655 is hard to fathom
The reason why the pink sand beach is magical is because there is only one in the world, if the world is covered by technical means, then the interests of the Bahamas will be damaged in the end, so this kind of killing chickens and taking eggs will never be done by Li Mu.
Even without the pink sand bonus, Grand Bahama Island is beautiful enough, the white and delicate sandy beaches here are as soft as velvet on the feet, the transparency of the water is no worse than the crystal waves of Saipan, sitting on the beach, holding a parasol, blowing the soft sea breeze, this is the ultimate meaning of vacation.
"It's so beautiful here, and if I could, I would wish I could be here forever for the rest of my life." This is the vacation life that Gloria has been looking forward to for a long time, and the lazy feeling has almost seeped into her bones.
"Because you are beautiful, you sit on the beach, which is equivalent to a part of the scenery, and if you really live here, beauty will lose its meaning." Li Mu is good enough at spoiling the scenery now, maybe another way of saying it is more suitable for the atmosphere at this time.
"Also, staying in such an environment will make people lose motivation, in comparison, New York is more suitable for people like us..."
In fact, Gloria is now a strong woman, Will has been staying in the army because of her identity, and the industry under the name of the Barron family has actually been in charge of Gloria, plus Gloria herself has a career, "Urban Beauty" magazine has now secured the throne of the world's No. 1 women's publication, and Urban Beauty clothing is getting stronger and stronger under the operation of Kuhn Lobb because of the binding of men's clothing, so Gloria said this kind of thing is very in line with her personality.
"Don't think about work when you take a break, cherish the present, we can only stay here until Christmas..."
Although the Horse Group has Henry in charge of the work, the screen can be left alone to a certain extent, but Li Mu can not leave New York for too long, in fact, even if it is a vacation, Li Mu can not ignore the work at all, through the telegram, Li Mu can keep abreast of the latest situation in various places.
Speaking of telegrams, this summer, the submarine communication cable between the Bahamas and Miami has just been laid, so Li Mu can rest assured that he can go to the Bahamas for vacation, if it is still the same kind of communication situation as before, Li Mu will not dare to come to the Bahamas even if he wants to take a vacation, it is too far from New York.
"Try this, Chu Xue made fried conch today, let me send you some..." It's already time to eat, Li Mu and Gloria haven't meant to go back, Chu Xue simply asked Sandy to send the food over.
Deep-fried conch meat is a local specialty of the Bahamas, the conch meat is mashed and breaded and fried like a steak, and it can be eaten straight or dipped in sauce, and it is very delicious.
"Aren't you going surfing?" Gloria asked Sandy lazily, not upset that the first snow had made Sandy.
Speaking of feelings, Sandy and Chu Xue's relationship is better than that of Gloria's own sister, perhaps because Gloria has worked, and Chu Xue has more time at home to be with Sandy.
After the first two months of her pregnancy, Chu Xue gradually returned to her previous lifestyle, which is related to Chu Xue's excellent physical fitness, and also has something to do with Li Mu's spoiling, in fact, according to Yan's mother's requirements, Chu Xue has to stay on Governor's Island to raise the baby, and it is impossible to follow Li Mu to the Bahamas.
Li Mu naturally wouldn't treat Chu Xue in the cage as a canary, so he almost toughly brought Chu Xue out.
Of course, in order to ensure the safety of the first snow, Li Mu hired professional doctors and nurses to come to the Bahamas to provide all-round protection for the first snow, which greatly alleviated the worries of the adoptive mother.
"It's not fun, and I don't have a safety net, I'll go back in a few days." Sandy found a suitable reason, and only she knew the real reason.
The Bahamas is blessed with an abundance of marine life, the quality of the seafood is better than that of New York, and the presence of sharks in the Bahamas, which can be dangerous if you don't have a safety net.
"It tastes good..."Gloria was full of praise for Hatsuyuki's craftsmanship, and in this regard, Gloria had already completely conceded defeat and handed over the control of the kitchen to Hatsuyuki.
