Chapter 119 Dinner
Li Fushou thought for a while, wrote the plan, and after a long while, he raised his head and rubbed his somewhat sore wrist, and watched his opinions be compiled into a text with satisfaction.
He reached for the teacup and was stunned to find it empty.
Just as he was summoning a cup of tea, the door was gently pushed open.
The waiter showed a beautiful face, holding a copywriter in his hand and was about to come in, his smart eyes saw the empty teacup in Li Fushou's hand, and he was immediately startled, and hurriedly lowered his head to collect a blessing; "Please forgive the sins, and the slave and maid will come to serve."
It's just a turning around
The case came in with the brewed new tea in both hands, carefully put the tea tray on the left, put the teacup within the reach of the master, and put away the teacup that had just been used.
At this time, the case dared to sneak a glance at the tall young man, and saw that he was holding a document in his hand and looked at his brows deeply, his body exuded an invisible majesty from top to bottom, and his heart was "pounding" and jumping.
The lord is undoubtedly the eternal god in the minds of all personal maids, the natural master of the world in the Red River Valley, and Europa, thousands of miles away, is also a big man on the top, with a top image, temperament, and talent, which Huaichun girl does not deeply admire?
"Sir, please use tea."
"Oh, okay."
Li Fushou woke up from his thoughts, picked up the teacup and took a sip gently, feeling a fragrance lingering around his lips and teeth, making people feel more comfortable, glanced at the waiter and said; "I really didn't see it, you girl still brews a good cup of tea, wait for the housekeeper Li An to inform you, and then you will wait outside the study."
"Master Xie is raised, you must do things carefully." The waiter hurriedly bent his knees and took a blessing, his heart was about to explode with joy, and his voice trembled slightly.
Li Fushou noticed it and looked at it with some surprise.
I saw this pretty slave and maid bowing with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, bending over and bending her knees, revealing her figure, her well-fitting dress outlined a wonderful figure, and she wore a jade bracelet on her wrist like a white lotus, which looked particularly tender and delicious.
When these 12 personal maids were first selected, most of them were between 14~16 years old, and they ate well in the house in the past two years, slept soundly, and their bodies developed like buds, full of charming girlish style.
The expenses for eating are all from the house, plus the monthly silver is given on a monthly basis, and they are dressed up one by one, which is really eye-catching.
"Then tell the master, how to do things with your heart?" Li Fushou temporarily put down the document in his hand, turned sideways to face the maid, and asked interestingly.
This gentle sentence sounded like thunder in the ears of the maid, as if the thoughts that had swirled countless times in her heart were seen out, those imaginations full of pink charm.
What girl doesn't have a spring?
When the old man is fortunate to be a fragrant girl, a sweet girl, the personal slaves and maids also need to be served before and after, and they can know how much the little daughter's family is ashamed to say.
I saw that the body of the girl trembling like a willow, her delicate face was red with blood, and she couldn't stand steadily, so she knelt in front of the old man's legs.
…… A few words are omitted here......
At dinner time
More than a dozen exquisite European-style multi-branched silver candlesticks illuminate the palatial Dome Restaurant, the smallest of four restaurants in Queensland Castle, and is only used for family dining without guests.
The rectangular European-style court meal is 10 meters long, topped with silver candlesticks, flowers and fine tableware, and flanked by servants dressed in maids' costumes.
The countesses Gu Liuyan, Fiona, Xiang Niu'er, and Tian Niu'er, who participated in the family meal, sat on one side of the long table in turn.
Zheng Canghai, Mai Debang, Bo Peng, Lei Xiao, secretaries Fan Zhongzhai, Hou Guangde, Tian Shan, Wu Xuewen and others sat on the other side, talking softly across the table, the atmosphere was very relaxed, and they all adhered to the British aristocratic etiquette.
The only difference is that men and women sit separately at the table, which can be regarded as Chinese-style British etiquette.
At this time, the waiter came over from the corridor, she was dressed in the dress of attending the banquet, walked to the countess and curtsied, took a cup of tea from the tray of the maid beside her, and respectfully gave it to Gu Liuyan.
"Madam, my little sister will give you tea."
In this instant
The restaurant was silent for a while, Zheng Canghai and Mai Debang glanced at each other knowingly, nodded and smiled.
