Paul’s proficiency in Chinese was truly remarkable. If someone were to close their eyes and listen to him speak, they would never guess he was American. Charlie, taken aback, shook his head in disbelief and eximed, “Mr. Paul, your Chinese is genuinely impressive!”
With a humble smile, Paul replied, “Mr. Wade, you’re overestimating my abilities!”
Jacob quickly interjected, “By the way, Matilda, I’ve already reserved a table for us at the Shangri-La hotel for lunch today. How about we head over there for a wee meal for you and Paul?”
Matilda smiled warmly and said, “Thank you, Jacob. I truly appreciate that you came all the way here with Charlie to pick us up and treat us to lunch today…”
Jacob responded with an awkward smile, “It’s the least I could do! We happened to drive here, so we can all go together in one car!”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">
“Sounds good,” Matilda replied, then turned to Paul, “Son, please let your driver know that we won’t be using thepany car. We’ll just ride with Uncle Wilson.”
Paul nodded, saying, “Alright, Mom. I’ll inform the driver to send our luggage to the hotel first.”
“That works perfectly!” Matilda said.
At that moment, Paul politely addressed Jacob and Charlie, saying, “Uncle Wilson, Charlie, could you please give me a moment? I need to make a quick phone call!”
Jacob hurriedly replied, “Oh, Paul, you’re such a considerate young man. You don’t need to be so formal with your uncle!”
Paul smiled and said, “It’s only right to show respect to my elders.”
With that, Paul took out his cell phone and stepped aside to make his call.
Meanwhile, Jacob turned to Matilda and asked, “So, Matilda, have you arranged for a driver to take you around Aurous Hill now that you and your son are back in the country?”
Matilda nodded, saying, “After Paul’s father passed away, I always wanted to return to China and settle here. His father left us apany, and Paul couldn’t bear to let his father’s hard work go to waste. So, he took charge of the business and has been gradually moving everything here for about six months now.”
Jacob was surprised and asked, “So you’ve transferred all your businesses and industries to China already?”
“Yes,” Matilda confirmed. “I don’t get involved much; Paul handles everything.”
Jacob nodded, feeling a bit inadequate. Matilda and her son had already managed to relocate their entire business before settling down in China. It was clear their enterprise was significant, and it left Jacob feeling somewhat embarrassed about his own circumstances.
After all, the Wilson family had gone bankrupt, and he had no ie of his own. The only asset he could im was the vi at Thompson First, but even that belonged to Charlie.
This realization brought a wave of mncholy over Jacob. Would Matilda look down on him? Most people his age would have established careers or family businesses, while he was unemployed and doing nothing! It was quite humiliating!<fn9615> Chapters first released on ?ovelFind</fn9615>
Noticing his father-inw’s difort, Charlie understood that Jacob likely felt Matilda was too good for him. He probably believed he was unworthy of her because she was far out of his league. However, Charlie chose to remain silent.
At that moment, Paul returned from his call, smiling as he announced, “Mom, Uncle Wilson, Brother Charlie, I’ve let the driver know. We’re ready to go!”
“Great!” Charlie replied with a smile. “Let’s head out.”
The four of them made their way out of the airport together, and just then, a brand-new Rolls-Royce Phantom pulled up in front of them. A foreign driver stepped out and respectfully greeted Paul in English, “Hello, General Manager!”
Paul nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
Then, the foreign driver turned to Matilda and said, “Hello, Chairman.”
Matilda smiled and replied, “Mike, please help me deliver our luggage to Shangri-La. After that, ask the receptionist to send our bags to our rooms.”