xuan gave another small gift and cooked for cooking.
Chris was embarrassed to let the guest do this, but Zhou Xuan insisted, and Emma didn't have an opinion, so let the parents not be polite. So he made a perfect Chinese meal out of the ingredients he had at home. It's a way to win favor, and he always does it.
Chris was full of praise after tasting it, and said with a smile: "You won a prize in the chef's competition, what did you cook at that time?" β
"That's more complicated......"
Chris asked, "I heard you won money playing Texas Hold'em?" β
Zhou Xuan said: "Well, I went with my friends, it was very lively, and I didn't bet much." β
"I heard you're still going to play golf in the future? I like that too. β
"Maybe we can have a conversation."
"How's it going to be the day after tomorrow?"
"Okay."
Zhou Xuan and Emma's father talked very much. It's not because he's done his homework, it's because his life is so rich in entertainment that he can order anything. Swimming, fitness, bowling, golf, movies, music, you can talk about anything.
After dinner, the maid came up and cleaned up the dishes. Emma pulled Zhou Xuan upstairs and said with a smile: "I knew they would like you." β
"I'm actually quite nervous, I didn't expect your dad and I to have so much in common......"
Emma said, "He likes to play golf the most, that's why I'm going to take you there." If you win the game, he will admire you. It is said that he has never lost when he plays with clients and friends. It's a standout in the amateur class. β
"Won't that make him lose face?"
"No, if the opponent is too weak, he will find it boring."
Zhou Xuan made a phone call to the team leader and said that he wanted to stay at Emma's house. The team leader was not dissatisfied. Zhou Xuan didn't want to hide it, this kind of thing will be reported tomorrow. Although he didn't find the reporter, he probably hid somewhere.
Passionate in the middle of the night, the next day near noon before the two of them got up. The meeting between the two really made the news, and the rumors of a breakup were self-defeating.
They weren't idle in the afternoon. Cycling together we visited many of London's attractions, including Big Ben, the London Eye and St Paul's Cathedral, and went to the famous shopping malls to buy a few clothes.
When the news reached China, the fans did not say that Zhou Xuan was playing a big name and being special, but they only felt that he was very relaxed and met his father-in-law by the way, which also triggered speculation that the two were about to get married.
On this day, Martha, Zhou Gaozhuo and Chloe Moretz also arrived in London.
Chloe had a lot of fun in China, and met some of Zhou Xuan's relatives, and everyone was very friendly to her, as if she had a foreign child. A reporter interviewed her, and she is so familiar with her friend's parents, this kind of thing is too rare.
Seeing the news, Chloe didn't care very much, but said to Martha: "He couldn't get married so early, but he just went to London and met Emma's family out of politeness, so don't worry about him suddenly getting married." β
"Why?"
Chloe smiled: "Because he is a super rational person and thinks a lot, he will not make such a decision as marriage easily." β
Martha thought it was strange when she heard it, why did she seem to know Xiaoyu better than us? In fact, Kolo is indeed the person who knows Zhou Xuan best. Since that incident at UCLA, Zhou Xuan's personality has been very different from the past, and Koloe is the person who has had the most contact with him since then.
Martha also sometimes found it difficult to see Chloe. Her feelings for Zhou Xuan are not like those of her brother and sister, but she rarely shows signs of jealousy, as if she doesn't care about anything. Maybe as Zhou Xuan said, this kid's aura is too much.
When the three of them arrived in London, they faced another problem, the parents of both sides were so close that they should simply meet. Chris Watson extended an invitation to them.
Chloe and Mitchell went with them, and they couldn't be allowed to stay in the hotel. After dinner, everyone went to the golf course near the mansion to play.
There are two types of golf competitions: stroke play and match play. Both professional and amateur tournaments are played in stroke play. The so-called stroke play is to accumulate the number of strokes for each hole, and after playing an eighteen holes, add up all the strokes and judge the winner by the total score. Match play is also based on the number of strokes, but the difference is that match play is based on the number of strokes of each hole to determine the outcome of the hole, and each game is based on the cumulative number of winning and losing holes to determine the result.
Hole-in-one difference is a stroke play rule that the ball must be hit into the hole before moving to the tee box on the next hole. Match play, on the other hand, is won on a per-hole basis, so there is no need to insist that the ball must be hole-in-one as long as the opponent agrees. In stroke play and match play, the penalties for violating the rules are also different. Generally speaking, the stroke stroke penalty is two strokes, while the match play penalty is a penalty for losing the hole.
The par is what an expert player can expect to achieve on a given hole. Par means playing without playing in normal conditions of play, allowing two shots on the collar of the putting. Refers to the standard or number of balls that a golfer should use to hit the ball into a given hole. It is usually determined by the length and difficulty of the hole, and is generally 3 to 5 pars. The total score for the 18 holes should be 72. Typically, there are four par 3s, four par 5s and 10 par 4s.
An eagle is two strokes under par, a birdie is one shot under par, and a bogey is one more stroke than the standard stroke that goes into one hole. No one else will, Emma's level is average, and the main thing is the competition between Zhou Xuan and Chris.
Zhou Xuan surprised people on the first tee, almost went into the hole, the ball was already very close to the hole, and then with a light push, the two shots ended.
After that, Zhou Xuan almost all of the holes were completed with two to three strokes, and he also played an eagle ball directly into the hole. Compared to basketball ball control, golf can play very well as long as he masters the standard strokes. How far the ball can be hit with what kind of strength, including how many times the ball can bounce after it lands, Zhou Xuan can generally predict it. It can be said that before the ball is hit, he has already figured out where it will be. What you concentrate on is to make sure you hit the ball.
After a while, Emma's parents were stunned. Mitchell Butler was also surprised, he had been to play with Zhou Xuan, and he was not so good at that time.
"Why are you getting stronger again? I wasn't that good when I went to fight with Tim. Mitchell asked, "When did you go to practice again, why didn't you call me?" β
Zhou Xuan said: "I played game console with Grace at home, and it was the game endorsed by Woods. β
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At the end of the first round, Chris Watson was defeated. But he smiled very happily, just like Emma said, he admired Zhou Xuan even more. Successful people like him tend to like people who are more successful than themselves.