[Infrastructure] Rose kissed Barcelona

"Ah, you gave it to me again?"

Joey looked at the small and exquisite ornaments in front of him and smiled.

Exquisite and smooth lines outline the dragon spine covered with colorful scales, the round holy sword hilt is as delicious as cream, and the colorful glass sprinkled on the light-colored facade, as if the sun is shining in the transparent ripples. Layers fall into the depths of the tranquil sea, refracting countless colorful fragments of light.

You can tell at a glance that this is the House of Fernandez.

——It is a scaled down ceramic sculpture.

However, if you take a closer look, you will find that there are still some differences between this decoration and the real Fernandez House.

For example, the columns on the front wall are very complete, and no surface has been cut.

The sculptural form also seems bolder than a gigantic building limited by gravity and structure.

The scaled-down version of Casa Fernández looks refined and dreamy, but somehow, it looks a little more realistic than the real house.

Probably in the minds of normal people, such dreamy works are more like exquisite and delicate works of art, rather than behemoths that can live in people.

"What holiday is it today?" Joey asked curiously.

Make it so grand.

"Today is gift-giving day." Antonio replied calmly.

"Really! Why didn't I know about this festival?" Joey was surprised.

"Really." The corner of Antonio's mouth curled slightly, "God told me in a dream last night that he would give this gift to a girl with purple eyes. Unfortunately, I probably can only find you."

Joey: "..."

Well, she knew he was playing tricks on her.

"Okay." Antonio spread his hands, "Do you want to celebrate your upcoming trip to Paris?"

"That's more or less."

In the previous days, Joy had held several closed-door negotiations with a group of city council representatives.The overall process was not particularly smooth, but as of yesterday, the talks were basically settled.

Hosting the World Expo is indeed an important agenda for the City Hall.To this end, they reached an agreement with Joy-if Joy can really ensure Barcelona's candidacy, then they made a commitment on behalf of the city council to start legislation that empowers women to divorce and child custody.

At Joy's special insistence, Mrs. Demer and her children could temporarily live in the residence of their own choice without returning to the Baron's side until the divorce case of the Demer couple continued to trial.

Baron Demo was of course very angry about this, but unfortunately he has gone bankrupt.

Although the facts are very ugly, the essence of a patriarchal society for thousands of years is actually a preference for privilege.

After weighing carefully, Joey accepted such a deal.

Public acceptance cannot be achieved overnight, the road is long and must be taken step by step.

As soon as she was free, she began to prepare to send Pascal to Madrid to find Alfonso, while she prepared to go to Paris.With a month to go until the final ballot, it's time to get ahead and build momentum for the final race.

"Love makes people vulgar, even geniuses."

Vincent sat at a table not far away and angrily wrote this sentence in his notebook.

"So in order to keep my mind clear and my artistic passion, I must stay away from the poison of love."

Opposite him, Mary silently covered her face.

"Ah, dear, why did you drink another cup of coffee!" Ada exclaimed.She suddenly realized that this was the third cup of coffee Mary drank today, which is not okay!

Coffee is not good for children's health.

She hurried over, took away the coffee, and changed the little girl to a cup of hot milk.

Mary curled her lips. "I don't like milk." The coffee woke her up.

Ada disapproved: "Drink more milk to be healthy! Besides, milk can help you..." She suddenly stopped talking.

Because she originally wanted to say that drinking milk can grow taller, and Mary is already much taller than Spanish girls of the same age, almost as tall as Joey.

But in spite of this, good children still want to drink milk.

"Mr. Gaudi, I have a call from you. It's from the World Expo Committee."

"Okay." Antonio nodded, ready to go upstairs.As if he suddenly remembered something, he turned around and said, "By the way, this is a music box."

"Music box?" Joey asked in surprise, "Could it be that you made it yourself?"

It turns out that Antonio can still do this kind of thing, which is really disrespectful.

"I bought a ready-made sounding device, but adjusted the striking reed a little bit. You should like this piece."

Antonio winked at her and walked up the stairs.

