Chapter 1117 Clothing is the armor of the modern gentleman
The Dutch royal family has a magical princess, Princess Christina. She is the younger sister of the abdicated Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and William's "fourth aunt".
Christina was born nearly blind due to rubella, which affected her mother during her pregnancy. Juliana, the most famous "hardcore queen" in Dutch history, devoted all her love to her little daughter. She sought out nearly every doctor on the planet for her eyesight, even resorting to faith healing. At one point, she placed such faith in mages that she nearly adopted their principles to govern the country...
Mother's love knows no identity.
And it turns out that her efforts were not in vain. Christina's eyesight has improved and she can see some things with special glasses.
Christina didn't let her eyes make her life less positive. Instead, she became stronger. She possessed a remarkable artistic talent, studying classical music in Canada and later teaching music and French at a private school in New York. People around her had no idea she was a Dutch princess!
The most amazing thing she did in her life was her marriage: she married a man named George, who also came from an educated family. His father was a doctor and his mother had served as Minister of Higher Education, but he also had another identity: a Cuban refugee.
That era happened to be the period of regime change in Cuba, and George's family escaped from Cuba during that period.
A princess marrying a refugee? While this might not seem like a big deal today, it was unthinkable back then. Even more outrageous: the Netherlands was experiencing a rebellion sparked by conflict between Protestants and Catholics, and the princess was Protestant while George was Catholic. This marriage infuriated the Dutch people, and even the Dutch royal family publicly expressed their opposition.
You want to marry him? Sure, you'll be stripped of your royal inheritance.
But Christina was a non-confrontational person, so she didn't care at all. The two of them got married, and she converted to Catholicism. In order to avoid controversy, they lived in other countries. Later, they quietly returned to the Netherlands and lived in Villa Eikenhorst!
There is now a music competition named after her in the Netherlands to discover children with vocal potential; because of her poor eyesight, she set up a foundation to study blindness and help more patients with eye diseases.
The most remarkable thing is that she was probably the princess with the best artistic vision in the world. She had a large collection of top-notch artworks, and any piece of her collection was priceless, including Rubens's drafts. Most of her works were donated to the Eye Disease Foundation after her death to continue to improve ophthalmology.
When she passed away, her funeral was also unique. To be more precise, it was because of her funeral that the princess, who had always kept a low profile, became truly well-known: according to her request, everyone had to dress up beautifully and wear a sunflower on their chest. So all the attendees at the funeral were dressed in red and green, but at the same time, their faces were full of sadness...
Xiao Peng deeply respected this princess: despite having lost her royal inheritance, she lived the life she desired. Despite the injustices of life, having been half-blind since birth, she never wasted her time or complained, living with greater clarity than many healthy people! Furthermore, the Villa Eikenhorst, where he lived, was also her former residence. It was only natural that Xiao Peng should express his gratitude at the reception in Princess Christina's memory.
Donating this painting would be a good choice.
But thinking about Dutch cocktail parties is a headache. You have to stand for two hours without even a chair, and everyone just holds up their glasses and drinks.
Moreover, when attending such occasions, one has to consider issues such as clothing - it is particularly awkward for both men and women to wear formal attire when attending such occasions.
Xiao Peng still understands the principle of "When in Rome, do as the Romans do". In his own territory, Xiao Peng can wear a T-shirt, shorts and slippers. If Xiao Peng also dresses like this in such a place, it would be really uncharacteristic.
Xiao Peng is no longer at the age where he takes ignorance as his personality.
"Khedira, when you call Alfred later, remember to call me to arrange clothes and cars." Xiao Peng said.
Khedira made an 'OK' gesture: "Got it, boss."
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Although the art exhibition was held in the evening, Xiao Peng had been helped by Alfred to dress up since early in the morning - Xiao Peng was really a layman when it came to suits.
Walter heard Xiao Peng's roar outside the door: "Alfred, if you let me wear this top hat, I would rather die! But before I die, I will kill you first! Now you can choose whether to let me wear this top hat to attend the cocktail party tonight!"
Walter knocked on the door and entered Xiao Peng's room, and saw Alfred holding a suit in his left hand and an English top hat in his right hand.
"Alfred, what are you thinking? Why did you get a tuxedo and top hat for your boss? This is not a British Jockey Club!" Walter said.
But Alfred said, "Clothes are the armor of a modern gentleman. The boss is a recognized gentleman, so of course he should dress the best."
Xiao Peng was amused after hearing this: "What kind of gentleman am I? Alfred, did you learn this flattery skill from Kasim?"
Walter, who was standing by, said, "Boss, I've been with you for quite some time, and I agree with Alfred on this point—you're a gentleman. Hemingway once said: Being better than others isn't excellence; true excellence is being better than your past self. Boss, you've always been on the road to progress. A true gentleman doesn't need a beautiful accent; he needs a calm and composed way of dealing with things. Boss, look at how you've managed to throw a bunch of capitalists into a frenzy with just a few simple moves. That's the way a true gentleman behaves. Of course, I also disagree with Alfred asking you to wear a tuxedo!"
Alfred thought for a moment. "Sir, I have a suggestion. How about pairing your dark gray vertical striped suit with a platinum, navy blue, and sapphire bolo tie? This would be both polite and reflect your youthful and unconventional style."
Xiao Peng said helplessly, "That's why I hate going to cocktail parties! It's too much trouble! Uh... Alfred, why don't you go in my place and say I'm not feeling well."
"Sir," Alfred was horrified. "Please stop teasing me, okay? You promised William you'd go! The invitations were already delivered yesterday before you even came back! Don't worry, today's cocktail party is an art exhibition, so there won't be that much trouble. You just need to show up! How are your female companions arranged?"
"Alas!" Xiao Peng sighed. "Alfred, I'll give you an important task from now on! Remember to remind me: refuse to attend any cocktail parties! I can't stand this!"
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