Chapter 1158 The Mellon Family (Second update, please subscribe)
The United States also has aristocrats, but the aristocrats in the United States have no titles, only wealth. No title, at least on the surface.
In the United States, the Mellon family is definitely the aristocrat among aristocrats - on the list of "The Richest Americans" published by Fortune two years ago, among the eight richest people in the United States, Mellon Family members accounted for 4!
In the United States wealth is matched by influence.
Not many people came to the Mellon family's ball, but those who were qualified to participate in the ball were definitely American aristocrats. Those who can be invited to the ball are actually equivalent to entering the aristocratic circle of the United States.
That night, the Mellon family's manor was very lively. In addition to the four richest Mellons in Fortune magazine, there were many guests, and Mrs. Mellon was chatting with all the guests with ease - as we all know, This Mrs. Mellon is the wife of Mellon's friend.
Twelve years ago, Paul’s wife unfortunately passed away due to an asthma attack.
On the other side, the future Mrs. Mellon and her ex-husband were also unable to continue their relationship due to emotional discord. After communication, the two parties divorced peacefully. Later, she and Paul came together because of their common interests in art.
No one knows the reason.
But Mrs. Mellon, who was born in a Princeton aristocratic family, is very good at such occasions. She mostly talks about art with others, and today is no exception. This is even the reason why she married Paul.
Paul Mellon himself was obsessed with art. In his Virginia villa, he collected more than 1,800 oil paintings, 5,000 prints, more than 7,000 sketches and watercolors in British art alone.
Of course there are many works of art here.
"Peggy, look, this is the work Paul purchased when he was serving in the UK..."
Standing in front of an oil painting, Rachel pulled Peggy and introduced to her Paul had already communicated with her about this oil painting a few days ago, and she agreed with Paul's decision. This was not because of how much she loved her daughter.
But because Anne was not born to her!
Anne is Paul's only daughter, but she is the daughter of his ex-wife. Although they have been married for eleven years and have no children yet, she sent Anne to boarding school a few years ago.
So, she seemed very enthusiastic towards Peggy. If it weren't for the fact that her son was only fourteen years old, she would have wanted to marry her daughter off right now.
For no other reason than to find a good family for her.
15 years old is not too young!
It is very rare for a stepmother to care for her daughter to this extent.
There is no way, this is all a mother's love for her daughter.
While his mother and Mrs. Mellon were admiring the artwork, Jason seemed a little bored - because the people here were either old or young, and none of them were his age, but this didn't mean that He did not hinder some ladies from inviting him to dance. In fact, from the moment he entered the ball, many women's eyes lit up, both young and old.
For Jason, who is only fourteen years old, he is really unwilling to participate in such social occasions. Logically speaking, he should wait for another two years.
Once again, after politely declining a lady’s invitation to have a drink, Jason left the party as if running away. After he walked out of Mellon’s house, he went directly to a nearby greenhouse and just entered. I smelled smoke.
Then look at a girl in an evening dress. She is standing there, with her right elbow resting on her left hand, and a cigarette between her right fingers. The girl’s face is very beautiful, and her facial features are like exquisite sculptures, just right. The makeup made her face more three-dimensional. The appearance of holding a cigarette is even more strangely tempting.
Although he was only fourteen years old, Jason was a little moved at this moment.
Perhaps she heard the movement behind her. When the girl heard the movement behind her, she turned around and said:
"Who is it?"
Jason, who was about to turn around and leave, Sorry:
“Sorry to bother you.”
The girl looked at Jason, sized him up, and said:
“Oh, it’s you,”
Looking at the boy in front of her, he looked very handsome. When he first entered the dance, It attracted people's attention. Even her aunt looked at him several times, wishing she could be thirty years younger and run to his side again. But there seems to be no shortage of young men around her.
“Did you escape?”
“How did you know?”
Jason was shocked, could this girl read minds?
The boy's answer made the girl laugh with a beautiful smile. After laughing for a while, she said:
"Guess."
Then the girl walked over By the window, through the glass, you could vaguely see the dance party on the other side. She said:
"Do you know what they are talking about?"
"It seems to be art."
Jason said.
"It seems that they have been talking about this topic."
Then she said with a slightly sarcastic tone:
"Yes, it is art, here It seems that everyone has turned into an artist, well, because Mr. and Mrs. Mellon like these, of course they have to do what they want. There are even more works of art here than in the National Gallery..."
Then, the girl turned her eyes to another window, where Mrs. Mellon was talking to another lady. Although they were far away and could not even see them clearly, she knew what they were talking about.
