【Niji】Afternoon

After hesitating for about a month, Luota still bought a gorgeous bone china English-style three-tiered shelf. There are gorgeous cloisonné enamel roses on the outer edges of the three plates, and the patterns are delicate and beautiful.In order to match the English-style three-tier rack, I simply bought a cake stand with a cover, teapot, teacup, and tea tray in the same color.

Because the purchase amount meets the free shipping standard, the store also provides delivery service in person. Luota has been looking forward to it for a long time, and specially waited at home to receive the goods.Waiting for Lotta to receive the beautiful dinner plates she bought is as happy as receiving a Christmas present.

There was the sound of a key turning at the door, and Lota ran to the entrance and saw Gene pushing the door open.

"Are you back, brother?"

Gene took advantage of his lunch break to go home to pick up the lighter he forgot to bring, "Did you leave school early today?"

"Look, look, the three-tier afternoon tea shelf I bought has finally arrived!"

He happened to meet Luota unwrapping the white tissue paper package for inspection. There were three-tiered shelves, cake stands, tea trays, etc., which were all over the dining table.

"Need to buy another cutlery storage cabinet?"

"No, I've already cleared out space in the cupboard. Brother, did you forget? I took the tableware I didn't use to sell at a second-hand store, and I asked you to help me move it there."

"Oh. You mean last Wednesday, when you asked Nino to help?" Gene just remembered.

"That's right!" Last week, Zhou Luota suddenly called him and Nino, and moved two boxes of fragile porcelain to a second-hand store to sell. Although the selling price was not enough for the three of them to have dinner, there was indeed such a thing.

"Well, I found it." Gene picked up the lighter that was left on the coffee table, put it in his pocket, and then leaned over to Lotta to look, "It's so beautiful."

"Right!" Lota held the teapot in one hand and the teacup in the other, looking very proud.

Gene didn't have a particular preference for dishes, so he didn't answer.

It was still working time, he only went home to pick up his things, and he was about to go to the next destination.

"I'm going out, and I have to go to the ACCA headquarters in the afternoon."

"Wait, brother, will you go back to the inspection class later?" Luota put down the teapot and cup in her hand, and picked up a stack of delicate cards from the tea table beside the sofa.

Gene paused for a moment while putting on his shoes, then looked back at Lotta and asked, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"I want to hold an afternoon tea party, please help me get these invitations to the class principal, Knott and Atley!"

"Got it." Gene laced up his leather shoes.

"And Nino... I don't have an invitation card for Nino, but I want to ask him to help first, can you, brother?"

He wasn't sure if Lota was specifically mentioning Nino alone, or if there was any other meaning.

"Then you can ask Nino."

Luota buried her head in arranging those teapots, cups and plates again, without looking back, she said, "Just ask for me, don't you see each other very often recently?"

——If you want to ask Nino, you have to say it yourself.

If he was on the elder brother's side, he should teach Lota the etiquette of communicating with her friends.But now his relationship with Nino has become more complicated than friends.Nino's identity has changed from a close friend to a lover, does it mean that he is one step closer, closer to his family status?

Gene froze for a moment, missing the time for a natural response.

"...Okay, I'll go and talk to him." Gene put on his leather shoes, picked up his briefcase, and opened the door.

"Be careful on the road!"

Before closing the door, Gene leaned over to her and said, "Remember to go to school later."

Luota kept her mouth shut, but she didn't expect that she still didn't get through, and her brother found out that she had skipped class.

Although it would be fine if he was found to be skipping class, Gene would not say anything, but he always felt guilty...

"Really. It's obviously my brother and Nino who are guilty, secretly dating without telling me!" Lota said to herself.

She had already found out.

Recently, Lotta began to see shops that made wedding cakes in the Barton area, and included several shops that looked good on the shortlist.

There are cake shops that make chocolate strawberries in the forefront, after all, it is the taste of newcomers.Usually this kind of cake is made of chocolate on the outside and strawberry filling on the inside.Or do you want to order half pure chocolate cake and half strawberry whipped cream cake?Will the icing dolls of the newcomers above also be made into chocolate and strawberry flavors?

The wedding ceremony is not only the wedding cake, but also the cuisine of the wedding banquet is very important.

It seems a little far away now to think about wedding banquet cooking, but it's time to think about questions like "Will Nino and his brother move in here after they get married?"

Do you want to take out your parents' room and give it to your brother as a new house?Mother's room was reduced to a storage room early on, and the siblings unanimously put things that were not commonly used into cardboard boxes and put them in that room.

