[Comprehensive] I am not Michael

Zhao Changqing's number one heir was about to return, and the news immediately caused a sensation in the entire Western world. Just like the British Parliament awarded Zhao Changqing a member of the House of Lords, it became a major event in the Western world.Of course, not only Zhang Lingjun, Shen Yannian and Shen Yannian's two sons left China this time, but also Shen Yannian's brother, Zhang Lingjun and Shen Shizhe's eldest son, Shen Tuisi's family.According to Shen Tuisi's intention, he would first accompany his younger brother to England, and then he would take his wife and children to America to join his second uncle.

The Shen family back then was also a well-known figure in the south of the Yangtze River, and unlike Shen Yannian's wife, Shen Tuisi's wife was also a famous lady in Shanghai back then, who had seen the world.However, this Mrs. Shen was still stunned by the cruise ship in front of her:

"A Huan, did I hear you right? This, this is Mr. Zhao's private cruise ship?"

It's not that Mrs. Shen said that as a socialite in Shanghai, she had never heard of anyone else in this world who owned such a magnificent private ship even in that era of luxury and money.

This is not a small fishing boat, but a large boat with a length of more than 120 meters!Especially the white hull, and the golden color seen from a distance, Mrs. Shen can feel the extraordinaryness of this ship even with just one glance.

Three words, this ship, from the logo on the bow to the streamlined unique wave-like design on the side of the ship, reveals three words: old and rich, super expensive, no right to afford it!

The Chinese in the mid-60s all dressed in the same way. Men wore Jiefang shoes, white shirts, Chinese tunic suits or green military uniforms, and women were similar.

In those days, it was fashionable to hold a red book in your hand and get married in a green military uniform.

But Mrs. Shen was a famous lady in Shanghai back then, so after arriving in Hong Kong, she couldn't help but go to the mall to buy an outfit.

She doesn't want to lose face.

But when she saw the boat, Mrs. Shen felt that her behavior of buying clothes on purpose seemed to be the result of an ugly person.Because the outfit she bought just doesn't match the boat at all.

In other words, the outfit she is wearing now is almost enough to go to the first-class cabin on the pier over there, but Mrs. Shen feels guilty when she climbs the ship!

Not only her, but also her daughter-in-law and granddaughter feel this way. 12-year-old Shen Huiru couldn't help but look into the distance several times because she felt that she might have made a mistake.Perhaps the ship they were going to board was not this one, but a ferry far away.

Just when the big family was struggling, an Englishman walked up to them.

Don't ask why, at least the aura on the other party is really too similar to the Hong Kong Governor they met before, making them feel that the other party is British at a glance.

Seeing the English gentleman getting closer and closer, Mrs. Shen became more and more uncomfortable.

It's not that she is supercilious, it's really this man, who is so handsome.Her hair is neatly combed and pomaded. To use that phrase, even flies can't stand.The crisp tuxedo dress, the snow-white shirt, the firm | stiff bow tie, and the shiny leather shoes all have the same feeling: I am very expensive!

Just like this ship.

With that style, Mrs. Shen couldn't help but think of her father-in-law, Shen Shizhe.

In the photos at home, Shin Shi Chul looked like this when he was young with glasses on the bridge of his nose.

If she hadn't known that her brother-in-law's godfather was an oriental, Mrs. Shen would have thought that this man was her brother-in-law's godfather.

In this way, Mrs. Shen watched the Englishman walk up to her mother-in-law Zhang Lingjun, and said to her serious mother-in-law:

"Ma'am, I am John Holden, and I am the butler assigned by the Duke to Young Master Yannian."

"Thank you." Zhang Lingjun immediately introduced Shen Yannian and Shen Yannian's two sons, nine-year-old Shen Yong and seven-year-old Shen Fu, to John Horton.

"Excuse me, are there only two young masters? Where are the young lady and the young lady?"

John Holden was ordered to welcome Zhang Lingjun's family, among which Shen Yannian, Luo Shuzhen and their three children were the focus.

Zhang Lingjun said: "The Luo family, something happened, call them over."

It's really hard to say.

This is not Shen Yannian's first marriage.

In that war-torn era, Shen Yannian married Xu Manjing and had a child.It's a pity that Xu Manjing was betrayed, and together with her young son, she lost her life when the dawn came.For this reason, Shen Yannian even sneaked into the enemy-occupied area without telling his mother to confirm it himself.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Shen Yannian was introduced to his current wife, Luo Shuzhen.

