After taking a few glances at Xiao Nizi's cute appearance after she fell asleep, Simon put down the children's book in his hand, stood up and left the bedroom quietly, leaving Yulia Shulshkina and Ivana Ann beside him. Tonenko quickly followed him out.
After leaving the door, Simon asked Ivana casually: "How are Yulia and the others doing lately?"
This time Yulia is of course not the Shurishkina next to her, but Ivana's sister Yulia Antonenko. After some things happened at the beginning, the girl and two other girls were arranged by Simon to live here in London. While studying abroad, when she saw the man talking to her, Ivana quickly came closer and said with caution and respect in her tone: "Very good, sir, Yulia has been missing you very much."
Simon was noncommittal about Ivana imitating Shulshkina's name for him, and smiled and said: "Don't you miss me?"
Ivana showed an embarrassed expression, slightly opened her eyes, but nodded quickly: "I thought so."
Shulshkina waited for the man to greet Ivana, and then whispered: "Sir, do you want to rest or eat something?"
"Prepare some food, and prepare some hot water in the underground swimming pool. I'll take a bath."
The three of them came to the stairs and turned downstairs. Shulshkina agreed and asked, "What do you want to eat, sir?"
"It's up to you."
"Then, sir, please take a rest first." After arriving downstairs, Shulshkina led Simon to a living room next to the hall, turned around and said to Ivana, who was still following her: "Eva, you Go prepare the bath water, I'll go to the kitchen."
Ivana heard Shulshkina's instructions and watched the man sit down on the sofa. She hesitated a little, but finally turned around and went out.
Shulshkina lagged behind, but she was not in a hurry. She helped the man turn on the TV, and according to the man's habit in her memory, she took a bottle of soda from the refrigerator in the corner of the room and sent it to Simon. Finally, she called another person The maid stayed here and then turned to the kitchen.
After more than ten minutes of this, Shulshkina appeared again, with Ivana behind her, indicating to the man that the supper and swimming pool were ready.
Simon stood up and left the living room, looked at the two women, and said, "Ask Nata to come over and accompany me. If she hides on purpose, I will take her back to Ukraine."
"OK."
Shulshkina agreed softly, but looked at Ivana. Ivana was finally a little reluctant this time. The two followed the man and had a slight stalemate. In the end, Ivana retreated and walked away on her own initiative. .
With the comfort of a private jet and a reasonable schedule, jet lag has never been a big problem for Simon.
We had a late-night snack while taking a bath, and three other women accompanied us, adding another 'dessert', and then slept until dawn.
Early morning hours.
In a bedroom on the second floor of a mansion on Kensington Garden Street, Shulshkina, who got up early and was busy with various affairs, finally came to her daughter's bedroom just before breakfast. She stayed up too late last night and the little one was still sleeping soundly. If At other times, Shulshkina would let her daughter sleep a little longer, but not today.
Feeling her mother calling her softly, the five-year-old little girl opened her eyes, blinked, and finally remembered something. She sat up without any intention of staying in bed, looking left and right with her little head: "Mom, where is dad?" "
"Dad is downstairs."
As Shulshkina said, she took the girl's clothes and helped her daughter put them on, and said softly: "Baby, what should you say first when you see daddy later?"
"Good morning," Xiao Nizi obediently opened her arms and put on her clothes, while pouting: "Mom, you have said it many times, Nina will never forget it."
"Then, what else?"
The little girl said: "You can act like a baby in front of dad, but you have to be sensible. If dad has something to do, don't pester him, otherwise dad will not want Nina."
Shulshkina nodded and continued to help her daughter get dressed, but then asked: "What else?"
"Nina is a secret. You must not mention dad's name in front of outsiders, otherwise dad will not want Nina. Mom, you have said this many times. Nina is very smart and has never told outsiders. Pass."
"Awesome."
I have been quietly and coaxing for countless times, helping my daughter get dressed, wash up, and then come downstairs.
It was around seven o'clock in the morning.
At her mother's signal, the girl trotted all the way to the restaurant, only to find that Aunt Ivana had already appeared here with Vera, sitting in front of her father and talking about something.
The little girl didn't have any plans. She said good morning politely and threw herself at Simon. She was quickly held on her lap and looked at Wei who was in Ivana's arms, although she was also like a doll, but looked listless and a little pitiful. Pull, Tong Yanwuji said: "Aunt Eva, Vera looks so sleepy."
