Chapter 501： silver wedding

Chapter 501 Silver Wedding

Originally, some people in Congress agreed, because expanding the territory is a great feat, and it can also get them out of the too late position. Then learn from the Netherlands to carry out land reclamation, which can easily cope with the pressure of future population growth and benefit the country and the people.

It is a pity that the queen objected, and the MPs who supported the queen expressed their respect. They respected the queen and opposed this matter. The government's negotiations had to be cancelled. The most upset is France, seeing that the negotiation is about to be concluded, but disagrees at this juncture, and success is only one step away.

Then what?

Naturally, the negotiations continued, and France put pressure on Corsica. Now they still belong to France's overseas territories, but the people's hearts have been dispersed. Sardinia is a flicker, a flock of benefits, and even other countries are hard to resist its charm.

A while ago, some areas of Greece wanted to follow the example of Sardinia and sold themselves to the Queen. But the government didn't make a statement, because they were too far away from each other, and it was meaningless to ask for that piece of land. Now Corsica is seizing a good opportunity, but disagrees on key issues, which is a pity for everyone.

Things have not yet reached the point of failure, and negotiations on this point continue. Responses from there indicate that they will hold a referendum on whether to be included as two provinces, or to stick to the United Kingdom - and then continue to be controlled by France, unable to secede.

When Christmas came, the Queen gave a rare speech.

In addition to congratulating Christmas and confirming the distribution of per capita benefits, there is also a summary of the government and the country for the past year, and a few expectations for the future. It also let the public understand the queen's attitude in the transaction. The roadside agency's investigation after the incident showed that there are still countless people who firmly support her.

After the Christmas holidays comes the New Year.

Moncalieri is full of New Year’s atmosphere this year. Members who are related to the royal family are all present. An Feng’s and Joanna’s parents have been invited to participate, and their respective relatives arrived on time no matter how busy they are at work. From grandparents to grandchildren, the four generations live together, which is especially lively.

Because this year is commemorative, first of all, it is the couple’s 25th silver wedding anniversary, and secondly, "2040" is an integer year, and they have not been together for a long time. As children grow up and parents grow older, we all have a lot to say about memories and prospects.

The happiest thing is the children, free and lively, and seeing familiar faces, including Andy, who has already married in Sardinia and was conferred the title of Viscount by the Queen. He also applied for Sardinian citizenship after graduating from university. Come here decisively to develop and become a member of the family.

Because the family business is too large and the manpower is small, capable relatives can work in the enterprise. Andy is currently working for Beta Company, managing the marketing of high-end luxury beverages. His job is excellent, and his family is also happy. He has a charming Spanish wife and three lovely children.

There are many children in the family, besides Andy's and Xiaoyu's.

An Feng’s parents are very fond of the great-grandson. Up to now, the child’s mother has not been able to touch her child. The little boy is indeed very popular...Liu Yu’s husband, Zhang Kai, is talking with Frank about Chinese food. An Feng's parents-in-law planned to try all eight major dishes many years ago. Zhang Kai knew a lot and had a great time chatting. But facing Frank, he was not as cautious as getting along with An Feng.

This is a strange phenomenon, perhaps because of the identities of the couple, and Zhang Kai's family immigrated earlier, and those residents respected the royal family very much, which also allowed this attitude to continue. Communication is like police interrogation, with more questions and answers.

Before dinner begins, everyone gathers in the living room.

An Feng came in with an attendant holding a gift box, and he stood in front of the crowd: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have a gift here, please take it in order!"

"What is it?" the children asked.

"Don't worry, don't worry!" An Feng said, "Here are two silver wedding commemorative coins for me and Joanna, plus two commemorative stamps and a small surprise."

"Children, one after another, from childhood to adulthood!" Frank said aside.

The children were arranged in order of age and height. Alice stood at the first place with great embarrassment, and stretched out her hand to An Feng with a smile: "Dad."

"For you." An Feng put the gift in her hand, "The next one is Fred's, and my lovely Wendy and Janet's..."

An Feng handed out the beautifully packaged gifts, and everyone unwrapped them one after another.

Inside are two different commemorative coins, made of sterling silver, one side is the profile head of the couple, the other side is the Moncalieri Palace, with "Giovanna and Alessio" written around it, and the Arabic numeral "25" in the center , the other one is similar, but written in English.

The commemorative stamps are colored patterns, and like silver coins, they are issued in limited quantities for the private sector. The last little surprise is the cartoon villain made of crystal. The protagonists are An Feng and Joanna. They are exquisitely crafted and very attractive. Both adults and children can't put it down, and they praise it for being beautiful.

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After the lively New Year, the family still has a gathering for a period of time, which is regarded as a vacation, free to walk around, visit some cities, such as artificial islands, a sea city full of science fiction, or fantasy sky gardens, or is the still warm beach in the north.

An Feng and Joanna are going to receive other friends, and also send commemorative coins and gifts.

