Chapter 136: The Gap in Status
Han Shuo was dumbfounded on the spot, and then when he saw this old man, he sat down and stood up and walked here. Han Shuo, who was sitting there just now, didn't notice it, but when the old man's waist straightened, he immediately looked mighty, and he didn't look old at all.
Phoebe secretly twisted Han Shuo and asked Han Shuo to say something quickly, and Lawrence on the other side also glanced at Han Shuo, as if urging Han Shuo to apologize to the old man quickly.
Seeing the old man coming over, Han Shuo smiled bitterly and said, "Your old man's ears are really bright, but I didn't say anything bad about you, I just wanted to introduce you to an elderly partner." ”
"Oh, that's kind of funny, I didn't expect you to be so kind. After the old man walked over, he stared at Han Shuo and glanced at it, Han Shuo felt a little chill in his heart, and then pointed at Phoebe and said with a smile: "Do you mean this beautiful girl, if it were her, I would be very happy, hehe!"
As soon as these words came out, Han Shuo was immediately stunned, Phoebe's face turned red, and she glared at Han Shuo fiercely, as if she blamed Han Shuo for setting herself on fire.
"No, that girl is obviously not your age, and I think this old lady is more suitable for you. In front of this old man, Han Shuo always felt that his own momentum was a little blocked, as if in order to break free from that sense of oppression, he just opened his mouth and continued to talk nonsense unscrupulously.
Lawrence on the other side looked a little anxious, and repeatedly glanced at Han Shuo, but it was still a little late, and Han Shuo said everything he should have said.
"There is no upbringing and no long-eyed thing, where am I matched with this old thing, are you impatient to live? Valerie was extremely angry, glared at Han Shuo fiercely and roared, glaring at the old man with her.
"You must be joking, lad. Although I am not young, I am obviously not as old as this lady, and I think she may be a good match for my deceased grandfather. The old man listened to Valerie scolding himself, and he was happy to fight back with the same viciousness.
His age is already an advanced age, and to say this is to belittle Valerie for nothing. As soon as these words came out, Valerie was so angry that she almost burst into smoke, and immediately glared at the old man angrily, and shouted angrily: "Old immortal thing, you dare to say that about me." ”
"Smack!", Lawrence suddenly made a move, directly fanned the face of this noble woman, and said to Cameron next to him with a cold face: "Uncle Cameron, your friend is too rude, our family does not welcome such a character, please leave here immediately." ”
Cameron's face changed slightly, as if he didn't understand why Lawrence actually did this, the noble lady was even more crazy, and there was faint blood on the left hand covering her mouth, it seemed that Lawrence's slap was not light.
Cameron faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, and was about to ask Lawrence what he meant, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the distance, Ievee, came over, and when he saw the old man here, he immediately exclaimed, and immediately came up and saluted, saying, "Old Mr. Hahn, why did you come here?"
Han Shuo was shocked in his heart, and then suddenly remembered the identity of Emily that Cameron had said earlier, that the current head of the Bertridge family was called Hahn. While thinking like this, when Han Shuo looked at the old man again, he had already vaguely guessed his identity.
Cameron's face also changed greatly, and he whispered to Valerie: "Shut up!" stopped Valerie, who was going to continue to argue, and then Cameron said to the old man in a panic: "I'm sorry Mr. Hahn, we were rude, I'll take her away and personally apologize to you in a few days." ”
At this time, Valerie finally reacted, her expression was terrified, and she stood there blankly not knowing what to say, obviously Hahn's identity shocked her.
"No need, our Bertridge family can't afford a character like you. Hahn looked as usual, glanced at the two of them coldly, and said lightly.
Cameron's expression was still humble, and he accompanied him repeatedly, pulling the dazed Valerie and walking quickly outside. Before leaving, he kept bending down and humbly saying sorry to Hahn until he disappeared.
In this world, no matter how much gold the merchant earns, his social status will never be as high as that of a magnate like Hahn. Especially the Hahn family is still a high-ranking person in the military, and Hahn's status is very noble in the Lancelot Empire, and a businessman like Cameron would not dare to offend Hahn no matter what.
