Chapter 233 The Earl of Aberdeen
In late 1990, on Christmas Eve, Joseph quietly went to the Earl's Territory of Aberdeen, Scotland.¢£
The name Aberdeen territory just recently was mainly because the Earl of Aberdeen family owned tens of thousands of acres of land, tenants, and the population reached more than 3,000. Some Scottish nobles nicknamed the Earl of Aberdeen.
Although the town under construction is owned by the Scottish government, since the entire town belongs to the Aberdeen family, the influence of the Aberdeen family in the town can be imagined.
With the absence of the Count, Li Xiaohan is naturally the one who affects the position of mayor. Without his consent, some local committees would probably not dare to appoint them at will and elect the mayor.
Not to mention the others, Li Xiaohan only needs to raise the local food prices and rent prices, and the angry farmers will break the doors of the members of the committee.
The town has not been built yet, but John has appointed the mayor to stand on the construction site every day to direct the workers to work, build houses, build roads, and even prepare to build a branch railway for the future transportation of some food and specialty items from the Earl of Aberdeen territory.
Before the town of Aberdeen was erected, some orders and investments had already come to the door. Of course, they were not for no reason. These were all Joseph's contribution and connections played a key role.
Joseph did not want the territory of the Earl of Aberdeen to have too many traces of Nord. The friends of King Nod, who were rare to show, all extended a helping hand, among which China was the most concerned.
The purpose is very simple. They hope that Li Xiaohan can become a nobleman with extraordinary influence in Scotland and even the United Kingdom in the future, and can speak some words for China at certain times and places.
Although the Count is Joseph, everyone understands that the real controller here is Li Xiaohan, a Chinese from the East. Yes, Li Xiaohan is already British nationality at this time, and in fact, it is not only her but Li Xiaoxi.
Li's mother came here just because Li Xiaohan was pregnant and gave birth. The father of the Li family also held the position of deputy director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. He didn't want to throw away the "official position" he had finally obtained and ran to eat and drink with his daughter.
The position of deputy director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau was also obtained by his daughter? But that was completely different from following his daughter directly. In short, the father of the Li family did not want to be a person who used his daughter to eat and drink, and he also took into account the face of the head of the family.
Li Xiaoxi's British nationality is mainly for convenience in school in the UK. Although she does not want to admit it, studying abroad during this period was quite awesome, let alone middle schools and universities in the UK.
Immigration application? Is this still difficult for the Countess? The real situation is that officials from the Immigration Bureau came to the castle to handle the procedures, and neither Li Xiaohan nor Li Xiaoxi even showed up during the process.
Because of Joseph's arrival, the castle was obviously different, and the servants' faces were filled with the happiest smiles. Especially Alan, his old face almost made a smile.
The black Rolls-Royce has already gone to the airport. Now all they need to do is wait. Perhaps the only important person to go to the airport is John, who is the most anxious, eager to show off his achievements to Joseph.
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Glasgow Airport
Joseph, wearing a black suit, walked off the plane in a low-key manner. Looking at the black Rolls-Royce not far away, he couldn't help but smile. Of course, the smile was not because of Rolls-Royce, but John in front of more than a dozen black bodyguards.
"Long time no see, my friend."
"haven't seen you for a long time."
A hug was slightly. Even though he understood that Joseph was King Nodd, John still could not keep his distance. This was naturally something Joseph was willing to see.
"Why didn't you go through my wedding?"
At the wedding of the century, Joseph also invited his good friend of Cambridge. Everyone else went there happily, but John refused, which made Joseph puzzled.
"Don't forget my current identity, the future mayor of Aberdeen town, I'm not suitable to go to Nord to attend your wedding unless I don't want to serve my little princess in the future."
The little princess is naturally not referring to Li Xiaohan but Joseph and her daughter, the only heirs now, Alice or Li Muqing.
"So when will my town mayor of Aberdeen go?"
"Of course it's now. Lord Earl."
He bent down and gave a gentleman's greeting, and Joseph sat directly into the car without any politeness.
“Where did you learn these things?”
"If you think it's very elegant, you can learn to use it."
"It's better to do less, that's the etiquette of servants when facing nobles."
Hearing this, John opened his mouth to say something, but he still shut up. He knew that Joseph would not like to hear his words, even if he was just following the Aberdeen family now.
After about half an hour left Glasgow Airport, the convoy began to drive towards a narrower road. Suddenly, Joseph saw a signpost - the private territory of the Aberdeen family in front.
