Chapter 295: Gloria Arrives
"3000 euros!"
"3200 euros!"
"5,000 euros!"
When the purpose of charity is no longer charity, then for those who are truly charitable, there is naturally no need to participate in similar banquets, although their purpose is the same, but there are too many other factors at this time at the charity banquet to make people feel very uncomfortable.
A star's T-shirt, just because Doufu directly raised the price to 5,000 euros, Ernst didn't know whether this was good or bad, whether it was a deformity of wealth or a necessary stage, rubbing his head Ernst remembered these two young people who were fighting for wealth, a real estate family, a stock market financier family.
Both of these are the fastest channels for the Quad Alliance to get money today, and it is because money is relatively easy to come by that these young people do not know what it means to cherish, and in many ways Ernst still values those industrial and literary workers, and has nothing to do with money, but only appreciates their attitude.
Although he didn't want to continue to participate in the next banquet, it was not appropriate to leave the table halfway, after all, he needed to give Anne some face, even if Ernst didn't need to do it at the scene now.
"A few days ago there was a letter from the Habsburg castle about Miss Gloria!"
Most of the members of the Habsburgs were scattered, but they also had their own permanent base, which was the castle of the Habsburgs, located in Austria. Of course, it was Miss Gloria who really caught Ernst's attention.
Gloria and Ernst are old acquaintances, and the identities of both sides are more noble on the surface, after all, at that time he was also the second son of the Austro-Hungarian crown prince and the other party's father was only a duke. But in fact, Gloria's status is much higher than that of Ernst. It's just because she is more loved by several patriarchs of the family. She is a little princess recognized by the Habsburg family.
A period of contact as a child kept Gloria obsessed with Ernst. Even with Ernst's domination of Eastern Europe, her heart could no longer tolerate others, this is the power of idols, which is not at all common sense can speculate. It's a pity that Ernst only has brother and sister affection for her, and the rest ...... I can only say sorry.
Ernst had also made such a vague statement to Gloria, the purpose of which was to help her parents persuade her to agree to the marriage that the family was looking for her. Speaking of which, the other party is also a good family, a descendant of the British royal family, with the title of duke, and a wealthy family is a rare good marriage, but in the end, it was rejected by Gloria without hesitation.
Perhaps because she was too pampered, there was nothing Gloria could do about her rejection of the elders in the family. can only let her mess around like this, which has led to the fact that she has become a big girl but still has no couple to accompany her.
Gloria's elders even gave up some of their inherent ideas for this, and no longer looked at the door's opinions, as long as Gloria agreed, the other party was an ordinary businessman, and the Habsburg family was also ready to compromise, but this still had no effect after all, Gloria only refused, refused, and refused.
In the past few years, Ernst has been in less correspondence with Gloria, and Ernst thought that his cousin was honest, but this letter from Bert's mouth made Ernst understand that things were not what he imagined. The only thing that made Ernst a little puzzled was why Bert had only brought out the letter now.
"I'm sorry Your Majesty. That's what Lady Anne meant. ”
What does Anne mean? Ernst suddenly felt that this matter was funny, what kind of character Anne was Ernst knew very well, what she was going to do, it wouldn't be that she wanted to match herself and Gloria! It was a joke, but when Ernst opened the letter, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Hell, that difficult little girl has already arrived in Warsaw and also participated in this charity banquet, no wonder Bert only came out at this time, it turned out to be to put an end to his retreat. Thinking of this, Ernst couldn't help but glare at Bert, this middle-aged guy became more and more unclear about who was his master.
Ernst's glance did not intimidate Bert, he was also very aggrieved and wronged, he really didn't want to be involved in such a matter between men and women, because no matter what he did, he would offend one of them, in comparison, Bert still favored Gloria, after all, her infatuation also moved Bert very much.
He stood up and tried to get out of here as soon as possible, but when he got up and turned around, an ugly smile appeared on Ernst's face, and Gloria was already standing at the door of the private room and looking at him with a smile.
"Long time no see, cousin!"
"It's been a long time, Gloria!"
Turned around and glared at Bert again, but who would have thought that Bert would turn his head and not look at Ernst, which undoubtedly made Ernst even more angry, but he could only think like this for the time being, because Gloria had already done it to his side, and waved his hand to let Bert leave.
