Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 856: Too Popular and Prematurely Falling in Love

Seeing that Philip had to compromise, Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but laugh.

His woman had even coveted the throne, and even talked nonsense in public in front of a group of reporters, and in the end Eliza had to clean up her mess.

So although Philip seemed to have compromised voluntarily, in fact, as long as Chu Xiangqian did not persuade them, Philip and the other nobles would have no way to deal with Margaret.

Since it was agreed that Margaret would participate in the equestrian event of this year's Olympics, Chu Xiangqian had no intention of continuing to chat with Philip.

After agreeing to hand over the Ferghana horse tomorrow, Chu Xiangqian boarded the sailing yacht.

After the captain's demonstration and instruction, Chu Xiangqian confirmed that he could sail the boat alone, so he immediately decided to sail away.

Fortunately, although this ship is a sailing ship, its main power is still a diesel engine.

As long as you don't raise the sails, the operation is basically the same as the 30-meter yacht in Hong Kong Island.

The boat left the dock smoothly and the rest was easier than driving.

Philip on the shore thought about sending someone to keep an eye on them, but he remembered that Chu Xiangqian had used mortars to directly bombard the local Cao family when he was in Kuala Lumpur.

It is no exaggeration to say that they are bold and unscrupulous.

So this idea was quickly rejected by Philips.

Even if we find Chu Xiangqian's people in London, it would be meaningless as long as they don't do anything wrong.

On the contrary, if discovered, it would inevitably cause conflict, and the relationship with Chu Xiangqian would not be as close as it is now.

For the sake of money, Philips had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

Chu Xiangqian naturally didn't trust outsiders so easily. With a tit following his head, let alone tracking him with a boat, even an airplane in the sky could not escape the tit's vision.

Although the distance from London to the mouth of the Thames River is not far, only more than 80 kilometers, the speed of ships sailing on inland rivers is not very fast.

Moreover, he wanted to store all the antiques in the ship and the cabin into the Novice Village warehouse, of course under the cover of night so that they would not be discovered.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian was not in a hurry to sail and maintained a speed of more than ten nautical miles.

While sailing, I would look through the tits from time to time.

At the same time, he was thinking, should he take the opportunity to sneak into the Victoria and Albert Museum and take away all the antiques from China and other countries?

With my physical fitness, stealing treasures will definitely be no problem.

Even if the security is high, the worst that can happen is that we just spend more time and let Diao'er dig a hole into the museum's treasure house to explore. We will always be able to find loopholes in the security.

But if you really want to do this, it would be better to target the British Museum.

There are even more good things there, numbering in the tens or even millions.

But as soon as this thought came to mind, Chu Xiangqian also realized that the first target of suspicion would definitely be himself.

After all, Norton had been trading Chinese antiques with him for four years, and now Philips and the people behind him had stolen more than 1,700 antiques from the Victoria and Albert Museum.

If there is another theft in the museum, these people will definitely doubt themselves.

Moreover, most of the items in the museum are ordinary antiques, and only a small portion of them are truly good things.

It would be better to trade slowly with Philips and the people behind him every year.

Anyway, the Arabian horse has no cost to him.

As for whether the Arabian horses would form a population in England in the future, Chu Xiangqian didn't care at all.

Horse racing does not add to the national strength, it just enriches the entertainment activities.

It can even be said that the more English people participate in this event, the faster the country's strength will weaken.

Human energy is limited. The larger the horse racing industry chain is, the more profits it will generate, but it will also consume more human energy.

To put it bluntly, the more developed the eating, drinking and entertainment are, the better it will be for the economy, but it will have no effect on improving technology and productivity.

Chu Xiangqian did love Guo, but he was more selfish and was not willing to take any risks.

Besides, having been trading with Philips and his gang was in disguise like holding each other's handles. From now on, making money from Yingguo or stealing secrets would be more valuable than stealing treasures.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian felt relaxed.

Before we knew it, the boat had been sailing for 4 hours, and when we reached the estuary, the speed immediately increased.

The boat then headed north and arrived at the cliff where the ship had sunk that year around 140: p.m. It was still early, so Chu Xiangqian stopped the boat and put all antique boxes into the Novice Village warehouse.

Then he took out his fishing rod and pretended to fish, but secretly used the infrared vision of the tit and the green mamba to make sure there was no one around.

