Mixed In the United States As a Local Tyrant

  Chapter 397 Baroness

  An Feng rejected the honor conferred by the queen, but he didn't feel any pity. The title didn't mean much to him. He was not British, and he didn't have the slightest sense of British national honor. Unless the title affords him tax benefits.

  But Joanna is different. She was born in an English aristocrat and has a family honor. Now that she has picked it up again, she will naturally be excited. It's like the citizens of a certain country are awarded medals by the leaders of the country in person. For a guy like An Feng who only regards nationality as a vest, he can't understand it.

   Excited, An Feng smiled and patted her on the shoulder: "Is it time to share the good news? Your mother will be proud of you!"

   "Yeah!" She nodded, picked up the phone and dialed the number.

The result is self-evident. After talking on the phone for a long time, the Sassen family came to congratulate me in the evening. After the meal, Joanna and Kelly talked about many things, including the details of conferring. The last is the nobility, which can be distinguished just by having a fief.

  Kelly looked at the content of the email and said: "That is, the Baroness of Cops Hill in Kingston upon Thames in London? The baroness of Cops Hill for short?"

   "That's right." Joanna nodded.

  Kelly said: "I have a cousin's child who is studying at nearby Surbiton High School, which is close to Hampton Palace and is a beautiful place."

   "Does that mean it's a good place to live?" An Feng asked his mother-in-law.

   "What do you think?" Joanna turned to look at him.

  An Feng also had thoughts: "That's your fief, and we often go to England. Isn't it more appropriate to have a suitable residence?"

   "It depends on what you young people plan." Kelly said with a smile.

   "I think it's good." An Feng said.

  The fiefdom of the Baroness of Cops Hill, after speaking out, only has an apartment in downtown London. The most important thing is that it is a villa located in his own fief.

  Even if it doesn't live, the meaning is different.

  Joanna has no objection, anyway, An Feng doesn't take money seriously, he buys a car worth more than 10 million yuan if he's happy, and it's not short of a villa. He called Goodrich, his assistant in England, and asked him to find a house in the Newmarden area, especially around Cops Hill, and prepare to welcome the new lord!

  …

  An Feng also shared the good news with his family members.

   Taking care of cultural differences, An Feng described the baroness as a landlord, and the title is the name of the landlord, just like the long string in front of the emperor's name. Mom and Dad can easily accept this kind of image comparison, and then Dad asks: "How big is this baron's land?"

   "There will be no land now." An Feng said with a smile.

   "What about ancient times?" Dad asked.

  An Feng thinks about it, combined with the land area of ​​England...he said: "It's probably a township."

   "So young?" Dad was surprised, "It turns out that this foreign nobleman has been talking about it for a long time, and it sounds so powerful, but in the end he is just a village head!"

   "Hahaha!" An Feng couldn't help laughing, but according to the divided area, isn't he the village head?

  An Feng stopped laughing: "Different father, this township chief has the right to rule, can form a private army, and dare to rebel."

   "That's a miniature vassal state." Dad changed the term.

   "It's quite similar." An Feng nodded, "Not quite. Anyway, you only need to know that the daughter-in-law is a symbolic landlord."

  Dad said: "Congratulate her for us. Whether it's the township head or the town mayor, anyone who can get out of the identity is a good person."

   "That makes sense." An Feng smiled and hung up the phone.

  …

  After An Feng's reply was sent out, at the end of December, the queen's final list of honors was announced.

There are two awards every year, the number is over a thousand, and the medals are worthless... But those who can hold titles are quite rare, and KEB/DBE ranks very high. The most concerned is the award of nobles. The United Kingdom has now There will be no hereditary nobility anymore, but lifetime nobility is common.

   But it is also relatively speaking, the only one awarded in the past two years is Joanna.

   Once the list was announced, all eyes were on her. She is indeed very special. First of all, she is young, only twenty-nine years old; the support rate is very high. Although the royal family does not care about these things, it will also be affected by public values;

  All sectors of society are discussing this matter.

In addition to political factors that do not require reasons, other reasons for conferring titles are extremely sufficient. The first is social contribution. She has brought military technology and promoted industrial development. Not many people know about military technology, but in terms of industrial development, Berg Company's Nokia is obvious to all.

The second is her status as a philanthropist. She has donated more than one billion pounds in total, funded people in difficulties from all walks of life, overcome many diseases, and contributed to society free of charge... If this honor is not rewarded, then most of the others will be awarded. There is no need for Xun's to exist.

  In the end, it can also be said to be about sports. For example, Liverpool won the Triple Crown. To some extent, it was because of her burning money, which embarrassed the British. What does the royal family value? face! After all, the conferment of the royal family also considers personal feelings, and there is no absolute justice.

I don’t have much experience in the United States on the other side of the ocean, but in England, Joanna has become the focus of social topics. Those who knew it before and those who have never heard of it now want to know her origin. Unfortunately, there is very little information. Some newspapers broke the news. Ana refuses any interviews.

