While in America, the system says Roosevelt was an emperor.

With someone to help out, not only does cooking speed increase, but the enjoyment of cooking also increases.

Tom cooked a table full of dishes:

Braised lion's head meatballs, sweet and sour pork, squirrel fish, Kung Pao chicken, shredded pork with garlic sauce, beef noodles, mutton and winter melon soup...

The overall flavor was sweet and sour, which satisfied Denise and Ellie.

Only William would order a steak, refusing to eat anything Tom made.

During dinner, Denise told the story of the two of them, "The Twins".

Gang chases, high-speed car chases, gunfights in villas...

Ellie occasionally gasped in surprise;

William was so angry he wanted to eat Tom alive; he almost stabbed the plate through with his knife.

Tom could only manage a few awkward laughs, and didn't dare to interrupt.

After dinner, Tom was pulled into a room by Denise under William's murderous gaze.

Denise's room, like the overall style of the manor, is purely French.

The Vanderbilt family's buildings are almost all decorated in the French style.

This is also true of Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

Dani took a few documents from the bedside table drawer and handed them to Tom.

Denise said:

"Look, these are the documents Aunt Ellie gave me while I was cooking."

Tom flipped through it:

The standard engineering company registration documents are registered on the top floor of an office building in Manhattan.

Apart from that, no other company information was filled in.

However, the signatures and seals from the relevant departments have already been obtained.

Once Tom writes down the rest of the company's information, the company is officially established.

Tom couldn't help but sigh to himself, saying:

The United States also has its own "blank stamp case".

No, it's only called a "blank seal case" when something is exposed.

If there's no scandal, this is called "special handling in order to support small and medium-sized enterprises".

Denise pointed to the place of registration and said:

"Hehe, I begged and pleaded with my uncle until he agreed not to charge rent. Aren't I clever?"

Tom had learned about this office building by chance when he was looking at apartments. The top floor was about 2000 square meters, and the price was $1800 per square meter.

If you rent it, the monthly rent is around ten thousand US dollars.

This amount of money is nothing to a smuggling company, let alone to the Vanderbilt family.

Tom glanced at Dani's smug expression, guessing she wanted to increase her involvement.

Tom patted her forehead and praised her:

"Mmm, my Dani is the best."

Denise hugged Tom and asked:

"What's the company's name?"

Tom's mind flashed back to the scene when he entered the engineering street.

I just randomly came up with a name at the time: "Strong Engineering Company", but little did I know that it would become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Now, I'm just like Brother Qiang, climbing the social ladder by clinging to a rich woman.

I just don't know when we'll be able to provide for William in his old age.

Tom really coveted the senator's position.

Tom replied:

"Strong Engineering Company".

Denise frowned and asked:

"Strong Long Engineering Company?"

"Does it have any symbolic meaning?"

Tom chuckled mischievously and said:

Hehe~

"Because I'm strong and long-lasting."

Denise chuckled, and the two began their battle, which they hadn't quite finished in the morning.

In the next room, William pressed his ear against the wall, trying to hear what was happening in the room next door.

William said indignantly:

"That little brat, he's been in there for so long, why isn't he coming out yet?"

"Does it really take this long to get a document?"

Ellie sat to the side, her face full of disdain, and said:

"Stop listening, what can you possibly hear?"

"Have you forgotten?"

"Back then, we specially implemented noise reduction technology to prevent Diane from hearing what we were doing."

William remained pressed against the wall and replied:

"No, I want to hear it!"

"If Tom dares to do anything out of line, I'll... I'll!"

William grew angrier the more he thought about it, and his face turned increasingly red.

Ellie rubbed her forehead. Her husband was perfect in every way; otherwise, he wouldn't have become a senator and the head of the family.

But when it comes to Dani, he becomes both stubborn and stupid.

Ellie continued:

"Are you really not going to mind if Tom goes into smuggling?"

"Those were fascists, and they were smuggling strategic materials."

"If we really get caught, not only the two of us, but even our old boss won't be able to step in to protect him."

"Besides, you know perfectly well that our old boss utterly despises fascism."

"Even if we plead for him, there's no way he'll step in to protect him."

William cursed:

"It's good that he's been discovered; let the FBI shoot him right away!"

"That way, my precious niece can come back to me."

Ellie also got a little angry, and her voice became serious as she said:

"Seriously!"

"Look at the state of Denise now. What if something really happens to Tom?"

"What do you think she'll do?"

William's playful expression vanished, and instead of answering, he asked:

"If they were to get married, do you think there would be little resistance?"

"What kind of status would Tom need to withstand this?"

Elijah replied immediately:

"He's just an ordinary citizen; he should at least be a member of the House of Representatives."

At their level of social standing, it's extremely rare to find a love and marriage like theirs.

These were all political or economic marriages; after having children, they each went their own way.

She was the daughter of the founder of Vanderbilt and also married into a European noble family.

William continued to ask:

"As you've arranged, I'll go to a small constituency and slowly work my way up."

"Even if everything goes smoothly, how long will it take for Tom to become a congressman?"

"Ten years? Twenty years? Or thirty years?"

"Were we still alive then?"

Ellie remained silent; she understood that William was right.

William had been in politics for over thirty years, and it was only through the rise of his former superior that he was able to become a senator.

Tom came from a humble background, and it would take him at least thirty or forty years to climb to this position.

William continued:

Tom is right.

The bigger the waves, the bigger the fish.

"He doesn't take a shot or gamble."

"Why should an ordinary citizen be compared to the children of other government officials?"

"As for my relationship, don't even mention passing it on to Tom, not even to Denise;"

"Do you think those old fogies of the Vanderbilt family can tolerate this?"

Ellie realized that "playing it safe" had actually harmed Tom and Denise.

It was William's "radicalism" that likely led to their love.

Even if the probability is extremely low, it is not zero.

William said with some reluctance:

"It is precisely because I love Dani that I hope she can have a real marriage."

"That's why I agreed to help Tom and let him take a chance, as long as it doesn't go unnoticed by the family."

As soon as he finished speaking, William returned to his original state, pressing his face against the wall to try and hear what was happening next door.

Suddenly, William's expression froze, and he stopped leaning against the wall and went straight to bed.

Intrigued, Ellie tried to climb over the wall.

In an instant, Ellie understood.

I want to hear some noise, but once I do, I'm not happy about it.

Ellie grinned mischievously at William, mimicking his gesture, and clapped her hands while saying:

"Young people these days are really something else."

"Even expensive soundproofing treatments are useless."

William covered his head with a pillow and roared:

"Shut up, shut up, shut up! Don't say a word!"

"My darling Diane~"

"Waaaaah~"