The first ones to receive were the old folks of the consortium. They came here specially to celebrate the couple's silver wedding and to commemorate the 25 years they had gone through wind and rain together. Their children and other branches also appeared one by one. Friends of An Feng and Joanna were also invited to celebrate.

Everyone has a successful career and a good life. Of course, they also have their own troubles, but this is life. The two, known as model couples, also had quarrels. It is worth mentioning that Matthew's daughter, Catherine after marriage, has finally stabilized. She has a child, and her smile is sincere and happy... If she dares to discord again, Matthew may arrest those scumbags and fill the sea.

Matthew’s mother, the old lady who was the first to look forward to An Feng, was too old and unwell, so she couldn’t come in person, but she also sent blessings to her home in England. Bazel brought her presents. His grandchildren Carl and Margaret smiled and asked Joanna for commemorative coins.

Wang Keke, whom both husband and wife care about, has also found a home. He gets along very well with Mike. He is brought to the royal social occasions, which shows how much he cares... Joanna's friend, Isabella, a decades-old best friend, and her child has already passed away. There was ten years old, Joanna joked that this was the end of the French romance, and some of her classmates, the girl Daisy back then, also had a career and a family, and served as a high-level executive in a GP company in the United States...

After a series of gatherings, Joanna asked An Feng: "Where is my gift?"

An Feng hugged her with a smile: "Can you give me to you?"

"Perfunctory!" She was dissatisfied.

An Feng kissed her: "How about this?"

"Not enough." She put her arms around An Feng's neck, "I make a wish, and you are responsible for fulfilling it!"

"Yeah." He nodded.

"Next time you commemorate your golden wedding anniversary, you should hug and kiss me like you do now," she said.

"I promise, the diamond wedding is the same." An Feng said.

"Can you still hug her?" She smiled.

"No problem, I was only 87 years old at that time." An Feng said confidently, "There is another posture, this close-up."

"Pass!" she said.

An Feng took her hand: "It's a failure not to prepare a gift for you, but I invite you to have some snacks."

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Hand in hand, we went to the street and walked around. Because of the New Year's holiday, many shops are closed, and there is no shortage of money, because this year's parliament passed the bill that envies foreigners, allowing the remaining financial funds of this year to be transferred As a welfare, it is distributed equally to the whole people.

Finally, I found a Chinese restaurant that was still in business, and it seemed that it was just established, specializing in soup dumplings. Crab noodles Xiaolongbao, Joanna's legs were sore when she saw this... An Feng took her in to taste it, and the Chinese boss and employees in the store were all surprised by the visitors.

All of them looked around, but the boss was the quickest to respond: "You two distinguished guests, please sit down!"

"You can do whatever you want." An Feng said to the boss and others with a smile, "Please keep a low profile."

Everyone nodded understandingly. Seeing that the two of them were dressed privately, they didn't even have bodyguards, so they definitely didn't want to be disturbed.

An Feng also chatted with the boss, and learned that they only obtained the visa last year, and this year they can also enjoy the national welfare that envies the dead. And they are used to the following Spring Festival, including the Chinese people in the vicinity.

"Is there any event during the Spring Festival?" An Feng asked.

"We have traditional dragon dances, firecrackers, and parades in Tang suits that foreigners like. The company also specially gives Chinese employees a Spring Festival holiday." The boss said with a smile.

"Not bad." An Feng nodded. He is also happy to see that the local Chinese can integrate into the circle. The society is very tolerant of different races.

More than a month later, the government gave the queen a big gift.

Specifically, under the proposal of the government, Corsica conducted a referendum, and finally 90% of the residents agreed to merge into Sardinia in the form of two provinces (upper and lower Corsica), with the queen holding 988 years of ownership. Form, plus 10 billion universal welfare, became part of the kingdom.

France also exchanged to the vast land of 800,000 square kilometers on the moon as it wished, and will cooperate with Sardinia's military industry in the future, such as developing aircraft and defensive weapons. On the issue of procurement, Sardinia gives preference and priority, except for other unexpected reasons.

In addition to France, European countries that have ideas about the moon have formed a ten-nation strategic alliance, and will contribute to the Sardinian moon base plan in the first half of the year—specifically, owning the land that the moon base can radiate. The ten countries will give various prices for cooperation.

Looking far ahead, the Group of Ten European Nations, because of the existence of a strategic alliance, is likely to develop into a military alliance of European powers in the future. Some American media even claimed that Europe is trying to weaken the role of NATO and instead develop its own military organization.

According to the European media, this is the embryonic form of Europe’s development of extraterrestrial activities and industries. The purpose is to conduct scientific investigations and contribute to the selection of future resources that will benefit mankind. And Sardinia is more direct.

They said it was just a silver wedding present to the Queen.

Joanna, who was reading the newspaper, curled her lips and said to An Feng: "But you are my silver wedding gift!"

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PS: In Chapter 524, the statement about the battleship is wrong, not to surface the water is to pursue stability.

(end of this chapter)