Chapter 1116 A Kind Of Friendship (1/2)

Li Du's trip to New York was fruitless because Carlston played tricks on him. However,

unlike the average opponent Li Du had met, Carlston had not been hostile.

He talked to President Cole, and as soon as he got out of the office building, Carlston's

car, also a Rolls-Royce, drove up.

Li Du looked at him coldly to see what he was up to.

Carlston, however, gave him a smile that looked genuine. ”Li, it's getting late. Why don't

you come over to my house and be our guest? Yesterday was our porcelain wedding

anniversary, and my wife and I have a unique perspective on our relationship.”

Americans paid special attention to marriage anniversary, giving each year's wedding

anniversary its own name. The first anniversary was called paper, the second was

called cloth, the ten-year mark was tin anniversary, and fifty years was gold.

China wedding was a code name for the twentieth wedding anniversary. It would seem

to the Chinese that this marriage anniversary was named the China porcelain, indicating

its fragility, but this was not the case in American culture.

China's porcelain does not symbolize something easily breakable like what the Chinese

might think. In the West, especially in the past when they gave names to wedding

anniversaries, Chinese porcelain was a precious thing that could be picked up and

repaired even after it was broken.

Therefore, Porcelain Anniversary was in the same line as gold and silver wedding

anniversaries, referring to a certain number of years since marriage.

Li Du was rather surprised by Carlston's words. He had never thought that his marriage,

which lasted for twenty years, was so successful.

It was also odd to think that Carlston's children were in their twenties, while his marriage

had only lasted .twenty years.

If Carlston had invited him under any other pretext, Li Du would refuse, as he did not

have a good impression of Carlston.

It would not be polite to reject this invitation, however, because Li Du was about to get

engaged to his fiancée. He envied those couples who held hands after a lifetime

together. He and other young people about to enter the married life were eager to learn

from these older couples.

Li Du was silent for a moment, then got into the car along with Brother Wolf.

He could not show hatred towards a smiling person. He had to accept the invitation.

That's the way to do business in America.

In the car, Carlston began to talk to him like an old friend. He had a great talent for

interpersonal relations. Carlston did not mention jewelry, diamonds or their disputes, but

first congratulated Li Du on his engagement, and then recalled his own courtship of his

wife when they were young.

This successfully attracted Li Du's attention. Li Du was interested in hearing stories

about America of twenty years ago in the first place, and then Carlston included fun

details about how he had fallen in love with his wife, so that Li Du could not feel

antipathy.

When they got out of the car, Li Du was ready to talk and laugh with Carlston.

He might even have been friends with Carlston now if it were not for the billions of

dollars in a conflict of interest.

This kind of rival made Li Du a little perplexed. He was good at dealing with those

opponents who attacked like mad dogs, such as Bauer and York, Dog ear Rick,

Princeps and so on.

If someone attacked him, Li Du could always find a way to outsmart his enemy and hit

back. Carlston, however, was so pleasant and friendly that Li Du was disarmed.