At the end of the stairs, he saw a familiar figure of a young man not far from the hall, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

This is back again.

"... Mr. Gaudi, give me an explanation."

Alfonso gritted his teeth in a low voice.

He ran back from Madrid almost day and night, not to say polite words.

"Explain?" Antonio asked politely.

"What did I tell you before?" Alfonso asked angrily at his knowing.

"Why should I remember what you said?" Antonio laughed, "I'm not a memo."

Alfonso: "..." He was about to explode!

How could his sister, the wisest, kindest, and most beautiful princess in the world, be engaged to such a shameless man!

Definitely fake news!

Must be!

He lowered his voice aggressively and shouted: "Don't think about it, Joey won't be engaged to you! Those are all fake news!"

Oh——It was only then that Antonio suddenly realized.

It turned out to be for this matter.

It is indeed fake news.But Antonio felt his conscience and happily decided not to tell the truth.

"Are you going to interfere with your sister's marriage?" He kindly reminded, "She cares about independence very much, I'm afraid she won't like it."

Alfonso's arrogance diminished a little in an instant, but he still stuck his head: "I won't interfere! She is free to marry whoever she wants!"

He is only a stone's throw away from enthronement.When he becomes king, his sister can marry whoever she wants!

But whoever dares to abduct his best sister, he will definitely make that man unable to eat.

Pascal stood aside, feeling very worried.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince obviously misunderstood.

But it was really embarrassing for him to intervene. It seems that the only way to trouble the princess is to come down to resolve this crisis.

……

Joey watched Antonio walk up the stairs suspiciously, and murmured in his heart.

What's going on with Antonio these days?Give her gifts every three days.

From the inexplicable rose line crystal ball at the beginning, to the starlight plaster model in Park Güell, to the current music box.

It seems that they are getting more advanced each time, which is very in line with the growth path of engineering students.She probably wouldn't be surprised if he gave her a metalworking hammer next time.

However, Joey thought to himself, it seems that all the materials he read before did not mention that the master actually has a hobby of giving gifts.

She was a little puzzled.

How did Antonio light up this skill point?

etc!She suddenly remembered that some time ago Antonio said that he was very busy and pushed several design orders.

Is it because you are busy with such idle things?

Joey's face darkened immediately.

Some people just aren't self-disciplined enough.It must be urged by others.

But... She looked at the delicate music box, and the corners of her mouth curved unconsciously.

Recently, she has been under a lot of pressure, and she suddenly received such a unique gift, and she seemed to be in a better mood unconsciously.

Thinking of this, Joey stretched out his hand and tightened the spring.

The principle of the music box is a bit like that of a piano, that is, the sound tube is covered with raised metal sheets, and the outer edge of the metal sheet is next to the sounding reed. When the sound tube rotates under the action of the mainspring, it will Drive those raised impact reeds that are designed to make a sound.

As soon as he let go, the cream tip of the holy sword slowly rotated.The cool, crystal-like melody is like strings of sparkling bubbles rising from the bottom of the sea, and then softly bursting into dots of notes.

roundabout.fluid.Flashing melody.

Like the gentle Milky Way in the sky slowly falling, weaving a bright star curtain over the world.

"Canon in D Major".

Ah, that's nice.

But the next second, Joey's eyes widened in horror.

Almost every D is a little higher.It sounded odd and familiar.

As familiar as the devil.

She turned her head subconsciously and looked at the people on the other side of the living room.

Mary was absorbed in her book, with a full glass of milk in hand.

Vincent's attention was immediately attracted, he frowned and scratched his head, "It's such a familiar melody... I think I've heard it before. Mary, what do you think?"

Mary didn't look up, "This is the violin that Joey played that day."

"Hey, you're right!" Vincent suddenly realized, "I said why does it sound so familiar!"

He turned his head and whistled: "Joy, is that you?"

Joey: "..."

She knew it.

They did!

The sound insulation effect of the roof terrace is also unbelievable!

Could she escape the planet with the train on her shoulders now?

... Antonio, I remember you!

Fortunately, Pascal walked over at this moment.

