1850 American Gold Tycoon

After the evening dance, the guests gradually left, and the Vanderbilt estate gradually became quiet.

Thousands of kerosene lamps illuminated the manor as brightly as day, and under the lamps were the figures of the busy servants in the manor.

The biting cold wind on the Hudson River kept blowing in his face, making Liang Yao feel the chill of New York winter.

Kony was probably drunk, and his steps became a little staggering.

However, Kony's direction and goal were very clear. He walked slowly towards Liang Yao step by step. It seemed that he was not drunk.

Kony's clothes are still as elegant as before, with a black silk tie, a white corrugated silk vest, a black coat, and exquisite lambskin gloves.

This outfit makes you look like an authentic New Yorker.

It's just that today's Coney is no longer a simple New York playboy. He has his own industry.

Coney's assets are not inferior to those in New York, where the children of wealthy families gather.

"Liang Yao"

Kony called Liang Yao's name, put his hands on Liang Yao's shoulders to support his shaky body, and then a strong smell of alcohol hit his nose.

Liang Yao couldn't help but was slightly startled when he heard Kony calling his name.

The last time Kony called him by his first name, he was a hopeless gambler.

"Kony, you've drunk too much. Go and rest early." Liang Yao said seriously.

"I didn't drink too much!" Kony suddenly raised his voice and emphasized, "I'm very sober."

"Okay, you're sober." Liang Yao knew that it was futile to argue with a drunk person on this topic, so he helped Kony to sit on a stone pier aside.

It seemed that the coolness transmitted from the stone pier to his buttocks stimulated Kony, and Kony's expression became serious and stern. He looked directly into Liang Yao's eyes and said, "Elizabeth grew up with me. The sister who loves me the most, you must take good care of her. If you let me know that you bully her, even if you are my boss, I will not be polite to you!"

The age gap between Vanderbilt's children is relatively large. Coney and Elizabeth are similar in age. The two grew up together, and their relationship naturally deepened.

When Kony was abandoned by Vanderbilt in California, among the several siblings, Elizabeth was the only one who cared about Kony.

When he returned to New York this time, Kony came from California with Liang Yao.

Kony also knew that Liang Yao had a child in Texas.

After learning about this incident, Kony, who was originally a talker along the way, became taciturn.

"Elizabeth is a good sister and she will be a good wife."

Coney continued to ramble.

"Kony! Go and rest quickly!"

At some point, Elizabeth emerged from the darkness, holding a fur coat in his hand.

Kony listened to Elizabeth's words, so he said nothing more and left the river obediently.

After watching Kony go away, Elizabeth turned around and put the coat in her hand on Liang Yao.

"You should also go back early." Elizabeth said.

Liang Yao took out a pack of cigarettes from his trouser pocket, then took out a match and rubbed it against the upper part of his shoe to ignite the match.

After taking a few puffs, he flicked most of the remaining cigarette into the Hudson River.

After a short period of thinking and entanglement, Liang Yao decided to be honest with Elizabeth.

"Elizabeth, I have something to tell you, and it's not a good thing for you."

"Say." Elizabeth acted very calmly, as if she had expected it.

"I have a child in Texas." Liang Yao said.

"I know." Elizabeth said calmly.

"Koni told you?"

Elizabeth shook her head: "When Mr. Bell was still the governor of Texas, I visited Mr. Bell to open a branch in Houston. At Mr. Bell's estate, I met Catalina. She looks like you. Very similar."

"Oh?" Liang Yao was a little surprised.

"My father was a sailor. You don't have to say this. I think you know what I want to hear." Elizabeth said with great relief.

"Elizabeth, I" Liang Yao stepped forward and took Elizabeth's hand.

December 20, 1855.

Two of America's richest families are getting married in New York.

Liang Yao and Elizabeth held a grand wedding at the Anglican Hongdao Church at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 35th Street.

This wedding completely followed the customs of New York's social elite.

The church was packed with glitterati from Murray Hill, Fifth Avenue, and Madison Avenue. The four-wheeled carriages on the adjacent streets spread one after another for more than 800 meters.

It can be said to be the grandest wedding in the history of New York, with the largest number of celebrities attending. Even President Fillmore and the ambassadors of the three major European countries of Britain, France and Russia took the time to attend the wedding and send their blessings to the couple.

After the church ceremony, the couple hosted a banquet in Vanderbilt's new house.

For half a day, elite people came in and out, it was so lively, and the whole wedding was gorgeous and spectacular.

The interior of Mr. Vanderbilt's manor has been renovated, and it is said that it was redesigned by designers hired from Europe at a huge expense.

The new decoration was elegant and chic, and guests praised Vanderbilt Manor's interiors as unmatched by any other house in New York.

Just a few years ago, Vanderbilt was known to these guests as a rough, vulgar sailor.

Even Vanderbilt’s wealthy aesthetic is the target of their complaints. A slightly better evaluation is that Vanderbilt is rich, but his behavior is very vulgar, uncultivated, and cannot be refined.

According to traditional Chinese customs, the Liang family brought more than ninety carloads of betrothal gifts!

The carpet the newlyweds step on is said to be high-grade silk specially used by the Qing Dynasty to pay tribute to the emperor!

The tea given to guests at weddings is also tribute tea. The value is higher than the same weight of gold!

Before the wedding was over, major media outlets in New York rushed to report on the wedding.

Almost the entire New York City, from dignitaries to businessmen, were discussing this wedding of unprecedented scale.

Even in the slums, there are rumors that Sir Liang will give silver coins to the residents of the slums in order to gain more blessings.

After all, when Liang Yao's team arrived in New York, they scattered silver coins worth fifty thousand US dollars and countless candies along the way.

The last wedding in the Vanderbilt family was on April 13, 1848, when Clark married Maria Louise Vanderbilt.

However, this wedding was a very failed wedding for the Vanderbilt family.

In order to organize the wedding, Vanderbilt distributed invitations to people of the same class in New York, but in the end very few came, and New York's elite tried their best to avoid attending the wedding.

This shows that Vanderbilt, who came from a rough background, had not yet been accepted by New York's upper class society.

Today, guests and celebrities at this wedding gathered on the banks of the Hudson River.

This was something Vanderbilt had never dreamed of before.

This wedding not only heralds the recognition and acceptance of Liang Yao's existence by mainstream American society, but also symbolizes that the old New York aristocrats who once looked down upon Vanderbilt officially recognized Vanderbilt's upper-class elite status. More than seventy years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, a reshuffle finally took place.

Thinking of this, Vanderbilt couldn't help but straighten his back, feeling extremely proud. .

But he also knew that the reason why so many American celebrities attended the Vanderbilt family's wedding was not because of his reputation as a Vanderbilt, but because of his son-in-law's reputation.

Liang Yao's manor is next door to Vanderbilt Manor, and the two are neighbors.

In 1851, Liang Yao purchased a piece of land next to the Vanderbilt Manor and built the manor here as his residence in New York.

Nowadays, Liang Yao's manor is almost completed, but he rarely comes to New York. Therefore, after the main building is completed, Liang Yao has no intention of expanding the manor. The estate has also been vacant for a long time.

After the wedding was held at the Episcopal Church at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 35th Street and at the Vanderbilt Manor in accordance with the customs of the New York social elite, Liang Yao led Elizabeth on a silk carpet. Arrive at your new home.

In the evening, the wedding will be held in this new house according to traditional Chinese customs, but the wedding in the evening is mainly open to Chinese guests and a small number of important guests.

Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, the Chinese wedding held at Liang Yao's private residence in the evening is even more mysterious.