Big Islander 2

Chapter 135 The distance between nobles and grassroots
"Look, who is so big-headed, who spends 10 yuan to buy something that Daxing blindly drew?" Pheasant is no longer jealous, but shocked.It looked along the sign, and saw a man of medium build holding the sign high, with a faint smile on his face.

Pheasant leaned on his mouth: "It turns out that Hua Tsai is holding the big star's stinky feet." But after thinking about it, he is still in the entertainment industry, and he is not short of money, so Pheasant's temper soon calmed down. .

One hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars eliminated most of the competitors at once. Many people felt very regretful and began to think about how to explain to their children after returning home.

However, there were still a lot of sign holders, and the auctioneer quickly quoted another price: "15!"

Even Tang Jide couldn't help but look sideways at him, but the No. 30 buyer turned out to be an elderly foreigner with a very gentlemanly appearance.

"Could Daxing's paintings really have such high artistic quality?" Tang Jide asked the calligraphy and painting expert beside him in a low voice.The old expert held his glasses with his hand: "The benevolent sees benevolence, and the wise sees wisdom."

When Tang Jide was confused, the auctioneer quoted a new price: "20, Mr. No. 50 bid 20 Hong Kong dollars!"

Who is this——Tang Jide looked over the raised sign, and saw a familiar face: the owner of the Lai Niu Niu Wan shop!

Since Niu Wan was endorsed by a big star, the business has become more and more popular, so the shop owner is going to take this unique work back and hang it high in the main store.It can not only express love for big stars, but also a means of publicity.

Seeing the store owner making a move, Hua Tsai smiled and didn't raise his sign again, as the saying goes, the beauty of a gentleman.But the foreign old man refused to give up, and held up a sign again, marking a new price: 30 Hong Kong dollars!
The owner of the beef ball shop gritted his teeth: "I'll offer 35 yuan!" This price is already the limit he can bear. A bowl of beef balls costs as much as 35 yuan to sell for [-] yuan. Every dollar is hard money.

Tang Jide even wanted to go up and persuade the shop owner to quit. At worst, he asked Daxing to draw another picture. It didn't cost 35 yuan, and he would be happy to serve Daxing with a bowl of beef balls.But this is an auction after all, and no matter how high or low the price is, it is the wish of the owner of the shop, and Tang Jide is not good at interfering.

Fortunately, the foreign old man was very persistent, and raised another 5 yuan, and the price of this picture of peach blossoms on the island also climbed to 40 Hong Kong dollars.The store owner also leaned on the chair with relief, sweating profusely.He started out in a small business, so he really wasn't suitable for such a big deal.

Seeing that no one raised the price, the auctioneer also lowered the hammer, and finally sold it at a price of 40.After watching the foreign old man go through the rest of the formalities, Tang Jide couldn't help himself, he leaned over and asked, "Mr. Excuse me, I would like to ask, why did you buy this painting at a high price of 40 yuan? "

The old man obviously knew Tang Jide too, and he said slowly: "Mr. Tang, I was also entrusted. Her Majesty the Queen entrusted me to greet you."

Only then did Tang Jide understand: it was Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain who dared to act, no wonder it was so generous.However, the previous favors have also been evened out. What is the queen's intention of showing such favor?

He has also been to Her Majesty's studio, which contains many paintings. Could it be that Daxing's painting can be on an equal footing with those great foreign painters.

Tang Jide felt that he should talk to the old gentleman, and seeing that everyone else was busy, he invited the old man to the reception room, and Daxing personally brought a cup of wild tea.After all, paying a lot of money to buy its paintings can be regarded as food and clothing. Comrade Vasily is an ungrateful orangutan from time to time.

Sipping a sip of clear tea gracefully, the old man nodded slightly: "I seem to have tasted the fragrance of nature, thank you very much. Let me introduce myself, David, who has a small earl title. This time I came to Hong Kong Island for a special visit Mr. Tang's."

Tang Jide immediately got up and bowed, saying that he didn't dare to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. Obviously, the earl came all the way here, not because he wanted to buy a painting by Daxing, but just because of the opportunity.

"Don, now you and your octopus salvage team are making waves in the British Isles." Mr. Earl smiled and looked at Tang Jide, his eyes were wise and peaceful, which made it easy for people to feel a sense of intimacy.

Tang Jide couldn't help scratching the back of his head: "Mr., if you have something to say, just say it. In front of you, I am a junior."

Speaking of which, Brother Datou still has self-knowledge. No matter how he compares it, he is far behind the old and sophisticated Earl David, so it's better to go straight.

In fact, these words of the earl are not groundless, because now many British media, including the Internet, have many pictures of octopus salvage teams. This magical salvage method is jaw-dropping.Of course, this was the handwriting of the reporter who accompanied the salvage team, and he became popular because of it.

Mr. Earl was not in a hurry at all, or because he was confident, he sipped his tea slowly.After putting down the teacup, he said twice: "I am forgetful when I am old, and I almost forgot an important event. When I came, Her Royal Highness also entrusted me to convey greetings to Mr. Tang."

