BXBX NOVEL Chapter 278: Newbie !
Chapter 278: Newbie !
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Steven had personally admitted the success of the stabilizer and verified this with the ability to control the flames, making Zhang Lisheng ecstatic.
The stabilizer that could guarantee the successful transplantation of the Gold Core might just be a shocking achievement in biology in the eyes of other people but to him, it was a shortcut in the middle of the fog for him to master the ‘world’.
Looking at his supervisor’s back that disappeared into the night, he stood in front of the self-service bank and no longer suppressed the excitement of his heart. Clenching his fists tightly, he waved his fists around for a while before finally calming down and muttered to himself, “Calm down, Zhang Lisheng! Calm down! You need to eat your rice spoon by spoon and carry out the matter one by one. Now, the most important thing for you right now is to participate in Senator Houg’s manor banquet. At this current moment, it’s very crucial for you to develop your own influence and power in the political circles of the US country!” Then, he walked back home.
Along the way, the young people could not help but feel a little dazed. He talked to himself in a way that made him look crazy so many pedestrians subconsciously avoided him.
When he reached home at night, Zhang Lisheng deliciously chowed down on the deliciously large portion of fried meat that his mother had prepared for him. Then, he persisted in cultivating his secret method to spend the long night.
When he woke up in the morning, he washed his face and ate his breakfast. When he saw that it was about time already, he hesitated for a few seconds before dialing Trish’s number. Then, hemming and hawing, he finally said, “Good morning, Trish! A-Are you back in New York now?”
“Good morning, Lisheng. I’m in New York, I just came back yesterday.” Trish’s slightly unnatural voice resonated on the phone.
The unnaturalness of the girl infected Zhang Lisheng, who originally felt that it was unreliable to use his girlfriend’s best friend as a substitute for his girlfriend, making him feel more uncomfortable. After a while, he asked, “Erm, did Tina tell you about that matter already?”
“Huh?” Trish, who was having her emotions in turmoil, with a slight hint of anticipation, did not know what Zhang Lisheng meant by ‘that matter’.
“I mean, that matter about accompanying me today to attend Senator Houg’s manor banquet!”
“Oh, that! Of course, Tina has been bugging me for a long time like a fly yesterday because of this matter and even personally sent me to the plane,” the girl said in a panic.
“Then I’ll pick you up later, about forty minutes later.”
“Alright, Lisheng! I’ll wait for you. See you later.”
“See you, Trish!” Zhang Lisheng hung up the phone. Breathing a sigh of relief, he went upstairs and changed into a fitting light gray suit. “Mom, how do I look?”
“Amazing, son! Why are you wearing so formal suddenly?” Lili, who was busy washing the dishes in the kitchen, turned around and asked in amazement.
“Oh, I forgot to tell you that as one of the political sponsors, I’m going to attend New York’s newly elected Senator Houg’s manor banquet today to encourage him and see if he can go any further to be elected as the next president,” Zhang Lisheng replied jokingly.
“It seems that the seeds you planted are slowly sprouting and flowering, I hope you can get what you want, son!” Lili, who already knew that his son had begun to try to manipulate the political elections, wished without being surprised.
Michelle, who was helping Lili wash the dishes by the side, curled her mouth and said, “Quite ugly if I do say so myself. All for money and political transactions.”
“No, Michelle. Houg and I can indeed be said as having money and political transactions but it’s definitely not ugly, for this is carried out according to the law and in a public manner as well!” Zhang Lisheng smiled at his sister, whose temper had started to become more and more eccentric, and waved his hand as he strode out of the house.
The black long Maybach 62 RV that was added for the Chairman of the Board of Directors by the LS Group, had long been waiting by the roadside.
Upon seeing Zhang Lisheng come out, the short driver, looking at least in his fifties, wearing a green uniform who had a lot of wrinkles on his forehead, immediately got off the car while wearing his round cap and opened the door of the back seat.
This slightly old driver was recently changed by Tina on behalf of Zhang Lisheng. Even though he was slightly less energetic and less good-looking compared to the former young driver, he was no doubt much more amiable and more service-oriented. Not only that, his driving skills and experience of emergency handling in the event of an accident was also much richer. Usually, such drivers would be favored by those powerful officials who were calm and had a strong background.
“Thank you, Luke. Go to the DuPont Apartment on the Upper West Side first.” Zhang Lisheng thanked him and got into the car.
The DuPont Apartment was Trish’s address, it could be said as one of the best apartment buildings in the Upper West Side of New York.
Despite being called as an ‘apartment’, such a grade of apartment buildings, actually only had one household on each floor. The area was very spacious and usually occupied several hundred square meters. It was considered as the top residence in ‘Big Apple’.
However, just like the elite section of the Upper West Side that had been slightly aged, these buildings that had a history which could be described using the word ‘century’ was almost inconspicuous. Only from the calm and decent demeanor of the male residents and the elegant, poised and luxuriously dresses of the female residents that one could appreciate the extraordinariness.
