Chapter 52: The Gift
On New Year's Day 1887, both John and Old Huntlaar had a very busy time.
Old Huntelaar was busy looking for suitable plots of land to build a real estate for John. Although it may be more convenient to buy ready-made ones, the old man knew that John did not like second-hand goods, so choosing a large enough plot of land in the wealthy area of Berlin became his first priority.
Regarding the purchase of real estate, the grandfather and grandson are surprisingly unanimous.
Although the old Huntelaar is thinking about the stability of the family business, although he is about to return to the United States, the Huntelaar family has invested a lot of money in Germany and has a huge industry, so it is very necessary to buy a real estate in the local area. In this way, the mentality of the management and employees of the three companies can be stabilized, so that everyone will not panic when they leave. And Johann strongly agreed, because Germany, with the exception of the two companies he valued the most, would remain the center of world medicine for at least twenty years, and he would certainly come back more often in the future.
While old Huntlaar was busy looking for land, John was busy choosing the gifts he needed for a visit to the Brister family.
According to the old Huntelaar's arrangement, the grandfather and grandson visited the Brister family on the first day of the new year, so it became important for John to prepare gifts for Anna and her parents in advance. And by this time, John finally knew who he was going to give the Aurora, it was his future father-in-law, Mr. Brister. Old Huntelaar had already planned for a long time, and in any case Mr. Brister was a staunch ally of the Huntelaar family in Europe, and this car was a gift of closeness......
At ten o'clock in the morning on New Year's Day, John and his grandfather arrived at Brister Manor in two Auroras.
Because they had received a notice from old Huntelaar in advance, the Brister family had already prepared and were all waiting for the two of them outside the gate.
"Happy New Year. Mr. Huntelaar! “
"Happy New Year, Mr. Brister! Happy New Year, Mrs. Brister. “
Old Huntlaar was the first to get out of the car, and then greeted Mr. and Mrs. Brister with a smile on his face. Although the weather was still cold, everyone seemed to be in good spirits, especially Anna who was standing behind the Bristers. Today is even more of a full dress, against the background of the tall figure, a pretty face looks particularly charming.
Just then, John got out of another car.
"Huh?"
After seeing the image of John today, the Brister family was dazzled at the same time!
John, whose biological age is approaching his nineteenth birthday, is no longer as thin as he was in the previous two years. As his growth slowly stagnated, his height was finally fixed at 1.89 meters, and with the support of adequate nutrition and moderate exercise, his body also became stronger. A tall figure with a strong physique. Just right to prop up a new dress that has just been customized, plus that handsome face with flying spirits, it does have a dazzling charm.
"Happy New Year! Everybody! “
"Happy New Year, John."
After saying hello, John immediately looked at Anna, whom he hadn't seen for ten days, and the girl's eyes were fixed at the same time. Obviously, both of them were very satisfied with each other's image today, and they looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
The heart is full. It's all that warmth.
After greeting the two families, John began to direct Henry and Hans to carry one gift after another from the car. After seeing so many gifts, the Bristers were slightly stunned at first, and then immediately came back to their senses, and their eyes revealed a look of surprise at the same time!
With so many gifts, you can see the intimacy of the other party.
At the beckoning of Mrs. Brister, the servants and butlers of the house began to help carry the gifts, while the masters went into the warmth of the house. Sit down in the living room.
"Sir, do you have a good idea of the land?"
After a few pleasantries, Brister immediately asked old Huntelaar a question. Mr. Braist already knew that the Huntelaar family was going to buy a house in Berlin, or that Mr. Brest was going to buy a house in Berlin, and in fact the elder Huntelaar had asked him to help him inquire about it. And for this decision of the Huntelaar family. Brister was naturally a strong supporter, especially when he saw the booming momentum of Heinz Pharmaceuticals and the sensation that General Motors had just caused, and he hoped to maintain a long-term intimate relationship with the Huntelaar family.
Not to mention......
Old Huntelaar smiled, nodded and said, "Thank you for your help, there are two pieces that are really more in line with my heart...... Well, one of them is not far from here, about two kilometers away, and I'm going to take John to see it in two days. Haha, after all, he will mainly live in the future, so he must be satisfied first. “
As for the matter of inspecting the land, in fact the elder Huntelaar began a long time ago.