Glancing at the cup of coffee in front of Ernst, Gloria couldn't help but pout: "Cousin, your taste is still so unique, and this cheap coffee is only tasted by you, the king, if Grandpa Joseph is still alive, he will probably teach you a good lesson." ”
Grandpa Joseph was naturally Ernst's uncle Joseph. Franz, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor who made World War I break out, unfortunately there is not only Emperor Joseph now, but also the huge Austro-Hungarian Empire. If it had not been for Ernst, it is estimated that by this time the Habsburgs would have lost all their territory.
"It's okay! The role of coffee is to refresh yourself, as for whether it is good or bad, it doesn't matter, if I have time, I still like to drink tea! ”
It seems that the clothes are very clear about the tea, but in fact, Ernst also knows Longjing, Da Hong Pao, Luzhou Yunwu, etc., and he can't taste it specifically. The king is naturally not in vain, even if he can't drink anything, but there is absolutely no problem with acting like Ernst, there is no doubt about the actor.
Disdainful of sarcastic Ernst again, Gloria sat down next to Ernst with a casual look looking at the auction items that were still competing in front of her, and Anne sat in the first row, she was the organizer of this banquet, so naturally she could not sit in such a corner with Ernst.
"Why are you here all of a sudden, I met the Duke of Dominica some time ago, and he said you are studying in the United States?"
The Duke of Dominic is Gloria's father, a middle-aged duke who is very kind and has a good personality, speaking of which he has some conflicts with Archduke Ferdinand, but those are all things when he was a child, and now the relationship between the two is generally not bad or too bad, but after all, the family is still relatively close compared to outsiders.
Study...... Ernst's vocabulary made Gloria feel the urge to scratch her head, such a tall word was really not suitable for herself, and it was not good to say that she could read.
"Princeton University, but I prefer the small-town environment to the teaching there, which is similar to Lithuania."
It is said that it is almost the same, but in fact it is much worse, there are mountains, rivers and forests are not necessarily a beautiful environment, maybe the environment is bad, imagine the Vietnam region of East Asia, can you say that there is a beautiful environment? Of course, Lithuania is not so bad, but in general a large part of the area is unsuitable for human life.
The small town of Princeton is really nice, with a beautiful environment and affluent life, it cannot be said that it is one of the best leisure places in the United States, but it is also very rare, and it is a place worth spending a lot of energy to stay there.
As Grand Duke of the Czech Duchy and King of the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom, Ernst naturally made a comparison between American education and Four-Nation education, but the people he had asked before were professionals, and now that the student class was in front of Ernst, he naturally wanted to ask about their evaluation.
"The Royal Czech Academy and Princeton University?"
Ernst's inquiry made Gloria slightly stunned, but soon her brows furrowed, and her clean and delicate face looked a little tangled and hesitant, and when her appearance was shown in front of Ernst, Ernst already knew the result, although it was expected, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"I already know the answer, but it's hard for you to tell me the answer in such a way."
Shaking his head and glancing at Gloria helplessly, Ernst seemed very speechless about her way of acting, but such a quirky cousin who has a special mind for you, Ernst really can't say anything, and even the degree of tolerance for her Ernst is still higher than that of Anne and Jessica.
Many times Ernst wondered if Gloria was the kind of purpose, not revealing her purpose too clearly and not giving up, which was how she loomed and made herself feel guilty. It has to be said that her strategy is correct, at least until now, Ernst is completely different from anyone else.
Giggling, Gloria didn't care about Ernst's attitude at all, but Ernst's slight loss also made her a little sad, so she comforted: "Cousin Ernst, don't be discouraged, in terms of potential, the universities of the Quad Alliance have far more potential than American universities, just look at the number of international students in recent years." ”
In terms of potential, the strength of the Quad is naturally much stronger, after all, Europe is the place of technological revival, and what is the United States? It was the place where Europe was exiled a hundred years ago, where did the real great scientists, physical chemists, and literary giants look down on the United States? In particular, the intelligence services of the Quad Alliance also used coercion and other means to invite these capable people to the Quad Alliance.
In comparison, the brain drain in Europe is very slight, and it is rare for the United States to give birth to a few great scientists, and once a talented intelligence agent from Ernst is accidentally sent to Eastern Europe, it is only a matter of time before the four-nation alliance of one weak and one strong catches up. (To be continued.) )