“Especially Mrs. Mellon, she always talks about art, and she even redesigned the manor. In fact, this is not surprising, she is the only one who graduated from high school... In addition to art, other You don’t understand anything!”
After the casual sarcasm, the girl looked at the boy and said:
“You and your mother don’t seem to belong here”
"Yes, if it weren't for this dance, now I would be enjoying the tropical sun and beach!"
Jason complained with a look of disgust:
“But you don’t belong here either.”
The boy’s words made the girl laugh, looked at the boy and asked:
"Where is the sunny beach you mentioned? Virginia? Or Florida?"
"Chang'an."
"Chang'an? Love in Chang'an? Can you take me there?"
The girl said:
"I haven't been there yet. It seems that the British princess went there when she ran away from home. Chang'an Holiday, it seems! "
It must be said that this classic not only made Hepburn famous around the world and won an Oscar, but also made Chang'an famous around the world. If it weren't for that movie, maybe Chang'an wouldn't be well-known to everyone. "Uh...no, she went...well, it doesn't matter!"
Jason looked at the girl, as if he suddenly realized something, and said:
"You... want to run away from home, right?"
The girl's innocent-looking deer eyes, just like this Staring at Jason, he asked:
"How about it? Do you want to try it?"
......
When he realized it again, Jason had already arrived in Los Angeles. At this time, there was only one thought left in his mind...
What on earth did I do?
"Jason, I have bought the ticket!"
Putting up the ticket in her hand, Vivian smiled.
“Let’s go, the plane is leaving soon.”
While she was talking, she had already taken Jason's arm and walked straight in the other direction. Smelling the perfume next to her and listening to the girl's laughter, another thought flashed through Jason's mind.
Forget it, it doesn’t matter!
The worst thing is, wait until you get to Chang'an before calling your mother.
At this time, Jason did not know that the Mellon Manor in Cleveland was already in chaos, and a large number of police gathered there - after all, someone in the Mellon family was missing. !
This is definitely a big deal!
While people were anxiously waiting for news from the police, the accompanying assistant walked up to Paige and spoke in her ear.
"Madam..."
Listening to the assistant's words, Paige was stunned for a moment, then the nervousness on her face disappeared, and then she asked again.
“Are you sure?”
The assistant nodded, and while Peggy breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Paul and other Mellon family members.
All right!
Let’s do this for now!
Then she said to her assistant:
"Contact Chang'an first."
Then she walked towards Paul, and after walking in front of him, Said:
"Mr. Mellon, I got some news."
......
What does it feel like to run away from home?
Exciting!
Sitting in the cabin, Jason looked around curiously. It was his first time traveling alone and he was curious about everything. In contrast, Vivian seemed very calm. After the plane, she fell asleep.
The sun shone on her body through the plane window, and her ivory white skin glowed with an alluring luster. She fell asleep like this, like a sleeping beauty. Looking at the girl next to him, Jason couldn't help but be a little obsessed. He was still the first Look at one girl like this at a time.
This girl has brought him too many very new experiences, just like now.
At this moment, the girl’s long eyelashes blinked, and Jason quickly turned around. Vivian, who had already woken up, opened her eyes and looked out the window. The vast sea, she asked.
"Jason, where are we?"
"Still on the Pacific Ocean, it will probably take a few hours to reach Chang'an."
"Didn't you rest?"
Vivian asked curiously:
"I slept for a while, and then woke up again."
Jason said truthfully . While chatting with Vivian, he was thinking about another thing - what to do after arriving in Chang'an?
“By the way, Jason, when we arrive in Chang’an, do you know where we should go?”
"Go..."
Vivian said again before Jason could speak.
"We can play the whole Chang'an like a princess, what do you think?"
"Yes,"
I hope it can!
God forbid they get stopped at the airport.
It seems that God really heard his prayer. When they passed the customs - there was really no one!
No one paid attention to him, it seemed like he was just an ordinary tourist. Passed the customs inspection easily and entered Chang'an smoothly.
When he and Vivian walked out of the customs channel together, Vivian looked at him curiously and said:
“Can you speak Chinese?”
"Yes."
"Do you come here often?"
"You come here for a while every year."
"Okay, then you will be "My tour guide."
With a slight smile, he took Jason's hand and held his arm. When his arm made physical contact with the girl's arm, Jason felt nothing in his heart. There was a flash of strange feeling.
This feeling was strange and novel, like running away from home with her.
Novel and exciting, this is a feeling that has never been experienced before.
As soon as they walked out of the airport building, a taxi rushed over, and the driver greeted them in fluent English...
(End of this chapter)
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