During John's driving trip, old Huntelaar looked at more than ten plots of land with the help of Brister and others, and finally selected two plots of land, which he just went to see again in the past two days. Of course, as he said, it was mainly John who lived in the end, so he had to give him a final nod.
When he said this, old Huntelaar hesitated slightly, suddenly looked at Anna who was sitting next to him, and said with a smile: "Miss Brister, you are welcome to come with us to have a look, and by the way, mention some construction...... Hehe, if you have time, of course! ”
"Huh? I? ”
Anna was stunned when she heard this, her big eyes flashed vigorously, and she didn't know how to answer for a while.
The girl's simple mind was indeed a little surprised, she didn't expect old Huntelaar to invite her. The Huntelaar family wants to buy land to build a house, and invite themselves to see what they are doing? And listening to the meaning of old Huntelaar, I also want to ask myself to mention what to build, this ......
Compared with the ignorant Anna, the Bristers next to them were first shocked at this time, and then happy!
Faintly, they all guessed something.
I promised it at the beginning
But before the two of them could think about it, old Huntelaar turned his head and gave his grandson a look, and then smiled: "John, didn't you prepare a special gift for Miss Brister?" Why not take it out now? ”
"Oh, okay."
John immediately stood up in understanding, walked to Anna's side and said with a smile: "Anna, thank you for accompanying me on a long journey, and to show my gratitude, I have prepared a special New Year's gift for you. “
"Huh? What is it? “
After listening to John's words, Anna was overjoyed and couldn't help but stand up.
Taking out a key from his arms, John handed it to Anna, and said with a smile: "Anna, this time you have traveled for so long, you should recognize this key, right?" ”
"Aurora?!"
After seeing the key, Anna suddenly widened her eyes and screamed......
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As noon approached, Mrs. Brister went to check on the preparations for lunch, while old Huntelaar went upstairs to admire Mr. Brister's latest collection, and the two young men, as usual, went to the back garden of the Brister house.
Although it was noon, the temperature outside still made people feel a little cold.
But at this time, Anna didn't care about the cold, she was still immersed in the excitement of just receiving an Aurora. You know, after this journey, the girl has long liked the feeling of riding in a car, and naturally she is very eager to own one. It's just that she also knows very well that John only has three in his hands, so he can't open this mouth at all. In addition, the price of the Aurora for thousands of marks also made Anna a little entangled, she couldn't afford it with her own pocket money alone......
And in addition to the car itself, John's heart made the girl like it even more.
After bouncing and walking in front for a while, Anna suddenly stopped, tilted her head to look at John and asked, "John, why did you suddenly give me an Aurora?" Don't you only have three of them, and they're all useful? ”
"Because you like it!"
Without any hesitation, John immediately said with a smile.
Although he was not a lover, John also knew that at this time, of course, it could not be said that old Huntelaar forced him to send the car out. Seeing a simple sentence made Anna look overjoyed, and John himself was also happy in his heart, and directly forgot the displeasure when he lost his car.
The two of them walked under a tree in the garden as they laughed, and John suddenly stopped.
"Huh? Why don't you go? ”
Anna, who was chatting happily as she walked, blinked her eyes and asked a little puzzled.
"Anna."
John raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Now that there are only two of us in the garden, I have something to say to you...... Or rather, I have a question for you, can you answer me seriously? ”
"What's the problem?"
Seeing John's sudden serious look, Anna's gaze suddenly froze!
Although it was winter, the sun was very abundant at noon today, and it was evenly sprinkled on John's clean and fair face, like a plaster statue. Especially the pair of eyes like a deep pool, which made Anna's heart pound, and her heart couldn't help beating violently.
Looking at the lively and beautiful girl in front of him, John's heart was peaceful.
Before he came, he refused old Huntelaar's suggestion to let him show his heart in public, but deliberately brought Anna to the garden, so that the girl could make her own decisions without the interference of the family. And he also believed that Anna's decision in front of him would be the same as he expected, so even at this time, John's heart did not fluctuate much.
Facing the girl's gaze, John took a deep breath.
Under the warm sun of winter noon, John reached out and took out a delicate small gift box from his arms, and then knelt down on one knee at the girl in front of him...... (To be continued......)