Mr. Butler looked unnatural, and whispered in Joey's ear: "Miss, come to the third floor to have a look."

"Huh?!" Joey just poked his head out from the stairs when he saw Alfonso's figure.

Hearing her voice, Alfonso turned his head suddenly, and then burst into a bright smile: "Sister!"

He rushed over in a few steps and hugged Joey: "Are you okay!"

"What can I do?" Joey laughed, this kid is still not big or small.

I haven't seen him for a few months, and my brother seems to have grown a little taller.Hey, I really envy teenagers.

He did seem to have come in a hurry, with his cravat low and almost untied, and a pair of boots still a little muddy.

"What can you do!" Alfonso repeated angrily. "I read it in the papers! What are you thinking?"

Although he asked Antonio to settle the score immediately after he came, he was actually more worried about Joey's current predicament, so he rushed over without delay.

His sister, Her Royal Highness Princess Rose of Spain, is considered to be pretending to be a nobleman?

Give him Fernandez face!

"Don't worry." Joey patted him, "I know it. Your sister has her own property now, and she won't let anyone bully her."

A faint voice came from behind: "Perhaps, I need to avoid it?"

Antonio leaned leisurely on the window sill, looking at them with raised eyebrows.

"It's okay..." "Thank you for your self-knowledge." The two spoke at the same time.

Joey was speechless for a while, and when he turned his head, he saw that Alfonso didn't seem to be joking at all.

Oh, maybe there's something serious about it.

Speaking of which, she actually had business to look for him.Alfonso came just in time, so she didn't have to send Pascal to Madrid to find him.

She needed his signature on Barcelona's Expo bid.

If it is possible in time, theoretically, the cabinet's signature should be required; but if it is not possible, in this era when many countries are still dominated by the king's family, this signature should also be valid.

——And the most important thing is that Alfonso needs to hurry up and stabilize the situation.

The Spanish throne has been vacant for far too long.

In this ever-changing era, all countries and cities are developing rapidly.In the six years since the queen abdicated, Spain lacked a stable, strong central institution and had been visibly left behind by its neighbors.

If this continues, the gap will only increase.

As Joey thought about it, his eyes were suddenly dazzled by a bright light.

She blinked subconsciously and looked out the open window.

Across the not-so-wide street, this window is facing a Rococo-style apartment.The gorgeous circular golden flower windows on the off-white exterior wall bloom outward like flowers, dazzlingly bright.

Where her eyes focused, an ominous gray-black shadow protruded from the edge of the flower window.

Heart contraction.

Everything happens in an instant.

Without even thinking about it, Joey rushed towards Alfonso subconsciously.

A burst of flames exploded in the fleeting sight.

Almost at the same time as the gunshots exploded, Alfonso gritted his teeth and let out a painful grunt.

In a whirl, Joey's brain went blank, leaving only instinct.

hide!

Run away!

Find cover!

But her ears were buzzing, her vision was blurred, and she could hardly feel her limbs.

She gripped Alfonso stiffly, and her fingertips seemed to feel wet and hot liquid.

Joey was still staring at the direction of the gun, crying from being stabbed, but couldn't see anything clearly.

There is only a mass of burning gold in sight, exuding the breath of death.

She is going to die.

Joey has never realized this so clearly at a moment like now.

At this moment, the dazzling golden color suddenly disappeared from the field of vision, as if the sea water suddenly extinguished the flame.

At the same time as the shadow fell, she was picked up by the waist with one hand, and pushed behind the sofa.

Joey bumped into a firm chest and fell out again. He only had time to grab a corner of the fabric, and his eyes were a familiar white.

The next moment, a bright red flower suddenly bloomed in the white world.

The field of vision suddenly regained focus.

That's Antonio's white shirt.

A shot went off.

The author has something to say: within a street width of 30 meters, the speed of bullets within this range is much higher than the speed of sound.So you get shot first, then you hear the gunshot, eh.

(The author ran away with the lid on the pot first.)

Thanks to the little angels who fed the nutrient solution~ I will probably have to ask for leave in the next three days, so I apologize first QAQ