[British and American Entertainment] The Road to True Love

After getting Aglaia's consent, Elias quickly started preparing for the dinner party. The entire castle seemed to be very happy, and almost everyone poured a lot of enthusiasm into the dinner party. .

This afternoon, after a short rest, Tom went to the racecourse again with great interest. He originally wanted to ask Aglaia to go with him, but the girl felt a little sleepy, so she didn't go with her. Instead, she stayed at home with Foley. Da companion.

Aglaia felt a little puzzled by the abnormal enthusiasm in the castle recently. She didn't understand how a dinner party could make everyone in the castle so excited.

Frieda was sitting at the four-legged carved maroon wooden table in the reception room, writing invitations and explaining Aglaia's doubts, she said with a smile: "Of course they are happy, you know, we have I haven't held a dinner party for more than ten years. The last time I held a dinner party, it was when Benjamin [Note 1] celebrated his first birthday. It's a pity..."

The smile on Frieda's face faded a little, and she didn't continue talking, and Aglaia also understood the reason for Frieda's silence.She thoughtfully didn't ask any further questions, but reached out, took Frieda's free hand, and squeezed it a little harder, in order to convey her comfort and companionship.

Benjamin is Frieda's son who died young. He passed away when he was one year and eight months old, so his birthday party was only held once in time.

Frieda showed Aglaia a picture of Benjamin. In the picture, Benjamin had a pair of beautiful and lively brown eyes, and his blonde hair was slightly curled. When he was photographed, He was lying on his side on the bed, holding his thumb in his mouth, smiling innocently.

Anyone who has seen this photo will be moved by this angelic child, he is so cute and young, so innocent and innocent, he could have had a life without worrying about food and clothing, and a pair of parents who love deeply Unfortunately, this child returned to the embrace of God early.

No one understands better than Aglaia what it is like to lose a vital relative. The pain is engraved on your soul, it will not die, it will only be silent.

As time goes on, you will slowly come out of the grip of grief, but every now and then, when you are touched by some familiar situation, you will feel the inner tension again.

During the half month of getting along, Aglaia and Frida have become very harmonious. Of course, they cannot be said to be in love with each other. After all, Aglaia had Marisa, and Frida also had After Benjamin, the corresponding positions in their hearts have long been full, and there is no room for other people's invasion.

However, although there is still a long way to go before the relationship between mother and child, the relationship between Aglaia and Frida can be regarded as warm. Frida and Marisa have some similarities—they are both good at music, Both have gentle personalities and elegant manners, which makes Aglaia feel very cordial.

And similarly, Aglaia, who grew up under the influence of Marisa, has a calm charm in her speech and demeanor, which Frieda appreciates quite a bit.

Seeing Frieda with the melancholy in her brows, Aglaia couldn't bear it, she spoke out at the right time, and changed the subject: "Oh, by the way, Aunt Frieda, why don't we just print the invitation card, instead How about writing it in a single letter?"

As soon as she interrupted, Frieda let go of the sadness in her heart and replied: "Your father attaches great importance to this dinner, this is your first appearance in the Bavarian social circle. There are aristocratic families that have worked closely with our family, and some of them have a history of contact with our family, which can even be traced back to the Weimar Republic [Note 2]. In order to show our greatest sincerity, these invitations should be handwritten. Yes He even invited the media here, saying that he wanted everyone to know that you are his daughter."

Hearing this, Aglaia was both moved and amused, picked up an invitation card written by Frieda, and read it carefully.The invitation card is slightly smaller than ordinary envelopes, with several three-dimensional flower patterns embossed on the plain white cover, and a row of small floral characters in the lower right corner, printed with "Einladung" [Note 3], which looks elegant and generous.

After looking at the contents of the invitation again, she suggested, "Aunt Frieda, when are you going to write so many invitations? Why don't I help you?"

Frida thought for a while, found a piece of paper, and asked Aglaia to try to write a few sentences. After reading it, she found that the girl's handwriting was also neat and beautiful, so she readily agreed, so Aglaia followed suit. Frieda's sample wrote invitations one by one in German.

