[Gone With the Wind] Daughter Difficult

At dinner time, everyone gathers at the table.

Kevin deliberately let Bonnie sit next to Melanie, winked at Bonnie, and said with his mouth, "Tell Aunt Lannie what Brother Xiaobo didn't say."

Bonnie gave him an annoyed look, and Christine followed suit and gave Kevin a face.

Only Melanie was puzzled, but she found the interaction of the children very lively and interesting, "What do you want to tell me?"

Kevin pursed his lips pretendingly and smiled, but didn't answer.

As long as the child is not mischievous, he looks upright and well-behaved.

But Melanie watched him grow up, so naturally she wouldn't be confused by his appearance.

Melanie looked at Bonnie in puzzlement, only to see a blush on the girl's pretty face.

When she noticed her gaze, the girl's eyebrows and the corners of her mouth curved into a beautiful arc, so sweet that it was impossible not to love her.

Bonnie was about to speak, but Mammy brought the other maids to bring food to the table, interrupting what the girl was about to say.

The enticing smell of golden roasted matsutake and creamy baked snails attracted everyone's attention to the delicate appetizers.

This is not a formal banquet. Over the years, the friendship between the two families has become more and more profound under the fermentation of Scarlett and Melanie, and it can be called a family dinner long ago.

After Melanie led the people at the table to pray, Rhett simply made a "please" gesture, and several little ones couldn't wait to pick up the tableware.

"I heard about a letter from Xiaobo?" Scarlett poked a piece of matsutake with a silver-plated fork with delicate rose patterns engraved on the handle and sniffed it. The matsutake has a rich and fragrant taste, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, which makes people's index fingers big "Is everything going well for Xiaobo back in Europe?" Scarlett looked at Melanie and asked.

"It went well. Xiaobo started to get busy as soon as he returned. He also said that the teacher was going to let him participate in the competition, and he is now actively preparing for the competition."

Kevin rolled his eyes, pretending to be innocent, interjected: "Mom, Brother Xiaobo is not very busy, the letter to my sister is as thick as seven or eight pages..."

Damn kid.

Bonnie was funny and angry, and when she turned her beautiful eyes, she saw Melanie's narrow and gentle eyes.

Bonnie was not nervous anymore, and said softly: "The letters he wrote to me are all paragraph by paragraph, with different fonts and ink colors. I think he probably took several days to write this letter to me. .”

Melanie thought for a while, then nodded and said, "When I say it, it seems to be true, and Bonnie is more careful."

Christine glared at Kevin in protest: "Look, my sister is the best."

Kevin wrinkled his nose and immediately made a grimace, with a smug expression on his face.

——That's my sister, not your sister.

——Why not, she is not only my sister, she will soon become my sister-in-law.

——Hmph, let's wait until Brother Xiaobo really catches up with my sister.

——Don't make it sound like you don't want your brother and sister to be together?

……

Others couldn't understand what the two children were scrambling to communicate with each other with their eyes. The topics of the few women present began to radiate to all aspects, and there were not so many rules in family gatherings. They chatted happily.

However, when the topic of several people shifted to "prom invitation", everyone discovered that not only Rhett had the governor's charity ball, but Melanie and Scarlett also had invitations from the ladies of the southern aristocrats, and even Kevin was weak. Raising his hand weakly, "Pike from the Slack family asked me to invite my sisters to the banquet this morning."

However, everyone present was used to it. You must know that even Christine was often brought to these occasions at such a young age.

But the timing of these banquets is relatively close, and the Slack family and the governor's family are still on the same day, so naturally there is still a trade-off.

Even though the two girls were unwilling to go, Rhett didn't intend to force them - the girls of the Butler family are babies, who dares to wrong the girls, the boys of the Butler family will be the first to refuse!

Rhett still mainly asked Ella if she would like to attend the governor's charity ball for a few days.

The governor has just taken office, and this is the first time their family has hosted a banquet after they entered the government of Georgia.As the richest man in Atlanta, the richest man in Georgia, the Rhett family needs to have a good relationship with him both emotionally and rationally.But even if Bonnie and Rhett don't go, Rhett and Scarlett will give the new governor enough face if they go by themselves.