Just like gliding on the surface of the water, it took a smooth driving of 30 minutes for the Maybach 62 to slowly stop in front of a British building that looked a bit mottled.
Immediately, a middle-aged apartment guard who was wearing similarly to a hotel doorman dexterously opened the door of the back seat briskly before the driver could do it.
By the time Zhang Lisheng had gotten off the car, when the guard saw his Asian appearance and young look, he was dumbstruck in an unnoticeable manner before asking politely, “Good afternoon, sir. May I know what can I do for you?”
“Is this the DuPont Apartment?” Zhang Lisheng, who had never been to Trish’s house before, asked politely.
The instant his words left his mouth, he saw the door of the apartment being opened by the guard inside. A young girl dressed in a pure white low-cut evening gown who only wore a diamond necklace as thin as a thread, that would shine dazzlingly when a light was flashed upon it, as the only accessory on her, treaded on graceful footsteps as she walked down the few old stone steps to him.
“This is exactly the DuPont Apartment, sir.” The apartment guard answered Zhang Lisheng and bowed to praise the girl on the side. “Miss Trish, you’re so beautiful today!”
He needed to repeat the same remark countless times every day but there were very few times when he meant it sincerely like right now.
“Thank you, Mahathir.” Trish smiled at the guard as she raised her arm to extend it to Zhang Lisheng, “Good afternoon, Lisheng.”
When the young man saw Trish who looked so different from how she usually looked, he was stunned for a moment before hurriedly planting a kiss on the back of the girl’s palm in accordance with the etiquette. Then, without being creative, he said, “Good afternoon, Trish. You’re very beautiful today.”
“Thank you,” Trish answered and went around the car. After quietly waiting for a while, Zhang Lisheng was suddenly hit with a pang of realization and hurriedly ran over to help the girl open the door.
“Thank you,” Trish thanked him once again and got into the car. Only then did the young man take a sigh of relief and went back around the car again to enter the back seat from the other side of the car.
The car started and drove the pair of young man and woman at the top of New York Vanity Fair to the suburbs, like other luxurious RVs on this avenue.
Staring out of the window uncomfortably while watching the scenery outside the window changing from old and elegant to fashionably modern, Zhang Lisheng suddenly said, “Trish, the place that you live is too dull and boring, it looks like the old castle in the movies. No wonder I heard that those new tech parvenus are not willing to live in New York.”
“Isn’t Tina’s family more outrageous? At the very least, my family doesn’t have a British butler who serves for generations like Mr. Leroy!” The girl argued awkwardly.
“You have a point!” Zhang Lisheng nodded and became silent.
From then on, none of them said a word anymore, until the car drove out of New York City and turned into a branch road into a beautiful scenic resort.
In Western society, the boundaries between public and private were very obvious. When two people had been getting along for a long time in office without any private gathering, they could only be said as having tacit understanding in work. It was difficult to say that there was a friendship between them.
By the same token, even if there were two people who did not know each other for a long time, but if all of the meetings were carried out in private occasions, that could be regarded as a personal relationship. This is a common social sense so for this reason, when you receive an invitation to a manor banquet by somebody, it would also mean that this person had the intention to develop a personal friendship with you.
Same went to Houg who wanted to get to know Zhang Lisheng. Not only that, in order to show his sincerity, after receiving the notice from his entrance guard, he even specially took his wife to the holiday lodge to greet and welcome this guest of his.
Under the sunlight, this new senator looked tall and had a big square face. His fitting suit could not cover his strong body, giving off a feeling of being energetic and being extremely masculine.
When Trish saw this senator holding a beautiful lady, with a graceful bearing filled with smiles waiting in front of the wooden house, from the backseat of the car, she suddenly said, “Lisheng, it seems that this Senator Houg places great importance on your visit. Not only has he personally come out to welcome you, but he has also even specially arranged a short private talk to talk with you.”
“How do you know?”
“There’s not even a cupcake placed on the lawn outside of these wooden houses so how can this possibly be the banquet venue? Naturally, it must have been the owner who arranged the entrance guard to guide us to come here. And when the owner made such an arrangement, it’s of course because he wants to have a few private words with you alone before the party starts. Later, his wife will take me away and remember, don’t make any random promises to these politicians,” Trish quickly whispered to remind him. The instant her words left her mouth, Zhang Lisheng’s door was already opened by the driver.
“There are actually so many damn stages? Now I finally think that Tina is right for asking you to accompany me.” Zhang Lisheng walked out the door and smiled politely at the senator couple not far away, before walking around the car to open the door for Trish.
“That’s why don’t have a long face on and look as though you’re not willing to be here! If you think that you already know the US high society very well after accompanying Tina, Sheila and I to a few small parties, you’re still very green, newbie.” Trish walked out of the car gracefully and took Zhang Lisheng’s arm. Despite her continuous whisperings, there was a charming smile that never left her face.