It was after 8 o'clock in the evening before he put the sailboat into the Novice Village and jumped into the sea and swam ashore.

Release Red Hare and run all the way back to the manor in the suburbs.

However, he did not rush home, but retrieved Red Hare, which was still having a good time running, about ten kilometers outside the manor.

Two stallions with a shoulder height of 1 meters and three-dimensional attributes of 64 were selected from the stables in the Novice Village and released.

In the Olympic show jumping events, purebred, Arabian and Ferghana horses have disappeared, largely because hot-blooded horses are active and difficult to control.

Also, the shoulder height of the Ferghana and Arabian horses is not as high as that of the European warmblood horses, which have an average shoulder height of 1 to 6 meters.

Considering the Arabian horse's shoulder height of 1 to 43 meters, the height of the horse is almost as high as a hurdle mast. How can you compare them?
After Philips and his guys bought 10 more Arabian horses, only 16 of the original 2 racing horses were left.

So Chu Xiangqian had to take out two more stallions with a shoulder height of 1 meters. I believe that after Margaret saw them, she would definitely think that these two horses alone were more valuable than the 64 horses sold before.

With these two stallions, and another two selected remaining Arabian horses.

Together with the Hanoverian and Andalusian horses she rode when she won the championship four years ago, Margaret has enough horses to use for this year's Olympic equestrian competition.

Chu Xiangqian rode one horse and led another, and returned to the horse farm next to the manor at around 11 o'clock in the evening.

After thinking it over, I decided not to go back so late and wake up Margaret.

After this girl got pregnant, she fell asleep more often during the day. If she was woken up at night, she might not be able to fall asleep again for several hours.

Then I will definitely be the one who suffers.

So Chu Xiangqian simply stayed at the horse farm, but after he finished washing up, he couldn't fall asleep.

I might as well call Nata, who has been living in the manor during this period.

Twenty minutes later, a car drove over and Nata got out of the car in a cool nightgown and waved to Chu who was looking at her through the window.

Chu Xiangqian understood at a glance that since the girl didn't want to go into the house, she probably wanted to drive out to find some excitement.

My heart suddenly felt hot.

Soon, the two drove to the lake of the estate, and as soon as the car was parked, Nata praised him.

Soon, bursts of singing could be heard from the car.

The four wheels were still rising and falling, and Nata's singing voice gradually became more and more unrestrained. It was not until more than forty minutes later that the car body stabilized.

Nata lay in Chu Xiangqian's arms, sweating all over, enjoying the tranquility and comfort after the exercise.

After speaking for a while, she said in a cheerful but hoarse voice, "Dear, it would be great if I could hold you like this forever."

Chu Xiangqian was stunned. This girl had been engaged two years ago, and he had never said that they had broken up. She said so now. Could something have happened?
He hugged Nata and asked, "What happened?"

Nata hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly, "The wedding has been delayed for two years, and it can't be delayed any longer. At the latest, I should get married next month, and then live in Liverpool permanently."

Chu Xiangqian thought it was nothing, and laughed, "That's easy. I'll pay for a few bigger properties in London.

When the time comes, we can rent the land to you and Margaret at a price lower than the market price, or for free, to open a few cinemas.

After getting married, I had a reason to stay and do some film distribution. I would attend the three major film festivals every year and distribute my films for Hong Kong and Hollywood film companies.

If you do well, you can get hundreds of thousands of pounds in dividends every year."

In fact, Chu Xiangqian didn't need to take this money out from the bank or the Novice Village warehouse. Downton Abbey had made a lot of profit from the cattle and sheep in recent years.

Rather than keeping it in the bank, it is better to take it out for investment. Of course, it is best to wait until the pound falls sharply this year before investing.

At that time, London's house prices will surely fall first, and then because the pound is worthless, exports will become difficult, and a large amount of funds will spontaneously be invested in real estate, and then prices will start to rise.

And once it rises, it will definitely take several years.

Because the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the British pound, real estate prices on Hong Kong Island will also start to rise.

Unfortunately, there will be a bank run in Hong Kong the next year. After the housing prices have risen to a level that reached 67 years ago, the bubble will suddenly burst, leading to a recession that will last for several years.

What Nata said just now, besides the fact that she really couldn't bear to part with Chu Xiangqian, was also a hint to Chu Xiangqian.