It was a silhouette of an era.In that era, scumbags became the advanced performance of Chinese men. Chinese men abandoned the wives arranged for them by their families to show their ideological advancement, which also caused a lot of tragedy.

This is the case with Luo Shuzhen and her mother.Luo Shuzhen's mother was the original spouse arranged by the family. Like many traditional women in that era, they served the elderly at home for the men, so that the men could work hard outside without worries, but their husbands refused to recognize them after they became famous.

Luo Shuzhen's luck was relatively good, because her grandmother insisted that her father find a good marriage for her to make up for the debt owed to Luo Shuzhen and her mother.Then, Luo Shuzhen, who was unmarried until the age of 25 because she was a watchman, was taken to Beijing and introduced to Shen Yannian at a ball.

That year, Luo Shuzhen, who participated in the prom for the first time, really never thought that she would be selected.Although Shen Yannian is not young, but he is a celebrity, and there are many young, beautiful, unmarried girls in the prime of life, eighteen or nine years old, who want to marry this well-known widowed democrat.

But Shen Yannian immediately took a fancy to Luo Shuzhen, who was calm and stable.Zhang Lingjun is also very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, and appreciates the daughter-in-law's refusal to abandon her biological mother.

After 15 years of marriage, Luo Shuzhen gave birth to three children for Shen Yannian, daughter Shen Ying, sons Shen Yong and Shen Fu.The whole family is harmonious and beautiful, for Zhang Lingjun, there is no dissatisfaction anymore.And Luo Shuzhen's mother also died a few years ago because of overwork when she was young.

After the three-year difficult period passed, the country seemed to be getting better, but it didn't take long before something went wrong, and Zhang Lingjun noticed this keenly.She knew it might be time to leave.For Zhang Lingjun, it was just a matter of continuing to live in another place.As long as the family reunion is more important than anything else.

But Zhang Lingjun never expected that the Luo family would call Luo Shuzhen and bring Shen Ying with them at this time.This made Zhang Lingjun very unhappy.

Because she knew that their trip to the UK this time was extraordinary, just like the boxes that were being loaded onto the ship now.These boxes are another layer of mission for their trip to England, just like the Rose Manor that Shen Yannian carried.

Zhang Lingjun knew very well that if it wasn't for this, no one in Beijing would send a special message telling them to leave as soon as possible.

When he saw the messenger, Zhang Lingjun knew that now was the last chance to leave the mainland.In other words, if Luo Shuzhen and Shen Ying don't leave, then the next time they meet, they don't know when it will be.Shen Yannian worried?She, Zhang Lingjun, was also worried.But is worrying helpful?

Zhang Lingjun is well aware that many schools in China have already closed classes.It is foreseeable that the next China will become more and more crazy.

At this time, Mrs. Shen couldn't bear it anymore: "What a beautiful boat. There must be a lot of rooms. Can I choose a room?"

John Holden said: "Since the young lady and the young lady didn't come, then there should be more rooms this time."

Zhang Lingjun immediately asked, "Excuse me, how many rooms are there in total?"

"Eight suites."

"Where's my room?"

"In the master bedroom."

Shen Tuisi's face immediately changed.

Mrs. Shen raised her eyebrows.She controlled herself and did not visit her mother-in-law, but her daughter-in-law and granddaughter were not so well-bred.

Zhang Lingjun said: "This is the Duke's private cruise ship. It's not appropriate for me to live in the master bedroom. Put my luggage in the guest room."

"Okay, ma'am. I'll have Madam's personal belongings and clothes moved to the guest room."

"Personal items and clothes?" Mrs. Shen Da was very surprised.

"Yes. The duke prepared it for the lady."

Shen Tuisi finally couldn't hold back: "Mom!"

Is that rumor true?Did you really remarry?Otherwise, why does this guy keep calling you Madam?

Even though it was a literal translation of the word lady in English, personal belongings and clothes!It's not a very close relationship, why should they prepare these for you?Would I believe you if you said you had nothing to do with that British duke?

If anyone in the Shen family didn't want Zhang Lingjun to remarry, it was Shen Tuisi.Probably because the old lady of the Shen family raised him, he was very close to his father and knew that his father had a hard life.

In his opinion, his father was a romantic person by nature, but it was torture for such a poet to make a living.Shen Tuisi felt that his father was a very hard-working person.

Obviously, my father is about the same age as my mother, but the frost on my father's temples early on is now even more gray on his head.But what about mother?Black hair like clouds, elegant bearing, graceful and luxurious.

