Margaret has been in front of her sister since she was a child, and she feels inferior to her, so she wants to compare and compare with Elizabeth in many things.

If I can win my sister once, it will be enough for this chick to be happy for many days.

Not only did he raise his hand to trim his hair, taking the opportunity to reveal the pink diamond ring on his hand, but also exposed the 14mm gold pearl earrings on his ears.

These two golden pearls alone cost 200,000 pounds, even if the exchange rate of the pound against the US dollar has fallen a little, but this pair of gold bead earrings will cost about 730,000 US dollars.

Seeing that Philips was really attracted by the pink diamonds on his fingers and the gold beads on his ears.

Margaret smiled at the corner of her mouth, hugged Chu Xiangqian's arm, and said with some reproach in her tone, but in fact, she said like showing off.

"My dear, I feel that you are a little too indulgent to me, and every time I go to a luxury spot, I unknowingly pick out tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of dollars in shoes, jewelry, bags and clothes.

If this continues, I won't dare to go to a luxury store with you anymore. ”

After hearing this, Chu Xiangqian smiled and shook his head with Margaret, "It's good if you're happy." ”

Philips and Norton, who were already thundered by Margaret's words, almost rolled their eyes, and when they heard Chu Xiangqian's words again, they immediately scolded in their hearts.

If Elizabeth and Norton's girlfriends heard this, would they have to be as bankrupt as Chu Xiangqian?

The point is, looking at the 707 private jet parked not far away, Norton and Philips knew that their wealth and Chu Xiangqian could not be compared at all.

This private jet alone may cost two or three hundred thousand dollars a year on inspection, repair, maintenance, fuel and crew members.

Moreover, the more the plane is used, the less valuable it is, which is equivalent to the money that Chu Xiangqian spent on the plane in ten years, maybe four or five million dollars.

In addition to being envious, Norton and Philips also felt that finding a loser woman like Margaret would feel sorry for Chu Xiangqian's wallet when they thought about it.

Chu Xiangqian shrugged indifferently, anyway, there are many industries where he makes money, and all of them are not low.

Not to mention, every month, you can also get $9 million in commissions from Pablo.

So the millions spent on women a year, Chu Xiangqian is not distressed at all.

When Margaret saw Philips and Norton, she actually showed a sympathetic expression to her man.

The good mood disappeared in an instant.

And she herself is actually quite weak-minded, but this trip is too much money.

Mumbai's new manor, gold bead earrings, pink diamond rings, plus in the past half a month, Paris and Rome have lived in luxury five-star hotels.

When she goes shopping, she basically spends tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and Margaret herself can calculate that she has spent more than 2 million.

Of course, gold beads and pink diamonds are the big heads, although Chu Xiangqian didn't spend money, but where the value is, Margaret naturally mistakenly thought that these two pieces of jewelry were bought by Chu Xiangqian in advance and given to herself.

But the more this is the case, the more I feel that I have spent too much this time, and when I hold Chu Xiangqian's arm, it is called gentle like water.

Philips and Norton rolled their eyes when they saw it, but Margaret looked like a bird, it was really rare.

Although the two of them sympathized with Chu Xiangqian's large expenses, they were able to subdue Margaret, which also made people have to admire.

Back at the villa on Garden Street, Margaret was preoccupied with packing up the things she had purchased on the trip, and she didn't bother to care about what happened to Philips and Norton coming to find her man.

When the three of them entered the study, Hawkins butler took the maid to bring dessert and coffee and withdrew, and Philips glanced at Norton.

Only then did Norton speak, "Master, do you remember the treasure I mentioned to you last time?" ”

Chu Xiangqian naturally won't forget this, after all, that treasure not only involves a lot of gold, but also the island where the treasure is located, as well as the zodiac beast head.

There is no shortage of gold, but no one will dislike the abundance of gold in their hands.

The beast head is actually not a treasure in this era, and it will be widely known by the Chinese people, or because twenty or thirty years later, the ghost guy saw that the Chinese people began to have money.

Artificially hyped the antiques of the Celestial Empire that were scattered overseas, coupled with the rise of Chinese people's self-esteem and self-confidence, this is why they continue to be sold at ultra-high prices.

If memory serves, the heads of the beasts on that treasure island are snakes, sheep, and dogs.

Coupled with the dragons, horses, and rats that he exchanged from Norton, that is, half of the beast heads were collected.