"Young man, you're not a little daring!" After Cameron left and Lawrence and Eevee had already explained Hahn's identity, Han Shuo still had that expression, and he didn't apologize or show much horror, which made Hahn look a little surprised, snorted lightly at Han Shuo, and opened his mouth to say.
In fact, after knowing Hahn's identity, Han Shuo also seemed a little surprised, but just now Han Shuo didn't say anything too rude, so he was not afraid of Hahn, after hearing him say this, he smiled modestly and said, "I just made a joke of you, I think with your belly, you will definitely not care." ”
"Hehe, I'm very narrow-minded, everyone knows it. Hahn laughed strangely and said unexpectedly to Han Shuo.
When he said this, Han Shuo was a little stunned, and he didn't know what to say.
"Hey, Father, what are you talking about here?" At this moment, Emily, who had changed her clothes in the distance, walked over, and when she arrived here, she first glanced at Han Shuo, and then looked at Hahn in surprise and said.
Emily married Hahn's second son, but the unlucky guy was sent to the battlefield by Hahn before he could have a relationship with Emily, and finally left Emily as a widow. Therefore, after Emily became the daughter-in-law of the Bertridge family, the elder Hahn always blamed himself, feeling that he owed his son and daughter-in-law, and it is said that he felt very sorry for Emily more than he treated his own son.
"Nothing, just met a funny little guy. Well, let's go, let's go, I'll go dancing with you. I really can't figure you out, you never brought a dance partner to a banquet before, but this time you dragged me, an old guy, and I was tossed to death by you sooner or later. Old Hahn spoke casually, then muttered with a smile and walked towards the hall of the ball.
Emily wanted to say something, but as soon as the elder Hahn left, she could only quickly keep up. But when leaving, Emily still glanced at Han Shuo vaguely.
After Old Hahn's words were spoken, it seemed that he had secretly pointed out something, Han Shuo thought about it for a moment, and understood in his heart that it might be because of his own reasons, which made Emily change, and he couldn't help but be secretly moved.
"Hey, she's Lady Emily, I should have seen her for the first time today, but her back is a little familiar!" Lawrence looked at the direction where Emily had disappeared, glanced at Han Shuo, and said in a low voice of confusion.
Lawrence's words were obviously pointed, especially when he glanced at Han Shuo at the end, which made Han Shuo feel that Lawrence seemed to have discovered something. But for Han Shuo, his relationship with Phoebe was fake, so he was not afraid that Lawrence would tell Phoebe about his relationship with Emily, and his heart was also stable and there was no panic.
"Little Phoebe, you didn't offend old Hahn, did you?" After Hahn and Emily left, Eevee, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, looked at Phoebe and asked with some concern.
"Regardless of Phoebe's business, hehe, you can go about your business, don't be fooled, just leave it to me here. Lawrence stood beside him and suddenly spoke.
Eevee seemed to listen to Lawrence very much, and as soon as Lawrence spoke, Eevee nodded and didn't say anything, smiling and leaving the place.
"Don't worry, old Mr. Hahn is not the kind of person who doesn't know right from wrong, he won't embarrass you, I can assure you. The dance has begun, so you can enjoy it. After Eevee left, Lawrence smiled and said to Han Shuo and Phoebe.
"Well, I got it, senior brother. Phoebe said with a smile, then pulled Han Shuo, and said very casually, "Let's go, dance with me." ”
Han Shuo was stunned for a moment, and said with some panic: "Forget it, I can't jump, not at all!"
Phoebe was stunned, hesitated, and was about to give up, when she suddenly raised her eyebrows and said a little playfully: "It's okay, I can teach you, it's very simple." ”
"Forget it, I'm stupid, it's not good to be ugly in public. Han Shuo smiled bitterly and shook his head and refused.
The slender and white neck was raised, and Phoebe said with some disgust: "How did you promise me beforehand, don't try to avoid the problem." ”
As soon as the words fell, regardless of whether Han Shuo agreed or not, Phoebe directly grabbed Han Shuo's arm and dragged Han Shuo towards the dance floor, not allowing Han Shuo to refuse at all.
(To be continued)