Chapter 1074: The War is Over

The War is Over

"Lanse, let me introduce you. These are my new friends!", Barbara took the initiative to hold Lanse's arm and brought him to these young people.

Barbara indeed had a talent in socializing that others could hardly reach, and now that she was a big star, her advantage in socializing became even stronger, which could also be seen as the confidence and courage for her socializing.

Lanse smiled and greeted the few young people in front of her. These young people were brought in by their parents to see the world. Today, there were not only some social celebrities and high-ranking officials in the country here, but also some foreigners.

This was of great benefit to increasing the knowledge of these young people. Perhaps one day in the future, they would have to face occasions similar to the current one independently.

By that time, they wouldn't be stage-frightened because they had experienced these things before.

This is the reason why people of different social classes encounter different things at various stages of growth, and eventually walk on two absolutely different paths.

The children of these high-ranking officials and dignitaries are exposed to the most elite education from birth. The uncles and aunts they associate with are not high-ranking government officials, but social celebrities.

The society they are exposed to is the highest level of this society.

Every year of growth, they are constantly pulling a greater distance from the bottom of society.

This is a desperate process—a process that makes the bottom of society desperate.

There is a saying in the Federation: "The lower city area cannot produce nobles!" This sentence is very correct. The lower city area indeed cannot produce nobles. At every stage of growth, they will fall behind by a large distance, and these distances can never be made up.

When these children in the lower city area are falling in love, fighting, skipping classes, and playing pranks in public high schools.

These children in the upper society have already begun to attend high-level government banquets and activities to broaden their horizons and increase their knowledge.

Several young people appeared to be very well-bred. After all, being brought out by their parents to see the world, it is basically very difficult to have people with bad personalities.

They might not be smart enough, but at least they know that on such an occasion, they must restrain their most real emotions and thoughts.

They all greeted Lanse very friendly and also talked about some movies Barbara starred in.

"If you are interested in movies, you can go to watch the process of movie shooting at close range. Perhaps you will have some other gains."

Regarding Lanse's suggestion, the young people appeared to be interested. For them, academic studies actually didn't have much practical significance. The education they received and their family backgrounds allowed them to obtain admission invitations from well-known alliance institutions even if they scored zero on all exams, because of their "excellent personal quality."

So at this stage, happiness is the most important thing.

Several young people discussed planning to go to Xigu City to see after the weather gets hot. They also planned to guest-star in some roles in the movie. Regarding these ideas of theirs, Lanse could satisfy them all.

These young people were also very sensible. After chatting with Lanse and Barbara for a while, they took the initiative to say goodbye and leave the two, and they wouldn't occupy too much time.

After the few young people left, Barbara looked at Lanse's profile and asked, "Do you have something on your mind?"

Lanse shook his head. "What could I have on my mind?"

Barbara reached out and stroked his cheek. "I can feel that you are very unhappy right now."

Lanse looked at her with some surprise. "Are you a psychic?"

"Can you guess my thoughts?"

A smile of pride appeared on Barbara's face. "Because I took acting classes... what kind of look is that?"

Barbara's acting teacher was hired by Lanse, just to make her walk relatively smoothly in the film industry.

As everyone saw, her acting couldn't be said to be very, very good, at least it was a passing grade, and in some performances she was good at, she could even get a high score of eighty.

These all had a direct relationship with her talent and hard work.

"When my acting teacher talked about the changes in facial expressions, he taught me how to use subtle expressions to express my inner world, and also my eyes."

"He let me observe the changes in facial expressions when many people's emotions changed. At first, I couldn't see it either. Those people were clearly in a calm appearance."

"I couldn't see any changes in their emotions from their faces, expressions, and eyes at all."

"But later, after studying more, I gradually was able to feel that even if it looked like there were no expressions, in fact, there were still some differences."

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"The corners of your mouth are slightly downward, which is different from when you left just now. When you left, they were upward, which shows that your mood is a bit low now."

"So... is there anything I can help you with?"

Lanse was a bit surprised. "Your observation is very detailed. It seems you are really talented. Perhaps you will become one of the most amazing actresses in the Federation."

Barbara's face was full of smiles after being praised. "I hope this day will really come. They always say that my first Best Actress award was because...", she glanced at Lanse. Although she didn't say what it was because of, Lanse could read those words that were not said.

"You will succeed. You work harder than anyone else and are more talented. There is no reason not to succeed."

Barbara nodded and said, "I am convinced!"

She paused. "Then your mood?"

Lanse laughed twice afterward. "Don't worry about this, I am fine, it can't affect me."

"This banquet is also an opportunity for you. If there is anyone you want to know, we can move closer."

