Manhattan is located in New York, United States, and is home to the New York City Central Business District.

It is the area with the highest concentration of skyscrapers in the world, home to the headquarters of most of the world's top 500 companies, and Wall Street at the southern end is home to many large banks, exchanges and monopolies.

In a luxurious residence in Manhattan, New York, the servants are busy preparing all kinds of tableware, and the owners are about to return for dinner. To be able to own such a large house in such a prosperous area, you have to be very wealthy to be able to do it.

Developed by American real estate magnates in the 30s of the 20th century, this mansion is located in the Imperial International Hotel Tower, with a 20-foot (6.7-meter) high floor and an irreplaceable location, with a view of New York's Manhattan Central Park.

The mansion was built at the height of New York's architectural boom in the style of the French emperors Louis 15 and Louis 16, which is very, very Baroque.

The designer and builder of this house was very promising, and it was the most popular neoclassical style company in New York at the time, Huntington. Originally, the real estate king lived by himself, but he did not expect that in the 30s of the 20th century, the American economic depression coincided, and many real estate companies went bankrupt, and the real estate king was no exception, and this mansion was finally auctioned by the court.

The story surrounding this mansion runs for decades, and many wealthy families once owned this mansion, but it was eventually acquired by the Carpenter family.

In fact, the façade of residential buildings in the Baroque period is generally very simple. The elongated windows are usually made of simple arches as the upper edge of the windows, and the top of the arches has some typical Baroque decorative patterns. Outside the window there are simple iron balustrades, the balustrade naturally has baroque patterns, and the buildings are stone, mostly simple granite.

By the beginning of the 20th century, the so-called "gilded age" in the United States was also imitated with cement, but the workmanship was good, and it was generally not noticed that it was concrete. The entrance hall is a heavy wooden door with a patterned iron bar. The entrance stairs are generally four or five steps. White marble. The window often puts some flowers on the side of the railing, and it is always a brightly colored florist, pansy and hyacinth, and tulips in spring are particularly particular.

It was Bart who bought the mansion. After he got acquainted with those in the upper class. I often go to other people's homes to attend wine banquets. Every time I get a lot of stimulation. He changed his residence several times, and after using a house for a while, he soon discovered that some of his new friends had better houses.

Judging by these circumstances. On the one hand, it can be said that the Carpenter family has climbed too fast, and has already crossed a certain level before accumulating in all aspects. On the other hand, it can be seen that the family background of those who have been rich for several generations is much stronger than the nouveau riche like the Carpenter family.

After doing this a few times, he found that it was not as good as the houses of those "friends", so he bought this imperial mansion at a high price.

This time, Bart raised his eyebrows in front of his "friends", and his favorite thing to do was to bring people to the mansion for drinks and chats. Every time, I see customers with different expressions, and the mood and feeling are really refreshing.

The house was too big, so naturally there was a need for more servants, and in order to take care of the mansion, the Carpenter family hired more than a dozen servants and an English butler to take care of the work. It seems to be a lot of people, but in fact, on average, each person in the Carpenter family can only get a few servants. Compared to those European aristocrats, this little bit of servant is really not enough to see.

The servants work in groups of twos and threes, each taking care of their own work. They also work morning and evening shifts, and now they are working as servants on the evening shift. After all, the Carpenter family is still too shallow, and the management of servants is not very strict, and they are still quietly discussing the preferences of their masters and the preparation of this dinner party when they work.

"Hey, seriously, Master Alex is getting more and more attractive. I heard that he received as many as a truckload of letters every day, and they were sent by people from all over the world. ”

A good-looking blonde maid lays out dishes and gossips. The other black-haired maid sneered and said, "It was sent by the young master's admirer, and I have never seen him open and read those letters. Usually it's left to the assistant to help him reply, and if you want to talk about charm, I think Master Richard is cuter. ”

The blonde maid was about to say a few words about the young master she liked, when suddenly she remembered a few coughs beside her, and then they suddenly realized that the butler had been standing next to them at some point.

The butler was an Englishman, he was in his fifties, his temples were gray, and his narrow face showed a serious expression: "You have to be careful, if there is a next time, then please leave automatically." ”

"Yes, sir!" The two young maids blushed and lowered their heads to confess their mistakes in a low voice.

