Tina, this little girl, really didn't treat him as an outsider at all. She used all sorts of little tricks one after another. She looked like she was going to take down William right now.
William finally calmed down and chanted Amitabha in his heart, "Alright, alright, bring me to other places to have a look. I haven't been back for 10 years and I've forgotten a lot of places."
William pulled his hand out of Tina's embrace and walked out quickly. He didn't dare to stay with Tina anymore. This little girl's attitude today was a little unbearable for William. He hadn't eaten meat for a few months.
Tina harrumphed coldly at the sight of William hurrying out of the room. Look at how you've escaped from my clutches. I'm your wife, and the others can only be considered as mistresses. If it weren't for the fact that we've been separated for ten years, perhaps I would've already married you.
Seeing that William had already walked out of the bedroom, she quickly followed William and held his hand as they walked around the castle.
After spending more than an hour walking around the main castle, William brought Tina out of the castle. Walking to the garden, William excitedly looked at a six-meter-tall and three-meter-wide archangel statue. The secret that his grandfather Henry said was here.
This statue had a history of 750 years. It was specially made when the Oxford Treaty was signed. However, the original stone base was broken. The current copper base was added more than 270 years ago.
The base was poured with copper paste and welded to four pieces of granite that weighed more than 10 tons. In ancient times, no one could steal this copper base. Even modern cranes couldn't lift these four pieces of granite that added up to more than 60 tons.
The core secret of the Devonshire family was openly placed in this garden. No one would think that the Oxford Treaty was placed in this base and exposed to the elements for hundreds of years.
Touching the rusty base, he found that the copper lion head could actually be rotated. As long as he pressed a mechanism between the eyes and the upper jaw of the copper lion head, he would be able to turn a copper disc between the archangel statue's legs. He only needed to turn it twice towards the two corners of the castle to open it.
When Tina wasn't paying attention, William reached into the upper jaw of the copper lion and pressed the mechanism. Fortunately, the mechanism hadn't been touched by anyone. William decided to come back after midnight to retrieve the Oxford Regulations that Henry had placed at the base. He needed to take a picture of the Regulations and show it to the Duke of Devonshire. As for the other secrets, he could only bury them in the bottom of his heart from now on.
"Big Brother William, what's so good about this statue? It's so grey and ugly. Let's go to the garden and look at the flowers I picked." Tina dragged William to look at the flowers she had asked someone to plant, completely ignoring the expression on William's face when he looked at the statue.
William brought Tina for a stroll in the garden when he saw his mother, Lena, walking over.
When Tina saw her mother, she let go of William's arm and ran over to hug Lena's hand. She had been trying to please Lena all day long. Otherwise, her mother's attitude towards her wouldn't be so different from when she was in London. Tina was actually quite smart. She knew about the matter between her and William. Lena was the boss. If Lena didn't agree, it would be very troublesome even if William wanted to marry her.
Tina was very confident in capturing William's heart. She was beautiful, tall, and was born in a noble family. She was also William's childhood sweetheart. After interacting with William a few times, Tina could feel that William still had a good impression of her. The only thing that worried Tina was that William seemed to be very afraid of his mother. Every time she mentioned her mother, William's intimacy towards her would immediately be extinguished. Tina couldn't figure out why her mother was so compassionate and kind. Why would William be so resistant? This gave Tina a headache just thinking about it.
"William, now that the castle has been renovated, the most important thing to do now is to find a butler. The previous butler has passed away, and his son is now serving another noble. I haven't been able to find a suitable butler for several months. Now, a lot of things are decided by the maids and servants themselves. This isn't a good thing for a long time." Lena said worriedly.
Damn, this is really troublesome. The butler family that used to serve the Devonshire family for more than ten generations was now serving another noble family. Unless the noble they were serving now went bankrupt or was stripped of their title, they would never switch to his family.
William said awkwardly, "Mother, I really can't do anything about this. I can only go to the butler's college in London." This kind of butler family didn't lack places to go at all. They were even more popular in America.
Lena said awkwardly, "How about using the current Earl's butler?"
Hearing this, William immediately denied, "No, mother, I will never use the current Earl's butler. I'm not sure if the current Earl will hate me and grandfather Henry. I don't dare to let an unexpected factor into the castle. Besides, I will also hire a professional investigation company to investigate the current maids and servants. If there are any problems, they will be fired."
"Well, William, you can do this by yourself. Mother can't help you. It's almost noon. When will the guests arrive?" Lena said.
William looked at his watch. It was almost 12 o 'clock. Anthony and the others should be arriving soon. William took out his mobile phone and dialed.
After the call was connected, "Hello, boss."
"Anthony, how long will it take for you to arrive? It's almost noon. I'll prepare lunch for you," William said.
"Boss, it's not so troublesome. Let's eat in Oxford and then go to the castle. It's our first time here. We didn't bring any gifts. It's not good to go empty-handed," Anthony politely refused.
"No, I don't have so many rules. I didn't grow up in a noble family. It's okay. It's just that when friends come, how many of you are there?" William said.
"It's really not necessary, boss. There are more than ten people coming today. Eating at the door will make them feel uncomfortable. Boss, we'll go to your place after lunch in Oxford. We'll be there at about 1: 30," Anthony refused again.
William thought about it. Europe was different from China. It was a very formal thing to eat at a restaurant. People had to make an appointment in advance and bring gifts. Otherwise, only very good friends could visit at will. The English were not as hospitable as the Chinese.
"Well, Anthony, since you insist, I won't force you. I'll wait for you at the castle."
"Okay, boss. See you in the afternoon."
After hanging up the phone, William said to his mother, "They won't come to eat. Mom, let's eat by ourselves."
"Well, William, what do you want to eat for lunch? How about grilled salmon?" Lena said.
"Anything. Mom, I'll eat whatever you want. Tina, tell mom what you want to eat," William said to Tina.
Before Tina could speak, Lena said, "Don't worry about her. She said these days that she wants to control her weight. She can only eat vegetables, fruit, salad, and milk. Give her a small piece of grilled salmon."
William looked at Tina, who had a great figure, and asked in confusion, "Tina, your figure is very good now. Why do you still want to diet?"
Tina wrinkled her nose and said, "I still have to be careful. If I get fat, you won't love me."
"Well, it's up to you. Pay attention to your diet. By the way, mom, I'm still growing. My daily appetite is several times bigger. Make more. If it's not enough, it won't be enough for me," William said to his mother.
"No wonder you've grown so much in the past three months. Okay, I got it," Lena said and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.
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