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After changing out of his wet clothes, Su Shi received an invitation to "lunch".

The restaurant is arranged in a small room, with colorful carpets on the floor, golden curtains covering the long windows, and a golden headless angel on a low mahogany cabinet on one side, each feather is a piece of light, emitting light. Apricot light.When the servants pulled away the wine-colored ruby ​​red wooden chairs, the long round dining table seemed to occupy most of the room at once.

In fact, this is a restaurant that is only used when you are with closer blood clans. If you are a distant visitor, you will use a wider and taller room and choose a longer and wider dining table, which will help increase seriousness. sense, maintain a distance between locations, and distance each other spatially and psychologically.

Su Shi's seat was next to Balan.

After Balaam took his seat, the others also took their seats one after another.

The dining etiquette of blood nobles is not exactly the same as that of human nobles in history. They do not eat much at any time, and the "lunch" dishes are the most abundant among the formal meals.

They also have "aperitifs", hors d'oeuvres, starters, soups, main courses, desserts and "after dinners".

However, because their staple food is blood, whether it is foie gras or king cake, they are all regarded as "auxiliary dishes" that "accompany wine".

Because alcohol destroys blood components, they don't really drink alcohol with their meals, but use different blood with different "side dishes" or "desserts".

Blood can be broadly divided into two types—the blood of terrestrial animals and the blood of marine organisms. The former is called "red rose wine" and the latter is called "white rose wine". "Red rose wine" can be paired with steak, foie gras or lamb blood cake, etc., while "white rose wine" can be paired with shellfish and seafood.

They will also add different plant juices, nectar or other blood to the blood to reconcile different flavors.

They usually call the blood "rose juice," "rose water," or "rose wine."Those with low blood concentration and thin taste are called "juice". "Rose water" and "rose wine" are often mixed together, and only nobles will pay attention to the subtle differences.

If it is the best blood - such as healthy and delicious human blood, they usually do not eat any other "side dishes", nor do they use any concoction juice, so as not to affect the taste of the blood.

Different human food was prepared for Su Shi. As the meal progressed, there were already three forks in front of him, and there were three goblets after the champagne glass was removed...

Su Shi usually eats very simply, and doesn't know much about knives and forks.Fortunately, every dish is served one after another, and the matching drinks will also be served in order, so you won't be overwhelmed and don't even know what to eat.

"Don't talk when you sleep, don't talk when you eat", the blood race doesn't have such rules.

On occasions like this, restrained conversation is allowed, and it's easy to talk about fashion, books, skin care... just avoid saying something funny or cheesy.But who initiates the conversation and who speaks first is strictly limited, and no breaks are allowed.

Tudor looked at Balan, hoping to say something to him.

For example, the speed race between Baran and the Tucker Brothers. He heard that they placed many fixed-point and drifting suspension bombs on the road in Xiangyin Mountain, which would explode as soon as the car touched them; or talk about his vacation Activities, about his not wanting to be a secretary to the director of the family’s St. Buick’s Hospital, he’d rather be Balan’s valet than spend the summer with humans (bloods basically don’t get sick and don’t need a hospital)… …

But Balaam didn't pay attention to him, but looked at the human being frequently, as if he wanted to talk to him but didn't know how to speak, so the topic of lunch never started.

The room was extremely quiet, only the violin was playing melodious tunes, and even the clinking of knives, forks and porcelain plates was never heard.The Strigoi have straight backs, but their sitting postures are graceful, and their gestures are as light and gentle as swans.

"...that's a harpoon."

Suddenly there was a voice on the dining table.

Su Shi, who was about to eat with a piece of black hoof ham, hesitated a little, then raised his head, and saw a familiar blood youth looking at him, with an indeterminate mockery on his green and graceful face.

The other blood races stopped their knives and forks one after another, looked at Su Shi silently, and then at the boy.

"Different knives have different sharpness and are suitable for cutting meat with different textures." Tudor took a sip of the rose wine in the crystal glass. "If you mix knives and forks casually, it will affect the taste of the food."

The blood race turned their attention to Su Shi again.

Su Shi was stunned for a moment.

There seemed to be a reserved smile on the corner of Tudor's mouth, and the hand holding the wine glass showed a careless gesture:

"Do you usually scoop ice cream with a soup spoon, or spear steak with a fish fork?"

"Don't you think it's fishy?"

This time, the blood race turned their attention to Balaam again.

Balaam looked unpredictable, but stroked the foot of the crystal cup with the index finger of his right hand.

Su tried to change a knife and fork, and smiled slightly at the boy who reminded him:

"Thank you."

Then bowed his head and continued to enjoy the black pig ham with sherry wine.

The blood race looked at Tudor Sisera, their young brother, with a slight coldness in their eyes that just made people feel—

It is very rude to remind others to use tableware incorrectly in public.

Immediately—after staring briefly, they all withdrew their gazes together.

