Although the boatman named Loviso standing at the stern was in his fifties and his hair and beard were all gray, it was obviously the first time he saw two girls kissing under the Bridge of Sighs. Laughing, giving Elizabeth and Julia a thumbs up, winking at Eric gloatingly, and saying something out loud.
Although Eric couldn't understand, he could guess that the old guy was gloating. The other party must have thought he was trying to date one of the girls, but he was "robbed of love" by another person, so he could only grin in embarrassment The corner of the mouth, there is no way to explain it without speaking the language.
However, the scene of the two girls kissing under the Bridge of Sighs is quite beautiful. After Eric laughed, he couldn't help raising the camera, and clicked a few times to save the image.
Julia's eyes widened, feeling Elizabeth's arms around her waist, and her thin red lips sucking her own. She stayed there for more than half a minute, and only returned when she heard the shutter sound of Eric's camera. Come to his senses, he hurriedly pushed the girl who was hugging him away, and protested at a loss: "Liz, you... how could you do this!"
Seeing Julia's blushing and coquettish look, Elizabeth couldn't help but hugged the girl's waist and kissed Julia's cheek, then raised her head and said to Eric +⊙ arrogantly: "Ai Rick, Julia will be mine from now on, you are not allowed to bully her anymore."
"Liz, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Julia finally got anxious when she heard Elizabeth's words, and stretched out her hand to pinch Elizabeth's waist, and Elizabeth also screamed and fought back. The two made a fuss for a while, and the small gondola shook because of the nonsense of the two girls. The old boatman Loviso was so frightened that he stopped quickly. Julia and Elizabeth stopped moving.
The three of them spent the whole morning strolling along the Grand Canal. After lunch, Eric asked the local guide, and then took the water bus directly to a well-known Venetian mask shop.
"I don't like these things."
Walking into the store, Elizabeth saw all kinds of simple or gorgeous masks densely hung on the surrounding walls, and said so in the first sentence.
"Why?" Eric took off a golden mask without a mouth and asked admiringly.
Elizabeth followed Eric and said, "I've read the introduction. It is said that these masks were originally worn by nobles and fugitives who had affairs with each other, symbolizing camouflage and pretense."
"Oh, you thought there was no such thing. When people get along with each other, don't you wear a mask?"
Eric replied casually, put down the simple 'Baota' mask, took another white ghost mask with golden patterns, pulled Julia next to her to cover the girl's face, and looked around.
Elizabeth was stunned for a while when she heard Eric's words, and couldn't help but retort: "Sure... there must be, but at least it won't be so naked."
"You're just struggling with a question of true and false. It's hard to tell. You see. I don't wear a mask, but I do. And in order not to be seen through, I don't tell people whether I am or not. Wearing a mask. But if someone actually puts on these masks, you can tell at a glance, oh, that guy has a mask. Seriously, these people who put masks on their faces are more honest, and those who will A person who wears a mask behind a smile is even more hypocritical."
Elizabeth pondered Eric's words carefully. Although she had to agree with the other party's words in her heart again, Xiaozui was still unforgiving: "You...you are just changing concepts secretly."
"Whatever you think," Eric beckoned to the boss waiting aside: "Excuse me, do you speak English?"
"Of course," the forty-something store owner with a mustache nodded and asked in English proficiently, "Sir, which one do you like?"
Eric looked around for a week and said, "I want to buy a complete set, including hats and cloaks, but I don't seem to have seen those?"
"Come with me," the boss nodded, and directly led Eric to a room next to him: "Here, please feel free."
The shop owner said, without introducing too eagerly, he voluntarily exited the room and went back behind the counter.
Eric doesn't mind either, but he prefers the state of choosing products independently. After taking small items such as hats, cloaks, and folding fans, she dressed Julian as a mannequin.
"Hey, you're really rude, and I didn't ask Julia if she would let you play around." Elizabeth jumped out without expressing her dissatisfaction.
Julia, who was wearing a mask, quickly shook her head: "No...it doesn't matter."
