Chapter 17: Hello London (2)
The weekend is the time for Zuo to go on QQ again, and when Zuo goes online again, he sees Huo Feng's message to him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
01/10/02 10:13 PM
Goodbye Chopin: Okay, I won't say goodbye to Chopin for the time being, I'll play Chopin and Happy Birthday for you on your birthday next year, okay~
Zuo saw Huo Feng say that the time when he wanted to play Chopin for her was 10:13 that night, didn't that mean that he just got off the line and people came up? Left again a little depressed.
"If you meet it, what are you waiting for next year, this year's birthday gift must not be made up first! No, there is also last year's rejoinder, first with a prelude by Chopin, and then with a scherzo". Zuo Zai thought very well in his heart, but people are not online, how can he make up for her?
The little girl who sells candles: Then it's decided~ When it comes to doing it, you have to do it~ Talking has to be counted~~ Lala~
However, this weekend, Zuo Zai was on the net for two days in a row, and he didn't wait for Goodbye Chopin to go online. I can't find anyone to make up for my birthday, Zuo Zai is a little unhappy in his heart, is it true that goodbye Chopin is only online on his birthday?
"It seems that there is no Chopin to listen this year." When Zuo thought of this again, he went offline depressed.
For the rest of January 2002, Zuo Zai spent the final exams and preparing for his visa to the UK.
Because of the previous visa records in the United States, the visa to go to the United Kingdom went down smoothly.
Under the repeated urging and concern of the Zuo Jianjian couple, Zuo again reluctantly began to write the application letter for Westminster School.
Zuo started to write this letter again, mainly because of two fools.
He said that Zuo no longer went to study in the UK because he was not good at English, and in fact he would not write an application letter at all. Because of his character, Zuo Zai can't be excited.
Second, when Cheng Fengchun fell for her, Cheng Fengchun didn't tell her that this school needs to take the unified entrance exam a year in advance, and if you do well, you can get various scholarships.
Cheng Fengchun didn't mean to deceive Zuo Zai, he didn't know much about British middle schools, and he started to inquire just to arrange for Xiao Nai to study in the future.
Compared with Westminster School, which has trained 7 British Prime Ministers, the school he most wants his grandson Xiao Nai to attend is called Eton College.
Because of the 20 British Prime Ministers as alumni, Eton can be said to be the most famous aristocratic secondary school in the United Kingdom, and it is even very well-known in China.
Many wealthy parents who want to attend Eton College have signed up with their children's birth certificates.
Cheng Fengchun's second choice for Xiao Nai was a school called Harrow School in London, which was very close to Cheng Fengchun's new house in London.
The third choice is the Westminster School that he wants to help Zuo apply for.
Cheng Fengchun has already signed up for all three schools, but he and Zuo Jianshe only talked about Westminster School. Isn't that a bit unauthentic?
Not really. This matter has nothing to do with Cheng Fengchun, because the two more famous public schools in China have the same problem - both are boys' schools.
Zuo Zai's personality is like a boy again, but gender is not, how can Zuo Zai have a way to apply for a boys' school?
In fact, it would be unfair to say that Westminster School is inferior to Eton and Harrow.
Who stipulated that aristocratic schools should be dedicated to the training of prime ministers? The full name of the school is The-Royal-College-of-St. Peter-in-Westminster, which was founded by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1179.
It predates Eton College, founded by Henry VI in 1440, more than two hundred and sixty years ago.
Westminster School, because it was founded by the Queen, all kinds of sportswear are pink, and the school uniform is a relatively ordinary suit, at this point, compared with Eton College having to wear a tuxedo in a class, it is indeed weaker.
The older teacher may have taught both his father and his son, and even if he is not a teacher who has worked in the school for decades, he may know who your brother is, who your cousin is, who your cousin is, and talk to you as if they were relatives of your family.
Zuo was deceived into going to London again, invited Cheng Yan to have a meal, and was arranged by Cheng Yan to help tidy up the showroom "winter vacation worker".
Cheng Fengchun's New York one, which occupies almost the entire third floor of the mansion, has been moved to London as it is.
Cheng Yan himself has no talent for perfumery, and now he is lacking the help of a "good nose".
