"Speak quickly," Ling Cang urged a little impatiently: "I'm waiting to hear it."
Sikong You sighed: "Why are you so thick-skinned?"
Liu Min'an had to rack his brains to come up with some beautiful words, intending to praise Ling Cang from head to toe, but before he could speak, Ling Cang's cell phone rang: "Guess who I am,"
When Ling Cang heard this familiar voice, he immediately knew: "Tingting,"
"It's me," Zhang Yiting chuckled: "It's really annoying. I guessed it right away. It's not fun at all."
"How about we do it again,"
"No," Zhang Yiting's voice was a little tired, but she sounded very happy: "I just want to tell you that I'm back."
After a long period of treatment in the capital, Zhang Chaohua's health improved greatly, and he just needed to go home to rest. Considering that school had already started, Zhang Yiting could not stay in the capital, so the father and daughter returned to Minghai.
As soon as Zhang Yiting entered the house, she didn't do anything else and immediately called Ling Cang.
Ling Cang was extremely excited to see Zhang Yiting again. He forgot all other things and stopped listening to Liu Min'an's praise for himself. After briefly explaining his work, Ling Cang left Sikong You here and went to Zhang's house.
After having dinner with the Zhang family and his daughter, Ling Cang held a small banquet specifically to welcome Zhang Yiting.
Ling Cang's original plan was very simple, just to find a few girlfriends and good friends like Liang Xiangyu and Zhou Zitong, but what he never expected was that there were more and more people, and Shen Fanlei brought Su Mengqing. , Huang Xianli, Wang Manni and Hao Jing came to join in the fun, and then Cang Yao, Lisa, Guo Xiaoyu, Gu Yu and Wang Litian also came, and finally four tables were set up.
Cang Yao and others had already found friends in the school. They heard that Ling Cang was going to treat them and asked to attend. Ling Cang felt that he was already thick-skinned enough, but he didn't expect that these new classmates were even thicker. He didn't even say that he would invite them. But he took the initiative to deliver it to his door, but since he had already arrived, he couldn't push him out, so he could only worry about his wallet secretly.
Zhang Yiting hadn't arrived yet, so everyone started chatting. Liang Xiangyu took out a newspaper and waved it in front of Ling Cang: "Have you read Minghai News recently?"
"No," Ling Cang really didn't look at it and didn't know how the reporter Gao Daquan described him.
"I have never heard of "Minghai News"," Shen Fanlei shook her head: "What kind of newspaper is this?"
"Originally, it was just a tabloid, but recently its sales have increased significantly and it has the tendency to become a major newspaper," Liang Xiangyu said with a smile, "This is Ling Cang's contribution."
Cang Yao was attracted by these words and asked: "How do you say that?"
"After Ling Cang scolded Professor Ge angrily, and then was accused, and became an Internet celebrity..." Liang Xiangyu introduced it proudly, as if he had run the newspaper himself: "The newspaper immediately provided a large number of first-class news Hands-on information, and also exclusively provided Ling Cang’s life background,”
"Life background," Shen Fanlei heard these four words and immediately understood: "Needless to say, they must be something that is very detailed and eye-catching."
"That being said, the writing is very creative..." Liang Xiangyu unfolded the newspaper, picked a paragraph and read casually: "According to the investigation of this newspaper, Ling Cang not only comes from a very prestigious Chinese family in Country M, but also Possibly of British aristocratic ancestry..."
Just as Liang Xiangyu was about to finish reading, he heard a "clang" and a cup fell to the ground and broke into pieces. Everyone looked over following the sound and found Lisa looking at Liang Xiangyu in shock.
"Lisa..." Shen Fanlei asked kindly, "What's wrong with you?"
"Oh, it's okay, I'm just not sure..." Although Lisa has just arrived at school for a few days, Lisa's Chinese is becoming more and more standard. However, Westerners are usually more direct in expressing their emotions and are not as good at concealing them as Easterners, so although She said "it's okay", but everyone could see that she was very surprised by Liang Xiangyu's report.
As for why Lisa was surprised, no one could explain clearly.
"According to reliable sources, the title of the Ling family is at least an earl. As for the origin, it is believed that the ancestors of the Ling family landed in Normandy during World War II and made great contributions to the British army. Therefore, they were favored by the British at that time. The king’s canonization…”
Everyone here knew more or less about Ling Cang's life experience. Guo Xiaoyu and others knew more deeply than others, but they just pretended not to understand on the surface. When they heard these words, they all burst out laughing, especially Zhou Zitong. He bluntly said: "This newspaper is too good at bullshitting,"
Although he knew that no one had any ill intentions, the laughter was still quite harsh to Ling Cang's ears.
