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Only half a month after receiving Carroll's letter, Carroll arrived in New York on the "Pearl of the Atlantic" with his fiancée and those masters. Because Carol was coming back with his fiancée, even Joseph Sr. and his wife came to New York with Scrooge to meet them.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the "Pearl of the Atlantic" slowly approached the pier. A few minutes later, the long gangway was erected, and the passengers in the first class began to disembark. Joseph Sr. had been waiting at the dock for a long time, and since the news of the arrival of the "Pearl of the Atlantic" passenger ship came to the port, he could no longer stay quietly in the VIP lounge of New York Harbor and wait, but ran directly to the balcony outside, watching the ship enter the port and dock, although Scott told him that the process would take about an hour, but the old Joseph still refused to go back, insisting on watching the ship enter the port and dock.

Like Joseph Sr., Scrooge's mother, Laura, could not go back to the lounge to wait patiently, and she also stood with Joseph Sr., staring at the boat with her eyes open, and from time to time she would say to Joseph Sr., "Old man, it's so close, why hasn't the boat come closer?" ”

Anna thoughtfully had two chairs come out for the old Joseph and his wife to sit down. Then he obediently stood aside and answered the old Joseph's questions, such as "how long will that boat have to dock?" and "what the crew is grinding on?"

"I don't know what happened to Miss Catherine." Laura looked at Anna with a smile and said, "If only she could be as gentle and considerate as you." I really don't know who will be so blessed to marry our Anna in the future. ”

"Old lady, I'm embarrassed to say it." Anna lowered her head, "Miss Catherine is a highly educated aristocratic lady, she must be very educated, where can she compare to an ordinary person like me." ”

"Well, that's what I'm most worried about." "Our family has been a tanner for generations. Suddenly marrying a noble lady back, this is really people, it's really ......" Laura couldn't find any words to express her complicated feelings for a while.

Anna knows that the MacDonald family has developed too fast, starting from the middle level of society, and it only took a few years to become a large conglomerate with considerable influence in the whole United States and even the whole world. The old Josephs and their wives were like this, and although they themselves were members of a tyrant family of this level, they had not yet gotten used to the change in their status. Deep down, the old Josephs still felt that they were just craftsmen who ran a small shoe shop on the streets of Cleveland.

But this is not necessarily a bad thing, at least, it makes the old Josephs and their husbands seem exceptionally accessible. And people like Anna are also more likely to be loved by them. Although, their affection was not enough to make Anna Scrooge's wife (Anna herself knew that this was impossible, and Scrooge once used the matter of Carol's marriage to talk to her about why Carol chose Catherine). Anna understood that Scrooge's analysis was also for herself. Miss Catherine's conditions met the needs of the MacDonalds, but her own conditions did not. She could only have been Scrooge's secretary and mistress. But at the very least, a female secretary who can make Scrooge's mother like, a well-rounded, useful and capable mistress, is always less likely to be abandoned, right?

Just when Anna was thinking about her own thoughts, Laura stood up all of a sudden: "Old man, look, is that our Carol?" ”

Anna looked up and looked over there. Sure enough, a group of people had already begun to walk down the gangway. At the front were Carol and a tall young lady.

"Ah, is that Miss Catherine?" Anna thought so, and looked at it carefully, the young lady was wearing a hat with white sand and a long lilac dress, looking dignified and elegant.

"Let's go, Daddy, and we'll meet them." Scrooge said.

"All right," said Joseph Sr., standing up, and walking toward him with Scrooge. Anna helped Laura to follow.

……

After the meeting, Joseph Sr. gave Kroll a big hug, and then Scrooge stepped forward and said to Kroll, "Welcome back, Kroll!" Well, you should introduce Miss Catherine to your family, right? ”

Kroll smiled sheepishly, and then began to introduce Catherine to her parents.