Chu Xue's craftsmanship is really good, after all, it is a family history, and Chu Xue has innovated on the basis of Lao Yan's craftsmanship, which is very good for the combination of East and West.
Americans have a habit of eating and like to eat the original thing, which is also the reason why Asian carp is flooding in the United States in the 21st century, because Americans not only do not remove the fishy tendons before making carp, but also do not further process the fishy meat, so the fishy smell is too strong, and finally the Americans came to a conclusion that carp cannot be eaten at all.
In terms of food culture, the Chinese can throw off the Americans a Pacific Ocean, and no matter how unpalatable things are, they can be turned into excellent products after the skillful processing of Chinese chefs, not to mention the high-quality seafood here in the Bahamas, even if there is no processing, you can eat the feeling of three Michelin.
In this regard, Chuxue now cooks more in line with the habits of Americans, such as fried conch, if it is eaten by Chinese, then perhaps the conch meat will be further processed before frying, Chuxue does not, directly mash the conch meat, without using any seasoning marinade, in this way, it retains the freshness of the conch meat to the greatest extent, and it is indeed supremely delicious.
"Let's go, let's go back, I feel that I can eat a cow now when I'm hungry..." Li Mu was aroused, a small plate of fried conch, not enough for three people, not even enough to stuff the teeth, and he felt unfinished.
When Li Mu was on a leisurely vacation on Grand Bahama Island, Nassau, a hundred miles away, was in a gloomy cloud in the Governor's Palace.
A year ago, Queen Victoria finally appointed a new governor of Panama, Viscount Laurie Ward, Sverform.
Unfortunately, Viscount Ward was nearly sixty years old and could not take office in Baha, so Quentin Nick, the Interior Officer of the Governor's Palace, actually served as Governor.
Quentin Nick has been very annoyed lately, the Turks and Caicos Islands in the southern part of the Bahamas have appeared a group of pirates, this group of pirates has spread throughout the Panama Islands, and the merchants of Nassau have to pay a high protection fee to this group of pirates in order to avoid harassment, which makes the Governor's Office really discredited.
To Quentin Nick's frustration, the Governor's Office had no way to deal with the pirates, and the damage caused to the Bahamas by the previous "Redbeard" is still fresh in his memory, so the Bahamians would rather swallow their anger than use strong tactics against the pirates.
As for the support in the United Kingdom, it is beyond the whip, when Viscount Ward took office, in order to cheer for the Viscount, the Royal Navy sent a cruiser, and in those two months, the security of Panama was indeed a new one, but since the navy's cruiser returned to the United Kingdom, all kinds of ghosts and spirits were ready to move again, this time, even the queen was tired of it.
It's really tired, don't say anything about the inviolability of sacred territory, for the current empire on which the sun never sets, their territory is too big, just like Li Mu doesn't know how many companies the San Diego Investment Company has invested in, Queen Victoria probably doesn't know how big the territory she is in charge of.
The point is, after the American Civil War, the existence of the Bahamas no longer seemed meaningless, neither contributing to the Queen's taxes nor playing a role in holding back the United States, and now the Bahamas is like a moth-eaten box in the attic, which can only stay in the corner and be covered with dust.
With this background, it is no wonder that Lord Viscount would rather pretend to be sick than come to office, only suffering Quentin Nick, as Viscount Ward's tutor, Quentin Nick has no choice.
"The money taken by the pirates should have belonged to the Governor's Palace, the presence of pirates not only affects the commercial circulation of the Bahamas, but also affects the reputation of the Governor's Palace, we cannot let the Redbeard incident happen again, so we must do something." In the conference room of the Governor's Palace, the tax collector, George Eddy, was impassioned and foaming at the mouth.
George Eddie is a middle-aged man about 40 years old, and in the Bahamas, George Eddy's age is not too much to describe as an elderly person, after all, the current average life expectancy in the Bahamas is about 40 years old.