"This weekend?" Ella frowned and thought about it.

"What's the matter? Don't you want to go?" Rhett asked directly.

"Well, time doesn't seem to be enough..." Ella's thinking has never been connected with other people, but those present are either family members or have known each other for many years, so they can naturally understand the meaning of her words.

——The time on the weekend is too tight, and there is no time to make the clothes for everyone to wear to the dance.

"Ella, you've made us so many beautiful clothes, many of which we haven't worn yet," said Bonnie loudly. "Everything looks good. So, are you going?"

Ella continued to immerse herself in her own thoughts: "Wear the old ones? That's okay, how many pieces does Mom still have? Bonnie, I remember you still have a water blue one-shoulder mermaid dress...Okay, Dad, I'll go with everyone."

"Then let's go with the whole family," Rhett nodded. "The governor's wife also asked me to invite Melanie and your family. Will you come with me then?"

The governor's wife and Melanie are old friends, but Rhett knows what the governor's wife thinks. Melanie has a high reputation in the southern aristocratic family-with Melanie's approval, it can also help the governor establish a white-occupied state. Prestige within the state of Georgia.

"Okay." Melanie replied.

For the remaining two invitations, it is impossible for Melanie to reject Bonnie's invitation, so Kevin's small pass on the microphone is of course excluded.

Kevin said he was happy with the result.

——I hate those people who covet his sister and have no brains and talents. Only Brother Xiaobo can be worthy of his sister Bonnie!

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The governor's first charity ball was attended by business leaders and politicians. Apart from Liwei, there were naturally many people who wanted to establish good relations.

Different from the dispensable attitude of the Reid family, more people tried their best to get the invitation letter.

The venue borrowed by the governor is the Atlanta Central Auditorium under the name of the Butler Company, which is spacious.

Many large-scale events such as concerts, dances, and exhibitions are held in this venue.

When Butler Company wanted to build this venue, the outside world was not optimistic about it, but after it opened for business, it surprised many people.

After years of reconstruction, Atlanta is the most eye-catching city in the southern states. The first stop of many investors coming to the south is Atlanta, so the central auditorium is naturally their first choice for receiving guests.

The interior of the auditorium is luxuriously and exquisitely arranged. All the layout, environment and appliances have been carefully set up. The service level is also one of the best. While the host feels respected, the guest experience is also good. The word-of-mouth accumulated over the years , after the oral recitation promotion, exhibitors, major commercial performances, and orders for various banquets are coming in one after another. If you want to book a venue here, you have to make an appointment in advance, otherwise there may not be a schedule.

The governor's schedule is also booked in advance, because this is an auction charity banquet. The governor's wife said that all proceeds from the auction will be donated to charity.

Rhett produced a set of diamond jewelry, but at the urging of Bonnie, he also added an evening dress designed by Ella.

"Is this appropriate?" Ella said nervously.

Scarlett was amused by her sudden little white rabbit-like reaction: "Ella, usually you have enough say over our looks, why are you suddenly not confident now?"

"Don't listen to Mom." Bonnie took Ella's hand, "This is your biggest hobby. Don't say that you have always helped me and my mother to take care of my appearance, and the people from the American Blue Alliance are all right. Your designs are full of praise and your vision is the best.”

"Well, I think so too." Ella smiled slightly. She usually doesn't smile very much, giving people a sense of coldness and alienation, but as long as she smiles, it makes people feel like a spring breeze.

Bonnie called it cold on the outside and hot on the inside. In the past, Scarlett didn't care about Ella at all. Later, Bonnie realized that Scarlett couldn't understand her own daughter at all, and couldn't find a breakthrough if she wanted to care. Until Ella started styling her.Later, without Ella's help with styling, Scarlett was still a little unaccustomed.

It has been nearly ten years, and the years have not left many traces on Scarlett. To a large extent, Ella has been urging her to make her exquisite and perfect all the time.

The dance was in the evening, and Bonnie followed Rhett to the company early in the morning.

Since noon, Ella helped Scarlett and Melanie to dress up, but Bonnie hadn't arrived home until four o'clock in the afternoon.

"I'll call her." Ella was a little anxious. She had finished her own styling, and only Bonnie was left. If Bonnie didn't come back, it would be too late to make the look she designed for Bonnie. .