Barbara was immediately moved. She did have some people she wanted to know, but just now there was no reason to take the initiative to greet them. After all, she might be the only stranger here.

And others seemed to know each other and understand each other. It was not very good for her to rush over and want to join other people's chats.

Now that Lanse had come, some of her previous ideas could be realized.

The next period of time was Lanse taking Barbara to talk to some people she wanted to know. People were also willing to talk to Lanse and chat with his companion for a few words.

Lanse being able to appear here today showed that he was not an ordinary person. Like everyone else here, he could be said to be a person with a deep background, and everyone was of the same kind.

Since they were of the same kind, there were not so many barriers between classes. Even if they didn't know each other, they could start from the self-introduction of one of the parties. Wouldn't they know each other then?

The banquet was held very successfully. These foreign diplomatic ambassadors were the absolute core. Lanse actually didn't have any place to talk to these people, and he only managed to greet them and then took the initiative to leave.

He didn't have the need to communicate with these people. Forcing himself to stick to them would only make people feel that he was very annoying. He didn't like this, so he was active on the periphery all night.

After ten o'clock in the evening, the activity ended. This time was considered relatively early for such large-scale social activities. After all, they still had to formally sign the ceasefire agreement at the President's office tomorrow morning, so they had to ensure the most basic sleep tonight.

Lanse also took Barbara back to his manor. His mood was indeed a bit bad tonight. After dealing with some work at hand, he returned to the room and lay on the bed, thinking about some things in his mind.

Unknowingly, when he was drowsy and about to fall asleep, someone seemed to push open the door.

His hand reached under the pillow and grasped the weapon placed here.

In his room, near the head of the bed, there were at least five handguns, as well as some other things. These were all to ensure that in case someone invaded, he could make the first counterattack after discovering it.

Just as he was about to fire, Barbara's voice came from the dim room. "Are you here?"

"I smelled your scent!"

Lanse's hand didn't let go of the handgun. He turned on the bedside lamp. The handgun was placed under the quilt. He squinted at Barbara, who was wearing pajamas. "What's wrong with you?"

"Can't sleep?"

"Or did you have a nightmare?"

Barbara looked a bit flushed. She didn't carry any weapons, nor did she have any place to carry weapons.

Operations like being able to pull out a few grenades from the crotch were ultimately just artistic creation, not something that could happen in reality.

Lanse put the handgun away properly. He looked at Barbara with some doubt.

Barbara walked to the bedside and sat there. Just by getting closer, Lanse could smell the wine on her. "Did you drink?"

Barbara nodded. She kept touching her cheeks, feeling hot, and her heart was beating fast. "I have a little insomnia. I saw so many celebrities tonight, and I even chatted with them for a while, and some even exchanged contact information. I'm a bit too excited!"

"So I wanted to drink some wine. Don't they always say that when you can't sleep, drinking some wine can help us rest?"

"But I don't know why, after I drank a little wine, I couldn't sleep even more."

Lanse was a bit helpless. "Because alcohol accelerated your blood circulation and made your heart beat faster. You didn't drink enough."

"Wait until you drink more, it will start to affect your nerves, make you feel sleepy, and eventually fall into a deep sleep unknowingly."

His meaning was that drinking a little could only "add to the fun." If you want to rely on drinking to solve the problem of insomnia, you have to drink more.

Under the warm bedside lamp, Barbara stared at Lanse's cheeks with some obsession. In fact, she hadn't been so eager yet, but after drinking wine, her heart started to itch again and again.

This kind of itch was like itching in the bones, itching in the depths of the soul, itching to the point where she wanted to stop the itch, but had no good way to stop it.

At least, she couldn't solve this itch herself, so she could only come over.

Today was definitely an eye-opening day for her. It used to be a very difficult thing for her to see the mayor.

But today, she saw the President, saw the Secretary of State, saw some officials of the Ministry of Defense, and those well-known Senators! Power is not only a stimulant for men, but also for women! A low hiss that she didn't even notice herself squeezed out of her throat, just like a hungry person seeing something they wanted, instinctively making a sound of longing.

She stood up, looked at Lanse, and then unbuttoned her pajamas.

This pajama, which was like a dress, fell to the ground all at once, exposing her body completely.

At this time, her body was all pink, a healthy color. Lanse could also see the small goosebumps that condensed on her skin because it suddenly came into contact with slightly colder air.

At the same time, a strange smell was slowly spreading. She walked to Lanse's front, held his cheeks, and blew a breath at his face. "Fuck me."

Lanse stared into her eyes for a while. After a brief silence, he threw her onto the bed.