Like most middle-aged people, George Eddie has a severely fat body and an increasingly irritable temper, others may not know George Eddie's background, but Quentin Nick knows, this shepherd's son is as aggressive as a ram, but unfortunately he does not have the ability to become a head sheep.
"yes, we have to do something, so do you have any suggestions?" Quentin Nick didn't have much hope, but he was hoping for a miracle.
Quentin Nick used to be the tutor of Viscount Ward's family, teaching Viscount Ward's son to study astronomy, unfortunately, Viscount Ward's son really had no talent for astronomy, but Quentin Nick was favored by Viscount Ward, and then was hired by Viscount Ward as an internal affairs officer in the Governor's Palace, and came to Nassau to manage the Bahamas instead of Viscount Ward.
As a governess, Quentin Nick was indeed qualified, he was neatly dressed, his hair was elegant, and his beard was exquisitely styled, as charming as astronomy.
As an internal affairs officer, Quentin Nick is much worse, his body is too thin, he can't bear too heavy work pressure at a glance, and he can't give others enough confidence, and at the same time, Quentin Nick is not very good at expressing himself, lacking enough decisiveness and ruthlessness, which will become a fatal flaw when dealing with government affairs.
"This is your problem, you should find the answer to the problem yourself, I am only responsible for collecting taxes." George Eddy's eyes widened, and like a ram in a challenge, he began to enter battle mode.
"Well, we all know that if this problem is not solved, then your task will not be completed." Although Quentin Nick dislikes George Eddie, many times, Quentin Nick has to borrow George Eddie's simplicity and rudeness.
"Uh-huh... You're right, we're going to face it together..."George Eddie, although he was unwilling, had to admit that Quentin Nick was right, if the pirate problem was not solved, then both George Eddie and Quentin Nick would be in trouble.
Speaking of trouble, George Eddy's eyes suddenly lit up: "Have you heard, Riem seems to be on vacation on Grand Bahama Island recently, and someone has seen Reem's Sea Ranger on Grand Bahama Island, if we can borrow the Sea Ranger Island, then we have the capital to deal with pirates." ”
Although the Sea Ranger is a transport boat most of the time, the Sea Ranger itself is an out-and-out warship, which is fundamentally different from the pirate's sampan, and if the Sea Ranger can be borrowed, it is indeed not a problem to deal with pirates.
"Which Reem?" Quentin Nick didn't turn a corner for a moment.
"Which Rim could it be? There aren't many celebrities with this name in the world, and even fewer can own a warship like the Sea Ranger to use as a private ship, I really don't know what you're doing in the Doge's Palace all day, Riem is about to buy the whole Bahamas, and you don't know who Reem is! George Eddy was half mocking and half mocking, and suddenly felt that the future was dark.
"You mean the American? No, by no means, maybe there is room for others to maneuver, but that American is absolutely impossible. Quentin Nick finally reconciled the name Ream with the memories in his head, but was even more disappointed.
For the name "Reem", Quentin Nick can be said to be familiar with it, and it is precisely because he knows Li Mu very well that Quentin Nick didn't think of it for a while.
As a British, it is not unacceptable to cooperate with the Americans, but only Li Mu and the Junma Group he represents are absolutely unacceptable to Quentin Nick.
This seems ridiculous, it is no secret that the British government hates the Horse Group, the British government even refuses to cooperate with the Horse Group in any form, refuses to enter the UK to engage in any business activities, the name "Reem" can be said to have entered the British government's blacklist, it is estimated that for a long time in the future, the new parents in the UK will not even put this name in the candidate list.
Corresponding to the complete abandonment of the British government, the Bahamian government is constantly selling the islands belonging to the Bahamas to the Horse Group, which fully shows that the British government can refuse the goods of the Horse Group, but not the money of the Horse Group.
It may sound paradoxical, but it is a true reflection of the attitude of the British government, which is, yes, so inscrutable.