Now that he heard Norton mention the treasure again, Chu Xiangqian didn't speculate that Norton might have found a new clue.

But he certainly didn't find the island, otherwise he would have taken someone on his own treasure hunt.

Not to mention Philips.

Chu Xiangqian didn't talk nonsense, and asked with a smile, "Found a new clue?" ”

Norton nodded hurriedly, pulled an envelope out of his jacket pocket, and pulled out a few photographs and a few charts to place on the coffee table.

Chu looked forward for a moment, and instantly understood why he had asked the to go to the Indian Ocean to look for it, but why he didn't find the island.

The merchant ship that carried the treasure stolen from the Celestial Empire did not return directly to England.

Instead, I went to Australia first and then back to London, but I didn't want to encounter a storm on the way back.

So on the route, it is not the route from Malacca to the Red Sea.

Chu Xiangqian instantly had the intention of swallowing this treasure alone.

But he said to Norton, "Now that you know the route map, send someone to look for it along this line, and you should be able to find it."

What else do you come to me for? ”

Norton glanced at Philips and saw Philips nodding.

Only then did he reluctantly say, "I have sent people to look for it before, but I didn't expect my people to encounter pirates when they took that route."

Not only was the boat seized, but he also sent me a message demanding ransom. ”

After saying that, Norton glanced at Philips again, and Philips was impatient.

He took the initiative to answer and said, "Stark, you know, although I can order the ace agent to be dispatched, but let the agent fight the pirates, this order alone will be rejected by the committee of the Secret Service Academy.

After all, it takes too much money and energy to train an agent, and it is ridiculous to use it to fight pirates. That's why I suggested Norton come to you for help. ”

Chu Xiangqian immediately understood, and glared at Norton fiercely.

If you come directly to yourself in this matter, there is no need to involve Philips.

Now that the old boy Philips doesn't do anything, but he can get a piece of the pie, not only Chu Xiangqian is unhappy, but Norton himself actually regrets it very much.

It's just that although I felt that Chu Xiangqian might have a lot of power in Southeast Asia, and there were also manpower to deploy.

But where to fight pirates there is a regular navy to come convenient and easy.

That's when he approached Philips and asked him to help him mobilize a cruiser or frigate to rescue the crew who had been kidnapped by pirates.

And Norton had approached Chu Xiangqian before and went to find the treasure together, but Chu Xiangqian didn't agree, which made Norton feel that his master was so rich, he should not look down on these ethereal treasures.

But Philips is different, not to mention that he is a prince, but in fact he only receives 250,000 pounds a year from the royal family.

More than 20,000 yuan a month, this money is not enough for him to attract bees and butterflies everywhere, and when he hears the news of the treasure, he will naturally become serious.

It's just that I didn't expect that Philips is much more cunning than I imagined.

I didn't see the tangible benefits, and I would rather pull Chu Qianqian in again and find the treasure in the future and share the money together, rather than pay my own money and favors, and ask the navy or ace agents for help.

To put it bluntly, it means that you don't see a rabbit and don't scatter an eagle. At the same time, it is indeed difficult to have at hand.

Chu Xiangqian could naturally guess Philips's thoughts, the treasure thing, 9 out of 10 out of 9 is fake news.

It's like a treasure hunt and fishing fleet at sea, raising this kind of fleet, buying boats, buying equipment, and recruiting millions of crews.

The amount of money spent every year is also calculated in the millions, and it is common to confiscate it in three or five years.

How can Philips have so much spare money to waste on this kind of lucky business.

But Chu Xiangqian is different, I didn't hear Margaret say before, she and Chu Xiangqian went on a trip, and they spent more than 2 million US dollars before and after.

In other words, this guy not only has visible wealth on the surface, but has been calculated in billions.

There is even more spare money in hand, and the waste of more than two million dollars will not affect the cash flow in hand at all.

Philips is now eager for Chu to join in, and when he really finds the treasure, even if the share allocated to him is much smaller, the investment is equal to zero.

This kind of good thing is not involved in fools.

Chu Xiangqian is not so easy to be fooled, and even he had the idea of monopolizing it before, and now he will not share money with others.

He looked at Norton and said, "It's okay to help you get the crew back, but you'll have to pay a commission." As for the treasure, if you are really sure, I can invest a dozen or two hundred thousand dollars in you.

As for whether you can find it or not, it depends on your ability and luck. ”

Seeing that Chu Xiangqian once again refused to join the treasure hunt team directly, Norton and Philips couldn't help but be disappointed.

