I haven't seen each other for a few months, but the castle has changed a lot, first of all, the quaint and dark feeling disappears, and it has turned to a hint of trendy bright and warm, especially the stroller in the middle of the lobby, which makes Joseph's pace quicker.

"Li Muqing?"

Seeing Joseph's puzzled gaze, Li Xiaohan stroked the hair on his forehead and nodded. She was very happy, not only because of the arrival of her daughter's father, but more importantly, Joseph had just said Li Muqing instead of Alice.

She bent down to pick up her daughter, but as soon as she stretched out her hand, the baby was so frightened that she cried, and it was obvious that she was a little afraid of the stranger in front of her.

Joseph was a little embarrassed, he didn't know whether his outstretched hand should continue or withdraw, Li Xiaoxi's appearance solved his embarrassment, and Li Xiaoxi hurriedly ran over and hummed softly in his mouth, and the baby gradually quieted down.

"It seems that I need to be here often to get her to identify with me as a father."

Joseph said with a hint of ridicule, at this time, except for Li Xiaohan, no one was suitable to speak, and Li Xiaohan did not live up to the expectations of others, and took the initiative to take Joseph's hand and said: "But no matter what, you are her father, this is a fact that cannot be changed." ”

Li Xiaohan knew what Joseph was worried about, Gao Jingxuan was better after all∫ while Li Xiaohan was different, far away in Scotland was destined for Joseph not to be able to travel frequently, he was worried that his daughter would not recognize him in the future.

patted Li Xiaohan's hand, Joseph signaled that she didn't have to worry, she was fine, and then looked at the little guy who had been comforted by Li Xiaoxi and smiled.

"This is my second gift to you."

Picking a crystal jade plaque engraved with a phoenix from his neck, Joseph placed it directly on the little one's chest.

"It's not very valuable, but it means a lot to me, it's the only thing my mother left me."

Just saw the jade card Li Xiaohan and a few people were still a little puzzled, looking at the appearance of the jade is not the best one, there is no reason for Joseph to be the king of Nord There is no reason for such a thing to appear, but now they understand.

Li Xiaohan felt the deepest, such a thing Joseph did not give to the Nord Kingdom and his second to Li Muqing. It's a pampering and a guilt.

Li Xiaoxi, who didn't care about it, heard this and hurriedly helped put the jade pendant under the baby's pillow, worried that one would accidentally fall to the ground.

"Xiaoxi should be in the second grade!"

"Grade, I'm going to be nine years old soon."

"Nine years old, Xiaoxi must be very good at being so smart, and I will help your sister take care of this place in the future."

"What about you, why don't you help my sister."

Sure enough, the little girl couldn't hide her words in her heart, and she had always wondered why she rarely saw her brother-in-law, but now that her brother-in-law was standing in front of her, she naturally wanted to solve her doubts.

"Xiaoxi, brother-in-law naturally has other things to do, but he is an earl."

"That. Isn't this his home? ”

……

The Li family's mother also noticed that her aunt was different, she didn't think in other directions, but she also had some guesses in her heart, but because of her uncle's identity and status, she didn't dare to ask easily.

In fact, she is very satisfied with her current life, tens of thousands of acres of land, thousands of square meters of ancient castles, and countless amounts of wealth, what else do you need to pursue to be able to do this?

Therefore, she didn't dare to ask, her daughter was happy, especially if she was accompanied by Li Muqing in the future. There will be no loneliness at all. Li Xiaoxi's inquiry Li Mu was also very concerned, after all, it would be good if she could get an answer, but it was a pity...... Li Xiaohan didn't seem to want to embarrass Joseph.

Because of Li Xiaohan's obstruction, Li Xiaoxi still didn't get an answer in the end. She was very unhappy about this, and her interest in getting a pet had been reduced a lot, and she was bored to watch Joseph and they chatted and teased the little lioness.

"The business sector is important, and the old gentleman is understandably reluctant to come to Scotland. The old lady wants to stay in the castle for a while longer, and Han needs your company. ”

Sitting on the sofa casually, watching Li Xiaoxi muttering is also very funny. At the same time, he casually answered his mother-in-law's complaints, and complained about his father-in-law's refusal to come to Scotland.

"Xiaohan has just given birth, so I will naturally stay for a while, but the family still can't let go!"

"Scotland is not very far from China, it can be reached in more than ten hours, and I have a good relationship with Premier Zhang of the State Council, so I can ask him to transfer the old gentleman to Yanjing, which is also much more convenient."

Mother Li was speechless

Premier Zhang of the State Council...... Sure enough, it is a foreign aristocrat, and the people she interacts with casually are not ordinary, she thinks that the secretary of the municipal party committee is a great official, but who wants to ......

"No, no, it doesn't take long to get from the airport to Ome County......