Ivana Antonenko smiled obviously unnaturally and replied: "Yes, but Vera will be four years old soon. Like Nina, she can no longer sleep in."
Hearing this, the little girl nodded in recognition, and tried to raise her face to look at Simon behind her: "Dad definitely doesn't like children who sleep in, and Nina never sleeps in."
Simon lowered his head and touched the girl's head with his chin: "Nina is so good."
Ivana watched the older one and the younger one interacting affectionately next to her. She wished she could pinch the little girl in her arms. She just managed to coax her up and hold her in front of the man. Unexpectedly, she cried because she saw a stranger. got up. After finally coaxing her, she still didn't dare to talk to the man next to her, like a little mute.
Not to mention calling a man...that.
Speaking of which, she wouldn't dare teach without someone's permission.
Shulshkina looked at her daughter chatting with the man with soft eyes, and after a moment said: "Okay, honey, it's time to have breakfast. You can't stay in daddy's arms."
The little girl nodded obediently, remembering her mother's daily teachings. Although she really didn't want to leave her father's arms, she didn't want her father to leave her and her mother. She got up and sat on the chair next to her obediently.
Shulshkina was very satisfied with her daughter's reaction, and then looked at Ivana on the other side of the dining table: "Eva, let Vera go to sleep for a while."
Ivana wanted to say no, but Shulshkina's seemingly indifferent eyes stared closely at her. She just persisted for a moment, compromised again, stood up with the child in her arms, and finally wanted her daughter to say goodbye to the man and teach her. After two sentences, the girl didn't say anything and looked like she was about to cry again, so she had to give up.
Simon seemed unaware of the little undercurrent between women. When Ivana left with the little girl in his arms, he casually said to Ivana: "You can often bring Nina to the United States in the future."
Before her mother could answer, the little girl was already excited and wanted to throw herself into Simon's arms again.
After all, as she grew up, the girl actually knew that Simon had been living in the United States for a long time. Just because of her mother's indoctrination, she also knew that her father was very busy at work. Moreover, in order not to disturb his work, they could not visit often and could only wait for him to take the initiative. come over. Because I waited too long, I whispered to Miaomiao three times, and I almost decided that I no longer loved my father.
Now, as my father said, I should be able to go to America more often in the future, right
After a moment of reaction, the girl looked at her mother again.
Shulshkina nodded slightly and made another reminder look: "Thank you dad quickly."
"Thank you dad."
Shulshkina watched as the girl threw herself into Simon's arms again. The man did not refuse and said nothing. She stood up and walked to the kitchen next door. She quickly served breakfast with Carmen Case and Girl A.
Today is Friday, April 11th.
For the next two consecutive days, Simon spent a full work schedule.
Mainly the various industries in the Westeros system here.
Daenerys Entertainment UK, Ygriet UK, the UK branch of Westeros Corporation, and even a growing number of private properties here in the UK. I also took the time to visit the ARM headquarters in Cambridge. This company has been completely acquired by Tinker Bayer. The iPad-10 to be released this fall will use ARM's latest processor architecture.
So on Saturday night, it was finally the most important meeting of this trip to the UK.
The venue is the Royal Opera House, not far from the River Thames, west of Kensington Gardens.
This is the first stop of the Guofeng Art Troupe's tour after New York. Starting in March, compared to the 9 performances in New York, a total of 12 performances have been signed in London, also one every Wednesday and every Saturday.
Because of the buzz caused during the New York show, it was also hard to get a ticket in London.
Of course, these so-called hard-to-get votes must have nothing to do with certain classes of people.
The meeting was brokered by Murdoch, and the old man recently came to London for this reason. For this evening performance, a box was specially reserved. Not counting the guards, there were only three people, Simon, Murdoch and Labor Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Anthony Blair. .
Historically, publicly, Blair was the first Labor Prime Minister after the British Conservative Party was in power for 18 years. However, privately, this British Prime Minister was actually promoted to power by Murdoch to a large extent, so both parties were involved. Very deep.
Unfortunately, this relationship ended abruptly after the affair between a certain strange woman and Blair was exposed.
Simon still thought of this incident when he was chatting with the two in the box while watching the performance.
If he hadn't appeared, Murdoch might have met a certain strange woman, but this time, he might have regrets. Looking for a needle in a haystack, even if Simon wants to help Murdoch, well... Coupled with Blair and renewing two romantic relationships, it is not easy to find someone.