  Since she was awarded the title of Dame, it is not that no one pays attention to her, and it is not that no media wants to do an exclusive interview, but they are all rejected without exception. When they meet by chance, they only get one or two responses, and the rest of the time they are either low-key or protected by strong bodyguards, warning strangers not to approach.

   But there are still enthusiastic fans who collect information, create a Wikipedia entry about her, edit some content in English, and attach photos. An Feng read the content of the encyclopedia, and introduced some of her birth and experience that can be found, the charity fund established in her name, and the Liverpool club. There are still some marriages in the back. Someone broke the news that she has already given birth to a daughter.

   "It took a lot of thought." An Feng handed the computer to her.

  Joanna said: "Someone still collected photos of my elementary school stage play!"

An Feng has already tasted the enthusiasm on the Internet. He said: "Why don't you also make a social account public? Interact with fans when you have time, or promote your charity ideas, help children and women, etc. The effect will not be better. Okay? It’s also a kind of kindness.”

   "Perhaps it really needs to be like this, otherwise it will always be guessed." Joanna said.

An Feng said: "Also, after you are knighted, there will definitely be media who want to interview you. I heard that the Guardian and The Times are interested. Since you are already high-profile, as an outstanding figure in society, accept an interview with mainstream media. It’s also good to build your own image.”

"I think about it." Joanna said, "The Guardian" and "The Times" are both mainstream media in the UK, and the content of the reports is more serious, unlike weekly magazines that focus on entertainment, such as "The Sun", An Feng's most First know that it is aimed at the "third edition girl".

   "Let our assistant handle it." An Feng edited the email, and Goodrich now has two assistants, so it's easy to do something.

  …

   After New Years, they arrived in London.

Joanna's conferment arrangements are relatively advanced. Unlike other people who have been awarded medals, the conferment of noble titles is a separate process, and a morning is specially reserved for meetings with the Queen and other members of the royal family. Or visit Buckingham Palace.

   Accompanied by An Feng and her parents.

In terms of clothing choices, Joanna, the protagonist, wears a custom-made morning dress, which is not as bright as the horse racing festival. The color is relatively calm and conservative. Appear too tall.

Her stylist specially gave a very decent dress, including hats and jewelry and other details, while the other three are more low-key, mainly to set off the protagonist, the men are simple, An Feng and Frank are both in suits Morning gowns, and Kelly added some jewellery.

   They were sent to Buckingham Palace by the Jaguar-XJ sedan dedicated to the royal family.

   This is completely different from the treatment last time. This morning, the Queen of England specially reserved it for the baroness.

   It feels quite famous, but because it is a royal forbidden area, there are no paparazzi or reporters around, and some are just one or two very strict photographers. There are regulations on the time and occasion of taking pictures. In the solemnity created by the royal family, Joanna knelt on one knee, and the queen saluted with a sword.

  The photographer is responsible for recording this classic scene.

  An Feng and his father-in-law and mother-in-law watched the ceremony from the sidelines. The ceremony was not too long, and there was still a long time to make arrangements after it was over. They met the queen and the crown prince in the reception hall, and sat down to chat about many things. Joanna, who was the host of the topic, talked about charity, technology and the queen's preferences.

The grey-haired crown prince has shown up frequently recently, and he is probably preparing to take over the throne, so he is in charge of communication with Joanna's family. As her husband, An Feng, the behind-the-scenes force, is still a rebel who rejected the royal family's conferment. The crown prince is also interested in him. Not small, they also have some common topics.

For example, equestrianism is almost the standard of the royal family. Even accidental injuries and dangers cannot stop their interest. Although An Feng is not so fanatical, his skills are not bad. There are photographers to take pictures to commemorate.

   Then there is a visit link. Buckingham Palace is open in summer, but only important guests who visit Anfeng now have the opportunity to see it. It doesn't feel as high-profile as his manor in California. After all, the architectural style is different. The furniture used here is very ordinary, and there is not so much bright gold.

  The only thing is the oil painting collected by the royal family. It can be seen that the financial background is strong. It can be seen that the signatures are some European painting masters. The works are well preserved. I am afraid that it took several generations of energy to collect them. This low-key ostentation is the opposite of Anfeng's baroque high-profile.

   To say that this An Feng is also hypocritical, he praised "good" on his lips, but shook his head in his heart. The layout is simple, not as luxurious as his own, the garden is too small, less than half the size of his home; how does this lake feel like a pond to him? Average; there is no tall swimming pool, no sea view, bad review.

  He doesn't like this style, the tour is just wandering.

The only thing that is okay is that the royal family has a high opinion of Joanna, and An Feng is satisfied with the queen's kind attitude. That's right. The purpose of making things so troublesome is to make Joanna happy, otherwise he wouldn't have Use your energy to think about doing things to please these people.

  Tour all morning, also said a lot of words, the end of the trip.

The process was calm, but the outside world paid close attention to her. From now on, she will be formally addressed with honorifics, those who are not familiar with them will be given titles, and the letter format can be divided into abbreviated and complete letters...There are a lot of rules and regulations, which are used by traditional British people who like to pay attention to red tape. On the body, it is very suitable.

  (end of this chapter)