Luota wants to take the room for her brother and Nino, and it is best to let them live in the new house during the afternoon tea party, and also take the opportunity to announce the good news of their relationship to relatives and friends who will attend...

"But if I'm the only one cleaning it up, I won't be able to finish it before the afternoon tea party. Do you want someone to help?"

I can't find Nino, and I can't find my brother. Maggie is not in the Barton area, and Rael's ACCA should be very busy...

What a headache.

As soon as Rael got out of the patrol car, he sneezed.

"Cold?" asked the taller colleague.

"No, maybe someone suddenly remembered me." Leyle rubbed his nose.

"who is it?"

It would be nice if it was Lota.

Even though he thought so, Rael still shouted in embarrassment: "... how would I know!"

"This reaction--something is wrong! Come on, do you have a girlfriend?" Leil's colleagues surrounded him like bees seeing a flower.

"What? Rael has a girlfriend?"

"Who is it? Is it cute?"

"Do you have any pictures?"

Leel's senior directly pulled out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket and began to rummage through the mobile phone album.

Leier wanted to snatch it, but was stopped, so he could only shout angrily: "The phone is still here! Who wants to show you Lota's photo!"

The desktop of the mobile phone is a photo with Lota and Maggie, the photo taken when we went to eat fresh cream and fruit sandwiches together last time.

"Isn't this the younger sister of "Jean the Crap"? Brat, you have a lot of guts!"

"The younger sister of the deputy head of the inspection department dares to move..."

"What do you know! No one is more beautiful and lovely than Lotta!" Leyle retorted with a red face.

Because Leier's reaction was too tender, the seniors laughed strangely and deliberately bullied the usually arrogant guy.

According to his innocent performance, the seniors are not very optimistic about his love path.

After finally bullying people enough, they realized their conscience and suggested to Leier: "Send more flowers, young girls like flowers too!"

"I want to send roses!"

"Root! Lota likes delicious desserts more than flowers!"

"Stupid, won't you send desserts with flowers?"

"I remember that a store recently released a limited edition sea salt rose chiffon cake, hurry up and buy it!"

Sea Salt Rose Chiffon Cake…

Sounds romantic and delicious.

Rael's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Sea Salt Rose Chiffon Cake? Which store is it?"

"Can't you use your phone to search?"

A bone china three-tier shelf with cloisonné enamel roses is solemnly placed in the center of the dining table. From bottom to top, salty sandwiches are placed first, then scones, and on top are apple cake, chocolate muffins and bee bear's strawberry dip. Fu.

Because of the large number of guests participating in the afternoon tea party, not only did the newly purchased cake plate hold a whole chocolate strawberry cake, but also a whole plate of handmade donuts from West End Bakery.In addition, Luota took out all the plates in the house, cut MUGIMAKI toast and spread butter and jam for everyone to enjoy freely, and made a big plate full of fresh cream and fruit sandwiches that she learned from her teacher.

The aroma of vanilla tea, black tea and hand-brewed coffee is pleasant, and the hot milk jug and sugar bowl are placed aside for anyone to take.

The guests were happy, and Nino, who had been invited to help bake the scones, was more than happy to help.

Jin is the master today, so he didn't go up to the roof to pump silt, but obediently stayed in the living room and chatted with everyone, dealing with his subordinates like "The deputy head's house is so big!", "The scenery here is really beautiful!" Good!", "Deputy Section Chief, do you know who the landlord is?" Questions like these.

Lota had a heated debate with Nott's children on the topic of "which pudding is the best" with a happy face, because the class leader was sitting next to him, and Rael was restless and unable to speak.

While everyone was fetching food, Gene managed to get away. He was going to pick up the root silt before talking, but Nino dragged him to the shaded place with eaves outside the French window to talk.

"I heard that the invitation card was sent to the palace?" Nino asked.

"Yeah, but the prince's valet replied with a formal letter saying, 'It's a pity I can't attend,'" Gene said.

"Huh? But I heard Lota and Prince Swann get along well."

Lota has a sweet personality and is already very likable.She can ignore Prince Swan's occasional awkward and acid words, communicate with him well, and unexpectedly maintain a good cousin relationship with him.

"That's right, Lota and the king are also very chatty, so we will use the frozen home delivery to send the baked scones back later."

"But I make almost all the scones, is that okay?"

"It's okay, they'll eat Rota's."

Even if it wasn't, Lota did it in name.

Nino understood what he meant, and didn't go any further, "Lota is very happy today, that's great. I'm often worried that she's only busy with managing people, and hasn't made any friends at school."