Bo Peng and Lei Xiao are the leaders of the escort team, and they are valued by the lord as confidants, so naturally everything is headed by the lord, and they will remember it in their hearts when they see this, and the treatment of the girl will be different in the future.
Fan Zhongzhai and several other secretaries are the elite strength of henchmen cultivated by the master himself, and they will be of great use in the future, and after the initial surprise, they cast a smile and a smile, showing goodwill.
The maids standing behind them and serving the meal were all envious, jealous and hateful, especially Gu Liuyan's two companion girls, Xia Guan and Qiu Yuehua, whose faces were pale, and the tears of grievance swirled around in their eyes, and finally fell "poof, puff".
At this moment, Gu Liuyan's mood is complicated, she deeply respects and relies on Li Fushou, knowing that the old man feels sorry for her young age and has not had a round house, she is deeply grateful for this, and at the same time has an inexplicable sense of loss.
Now that I saw that the old man had taken another room, the words of the house's solid pet that the family had repeatedly told her to explain came to her mind again, and this mentality of suffering from gains and losses made her hesitate, and suddenly felt so wronged in her heart.
She is a wise woman, how can she not know the mystery?
The waiter knelt respectfully on her legs, toasted tea with both hands, and waited for a few minutes for the Duchess to not take the tea bowl, and for a while she froze here, and she did not dare to slack off in her respectful voice;
"Madam, my little sister will give you tea."
Mingcha, who was standing behind, was pale at the moment, standing as if she had lost her soul, it was originally her job to serve tea to the master, but now that she was taken away, how could she not complain in her heart, how could she not be stunned?
Not to mention that the little prodigal hoof of the waiter took advantage of the situation and took away his favor, he only blamed himself for serving him well, how could he be dizzy and uncomfortable, and sneaked back to the room to take a dose of Liuwei Dihuang Pill with honey water, so that he felt better.
Blame yourself for every mistake, and blame others.
"Ahem, ma'am, the lord has already come." Zheng Canghai saw Gu Liuyan's wandering object, and the sound of Li Fushou striding towards him was already heard in his ears, and he coughed lightly twice and reminded; "This is a good thing, congratulations to the master!"
Li Fushou's footsteps are very distinctive, the stride is very large, very rhythmic, walking fast and steady, and the people around him have practiced the ability to distinguish people by hearing and distinguishing people.
Zheng Canghai and Mai Debang are both vice presidents of the "Xinghua Association", but they are not the first-line core of Hongmen, nor are they the figures who hold real power, which dooms them to be just echo worms, and they have no resistance at all.
If you want to stand in line, of course, you have to stand on the side of the lady in the inner house, Zheng Canghai reminded him at this time.
This call made Gu Liuyan wake up suddenly.
Fang Cai felt that he had lost his sense of proportion for a while, in case the notoriety of a jealous woman spread, the reputation of the Gu family would be ruined in his own hands.
In case you annoy the old man, like Fiona who loses his favor, it's really not as clean as a headlong crash.
With this in mind
Gu Liuyan couldn't help but have a layer of cold sweat on his back, took the teacup and took a sip with a neat movement, and said in a light tone; "After drinking this cup of tea, you can be regarded as a person in our Li family, you have to learn the rules carefully, don't be ignorant like some people, once you break the rules, take care of your skin."
"Madame is above, little sister will not dare to mess with the rules."
"All right, get up, and sit down at the bottom of the table to eat, lest you say that I have treated you harshly in front of the master."
"Thank you, Madame, for your grace."
The waiter kowtowed respectfully, and after getting up, Shi Shiran walked to the end of the woman's side of the restaurant and sat down, next to Tian Niu'er.
The heartless Xiang Niu'er grinned at her, waved her white and chubby little hand and said; "Great, it's so much easier to have you in our sisters."
"Xiang Niu'er, you said easy, what?" Li Fushou's calm and powerful voice came from the door, he strode into the restaurant, and the family members on the left and right sides stood up in unison and bowed down to greet him; "Good evening, sir."
"Well, sit down."
Li Fushou nodded and sat in the middle of the head, and the others sat down one after another, and the housekeeper Li Ping quietly walked up from behind, bent down and asked; "Sir, is dinner ready to begin?"
"What do you eat at night?"
