The journey starts from the Titanic

After inspecting the oil company, Situ Nan returned to the William.His English secretary, Little Kadoori, found a house.

"So fast?" Situ Nan was very surprised by Xiao Kadoorie's ability to do things. He was able to find a house that met his requirements in Shanghai within a day.

It seems that we need to give Little Kadoorie a little more responsibility, Situ Nan looked at Little Kadoorie and thought to herself.

Little Kadoorie's face suddenly turned red, and his face hesitated.

Situ Nan was a little curious, so he asked, "Why is there a problem?"

"Yes-the house is a bit expensive!" Little Ka said logically.

"Expensive?! How expensive?" Situ Nan smiled.

"One million silver taels!" Little Kato said.

"It's a bit expensive! It's almost 1.4 million silver dollars." Situ Nan nodded and said in his heart: Be good!Almost catching up with the William!It's almost time to change to the Zhenyuan warship.

"But what is your embarrassment?" Situ Nan asked curiously.

"That's our house!" Little Kadoorie smiled wryly.

It turned out that when the Kadoorie family was building a new house, they left Shanghai due to temporary important issues and entrusted the construction to the famous Shanghai designer Graham Brown.

But I don't know that Graham is a famous drunk, who often expresses his pride on the drawings after drinking a lot of brandy. As a result, a house with a budget of 100,000 yuan and a residence for four or five people has been turned into a marble palace!

When the Kadoorie family returned to China, they were dumbfounded by the huge bills sent by the construction contractor, while the drunk designer was lying in the hospital waiting for help.

This is also the most valuable house in Shanghai!In contrast, the cost of the Ha Tong Residence, the mansion of the Ha Tong family, the richest man in Shanghai, is only 700,000 taels.

Situ Nan couldn't help but smile.He quipped little Kadoorily: "Compared to that house occupies a lot of your funds, and you can't get it out, so you have been enjoying it painfully and happily?"

"Isn't it? We have less than ten people in our family. Now our business focus is on Hong Kong and Guangzhou. It is a pity that such a big house is empty. I have discussed with my family, and if possible, I will transfer the house. The house. It's quite new. It was built last year. After our family returned to Shanghai after the war, I still remember my father's expression at the time. It is true-my father would like to clean up the designer, but he was admitted to the hospital early. Haha! "

Little Kadoorie talked about it.It was so funny to talk about it, and he laughed at the end of it.

Then he introduced the status of the house: "The Kadoorie Garden is absolutely worth the money. It is a magnificent and luxurious building with a 50-foot-wide ballroom, a 225-foot-long promenade, and a hug in the north of the hall. Stairs, etc. All the marble used in the building was shipped from Italy. Although the designer was a prodigal, he did a good job.

And the house is in the concession, it is safer and more convenient.I think even if you ask the boss for $2 million, it's not much."

Little Kadoorie smiled.Having been with Situ Nan for a long time, he slowly dared to be presumptuous in front of Situ Nan in matters of no importance.

"Okay! Take your wife to take a look at the house, if there is no problem, I will take over!" Situ Nan smiled.

How do I feel that this house was built for myself, but the most luxurious house in Shanghai is also in line with my identity.

"Okay!" Little Kadoori secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and went out to look for Laura.

The Kadoorie family missed a lot of business opportunities because of the huge backlog of funds in this hell house. Now that Situ Nan takes over, the Kadoorie family can finally be freed.

Chapter 108: Foreign Oil Comprador Kong Xiangxi

After Laura saw the Kadoorie Gardens, she decided to buy the only marble mansion in Shanghai on the spot. The Situ Nan family also moved from the William to the Kadoorie Gardens, and at the same time changed the Kadoorie Gardens to the William Gardens.

Since it was not far from Song's house, Situ Nan wondered when to go to visit Song's house.

In particular, he almost became the Song Jiashu whom he had made in his new year, but unfortunately he passed away a year ago.

In other words, Song Jiashu's experience and Situ Nan have more topics in common, and Situ Nan also wants to "visit" him when he is free.

Before Situ Nan could leave, Song Ziwen called first.He will take his brother-in-law and sister to visit William Garden.

Situ Nan sat for a while and heard the sound of cars downstairs.The arrival of the Song family added a lot of excitement to the somewhat deserted William Garden.

When Situ Nan came downstairs, there were a lot of people, Song Meiling, Song Ziliang, Song Zi'an, and Song Ailing's family also came.