However, his attitude was the same as last time, which made Norton and Philips feel that the treasure matter was a little unreliable.

The reason why I am willing to invest more than 100,000 or 200,000 US dollars is to take care of my own face, and secondly, because the investment is not large, so I should try my luck.

Anyway, this money is a drop in the bucket for him, and he doesn't have to worry about it and waste his energy, and he can still get a prince and Mountbatten's favor.

Although Norton does not represent Mountbatten, he is his own grandson, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is one of the heirs of the family.

The ghost guy is more open-minded to his grandson or grandson to inherit the family business, and he is more open-minded than the people of the Celestial Empire.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many queens.

Moreover, Mountbatten only has two daughters, and his future title of Earl of Burma can only be passed on to his eldest daughter.

Saying that Norton is the heir is not a problem at all.

So Norton will rescue the crew he sent out no matter what, otherwise the ghosts will follow him in the future.

Not to mention inheriting Mountbatten's connections in the military.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian couldn't help muttering a few words in his heart, it seemed that even Norton's grandfather and mother were unimpressed by his treasure hunt.

Otherwise, as Mountbatten was the commander of the three armed forces of the infant country at this time and the first person in the navy, it would be easy to mobilize a warship and go to the accident site in the name of training to run around and beat a few pirates.

Of course, in the event that a warship is beaten by pirates, it will be Mountbatten.

If it were Chu Xiangqian, he would not use his future to help Norton, his grandson, solve this kind of trouble.

And Mountbatten has more than one grandson, Norton.

Maybe Mountbatten hinted that Norton went to Philips for help, but he didn't expect that Philips was not stupid and would not pay for favors and risks for the sake of ethereal treasures.

Or rather, Mountbatten also knew Philips' character and knew that he wouldn't take risks.

But Norton pulled Philips, who wanted a piece of the pie, and begged himself together, he really had to help Philips and Norton with face.

Chu Xiangqian thought about it, and quickly felt that the latter inference might be the truth.

After that, Chu asked Qianqian how much ransom the pirate demanded before releasing him.

Norton was angry when he heard this, although many of the two dozen or so crew members he had recruited from among the retired Navy sailors and officers.

But the captain, first mate, second officer, and third officer each had a ransom of £50,000 each, and a crew member of 20,000, a total of £560,000.

Not to mention, if the ransom was to be paid, he would not want to become the heir of the family, and he would be ridiculed by the nobles for the rest of his life.

It even affected Mountbatten's prestige.

Chu Xiangqian still has scruples in the end, and needs Norton to help him collect the antiques of the Celestial Empire that have been scattered to Europe and the United States.

So it was discounted in half, only 280,000 pounds, Norton hesitated for a moment, and said that he wanted to pay with antiques.

Chu Xiangqian knew that Norton could make a difference from the antiques. I also know better in my heart that it is not only troublesome to collect antiques from the Celestial Empire by myself, but the price is definitely much higher than the price that Norton negotiated.

But his face looked at Norton and didn't speak.

Norton naturally knew that he couldn't hide the difference from his master.

After all, after trading so many times, there is no interest, and the fool is so active.

And the year before last, that is, after trading several times in 60 years, I didn't sell the collected antiques to the master for the whole year last year.

Inevitably, it will make Chu Xiangqian feel that this is a waiting price to sell.

Now that the request is on the head of others, not refusing it is already based on the past friendship, and I don't want to change the collaborator, so as not to be more troublesome.

"Master, didn't you say that you like the oil paintings of painters like Picasso, Cézanne, and Monet? Throughout the last year, not only did I find all my friends on my own, but even my mother helped me keep an eye on it.

Picasso's oil paintings, 18 before and after, and hundreds of sketches. More than 600 prints.

For the time being, I can't really collect more Picasso's paintings. But some time ago I did buy a painting by Monet. Estimated at £160,000, it definitely didn't earn you a penny.

How about the remaining £120,000 for you to collect 12 new works by Harder Richter? ”

After Chu Xiangqian listened, a smile appeared on his face.

Needless to say, even in this era, there were very few oil paintings auctioned, and private transactions would not be transmitted to the outside world.

What you buy is what you earn.

As for the East German painter Hardrichter, although he was somewhat famous in this year, like most painters, when he was alive, even if his paintings could be sold for a price, the price would certainly not be high.

It's even enough to feed itself.

(End of chapter)