Plus the other party's noble status...

pity……

At the end of the letter, the gentleman said that the external situation was a bit chaotic and he didn't want to come to America, so he had to talk to Ivana through this letter.

…

Tsk…

Ivana took off the mask on her face and looked at the letter in her hand happily.

How can chatting via letter be better than chatting in person?

How many words can be written in just a few days?

Isn't this a waste of time?

Plus, her husband Donald is a businessman. What do businessmen care about most?

efficiency!

Over the years of their marriage, Ivana has been influenced by him and has also started to focus on efficiency.

Now that this gentleman is worried about safety and doesn't want to come over, can you go over by yourself?

Anyway, my husband is busy with business now and doesn’t come home for several days, and the children are taken care of by maids.

Just like traveling to Wales.

I heard that Wales has beautiful scenery, with nice mountains, nice waters, and many castles. It is so much better than New York where she lives now, which is only filled with skyscrapers!

Ivana likes the kind of castle that is hidden deep in the jungle, beside a stream, surrounded by birdsong and flowers. That’s where the best of people should be!

Instead of this kind of hotel located on the top floor in the downtown area, which is always ridiculed as a nouveau riche.

Thinking of the Alan I saw on TV, that look...

I wonder what I can talk about when meeting this gentleman?

Do old European aristocrats eat donuts at home?

…

"Ask Butler Kubo to book me a flight to Wales!"

Ivana moved her legs, signaling the servant who was doing her foot care to call the housekeeper.

But before the servant walked out, Ivana thought about it and stopped the servant who was about to go out.

"Wait! Don't worry about the flight tickets yet. Please make an appointment for me with Ms. Liz first. I need a full body treatment. The flight tickets will wait for now."

Ivana, who was originally eager to fly to Wales, suddenly realized how long it had been since she had received a full set of care.

Wouldn't it be rude to meet the earl so rashly?

The facial masks and treatments we usually do at home are just for daily household use.

If you really want a beauty treatment, you have to go to a professional beauty salon and get a full range of care from head to toe, from inside to outside.

No, no…

Ivana suddenly remembered that after the nursing, should she also change her clothes and accessories?

How can you wear old clothes from home to meet nobles?

What if people laugh at me as a country bumpkin? Wouldn’t that damage my image?

Buy new sets of everything!

"Go call Butler Kubo and prepare the car... I'm going to go buy some things."

Ivana stood up in a panic, and ordered the servant to call for help, and to help her change her clothes quickly. She was going to go on a shopping spree today.

You must be fully prepared before going to an appointment.

…

The town of Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England, close to the Welsh border.

It is a very small country town. Not far from the town is the location of Mr. Cha’s favorite manor, Highgrove Manor.

From this we can see how much he hates...

Actually, it can’t be said that he hates it. He just doesn’t like it. He doesn’t like Wales.

He would not go to Wales unless there was something wrong.

Although we are also one of the four handsome guys who make up the United Kingdom.

But the national status of Wales is just a grand duchy, while England next to it is a kingdom, and Scotland to the north is also a kingdom.

In formal occasions, if Mr Chad comes to Wales, it is called a visit, not an inspection.

Although this place is nominally his territory, it still has to be called a visit.

When William grows up, if he wants to come to Wales to visit Alan, he can ask His Royal Highness to visit Wales and visit the Earl of Carmarthen.

It sounds strange and awkward, but that's the rule.

…

Today is the day that Hutt has an appointment with Butler Capel. Boss Cha is on a business trip to Scotland to attend an event. Capel has time today, so the two of them met at a teahouse in the town of Tetbury, not far from Highgrove Manor.

Old Jack Tea House!

This is an old tea restaurant in the town. It is said to have been open for nearly two hundred years. Several generations of the family have run this tea restaurant. The store is not large and provides the most authentic British afternoon tea.

For them, the stewards, and stewards with titles at that.

Where you drink tea or what the size of the teahouse is is no longer important.

No matter how good the teahouse is, can it compare to the restaurant in the Crown Prince’s home?