That's right, between parents, Shen Tuisi is different from Shen Shizhe, he prefers his father.Even though he knew that his father had said that Zhang Lingjun should remarry earlier, Shen Tuisi still felt that his father needed someone to take care of him.As for this aspect, his father's current wife couldn't give him anything at all.

Mrs. Shen has been with Shen Tuisi for so many years, so she doesn't know Shen Tuisi's thoughts. Therefore, she took a small step back, but couldn't help being curious. The other half of her mother-in-law's scandal, the British Duke What exactly is prepared for her mother-in-law.

Zhang Lingke doesn't care what her eldest son and daughter-in-law think, but she knows very well that her eldest son is the son of the Shen family, and she has left the Shen family long ago.This time, it was just because she was worried about the life of the eldest son, and she would not let the eldest son's family travel with her this time.

Compared with the eldest son, Zhang Lingjun is more worried about his second son.

She stopped her second son: "Yannian, where are you going?"

"Mom, I, I'm going to smoke a pack of cigarettes."

"When did you become so addicted to smoking?" When Zhang Lingjun said this, his smile was half a smile.She said: "Don't forget, you are the first heir to the Rose Manor. If you don't return to England, your children's inheritance rights will not be recognized. It is impossible for them to be recognized, nor can they become the second in line to the Rose Manor heir and third in line. You should be well aware of that."

"But Mom, I'm already sorry for Manjing. I can't be sorry for Shuzhen!"

Zhang Lingjun gave his son a look and stopped his son's next words: "You have to know, it was the Luo family who suddenly asked someone to pick up Shuzhen and our Aying. Don't forget, who sent someone to inform us Hurry up and leave. Don't forget what the Luo family said before. After we settle down, we will pick up Shuzhen and Aying mother and daughter."

Zhang Lingjun is not without dissatisfaction with this in-law, but she knows very well that this has nothing to do with her daughter-in-law.

Hearing the warning in his mother's voice, Shen Yannian stopped.

Shen Yannian hesitated.

Then he felt the weight of the hem of his clothes change.He lowered his head and saw the anxiety in the eyes of the two children.

Shen Yannian's two sons, Shen Yong, who was just ten years old, and Shen Fu, who was just seven years old, one on the left and the other on the right, grabbed their father's clothes and followed him closely.

Feeling the father lowering his head, both children raised their heads and looked at their father.

Although they are young, they already have a faint feeling that they may not see their mother and sister for a long time, which makes them more dependent on their father.

Shen Yong even whispered: "Father, haven't the other guests arrived yet? Where's our boat ticket?"

In the capitalist world, they still know about the need for a ticket to take a boat.

Little John Holden smiled and said, "Young master, this is a private cruise. The two young masters don't need a ticket."

Zhang Lingjun saw the timidity of the two grandsons, and said, "This is the housekeeper appointed by your grandfather Zhao."

Zhang Ling is very satisfied with the fact that the two grandsons have followed her son's side closely.

In fact, Shen Yong and Shen Fu had noticed this tall British butler a long time ago.

Such a person, in the eyes of brothers Shen Yong and Shen Fu, is also an evil capitalist and invader in books, so they dare not talk to this person, but!Now, their grandma actually told them that this guy who looked very expensive at first glance was actually just a housekeeper!

Shen Yong and Shen Fu immediately shrank behind their father.

Shen Yannian said, "Are you Holden?"

Without him, this person's face is too similar to the old butler John Holden next to the godfather.

"Yes, sir, John Holden. You may call me John."

"I remember that the old housekeeper next to the godfather also had this name."

"That's my father."

"Really? Is your father okay?"

"Father's health is very good. After retirement, he began to teach the third generation of the family. I hope that in the future, they will have the opportunity to serve the two young masters. The one who serves the Duke now is my cousin, Charlie Claude. .”

You can tell from the age of John Holden Jr. at that time, he was not old enough to graduate from the butler school, so John Holden Sr. recommended his nephew Charlie Crowder to succeed him as the new butler of Rose Manor .

Charlie Cloud is also a wizard.

Only then did Shen Yannian notice the uneasiness of the two children: "Remember what Dad said? The Horton family has served Rose Manor for half a century. Come, say hello to our new friend."

Shen Yong and Shen Fu whispered uncomfortably: "Uncle John?"

"John is fine, young masters, John is fine."

Zhang Lingjun smiled and said: "John, please take us to the room. By the way, introduce this cruise ship to us."

