America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 286 The Exaggerated Smith Reception

  Kensington Palace Garden Street, Villa No. 1.

   This villa was completed in 1854, and it has a history of more than 150 years.

  In the 1960s and 1970s, a part of this house was also used as an embassy of a big country, which can be said to be very historical and political.

  The house covers an area of ​​about 18,589 square meters. This area can be said to be average in places such as the suburbs of London.

   But in the place of Kensington Palace Garden Street.

  In addition to the Kensington Palace next door, there are several other villas.

   It is already one of the largest houses.

  In an area of ​​18,589 square meters, the construction area is about 2,000 square meters.

  Among them there are 33 bedrooms and 39 bathrooms, the standard configuration of a super luxury house.

   In addition, indoor swimming pools, outdoor swimming pools, fitness and entertainment equipment, private cinemas, wine cellars, tennis courts, mini golf courses, etc. are all available.

  Behind the front and back of the middle building of the villa, there are two beautifully decorated gardens with an area of ​​more than 3,000 square meters.

  Even if the pound is very valuable at this time, 58 million pounds can be exchanged for 84.1 million U.S. dollars.

  US$84.1 million can already buy two top mansions in Long Island.

   But Abel still feels that 58 million pounds is really not expensive for such a large house in this location.

  In the afternoon, he and little Laura walked in the front garden.

  Walking and walking, he came to the right road leading to the living room of the main house.

   At this time, there are many professional servants, gardeners, and housekeeping staff, under the command of the housekeeper Joanna, busy inside and out arranging the villa.

  Joanna was originally Abel, a housekeeper who was placed at No. 1 Thirteenth Road, Emperor Point, New York.

  Graduated from the British Professional Butler Association, she has worked in the royal castle.

   is the real butler talent.

  Being placed by Abel at No. 1, Huangdian Thirteenth Road, New York, is really a bit of a wronged talent.

   So then, Abe transferred her to Manhattan.

  After buying the house this time, Abel thought that Joanna was an Englishman.

   She is still an expert in this field, and she must be more suitable than anyone else to give No. 1 Kensington Palace Garden to her.

  Abel transferred Joanna from New York to settle here.

  In addition to asking Joanna to take care of and adjust this Kensington Palace Garden No. 1 here.

  By the way, I also plan to use this place as a training school for the butlers who will manage the mansion in the future.

  The wives who originally worked for Annie and the others will come here to receive Joanna's training for a period of time.

  After passing the training, they can continue to work with them.

  Joanna has arranged a part of the huge house as a small internal housekeeper school requested by Abel.

  But Joanna seemed so busy today because Abel planned to hold a reception here tonight.

  Joanna is preparing for this, which is also the strong point of this housekeeper.

   "Ma'am." When I met Joanna halfway in the garden, even little Laura greeted her with a smile:

   "Thank you for your hard work. During this period of time, you are the busiest. I will also count on you for the evening."

   Joanna, who met the two masters, knew that the young girl in front of her would most likely be her mistress in the future.

  The housekeeper had a decent smile on her face:

   "Miss Bush, all of this is the work I should do. I can't talk about hard work or hard work. As long as it can satisfy you and Mr. Smith, that is my greatest gratification."

  Joanna's voice was unhurried, and it sounded very comfortable.

   Maybe even the voice, the housekeeper has undergone special training to have such an effect.

  Little Laura only thinks that professional British butlers have a different attitude and service.

  This is several times better than the service attitude and style of the housekeeper and servants in her family!

  The shrub family has no shortage of money or status in the United States.

   But the enjoyment in this aspect is really not as good as those of the rich who enjoy extravagance.

   Among other things, a house like One Kensington Palace Gardens.

   If not with Abel, little Laura felt that she would not be able to live in her life.

  Thinking of this, little Laura also gave Joanna a suitable smile, "Anyway, everything is troublesome to you, Joanna."

  Joanna gave little Laura a maid's salute dignifiedly.

   And solemnly gave Abel a salute to face the master, and then slowly left to continue her work.

  Abel pointed to Joanna's back to little Laura, "Hey, my dear, have you seen it? This is professional. It's worth the money!"

  Little Laura giggled, rolled her beautiful eyes, and suddenly said softly:

   "By the way, my dear, do you have any impression of the lawyers of Clifford Chance today?"

"Ok?"

   "The trainee lawyer next to Mr. Timmy Owen, I found that she has been looking at you."

   "I think it's normal. Dear Miss Laura Bush. It's not like you don't know your boyfriend, who is Apollo in reality. It's normal for women to stare at me."

   Seeing him pretending to be proud, little Laura laughed and poked him lightly.

   "You look really good. But I saw ambition in that woman's eyes. My one is here. If you want, maybe"

  She winked mischievously at Abel, looking cute and charming like a little young woman.

  A girl who is already a married woman speaks differently.

  I dare to say this to Abel now.

  Even if Abel had thoughts in his heart, of course he would not admit it at this time.

  He said directly: "Aren't you okay."

   "huh~"

  Little Laura turned around and ignored him, and walked slowly into the villa.

   Abel followed her.