"This is Miss Catherine, my fiancée. Catherine," Kroll reached out and took Catherine's hand, "is this your father-in-law, my father Joseph?" Mr. MacDonald, the best shoemaker in all of Cleveland. This is my mom Laura, who is the best at making tortillas. This is my brother Scrooge, well, he doesn't need me to introduce you to you. ”

Whenever Kroll introduced someone, Catherine would lift the corners of her skirt with both hands, gracefully curtsy to the other party, and greeted the other person politely. When Kroll finished introducing her, she grabbed Kroll's arm and asked with a smile, "Kroll, and this young lady, you haven't introduced me yet." ”

"Ah," Kroll said with a smile as he looked at Anna, who was standing beside Laura, "and this is Miss Anna, Scrooge's secretary. Well, Miss Anna is a very enthusiastic person, you can ask her for help with anything. Well, it's better than looking for me or Scrooge. ”

"Miss Catherine, I'm Anna, Scrooge? Secretary of Mr. MacDonald. Anna also saluted Catherine.

"Ah, Kroll, Miss Catherine, allow me to be absent for a moment, I'm going over there to say hello to Mr. Maxwell." Scrooge said as he looked to the other side.

"It's okay, you can do it yourself." Kroll said.

"Kroll and Miss Catherine have us to take care of them, it's okay, you go over and do your business." Laura said, and then she turned to Anna again, "Go over and see if Scrooge has anything you can help with." So Laura nodded to everyone and followed Scrooge to the other side.

"Mr. Maxwell, I'm so glad to see you here!" Scrooge held Maxwell's hand tightly, and that posture was like in the old war movie that Scrooge had seen in his previous life, in which the guerrillas who insisted on guerrilla warfare finally waited for the large army, and then rushed over, holding each other's hands tightly, and shouting "Comrade, I've finally waited for you".

"Ah, Mr. MacDonald, I'm glad to see you, too." Maxwell said, "Is it true that Mr. Carroll told me that the first phase of the Great Fruit Room had been completed? When will we be able to start working? ”

"Mr. Maxwell, the first phase of the plan for the Great Solid Room has been completed." "Tomorrow morning," said Scrooge, "we'll take the train back to Cleveland, and in twenty-five hours, we'll be there, and then we'll arrange for you to rest the night, and we'll see the big room." ”

"Oh my God, it's going to take so long!" Maxwell said, "Why don't you just get on the train now?" Then when I arrived in Cleveland, I didn't have to rest anything, and went directly to the Dashi yàn room. Seeing the big real yàn room is the best rest. ”

"Mr. Maxwell, the most luxurious train of the day has departed, and the condition of the rest of the trains is too poor to affect your rest." Anna said, then she turned to Mrs. Maxwell, "Madam, your face is not very good, haven't you been ...... lately?"

"Ah, Catherine has been getting a little seasick lately. In the past two days, the wind and waves have suddenly become a little stronger. Maxwell explained.

"Ah, then it's time to get some rest." Scrooge said, "Anna, have you all booked the hotel for you?" ”

"Yes, Mr. MacDonald, the wagon is ready. Why don't we all go straight to the hotel to rest, I see that many gentlemen and ladies are tired. Anna replied.

"Alright then, let's go to the hotel first." Scrooge said to Maxwell.

"Well, also, Mr. MacDonald, I've just finished a dissertation that is some of my latest new ideas, just in England, and I guess the United States is not yet visible. I brought it over and you see if there's any problem. Maxwell said.

"Okay, no problem." Scrooge said, "When I get to the hotel and everyone is settled, I will read it carefully." ”

……

After all the people were arranged, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon. Maxwell wanted to talk to Scrooge about his new work, but Mrs. Maxwell stopped him.

"Don't look at how tired Mr. MacDonald is from his busy schedule, and to bother others, it's too much!"

When Mrs. Maxwell said this, Maxwell realized that there was something wrong with his own approach, so he smiled and stayed in his room honestly, not going out to trouble Scrooge.

……

"Carol, who is that Miss Anna?" Catherine asked Carol when no one was around.

"Scrooge's secretary. What's wrong? Carol asked curiously.

"Nothing," said Catherine, "she's very capable." Where did your brother find this girl? Such a competent female secretary is not easy to find. And she's so loyal to your brother. ”

"How do you know?" Carol asked.

"Because I'm a woman, I can understand the way she looks at your brother...... Only an elm head like you doesn't understand anything. But your brother is really attractive and attractive to girls. ”