The two have been together for four years. Although Chu Xiangqian also gives her jewelry and pocket money, the amount is much less than that of Margaret.

As for business or ways to make money, Nata has them all.

No matter how self-aware Nata is, she will slowly start to realize that even though she is not as good as Margaret, she has given her best years to you, Chu Xiangqian.

As a result, she got nothing except pocket money and two or three pieces of jewelry every year, so she couldn't help feeling resentful.

For Chu Xiangqian, the pocket money and jewelry he gave to Nata were not unfair to her.

But everything is afraid of comparison. Margaret now lives a more extravagant life than her sister. Nata has not caused any trouble in the past few years, which shows that this girl is very sensible.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian didn't care at all about the resentment in his heart and the hint just now.

In addition, Nata has been entangled with him since she was 18 years old, which is the most beautiful and attractive 4 years in a European and American woman's life. Chu Xiangqian really can't just dump her casually.

After Chu Xiangqian finished speaking, Nata excitedly hugged Chu Xiangqian and kissed him.

An income of more than 100,000 pounds a year is definitely considered a high income in the current British country.

At the beginning, Margaret received only 10,000 pounds from the royal family every year.

Even Philips only costs 20 pounds.

Not long after, the four wheels rose and fell again.

The next day, Chu Xiangqian got up early in the morning as usual to practice martial arts. He looked energetic, but Nata slept until noon.

While having lunch with Margaret at noon, the girl yawned from time to time.

As soon as Margaret saw that Nata didn't look well rested, she knew that Chu Xiangqian, who didn't return to his room last night, must have fooled around with this girl.

He glared at Nata hatefully, then rolled his eyes at Chu Xiangqian in annoyance.

Nata didn't care at all. After all, it wasn't her who begged Margaret to play poker.

But Margaret often had to ask me to come and help her.

Besides, the two of them have joined forces to deal with Chu Xiangqian countless times.

With this kind of comrade-in-arms friendship, Nata no longer felt the tension between a princess and her maid in front of Margaret.

When we are together, I keep a calm mind.

It can even be said that if Margaret had not helped Chu Xiangqian to deal with his anger during her pregnancy, this guy might have gone to find another woman.

By this calculation, Nata is still helping Margaret.

Of course, Nata was very clear about who was older and who was younger. Otherwise, her relationship with Margaret would not have lasted so long.

Chu Xiangqian laughed, this is the benefit of increasing physical strength, otherwise, Margaret would not allow herself to act recklessly if she was not full.

As for the 10 Arabian horses traded with Philip, Margaret soon stopped caring about them after seeing the two stallions with a shoulder height of 1 meters in the morning.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian also told her that these 10 horses were sold for million US dollars, and they were all fine antiques from China.

Margaret, who has been with Chu Xiangqian for more than four years, knew how much her man liked Chinese antiques.

Also because of the antiques, Chu Xiangqian often called the English robbers in front of Margaret.

So even though Margaret was actually a little angry, she quickly gave in because she had tolerated Chu Xiangqian for many years.

Of course, the two stallions were indeed outstanding. Alice, who had been staying at the manor these days, even begged Margaret to sell one to her.

Unfortunately, when Margaret found out about Philip, she bought 10 racing horses and not only refused to sell them, she also planned to drive Alice back.

Even though the girl is only 13 years old, she already shows signs of premature love.

After spending a long time with Chu Xiangqian in the manor these days, Chu Xiangqian himself could feel that the way Alice looked at him had changed.

Margaret certainly understood how attractive her man was.

He is handsome, humorous, rich, and willing to spend money on his woman.

So Chu Xiangqian didn't like to attend various banquets. In fact, Margaret hoped that he would just stay at home and do nothing.

But Chu Xiangqian has attended more than a dozen banquets in the past four years.

The truth is, he didn't like those ladies and noble girls.

If you look at the news a few decades later, you will find that most of the women in this group are actually very ordinary looking.

Even if there are really beautiful ones, very few can reach the level of absolute beauty.

The identity of a noble lady had basically no added value to Chu Xiangqian, after all, he already had Margaret.

Now that Margaret had an excuse, she was no longer willing to keep Alice.

In the afternoon, Philip came again with people and transport vehicles, taking away 10 horses and the reluctant Alice.

(End of this chapter)