Simon knew Murdoch well, but this was the first time for Blair to meet, so it was impossible to talk about something too formal.
However, Simon also understands that compared to the Conservative Party, even though the Labor Party's political position is somewhat similar to that of the Democratic Party in the United States and leans towards the working class, in fact, Blair is still a standard establishment party.
This works very well.
Although Britain's influence on the international political stage is getting weaker and weaker, this time, since the Westeros system is rooted in the United States, Britain is the natural ally of the Westeros system in Europe.
It even acts as a bridgehead.
The Westeros system has been operating in the UK seemingly quietly in recent years, but it has also blossomed in all directions, with a very broad layout in entertainment, technology, fashion, etc.
Therefore, it is necessary to have a good relationship with the authorities.
The performance lasted for more than an hour, and no one was paying much attention to the stage. Blair obviously also wanted to have a good relationship with Simon. At the end, he took the initiative to bring up a serious matter, hinting that he would help Simon handle the matter of Perkins Engine Company.
The Carlyle Group’s acquisition of Perkins Engines has been completed.
However, when Carlyle Group recently revealed that it would close some factories in the UK and shift production lines to Asia, it immediately aroused attention and backlash from all parties. After all, factory closures mean the unemployment of a large number of workers, and workers mean votes and even the union forces involved behind the scenes.
All in all, it's a mess.
The question now is whether the British authorities will step in seriously. If they are serious, it will definitely be very troublesome. After all, it involves technology transfer. A ban from Downing Street can make it difficult for you to move forward. If not, they will turn a blind eye. Things will be able to be carried out, and the workers will make a fuss for a while at most, but nothing will happen in the end.
By making such a promise, Blair obviously hinted that he would turn a blind eye to this matter after taking office.
Simon also appreciates this.
It is in this kind of exchange between you and me that human connections become deeper and deeper step by step.
So this meeting was a happy one for everyone.
At the end of the performance, Blair very wisely took the initiative to leave, leaving some space for Simon and Murdoch to communicate privately.
After all, this meeting was also a favor given by Murdoch.
Murdoch was not polite. After Blair left, he brought up the matter of "The Mummy 2" again, hoping that this project could be developed as soon as possible instead of being delayed like Paramount's "Mission: Impossible" series.
Simon didn't intend to embarrass himself and agreed casually.
After seeing off Murdoch again, Simon did not leave. Instead, he waited for the performance to end, quietly picked up a woman named Liu, and moved to another private house on the banks of the Thames River.
It's not too late.
After taking the woman back to her residence, a certain little girl named Miumiu didn't rest either. She looked quite happy when she saw Simon appear.
Because of the tour, Ms. Liu had to stay with the group all the way. Originally, it would be no problem for Miumiu to stay in Long Island and continue schooling. There would definitely be no shortage of people to take care of her. However, when the girl told Simon that she wanted to stay with her mother, she actually just didn’t want to go to school. , Simon agreed, and Ms. Liu had no objection.
After saying hello, he came to sit down on the sofa in the living room. Simon waved to the little girl. Miumiu sat over naturally and was held in his arms.
Ms. Liu could feel that the way the man held her daughter was not like an elder versus a younger person, but more like holding a cat. However, as she gradually got used to it, she pretended not to know.
"So, have you been obedient lately?"
"Dad, your question is so childish."
"Heh, let's be non-childish. Doesn't it feel good to drop out of school?"
When Miumiu heard what Simon said, he immediately showed an embarrassed expression. After all, everyone must like not going to school. However, the child must also know that this is definitely wrong.
Ms. Liu personally prepared coffee and brought it over. After hearing what Simon and her daughter said, she interrupted: "I almost want to send Miumiu back to the United States. I have arranged a tutor for her. She doesn't study hard at all and only plays all day long."
When the little girl in her arms heard this, she immediately acted reluctantly, hugged Simon's neck and said coquettishly: "Dad, I don't want it."
Simon held the slender body in his arms and said with a smile: "If you don't want it, don't want it. Isn't there an old saying in China, 'It is virtue for a woman to have no talent'. Miumiu can just learn to play the piano and dance in the future."
The girl nodded quickly.
When Ms. Liu saw the man saying something so casually, she lowered her head and whispered to her daughter affectionately. It was obviously the final decision. She paused and did not refute anything. Everything now was given by him, and she didn't want to give up the luxurious life at this time no matter what, so she naturally understood that she had no choice in front of him.