The secretary Ella who answered the phone said that Bonnie had gone back, and Ella breathed a sigh of relief.

however--

"Thank you, I'll go back after reading this." Bonnie said with a smile.

"Little captain, is it really okay for you to lie to Miss Ella's sincerity like this?" The secretary shook his head.

"If you don't distract me anymore." Bonnie pointed to the document in hand, "then your Miss Ella won't have to wait long."

Rhett had another meeting in the afternoon, so he went straight home after that, leaving Bonnie, a workaholic, struggling with the paperwork.

Compared with those messy dance parties, the plan for acquiring a southern iron mine in her hand is more important. The projects involved can bring high profits to their company.

It took exactly a quarter of an hour to read the entire plan. After Bonnie confirmed that there was no problem, she signed Rhett Butler's name on it in a smooth manner, and then went out and handed it to the secretary.

The secretary looked at the back of Bonnie leaving gracefully, and only had time to tell her, "Little captain, even if the time is urgent, don't ride too fast."

Bonnie waved her hand to show that she heard it.

However, it is of no use.

It was nearly sunset at this time, but many people had not left work, and there were not many people on the street.

Taking advantage of the lack of people, Bonnie rode the horse and galloped faster than usual, and a cloud of red dust and dust rose from the ground.

Today she did not choose the usual way, but took a shortcut, and there were fewer people here.

Near the junction of Peachtree Street and Kapok Road, Bonnie saw a group of people gathered not far from a food store.

When she rode the horse over, she realized that it was a group of punks who were planning something.

Alone, Bonnie naturally didn't need to meddle in her own business and take risks.

As she passed, some of the punks whistled at her.

There was only one exception. He stretched out his hand to pull his companions back, as if he was afraid of being hit by a horse.

This move was a bit out of harmony among this group of people, but it caught Bonnie's attention.

For the sake of her own safety, Bonnie had no intention of stopping.

Grasping the reins tightly, Bonnie pinched her legs, raised the whip and whipped the horse's ass, bent down, ignored all sights, and rushed directly into the distance.

Entering the range of Peachtree Street, Bonnie didn't slow down, but rushed all the way back home.

This time it took her only a shorter time than usual to get home.

Of course, Ella was so annoyed by that sweaty look, she rushed people to the bathroom and asked her to take a shower first.

It was too late for the hairstyle that Ella had thought about before, and it was too late to do the bun. Fortunately, Bonnie's hair is very well cared for, and it doesn't take much effort to take care of it.

Ella simply used hair clips to pull two small locks of hair on Bonnie's ears, combed the rest of the curly hair, and put it on a custom-made Belgian star diamond headband, directly creating the effect of a little princess crown.

Bonnie's face was fair and rosy, and her complexion was already very good. She only needed to apply a little makeup, and it had already played the role of finishing touch.

After finishing all this, Ella breathed a sigh of relief, and then rushed Bonnie to change into the water blue dress.

A few strands of black curly hair that have been treated hang down on the bare and round shoulders, subtly covering part of the exposed parts. Except for the headband on the head, Bonnie didn't wear any clothes on her neck and wrists. jewelry.

Bonnie looked at the little mermaid-like figure in the floor-to-ceiling mirror with satisfaction, hugged Ella and kissed her, "Wow, it's so beautiful, I feel like I've gone swimming in the sea."

This kind of mermaid skirt protrudes from the back of the tail. Layers of silk and panniers create a mermaid effect. It is the most popular dress skirt style nowadays.

Bonnie is still young, if she is older, the effect of such a skirt will be more obscene, and some people will even put cotton in the lace corset and tighten their waist with a belt, so that the chest can be seen It looks more plump.

Bonnie thinks this kind of mermaid skirt is beautiful, but it restricts her movements.

But it just so happens that she doesn't want to dance too much today, which should make her decline many invitations.

Ella looked left and right, but still felt that something was wrong.

She took a tulle shawl and a star diamond button to gesture on Bonnie's body, felt dissatisfied, and put it aside again.

"I think it's already good." Bonnie protested, "It's almost time."

"Not so far," Ella frowned tightly, and soon her eyes fell on the flower arrangement not far away.

