"Is this an insult from the mother-in-law?" Li Zitao thought in his heart.

By making the atmosphere so tense, the best thing to do is show attention to his arrival.

But when I think about it more deeply, I realize that this kind of solemnity also contains an indifference that can repel people from thousands of miles away.

He is Adelaide's fiancé. If the future family really recognizes his identity, why should they be so serious and reserved?

"Li, please take a seat!" the Grand Duke said from the main seat.

Li Zitao walked towards her left hand, and Adelaide wanted to follow, but stopped under the Grand Duke's stern gaze.

"I'd better sit here." I thought Li Zitao would go to the first position on the left, but unexpectedly he stopped directly at the third position on the left.

The second person standing was Rang, the eldest son of the Grand Duke, and the position chosen by Li Zitao was his.

"Mother, we shouldn't let our guests stand," said Jean Humbly, the first of the guests.

"Take a seat!" Li Zitao smiled the whole time, and the bodyguards at the door were guarding the box.

"Charlie, what did you bring?" Little Mary cleverly opened the topic during the meal.

"Some worthless little gifts." Li Zitao waved his hand casually and asked people to open all the boxes.

Huh~

Little Mary's eyes widened, and she felt countless golden beams of light shoot out from the box, penetrate the rock fortress, and go straight into the sky.

The first box was full of golden square bricks, with Adelaide's name engraved on them. They were actually gold bricks made for her.

The second box, boxes of jewelry, jewelry.

These are all top-quality jewelry from various countries, worth tens of millions of dollars.

In the third box, there is a coral tree, but the coral is inlaid with various colored gems and pearls.

This thing comes from West's collection. There are several coral trees in the antique shop, and this one is considered a mid-range item.

The fourth box is a bracket holding a crown.

This crown also comes from West's collection and is one of many crowns lost during the wave of rebellion against King Y's royal family in the 16th century.

In the fifth box, there is a thin bracket, and on the shelf is a document.

Among all the gifts, Li Zitao believed that this document was the most valuable, because as long as he signed it, he would get 30% of the shares of the Blue and White Chamber of Commerce.

"Are these your worthless little gifts?" Little Mary blinked, feeling that her brain was a little insufficient.

"It's just some vulgar things, nothing compared to the glorious history of Luxembourg." Li Zitao said sincerely, but everyone could understand what he meant.

No matter how glorious the Nassau family was once, the Luxembourg family is currently in decline.

If the situation cannot be changed, sooner or later it will become a declining royal family.

"Ahem." The Grand Duke coughed lightly and looked away in shock, but his expression was not as rigid and serious as before.

"Mother, Charlie and I truly love each other." Adelaide stood up excitedly.

Li Zitao has made it this far. If she hasn't expressed anything yet, then this fiancée's status is too unqualified.

"Eat first." The Grand Duke glanced at her, and when he noticed the stubbornness in his daughter's eyebrows, he sighed silently.

Among all her children, Adelaide was the daughter she was most satisfied with and the daughter she loved the most.

The Grand Duke thought that she had arranged everything. As long as she married the Count, given the Count's age, she would be promoted to heaven in a short time.

At that time, she can bring a lot of wealth to the family, and it will not matter whether she is married or has several lovers.

In the upper-class European society, it is a tacit and unspoken rule that men keep mistresses and women keep lovers.

But once it is brought to light and your spouse knows about it, there will definitely be an open and covert fight.

Unless one party is so powerful that the other party does not dare to retaliate, it can only suppress this tone.

But now it seems that Adelaide is not satisfied with all this. She wants to choose marriage and happiness according to her own wishes.

"But is your choice necessarily the right one?" He thought silently in his heart, and the Grand Duke kept observing Li Zitao during the meal.

Li Zitao, on the other hand, acted very relaxed and had a pleasant chat with his future uncle, Jean. Little Mary would chime in a few words from time to time, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

There was also the occasional kiss between his and Adelaide's eyebrows, which was so sweet that it made her brothers and sisters eat a lot of dog food.

"Li, Mary, come to my study." The Grand Duke remained silent until after the meal, when he took the two of them to the study alone.

"Charlie is so romantic." Looking at the box full of gold bricks, little Mary's eyes were filled with money-crazy stars.

"This is the most valuable one. Judging from its workmanship and pattern, I'm sure it comes from the royal family of King Y in the Middle Ages."

Already the eldest daughter of the Duchess, Elizabeth pointed to the crown and said.

"This coral tree is so beautiful. I think my mother will put it in the study so that it always appears in her eyes." 14-year-old Prince Charles smiled.

"Don't you all pay attention to that document?" Little Mary came back to her senses, calmly touched a gold brick and hid it in her sleeve.

"Little Mary, your sleeves are about to fall off." Elizabeth said helplessly.

"Sister, Alex wants it too." The youngest princess raised her head and looked at her sleeves longingly.

"Damn, this isn't fun at all." Little Mary threw the gold brick back into the box angrily and walked back with a disappointed look on her face.

"I obviously got to know Charlie first for my gold bricks. I need compensation. Sasha, you need to compensate me for one-third... no, half of the gold bricks..."

In the study, the Grand Duke sat on a soft chair and looked at the two people in front of him in silence.

"He has a very handsome appearance. If it weren't for his skin color, he would definitely be pursued by ladies. He is self-made and ruthless, but he knows how to share and be humble.

We also have a clear understanding of our own definition and know when to give in..."

After little Mary returned, the Grand Duke began to investigate Li Zitao's information.

If you look at his performance alone, he is better than most aristocratic children. No one can achieve more brilliant achievements than him at the age of 18.

Of course, except for those lucky ones who were long ago.

But behind those lucky ones, there are deep-rooted families and a huge interest network.

What does Li Zitao have? He is a Chinese laborer who was sold to the United States.

It may be rude to say this, but it really happened to him.

In just one year, he relied on his own hard work and wisdom to transform from a pig into the current business tycoon. "It's incredible."

"Mary, have you really decided to marry him?" the Archduke suddenly said.

"Yes, mother, I fell in love with him, we..."
Chapter completed!