We made an appointment to come here today just to have some peace and quiet, and to tell the servants and the boss that the entire tea restaurant will be closed for the day.

The eighty-year-old shop owner, Old Jack, personally brought out a full set of silver tea sets that had not been used for a long time at home, and prepared snacks himself.

Old Jack didn't know Huth, but he knew Capel, the crown prince's butler, and the identity of the person who could sit with him and have afternoon tea was obvious.

…

For British afternoon tea, black tea is definitely standard, and for dim sum, the standard is a full set of three layers of dim sum.

The small snack stand is divided into three layers, with snacks placed on each layer.

Eat from bottom to top.

The bottom one is savory, the middle one is the famous scone, and the top one is sweet.

Sitting on the big red velvet sofa, after old Jack poured the tea and bowed and left, neither of them spoke first, but enjoyed the afternoon tea first.

When Hut picked up the second layer of scones, Capel on the opposite side paused and watched Hut's movements out of the corner of his eye.

…

Scones are the most famous British pastry.

It’s not considered a dessert, nor is it salty, so it’s placed in the middle of the dessert rack.

There are many ways to make it and the shapes are also varied, but the most authentic way is to make it into the shape of a round stone.

Others include those with fillings, raisins, and nuts.

Hutt picked up the knife, spread a layer of jam on the scone, then spread a layer of butter on it, took a small bite, and said with a smile: "The scones here are very authentic and have a delicate taste."

Capel watched Huth's actions, especially the way he applied the jam first, and nodded slightly.

Huth seemed to have noticed Capel's doubts and took the initiative to explain: "My young master once taught me that when eating scones, I should spread jam first, because His Majesty likes to spread jam first. As His Majesty's most loyal subjects, the Hill family must always follow His Majesty's footsteps and spread jam first."

…

Talking about this kind of thing makes it seem really fucked up.

But don’t think this is a small matter. Most British people are very pretentious and they will fall for this.

For example, this scone is an indispensable item in afternoon tea.

Of course... let’s not talk about the poor people who can’t afford afternoon tea.

Whenever you eat scones, you have to spread something on them.

This thing tastes like a mooncake without fillings when eaten dry, a solid mooncake.

The most authentic one has only a slight sweetness and is a bit dry.

Spread butter and jam on it.

But the order is very important. In fact, there is a slight difference in the taste depending on which thing you apply first.

When this issue was discussed once, everyone was divided into two groups: those who believed in butter first and those who believed in jam first. The argument was so fierce that they almost came to a fight.

It’s a bit like tofu pudding or rice dumplings, whether to eat them salty or sweet.

Whoever says it is right.

But the old lady likes to spread jam first.

In this case, those with advanced ideas will definitely learn to spread jam first.

This is an unintentional but detailed British political correctness in aristocratic circles.

For example, Capel would definitely spread jam first. If Huth was in front of him, he would spread butter on scones first...

Even though they might not have a quarrel, their relationship would definitely be ruined. There's no reason for it, it's just because you spread the butter first!

That's just fucked up.

But now that Huth deliberately said what was inside, it seemed very open and aboveboard, and he also specifically pointed out that this was what Alan taught him, so the meaning of this was different...

…

Capel smiled at Huth with appreciation, and the two chatted while eating.

We talked about some trivial matters at home and then the situation outside.

The coalition has been formed recently, and Britain will also dispatch troops to gather in Saudi Arabia first. Then a group of bandits will get to work. But we will have to wait and see how this war will turn out. It is said that the arrogant Americans are preparing to do a live broadcast.

Speaking of the Americans, Capel snorted with disdain, then as if remembering something, he said, "Next year, the Americans are going to promote the Internet. You can send someone over to America to learn from them."

"Go to America to study? Jazz...what do you want to learn?"

Hutt didn't quite understand what the Internet was, Campus Network Pro version?

"Let's learn it. It is said that we can register any website and send emails online. There will be no restrictions. We don't need the Internet that can only be used between schools like in the past few years. That's about it. All places can be connected."

