..At this moment, Jia Yaocai deeply regretted it. His jade was far inferior in appearance compared to Xiao Yu’s but still worth over a million yuan; how much could his own jade then be worth He had wo...Chapter 749 The Honeymoon Trip (2)

After making the call, this army captain glanced at Xiao Yu and his companions before speaking into the phone. Soon after, he hung up and said, "Please wait a moment, Ambassador Song will be here shortly!" He then proceeded to brew two cups of tea for Xiao Yu and company.

About three minutes later, a man in his forties emerged from inside and walked towards the guard's duty room at the entrance.

"Commander Xiao! Commander Madam, welcome to the Paris Embassy. I am Song Guozhu!" This middle-aged balding man entered the room and spotted Xiao Yu and Yun Xi. Without any hesitation, Song Guozhu approached them respectfully and greeted them.

In fact, Song Guozhu was a collateral relative of the Song family. When Xiao Yu's group decided to come to Paris for their first stop, the Song family had already called him to take care of them. Furthermore, it was the eldest son of Old Master Song—the actual leader of the Song family—who made the call. Although the phone call did not mention Xiao Yu’s specific identity when contacting Song Guozhu, one could only imagine how significant their status must be for the head of the Song family to make such a call.

Moreover, after receiving Old Master Song's call, photos of Xiao Yu and his companion had been faxed over. Thus, he recognized Xiao Yu when he arrived at the guard's duty room.

"Haha, Ambassador Song, no need to be so formal, we are all family!" Hearing Song Guozhu’s polite words, Xiao Yu chuckled and responded.

Xiao Yu was aware of some background information about Song Guozhu. Before they departed, Shuheshan had already handed over a list to Xiao Yu, which contained the profiles of ambassadors from various European countries. Although many of these ambassadors were descendants of prominent families, most of them were grassroots officials.

Of course, calling them grassroots officials was merely a description; after years of experience and hard work, they had already joined different factions. After all, Chinese officials belonged to political factions—meaning that once you became an official, you must learn how to choose sides. However, some low-ranking officials only knew who their patrons were in the central government but didn’t know which faction they aligned with.

However, at the ambassador level, they were all well aware of their respective factions. There was no way around it; this had been determined from day one when they entered public service. After all, if you don't choose a side, who will promote you

"Alright, alright, I’ll stop being formal! Commander Xiao, please come in!" Hearing Xiao Yu say that they were family, Song Guozhu felt very pleased inside. Even though he knew about Xiao Yu's background, the fact that Old Master Song made a call for him indicated their close relationship with the Song family. Therefore, he smiled and said to Xiao Yu.

"Haha, Ambassador Song, you’re in the same generation as Uncle Shuheshan; just call me Xiao." Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu also chuckled and responded.

"Haha. Come on, Brother Xiao, I will take you to your accommodation!" Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Song Guozhu still didn't dare to call him Little Xiao but instead addressed him as Brother Xiao because he knew that he was different from Song Hushan. Song Hushan was the heir of the next generation head of the Song family. However, he was just a collateral member of the Song family and naturally did not dare to be presumptuous when he didn't know Xiao Yu's true identity.

Xiao Yu did not say much this time but followed behind Song Guozhu towards deeper into the embassy.

Song Guozhu brought Xiao Yu and his group deep into the embassy, where there were a few two-story European-style villas. These villas were used to entertain visiting state officials from other countries, so they had very luxurious facilities. Normally speaking, it was not right for someone as young as Xiao Yu and Yun Xi without any official position to reside here; however, after Grandpa Song made the phone call, arranging a room for them wasn’t an issue when there were no high-ranking officials staying at the embassy.

"Brother Xiao, you can stay in this villa!" Song Guozhu led them to one of the villas and said. After that, he knocked on the door of the villa.

After just a moment, the door was opened from inside by two young women in their twenties who said, "Ambassador Song, hello!"

"Little Luo, Little Huang! Starting today, Comrade Xiao and his companions will be staying here," Song Guozhu nodded to the two girls as he introduced them. Then he turned to Xiao Yu and added, "Brother Xiao, Little Luo and Little Huang are the service staff of this villa. If you need anything, just call for them. Rest first; I'll come to get you when it's time for dinner so that you can adjust your body clock."

After hearing Song Guozhu’s introduction, Xiao Yu nodded at the two service staff and then nodded again at Song Guozhu.

Despite having been on a long flight and walking around for some time, Yun Xi was no longer as tired as she would have been before if this had happened in the past. Now that she was an apprentice cultivator, even though she was only at the first stage of Qi Refinement, her stamina far surpassed that of ordinary people.

Therefore, there was no need for them to rest absolutely; however, they still needed a bath and some time to settle in. Thus, they didn’t say anything when Song Guozhu left.

