In Zhou Nan's memory, the former richest man bought a house worth 700 million here, and he only learned about this place on the Internet.

As soon as I learned about it, I learned that the house that was originally worth 700 million yuan was still the lowest grade on this street, and the most expensive one was worth 3 billion.

Three billion, just a house, which made Zhou Nan stunned at that time.

When he was in this secluded neighbourhood, he thought it was located in the heart of bustling London. Thinking about the fact that a set of luxurious courtyard houses in the capital will be sold for one billion in the future, Zhou Nan can also think of the glory behind this kind of expensiveness.

Seeing the guards on both sides, I listened to the introduction of Slooney, who had arrived here earlier. Zhou Nan knew that in this era, this was not a residential area where later generations of merchants could live.

The houses here are managed by the British Crown Assets Council, and all the property rights belong to the Royal Council. Note that it's not the royal family, it's the Crown Assets Committee.

It is a quasi-government that manages most of the royal family's estates and real estate, and the annual profits belong to the royal family and are used for the royal family's expenses.

In addition to the appropriation of Parliament, this income is also the largest income of the British royal family.

As for Kensington Palace on this street, it is a property that belongs entirely to the royal family, and of course, to maintain or renovate it, the royal family needs to pay for it itself.

Before World War II, the two villas at the North Side Street Corner were also rented by the Soviets for a period of 100 years.

During World War II, it became a center of Soviet spies, which led to the relocation of most of its tenants. Later, it became a center for overt espionage in many countries, and even imprisoned war criminals.

After the end of the war, the two villas in the street became Soviet embassies, and several other countries rented houses here and set up embassies.

Zhou Nan's rented villa is located on the east side of the street, across a house from the French Embassy, next to Kensington Palace, a palace-like castle with a history of 240 years. There are four floors above ground and one underground, and there is enough yard for twenty cars.

To the west of the house is the street, but this street is not accessible to ordinary people, and to the east is the beautiful Kensington Park, which is currently also the Royal Garden, which is not open to the public, but it is open to the tenants here.

The house was too big, and Zhou Nan and his party, plus the people who arrived in advance, had a total of more than 20 people. But it doesn't feel crowded with so many people living in.

There are two living rooms on the first floor, as well as a dining room, a recreation room, a billiard room, a swimming pool, and a living room on the second floor, as well as an activity room and a study.

Originally, the master bedroom was on the third floor, but Zhou Nan was now inconvenient with his legs and feet, so he insisted on choosing a luxurious room on the second floor.

Zhou Nan and Audrey were very happy with the environment, the window of the room was facing east, and when you opened the window, there was a beautiful little garden outside, and there was a door that directly entered Kensington Park.

Most of the trees here are more than 200 years old, lush and green, and the environment is really not fussy at all.

Although the air quality in London at this time was like the capital of later generations, full of big chimneys, and the Thames River stinked so much that people couldn't breathe, but here, it was really good.

Audrey stood at the window, looking through the gap between the leaves, looking at Kensington Palace not far away, and said: "It used to be the royal palace of the British royal family, and the old grandmother of Europe, Queen Victoria, was born in a certain room there." ”

Zhou Nan couldn't guess why she had such feelings for a while, and asked, "Does every girl have a princess dream and a castle dream?" ”

Audrey blushed and glared at Zhou Nan with disgust. "You're half right......"

She bent down, picked up two pillows, and placed them on the couch. "You lie down first, I'll go see if my mother is settled."

Zhou Nan took her hand and didn't let her go. "What's the right half? A princess dream? ”

Audrey was a little embarrassed. "What do you have to pursue the girl's thoughts? They all like to be cranky. ”

"In my heart, you are my princess."

Audrey laughed sweetly. "I know, that's why I'm the happiest girl in the world......"

"Then you say, if we buy this place, will we also fulfill your castle dream?"

She was taken aback, and after a pause, she said, "No." It's a good place, but it's not our home. I still love our Sennar Farm, which is bustling but far worse off than our home. ”

She wanted to leave, but was pulled by Zhou Nan again. "In the future, it won't be called Sennar Farm, I have already thought about it, and our home will be called Audrey Manor in the future."

Audrey shook her head and said, "You can't be named after me, you'll be the joke of the whole world." ”

In this era, the status of women is still relatively low, although there are some big people who don't love the country and love beauty, and there are some famous buildings named after women, but they are not the mainstream.

