American Peanuts

Chapter 139 The Heir

Not long after talking to Pulley, a waiter invited Charlie to a small banquet hall. Pulley was not included in the invitation. This was a small gathering that only belonged to the inner circle of the Rossi family.

"Let's go, Taylor, let's see what the contemporary elites of the Rossi family are doing." Charlie called Taylor who was talking to someone.

She seemed to blend in very well with the party and was mingling with several other young girls dressed in gorgeous clothes.As an American singer who is already famous, she attracts everyone's attention wherever she goes.

"Someone just asked me when I would release a new album." Taylor said excitedly on the way to the small banquet hall.

At this time, she held up her skirt slightly and walked cautiously side by side with Charlie.There are some portraits hanging in the corridor, most of them are men, but there are also a few women. These are people who have made outstanding contributions to the family. The clothes they wear range from the medieval style 200 years ago to modern suits and leather shoes. Walking around, it feels like the family has gone through 200 years of ups and downs, and there is a sense of history coming over you.

The last portrait is of "Pastor" Abraham himself. He has a confident smile and looks relaxed and at ease, but he is much younger than in reality.

The waiter stopped at this moment, turned sideways, and let the two of them in.As the two approached the three-meter-high ornate and exquisite door, two family waiters standing inside immediately opened the door.

Charlie arrived neither early nor late, and many people had already taken their seats at the long table.

"Come here, little Charlie." Abraham was talking to someone sitting in the front seat. When he saw Charlie come in, he immediately waved to him.

If we first entered the hall and saw those precious works of art and cultural relics, and felt the "prominent" side of the Rossi family, the corridor just now gave people the "heavy history" of the Rossi family, and now in front of the long table, It reflects the "plain" side of the family.

Although everyone's clothes are still gorgeous, especially the accessories carried by women, and the huge diamond jewelry is even a bit dazzling, it still does not prevent everyone from sitting together and communicating cordially with each other with smiles on their faces.

This feeling reminded Charlie of the New Year celebrations in his previous life.In fact, this is not a common phenomenon. After all, only people of Italian descent have such a strong sense of family.

As Charlie sat down, someone took the initiative to introduce him one after another.

"Anna Rossi, I'm Carlos' older sister. I'm currently the head of the Utah Teachers' Union. I'm glad you're here. Don't be restrained." The older woman said with a smile.

The Carlos she refers to is Abraham, the head of the family. Only elders would call the head of the family this way.

"These two are my son and daughter."

"Maximiliano Rossi is currently an architectural designer. He is a partner of Herzog & de Meuron. The main venue for the Olympic Games next year, the 'Bird's Nest' is designed by their company, as well as the London Tower Bridge Building, Barcelona Design Museum.”

"Giuliana Rossi, the artist who painted the painting, her company is doing the mural project for the Salt Lake City Temple."

"Oh, sister, there is no need to introduce him in such detail. Don't scare him. We are not here to discuss business today." A middle-aged man with a mustache said quickly next to him.

"Nicholas Garcia-Rossi, Federal Senator, this is Maria Rossi..."

Although there was no need to be so verbose, everyone was so enthusiastic that Charlie had to remember the names and careers of more than ten people at once, including social activists, business tycoons, top doctors, seminary professors, musicians, etc. Home……

And the most important grandmother, she was Abraham's mother. Although she suffered from deafness and Alzheimer's disease, she still smiled at Charlie and even waved Taylor over.

She stretched out her skinny arms tremblingly and touched Taylor's cheek, with a smile on her face. It was obvious that she loved Taylor very much and took the initiative to let her sit next to her.

It can only be said that Taylor, who has a naturally lovable temperament, is indeed very suitable for appearing at such family gatherings.

As everyone arrived, the food began to be served. Although it has been rooted in the United States for hundreds of years, the dishes at family gatherings are still close to Italian tradition.

The appetizer is a kind of cured meat and ham fresh cheese roll called Antipasto.

I don’t know which process is used to make the cured meat, but it is very delicious. I guess the team of chefs behind the scenes are also masters of Italian cuisine. The ham is also made from the best Iberian ham. The price of the same weight is comparable to gold.

The sourola pasta called Tagliatelle al ragù is filled with truffles, giving it a special fragrance.The seafood soup made with shrimp, white wine and garlic is called cioppino...

After eating the whole meal, Charlie realized what true luxury is, which is to make extremely expensive ingredients look ordinary, and you will feel the obvious difference after you eat it.

In addition to eating, of course there is also family chatting.

I don’t know how often these people usually get together, but this time many questions were asked to Charlie Rossi.

"I really want to know, how did you defeat Buffett?" Senator Nicholas Rossi asked the question that everyone wants to know.

"No one knows the answer before they take the plunge. I think it's more luck, but it also has to do with the chaos in the real estate market. I come from this field myself, and I met John Paulson, who gave me Provided a lot of suggestions." Charlie started his usual rhetoric.

Abraham invested a lot of money in himself at the beginning, which came from the family foundation. In other words, everyone here is a beneficiary.

"You are very sharp, Charlie." Gino Rossi raised his glass and drank it down.

He works for Apollo Global Management, a world-renowned investment institution, which manages more than US$3 billion in global assets and is one of the four largest PEs in the world.

"But I have to advise you that such risky investment is not safe. You won't be so lucky next time."

Why does this sound so sour?

Charlie didn't say anything, he just raised his glass and drank the wine slowly.

His father at the side started to make amends at this time, and said with a smile: "Gino means that he thinks you can cooperate more in the future."

Gino did not answer the question: "We don't know much about the cultural field. I don't want to be scolded by my boss. Besides, there is no need to waste time on petty quarrels."

At this time, another middle-aged man said expressionlessly: "Brother, you are so unreasonable."

His name is Marcello Rossi. He currently manages many companies under his father's name. He is the eldest "big brother" among the younger generation. He graduated from the Yale School of Management. Throughout the banquet, he spoke a lot. few.

Together with Gino, he is the son of Colin Rossi and the nephew of Abraham.

Putting aside these discordant sounds, the party was generally quite enjoyable.

When he was almost done eating, Abraham looked at the crowd.

"The last time everyone was together like this was three years ago. In fact, there is a very important thing to call everyone here this time."

"I'm 60 years old and it's time to retire. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to finalize the next successor."

As soon as these words came out, the originally relaxed and happy atmosphere took a turn for the worse.

(End of this chapter)