The two old guys don’t know much about these emerging high-tech gadgets, but they are among the first people to have access to the Internet. In the early stages, they still need to send people to America to learn about this stuff.

Hu Te frowned. He was not interested in the Internet. He just liked to manage the servants at home. However...

Xiao Shitou should graduate from the Butler Academy next year. Xiao Shitou is young, and he is the young master's attendant, so let young people like Xiao Shitou study. When he gets old, he won't join in the fun.

"Haha, okay, thank you for the invitation, Sir. I will send someone when the time comes. Also... Sir, I am here today to..."

As Hut spoke, his voice became lower and he began to talk about the main purpose of his visit today.

…

In early October, old Carl returned to Wales in a very low-key manner, with only an assistant by his side.

He got in the car sent by the manor to pick him up and looked at the scenery along the road.

He had walked this road from Cardiff to Carmarthen in Wales so many times that he didn't know how many times he had walked it.

Every time I come back, the scenery on both sides of the road remains the same, but the season is different each time I come back.

The feeling it gave him was also different.

The years passed by like this. I remembered my childhood in London. It was a chaotic place and the city was almost bombed to pieces by the Germans.

Later he went to Carmarthen, and after finishing his studies, he was sent to Swansea disguised as the owner of a garage.

The helmsman of the Hill family has changed again and again. The family is no longer the same now, and he has also changed from a little beggar living on the streets of London to the respected Sir Carl.

Half of my life has passed in a daze, and I don’t know how long I can continue on this path.

In fact, Carl himself doesn't like staying in Los Angeles. He thinks the pace of life there is too fast, it's too chaotic, and people are restless.

It is far less quiet than in Wales, but Alan needs him to stay there and do things for him, and old Carl has absolutely no complaints.

Looking at the driver, Old Carl asked, "How is your family doing lately?"

"All good!"

The driver gave a brief answer and didn't say anything else.

Old Carl's ferocious face forced an ugly smile. These bodyguards were quiet and it was good enough if they could say something.

…

"You're back?! Rest at home for a while, and leave after Christmas."

Alan was very happy when he saw old Carl who had just returned to the study.

He pointed to a chair and asked old Carl to sit down first, while he continued to read the letter in his hand.

This is a letter sent from America.

The reply letter from Ms. Ivana.

The general meaning is that she didn't dare to trouble Allen to take the risk to go to her in person to find out the situation, but she had some free time recently and wanted to come to Wales for a visit and meet Allen by the way.

This is very clever to use casually.

Don’t ask why you insist on using letters, which has a very low time efficiency, to communicate when you can just call.

The question is how to write a letter!

When you need to report something to your boss, you should also write to the Queen!

He never calls her, that's just his style.

Just like Allen, when he has something to tell Boss Cha, he also writes a letter, unless it is an extremely urgent matter, he will write a letter whenever possible.

…

Alan smiled and put down the letter, picked up the letter paper, organized his words, and then wrote back to the other party.

He took the initiative this time, and all the words in the letter were carefully chosen.

You can't just go up and flirt with her, that's too low-level.

He started from an artistic perspective, first bringing up a topic to pique the other person's interest, then casually praising the other person between the lines, and then...

Express regret.

It's like saying something half-sentenced, very tempting.

A decent and pure person would definitely not fall for it, but what if his looks were taken into consideration?

Do you think the British aristocracy is joking with you?

Just like Ivana, although she expressed it very implicitly in her reply, she even used the word "by the way".

But you replied so quickly...it's already been exposed. There's no point in pretending to be sentimental in the letter.

Alan saw through this little trick at a glance.

But he replied calmly, and even advised Ivana to wait. It was not safe outside now. Allen fully considered Ivana and suggested that she stay in America and not take risks.

A hint of green tea jumps out of the paper.

But at the end of the letter, Allen left a private phone number, saying that if Ivana had any questions, she could call him.

As for whether to let her make the call in America or wait until she arrives in Wales, Ivana needs to figure it out for herself.

…