Tang Jide would definitely not think that the old gentleman was a fool, otherwise he would not have become a special envoy sent by Her Majesty the Queen in private.However, I still couldn't guess the other party's intentions, so I had to answer smoothly: "Thank you very much, Your Royal Highness also had a pleasant relationship with us, I wonder what happened to her black rose?"

Speaking of horse racing, the old earl talked more about it. He listed the situation of Black Rose winning the championship in various racecourses like a few treasures. He was full of praise for this horse that had created ten consecutive championships. Owner.

Tang Jide's mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he realized that something was wrong: This old man must not be old when he came here, right?
Tang Jide is very happy to be friends with the open-minded and forthright British princess, but he doesn't seem to have any intention of trying to climb others.Thinking of this, a thin layer of sweat unknowingly oozes from his forehead, and secretly gestures two gestures to Da Xing, and Da Xing slips out cunningly.Not long after, He Tiantian took Xiao Xiami's hand and walked in, followed by chattering pheasants, who were still yelling: "Da Xing, you must have a treat tonight, and someone bought your painting for 40 Hong Kong dollars, what a brain!" Kicked by the donkey!"

Pfft, Earl David choked on a sip of tea, and it flowed out from his nose.

The pheasant also recognized the old man whose head had been kicked by the donkey, and turned around to run away.Instead, Xiao Xiami stepped forward to help David lightly beat his back, and He Tiantian also twisted the towel and handed it over.

After calming down, Tang Jide happily introduced: "This is the little princess Xia Mili from Peach Blossom Island. This is my fiancée, Ms. He Tiantian. In a few months, we will be planning to hold a wedding."

When Tiantian heard this, her face turned red, and she was a little puzzled: Big Brother seems to be really anxious, and he still said this in front of outsiders.How did she know that Tang Datou was in a hurry to get vaccinated.

Old David showed a meaningful smile on his face: "Mr. Tang, this time I am also here for your marriage—" He stood up while talking, "As entrusted by Her Majesty, I solemnly represent Her Majesty the Princess, Mr. Tang proposes!"

Sure enough——Tang Jide couldn't laugh or cry for a while. He had heard of a political marriage for a long time. He didn't expect that it would fall on his head one day. It seems that Her Majesty is still very optimistic about his potential stock—wrong, it should be Peach Blossom Island This potential stock.

Several other people in the room were also stunned, especially He Tiantian, whose extremely complicated eyes fell on Big Brother's face, and then Tang Jide said: "Mr. Earl, please convey my apology to Her Majesty, the princess and I Your Highness is just a friend, and I also have a fiancée, so I cannot agree to this marriage."

Facing the extremely glamorous and alluring request from Earl David, Tang Jide refused without hesitation.After finishing speaking, he pulled He Tiantian's arm, and little girl Tiantian snuggled into his arm with peace of mind. At this moment, Brother Big Tou's arm, which was not strong, brought her an extremely strong sense of security.

Mr. Earl raised his gray eyebrows, and he even thought that his ears had misheard.After receiving this mission, he happily went there. As a veteran aristocrat in the whole world, the British royal family has a decisive influence in the world. The British princess married a small native of Peach Blossom Island. I hope that the other party will not be happy and sad, but go crazy. .

But unexpectedly, he was rejected without hesitation by the other party.This is simply unbelievable. Does the other party think that his status is low and dare not climb high?
Earl David stared closely at Tang Jide's eyes. The other party's eyes were clear and peaceful, without any humility or timidity. If he insisted on finding another emotion, then there might be a hint of apology.

"Mr. Tang, please think carefully!" the earl emphasized again.

Tang Jide shook his head with a smile: "I would like to express my thanks again for the great love of the queen and princess, but please forgive me for not being able to follow my orders."

The earl slumped on the chair. As a nobleman, his bones were filled with noble pride, but at this moment, all his pride was torn to pieces.

Your majestic princess, I don't know how many people's dream lovers, and how many people want to use this to ascend to the sky, but this guy in front of me is so ungrateful!

The earl's eyes became sharp instantly. Although this was not an open and formal occasion, he still felt insulted: "Don, give me a reason?"

Tang Jide smacked his lips, then stretched out his hand to stroke He Tiantian's beautiful hair: "Because I already have my own lover, and there are more than one." Thinking about the silly girl who is still in Peach Blossom Island, Tang Jide felt a sweetness in his heart.

"This Ms. He Tiantian, she is still your fiancée, and she can dissolve the engagement at any time. As for your other girlfriend, as far as I know, it seems that she is not engaged yet, so it is even simpler. The Princess of England, of course I don't want to The husband has multiple wives." Earl David spoke eloquently, as if he could completely control everything.Before coming, he also did some homework.

He is really an arrogant old man——Tang Jide's good feelings for him immediately faded a lot. Perhaps only when personal interests are involved can one truly see a person's nature; Their views are fundamentally different, one is the aristocratic class who are always on top, and Tang Datou, his essence is a grassroots.

"Sure enough, your head was kicked by a donkey. Do you know who Shagu's brother is? Believe it or not, a bomb will send you flying!" The pheasant stretched out his neck from the door, and this guy was eavesdropping outside.

(End of this chapter)