Ling Cang had already expected that Gao Daquan would never be as realistic as promised and would definitely continue to arrange things for him. However, he never expected that this time he would be arranged as a British aristocrat. He really didn't know where this idea came from. .
It is very rare for Chinese people to be knighted in the West. Gao Daquan actually managed to find a reasonable explanation for the Ling family's title. Moreover, he did not have to worry about this lie being exposed. Anyway, the Allied forces used it during the Normandy landing. There are millions of people. If you have the patience, you might as well go and slowly investigate whether there is a Chinese named Ling among them.
Ling Cang was really helpless towards Gao Daquan, but Shen Fanlei said: "I think it is necessary to communicate with this newspaper. If you continue to write like this randomly, it will easily cause trouble."
"By the way..." Liang Xiangyu closed the newspaper and asked a little strangely: "What the hell is a count?"
Zhou Zitong replied seriously: "They are nobles,"
"Nonsense, of course I know it is a nobleman, and I also know that 'Earl' is a Swiss watch,"
"The British aristocracy is divided into five levels: Duke, Marquis, Uncle, Son, and Male. Earl belongs to the third level of nobility," Shen Fanlei shrugged and said a little helplessly: "I only know these,"
Hong Xue knew nothing about these issues and could not express her opinion at all, but she intuitively determined that Ling Cang must know: "You are very knowledgeable, why don't you tell me?"
Ling Cang's face turned pale, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "I know shit,"
"Everyone is right, but not completely..." At this time, Lisa suddenly said: "Historically, the British have seven classes, which can be divided into two parts, the aristocracy, the English Peerage, and the common people. , the highest level among the nobility is the royal family, which is divided into five levels from the bottom to the bottom, namely Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount and Baron. I checked the information and it seems that the princes in the Zhou Dynasty of China were divided into Duke, Hou, Bo and Zi. The fifth male title, so these five titles directly correspond to the translation of Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount and Baron. In addition, there are two kinds of titles, baronet, which is English, and knight, which is Knight in English, both of which belong to civilians, and non-aristocratic,"
Lisa's introduction was very detailed and she told a lot of things that even Ling Cang didn't know. Hong Xue immediately asked again: "Can you tell me more about the count?"
"The appearance of earls is the earliest among all titles. As senior nobles lead barons and knights, their powers and titles can be inherited by descendants. However, some earls have no heirs, so the total number of earls has decreased rather than increased... The number of earls at each level has increased. Nobles have regulations on dress and behavior. On major formal occasions, the earl must wear a dark red velvet coat trimmed with white fur. Three strips of mink are sewn on the soft hat to indicate the rank of the title. There is a gold-plated silver ring on the crown, with the upper edge Decorated with eight silver balls..." Lisa didn't need to look up any information at all. All these existed in her mind and could be turned out at any time: "The titles of nobles are also particular. Marquis, Earl, Viscount and Baron can all be called Lords. , English Lord, when addressed directly, you can call it Your_Lordship, when indirectly mentioned, you can use Lord plus the surname, earl, viscount and baron, and call it My_Lord in the title of the letter. In other words, if Ling Cang inherits the title of earl, his official title should be Lord_Ling. "
Everyone was confused by Lisa's introduction. They all sat there dumbly and didn't know what to say. Only Hong Xue thought of a very important question: "What should Ling Cang's wife and children be called?"
"Countess is Countess plus her husband's surname. Marquis, Earl, Viscount and Baron's wives can all become Lady. As for offspring, the British aristocracy implements a strict primogeniture system..." After a pause, Lisa continued: "Duke The eldest sons of marquis and earl cannot inherit the title until their father dies, but before that, they can be called Lord, duke, and the sons below the second son of marquis can be called Lord, earl, viscount and second son of baron for life. The following sons can be called Honorable, but the second sons are all non-nobles. Every daughter of a Duke, Marquis, and Earl can also be called Lady..."
"So..." Hong Xue pointed to her nose and said, "I am Countess_Ling,"
"Countess_Ling is Sister Xuening..." Tongtong corrected a little unconvincingly: "You come later, at most you are Countess_Ling2,"
Hong Xue was furious: "You are only 2,"
"Who are you scolding?"
"I'm scolding you," Hong Xue was about to use force, but then thought of a crucial question and quickly asked Lisa: "If the earl has several wives, then what should they be called?"
"This..." Lisa was defeated: "The British aristocrats are all monogamous, and I don't know how to divide them in China."