"Han, aren't you ready to invest some money in your hometown? Build a duke or something, so that the old gentleman's official position can be more stable. ”

Li Xiaohan naturally thought about it, after all, Li's father was often invited out for a drink by the director of the Xihai Investment Promotion Office, the purpose was to be able to bring some investment to his daughter, so Li's father nagged Li Xiaohan a lot. But Li Xiaohan has always felt that although she manages the entire castle by herself, she can't let go of it after all, and she doesn't dare to invest at will.

Now Joseph took the initiative to speak, and just said that he would let Li Xiaoxi help her more in the future, which made Li Xiaohan understand in his heart that Joseph had already given her all this.

"I'll let Butler Alan ...... in two days"

"Let's go down today, Allen, let the business manager of Aberdeen go to Qingmei County to see if there are any projects worth investing in, all the old gentleman is in charge, and it will be set at 50,000 pounds for the time being!"

£50,000 investment ...... This is just the 90s, and 50,000 pounds is nothing in the eyes of Allen's housekeeper, but Li Mu and Li Xiaohan were very surprised, they didn't expect Joseph to be so supportive.

"Lord Earl, Councillor of Scotland has learned of your arrival and wants to see you."

At this time, the butler Allen, who had just left, went and returned, and at the same time brought a request from someone who wanted to see Joseph, but this Councillor of Weiss, Joseph frowned and did not have the slightest impression.

"Lord Earl, he is also a marquis, one of the famous landowners in Scotland, and this time it is very likely that it is because of a land dispute."

"Land disputes?"

Joseph couldn't help but look at her when he saw Li Xiaohan on the side, and Li Xiaohan gave an explanation.

"He has come twice, mainly to unite with us against some peasants who are demanding the return of the land of the nobility. The peasants hated the tenant farmers' high rents and their own land, as Butler Alan had said, and they had been doing so for many years. ”

Butler Alan added beside him, "I've been arguing over this since the 60s, Lord Earl. ”

"What do you mean?"

Li Xiaohan was in charge of Aberdeen's affairs, so Joseph did not want to interfere.

"Our farmers weren't involved, it was all because of the high rents, and I don't think that councillor was a good person."

Yes, Li Xiaohan decided the outcome of Councilor Weiss's request for a meeting, and without Joseph saying more, Butler Alan nodded and said that he knew what to do.

"Han. It's okay to hate him, but this is Scotland and you need to watch your own safety, after all, none of these nobles are easy to provoke. ”

If Joseph stays here, he will not be afraid of anything, but he cannot stay in Scotland for long, after all, he is the king of Nord first and then so.

King Nord has 100,000 national defense troops from the Royal Guard Department of the Home Office, but the Earl of Aberdeen has nothing, and the only armament is six or seven retired personnel of the Guard Service and more than twenty retired special soldiers of the Norde Wehrmacht.

Li Xiaohan and Li's mother were obviously taken aback by Joseph's words, and they always felt that Scotland or the entire European and American world was very peaceful. But from Joseph's mouth, as if the real way things were not so.

"William!"

"Your Excellency."

"Arrange for some more guards to stay here! By the way, inform Bach that he arrange for a special soldier to retire, and Aberdeen's safety needs to be guaranteed. ”

A casual sentence made Mother Li see her uncle's extraordinaryness again. A special soldier is retired, is my uncle the president of a certain European country?

When it was time for lunch, Joseph and his group moved to the dining room, and Chinese dishes were served.

Pick up a random dish and take a bite. Joseph's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he looked at Li Xiaohan with some doubts, to which Li Xiaohan chuckled and said, "Allen's housekeeper's arrangement." He said that you like Chinese food and we are not used to Western food, so we should hire some Chinese chefs to come back. ”

"It seems that Butler Allen also has his own door, and it is not easy to make such pure Chinese cuisine."

In terms of the real aristocratic life, Alan is far better than Abner, for example, Abner does not have such extravagant means.

Yes, it is a big deal, because the cost of this meal is at least a few or even thousands of pounds, and Li Xiaohan and Li's mother don't know the price, otherwise they will not eat so casually.

"This tea?"

"This is an old friend sent by an old friend, when I accompanied the Earl of Aberdeen to participate in the Huaxia Advisory Group, I knew a wounded soldier who was carried down from the front line at that time, and now he has a certain position in Huaxia."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, this big red robe was by no means available to ordinary people, and at this time Joseph realized that his old butler was really unusual.

"My lord, the Aberdeen family and the Marquis of Weiss have been on good terms for many years, in fact, you should not refuse to meet, if you don't want to get involved, you can explain it directly."

Butler Alan knew best about the interpersonal relationship between nobles, and Joseph was not the kind of person who couldn't listen to advice, so he nodded and asked, "Then what should I do now, give some gifts......

"Never, Lord Count. We are the Aberdeen family, we have our own glory, and we must not show weakness, I just want to say, such an ally, we should not refuse easily. ”

"Now ......"

"I didn't refuse directly, but said that you are not feeling well, and let him find another time."

Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, although he refused, he still tried to save some of it, at least he didn't make the relationship stiff. (To be continued......)

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