In the evening, when Tom, who came back from his horseback riding, and Elias, who had finished his work, came in together, the two ladies finally finished writing all the invitation cards, and the two men also approached each other and sat down beside their own women .Merry way

It seemed to be raining outside. Aglaia turned her head and saw that Tom's hair and the shoulders of the light gray knitted coat on his body were all green. She hurriedly pushed his shoulder twice and persuaded: "Tom , go up and change your clothes, be careful not to catch a cold."

Tom was looking at the German text on the invitation card with great interest, and he just said: "It's okay, just a little rain, it's okay, I'm in good health!"

Aglaia gave him a disapproving look, and said, "Really? That's someone who got sick from wandering around in the streets in the winter? And who was so busy that he didn't care about his health, and almost spent Christmas in the hospital Is it coming?"

Although no name was named, everyone here is well aware of the implication.Tom smiled twice, and said with a little guilt: "I'll go right away, I'll go right away."

Aglaia looked at him for a while, couldn't help laughing, pulled him up, and said, "We won't have dinner until a while, you must be sweating after riding for so long today. Go take a shower and I'll get you a change of clothes."

Seeing Tom nodded, she turned to Elias and Frieda and said, "Dad, Aunt Frieda, let's go up first, and we'll come down after dinner."

Elias and Frieda nodded with a smile, and Aglaia and Tom left the reception room together.Seeing the backs of the couple disappear outside the door, Frieda said with a smile: "These two children really have a good relationship. As soon as Tom entered the door, Aglaia's attention was distracted by him. You Look at the way they talk, it's like no one can get in."

Elias also smiled, and he said: "Seeing that they are seriously dating and their relationship is so stable, I feel relieved. Many young people nowadays regard love as a pastime and a game, and they have no love at all. A little sense of responsibility, I can't see it."

Although he was born and grew up in the 20th century, in his bones, Elias still upholds the rigor of an old German gentleman. He believes that if the two parties want to establish a relationship, they need to be responsible for the relationship.

This is not to make you never leave, but at least during the relationship, when the relationship still exists, you should be loyal to each other and to this relationship.

At the very beginning, Elias was secretly not optimistic about the relationship between Tom and Aglaia in his heart. In his opinion, the age difference between the two was very large. Maybe it will occupy a strong position everywhere.

However, after actually seeing how they got along, Elias let go of the worries in his heart. Although Tom was more than ten years older than Aglaia, he didn't dominate everywhere when he got along with Aglaia. Status, he respects Aglaia [Note 4], and similarly, Aglaia will take good care of Tom, and their relationship is equal.

Frieda joked: "Master, do you think the two of them will enter the church soon if they continue to develop like this?" Elias's face darkened suddenly, and he said with a straight face: "This can't be done, I don't agree! How old is Leia, don't rush to get married! Besides, I just agree with them to associate, not to marry! It's not that easy to be my son-in-law."

At the same time, Tom, who was taking a bath in the bathroom of the upstairs room, suddenly had an itchy nose and sneezed loudly. Aglaia was helping him find a change of clothes in his room. Hearing the sound, he asked, "Why?" Are you catching a cold? Turn up the water, and I’ll make you some ginger tea later.” 【Note 5】Tom responded and obediently turned up the water temperature.

For the first time, Aglaia knew that holding a grand dinner party could be a huge project.From confirming the guest list, distributing invitations, designing the venue, choosing floral decorations, arranging the band, and confirming the menu, there were so many steps that Aglaia, who was used to a simple life, was surprised.

Frieda is a perfect lady, she can handle everything from the shape of a bouquet of flowers to the design of the entire venue, the matching of dishes, and the scheduling of personnel.

While Aglaia admired her, she also deeply felt that the noble lady is indeed a technical job, which not everyone can afford, such as someone like her who is not good at strategizing.