What impressed Situ Nan was Song Ailing.At this time, Song Ailing was obviously dressed as a charming young woman. She paid attention to her husband's face in her speech and manners, and at the same time she did not neglect anyone. She looked like an exquisite and well-connected person.

Situ Nan didn't dare to underestimate this woman. The patriarch behind the Song family was one of the most powerful women who contributed to the marriage between Jiang and Song in history.

Low-key and greedy.It is history's evaluation of her, but this is only part of it.

"I heard that Sister Song studied in the United States alone when she was young. After being detained in San Francisco, she scolded President Roosevelt? I am curious, can you say no?" Situ Nan asked with a smile.

Song Ailing smiled slightly. She knew that Situ Nan was in the United States all year round, and it was not surprising that she knew a little bit of her past.

"...I was 15 years old and took a boat by myself. After more than a month, I finally arrived in San Francisco, but was detained by the customs. Everyone was gone. I was the only one left in the empty dock. I was scared. They were also very angry. Those American officials even said that I was a smuggler, clearly bullying me as a little girl, and discriminating me as a Chinese!... I was detained for a month, and only after a friend rescued I was able to come out. It was quite irritating to me, and it made me angry, so when I saw Roosevelt later, I couldn't help but reprimand him. Hehe, it's been more than ten years now, and the old President Roosevelt has also gone, and I still want to go back and forth. Song Ailing sighed.

At this time, a girl who was striving for self-improvement was shown in front of everyone. Her words resonated with everyone, and the atmosphere on the scene was a bit dull.

Especially the brothers and sisters of the Song family felt that the eldest sister's efforts were not easy.Song Ziwen and Soong Meiling were taken care of by their eldest sister when they were studying in the United States. They had left their hometown, but the eldest sister was their only support.

Seeing the emotion of the Song sisters, Situ Nan regretted that he had provoked this inappropriate topic.

"Awesome! Sister Song, you are amazing! Although I have also been to Europe to study alone since I was a child, compared to you, I want to be a spoiled princess." Laura laughed.

Then she jumped out some interesting topics, and the atmosphere on the scene gradually became active.

After some greetings, men and women were different. Situ Nan brought Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi into a private room, while Laura and the women of the Song family were talking about their women's concerns.

"Mr. Situ, it's so extraordinary! I was surprised when I returned from the William two days ago, and now I am at the William Garden, I am also surprised." Song Ziwen praised.

"Thank you. If you like Ziwen, you can come often in the future. Anyway, there are so many rooms, and I'm always welcome." Situ Nan smiled, but his eyes fell on the wealthy Kong Xiangxi beside Song Ziwen.

With a round face and slightly fat figure, he is wearing a silk robe and a black gown on his upper body. This is a typical squire of the Republic of China.

What is rare is that Kong Xiangxi's round face has a kind of smile, and he is born with a kind of affinity.But a short, slender beard on his lips told Situ Nan that affinity is the surface of this person, but in fact he is a decisive and cruel person in his heart.

Well, sleek and scheming, he should be talking about this kind of person.

This is not derogatory. In fact, few people who can get to high positions in troubled times like the Republic of China are kind, they are all black-bellied guys.

Similar to the photos seen in history, Situ Nan recognized it at a glance.From the very beginning, Situ Nan paid attention to Kong Xiangxi secretly.

"Ahem. Mr. Situ!" Kong Xiangxi gave a clear cough. He felt that Situ Nan's eyes were different, which meant that he couldn't tell.But Situ Nan stared at him for a long time, so he had to remind Situ Nan.

"Oh! I was lost just now, sorry." Situ Nan smiled slightly and asked Kong Xiangxi: "Mr. Kong, what do you think of this house?"

"Very good. From the design to the decoration, everything is exquisite. It would be better if you add some famous works to embellish it." Kong Xiangxi said, his eyes full of envy.

"Where is Ziwen? Give me some advice. I just took it from a foreign businessman and haven't had time to arrange one or two." Situ Nan asked Song Ziwen again.

"It's good enough. I really can't fault it." Song Ziwen said lightly.

Situ Nan nodded, and had a preliminary understanding of the xinxing of the two.In contrast, Kong Xiangxi is more material, while Song Ziwen's thoughts on this aspect are a little lighter.

If you want to extend a little bit, Kong Xiangxi's selfishness will focus, and it will be more realistic and smooth. On the contrary, Song Ziwen is more reckless, with a little pride in his bones.

However, Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi could not be compared with Situ Nan at this time, so Situ Nan grasped the initiative in the conversation from the beginning.