Foster Family's Steward led everyone to a living room and ordered several other servants to serve drinks and snacks.
"Please wait a moment. I will inform the second young master Quiller Foster. He will come to see you soon."
Then Steward said goodbye and exited the living room.
"The great nobles in the south are indeed extraordinary! Look at where they live and look at their servants."
"Yes, look at these utensils. They are all made of glass like ours, but their cups have a sense of art no matter how you look at them."
"Hey! Do you still know art?"
"Why can't I understand art?"
A business representative picked up the cup in front of him.
"Look! Isn't this made of porcelain? Earl Greiman has really sold the products produced in his factory to Jiaowan."
"I'm so envious. How did the earl get on the Foster Family line?"
Quirk took a sip of the drink that was served.
"Ugh! What is this? Why is it so painful?"
"Haha, Captain, have you never drank it? This is called tea. It cannot be grown in the north, and it is not something that ordinary people can enjoy!"
"It tastes really bad. It's so bitter. Aren't you paying for the pain?"
"Captain Quirk Don't you understand? This tea..."
While everyone was talking, a voice came from the door. "Master Queller has arrived."
As soon as they heard that the master was coming, everyone stood up and looked in the direction of the door.
"Welcome!"
Quiller Foster walked quickly into the living room and gave everyone a hug.
Everyone was relieved. Before, they were worried that the other party would act like a noble, but now it seems that the second young master is quite approachable.
Starting from Quirk, everyone introduced themselves one by one.
"Please sit down! Please sit down!"
Queller invited everyone to sit down and started chatting.
"Paul wrote a letter before saying that he would send a ship south to open a new route. I was really shocked. When I was at Northwest Bay, he said that he would build a full-sail ship. I thought it would take a year or two to succeed, but I didn't expect it to be built so quickly."
Quirk expressed his gratitude to him on behalf of Paul: "Thanks also to you and your family for recruiting so many outstanding shipwrights for us, especially Mr. Benjamin, who really deserves credit for his contribution to us Arda."
"Haha!"
The second young master of the Foster family is beaming with joy. It can be seen that he is really happy.
"It should be, it should be! Paul is my friend, and he also saved my life. This is all what it should be."
Then he asked carefully about what had happened to Arda in recent months.
Quirk described the process of wiping out pirates in detail, but for confidentiality reasons, he only briefly touched on the performance of the Hope battleship and muskets and cannons in combat, even though these things made him feel uncomfortable.
Several business representatives introduced the development of many new industries in Arda. The output of porcelain, papermaking, Salt Production, and cans has been greatly increased, and they sincerely hope to cooperate with the Foster Family.
Master Foster squinted his eyes. "It seems that Paul taught you the manufacturing techniques, right? He didn't reveal a word about these techniques to us at the time."
The business representatives looked at each other, hesitating and not knowing how to answer.
Quirk became nervous. He thought of the worst possibility for a moment: The other party will not detain us. With the Foster Family's power in Jiaowan, it is really difficult to fly even with wings.
But I saw Master Foster wave his hand and said with a smile, "Haha, forget it, I can understand what Paul is doing."
Only then did everyone feel relieved.
Queller called a servant, whispered a few words, and the servant hurried out.
"Are you still hungry? Let me entertain you well."
Everyone stood up to thank him.
Soon a large group of servants came in with plates in their hands and placed the dishes on the table. In addition to knives and forks, a stack of napkins was also placed in front of everyone.
"Wow~ You're so particular!"
Captain Quirk sighed inwardly. He quietly glanced at both sides and imitated others in tying napkins. Several business representatives were quite proficient.
Although Jiaowan is covered with hills and the crop yield is not high, due to the warm and humid climate, there are many types of crops. As a large trading city, Niceburg gathers ingredients from all over the world.
In the eyes of everyone from Northwest Bay, this was simply a table full of delicacies, and everyone enjoyed it.
They were eating and chatting with the second young master of the Foster family. Quirk suddenly felt a little thirsty, so he picked up the glass of water in front of him and took a big sip.
There was a "Puch" sound, and the laughter of a servant suddenly came from behind.
Although the sound was not loud, everyone heard it.
Everyone from Northwest Bay didn't know what was going on, and they wondered if the servants standing aside were telling jokes quietly.
Quirk picked up the glass of water in front of him and drank it in one gulp.
He smiled and said, "Oh, my family doesn't have as many rules for servants as other families. It's rude. Don't stop. Keep eating."
A business representative praised, "Master Foster is really kind and generous."
Several other people followed suit.
In the Auldo Kingdom, the nobles did not even look at them seriously - except for Earl Greiman, who was treated with such courtesy after arriving at Corner Bay, and the other party was a big family that ranked high in this land.
How could this not excite a few businessmen?
Jiaowan is truly a paradise for businessmen. More than one person has thought of moving to Jiaowan.
But I just thought about it. My roots are in Northwest Bay, my family business and connections are all there. I am not familiar with the place here, and I don't even understand the language. Moreover, the other party is probably treating me so well because of Earl Greiman's face.
Alas, people always have to compromise with reality.
During the dinner, several businessmen expressed their desire to inspect the business situation at Niceburg.
Queller patted his chest. "No problem. If you need anything, just ask me. I will prepare a translator and guide for you."
Seeing how generous this young man was, the business representatives expressed their gratitude.
After dinner, it was getting late, Northwest Bay everyone stood up to say goodbye, Quirk wanted to return to the ship, while several business representatives were thinking about finding a hotel to sleep comfortably for a few nights.
Queller showed an unhappy expression. "You are just looking down on me. Am I Foster Family so poor that I don't even have a few guest rooms?"
Everyone explained with a wry smile that they just didn't want to trouble the master too much.
But at the invitation of Master Queller, the business representatives still stayed.
Only the captain of the Southern insisted on returning to the ship to be with the sailors.
Queller Master secretly admired him and no longer forced him to stay. He personally sent him out of the gate and arranged for a carriage to be taken to the dock.