"No, I've already decided...... A home doesn't have to be named after your husband, does it? ”

Audrey wanted to throw herself into Zhou Nan's arms, but she was afraid of pressing his arm, so she kissed him on the face and smiled sweetly: "We can decide this matter later." ”

Zhou Nan looked at Audrey's delicate back, a little relieved, but a little lost. Happily, this once innocent girl has gradually grown up and has her own opinions. Sadly, she doesn't seem to need him as much as she used to.

"Jonas, does it taste good?"

Zhou Nan let himself lie flat on the large sofa in the living room, with a pillow under his waist, and sighed comfortably. "Very good, Mayeri, you made a smart choice."

It made Nord laugh, and on the couch opposite him, he lay down like him. "British dark cuisine is already famous all over the world, and this time we will be staying for at least a little more than a month, and of course I will bring my own chef with me. How do you feel about London? ”

"It's prosperous, but it's polluted, and the whole city stinks."

Jean Nord laughed and said: "The British are the representatives of rudeness and barbarism, and they have to disguise themselves as a gentleman." ”

Well, he's French, and the English are forever unaccustomed to each other.

Etinny walked over with a notebook and sat down on the single couch on the other side. "Jonas, it's time for us to discuss the way forward."

"Etinny was always so impatient, serious, that I had almost become a mustang for him to drive, waving his whip behind me incessantly."

Jean Nord smiled: "But a responsible assistant like him is not easy to find." Don't learn from Ludwig, Etinny, that guy is a workaholic who doesn't understand the beauty of life at all. ”

Etinny raised his head and asked, "Do you want to release all your energy on women like you?" I don't want to be like you, who is not yet sixty years old and is already in the last years of life......"

Noord was choked up and speechless, and sighed, "You're as boring as that Ludwig guy......"

In order to alleviate the embarrassment between them, Zhou Nan interjected and asked, "Mayeri, why didn't you have a beauty with you this time?" ”

He immediately smiled again, and said, "Don't you know that there are more beauties in London now?" I can't wait to get to Knightsbridge......"

Zhou Nan shook his head and said to Etinny: "Okay, let's leave him alone, you first tell me which people I have to see in the past few days." ”

Etinny nodded, and said solemnly, "Tonight you will go to the welcome dinner that Mr. Toynbee will give you, and the banquet will be held at the Royal Society in Mayfair...... Outside our window, across the Hyde Park community, from an internal club where female companions can be carried, and the attendees are members of the Royal Society. However, Mr. Toynbee did not give us a list of guests, so we don't know who attended. ”

"Needless to say, I've been preparing for this welcome banquet for more than a month, and I want to ask about the next few days, because I also want to accompany Audrey back to her former home in England...... I wish the time could be faster. ”

Audrey's grandfather didn't like her in the first place, and if he delayed going to her for a few more days, he was afraid that it would be even more difficult to get a knighthood from him.

These ushers and send-offs are important in the eyes of others, but in Zhou Nan's view, they are not so important. On the contrary, helping Audrey get a knighthood is much more important than that.

Jean Nord said at this time: "Jonas, I have agreed to the invitation of Earl Pattinson tomorrow night, he is a very good ally of our Liberal Democratic Party in the UK, and he is also a member of the House of Lords with a high reputation, other people's invitations can be postponed, but his I do not want to postpone." ”

Zhou Nan looked at Etinny, he also nodded and said: "Tonight's banquet is your appearance in the academic world, and tomorrow night's banquet is your appearance in the political world, so even if you want to go to Kent, it will be the day after tomorrow at the earliest." ”

"So is the schedule for meeting guests out?"

"Yes, we have arranged a timetable from more than sixty letters of invitation and visits, according to position, importance, academicity. Tomorrow morning you will speak at Britannia College, and after your reception at noon, you will have afternoon tea with Mr. Condaway, Swiss Ambassador to Great Britain. ”

Zhou Nan frowned and asked, "Can you ensure that you will be busy with these socializations within a week?" ”

"I don't think so, but at least, after this week, you will have time to write during the day, but you need to go to a banquet in the evening."

"Then so be it, you can discuss the itinerary with Jean Nord more, at most a week, I will focus on my "General History of the World", liaison with the major libraries and research institutes, and I will discuss it with Mr. Toynbee tonight."

Zhou Nan sighed, this feeling of being involuntary is really not good at all.