"Yes, ma'am."

Lantian Jasper, named after a book of Rosaceae, this rose has been widely planted as an ornamental variety in Song Dynasty.

Lantian Jasper, as the name suggests, the main body of this ship is platinum, with golden decorations, it looks very noble at first glance.The length of the ship is 120 meters, and there are three cabins on the deck, with a total of eight suites. Each suite has a bedroom, a study room, a small living room, and the necessary four partitioned bathrooms.The cruise ship is also equipped with facilities such as bars, small libraries, restaurants, chess and card rooms, game rooms, small cinemas, and beauty salons specially set up for women, not to mention swimming pools and other standard features of private cruise ships.

There are a total of 97 staff on board, including stewards and valets and maids.

Among other things, let's just talk about the master bedroom, with a round double bed, snow-white sheets, and a floor-to-ceiling glass window with an arc shape of more than 240 degrees, where you can enjoy the scenery outside while lying on the bed. Let Shen Tuisi blacken his face.Watching the head maid instructing the maids to take out the clothes one by one from the dressing room, hang them on the kind of mobile rack, push them away, and prepare to put them in Zhang Lingjun's new room, and then see The housekeeper took boxes of jewelry out of the safe, packed them in special iron boxes, put them on the trolley, and was about to send them to Zhang Lingjun's new room. Finally, Shen Tuisi couldn't help it:

"Mom! Don't tell me that you earned all those jewelry during those years abroad!"

Zhang Lingjun said: "That's right, this is the jewelry the Duke prepared for me."

"Mom! You, don't you want Dad?"

Zhang Lingjun glanced at him and said, "Ah Huan, don't forget, you are my father who doesn't want me first. Your father's attitude is obvious, why should I make trouble for myself? As for Mr. Forget, sir is your brother's godfather. If it wasn't for sir, your brother would never have had the chance to be born, and even I would have died of postpartum disorders, miscarriage, or hemorrhage."

Shen Tuisi wanted to say something more, but seeing his brother's gloomy eyes, he could only shut his mouth resentfully.

He knew that just as he loved his father, his younger brother Shen Yannian loved his mother the most and hated his biological father the most.

The two little guys, Shen Yong and Shen Fu, felt that the atmosphere was not right. They carefully tugged at the hem of their father's clothes and said, "Daddy, can we sleep with you tonight?"

I am afraid.

Although they didn't say it, these three words were clearly written on their faces.

Looking at such two children, how could Shen Yannian refuse?

Either he said it, or he himself was very uncomfortable with this cruise ship.

This cruise ship is dominated by gold tones, but because of the elevated cabins and exquisite decoration, this cruise ship is full of luxury and elegance, rather than the oncoming nouveau riche atmosphere.

But it was this kind of elegance, which traveled through time, as if coming from the end of time, like the luxury and elegance of a distant ancient royal family, which made him very uncomfortable.

Seeing the cruise ship clearly, Shen Yannian realized that Western countries have come out of the shadow of World War II, but his motherland...

There were many thoughts in his mind, but Shen Yannian still agreed to the request of the two children.

He is 55 years old, maybe these two children are the only children left in his life.

Zhang Lingjun saw everything in his eyes.But Zhang Lingjun didn't say anything.She also has a lot of work to do, for example, she has to report to Zhao Changqing that his property has become a commune.

Although he was responding to the call, and even though he said he had this power, the amount of money involved was too huge.

Zhang Lingjun had to fall into endless work.Even if she is over seventy years old.

Because the two children, Shen Yong and Shen Fu, insisted on living with their father, apart from the master bedroom, there were five other suites on board. Shen Tuisi and his wife chose one, and Shen Tuisi's eldest son, Shen Yi and his wife , Shen Shan, Shen Yi's daughter, once had one set, and two sets were left empty.

Among them, Shen Shanzeng's room was originally prepared for Shen Ying.

Forget about others, this year, Shen Shanzeng is 12 years old at the same age as Shen Ying. Although he is still thin, he already has his own ideas.

She soon discovered that the dressing room in the suite was full of clothes of little girls her age. Those clothes, whether they were made of materials or exquisite and luxurious, were beyond her imagination. The fit was made according to the stature of her aunt Shenying, which made it even more boring.

She found a less eye-catching dress with adjustable laces and changed, but she felt uncomfortable. After dinner, when she was relaxing on the deck with her grandmother and mother, she couldn't help quietly Asked his mother Yang Huiru: "Mom, are those jewelry made of crystal?"

