Chapter 1319 Albrecht's Gift

Xiao Peng was confused: "A gift for me?"

Albrecht said, "Yes, we want to celebrate your move to a new house, right?"

Xiao Peng was amused: "Are you planning to send me some flower baskets too?"

In the West, there's also the custom of giving gifts upon moving into a new home, similar to the "burning the kang" custom in northern Daxia. However, the gifts are generally simple and practical. Xiao Peng has received countless pots of flowers and countless sets of tableware since arriving here. Just like William, who directly sent over ten apple trees to be planted in the apple orchard in Orange Garden.

I guess this is how this apple orchard was planted!

This is the custom here. Even a king uses an apple tree as a gift, so Xiao Peng really didn’t think Albrecht’s housewarming gift was that precious.

Albrecht smiled and said, "Well, actually, I racked my brains for what gift to get you. I specifically consulted my Daxia friends, and they said that Daxia people attach great importance to the celebration of moving into a new home, so it's better to give a grand gift at this time."

"Oh?" Xiao Peng asked curiously, "What suggestions do your Daxia friends have?"

Albrecht said succinctly: "Money, my Daxia friend said that money is the best way to give it!"

Xiao Peng felt helpless after hearing this, but he could see that Albrecht had indeed asked his Daxia friends. Money was indeed the most appropriate gift for the Daxia people.

But are you short of money?

Albrecht said, "But I rejected his suggestion outright: after all, you're much richer than me! So I decided to give you something you'd like."

"Oh?" Xiao Peng was stunned. "Let me guess, is it your BMW's new model?"

Albrecht smiled and waved his hand: "Xiao, after seeing the report about you driving around in an electric car, I knew that giving you a car was not the best option."

Xiao Peng asked curiously, "Then I really can't imagine what you will give me."

Albrecht said, "Well, it's still a BMW, but a real BMW. The kind that eats grass."

Xiao Peng covered his face.

Albrecht was stunned when he saw Xiao Peng's expression. "What's wrong? Xiao, I see you seem to like animals very much, like the African leopard, the caracal, and the pandas brought to the Netherlands. Why do you look like you don't like them?"

Xiao Peng sighed deeply: "Don't mention those ancestors! I almost got sued because of them!"

"You mean the protest march? Wasn't it resolved?" Albrecht asked.

Xiao Peng shook his head. "Wild things are hard to tame! Remember when I went to salvage the 'Tiaz'? I couldn't take them with me then. They got seasick and vomited at sea, so I had to stay home. As a result, they almost caused a huge commotion at home and almost bit my maid to death! It's no surprise they were humanely destroyed after something like that happened! I had no choice but to contact the government in China and send them to the Beidu Wildlife Park. I paid that girl 100,000 euros for this."

"Just a compensation of 100,000 euros?" Albrecht was stunned after hearing this.

Xiao Peng said calmly, "Before leaving, Kasim had just finished renovating the surveillance equipment at Villa Eikenhorst. The maid had taken the initiative to harm the leopard, which is why she was attacked by everyone."

"Why would you hurt the leopard?" Albrecht expressed confusion.

Xiao Peng said, "If you want a simple answer, it's that the girl has a habit of 'torturing cats.' If you want a more academic explanation, it's a symptom of PTSD, which is called 'frustration aggression' in social psychology. To put it bluntly, it means being insulted by a stronger person, and not daring to resist, so you take it out on a weaker person, like an animal. When people encounter setbacks, they tend to blame others. For example, when a child is wronged, they will smash their dolls to vent their anger, which is a way to transfer pressure. But if they can't find someone to vent their anger on, they will take it out on animals. As a result, she offended the wrong person this time... Oh no, the cat, and she almost lost her life."

"That was her own fault. Why should you pay her?" Albrecht asked. "She should be sent to jail!"

Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "That girl's name is Vander Lope. She's actually quite good, hardworking and warm-hearted. She's considered the leader of our maids. However, she developed this illness due to her upbringing. I gave her money so she can get proper treatment at the hospital."

"Uh..." Albrecht was stunned after hearing this: "Her family?"

Xiao Peng nodded. "The girl always wore long sleeves, no matter how hot it was. I thought it was because of her tattoos or something, but later I discovered that both her arms were covered in cigarette burns. I asked her what happened, but she wouldn't say anything. In the end, I asked the Chief of the Rotterdam Traffic Police, Bao Wu, for help to investigate her experience. She was abused by her father since she was a child. All the evil you can imagine has happened to her."

"Father? Biological son?" Albrecht was stunned after hearing this.

Xiao Peng hummed. "This matter wasn't exposed until she became unexpectedly pregnant at the age of eleven. Her father was arrested, and Vander Loupe was sent to an orphanage. Growing up in that kind of environment... As you can imagine, it left a deep psychological scar on her over the years! Although she later graduated from the Butler Academy through her own efforts and came to live with me, the lack of systematic treatment left a serious problem."

Albrecht frowned after hearing this. "Pregnant? Damn it! A father like that deserves to die! Sorry... Xiao, I have a daughter too. I really can't accept what you said. It's too easy for a man like that to go to jail!"

Xiao Peng said, "Well, I understand how you feel. When I heard the news, my first reaction was to kill him, but then I realized I didn't have the chance."

Albrecht didn't understand what Xiao Peng meant: "No chance?"

Xiao Peng nodded. "He died in prison from excessive bleeding due to a severe anal fissure. Well, you can imagine what he went through!"

Albrecht said angrily, "I'd better not imagine it. Although it seems cruel, I just want to say: she deserves it! And this is the first time I think those prisoners in prison are doing a good thing! This girl is really pitiful."

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "So I sent her to the best psychological rehabilitation center in Germany for treatment, hoping to give her another chance. Although the little jaguar and caracal were victims in this incident, they did hurt people after all. It's better for wild animals to return to nature. So I sent them to the zoo."

Albrecht smiled bitterly and said, "It seems I gave the wrong gift this time!"

"Hmm?" Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Horses are not wild animals."

Albrecht said, "But I also brought two dogs, the direct descendants of Usos-Batu!"

Before Xiao Peng could say anything, Walter on the side was shocked as if he had stepped on an electric wire: "Mr. Heidegger, have you found the direct descendant of Usos Batu?"