Bonnie took a ribbon in a silver-plated gemstone jewelry box, cut out the blue irises, baby's breath, and purple and white evening mist in the flower arrangement, and deftly wove it into a flower bracelet. The slender flower stalks are cleverly wrapped into the ribbon, and will not rub against the delicate skin of the wrist.

Bonnie looked at the flower bracelet on her hand in surprise. The flowers on it and her skirt are inlaid with gold. The fragrance of flowers is slowly released from your wrist. It is already beautiful alone, and it matches her mermaid shape , is seamless.

"It's great, Ella, you are really amazing." Bonnie used the word "amazing" to express her admiration for Ella.

Only then was Ella satisfied.

"Oh, look, you messed up your appearance just to help me." Bonnie hurriedly helped Ella tidy up,

Ella snorted coldly, "Who came back so late?"

Bonnie laughed and changed the subject: "Are you nervous?"

"What's there to be nervous about?" Ella asked casually as she focused on arranging her appearance.

"Because I heard... this is a blind date party."

"...Isn't it a charity auction ball?" Ella asked speechlessly, "Who told you this was a blind date party?"

"You're done, you can start thinking about it." Bonnie pretended to be innocent, "But... have you thought about it?"

"What are you thinking about?" Ella still didn't keep up with Bonnie's brainwaves.

Suddenly Bonnie felt as if she was playing the piano against a cow: "No, it's just that my mother told me to tell you that if the other party invites you to dance, it's best not to refuse every one of them."

Ella was doing pretty well that day.

Ella is meticulous about the looks she designs, so it is naturally impossible for her to let herself make mistakes.

When the Barrett family and the Wilkes family appeared, the eyes of those present were amazed.

Although her expression was still very indifferent, the carefully done makeup made her look more noble and aloof. This unique temperament attracted the attention of countless young people present.

Governor Bright, the governor's wife, and the governor's son greeted them in person, and introduced Reid and others to other influential and powerful people.

"George," Governor Bright said to his son, "please take Mr. Butler and Mr. Wilkes to their seats, and greet them well."

George Bright made an invitation gesture with aristocratic etiquette, and gracefully led the two families to seats near the host's house. They also arranged for Rhett to sit next to Governor Bright.

The Reid family didn't come too early, and the banquet began not long after they sat down.

After the governor gave an impassioned and energetic speech in the center of the dance floor, the banquet officially began.

After the guests had eaten, the first auction officially started. The first one was a European Impressionist painter Monet's landscape oil painting about the sunset on the Seine River donated by the governor, which was won by Reed first.

The auction was interspersed with dances, the band played "The Blue Danube", the governor and the governor's wife danced the opening dance, and other men began to look for targets.

The number one target of everyone is naturally the two daughters of the Butler family.

So scenes of funny undercurrent fighting appeared.

Governor's son George Bright, with the help of several others, first walked in front of Bonnie and Ella.

The governor's son has a handsome and sunny appearance, a tall and strong figure, and can be described as a good-looking talent. He first smiled politely at the two of them, and made an inviting gesture towards Ella.

George's hand stopped in the air, Ella didn't immediately agree, he didn't lose his patience, but just made another inviting gesture.

Just when Bonnie was about to remind Ella not to be in a daze, Ella finally made a movement. She stretched out her slender hand and put it on George's palm. Under George's leadership, the two danced lightly on the dance floor.

George is half a head taller than Ella, and he looks really talented.

The rest of the people were trying to invite Bonnie to dance for the first time, when Kevin stood up suddenly, walked up to Bonnie and made an invitation gesture.

Bonnie looked at her younger brother with a sly look in his emerald green eyes with a smile, and stretched out a slender white hand.

This action made countless men who continued to fight in the cold blood completely vomited blood.

The goddess' first dance was snatched by the goddess' younger brother! ! !

After George and Ella returned her to her seat, they danced with Bonnie again.

He had a chat with Bonnie, and the topic couldn't be separated from the fact that she looks beautiful today, and what new fashions are in Paris recently, and it seems that he wants to match what he likes.

This night, Bonnie didn't agree to many people's invitations. On the other hand, Ella danced one dance after another.