Weekends are always the most anticipated day of the week.

On God's day of rest, the middle-aged people can relax their minds and bodies after a few days of exhaustion, while the young people can cheer and rush to various gatherings and balls, wantonly squandering their seemingly infinite energy, especially the balls of all kinds of big names are the focus of their pursuit. Everyone hopes that they will be lucky enough to get one, experience all kinds of luxurious scenes, and meet those noble and beautiful ladies......

What if you take a shit luck and get a fancy to a noble lady?

This weekend, the ball co-hosted by Baron Cole and Mr. Brister attracted a lot of attention, although the theme of the ball was to welcome a few Yankees from across the ocean, which made the Germans feel a little uncomfortable in the current nationalism is on the rise, but ......

Whatever!

There's something to eat, there's wine to drink, there's dancing and dancing, who cares who is welcome?

But just because others don't care doesn't mean John and old Huntelaar can't care either. Although the main target of Brister and Baron Cole is Joshua, they are nominally one of the important guests at this ball, not to mention that almost all relevant people now know that John is the majority shareholder of the Flying Pigeon Company, and he is also the master of bicycles, so naturally he can't deal with the past at will.

After tidying up, John accompanied his grandfather to Baron Cole's manor.

In terms of title, Mr. Kohl is only a small baron, not a big man in Germany, but as an entrepreneur he has a relatively large influence. In this age of steel, having a steel mill and a machine shop is enough to make Baron Cole more influential than his title and become a big man in the eyes of everyone.

So this manor in John's eyes is much more imposing than the Brister family.

"Why, do you like this kind of manor?"

Seeing John looking around after getting out of the carriage, old Huntelaar smiled and asked in a low voice.

"I like it."

Nodding honestly, John said with a smile: "In fact, I like all European-style manors, a big yard and a big house, it will definitely be very comfortable to live in!" ”

Compared with the aristocrats and big business owners of these old empires, the old Huntelaar, who was already quite good in New York, is obviously not a one, lacking the foundation accumulated for dozens or hundreds of years. And for John, a man who could barely mix a two-bedroom apartment in the city in his previous life, this kind of manor is actually more like a beautiful dream, longing for it, if you really live in it, maybe it is not as comfortable as an ordinary house in the city......

After listening to John's words, old Huntelaar smiled slightly, and opened his mouth as if to say something, but at this time, a waiter who was at the door had already greeted him, and greeted him respectfully: "Good afternoon, two gentlemen, please show your invitation." ”

John took out two invitations and handed them over, and the man's eyes lit up after reading them, and he hurriedly bowed down again and said, "Hello, Mr. Huntelaar, Baron Cole has been waiting for more than two of you!" Come in! ”

Led by the waitress, and accompanied by soft music, John and his grandfather walked up to a group of men who were chatting.

John, who was tall and had a good eye, saw his friend Joshua from afar. At this time, he was full of spring breeze, with a bright smile on his face, constantly talking to the men around him, and laughing happily from time to time, which seemed to naturally integrate into the world of the Germans.

In fact, although he had been in Berlin for more than a week, Joshua had only visited John once, and he had lunch and left in a hurry. The influence of bicycles in Germany was obviously beyond everyone's expectations, and the partners Baron Cole and Mr. Brister urged every day that the factory could be completed and put into production immediately, and Joshua had to take a few engineers to work in the factory every day, and there was still a faint tiredness on his face at this time.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Huntelaar! Good afternoon, John! ”

After seeing John and the two, Joshua's eyes lit up, and he immediately greeted him with a smile, and after greeting him, he began to introduce a few people next to him: "Mr. Brister, you already know each other, is this the owner of the manor, Xsaly?" Baron Cole...... Baron Cole, this is John? Mr. Huntelaar, one of the major shareholders of the Flying Pigeon Company! ”

"Good afternoon, Baron Cole!"

"Good afternoon, Mr. Huntelaar!"

Old Huntelaar greeted each other warmly and politely, and then shook hands vigorously, while John next to him looked seriously at the Baron Cole, whom he had never seen before.

At the age of about forty, although the figure of about 1.8 meters is not comparable to John, he is already outstanding in the hall. Mr. Baron was quite athletic, and from the first time John saw him, his body had been straight, like a soldier with a standard standing posture, and John even felt a sense of oppression in front of him!

"Besides, this should be considered a good look, right?"

After glancing at Mr. Baron, John nodded secretly. Baron Cole has a standard Chinese face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a straight nose and wide lips, and a traditional mustache, which gives people a very calm feeling.

"Mr. Baron, this is my grandson, John."

After shaking hands, the old Huntelaar took the initiative to take over the task of introduction, and said with a smile: "I think you should already know that John is the master of bicycles, the owner of patents, and of course the largest shareholder of Flying Pigeon Bicycle Company......"

A long series of titles came out of the mouth of old Huntelaar, and John couldn't help but be stunned.