Tudor Sisera was annoyed by these reproachful eyes, of course he knew the code of conduct of nobles, but that was just a human being!In every history book of the blood race, human beings are only used for food and fun of the blood race!

Tudor looked at the human beings diagonally. He hung his neck slightly and stuffed the sliced ​​ham into his lips. His bright lips were stained with oil, and his light golden fingers shook the amber peach-colored wine in the glass...

Wouldn't he feel uncomfortable?

Tudor Sisera thought, wouldn't he be ashamed of his vulgarity when so many eyes were on him?

Tudor Sisera bowed his head to enjoy the foie gras, and then suddenly looked up at the human,

Trying to discover that soothing ease is a pretense.

He had to be disappointed that he got nothing.

"..."

Balaam smiled slightly, took a drink from his glass.

While the vampires were enjoying the lobster bisque, two male servants each came in with a tray full of rose wine bottles from the Faun, held them with one hand, and presented them to Balaam.

The human blood used for the main course needs to be selected by the owner himself.

Even for a noble like Balaam, human blood is very precious.This is not because human blood is hard to obtain...

They don't drink the blood of ugly people.

It can be seen that the deep red wine bottle has condensed delicate water mist beads due to the cold air, and the detailed blood test results written in Vatican script are attached to the bottle, just like the introduction of common food ingredients, "blood wine" The place of origin, the winery and the name of "Blood Wine" are in the lower right corner, and the font is small, which is specially marked with a small golden red frame.The most notable and prominent front is the photo of a human being treated very retro and in line with the bottle design without distortion—that is, the handsome men and beauties who provide blood.Some put the name of the blood wine directly in front, and print the picture of the blood donor on a delicate round piece of paper, and tie it to the neck of the bottle with a ribbon.

The looks of these people are all at the level of Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman or Leonardo (young).

Balaam flicked one of the bottles, and the footman backed away.

Although there are many meal procedures, there is no need to worry about the "lunch" time being very long. This is because the staple food of the vampires is blood, and no matter how lightly pecking and drinking slowly, it will not take too much time.

Although Su Shi's meals were different from theirs, the procedure was the same.

After the main course comes dessert.Su Shi ate veal thymus and Provence stew again. Although the amount of each dish was not large, he was already a bit full after so many courses, but he still ate it out of the principle of not wasting...

Tudor saw that he was eating more and more slowly, and he had to drink the rose wine more and more slowly. In the end, he just moistened his lips every time he raised his glass... He looked up at his brothers and sisters who pretended to be enjoying the main course, not knowing what they were eating. How can you be willing to waste time with a human being.

Tuduo turned to look at the other party, and said coldly again:

"Didn't you notice that everyone is waiting for you?"

Su Shi stopped the knife and fork in his hand, looked up at the pale and cold face of the vampire boy, and paused there in a daze.

"Either eat at the normal speed, and I can guess how long it will take to wait; if I can't eat it, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat it next time?"

The knives and forks of the vampires stopped, and even the hands that raised their glasses stopped in mid-air.

Their brows are like crumpled petals for these harsh words.

"Snapped."

This was the clinking sound of the tableware in Balaam's hands, not loud, but enough for everyone to hear clearly.He took the napkin handed over by the servant, wiped his mouth, and said:

"Tudo,"

The sound was like a frozen piece of mercury.

This time Balaam was really angry.

But Su Shi reacted and said:

"Feel sorry."

He said to Tudor.

Turning to look at Balan again: "I really can't eat anymore."

With a little help in his eyes.

Those green fluffy eyes stared at him, as if some liquid had been injected into Balaam's body, filling him up continuously, and like a full beer mug, foaming joyfully.

The dense cloud gathered between Balaam's eyebrows dissipated.

"It's nothing, our side will take about half an hour," Balan said looking at him, "You can take a rest in the library or the tea room, and tell Ravel if you need anything."

He smiled and looked away.

Balaam's cup was full and then it was empty again.

Su Shi put down the cutlery, and the manservant at one side brought the napkins and served them, while the other manservant stood by and waited to open the chair for him.

From the time when Su Shi left until the door closed, almost all the vampires remained silent, sitting quietly like wax figures with perfect posture.

Balaam raised his eyelids and glanced at Tudor Sisera, and uttered cold words from his rosy lips:

"a shame."

The other vampires looked at Tudor Sisera like crows on a telegraph pole looking in the same direction, but this time they only glanced at them and immediately turned back, as if they had nothing to say to this rude brother.

"..."

Tudor pursed her lips unhappily.

He had a feeling of being excluded by some kind of conspiracy—just now in the woods, they played tricks on that human and frightened him together, and now they blame him for him... They don't mind if Balaam invites him to the table , Isn't it just to see him make a fool of himself?

They all changed!

Tuduo, an 80-year-old boy in adolescence, felt a dull pain in his heart.