Although Qiao Xi was a little surprised to have a visitor at home, she still entertained him very warmly.
I have been dating Margot for almost four years. Although Margot was so enthusiastic about Josie when they first met, in real life, Margot is actually a complete homebody, and her usual social circle is actually small.
Pitiful.
When I didn't have children, I might still go out and socialize occasionally, but after having children, I became even less active.
So nowadays it is rare to meet someone with good connections, so Qiao Xi is naturally very considerate.
Especially the enthusiasm that Margot showed when getting along with this woman named Mary Yellen was something that Josie had rarely seen before.
Obviously the relationship between the two is very good.
However, after graduating from high school, Mary Yellen moved to Seattle with her parents, and at that time, Margot was also obsessed with a scumbag, so the two lost contact.
Amberson also met Mary Yellen in Seattle and got married in 1945, the year before last. They still have no children.
Recently, because of Amberson's business, they were preparing to move to Chicago.
And because Amberson and Linus were high school classmates, and Chicago is the headquarters of the Lebil family, it was natural for Amberson to pay homage to his old classmate's dock.
During this period, Amberson also asked Linus about Josie - although Josie is relatively low-key to the public and is not as well-known as Howard Stark, but to the entire business community in the northern United States, Josie...
Kahn and his Continental Group have actually become an unavoidable behemoth.
One of Amberson's core industries is the supply of aviation and automotive spare parts.
Although the aerospace industry and the automobile industry are quite far apart, in fact many parts and components of the modern automobile industry come from the aviation industry, and there are many similarities between the two.
Especially in this era, various industries were not as professional as in later generations.
Many companies build what they want.
Today, the most popular and largest aerospace and automobile company in the United States is naturally Boeing, which is almost completely controlled by Continental.
So to put it bluntly, Amberson actually relies on Josie for a living.
It's just that there are too many entrepreneurs like Amberson, and they are all too far away from Qiao Xi's level, so it is not easy to come into contact with this God of Wealth.
And it was also through Linus that Mary Yellen knew that Josie's lover, Margot, was her high school classmate.
This immediately brought the relationship between the two families closer.
Although it's a bit convoluted.
But many times, this is how relationships are built.
And if it weren’t for the relationship between Linus and Margot, at Amberson’s level, I’m afraid he wouldn’t be able to have direct contact with Josie without any accident in this life, let alone be like now, with Josie in a relatively equal status.
Sitting together and having dinner together.
"Oh? You will settle down in Chicago from now on? That's good. Our two families can interact more often when we have time in the future!" At the dinner table, when they heard that the Ambersons had decided to settle down in Chicago, Josie also nodded to express his welcome.
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Upon hearing Josie's statement, Amberson also breathed a sigh of relief.
It is impossible to say that he is not worried about today's unannounced visit. After all, he has not had direct contact with Qiao Xi before, so he does not know much about the temperament of this legendary tycoon.
Fortunately, it seems now that this young tycoon cherishes his lover very much, and his step towards becoming a wife is considered to be the right one.
"Is the company's placement here going smoothly?" Qiao Xi asked.
"With Linus' help, everything went smoothly. The only problem is that workers are not easy to recruit. In order to produce smoothly, I now have to consider hiring more Heihei, but I think you should understand that those
Farming may be okay, but more high-end work is more troublesome!" Faced with Qiao Xi's inquiry, Amberson also answered accurately.
The words he spoke were also full of dissatisfaction with hiring black workers.
And this is also the consensus of the upper class society in this era.
Since the beginning of World War II, except for a short period of time when the economy stagnated slightly due to the return of a large number of veterans and the slow sales of wartime industries, the overall economy of the United States has been in a state of rapid development.
But as the economy takes off, it also leads to a more serious problem, which is the shortage of labor force.
For this reason, in many industrial cities, especially heavy industrial cities like Chicago, a large number of factories have to start recruiting illegal workers.
This also caused a large number of Heihei from the south to start migrating northward in search of opportunities.
However, this is the general trend of the times. Although Qiao Xi doesn't like it, unless he can find a better source of labor, he won't be able to change much.
"You've been married for two years and you haven't thought about having children? And Linus, when are you going to get married? You and David are both grown up and don't even have children. Every time Uncle John comes to see Mike and Ka
Roll, I've been talking about it so much." Qiao Xi nodded and did not continue on this disappointing topic, pretending to change the topic.
The sound of two children, Mike and Carol, playing around came from the next door at the right time. The two or three-year-old children were really too noisy, so in order to avoid being rude, in addition to letting the two children meet people at the beginning.
, the rest of the time is given to Jia Ying to take with her to play, and meals are also eaten in the side hall.
I heard Josie bring the topic to the child.
Amberson and Mary are okay. They have been married for almost two years, but they have no children yet.
Linus and Elizabeth are a little embarrassed. Although they say they are boyfriend and girlfriend, in fact they have not been dating for a long time. They met through business cooperation between their parents.
In other words, it's almost like a blind date.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Fortunately, the relationship between the two is pretty good, but Linus is a little slow in this regard and has no savvy in business operations. This makes John Lenas
Biller had a huge headache.
He has basically given up on his younger son David. This eldest son is the hope of their family, but he just doesn't understand the relationship between men and women.
So when Qiao Xi mentioned this matter at this time, he might not mean to push it.
Over the years of contact and cooperation with the Lebil family, Linus has given Josie very good senses. As the godfather of his two children, he is also very competent. During every year and festival, he will bring gifts to the two children.
I also like this godfather quite a lot.