In John's impression, the old Huntelaar was not a flamboyant person, in fact, he was very low-key both in business and in life, and most of the time he would show a little humility of Westerners. But today's surprise on this occasion cannot help but make John think differently.

But before John could think about it, Baron Cole's eyes lit up, and he took the initiative to hand over his right hand: "Welcome to Cole Manor, Mr. Huntelaar!" ”

"It's my pleasure, Baron Cole!"

John politely stretched out his right hand and shook it with the other party, nodded and smiled.

Greeted by the others with the same enthusiasm, John got to know the others around him one by one, and even a noble German baron. Of course, John was one of the focal points at this time: so young, but with a large stake in a bicycle factory in Xunzhan, and at the same time another equally promising building block toy factory, he was definitely a typical representative of young and promising people.

After a long period of greetings, when Baron Cole consciously led the topic to cooperation, the irrelevant people left very interestingly.

"The construction progress of the factory is very satisfactory and Mr. Stone has done an excellent job!"

When everyone talked about the progress of the construction of the bicycle factory, Baron Cole nodded with great satisfaction and praised Joshua fiercely: "If there is no accident, the first bicycle can be produced in half a month at most!" In February 1885, it could even reach the scale of 500 units! ”

"So fast?!"

When John heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked! It has only been a little over a week since Joshua arrived in Berlin with a large amount of equipment, and it has already been built to such a stage.

Seeing the suspicious look on his friend's face, Joshua quickly smiled and explained: "In fact, this is mainly due to the advance preparation of Baron Cole and Mr. Brister: a large area of ready-made factories, an adequate supply of high-quality raw materials, a sufficient number of skilled workers, and of course, the cooperation of everyone...... We should be very glad that we chose Berlin in the end, choosing to work with Baron Cole and Mr. Brister! ”

Talking about the process of this cooperation, Joshua's face also showed a hint of admiration.

Compared to the establishment of factories in New York and London, he was indeed satisfied and surprised by the establishment of factories in Berlin, especially the industrial workers in Germany. I thought it would take at least a month of training, but now it's enough for a dozen days!

In this city, it seems that everything is possible.

After hearing Joshua's explanation, John was secretly amazed in his heart. Although the technical content of the bicycle is not high in his opinion, it can be regarded as a technical job in this era, and it involves the training of workers, the installation and commissioning of equipment and other processes, and it only takes one month to start production is very surprising to him.

But that's a good thing for him, isn't it?

The sooner the factory was put into operation, the more money John would make, and Steve in New York was still waiting for his big money to invest in building the hospital!

Just as Baron Cole was smiling a little smugly, and was about to say something, a male attendant quietly walked over and whispered a few words in his ear.

"I'm sorry everyone, but forgive me for not being with you."

After listening to the words, Baron Cole's expression changed slightly, nodded politely and turned to leave.

When the honorable owner of the manor was gone, the acquaintances were much more at ease, and Mr. Brister pulled old Huntelaar to say something, while John and his friend Joshua walked to the long table nearby, and ate some snacks at random.

In this era, there were no automobiles, and people had to take a short carriage to come to this estate, so they had to go out early in the afternoon, and dinner could only be settled here. And the prom hasn't officially started yet, today they will have a long evening, and it is wisest to eat something to pad their stomachs. Many people around are obviously planning to do the same, they are talking and laughing while eating, and the atmosphere is already quite lively.

"When are you going to go back to New York?"

After swallowing a mouthful of food, John asked casually.

"Let's wait until the first bike is produced."

Wiping his hands with a white handkerchief, Joshua replied nonchalantly. London is a relative of their family, so naturally he doesn't have to worry too much, but here in Berlin, he must be more serious, at least to find out how much the initial production capacity of the factory is, so that he can leave steadily.

Of course, the necessary auditors still have to stay.

The two seem to be chatting casually, although they haven't seen each other for a long time, but this time they don't have the intimacy and closeness they had when they met last year, perhaps because they are more mature in work and study, and the meeting and communication have become calm and calm.

But after chatting for a while, Joshua suddenly asked, "John, when are you going back to New York?" I've heard that you've now left your medical school classes and gone to a hospital...... Do you really want to be a doctor? ”

Although Joshua had asked John to be a physician, Joshua, who had become accustomed to being a leader, did not understand it when his friend seemed to have made this choice. The change in Joshua's identity and status was so obvious from a few years ago that his thoughts were completely different from what he had at first.

"This ......"

His brows furrowed, and John really didn't know how to respond to his friend for a while.

But just as John was in a dilemma, there was a sudden burst of cheerful laughter from a short distance behind the two, but it quickly turned into a commotion, and at the same time a man called out urgently: "Mary, what's wrong with you?" What's wrong with your neck? ”

"Huh? Is there another accident? ”

Just thinking about the origin of Joshua's persuasion to become a doctor in the first place, when he heard the cry, his heart moved, and John quickly turned around and looked over.

As far as the eye could see, a woman in her early thirties was clutching her neck tightly with her hands, and her face was filled with an unspeakable look of pain......

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