50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 204 Golden Business Card
The old lady was over 70 years old and had trouble climbing stairs. There was no elevator here, so when she visited the international students' room, she naturally chose a room on a lower floor.

Sun Zhiwei and his family lived on the second floor, and the old lady soon arrived at their room.

Sun Zhiwei doesn't want to know about other people's hygiene habits, because most people don't have good ones.

So, on the first day he moved in, he made three rules with the other two: take turns cleaning and do a thorough cleaning once a month. If they agreed, everyone would do it together; if they disagreed, they would just break up.

The two of them had no objections. After all, living in a clean and tidy environment is better than living in a garbage dump.

This is often the case. As long as someone keeps supervising the development of a good habit, most people will follow suit.

So, when the old lady entered Sun Zhiwei's house, what she saw was a bright and clean room with neatly arranged items, and there was no strange smell of curry or anything like that in the room.

She had just come from someone else's room and her experience was not a good one.

It's good enough if the students here can clean up the garbage in their rooms, but it's impossible to expect there to be no odor.

The contrast between before and after was so strong that the old lady couldn't help but feel a good impression of him.

She is a pampered lady who lives a luxurious life. Naturally, she likes cleanliness. Not only does she like cleanliness, she also likes people who like cleanliness.

During the meeting in the restaurant just now, she had already realized that Sun Zhiwei was a good student. Now she saw the clean and tidy side of his life, so it goes without saying that she had a good impression of him.

The old lady stayed here for a rare 20 minutes and carefully asked the three people about their studies and life problems.

Sun Zhiwei is not a child, so he can't tell others if he has any problems.

Putting the blame on the old lady is not good for the apartment manager, the embassy, ​​or the old lady.

So, he just said nice things and expressed his admiration and gratitude to the old lady for building such an apartment for international students.

He spoke with a classical English accent, which he had learned from an old professor in Cambridge, and it was very much to the old lady's liking.

She was born in 1900, at the beginning of the century. At that time, the British aristocracy was still the ruling class and their language was different from that of the common people.

After World War II, the emerging bourgeoisie emerged, and the aristocratic bloodline gradually died out in the two world wars, and there were fewer and fewer people who could speak the same language with her.

She was very happy to hear such an authentic aristocratic accent from a foreign student.

"Who did you learn English from, young man?"

"My mentor is Professor Feynman of the Cambridge School of Languages."

"Ah, it's little Feynman. How is he now?"

"Well, very energetic, romantic and gentlemanly." Sun Zhiwei certainly wouldn't say that, that was an old rogue in a gentleman's tuxedo.

"Hahahaha, the boy is really good at talking. Is he trying to pick up girls at school again?"

Sun Zhiwei could only touch his nose and did not answer.

"Young man from China, your name is Zhiwei Sun, right? You are very good."

The old lady said this and gestured to the middle-aged lady next to her.

The lady who followed immediately took out a golden business card and handed it to Sun Zhiwei.

He reached out to take the business card, and his hand felt heavy. This was not a business card made of golden paper, but a business card made of real gold.

The front of the card is decorated with intricate carvings, with the name "Diana" and a phone number in the center. The back of the card features a complex heraldic design, juxtaposed with a queen's crown.

"This is my secretary. If you encounter any difficulties in the UK, you can ask her for help."

Sun Zhiwei felt that it was a bit exaggerated. Helping the old lady as her secretary would be a huge undertaking. He felt that he would never be able to use her.

Moreover, this was only the first time they met, and this was a business card made of pure gold, which was not easy to receive. Would he hand it over or not?
"Thank you very much for your consideration, but this business card is too valuable to me. I cannot accept it."

The old lady said indifferently: "Take it. I think you get along very well. We will meet again in the future, young man."

"You have to know that what may seem like a big deal to you may only require a few words for me. What do you think?"

How could Sun Zhiwei not know that this old lady was over 70 years old and had given out countless business cards in her life. This kind of business card should be very famous in the circle.

Many times he can avoid a lot of trouble by just showing this business card and doesn't have to call the number on the business card.

Because, if someone really wants to know this business card, they will naturally not make things difficult for him.

Then this business card not only solves the problem, but also expands one's network of contacts. As long as he doesn't make the number above, he can reuse this business card.

Those who don’t recognize business cards are most likely small-time people. Showing them will be useless and will only attract greedy eyes.

Then this business card becomes a test for him. If he can't even deal with a small person, then it is naturally not worth taking seriously.

At that time, in order to solve the problem, he could only call Diana's phone number on the business card for help, and then Diana would come forward to help him solve the problem, but would also take away the business card.

An opportunity turned into a favor, and the relationship naturally ended.

It is not difficult to see from here how precious this business card is.

But he had no choice but to accept it. The old lady looked gentle, but that was because she was old.

But deep down, she is still the "Iron Lady" behind the Windsor dynasty. Her words cannot be refuted and her kindness cannot be rejected.

Sun Zhiwei could only bow and express his gratitude: "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty."

The old lady was very satisfied with his etiquette. She smiled and nodded, then walked towards the next room. Sun Zhiwei naturally followed her out the door.

Sun Zhiwei came back from the door only after seeing the old lady enter another room.

He doesn't need to follow now. If he follows just for a business card, people will accuse him of currying favor with the powerful.

He only needed to wait until the old lady was about to leave, and then see her off at the door, and he would have fulfilled his etiquette.

After he closed the door of the room, his two roommates ran over excitedly and surrounded him.

"Turtle, you said you treated her as an ordinary old lady, but I just heard you call her Her Majesty the Queen."

"You two were shaking with nervousness just now. If I reveal my identity again, you two will pee your pants."

The two of them smiled awkwardly and then asked about what they had just said.

In fact, the two of them did not completely fail to understand. Classical English is also English, but the accent and pronunciation of some key words are different. The two of them seemed to understand it, so they wanted Sun Zhiwei to explain it again.

(End of this chapter)