She lay there, giggling, as if she had encountered something very happy and very joyful.

Soon her laughter turned into singing, sometimes high-pitched, sometimes low and winding.

A happy night, indescribable in words.

The next morning, when Lanse got up, Barbara was still lying on the bed. When she slept, it was the same as when Patricia slept, she liked to clamp him with her legs or press on his body.

Patricia told him that they often slept together when they were young. After all, there were only the two of them in the farm at this age. They had the same habits in some aspects, which was quite normal.

Lanse moved her legs away, turned and sat up, looked at the time, rubbed his head, and then slowly got up.

By the time it was past eight-thirty, he was already sitting in the dining room reading the newspaper, but Barbara hadn't come out yet.

This is a lazy girl, and this is also the life she wants—glamorous, vain, spotlight, and without hard work. It can be considered that she got what she wanted.

At ten o'clock in the morning, at the President's office, the three countries formally signed the ceasefire agreement, and the entire war came to a temporary end.

When the President announced the result of "The war is over, we have won" to all the people of the Federation through the radio, on the streets outside the President's office, countless people screamed, laughed, took off their hats, and threw them into the air!

This war also brought too many changes to this world and this country. People longed for the end of the war, and perhaps victory. Fortunately, everything was done! All the stocks in the Federation began to soar at this moment. Undoubtedly, the dozens of souls in Detran a few days ago would be completely forgotten by people at this moment, because a new "miracle" had arrived!

It was not just the Federation that was celebrating this important moment. More than half of the countries in the world were celebrating the end of the war.

The President also specifically announced that starting today, the entire Federation would have a three-day holiday as a reward for the people for the victory of this war...

Of course, these rewards had nothing to do with Lanse. He didn't need to work in the first place.

Lanse originally planned to eat outside at noon, but today the lunch and dinner of most restaurants in New Jincheng were booked out.

There was another reason for people's happiness: the end of the war meant that the war tax had also entered the countdown.

The taxes collected by the Federal government included the "war tax" part, so although the wages of Federation workers were high, their actual disposable part was not as good as before the war.

Before the war, it was only thirty-seven or thirty-eight dollars. After removing the bills of a few dollars or ten or twenty dollars, the rest was their disposable income.

But during the war, it was different after adding the war tax.

People's income did increase. For example, the average wage of people in Jingang City was about fifty-five to sixty dollars.

But after removing taxes and bills, their disposable income could be twenty dollars, which was considered relatively high. Many people only had ten or twenty dollars of disposable income.

This is the impact of the war tax.

Now the war is over, the war tax is about to stop, the tax will drop from more than half to only more than ten points, fifty-five dollars minus bills and taxes, the disposable wage should be more than forty dollars, which is a huge improvement.

Compared with the past, people's income and consumption levels have improved significantly. After three years of tension, at the moment the war ended, retaliatory consumption had already arrived.

In fact, most families might not go to a restaurant once in a month or two, and only when they encounter important things will they go to a restaurant.

Discussing things, or celebrating something.

But now, in order to retaliate against themselves who were reluctant to spend money in the past, they began to consume impulsively.

Undoubtedly, the Federation's economy will continue to rise. This is the benefit brought by the war. Everyone is benefiting from the war.

The Federal government also signed war reparations with Dantra. They were beaten, beaten up, lost, and still had to pay money. War is so unreasonable.

These war reparations, some ceded interests, and the fact that the Federation contracted a considerable amount of ruins reconstruction work on the Tanfeit continent, also brought huge benefits to the Federal government.

The key point is that war bonds can be gradually cashed, which is also something that stimulates consumption.

Everything is developing in the direction of the future.

Lanse and Barbara ate at the manor at noon. The cook's craft was very average. Barbara felt it was okay, but Lanse could actually eat it, but it was not very delicious.

This matter also gave Lanse a reminder. His identity and status now have a huge difference and improvement from the past, and some details also need to be perfected.

He called the butler over and asked him to find some cooks who used to cook for the royal family or big nobles and hire them.

The butler used to work for big nobles, and he knew quite a few such people.

During the civil war of the Empire, many nobles were killed, and even the Emperor fled from the Imperial Capital. Many people also fled from the palace in order to avoid being killed by the rebel army as the royal family.

Many of these people were talents and could be hired to work for himself.

In the future, Lanse might also entertain some other noble guests here. He couldn't let these guests eat unpalatable food, or eat food made by cooks invited from restaurants. This is a bit... impolite, and also a bit not up to standard.

If he has some cooks who cook for the royal family here, then when introducing these dishes, he can also show his "foundation."

After all, not everyone can find people who work for the royal family to work for themselves! (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1075 =====