The commissioner sent by the Paris Fashion International Jewelry Association of France is a man named Gilles de Casteil. The surname De Casteil means true aristocracy in France.
Although France has abolished the aristocracy now, the so-called real aristocrats refer to the descendants of aristocrats who were canonized during the French monarchy and empire periods. However, because their families have a long cultural heritage and they always win everyone's attention with their suave and elegant demeanor in social occasions, they are still a family that is admired and respected in France.
As soon as Mr. Gilles de Castel arrived in Beijing and stayed at the Gu family's Junhao Hotel, the Wen family got the news and sent someone to express their warm and polite greetings.
After all, the French Paris Fashion International Jewelry Association is very famous in the world. Country Z claims to be a country of etiquette and cannot lose its composure. Gilles de Castelie came here for the Wen family this time. The Wen family does not need to rush to join in for the sake of the young phoenix's power. It would be bad if they lost their composure and position.
Being neither humble nor arrogant is the golden rule for the Z people in dealing with people and things.
Therefore, Wen Xinya was also quite calm.
"Xinya, play chess with grandpa!" Ever since Xinya came to stay at the Mo family, she has been stuck at home all day and unable to go anywhere because of her foot injury. She complains about being bored all the time. The result of her boredom is that she pesters people to play chess all day long.
As a result, Lao Zhang and his friends now hide when they see Xinya.
Wen Xinya was very happy, and even her usually calm eyes became bright: "Grandpa, you finally agreed to play chess with me."
She had been pestering her grandfather for several days, but he never agreed. She had no choice but to pester Si Yiyan, but Si Yiyan was also very busy, so she had to play chess with Uncle Zhang, Aunt Jiang and Aunt He.
Actually, it was their grandmother who taught Jiang Ma and He Ma how to play chess. At first, their grandmother was a terrible chess player, but she was addicted to the game and even taught the game to the servants in the house. As a result, they didn't improve at all. It is said that this incident has almost become their grandmother's dark history.
Mr. Mo glanced at her calmly and said, "Let's make three rules first. No regrets, no changes, and no cheating. Well, let's add one more rule. No crying if you lose."
When his granddaughter starts to act like a spoiled brat, even Si Jiu can't do anything about her, let alone him. Every time he played chess with his granddaughter, she would end up acting like a spoiled brat and leaving him helpless.
Crying, crying...
Does she look like someone who cries? Wen Xinya has a black line on her forehead. Grandpa, you are being dryly humorous, right
Wen Xinya puffed her cheeks and said unconvincedly, "Grandpa, please don't look down on me. My chess skills have improved a lot recently. It's still uncertain who will win or lose."
Wen Xinya's chess character has been despised by her grandfather more than once. Due to Si Yiyan's indulgence of her, she selectively ignored the so-called three rules of conduct set by her grandfather.
Wen Wenya found the game of chess extremely difficult, but at least she had made progress. In the past, she was already good enough if she could hold out for ten minutes under her grandfather's attack (at least half of the time was spent on her unilateral thinking). This time, she at least held out for twelve minutes, two minutes more than before, so her loss was not so bad.
Mr. Mo looked at the remaining chess pieces on the chessboard, nodded and said, "Not bad, your chess skills have improved a lot, but your chess character still needs to be improved."
At this point, Mr. Mo's face became serious. He was obviously thinking about his granddaughter's poor chess skills. It was all because of Si Jiu, so he was not in a very good mood.
Grandpa, have you selectively forgotten that chess quality is actually hereditary
Is it really okay for you to wrongly accuse Si Jiu like this
Wen Xinya lost the game, and although she was depressed for a moment, she soon recovered. She smiled and said coquettishly: "Grandpa, a game of three rounds can only be judged as winning or losing. I only lost one round of chess, which does not mean that I will lose the next two rounds!"
So, there are still two games left to play.
How could Mr. Mo fulfill her wish? He played chess with her today just to test whether her chess skills had improved: "With your level, you can't beat me even if you play another thirty games. It's better not to play than to waste time."
Wen Xinya was hit so hard that her face was covered in blood. She glared at her grandfather resentfully. She actually didn't know that her grandfather actually had a hidden skill of sharp tongue.
Mr. Mo smiled, with a nostalgic look on his face: "Well, you are so good at chess at such a young age, it's already quite good. The art of chess is profound and requires not only continuous learning and practice, but more importantly, the word "understanding". Different ages will lead to different understandings. What you lack is only age."
Three years ago, Xinya attended the Qianjin Banquet. Although her performance was outstanding, her foundation was still a little lacking. In the past three years, Xinya has consolidated what she has learned and integrated it. Now, she has a solid foundation in the attainments of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. This profound scholarly foundation has been integrated into her blood and bones. He dares to assert that among all the scholarly ladies in Beijing, there is no one who can match her.
Therefore, he has always been very satisfied with his granddaughter.
Wen Xinya was so happy to receive praise and affirmation.
Mr. Mo couldn't help but sigh. After so many years, he was still like a child. He was so happy when he received praise as if he had eaten candy. "Xinya, I have something to give you."
After saying that, Mr. Mo took out a thin booklet and handed it to Wen Xinya.
Wen Xinya took it suspiciously, flipped through two pages at random, and was shocked: "Grandpa, this is..."
Mr. Mo said calmly, "Everyone calls me a great scholar of the time, with many students all over the world. This is indeed the case. I do have connections and resources that are envied by the world. I am just a scholar, and I don't need these connections and resources, but you may need them."
Before, he had no intention of handing over these connections and resources to Xinya, because Xinya didn't need them at all. The falling incident of the crystal chandelier at the Wen Group's jewelry exhibition made him clearly realize that someone wanted to take Xinya's life, and even Si Jiu was quite afraid of this person. This had to attract his attention. Handing over these connections and resources to Xinya could be regarded as a self-protection force.
The ink on the booklet was still fresh, and it was obviously written by Grandpa in recent days. Wen Xinya quickly shook her head and said, "Grandpa, I don't need this thing, I..."
Mr. Mo said calmly: "Although Si Jiu treats you well and can protect you, you must also have the ability to protect yourself. Sometimes, the only one I can rely on is myself."
Wen Xinya was speechless for a moment. What her grandfather said made a lot of sense. She was a rich girl, and although she worked hard to build her own network after returning to the Wen family, due to time constraints, her network was still quite poor. Her grandfather's book was like a perfect match.
However, she did not intend to use it lightly. She did not want to see her grandfather's highly respected reputation being involved in personal relationships.