"Yesterday night it was seafood, tonight's main course is French truffle with foie gras, grilled lamb chops, roast beef with tomatoes, stir-fried celery lilies, vegetable salad, dessert cheddar cheese with quesadillas, a creamy shrimp bisque with buns, and the ladies arranged vegetable consommé and fruit dessert."
"Oh, let's get started." Li Fushou nodded, and then said; "Give me double portions of lamb chops, and I'll be fine with this bite."
"Yes, sir." Li Ping bowed respectfully, straightened up, looked at the servants around him majestically, and changed his tone from cautious and flattering to a serious supervisor, and said; "The master ordered the meal to begin, and all of them were carefully served."
Then it was the turn of a circle of servants around to bow down and answer; "Yes."
The exquisite dishes came up like a stream, and the personal maid was busy delivering food and pouring wine, and waited carefully.
From time to time, their eyes glanced at the waiter who sat at the end of the dress and attended, once upon a time, this little girl was also one of them.
Now that he flies on the branch and becomes a phoenix, he has become one of the masters, and he is really envious of others.
Li Fushou didn't have time to care about the thoughts of these maids, he looked at the waiter sitting at the end from a distance and smiled, turned his head and said to Gu Liuyan; "Madame, in two days we will depart for London, and I will pay a special visit to Mr. Duke Victor to thank him for his continued care for us, and Madame will go with me."
"Oh, I see." Gu Liuyan didn't seem to be in a high mood.
Li Fushou gently patted her white and tender little hands, picked up the knife and fork and enjoyed the French truffle with foie gras, the wonderful taste mixed in the mouth conveyed pleasure, which made him nod and say; "The French chefs in our castle still have two hands, Sir Ferdinand is the top in the British Peninsula in terms of artistic taste and food taste, and Li Ping will ask him later, if he would like to go to Australia with us, and double his salary there, and arrange suitable high-paying jobs for his family."
"Yes, sir, this is his blessing."
"Hmm."
Li Fushou replied vaguely, chewed a few times in his mouth, took a sip of red wine, and asked softly in Mai Debang, who was sitting next to him; "Master, when do you expect to return to Australia, I'm here to prepare early."
"After staying in London for a maximum of 3~4 days, and meeting some celebrities and nobles, we set off for France, Italy and Germany, and joined the gentlemen who traveled in Europe, which took about half a month, and returned to Australia in late June, which was a little later than the original plan."
"I would like to ask for instructions, what should be done in this area of business in the UK in the future, and how to control the proportions?" Mai Debang asked cautiously.
"You part, after returning to London, I will take you to visit some nobles and celebrities, the London branch of the Normandy Import and Export Company will be controlled by you in the future, you will set up a branch in the port of Lyon, France, France is our key market to develop in the future, after the goods of the Red River Valley enter Europe, you will take over the distribution in a unified manner, and you must establish your own sales channel network, which is very important." After Li Fushou explained, he began to bury his head in dealing with roast lamb chops.
"I understand that I must do what the master tells me, but how to deal with the relationship over there of Sears Foreign Company, please show the master." Mai Debang is also a veteran of business for many years, and now he has put his posture very low.
After Li Fushou eliminated a plate of roast lamb chops, he took the hot towel and wiped his mouth and hands, took another sip of the red wine on the table and said; "You have to know in your heart that the hard thorns are thrown to Hills to take the lead, for example, our fist product coking coal, after entering Europe first, we will hand it over to them to hit the market, and then after the reputation rises, we will establish our own channels and leave some bones for them to gnaw, and the rest will be handled in the same way."
"Oh, I see." Mai Debang nodded suddenly, seeing that the old man was in a good mood, he took this opportunity to ask again; "I am afraid that this will inevitably affect the close cooperative relationship between the two sides......"
"Afraid of what? Even if you are arguing with them, what should you do or what you should do, do you dare to turn against me? It's a joke, so I'll just kick him away and do it myself. ”
Li Fushou smiled indifferently, looked at the vegetable salad that came up later, frowned and didn't move the knife and fork, he is a pure carnivore, and he has always been shallow about vegetables.
"The master is wise, and he understands his humble duties now, and he has a sense of proportion in his heart, and he doesn't need to be tied up when he does things." Mai Debang sent a sycophant.