"I don't think there are too many friends, just one good friend is enough." Gene said.

"We're not friends anymore," Nino corrected.

"We are lovers." Gene smiled, "You and I are bad friends turned evil fate."

"It hurts me when you say that."

"Will you be sad?" Gene raised his eyebrows, seeing that Nino lowered his head and didn't answer, he said softly, "Okay, I'm sorry."

Nino smiled and said, "Just kidding."

He sighed, and resumed his lazy posture again, half leaning against the glass window.

Gene said, "You're a nasty person."

"We are each other."

Gene didn't want to argue with him, he said he couldn't beat Nino, who was always much better than him, "I'll get something to eat, do you want apple cake? Strawberry chocolate cake? I'll cut a piece for you."

"Both, I can eat ten cakes." Nino joked.

"At that time, I will be so fat that my abdominal muscles will not be visible."

"Are you talking about yourself, Gene? I think you're usually too inactive."

"If you lack exercise, you will not be able to pass the ACCA inspection class."

"Want to compete?"

Lota, who was carrying two pieces of strawberry chocolate cake, found the two of them. Hearing the last sentence, Lota said angrily, "You guys are going to fight again!"

"No, we just want to exchange ideas, a friendly exchange."

"Really? Well, it's fine if you don't want to fight." Lota handed the cake plate in front of the two, "Did Nino have a good time? Afternoon tea?"

Nino replied seriously: "Happy, the baked scones are really delicious, and the apple cake and the handmade donuts from the West End Bakery are also great."

"That's good." Lota patted her chest reassuringly.

Gene said, "You don't need to greet Nino, you go talk to the others, Lota."

"That's what I intended too. But before I go chatting with others, I want to ask a question." Lota replied.

"What's the problem?" Nino asked.

Lota said seriously, "Nino, when are you going to live with us?"

Nino opened his eyes wide, "Suddenly let me move—"

Lota asked suspiciously: "Aren't you two dating? Or do you want my brother to move to your place?"

Nino approached Genn's ear and whispered, "Did you tell Lota?"

"Ah, it wasn't me, it was you who acted too much." Gene immediately denied.

"The same goes for my brother. Since I'm in love with Nino, it's okay to stay with him for a few nights occasionally. I used to sleep together in the living room after drinking! Recently, Nino hasn't come."

"..."

"..."

Gene and Nino were speechless and unable to speak.

"Move here, I will be very happy, this is the best, I will really have another brother. Think about it again, I will come back later and ask you how to decide." Luota said with a smile, and drifted away .

Looking at Lota's back, Gene and Nino were speechless for a long time.

"It's amazing, as expected of Her Highness the Princess." Nino said with a wry smile.

"Scared me, when will Lota know..."

Nino asked, "Can I move in and live with you?"

"Don't make noise with Lota."

"I want to live with you, can I?"

"Can."

"I'm very happy, Gene." Nino's voice was extremely gentle and sweet.

"……Me too."

I like you too.

"Then two chocolate-covered strawberry cakes are mine," Nino announced.

"Why? The strawberries are mine, you can only eat the chocolate part."

"Chocolate Strawberry Cake should be treated as a whole, unless it's called Strawberry Chocolate Cake, then that's yours."

"How old are you and you still grab cakes from me!"

"You don't particularly like sweets anyway."

"Just because you don't like it doesn't mean you don't like it!"

The boys' childish war over dessert continues, and they momentarily overlook a young man with a budding youth.

Seizing the gap when the headmaster didn't keep a close eye on Lota, Leier nervously greeted the girl he liked and said, "Rota!"

"Sea, Rael."

"I brought a sea salt rose chiffon cake." Leyle lifted up the paper bag containing the cake.

"Wow, can I take it out and share it with everyone?"

Of course not.

But Lotta can do whatever she wants.

"……sure!"

Thousands of gifts were chosen and shared in public, and Leil felt his heart bleed.

Layers of fresh cream on the soft chiffon cake are shaped into the shape of rose petals with a spatula. After the fresh cream is slightly frozen, sprinkle with icing sugar, rose petals and sea salt to enrich the taste.

Luota took out the sea salt rose chiffon cake and smelled its rich rose fragrance.

"It's so beautiful and smells so good, thank you!"

"You're welcome."

The sun outside the floor-to-ceiling windows is blue, and the clouds are like cotton candy threads, light and soft.

The aroma of sweets and tea fills the whole space, and the leisurely afternoon seems to be able to extend infinitely...