“So too?”
John understood what Joseph asked, nodded proudly, "Extending to the castle, all the three thousand acres of land belong to the Aberdeen family, and there is even a small mountain range and hot springs in the mountains."
"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be yours!"
If the Aberdeen family's private territory is so arrogant, this is definitely not something Li Xiaohan or Allen can do.
"You guessed this time, it was wrong. This was the work of Butler Allen. He said that this was a signpost to avoid outsiders accidentally entering into specially placed signs, but I think this is just showing off."
It is indeed a show-off that there are many British nobles, but there are only ones who own so much land. Not to mention that Scotland and the Aberdeen family in the United Kingdom are probably one of the best landlords.
If it weren't for the seeds from Nord, it would be better to buy such a remote and barren land of 30 million pounds, the land would only bring years of losses to the Aberdeen family.
In terms of area, it is indeed the largest here, but in terms of quality, it may be equivalent to three or four thousand acres of land in England, located in the upper and lower levels, but it is by no means the biggest landlord promoted in the newspaper.
It was already winter, and the northern part of Scotland itself was relatively cold, not to mention now, the land on both sides of the road had been piled up with snow, and some scattered animals such as elk ran to find food.
"This is Xi's pet, she owns the largest herd of elk in the Earls of Aberdeen."
Joseph imagined Li Xiaohan's description of her weird sister in his mind. It was hard to imagine that such a little loli could raise such a group of elks.
"Will they not run out of territory?"
"No, they are very obedient and smart, and they usually move around nearby. The last time someone wanted to hunt them, they were scared to death."
John smiled and talked about the elk. Whenever he thought of Li Xiaoxi's angry look on his face, he couldn't help but laugh. Of course, he was not ready to kill the other party with a hunting rifle, but just scared him.
Very naughty little guy!
Joseph had a slight headache, not knowing whether her gift would satisfy her.
The gifts were freighted and were all in the hands of the guards. They had just been sent to the specially arranged rear carriage of the truck as Joseph got on the bus.
"How is Mrs. Li?"
How about it? John was stunned for a moment and realized what Joseph was asking, and couldn't help but smile and said, "A very kind old man, I believe you will get along well."
Joseph did not have any nervousness or anxiety as he first met his mother-in-law. After all, he was King Nodd. What he should be really worried about is that the old lady of the Li family, even if his identity is now the Earl.
The castle was soon revealed before us. At the gate, there were more than a dozen owners of the castle and servants with higher status, including Butler Alan, Earl's personal servant Alvin, etc.
He has blonde hair and dark eyes, a handsome appearance, a tall figure, and a very energetic suit. The most important thing is that his smile gives people a favor out of thin air.
This is the first impression that the old lady of the Li family has ever seen Joseph. She is worthy of being Xiao Muqing's father. Her beauty is indeed not just a credit to her daughter.
Looking at Li Xiaohan's mother who looks like an ordinary middle-aged Chinese mother in her forties in front of her, Joseph smiled and took the initiative to bend down and salute, "Mrs. Li, I'm very happy to see you."
Li Xiaohan had already said before that the West does not have the habit of calling her mother-in-law, so although she was reluctant, the Li mother was still very happy to accept Joseph's greetings.
"I'm very happy to see you, Joseph."
The mother of the Li family was a little nervous and didn't know how to respond to Joseph's salute. Fortunately, Joseph quickly focused on Li Xiaoxi, who was the third.
Ming eyebrows, white eyes, pink skin, and a cute and beautiful little loli. You can vaguely see a trace of Li Xiaohan's shadow, who is worthy of being a real sister.
"You must be Li Xiaoxi! William!"
"Your...Mr. Earl."
William, the chief of the Guards, directed the guards to move a large box out of the truck compartment. As the box opened, a three or four-month-old lioness appeared in front of everyone.
"I once had a pet, this is his daughter, and I'm giving it to you now, Xi."
"Thank you brother-in-law."
Joseph was very happy with a sweet smile and crisp voice. As long as he was happy, everything would be easy to say.
He patted Li Xiaoxi's head, and Joseph looked at Alan on the other side, and did not notice the difference that flashed in Li Xiaohan's eyes. His sister knew the best, but it was very difficult to serve. He especially hated others touching her your head. He did not expect to show his face to Joseph or open his hand.
“Allen, the castle and here are very nice.”
Although it is just a simple sentence, what can be more appreciated than this sentence?
"Thank you, Han."
Chapter completed!