As the preparations for the dinner were being made little by little, the date of the dinner was gradually approaching. Finally, after more than a week of careful preparations, the banquet, which was carefully prepared from top to bottom in the castle, was accompanied by an orchestra. The curtain was drawn.Veterinary Medicinal Dietist [Rebirth]

In the bedroom, Aglaia is making the final preparations for her make-up with the help of Frieda. She is sitting in front of the dressing table, her long hair has been coiled up, her face is painted with light makeup, and she is wearing an off-white half-sleeved dress. The dress, the dress looks full of Bavarian style in the 18th century.

The off-shoulder design of the dress highlights the girl's sexy collarbone. The cuffs are made of lace in the shape of trumpet sleeves. The upper body is covered with exquisite embroidery, and occasionally one or two gems and pearls are dropped. The double-layer lace skirt is connected underneath. Lined with white spun yarn, it looks fluffy and not exaggerated. 【Note 6】

Frieda looked carefully at the girl in the mirror, turned sideways and gave instructions to the servant. The servant quickly stepped back, and after a while, she came back with a wine-red velvet box.

Frieda took the box, walked to Aglaia, put the box on the dressing table, opened it, and took out a necklace of diamonds and sapphires from inside. 【Note 7】

She put the necklace on the girl's neck with her own hands, took a step back and looked at the girl in the mirror, and finally said with satisfaction: "Well, this is exactly the same, very beautiful. This necklace is indeed worn by a young girl." It looks better, and I will give you this necklace, which was left to me by your grandma Edra."

Aglaia was startled, and hurriedly said that the necklace was too expensive and she couldn't bear it, but even though she declined repeatedly, Frieda still insisted.

She said: "Good boy, accept it. Edra told me that this necklace will be passed down from generation to generation. It is very suitable to hand it over to you. Accept it well." Well, if you have a daughter in the future, pass this necklace on."

Aglaia blushed immediately when she heard the words, and lowered her head without rebuttal.

After dressing up, it was time for them to appear on stage. Frieda and Aglaia walked into the banquet hall hand in hand, and walked towards Tom and Elias who were standing side by side.

Two people of almost the same height, wearing three-piece suits of similar colors, were talking to several guests.The two men wore suits with similar styles in completely different styles. Tom buttoned up the suits neatly, and the slim design made him even more chic and handsome.

And Elias opened his coat, and the small vest of the same color inside was stretched tightly, revealing the golden pocket watch chain. Coupled with his rigorous and restrained stance, it can be said that he is full of aura.During the conversation, he saw Frieda and Aglaia walking over from the corner of his eye, stopped talking and smiled at them.

Aglaia's first appearance in the Bavarian social circle can be said to be successful and stunning. The well-dressed girl looks radiant and extremely beautiful. Her attitude is calm, reserved, and gentle.

She is not fluent in German, so she doesn't speak much, but from her few words, she can still feel her sincerity and thoughtfulness.When Elias officially introduced Aglaia's identity, the people in the banquet hall were shocked even more.

Many people present recognized her as the British singer Aglaia Donatella, who is currently very popular in the European and American music circles, but this is the first time they know that this girl is actually from the Richthofen family .

The guests were stunned, and the media went crazy. The flashlights flashed together, and Aglaia's eyes immediately brightened like daylight. If Elias hadn't sent servants to stop it immediately, Aglaia felt that she was about to be short-lived. Blind.

After enjoying the well-prepared dinner together, Aglaia and Tom accompanied Elias and his wife with glasses of wine in their hands throughout the night, circling among the guests.

Tom is quite used to it, after all, he has had a similar dinner experience, and he speaks German better than Aglaia, and he can interject from time to time, and the comings and goings are not boring.

But Aglaia has a relatively introverted personality. Her social circle has never been very wide, and she is not keen on making friends. This is the first time she has faced such a scene, and people around her say that It's not English or French that she is familiar with. In order not to embarrass her father, she has been working hard to deal with it.

