Helena was somewhat stunned, and she hurriedly said, “This is really a little too much… Oskians say that there should be no gain without pain… I… I…”Jeremiah laughed, “Why are you talking about gains and pain? In our Oskian tradition, it is only right to give a gift of money on your wedding day as you are officially becoming the daughter-in-law of the Wade family. It is not only your father-in-law and mother-in-law who will be giving you a gift of money, but I, as a grandfather, as well as Felix’s other uncles and aunts, will also be giving you a gift of money.”Helena was slightly startled and she said seriously, “I mean no offense, but I feel that this custom does not seem to suit me…”After saying that, Helena hurriedly explained, “This is mainly because most young people would basically stop asking their family for money after going to college. This is also the same case for me as well as for many of my friends. I relied on a scholarship and student loan to get into university
When Helena heard that Felix suddenly wanted to bring her to the airport with him, she was a little confused, and she asked in surprise, “Go to the airport now? What’s the matter?”Felix explained, “It’s like this. I have a cousin brother who has been living a wandering life for twenty years now. He will be coming back to Eastcliff for the first time today, so Hugh and I are going to pick him up at the airport. You are his future sister-in-law. So, if you have nothing else to do, you should just come with me to pick him up, then.”When Helena heard this, she nodded without hesitation and said, “No problem. That is the right thing to do.”Jeremiah nodded in relief, and he smiled as she said, “Alright, then. In that case, the three of you can go to the airport together.”After saying that, Jeremiah instructed Stephen, “Stephen, hurry up and prepare the convoy.”“Okay, Lord Wade!” Stephen agreed. After that, he hurriedly left the villa first before he began to convene the convoy to p
Felix nodded. He walked out of the villa while chatting with Hugh. After that, they stood in front of the courtyard as they waited for the convoy to arrive.Felix could not help but feel very upset at the thought of going to the airport to pick Charlie up. He clenched his teeth and cursed, “That Charlie is really f*cking awesome. He has not been back for twenty years, but now that he is coming back, I have to go and pick him up from the airport personally? Who the hell does he think he is? Is he worthy enough for me to pick him up?!”Hugh also hurriedly chimed in, “That’s right, Felix. I really do not understand. Do you think that Grandpa is already old and confused? Why does it seem like he is attaching great importance to that Charlie? It’s impossible for someone like him, who grew up on the streets, to be able to make it in Eastcliff. If any outsiders were to find out that the Wade family actually brought an immediate relative back from Aurous Hill who has not even finished univer
“Okay!” Felix nodded and said with satisfaction, “I will not treat you badly in the future.”Hugh could not help but have a puzzled look on his face as he asked, “By the way, Felix, you are already showing him great respect by going over to the airport to pick him up personally. So, why did you ask Sister-in-Law to come along as well? No matter what it is, Sister-in-Law is still a princess from the Northern European royal family. Don’t you think that you are giving that wretched beggar too much respect by asking her to come along to pick him up?”Felix sneered and spoke up, “I intentionally want him to see Helena with his own eyes so that he can understand the difference between us! Even though Quinn from the Golding family is not that bad, she is still inferior when compared to Helena in terms of their looks and temperament!”“That’s only natural!” Hugh could not help but sigh and say, “Everything else aside, Sister-in-Law’s figure is already more than enough to crush Quinn. To be
Hugh hurriedly said, “Felix, the wine is not decanted yet. Why don’t you wait a while?”Felix said impatiently, “Why the hell are you still decanting it?! We will have already f*cking arrived at the place by the time the wine is decanted. Just pour me a glass directly.”“Okay, Felix.” Hugh did not dare to delay it any longer, and he hurriedly poured a glass of red wine for Felix.Felix took the wine glass and gulped a big mouthful of the wine. After that, he removed his tie and stared out of the window silently with his pair of sharp eyes. A trace of coldness and grimness that could hardly be detected by ordinary people flashed through his eyes. Felix knew very well that although he was infatuated with Helena’s appearance and body, they did not have any feelings toward each other at all. In truth, both parties were only coming together to join hands in marriage because of the benefits of the interests and benefits of marriage. Helena would not let him touch her now, and she mig
Charlie was also in an extraordinarily good mood when he saw Quinn. So, he took a few quick steps forward to her and smiled as he asked, “How long have you been here?”Quinn went forward and held his arm. She shook his arm gently as she smiled and said, “Not too long. I only watched half of a movie.”After saying that, Quinn hurriedly pulled Charlie in the direction of the car as she said, “My father and mother have prepared a whole table of dishes for you at home to welcome you! Let’s hurry up and go back!”Charlie smiled and said, “Don’t be so anxious. Mr. Cameron is still at the back. I will greet him first.”It was only then that Quinn saw Isaac, who had just come down from the boarding ladder, and she said with some embarrassment, “Sorry, Mr. Cameron. I did not notice you just now!”Isaac hurriedly said, “Miss Golding, you’re being too serious. How could anyone possibly be on your mind at this time?”When Quinn heard this, her beautiful face flushed red, but she still gave I
He knew that these two brothers obviously did not have any good intentions when they came to pick him up today. One was ridiculing him for being away from home for twenty years, and the other one was ridiculing him for not having much education. However, all these things did not mean anything to Charlie at all. Even if both Felix and Hugh’s fathers were standing here in front of Charlie now, he would not even take a second glance at them. So, he naturally would not take two buffoons like them seriously.However, Quinn could not stand it. She raised her hand to take off her mask and sunglasses before she looked at Felix and Hugh and said angrily, “Felix! Hugh! What the hell are the both of you doing? Brother Charlie has just returned to Eastcliff and the both of you are acting like buffoons who are collaborating and acting in unison with each other. Who are you intending to disgust?”Only then did Felix and Hugh realize that the woman who was standing next to Charlie with a mask and
