Chapter 191: Future parents-in-law
This reception was a pleasure for the guests and hosts, and of course it also laid a good foundation for the future development of Dragon Soul Ordnance in China, and everyone knew that the chairman of the committee respected Xiao Weiguo very much, and naturally gave the green light to the matter of Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing China Co., Ltd.
The next day, Xiao Weiguo and Anna were about to leave for Qingdao, a distance of just over 500 kilometers, and the Cruising Speed of the M30 business jet reached 300 kilometers per hour, so it arrived at a military airport in Qingdao before noon. It takes only an hour from the military airport to the German consulate in Qingdao.
Of course, Anna was very excited, after all, she hadn't seen her parents for a long time. And this time she brought Xiao Weiguo here, although her parents did not explicitly object to her relationship with Xiao Weiguo, but she was still nervous in her heart, afraid that her parents would not like Xiao Weiguo, so it would be really difficult to do.
Xiao Weiguo was also a little nervous in his heart, after all, he was about to meet his future parents-in-law, he was cutting first and then playing, and he did not come to the door to propose marriage for two years, which is really unreasonable. I don't know if my parents-in-law will give me a cold face in the future, if I change myself, I am afraid that I will not be happy in my heart if I have such a daughter who interacts with people like this.
The Germans built Qingdao in 1897, and in 1914 Qingdao was the most perfect modern city in the world, and it had the advantages of European cities without its disadvantages. In 1921 it was the most modern city in Asia, and Qingdao was the place where Shanghai and Tianjin were placed alongside Shanghai and Tianjin when the Nanjing government was in charge. The Germans arrived here in 1893, and it was still a fishing ground. The Kaiser decided to build it into a model colony and spent a lot of money to build it. It can be said that the Germans invested more in Qingdao than they earned, and after the construction of Qingdao, Germany built churches and universities on the Jiaodong Peninsula at that time. And then build Jingpu Road. 1914 year. Japan defeated Germany and occupied Qingdao until December 10, 1922, when China recovered Qingdao and established the Jiaoao Commercial Port Supervision Office, which was directly under the Beiyang government. In July 1929, Qingdao Special City was established. 1930 year. Changed its name to Qingdao City.
Walking on the streets of Qingdao, it is like being in a city in Germany, because almost all the buildings here were built during the German occupation, the large and small buildings next to the streets of Qingdao are influenced and surrounded by Western cultural decorative means, a large number of Western architectural symbols flow into Qingdao, "classical revival", "baroque", "Byzantium", "loke", "Art Nouveau" and other architectural styles accompanied by a variety of "pillars" and "arches" seem to come overnight. These early buildings were influenced by the popular architectural styles in Europe at the time, emphasizing decoration, paying attention to scale, and having a variety of styles and characteristics. But because it is the western style of architectural culture, although there are changes between each other, but there are still a lot of commonalities, especially limited by the technical level at that time, half of the roof of the building adopts the form of red tile slope roof, in order to meet the complex decorative changes on the outer wall, the wall is very thick, giving you a calm, dignified and elegant feeling.
During the period of Japanese rule. Many hospitals have been expanded in the city, and most of these buildings are public buildings. Due to the application of new technologies, the structural system of the building reflects the form of reinforced concrete, which brings new changes to the shape of Qingdao's urban construction. The first is the emergence of a large number of flat roofs, abandoning the heavy sloping roofs of the past; Secondly, the urban architectural style began to move out of the framework of European classicism, revealing the embryonic form of modern architecture.
Anna looked at the German-style buildings on both sides of the street. "Ah, I feel like I'm back in Germany, it's no different from Germany!" It's no wonder Daddy and Mommy love to stay here, and now I think it's even better than Germany! ”
Xiao Weiguo nodded and said, "Anna, you're right! Qingdao is indeed a very beautiful city. It not only has the German architectural style, but also has the unique charm of the East. It makes people linger at first sight! ”
Anna's parents worked at the German Consulate on Jiaozhou Avenue in Qingdao City, and they were considered old men in the consulate, and even both of them had already learned Chinese. So when Anna and Xiao Weiguo met them, Xiao Weiguo felt that his future parents-in-law were looking at him from a Chinese perspective, which showed that the two had completely integrated into China. But it's better to communicate this way.
Anna's father is called David and her mother is Mia, but both now have Chinese names, and they prefer to be called by their Chinese names. Anna's father is called Wei Simin, and her mother is called Mi Lu, which sounds like a very common Chinese name.
The two also met their future son-in-law for the first time. Although they first knew that Anna had eloped to Sweden with Xiao Weiguo, both of them were very angry! Xiao Weiguo didn't even say hello, and he kidnapped his daughter very angrily, but when he heard his daughter say that he would not marry this person, he couldn't help but soften. Later, they heard that Xiao Weiguo had become a hot figure in the international arms industry, and their views slowly changed, and it was not necessarily a bad thing for their daughter to follow such an outstanding young man. Now, they also know that Xiao Weiguo has become the internationally famous chairman of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Industry Complex, and this time he came to China to invest in the construction of an aircraft factory, and he was even received by the Chinese leader and treated as a guest, which is not even the German consul.
The moment they saw Xiao Weiguo, they were a little petrified. Unexpectedly, this young man is not only very capable, he has become the chairman of a large company in just a few years, and more importantly, he is also very handsome, and he is a natural pair with his daughter! It turned out that his daughter eloped with him for no reason, such an outstanding young man, I am afraid that the vast majority of Huaichun girls will be tempted when they meet him! So as soon as the two of them saw Xiao Weiguo, they looked up and down.
The gaze of the two made Xiao Weiguo feel a little embarrassed, and Anna hurriedly said, "Daddy, Mommy, why do you keep staring at your future son-in-law?" ”
Wei Simin and Mi Lu smiled embarrassedly at this time, Mi Lu pulled her daughter over, looked up and down, left and right, and then said, "Well, our daughter hasn't seen her for two years, and she looks more beautiful!" ”
Wei Simin walked up to Xiao Weiguo, stretched out a hand and said loudly: "Mr. Xiao Weiguo, I am Anna's father David, my Chinese name is Wei Simin, but I prefer others to call me Mr. Wei." Welcome! ”
Xiao Weiguo hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook it with Wei Simin. Then with the other hand, he hurriedly delivered a gift bag to Wei Simin, and Xiao Weiguo whispered: "Uncle, this is a little care I give you." I've been so busy in the past two years, so I didn't have time to come to China to meet the second elder, I'm really embarrassed! (To be continued.) )