   Originally little Laura didn't mention the words.

  Abel has almost no memory of the female trainee lawyer she mentioned.

  He remembered the other person's appearance, a bit like his own Anne, Anne Hathaway's Anne.

  The name seems to be Aimo Alamuddin. Judging from the name, surname and appearance, he should be from the desert area.

  A British beauty with good looks and figure, but now she is just a young trainee female lawyer in Clifford Chance's law firm.

  【Cut, I’m not a kind of ma, so it’s not so easy to see one and love the other. 】

   thought Abel.

  The housekeeper Joanna, as the afternoon approached evening, the professional housekeeper became more and more busy.

  “. Here, put these things here. Ants in the lawn, clean up.”

   "The guests are coming in an hour and a half. Remember to clean it up, and there must be no mistakes."

   "By the way, take out the Mouton 1995 in the wine cellar. They are the main red wine tonight. Be careful to separate them. There are two bottles of 1945 in it, which are the owner's collection."

   "Here, who laid this cloth? Is it you? George? It's wrinkled at a corner, don't you notice? Fifty pounds off your wages for the week."

   "Also here, this stool is crooked, help it up immediately!"

  “.”

  Joanna shuttled between the living room, reception room, outdoor lawn, kitchen, wine cellar, and warehouse of the villa, very busy.

   This made Abel and little Laura, who appeared later, couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional about the ability and excellence of this housekeeper.

   "My dear, I think Joanna is too capable."

  Little Laura said, "If this continues, we will all be inseparable from her."

  Abel smiled:

   "You can learn from her. You will be the hostess in the future. Although there will be a housekeeper to help you, you should also know the basics of the arrangement and flow of this kind of reception."

   "Oh, what you said seems to make sense." Little Laura nodded in agreement.

   But not tonight.

  She felt that tonight was the first reception organized by Abel in London, and the importance was self-evident.

   So forget it.

  Professional things should be done by professional people.

  Let Joanna, a professional in this field, do it.

   Today is August 3rd.

   It was Abel's 14th day in London.

  After going through the early adaptation and spreading my reputation.

  Today he will hold his first reception in the UK in the garden of Kensington Palace.

  This reception, at the beginning, only invited the British people he had contacted during this period.

   and representatives of some American forces here.

  For example, the current US staff in the UK, David Delaney Walker.

  David Delaney Walker came here to take office in March this year.

  In the United States, envoys abroad have always been fat jobs. And it can only be stationed by the Grand Commander.

   Except for individual major countries and countries that the United States attaches special importance to.

  Many of the envoys sent by the United States to various countries in the world have helped the incumbent leader’s campaign, or provided some kind of benefits secretly.

   Simply put, except for some important countries. Most of the U.S. ambassadors abroad basically rely on krypton gold, or rely on relationships and seniority.

   This is a good place for gold plating for the American elite.

  Like David DeLarry Walker, that's the type.

  Britain is of course an important country to the United States, but it is too important, which makes the envoys in Britain not so important.

  Because of any major or minor matter, the White House can directly call No. 10 Tanglin Street and talk to the Prime Minister directly.

   There is no need to bother the ambassador abroad, which makes this post.

   It seems that there are few things to do, little responsibility and good treatment, and gradually become a fat post among the various American ambassadors abroad.

   Of course there will be many people robbing the fat job.

  David DeLarry Walker was able to stand out.

   Except for his help in George Bush's campaign late last year.

   Also because this person's surname is Walker.

  The Walker family is an important ally of the Bush family.

   is one of the former Wall Street tycoons, and is the family of little Laura's great-grandmother.

  Little Laura's great-grandfather became an executive of many companies after marrying George Herbert Walker's daughter.

  George Herbert Walker, what a familiar name.

  Little Laura's grandfather added a bush after the name.

  The grandson directly uses the name of the grandfather

   It is a particularly stubborn tradition of the shrub family to use the names of the elders for the younger generation.

   After marrying the daughter of George Herbert Walker, Prescott prospered.

  He served as the president of the USGA because his father-in-law Walker liked to play golf.

  Later, Prescott Shrub, at the age of 57, became a senator.

   and sat in this position for 11 years.

   This is a firm step for the shrub family to take to the altar.

  Since then, the Walker family and the Bush family have become true allies.

   According to the understanding of the bush family, after little Laura and Abel got married.

  The Smith family will also become one of the bush family's iron allies, just like the Walker family.

   In other words, use the shrub family as a bond.

  David DeLarry Walker also belongs to Abel's own people.

  The reception invitation sent by Abel, little Laura is also here.

  David Delaney Walker naturally couldn't refuse.

   Because of the invitation of David Delaney Walker, this man took the initiative to come to Abel and Little Laura.

  This guy even suggested to Abel to invite envoys from several other embassies nearby.

  For example, in the Five Eyes alliance, in addition to the host of the United Kingdom, there are three other countries.

  Abel thought about it and agreed.

  However, he asked David Delaney Walker to come forward, and even handed over part of the organization of the reception, mainly the invitation of guests, to David.

   This person decisively invited all the people from the Five Eyes Alliance, except the host, the United Kingdom.

