v2 Chapter 605： Capital and politics (3,400 words) (1/2)
”Xia Yu, the time is almost there, shouldn't it be time to get ready to go?”
While Xia Yu was concentrating on browsing business information, Li Qian, who had always remembered Xia Yu's reminder, checked the time and found that it was already 5:30 in the afternoon, so she whispered in Xia Yu's ear.
Xia Yu blinked a little dry eyes, smiled slightly at Li Qian, stood up and said, ”Well, let's change clothes first.”
”um hum!”
Then, the two entered the rest room in the office and changed into a set of relatively casual clothes.
”Let's go, buy some fruit first.”
After some preparations, it was more than six o'clock, and Xia Yu arrived at Gerald Pat's door at six thirty on time.
”Ding Dong!”
Gerald Pat's family of four are his wife Mary, son Lyle, and daughter Camilla. His son Lyle was already in college and was not at home. The 12-year-old daughter Camilla was watching TV in the living room. When she heard the doorbell, she jumped off the sofa and ran to open the door.
Seeing Xia Yu and Li Qian standing at the door, Camilla felt a little familiar, blinking her big beautiful eyes, Qiao Shengsheng asked, ”Are you Uncle Xia?”
”It's me, lovely Camilla, good evening!”
”A gift for you at this time!”
Xia Yu said with a smile, and at the same time handed the Barbie doll set gift box to the little girl Camilla.
European and American girls have almost zero resistance to Barbie dolls. Looking at the Barbie doll in the transparent packaging bag, Camilla was surprised, took the gift box with both hands, and said sweetly: ”Thank you, uncle, uncle and aunt, come in! ”
As soon as Xia Yu came in, he saw Gerald Pat walking over with a smile, looking at the big gift that Xia Yu and Li Qian were carrying, and quickly took it over, saying, ”Mr. Xia, You are so polite that you still bought so many gifts.”
”Hehe, our Chinese etiquette, you can't visit with your hands empty-handed.”
Xia Yu said with a slight smile.
Gerald Pat smiled and enthusiastically greeted Xia Yu and Li Qian to sit down: ”Sit down, please!”
”Camilla, do you thank you uncle and aunt?”
”Dad, I have it!”
”First put the gift back in the room, come and help learn how to make tea, next time Uncle Xia is here, I want you to make tea.”
”Well, I'll be back soon.”
Camilla said reluctantly, but after all, she had a tutor, so she cleverly put the gift back into the room.
Xia Yu smiled and exclaimed: ”Camilla is still so obedient and cute, Mr. Gerrard, you are very educated.”
”Thank you!”
”Mr. Xia, Ms. Li, welcome you!”
At this time, Mary wearing an apron brought a dish to the table and put it down, and then greeted Xia Yu and Li Qian enthusiastically.
”Thank you!”
Xia Yu got up to thank him, and then glanced at Li Qian, who knew, walked up to Mary with a sweet smile, and said, ”Ms. Mary, is there anything I can do?”
”Oh, you are a guest, resting in the living room, I can be alone...”
”...”
Seeing Li Qian entering the kitchen halfway through Mary, Xia Yu and Gerald Pat looked at each other and smiled, and Camilla walked out of the room again, watching her father's tea making.
Time passed like a white horse. It was around eight o'clock in the evening in a blink of an eye. Dinner was over. Li Qian and Mary cleaned the table. Xia Yu and Gerald Pat returned to the living room sofa to make tea.
It's time to talk about business if you are full of wine and food.
After all, the British private dining habits are different from China's. During the meal, they don't talk about work. During the meal, they only talked about various topics occasionally. Both of them tacitly left the business in the rest time later.
”Mr. Gerrard, congratulations on becoming the Mayor of London. I believe that in the next five years, London will become more prosperous under your governance.”
Xia Yu congratulated.
”Thank you!”
”Mr. Xia, I cannot succeed in the election without your important help. I have always kept it in my heart. If there is anything I can help in the future, I will do my best without violating the principles!”
Now in his own home, facing the big benefactor of Xia Yu, Gerald Pat did not hide his words, and solemnly promised after thanking him.
He was not complacent because he became the mayor of London. As a qualified politician, he was able to clearly position himself at any time.
Yes, he is the mayor of London, and he is considered a high-level person in the UK, but he is very clear that the capital is the largest in the UK, and Xia Yu can help him ascend to the position of mayor of London, and is also capable of pulling him down.
In the final analysis, although the mayor of London is a high-powered one, it is only a profession. If you offend Xia Yu, it is almost impossible for him to be re-elected after five years. When he loses his rights, he will be nothing. Xia Yu will take care of him. ,easy.