But Josie also had another purpose in bringing this up, that is, he was curious about whether Amberson Osborn was Norman Osborn's father.
However, Amberson's company in front of him is not called Osborne Group, but this does not prove that the other party is not that Osborne.
As for the genetic disease, that's just a secondary feature in The Amazing Spider-Man.
As important villains in the Spider-Man series, there are many versions of the Osborn family just like Spider-Man.
However, in most versions of the Osborne family, there is actually no theory of genetic disease.
It’s just that for some reason, in the various fandoms that Josie watched in her previous life, genetic diseases inexplicably became a standard feature of the Osborn family.
Therefore, the best way to judge is undoubtedly to see whether the other party's child is named Norman after he is born. Although this does not completely prove that the child born will definitely be the "Green Goblin", it is still a "Green Goblin" after all.
Important basis.
When he heard Josie mentioning the children and heard the two children playing in the side hall, Linus' expression also changed.
In the past, because I had always focused on business and had never met a girl I was interested in, I didn't feel much about it.
But after accepting two godsons, Mike and Carol, because of the relationship between the two families, he discovered that he actually liked children, so he couldn't help but glance at Elizabeth beside him.
And Elizabeth also happened to turn her gaze towards him.
When their eyes met, it was like being electrocuted, and they immediately looked away.
This situation between the two of them fell into the eyes of Qiao Xi and others, and they immediately knew that something was going on.
"The main business had just started, so there was a slight delay. However, Mary and I have recently discussed and planned to have a child." As a businessman, Amberson Osborne was also very shrewd and expressed his position at the right time.
Mary on the side was suddenly surprised. Have they discussed it? I remember last month, Amberson said to wait a little longer. This turned out to be really fast.
But being smart, she naturally immediately thought of why her husband said that.
Mary could only sigh inwardly about this. Her husband was generally good to her, but he was a little too philistine.
At the same time, he glanced at Josie and Margot again, feeling a hint of envy in his heart.
Not long after the dinner ended, Linus and Amberson wisely chose to leave.
The purpose of their coming today has basically been achieved. If they linger on, it will easily cause counter-effects.
"Do you think Linus and Elizabeth can make it?" Margot couldn't help but ask Josie as she watched the two cars leave.
"I think the chances are pretty good." Qiao Xi took a sip of tea and nodded.
"I hope so. Uncle John is so old that he only has this little thought left!" Hearing Josie's approval, Margot nodded.
"Speaking of which, instead of worrying about others, shouldn't you worry about your own affairs?" Josie stood up, walked behind Margot, hugged her waist, and breathed softly into her ear.
"Oh, it's so itchy. We have children and a ring, so why should I be anxious?" Margot said with a smile, pushing Josie's head away.
"Well, that won't work. The European side has already made preparations and the child is getting older. It's time for us to choose a date!" Josie said, pecking Margot's neck and shoulder.
"Oh? Are you finally ready?" Margot said with bright eyes.
Of course the two people were talking about Neuschwanstein Castle.
Although the main body of the castle was completed last year thanks to the hard work of many free laborers, compared to the main body of the outside of the castle, the various interior decorations are the most troublesome.
For this reason, Qiao Xi specially spent a lot of money to invite many famous in-house designers from Europe.
Even so, it has taken another year in a flash, and until now, it is officially coming to an end.
"Yes, it just so happens that the Margot is also completed. We can take it directly to Europe. I believe it will be a perfect journey!" Josie said.
The Margot that Josie mentioned was the super cruise ship Europa that he had acquired previously.
After nearly a year of refitting, it was officially completed not long ago, and was renamed the Margot by Josie.
Margot was opposed to this. Naming a ship like that after her own name, although it was psychologically beautiful, she always felt a little inexplicable shame.
However, Josie made a decision very domineeringly and could not tolerate Margot's objection, which made her angry and funny.
"It sounds really exciting, so what do you think is a more suitable date? It can't be Christmas, right? There's no time at all!" Margot said.
It's already November, and there's only less than a month left before Christmas.
"Of course not, but I think February 25th will be a good day!" Josie said.
"February 25th?" Margot thought for a moment. There are still nearly four months left. If we prepare at this time, it is indeed not too early - but is there anything to say about this day?
"Hmph, have you forgotten? February 25th, 1943!" Seeing Margot's confused look, Josie pretended to be angry and pinched her round chin.
After hearing Qiao Xi's reminder, Margot suddenly realized.
By the way, February 25, 1943, was the day the two of them met for the first time.
"I didn't expect you to remember it so clearly!" After thinking about it, Margot couldn't help but sigh. She really didn't expect that Josie could remember it so clearly. This also touched her very much. At least it showed that this man had always been in his heart.
With her.
"You must remember that, when I saw you for the first time, I was thinking, this lady is so beautiful and has such a good temperament. When I get rich, I will definitely marry such a beautiful woman.
Wife!" Josie said in Margot's ear like a mischief, making her laugh non-stop.
"Okay, it turns out you had your mind set on me at that time!" Margot feigned anger.
"Hey, woman, do you dare to say that you didn't have any plans for me at that time?" Qiao Xi said with a strange smile.
"I don't! Unlike you, you are just a wolf in sheep's clothing!" Margot said angrily. Josie's words couldn't help but remind her of the day when she was raped by Josie inexplicably.
"Huh huh huh, no matter if there is or not, you are mine now anyway. Now the big bad wolf wants to eat the little sheep again!" Josie said as she hugged Margot up, ignoring the snickers around her.
The servant, amidst Margot's anger, hugged her and jumped upstairs.
Hey, after eating, it’s normal to exercise a little to eliminate food.