As soon as Zuo Zai heard that it was a matter of making money, or working to make money by himself, he happily agreed.
Cheng Fengchun encountered a trouble at this time, he didn't know that Westminster had to apply a year in advance, and he had to take the scholarship entrance exam eleven months in advance.
Zuo Zaidu had already come to London, and if she wanted to stay, it would be a year and a half before she could go to Westminster School as she went.
In the 21st century, there are few truly hereditary aristocrats in Europe.
Therefore, the children of people with better grades and more politically or economically successful people can enter.
Previously, there were very few mainland students at Westminster School, but several members of the Chiang Kai-shek family in Taiwan went to Westminster School.
Even if you have a background, if you want to go to Westminster School, you have to prepare early and follow other people's processes.
If you want to go in '02, you have to complete the application before September '01, and now it's like this, you have to delay until '03 to enroll.
Cheng Fengchun had already said it, and if the problem of enrollment could not be solved now, Zuo Zai would definitely return to China.
Counting up, Cheng Fengchun can also be said to be half a nobleman, because his wife had a knighthood in the United Kingdom during her lifetime, and she was a dame awarded by the Queen of England.
It is not uncommon for the Queen of England to bestow honours on foreigners, but if the person who was honoured before 2000 was a businessman, it had to be figures like Bill Gates and Li Ka-shing.
Mrs. Cheng was not awarded the medal because her husband was doing well in business.
Although Cheng Fengchun is very successful in business, there is still a big gap compared with people like Li Ka-shing and Bill Gates. Madame Cheng was given the title solely because she created the Queen's favorite fragrance.
Queen Elizabeth II, who is now over 90 years old, can be said to have reached the pinnacle of her pursuit of beauty and fashion.
Her Majesty has always been at the forefront of fashion.
Vivienne Westwood, the punk godmother revered by the fashion industry as the Queen Mother of the West, Alexander McQueen, a talented designer who died young, and Jimmy-Choo, a Malaysian shoemaker, have all been awarded knighthoods by Queen Elizabeth II for many reasons such as making clothes, bags and shoes.
Therefore, Cheng Fengchun is stained with his wife's light, barely half of the noble, but even if the person who is awarded the medal is him, this kind of title is not hereditary, and the children will not get anything.
Cheng Fengchun, who had no way to solve the problem of re-enrollment for a while, took out the last queen fragrance prepared by his wife before his death, smelled it a little reluctantly, and then decided to give the fragrance to Her Majesty.
Cheng Fengchun sent the fragrance over and attached a letter, which was translated into a few sentences:
Mrs. Cheng has passed away, and what is now sent to the queen is the last queen incense that Mrs. Cheng personally prepared before her death. The last fragrance is the best destination only for the queen. In addition, a little girl who will inherit the mantle of Mrs. Cheng in the future may have to leave the UK because she missed the entrance exam for Westminster School, and there is no way to continue to make fragrances, so there will be no more such fragrances in the future.
Westminster School was originally a school founded by the Queen, and the Queen was and is the supreme presence in the school. And no matter how other schools change, as long as there is a royal family in the United Kingdom, the status of the British monarch in Westminster School will never change.
Why?
To use traditional Chinese language, the location of this school is actually the imperial mausoleum of the United Kingdom, where successive kings and queens of the United Kingdom are buried.
Unlike China's imperial tombs, where only royals are buried, cow men like Newton can also be buried here. The specific location of the burial is the school's auditorium, Westminster Abbey.
Westminster Abbey is one of the most famous tourist attractions in London, because the church is open to the public when the school is not in use, so people who travel to the UK may not necessarily find out that this church has anything to do with Westminster School.
However, if you don't choose a good day to visit, choose to visit Westminster Abbey on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Wednesday morning, then you can only wait for the principal of Westminster School to finish teaching the students.
After listening to the admonition, the students returned from a path open to students in the church and teaching area, where visitors had the opportunity to visit Westminster Abbey.
Because of Cheng Fengchun's letter to the queen, Zuo Zai was admitted to Westminster School in a daze, and because he didn't need to get a scholarship, he even saved the scholarship exam.