No, she was overheard by her grandmother, Mrs. Shen Da.Mrs. Shen pinched the fan in her hand and said, "How is that possible? I think the color is probably a diamond."

Only real diamonds can have such dazzling light.She has already seen how expensive diamonds are in shopping malls in Hong Kong.

The Duke of England is really generous.

And my own mother-in-law said that she didn't remarry, who would believe it!

Shen Yi, who happened to come over, said: "Mom, don't forget, grandma was in charge of all the family's industries in China back then. Besides, wasn't the commune merged at that time? Grandma didn't even seek advice from the British side and directly made the decision. Such a big Industry, if you say give it away, you will give it away. Don't you understand?"

"Bastard! Who are you talking about! That's your real grandmother. Don't be like your father, if you have a father, you will forget your mother! Your grandma suffered a great crime back then!"

As a wife, Mrs. Shen would not openly oppose her husband, but as a woman, Mrs. Shen sympathized with her mother-in-law.Of course, she also admires her mother-in-law.Obviously not very pretty, but with a good temperament, why did he hook up with such an old and rich British Duke?It also made people fall in love with her. Look at these jewels!

Even though she said that, Mrs. Shen still didn't forget to tell her little granddaughter: "Yaya, don't worry about those who have it. If you have this time, follow your two little uncles to learn more about the etiquette of western high society." .In the future, even if we go to the United States, we can use it.”

I have to say that Mrs. Shen was very accurate in her predictions.

Sure enough, not long after, Shen Yannian also seized the time and used the two months on the boat to pass on some necessary knowledge and etiquette to his two sons.Mrs. Shen took the opportunity to ask her uncle to teach her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter together, lest they make a fool of themselves in social situations in the future.

It has to be said that the private library, theater and rich wine collection on the cruise ship, as well as the housekeeper John Holden led a group of servants and maids to serve them. Therefore, after two months of assault training, Shen Yong and Shen Yong Looking down on these two etiquettes, especially Western etiquette is already very decent.Even Shen Yi, Yang Huiru and his wife and Shen Shanzeng also benefited a lot. They even learned how to taste wine.

As for the etiquette of the Song people, Shen Yannian has been teaching the children at home all these years, so there is no need to worry.

The two months on the boat were enough to arouse the curiosity of the two little ones about Zhao Changqing, a grandfather they had never met before.

In fact, the two little guys know better than anyone else that they have their own grandpa, who obviously doesn't want their grandma and doesn't recognize their father, but still comes to their grandma after her death. Asked their grandma and father to pay grandma's funeral expenses, and even came to ask their grandma and their father more than once to support him and his new family, including his new wife's tobacco expenses and family expenses expenditure.

Zhang Lingjun paid for the funeral expenses of the old lady of the Shen family, because the old lady of the Shen family treated her very well at the beginning, raised her eldest son and educated her well.Not only that, but when she returned to China, the old lady recognized her as a goddaughter, and gave her part of the property, nominally letting Zhang Lingjun keep it for her grandson, but Zhang Lingjun knew that the money A large part of the property is the dowry of the old man, and the old man took it out to compensate her specially.Therefore, Zhang Lingjun feels that it is his duty to die for the elderly.However, Zhang Ling refused the following series of requests.

She publicly stated that earning money to support the family is Shen Shizhe's responsibility as a husband and father, not hers, let alone her two sons.

Shen Shizhe was very upset, but Zhang Lingjun didn't want to pay attention to him at all, and even asked his eldest son not to be stupid.You know, Shen Shizhe's wife is an addict and cannot do without opium.

This incident finally caused a sensation in Beijing and Shanghai, and most of China.

But so what?

If only Zhang Lingjun spoke, Zhang Lingjun would probably face many people's accusations, but with the opium issue, anyone who knows the dangers of opium will stand on the opposite side of Shen Shizhe.

Zhang Lingjun is very clear about the eldest son's thoughts.However, Zhang Lingjun no longer cares about Shen Shizhe.In other words, Shen Shizhe looked down on her in the past, but after seeing her achievements, he began to appreciate and praise her.It's a pity that she no longer cares about Shen Shizhe's appreciation and praise.

Not to mention getting back together with Shen Shizhe.

The current Zhang Lingjun is not unusual.

The author has something to say:

Mrs., that is, lady, is a respectful title for all women of status.

Special Note.

In this chapter, the housekeeper calls Zhang Lingjun his wife, which is just a basic etiquette, but misunderstandings also arise because of this.