Chapter 1435 Everyone Likes Young People
Xiao Peng sighed and said, "Fabian, I swear to God, I'm too lazy to scold you now, really!"
Fabian said, "Xiao, you don't believe in God, why are you swearing to God? When are we leaving?"
Vincent was stunned when he heard this: "You guys are leaving? The new product launch hasn't even officially started yet!"
Xiao Peng said, "It has nothing to do with me. The key reason we came to France this time was because Billy asked us to come. He also asked me to come because of Marlene's matter."
"What's wrong with Marlene?" Fabian asked, puzzled. Pascal also looked at Xiao Peng. They were cousins with Marlene, so he was very concerned.
Xiao Peng said, "It's nothing. He's engaged to Billy's brother now. Don't you know about this?"
Fabian and Pascal looked at each other. "We haven't been in touch for a long time. Are you okay?"
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I did feel a little uncomfortable when I first heard about this, but on second thought, I've come to terms with it. Marlene has the right to pursue happiness! You can't just lock the door and not let anyone in after using the restroom, right?"
Fabian said, "Well, even though I'm annoyed by your using the 'bathroom' analogy, I'm glad you're open-minded. Where did they go?"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "I don't know, but from what Billy said just now, it should be related to the transfer of equity."
"What equity transfer?" Fabian asked in confusion.
Xiao Peng said, "It seems that because of a small conflict just now that affected Shangmei's reputation, they fired Billy from the board of directors and asked him to cede his shares. His brother seems to be in a similar situation. Let me tell you, after all, because of what happened to Qiqi, I plan to give some shares to the two brothers as a dowry for Marlene. Don't worry, I won't give them too much, just a little bit."
Vincent McMahon was shocked when he heard this: "One point? That much?"
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "Vincent, don't think our company is worth that much. One point of shares is only worth a few hundred thousand. Our company's market capitalization is very low. How can it possibly catch up to the value of your WWE company?"
Vincent curled his lips and said, "Come on. Your company isn't listed, so you can avoid taxes by lowering the market value. Why do you need such a high market value? Your dividends are shockingly high!"
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "That requires a sunken ship. I don't even have a ship right now, so how can I salvage a sunken ship? So they're counting on dividends? Who knows how long that will take!"
Vincent said, "If possible, I'd be willing to exchange WWE shares for shares of your company. 'Holding shares of your company' alone is enough to keep me bragging for a long time."
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "How can it be so exaggerated! Has anyone seen Kaxin? Where did he go? Call him back, we should leave soon!"
Bruch said: "I don't know, he just slipped away, I called him and asked him to come back."
As soon as he took out the phone, Felix pushed the door open and came to the balcony: "Master, I'm here!"
Xiao Peng asked curiously, "Why are you alone? Where's your girlfriend?"
Felix said, "She was stopped by a friend to have a few words, and she came right over. She's here."
At this time, a woman came over, and Felix said, "Master, let me introduce you..."
"Camille Thomas?" Xiao Peng looked surprised.
Felix was stunned. "Master, do you know each other? Oh, that's right, you just saw her cello performance."
"Smoking buddy?" Camille Thomas was also stunned.
Xiao Peng sighed. "It's easy to change a country, but hard to change one's nature." What on earth was wrong with Felix? Camille Thomas was in her thirties, wasn't she? Almost twice Felix's age. Why did Felix prefer older women?
That's not right. There's something wrong with Camille Thomas too! You're just an old cow eating young grass!
It is said that men's aesthetic standards never change: no matter how old they are, they all like young and beautiful girls. In fact, women are the same. Old women also like young boys. Otherwise, how could those young handsome guys have so many "mom fans"?
"Smoking buddy?" Felix was confused. "Master, do you know each other?"
Xiao Peng nodded: "We just smoked a cigarette together here, and Miss Thomas also gave me an education lesson."
"Education class?" Felix asked, puzzled. "Education of what?"
Xiao Peng was about to speak when Camille Thomas quickly interrupted him: "Mr. Xiao, I didn't recognize it was you. If I had known it was you, I would never have said what I said just now!"
Xiao Peng did not answer her, but looked at Felix helplessly.
Felix said, "Master, I know what you want to say. Isn't it that you think Camille is older than me? But I just like her. I just like being with her."
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "As long as you feel happy. I didn't say anything!"
Felix said, "Master, no matter what, we will sign up for PACS next year when I reach the age."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng said, "Okay, let's celebrate then!"
"Really?" Felix asked excitedly.
Xiao Peng nodded: "Of course. That also means you've grown up and started a family!"
As we all know, the French do not like to get married. They prefer to sign the so-called 'PACS', which is the 'French Civil Assistance Contract'. This is a contract that protects the rights and interests of both men and women. In layman's terms, this is a 'cohabitation agreement'. Signing this document means that men and women can legally live together.
Of course, this is different from marriage. While marriage legally requires numerous rights and obligations, PACS does not, nor does it require a commitment of fidelity between the parties. Children born during marriage are considered legitimate, while children born during PACS are considered illegitimate. The high number of single mothers in France doesn't mean they lack men, but rather that they sign PACS agreements rather than registering for marriage. However, signing a PACS agreement is similar to marriage; couples can live together and enjoy the same benefits as married couples, such as housing subsidies and family allowances.
To put it simply, a PACS agreement means a man and a woman pool their resources to share household debts and expenses. More simply, it means "living together." As long as both parties are unmarried, haven't signed a PACS with anyone else, are adults, and aren't immediate family members, they can sign a PACS and live together.
What’s even more interesting is that cousins can also sign a PACS agreement - the French believe that this is a distant enough blood relationship, and they can even get married!
The PACS agreement passed by the French in 1999 was originally intended to help homosexuals live together legally. However, people now find that the PACS agreement is too good to be true. It allows them to enjoy family life without having to worry about troublesome issues such as child support and property division after divorce. As a result, fewer and fewer French people are getting married - they are all signing PACS agreements!
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