Since the Carpenter family business has grown, there have been more and more servants, and in order to keep the family in order, Angel recruited a professional housekeeper from England. It is said that the steward had served the British aristocracy for generations, and that the old aristocratic family had been in decline for decades until one of the nobleman's descendants died in World War II.

Originally, the housekeeper didn't plan to continue this profession and found another job, but it was not easy to do it. It has been a waste of more than ten years before I want to return to the housekeeping industry. Angel's invitation was simply a fateful arrangement, he agreed without hesitation, and after coming to the United States, he found that the rise of the Carpenter family was still very short, and it was not as good as those old aristocrats with a long history in Europe.

At first, the housekeeper was a little disappointed and a little discouraged, but soon he was uplifted, the young master and young lady of this family were all excellent, and they were very talented and capable. The Carpenter siblings are many people's favorite singers and movie stars, and they are sought after by people all over the world.

Especially the eldest young master Alex, who is simply a genius among geniuses, is not inferior to those children of families who have been inherited for thousands of years. The fact that the Carpenter family can have so many outstanding talents just shows that the future of this family is bright.

"The only bad thing is that the young master doesn't have a girlfriend yet, which is really worrying." The housekeeper was secretly gossiping in his heart, although he forbade others to talk about gossip, but everyone would have a burning gossip heart.

"Forget it, anyway, the two young masters are still young, if they focus too much on women, then they will become those second ancestors. They can be considered the first generation of the Carpenter family, and even Miss Cullen has the demeanor of a hostess. ”

After the housekeeper learned about the Carpenter family's fortune experience, he really looked up to the Carpenter brothers and sisters, and was very optimistic about their future. Now, under the leadership of Alex, the Carpenter family has crossed one peak after another and gradually reached the top of society. How could this not make the butler secretly rejoice, knowing that in the future, he and his descendants would be associated with the Carpenter family.

"Sebaschin! Sebaschin, hurry up and help. Angel was holding a cardboard box with great interest, and she refused to let the other servants help, trusting only the old butler.

The butler immediately woke up from his fantasy and replied in a loud voice: "I am here, mistress!" ”

After the butler named Sebastian took the cardboard box from Angel's hand, he smiled and asked Angel, "Why didn't this cardboard box be handed over to the servant to deal with?" It's too heavy to hold, and such a trivial matter shouldn't be done by the hostess yourself. ”

Angel waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I've done all the heavy work." This cardboard box contains porcelain from the Ming Dynasty of China, and I just saw it at auction and bought it. ”

Chinaware! It's certainly worth a lot, and you might be able to afford this mansion. Sebaschin's hand almost shook a little, but he quickly steadied himself and no one noticed.

"This is the blue and white porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, I heard that the Chinese emperor used it, hey I don't know much about it." After Angel handed over the porcelain to Sebaschin, he kept talking to himself. She said: "I still heard Alex mention that blue and white porcelain is quite famous in porcelain, and it is also very precious. I didn't expect to meet it at the auction, I saw it and thought it was beautiful, and I thought I still needed some porcelain at home, so I bought it. ”

"Oh? Then this porcelain should be quite expensive, right? Sebastian asked cautiously.

"Expensive? That's not that expensive, well, it's more than a million dollars. Angel replied casually, she looked left and right and suddenly asked, "Sebaschin, where do you think this porcelain is placed?" ”

Sebastian thought for a moment and said, "Since Young Master Alex likes porcelain, how about putting it in his study?" ”

"That's a good idea, so let's put it in the study."

The Carpenter family has moved home several times in a row in the past few years, and each time they move, they almost have to redecorate, and they have to buy things to decorate and decorate. The mansion I live in now has only been a few months since I moved in, and there are still many places that have not been decorated. Every time Angel goes out to a party and sees other people's treasures, his eyes will be hot for a while, and he will soon buy some flashy things from outside.

Several times, Angel was deceived and bought some fakes back, not only did not get the effect she wanted, but was also seen to be secretly ridiculed for a while. After a few lessons, Angel slowly understood that if you want to be genuine, you have to start through formal channels, and such things are more secure.

Alex saw that she liked to buy some antiques and come back to decorate her home, so he casually chatted with her about Chinese porcelain, but he didn't expect that she would really bring back all the treasures she saw like a mother dragon. Fortunately, the Carpenter family is no longer short of this money, and the cost of millions is nothing, and appropriate consumption is conducive to tax filing. (To be continued......)