  All the people who were invited agreed to come. This is the envoy of the United States. If they don’t come, they may be given eye drops.

  Especially after hearing who the organizer of the reception was, I had no choice but to come.

   People from these countries are coming. The relevant personnel of the host country heard it and wanted to come over.

   Then there are several countries that are close to the Five Eyes.

   Messengers such as Nihong and Han Guo want to come over.

  It turned out that Abel just wanted to entertain the British friends he knew.

   And the managers of my own company here.

   Cultivate feelings and improve understanding.

  But under the operation of David Delaney Walker, it gradually grew bigger and bigger.

   It became what it is today.

  Tonight, it will be very lively here.

   Fortunately, No. 1 Kensington Palace Gardens is large enough to fully accommodate a reception of two to three hundred people.

   It was even very generous, which made Abel feel that it was right to buy such a big house.

  Under the leadership of Joanna, the professional service personnel made the layout of the reception more and more complete.

  The time for the reception to start is getting closer and closer.

   Soon, night fell and the lights came on.

  The bright lights illuminate the entire Garden Street of Kensington Palace like an elf fairyland.

  Those luxuriant trees, under the exquisite and well-designed lighting arrangement, look like a fantasy forest.

  This makes passers-by and vehicles passing by here unable to stop here, and even want to take pictures here.

  But usually at this time, there will be the Royal Police from Scotland Yard next to them, and they will come out to chase people away.

  The excuse for driving people away is the important place of the royal family, and they are not allowed to stay at will without permission.

  In fact, this is just a request from the residents who live here, that is, the billionaires.

  The golden palace of the royal family can be opened to the public occasionally.

  How could it be possible to prohibit the public from passing by a separate palace of the royal family?

   This is the name of the rich and fake kings, and then donate some money to Scotland Yard.

  Royal policemen naturally appear here all the time, driving away pedestrians at night, better ensuring the safety of the streets of Kensington Palace Gardens at night.

   Comes with time.

   Luxury cars one after another, escorted by other vehicles, slowly arrived at the gate of Villa No. 1 in Kensington Palace Gardens.

  These cars are all luxury cars, and many of them are diplomatic vehicles

  The guests at the reception were surprised to find that it was at the entrance of the inner gate of Kensington Palace Garden No. 1.

  The "host" responsible for welcoming the guests turned out to be David DeLarry Walker, the distinguished American ambassador to Britain.

  The guests were amazed.

  Know among expats in the UK.

  Due to the country's problems, David Delaney Walker has always been the most arrogant and the most honorable one.

   But now they come to greet the guests at the door, which makes everyone very puzzled and surprised.

   Has a good relationship with David DeLarry Walker.

  When the Australian ambassador to Britain, Merdy Raven, came in.

  He couldn't help asking David DeLarry Walker.

   "David, why are you here to welcome the guests? Shouldn't it be the host?"

  David Delaney Walker replied heartily:

   "Tonight, I am the half master here."

  David explained to Merdy Raven:

   "My mother is Miss Bush's father's cousin, and I am Miss Bush's cousin. She and Mr. Smith need to entertain guests inside, and there are no suitable people here. I think I am suitable, so I came here."

  Merdy Raven was speechless.

   Because strictly speaking it is. David DeLarry Walker and the two inside were originally relatives.

  Because of emotion and reason, David DeLarry Walker is willing to do this, which can be said to be completely in line with etiquette.

   But Merdy Raven knew that David was willing to do this for another reason.

   That's because David himself is just a peripheral member of the Walker family.

  The blood is relatively thin, the kind that is far away from the main house.

   Being able to serve as the US ambassador to the UK is mostly due to the support of George Bush.

  David Delaney Walker needs to rely on the shrub family to be able to secure this position.

   Now that the real son-in-law and daughter of the bush is here, David DeLarry Walker will of course make a good show.

  Merdy Raven thought about this, and patted David on the shoulder, "Then I'll go in."

  David continued to smile heartily: "No problem, the guests will come later, see you inside."

   "OK!" Merdy Raven walked inside, thinking as he walked.

  Raven felt that if he changed to David DeLarry Walker's position.

  I will definitely make the same choice as David.

  Because doing this, it seems a bit self-deprecating, and it will be more embarrassing.

   But there are actually many invisible benefits.

  First of all, it can please the shrub family, which is a more visible benefit.

  The second is to please the super rich Smith, as well as Wall Street giants.

  This super rich man is also the chairman of the National Rifle Association

  He owns a huge media group that ranks among the top five in the United States.

  He even has an energy company with a large number of employees and a large influence

   This is if you return to China to run for election in the future. This rich man can think of what happened today, and if he reciprocates...

   This is an invisible benefit, and to some extent it is more stable than the favor of the shrub family.

   Losing a little face that is not important to the real customer can gain so many invisible benefits.

  Anyone is willing.

  Even Australian Merdy Raven can figure it out.

   Not to mention David DeLarry Walker.

  This is why David is willing to act as a half-host at the gate of the inner gate to welcome the guests at the reception as a dignified American envoy to the UK.

  (end of this chapter)