Chapter 759 A Small Gift
On the dock of Necker Island, Xiao Peng stood there and said goodbye to Branson: "Branson, thank you for this time!"
Branson shook his head and said, "Xiao, I'm sorry, this is all I can do."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "That's enough!"
Branson asked, "Can we just send it to The Hague?"
Xiao Peng nodded: "If the money is not enough..."
"That's enough," Branson said bluntly. "If all my clients were as generous as you, I'd be the richest man in the world by now!"
Xiao Peng laughed out loud: "Branson, I treat you as a friend and you treat me as a client. This really makes me sad!"
"This is my fault! I'll treat you to a drink when we meet in Europe!" said Branson.
Xiao Peng waved his hand: "I will definitely buy you a drink then!"
Branson said, "Okay, then we'll meet in Europe when we get a chance!"
This time, Branson finally ended his life of "pain and happiness", and Xiao Peng was finally leaving.
In fact, it seems that Xiao Peng still wants to stay here, but he has to leave.
After being beaten, Angela and Nicola had their kidney broken by Xiao Peng's kick, and the latter had his cervical vertebra damaged and now has a crooked neck. Both of them are now disabled for life.
Their parents rushed to the Virgin Islands as soon as possible and called the police after seeing their son's condition.
Branson helped Xiao Peng at this time. After all, he had influence here, and this matter was related to his Necker Island, so he came forward at the first time. Now the police in the Virgin Islands cannot come to Necker Island to arrest him, but Xiao Peng cannot return to the other islands of the British Virgin Islands. If he goes, he will be arrested.
However, Xiao Peng's seaplane was still parked there, and Branson once again lent a helping hand: he dispatched flight crew from Virgin Airlines to help Xiao Peng send the plane back to Europe, with the destination being The Hague, Netherlands - after all, Villa Eikenhorst now belonged to Xiao Peng.
Then how did Xiao Peng leave here?
A huge white ship was gleaming on the sea in the distance. It was Xiao Peng's "Luna".
The Luna arrived here after being refurbished in Greece.
Originally, Xiao Peng thought that it would take at least half a year to renovate the ship, but it was completed in just over two months - although it was renovated in Greece, the staff were all Chinese. The Chinese efficiency is really amazing!
However, the ship is too big to fit on the dock at Necker Island, so it can only be parked a few hundred meters from the seashore. People who want to get on board need to be transported aboard by a small boat.
"Branson, it's so boring staying on the island. Why don't you come travel with me?" Xiao Peng pointed at the Luna and said, "Come on a boat trip with me! It's not summer now, so the weather at sea is better."
If Xiao Peng had said this at the outset, Branson would have agreed without hesitation. But after spending some time with him, he realized that Xiao Peng was truly here for a trip. Looking at the young women, excited and ecstatic about the chance to ride the Luna, Branson shook his head without hesitation: Traveling with these people? He'd risk his life!
"Xiao, I really shouldn't have rejected your invitation. Damn it, compared to your 'Luna', my yacht is like a BABY. But I really can't go with you now. After all, my family is on the island, and I shouldn't spend enough time with them during this period of time." Branson said with embarrassment.
After hearing this, Xiao Peng said apologetically, "I'm sorry. It's all my fault for taking up your time with your family. Branson, I have a small gift for you before you leave. Oh no, to be more precise, it's for Joan."
He waved to Walter, who handed Xiao Peng a small box. Xiao Peng handed the box to Branson.
There is one thing that is very amazing about Branson. Although he often does things that seem absurd, he is really good to his family. He can be regarded as a representative of "excellent husband and model father". His wife is Joan. Branson once invited Xiao Peng to his family dinner on the island, and Xiao Peng met his wife Joan Branson.
Branson opened the box directly, which is also the custom of Westerners. In the East, people usually wait until the guests leave before opening the box, while in the West, they open the box in person.
There is a velvet cloth inside the box. When you open the velvet cloth, you will find a small pocket woven with gold wire. The workmanship is very exquisite.
Branson knows what he's talking about: "Coin bag?"
In the Middle Ages, coins were used as currency. People used purses, not wallets. Ordinary people used cloth bags, but those of higher status used metal bags. This coin purse is made of gold, indicating the owner's high status.
This is indeed the case.
"Marie-Antoinette?" Branson exclaimed when he saw the name on the metal ring of the coin purse. "Is this real?"
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "Your question confuses me. I'm only responsible for the salvage. As for identification, it's not my business. Just treat it as a fake."
Branson looked at Xiao Peng and said, "Sorry, I was so excited that I asked the wrong question."
Who was Marie Antoinette? She was the queen who was guillotined by the French people. The most popular joke about her is that when she learned that people couldn't afford bread, she said, "Can't afford bread? Then why not cake?"
Because of this sentence, she became the representative of the French version of "Why not eat meat?"
But it turns out that this was definitely not what she said. On the contrary, she was a good queen in that era. Hundreds of years ago, she established a charity organization dedicated to helping unmarried mothers, specifically helping women who were in trouble because of unmarried pregnancy. The rumor about why she "didn't eat cake" was also a rumor. In that era, Queen Mary was the queen who visited the poor most often and sponsored many orphans.
But at that time, the French people wanted to chop off Louis XVI's head, and she, as the queen, was also sent to the guillotine. Beheading requires various reasons, so Marie became the super bad queen who "didn't eat the cake" and "had an affair with her own son".
Her coin purse? That's worth a lot!
Xiao Peng said that this was fished out of the sea. Although he didn't know how to identify it, with Pascal here, he didn't know whether it was real or not. Didn't Pascal know?
He was about to refuse, but Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "This is for Qiong, you can't help me refuse. I thank her for raising a husband who can lend a hand when I need help."
Branson was silent for a moment after hearing what he said, then said, "Xiao, it's my honor to be your friend, but now that you've done this, I can't give you the gift I wanted to give you. Simon, where's the gift I prepared for Xiao?"
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