At ten o'clock in the morning of the next day, Wen Xinya took Liu Yanhua to accept the invitation of Mr. Gilles de Castel.
Wen Xinya attached great importance to this invitation, so she made careful preparations.
She wore a blue knee-length cheongsam. Blue-purple irises bloomed quietly and calmly on the smooth and delicate satin, like colorful butterflies, elegant yet graceful.
The upper body is matched with a red cashmere shawl with a white mink collar. The elegant and atmospheric Chinese red is warm yet noble. The white mink collar is romantic yet pure, neutralizing the slightly cold tone of the blue. It is gorgeous yet not overly ostentatious.
She was wearing white jade with a translucent complexion that was almost as good as the mink collar around her neck. It had a delicate texture, a lustrous and moist luster, and looked like solidified fat, which neutralized the gorgeousness of her body and made her temperament even more elegant and gentle.
The French people's favorite colors are blue, white and red. Even the colors of their national flag are these three colors. The warm, elegant and bold use of these three colors expresses respect and welcome for Mr. Gilles de Castelldefels. However, she wears a small cheongsam with the characteristics of Country Z, showing her country's dressing style without being overly accommodating, generous or decent, and at the same time, neither humble nor overbearing.
When getting along with Europeans, you have to make them feel respected, then you can basically become friends with them.
Yes, respect!
It is not pandering, not flattery, and certainly not fawning, but a respect based on equal status.
Respect is a noble virtue, an external manifestation of a person's inner cultivation, a manifestation of self-connotation, and a quality that people must possess. While reflecting a person's cultural accomplishment and moral cultivation, it also reflects the cultural heritage of a nation.
Wen Xinya and Mr. Gilles de Casteli made an appointment at a world-famous French restaurant. This restaurant only accepts reservations. In addition to the open dining area on the first floor, starting from the second floor, each floor has a special private room. The styles of the private rooms vary, but they are all exquisite and luxurious.
Mr. Gilles de Casteli had booked a table on the ninth floor of this restaurant.
Wen Xinya was welcomed into the restaurant by the receptionist.
Another standard French beauty waitress came forward politely, smiled warmly and said in English: "I have an appointment with Gilles de Castel."
"It's Miss Wen." The waiter quickly stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation: "Mr. Gilles de Castel arrived five minutes ago and is waiting for Miss Wen. Miss Wen, please follow me."
Whether it is the speech or the posture, it is impeccable and perfect.
Wen Xinya nodded.
Whether in the previous life or this life, Wen Xinya likes Chinese food more than Western food, and she has a big appetite, so Western food cannot satisfy her appetite, so she does not have many opportunities to eat Western food. This is her first time in this restaurant.
Taking the special elevator directly to the ninth floor, the waitress brought Wen Xinya to the private room: "Miss Wen, please come in!"
Wen Xinya walked into the private room, which was about 100 square meters, equivalent to a house. The decoration style inside was typical Italian style, beautiful, harmonious, seductive and dazzling, giving people a bright feeling.
Gilles de Castel was wearing a frosty grey suit, sitting on a beige sofa next to the French window, flipping through a magazine with his legs crossed. Although he was 45 years old, Western men don't look old at all, and he had a good demeanor and temperament, looking like a mature man in his thirties. He exuded an aristocratic air, which made people feel very good about him.
At this moment, seeing Wen Xinya coming in, he put down the magazine in his hand, stood up from the sofa, greeted her warmly and hugged her.
"Miss Wen, nice to meet you, oh! What a beautiful and noble woman."
He spoke Chinese, and his Chinese was very standard, without any accent.
"Mr. Castei, I am glad to meet you too. You are also a gentle and graceful gentleman."
Gil de Castei maintained a polite hug and then let Wen Xinya go: "Beautiful lady, I am very glad that you can meet me today. Please take a seat!"
When Gilles de Castei knew that the person he was going to meet was Wen Xinya, he naturally got to know her in depth. He knew that this girl had a very high status in the upper-class circle of the capital, and that she herself was also a very talented woman. She inherited the most ancient and mysterious culture of Country Z, and was proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Her grandfather, Mr. Mo, was also a great writer highly respected by the French.
He himself also admired her talent for jewelry design.
Wen Xinya took a seat with a smile: "It is my honor to be invited by you, Mr. Castei."
In such occasions, small talk is inevitable, which represents the enthusiasm and cheerfulness of the French. Wen Yanya always used honorifics for Gilles de Castell, calling him Mr. Castell, which was a respect for his profession and also avoided the two sides from being unfamiliar when they met for the first time.
Jill de Castei naturally heard it, and she admired the beautiful woman in front of her even more: "Wen, you are as charming as your mother. You don't have to be so polite. Please call me by my name - Jill!"
Jill had a good feeling about Wen Xinya. Whether it was the way they greeted each other just now or her dress, it all showed him a sense of respect without being exaggerated. To use the idiom of Country Z, it was generous and decent, neither humble nor arrogant.
In the eyes of the French, women from Country Z are mysterious, introverted, reserved, elegant, generous, decent, gentle and reserved. Today, he saw all these beautiful words in the eldest daughter of the Wen family.
Wen Xinya called out obediently, "Teacher Jill."
At this point, Wen Xinya already knew that calling Gilles de Castelj the "Sir" was a sign of his true recognition of her.
Jill seemed very happy and asked in a gentlemanly manner, "It's ten o'clock in the morning now, and there are still two hours before lunch. How about we order some exquisite refreshments and chat while eating?"
The French attach great importance to dinner, and important invitations are usually given in the evening.
The reason why Jill chose the morning was to adapt to the local customs. Country Z people have always attached great importance to the morning. Visiting relatives and friends, meeting guests and inviting friends, etc. important invitations are generally held in the morning. Lunch is more grand, of course, except for banquets.
Wen Xinya smiled and said, "The guest should follow the host's wishes. I have no objection to your arrangement, Mr. Jill."
Mr. Gill was more friendly than she had imagined, and Wen Xinya admired him very much.