By the time Xiao Yu and Yun Xi had finished bathing, the two service staff had already prepared hot tea for them.

Hot tea was very rare for Chinese people living in France because of their different lifestyle habits. Tea could only be found at Chinese restaurants, embassies, or their own homes abroad. In other public places, coffee was far more common than hot tea.

As they drank the hot tea and chatted with the service staff, Xiao Yu learned that despite being waitresses, these two girls were also civil servants, which was a benefit provided to them as part of their employment abroad. When they came here, procedures for becoming civil servants had already been processed on their behalf.

In the afternoon, Song Guozhu came to the villa again and called on Xiao Yu to go to the embassy's restaurant.

Naturally, they followed Song Guozhu to a small dining room on the second floor of the restaurant building. Only officials at or above the level of director-general were allowed to eat there; it was what people referred to as "special treatment," while other ordinary staff members of the embassy ate downstairs.

When Song Guozhu brought them up to the second floor, many people greeted him and looked at Xiao Yu curiously. However, Song Guozhu didn't introduce Xiao Yu and his wife to anyone; after all, he had received a phone call from Old Grandpa Song asking him to look after them personally. Therefore, they were here on a private basis, so there was no need for introductions.

"Ambassador Song, hello! Who are these two" At this moment, an army officer in his forties came out of the room nearby wearing military uniform and glasses. Seeing Song Guozhu, he greeted him immediately and then looked at Xiao Yu curiously, asking.

"Haha, Old Tian, these two are my friends, Xiao Brother and his wife! They're here for a holiday in France."

"Xiao Brother, this is Colonel Tian Feng of the embassy!"

Upon hearing Colonel Tian's question, Song Guozhu introduced Xiao Yu to him.

"Colonel Tian, nice to meet you..." Hearing Song Guozhu's introduction, Xiao Yu nodded at the middle-aged colonel and greeted him back.

The army officer, however, changed his enthusiastic expression into a formal smile when he heard Song Guozhu’s introduction. "Xiao, hello! Have fun in France!"

Xiao Yu being able to visit the French embassy with Song Guozhu had made him think there must be official business or someone important involved. He never imagined that a rich and idle young man would come here for sightseeing. As a result, his enthusiasm quickly diminished. With no regard whatsoever for such wealthy and idle youths, Tian Feng didn't say anything in front of Song Guozhu either but just greeted them briefly before leaving.

Xiao Yu's group showed no sign of displeasure at the army officer’s departure.

After finishing their meal, Xiao Yu and his wife returned to the villa. Although they weren't tired, they planned to take a short rest.

Tian Feng stood at the entrance of the restaurant, watching Song Guozhu lead Xiao Yu and others towards the villa. He quietly cursed in his heart; he was very disgusted with these idle rich kids, but being in this world of fame and fortune, he knew that some things were not subject to his will. So even though he disliked it, he couldn't directly reject Song Guozhu's face, after all, Song Guozhu is the ambassador here.

After Tian Feng cursed silently in his heart, he helplessly shook his head and walked towards a dormitory building.

Xiao Yu and others rested for more than two hours before heading out of the embassy. When they reached the entrance, an army captain stopped them and gave them two passes. With this document, the two could enter and leave the embassy freely.

When Song Guozhu found out that Xiao Yu and others wanted to go out, he originally planned to send a car for them but was rejected by Xiao Yu and others.

Xiao Yu and his companion toured their way to the Eiffel Tower. As this is one of Paris's iconic landmarks, Xiao Yu and his partner were also drawn to it, so they made it their first destination.

"Husband, how tall!" When Xiao Yu and Yunxi stood at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, Yunxi let out a sigh of admiration.

"Yes!" Upon hearing Yunxi's exclamation, Xiao Yu also replied. Although he had heard about the Eiffel Tower long ago, this was their first time coming here, and as he looked at this man-made wonder, Xiao Yu couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration.

"Beautiful lady, would you like to have dinner with me" As Xiao Yu and Yunxi were strolling around the Eiffel Tower, an elegantly dressed foreign gentleman in a tuxedo approached Yunxi, gave her a slight bow, and asked in fluent Mandarin.

Upon hearing this person's voice, Xiao Yu frowned slightly, turning to look at the foreign man curiously.

"No thank you!" When Yunxi heard what this foreigner said, her originally smiling face instantly turned cold. She replied coolly and then pulled Xiao Yu towards a distant area quickly.

Seeing Xiao Yu and Yunxi walking away, the corners of the foreign man's mouth curled up into a mysterious smile.

After they had walked far enough, Yunxi said to Xiao Yu: "Husband, I feel very disgusted with that person just now. That guy definitely has sinister intentions!"n from the second floor, at which point their faces were no longer full of excitement but disappointment instead.The two sat for a moment before turning to Xiao Yu and saying that it was time for them...