Chapter 1099 Such a relationship can also come
Fabian's efficiency was truly top-notch. By the time Xiao Peng returned home, the lawn had already been filled with all sorts of recreational equipment: inflatable dolls, trampolines, swings, slides, and even a small Ferris wheel. The grounds had already taken shape as a playground.
In fact, even placing these things on the lawn is not allowed, because the reason is that it will damage the lawn. Fabian simply paid a fine of 50,000 euros to install these things! And they had to be removed within a week!
Of course, the party was over by then.
It's just like "money makes things easier".
In fact, the party service company here really has no experience in organizing this kind of children's party.
The Netherlands is definitely an "outlier" in Europe.
What's the standard etiquette for a Dutch guest? A cup of coffee and a cookie—yes, a cookie! When the Dutch cook for guests, they typically serve a portion per person. Call them frugal or stingy, but it's a matter of personal opinion.
It's not like there aren't any parties in the Netherlands—as a European country, how could it be without a party culture? But Xiao Peng also attended a few during his trip there, and they were truly eye-opening: their parties consisted of standing around with glasses raised for two hours, with virtually no snacks other than Dutch fried meatballs, and everyone just stood there, drinking one drink after another.
What is even more terrifying than this cocktail party is the birthday party.
The Dutch place great importance on birthdays, which are essentially their primary form of social interaction. On that day, all relatives, classmates, and friends are invited to a birthday party. If there's a test of friendship in the Netherlands, it's whether you get invited to a birthday party. Only those who are invited to a birthday party are true friends.
Don't think that being invited to a birthday party is a good thing. Birthday parties in the Netherlands can be understood as "chat sessions". A group of people attending the party sit in a circle and chat with a few pots of tea and coffee, accompanied by cakes, chips and cheese until the end of the party.
It feels especially like the popular 'chat mutual aid group' among foreigners.
While wealthy parties are much more elaborate than those of ordinary people—others serve coffee while we serve fine wine, others a stack of cake while we have ten plates of cake—the basic format remains the same. Who, like Xiao Peng, even considers the rides, food, and drinks when organizing a party?
Fortunately, both ships returned, and Lao Liu brought the kitchen crew of the "Luna", and Lao Zhu brought the kitchen crew of the "Calypso" to help, which made Xiao Peng feel at ease.
According to his plan, there would be at least thirty or forty people who could come here this time. Lao Liu and Lao Zhu usually worked with a group of big-bellied men. Couldn't they handle such a group of children?
And the fact is: they really can't do it!
"I...I...what the hell!" Xiao Peng stood in front of the living room window, bewildered. "Has everyone from Zandvoort come?"
He was exaggerating a bit, but there were indeed quite a lot of people coming. This wasn't just thirty or forty people! It was three or four hundred people!
William stood beside him, and seeing Xiao Peng's puzzled expression, he asked: "You invited guests yourself, and you don't even know how many people you invited? What did you say at the time?"
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "I didn't say anything at the time. I just told Police Chief Chris of Zandvoort to invite him and the children of two other police officers and their classmates to come to the party here. How come so many people came?"
William patted Xiao Peng on the shoulder and said, "I deeply sympathize with your behavior, but we Dutch people are so straightforward. We don't know what politeness is."
Xiao Peng almost cursed: Is this straightforward? This is clearly shameless!
"Miss van der Laupe!" Xiao Peng shouted.
At this time, a maid came in: "Sir, what can I do for you?"
Xiao Peng said, "Go to the kitchen and tell Lao Liu to quickly send someone to replenish the ingredients and drinks! There are quite a lot of people coming today, tell Valisa and the others to help serve them."
Van der Laupe nodded and said, "Yes, sir."
Xiao Peng watched Van der Laupe leave and sighed, "I had to finish the fight even if I cried. This incident taught me a lesson: never invite the Dutch! Um... William, come on, it's your turn. You're in charge of this place today!"
William's face was filled with black lines: "Did you ask me to come here just to make me a mascot?"
Xiao Peng nodded: "Nonsense, why else would we ask you to come here? Let's go, the guests are here, it would be awkward for us to stand here and not go out to greet them! My God, there are so many people..."
William sighed and said, "I can offend anyone but you. You are really using me as a laborer."
The two people walked out of the villa, and as soon as they walked out of the door, they saw people arguing at the gate.
"Hmm?" Xiao Peng frowned slightly. "Who would come here to cause trouble on such a nice day?"
William shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. The two of them walked to the gate and found that Alfred was arguing with someone.
Alfred, a good butler, had a temper that was undeniable, but now his face flushed red with anger. And the person he was arguing with was actually a film crew, complete with photographers, lighting, hosts, and everyone else.
"Alfred, what's going on?" Xiao Peng asked.
Alfred said, "Sir, this crew insisted on coming in to film. I told them this is a private place and a private party, but they insisted on barging in!"
"Breaking in?" Xiao Peng frowned. "Ma'am, since you're a member of the media, you should know the rules of interviewing, right? How can you barge into someone else's private residence?"
He said this to the female host.
The female host's eyes lit up when she saw Xiao Peng. She motioned for the photographer to film him. Xiao Peng immediately reached out to block the camera and said, "You are in my private residence now. If you film without my permission, I will smash the camera right now! Walter!"
Walter walked over and stood next to the photographer, looking ready to smash the camera at any moment.
The female host quickly signaled the camera to stop filming and said to Xiao Peng, "Mr. Xiao, don't be nervous. My name is Clara, and I'm a reporter for the New Rotterdam Business News. Putting aside my identity as a reporter, I was invited to this party."
"Invited? Who invited you?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly.
"It's you!" Clara said, "My cousin's husband's younger brother's child is at the Zandvoort Karting Training Base. He's on the same karting team as Officer Chris Vandersey's son, Zack."
Xiao Peng was stunned. The child of his cousin's husband's younger brother? What kind of relationship was this?
Damn, can you come with such a relationship?
Oh, the rude Dutch.
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