Finally, after the guests dispersed, Aglaia and Tom accompanied Elias and his wife to see off the last guest, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because Aglaia forgot her handbag in the banquet hall, she and Tom turned back, while Elias and Frieda, who had also been busy all night, went back to the room first to rest.Concubine

The banquet hall, which was full of guests just now, has finally regained its tranquility. The servants are orderly clearing the dining table and the meeting place. Aglaia found the handbag on her seat. When she looked up, she saw I happened to see a servant preparing to remove a plate of untouched Black Forest Cake【Note 8】.

Aglaia, who was exhausted by the whole night of interpersonal communication, hurriedly called the servant to save the plate of cake. The servant smiled, handed Aglaia a clean spoon, and He left with other things.

Tom looked amused, put his arms around the girl's shoulders, and asked, "Darling, are you hungry?" Aglaia nodded, and Tom smiled and said, "Well, let's go to the terrace over there to rest for a while , eat this cake before going upstairs."

On the large terrace connected to the banquet hall, under the lights, Tom and Aglaia sat on an iron double swing to rest. He took off his tie and unbuttoned his suit, and she also loosened her hair and took off her clothes. Dropped the high heels.

She ate the plate of cake with relish, and occasionally said a few words to Tom. Between the parting lips and teeth, Tom saw the tip of her pink tongue.

That little bit of pink, which appeared and disappeared, scratched Tom's heart like a feather, tickling him a little. He opened his mouth and asked in a low voice, "Is it delicious?"

The girl smiled and nodded, dug a spoonful of cake with a spoon, held it up to Tom's mouth like a treasure, and said, "Well, try it." But he didn't answer, but took her hand holding the spoon and turned it gently direction, put the spoon into the girl's mouth, before she could react, leaned over and kissed her.

Her mouth smelled of chocolate, cream, and kirsch, which was unbelievably sweet. After a while, those tightly pressed lips finally separated. The girl's face was flushed, and she looked even more delicate and lovely under the light.

He wiped the chocolate on the corner of his mouth when he was kissing accidentally, smiled complacently, and said meaningfully: "It's really delicious." He didn't know whether he was praising the cake or talking about her.

The author has something to say: I was so entangled to death, that damned power supply bureau cut off the power without notice, and it stopped for more than ten or twenty hours. When I went out this morning, there was no call, which delayed my time. Update normally.

I spent most of the day at school again today, and finally got things done.A certain Bei's thesis has finally been revised, and the plagiarism check has passed. It can be regarded as letting go of one thing, and the next step is to defend.

Sorry for making everyone wait so long, in order to make up for everyone, I gave a big pink at the end, Sahua~＼(≧▽≦)／~

The next update will be around 9:[-] tomorrow night.

Attached is the handsome picture of Mr. Dou Sen:

[Note 1]: Benjamin (Benjamin), derived from Hebrew, means "favorite son".

[Note 2]: The Weimar Republic refers to the republic that ruled Germany from 1919 to 1933. The Republic was established after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I and ended when Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in 1933. .

[Note 3]: "Einladung" is the German word for "invitation".Attached is a picture of this invitation:

[Note 4]: Regarding Mr. Dou Sen's respect for ladies, everyone is well aware of it. He is always a gentleman to ladies, and he always calls you "Lady" gently.He once publicly talked about his views on women in an interview. He said: "This era seems to have lost the true meaning of romance. Many songs are disrespectful to girls. You can't just treat girls as a *. You should treat Girls are like princesses, dedicated to her really meaningful love songs. Or I am more traditional, but I always think that respecting girls should come first.”

【Note 5】: Don’t think that only Chinese people know how to drink ginger tea. The British also know how to drink ginger tea.Statistics show that British people drink ginger tea when they have a cold. When making tea, put fresh ginger, add sugar and cook for more than ten minutes.Ginger beer was also pioneered by the British.

[Note 6]: Attached are the pictures of the dress:

[Note 7]: Attached is a picture of Meimei's necklace:

[Note 8]: Everyone should have heard of the Black Forest Cake, but I don’t know how many girls have seen it in person. For the girls who haven’t seen it, here’s a picture: