Chapter 565 A Little Bit of Catching Up
Question, of all the powers in the world,
What is the simplest and most complex power available to all?
If I were to answer - it should be 'economy'.
To put it bluntly, it's money.
It itself has no material value, but under the will of the common concept of the whole society, it has the power to purchase, possess, determine status, and even control life and death.
In the manor on the outskirts of Milan, Fangran was wearing a black suit and sitting on the seat of the afternoon tea pavilion in the garden. Fangran crossed his legs and rested his cheek on the armrest with his left hand. He leaned on the comfortable chair and looked at the whole thing in a trance. The servants in the manor are busy.
The power of gold, or should I say, money, is really powerful,
This beautiful manor in a good location became his from last night.
Viscount Barofi, who was frightened by that last moment, sent people to complete all the formalities as quickly as possible, then took a group of his personal servants and hurriedly left Milan, leaving only the rest. Some ordinary servants are employed normally and are responsible for gardening, cleaning, and kitchen.
Originally this should be a very troublesome matter, from preliminary negotiations to bargaining, to the final decision and transaction and signing of the contract...
But those large amounts of premium gold made everything easier. He even had people hire suitable housekeepers and maids from the city of Milan last night before dark, although perhaps among those who had far more money than they could get, In the eyes of people, such behavior is extravagant and stupid.
But Fangran didn't care. After all, a piece of gold and a box of gold were just 1% and 5% that wouldn't last long to him.
"Master, I have prepared black tea for you, please use it slowly."
One of the newly hired head maids walked under the pavilion with a plate and gently placed the enamel teacup on the table beside Fangran. She did not take the dessert cake for afternoon tea because she was sitting on a chair on the other side. The girl is eating the chiffon cake with soft cream in small bites with a fork.
By the way, that chiffon cake is also 1%.
"Ah, thanks, Sharon."
The woman named Sharon has a typical European female face. After seeing the price offered by Fangran, she took the initiative to apply as a maid. She can also serve as a housekeeper. She can't be said to be pretty or ordinary in appearance, but she has good facial features. She has been a maid since yesterday. Judging from the orderly handling of matters taken over by the manor for Fangran and Ling, they are truly rare talents in this industry.
Although neither of them could understand each other, Fangran still instinctively said thank you. In fact, he had never been served by someone like this from morning to night, and to be honest, he had never seen so many people as he threw out yesterday. gold,
Speaking of which, how much money did he spend in the past two days?
He didn't know the specific price in this era, but Fangran didn't care, and told himself to get used to it, because the night he left Yier with Ling in his arms, he made up his mind to give Ling the best life in this era. For this reason, he His unaccustomed shyness must be lost.
Perhaps boys, as creatures, always take responsibility and become mature for the happiness of others.
Until now, Fangran has finally been captured by the 'temptation' that Veronica has been showing to him, and she has a clearer understanding of the height at which her 'similar' figure stands. Understand the power brought by 'money'.
So what does it feel like?
To give some very real examples, you don’t have to sacrifice your health for money, you don’t have to waste time to save money, and in this materialistic era, you can confidently and boldly say to the girl you like, ‘I support you! ’.
There is no phobia of choice. You can have whatever you want. If you don’t like it, just put it aside instead of worrying about the price. Keep it or eat it.
I feel more secure. I am more calm, confident and confident no matter what I do. I ride my bicycle and look at the luxury cars on the roadside, but I don’t feel inferior at all.
No need to fight, no need to fight, no need to socialize for the sake of socializing, people will naturally come to know you,
Studying is only done voluntarily and to improve oneself, not to find a job.
I saw a place with particularly beautiful scenery abroad on the news in the morning, so I took a plane there in the afternoon. I took a small bag with me to go wherever I wanted to go, buy whatever I needed, and send souvenirs directly home, purely for enjoyment.
Such a big beautiful world, do what you like, go to a stable job where you have to go to work every day,
..
...
Life is not survival, but living,
That's probably it.
What’s incredible is that now I feel like I can do all of these things.
For the first time, I had this feeling very clearly, and felt the power that 'money' gave me.
Being independent from the ‘battle’, it also belongs to the power of the participants.
Vaguely, he felt that he was somewhat close to Ye Sheng and other people in the bureau. It was not that he felt that everyone was in the same world at the end of the hot night in the city, but from some indescribable place. ,
He felt that he had caught up with everyone in the bureau a little bit,
I feel more like a participant.
Perhaps this was the purpose of Su Qun asking for resuscitation and throwing him to the Sacred Heart Hospital for a day.
Although he did it a little late.
Suddenly, Fangran looked at the manor villa in the early 20th century, and thought of the garden in the moss water and the words of that figure.
growing up?
He smiled helplessly and sighed. After recovering from his daze, Fangran looked at the girl sitting in the Gothic skirt in the cool shade. The black stockings wearing cowhide short boots were swaying gently on the seat.
"Hey, Ling, do you want to go outside for a walk?"
Fangran put the tea cup on the saucer, propped his arms on the table and looked at the girl beside him who was extremely surprised by the taste of the chiffon cake. He blinked and suggested with a smile. The purpose of his saying this was not because of anything else. ,just because of...
Living in such a large manor, the life of a wealthy aristocrat is really boring.
Because the oil painting-like quality of life and the refined and elegant attitude towards life that you see in the movie are all created by the nobles of this era who dare not think about anything every day.
Okay, it may be an exaggeration to say this, but Fangran feels that this is really the case, because the description he got from Sharon (which Ling translated for him), the people in the noble family where she worked before,
That is to dress up, drink tea, chat, read, buy things every day, enjoy what you can, and 'keep improving' every day to improve yourself and the quality of your life. This should be the majority of the so-called 'nobles' in this era and this country. silhouettes of people,
No wonder Italy ended up like that in World War I...
With this thought in his mind, Fangran saw Ling finishing the last piece of cake with a silver fork in her mouth. She blinked her big eyes and jumped down from the chair, and walked up to him obediently.
Fangran looked at the cream stuck to the corner of her mouth and smiled helplessly. He knelt down and wiped her clean with the napkin on the table. Then he took her hand and stood up. He said to the head maid who had been standing behind them:
"Sharon, help me prepare the carriage."
Ling, who was holding his hand, raised her delicate little face and glanced at him. Fangran suddenly remembered that Sharon didn't understand what he was talking about, and then this time it was the girl who turned around and looked at him with a smile. Sharon spoke lightly:
"Sharon, help us prepare the carriage."
The head maid, who was standing behind the two of them with a smile, bowed slightly and spoke gracefully:
"Okay, young lady, young master, I'm going to tell the coachman to prepare."