When Charlie took a first glance at Helena, he was not surprised by her stunning and exotic look like every other man. Instead, he was surprised because of the excessive fairness of her skin color. It was common for Caucasians to have fair skin, but Helena’s skin was a little too fair. Her skin color gave people the feeling that she truly resembled the Elven princess in the movie . It was not only very fair, but it was much fairer as compared to that of an average fair person.Therefore, Charlie paid more attention to her physical condition. At first glance, he noticed that her body was much weaker as compared to an ordinary person. She had a typical perennial severe deficiency of qi and blood. It could be said that she was in a precarious state, and she might collapse at any time.At the moment when he was gently shaking her hand just now, Charlie had silently used his Reiki to check her body. At the same time, he also found the focus of her illness. In hi
Charlie also had to agree that this was an opportunity to formally reconcile the Wades and the Ackers.While he couldn't reveal himself just yet, the Wades and the Ackers had been in-laws for years. Even if they had had a dispute for the longest time, restoring good relations made sense now that the Ackers had come to Oskia, and it wouldn't arouse any suspicion.That was why Charlie agreed to it without hesitation, even making a mental note to invite his paternal grandfather, Jeremiah, to Aurous Hill.The old geezers could meet up and clear the air while deciding on the partnership.Yolden was prepared to resign as a professor as well so that he could help the Ackers and Charlie fully develop their automotive company.With a general direction planned, he asked everyone, "Since we're creating a new brand, has anyone come up with a name?"No one was feeling inspired at that moment, but that was when Lulu, who had been silent throughout, said, "Since Charlie and our family are worki
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,
Pausing, Yolden continued, "Moreover, the greatest advantage of AI is that it is self-conscious and has the processing power to analyze astronomical proportions of data. As car sales grow, every car owner's driving data will add precious new data to our data vault, and it will be processed by AI for even greater space of imagination."For example, kst's say I experienced a bumpiness along a certain road, and when the sensors pick up on that anomaly, the data will be uploaded to the servers along with images of the road condition in real time. The processing AI module would determine in no time at all that there was damage and label said location on the map, and then forward the data to other vehicles close to that location, sending notifications when they are close enough and providing the appropriate advice for countermeasures."Naturally, the AI can even be refined further so that it immediately warns us to slow down while uploading the data to the servers and informing any cars cl
Yolden's mind short-circuited at those words. "The most advanced AI module?!"He had been working on Wall Street for years, having invested in substantial startup tech companies as well as assisting plenty of Nasdaq tech enterprises with their IPO. That was why he especially had a sharp six sense for cutting-edge technology.It had been a while since he had gotten up the saddle, and AI had just become the trend recently, but he still paid close attention. He was well aware what applications were possible for AI modules, but he was shocked that Charlie already possessed what all the online giants were coveting!Thrilled, he quickly asked Charlie, "Can the Rothschilds resolve all the hardware and software issues? High-processing power display cards are a dime a dozen these days, and local enterprises are all planning to sell them one by one. The demand is just that high!"Charlie chuckled. "Don't worry—the Rothschilds will handle both issues for me, even the data centers. We bought i
Keith, who had been silent throughout, waved him off as he said solemnly, "Please don't sell yourself short, Professor Hart. I'm sure you can do well in this position, but it's still a matter of will."If your heart is truly set on educating future generations, then I'm sure you'd reject our offer no matter what we say."However, if you felt the slightest interest, even anticipation, for such a major project, then you really should consider our offer."We've already invested in Godot Autos for 3 billion USD and over 10 billion if we're counting in Ricebolt. But we still have 30 billion more in capital available—and that means it's 40 billion USD at play."I doubt any other global car maker can afford that much, let alone a new car maker. So, I dare say that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"Keith's words spoke to Yolden's very soul—a startup capital of forty billion US dollars was certainly unprecedented for electric-powered vehicles. Even Ricebolt had barely garnered ove
Charlie smiled. "Who, me? You'd laugh at me, but it was only after Steven found me that I learned to drive. I never bought my own car either and only had the two supercars gifted to me, and I only drove those a handful of times at best. Even now, I'm driving the BMW 5-series I bought for my father-in-law."Then, he remembered Marianne Long and said, "I did drive a friend's Tesla back to Hong Kong, but it was only for a short time, and I didn't manage to look into their so-called assisted driving system."Yolden thought about it and smiled, "But y'know… how would I describe the car, specifically? Have you heard of Mario Balotelli, the soccer player?"Every man present aside from Keith nodded—Mario had been a philosopher on the soccer field, and even those who didn't watch soccer were familiar with his name.Nodding, Yolden continued, "The way I see it, Mario has been a player with top-class hardware but third-rate software. Give him Messi or Ronaldinho's intelligence, and he'd be a
Kaeden then asked, "Well, professor, how do you suppose we overtake the competition at turning points? Or indeed, what qualifies as succeeding in that respect?"Yolden thought about it, formulating his words before explaining, "My personal understanding of the matter isn't simply to aim for turning points. Instead, it's things like staying on the inner lane of the race track and reaching the finish line faster by going where no other race car had gone before—or indeed where people never thought to go before."That's the case for new energy cars. Our fossil fuel energies have constantly lost to other countries and would always come up short. But with new energy cars, we can change the rules altogether."We can't catch up to their engine tech? Then we won't—there's no way they are masters in electric-powered engines, are they? They've spent decades on internal combustion engines and haven't the first clue about electric-powered engines."So, while everyone hasn't turned all their foc