Eric proudly raised his chin at Elizabeth, stomped the girl angrily, and glared at Julia who had nothing to stand for, saying that you deserved to be bullied.
A moment later, after Eric's dressing up, Julia's whole body was covered under the mask and cloak. The white wide-brimmed hat is decorated with purple feathers, underneath is a purple cloak embroidered with gorgeous golden patterns, a lavender silk scarf is wrapped around the neck, and a purple silk folding fan is held in the hand with black long-sleeved gloves .
"How?" Eric asked, pulling Julia to the dressing mirror.
"Very... very beautiful." Julia nodded while looking at herself in the mirror through the mask.
Elizabeth also came closer, although her eyes were obviously moving, but she still asked, "Why is it purple?"
"Purple represents mystery, don't you think it matches the style of the mask?"
"I still think white is prettier," Elizabeth pointed to a white cloak hanging on a rack.
Eric smiled and said, "Then I'll make another set of white ones later." After speaking, Eric instructed Julia to take off the matching mask and cloak, and asked the store owner to help wrap it up, and then It took another hour for Eric to save up a few more suits in various styles.
Elizabeth helped take off a hat and handed it to Eric, asking, "Why are you buying so much?"
Eric replied: "Give it away, come to Venice, always bring some gifts back."
There was a sneer at the corner of Elizabeth's mouth: "Is it for a woman?"
Eric smiled noncommittally. See Eric's default expression. Elizabeth's movements faltered. Then he scolded with contempt: "What a big carrot."
And hearing the conversation between Eric and Elizabeth, Julia, who was sandwiched in the middle and covered under a mask as a model, turned her eyes that were originally excited became gloomy.
After saving five sets, Eric stepped forward to pay the bill.
After asking which currency to use for payment, the boss calculated it, then raised his head and said with a smile: "It's 2,200 dollars in total, just count your 2,000."
Eric, who had already taken out his wallet, looked at the other party suspiciously, and the boss explained, "I like what you said about the mask when you just entered the store, sir, so I'll give you a discount."
Eric smiled: "Thank you very much."
Walk out of the store with a few bags in hand. Eric stuffed one bag to Julia, looked at the other bag for confirmation, and then handed it to Elizabeth.
"I don't want to help you carry things," Elizabeth quickly put her little hands into the pockets of her jeans, raising her chin with a proud look.
"Don't you like this white set? It's for you, if you want, if you want me to give it to Julia."
"Hmph, don't want it for nothing," Elizabeth immediately grabbed it.
Eric took the lead and walked towards the water bus stop with the remaining three bags, and Elizabeth, who followed step by step, approached Julia: "Julia, what does yours look like?"
Although Eric didn't say it clearly, Julia already knew that the set in her hand was given to her by Eric. He opened it and glanced at it, then held it in his arms and said to Elizabeth, "It's the purple one from the beginning."
Elizabeth curled her lips and said dissatisfiedly, "What are you doing hugging so tightly, I won't fight you."
Julia took a few steps and ran towards Eric, ignoring Elizabeth's teasing, so Elizabeth had to speed up her pace to catch up.
"Eric, will you come out to play tomorrow?" Sitting on the boat, Elizabeth asked proactively.
Julia also looked up at Eric expectantly.
Eric shook his head: "I'm afraid I don't have time for the opening ceremony tomorrow."
"Then when can you take the time to tell me about your movie?"
"I'm hundreds of thousands every minute..." Eric had just put on a look of embarrassment when he was pinched brutally by the girl on his arm.
After Elizabeth finished pinching, both Eric and Julia were slightly stunned, and looked at Eric's arm together. Eric was only wearing a black sleeveless T-shirt, so there was a faint pinch mark on his arm. This is not the crux of the matter, the crux is... Such a slightly intimate and coquettish gesture is usually only done between couples.
But Elizabeth was obviously not aware of this. Seeing the expressions of the two people, she said angrily, "What's the matter, he deserves to be pinched. He knows how to make money all day long. He is such a vulgar guy." After the girl finished speaking, she angrily moved Turn your head away, as if you don't want to pay attention to Eric anymore.
And Julia, who was a little sour in her heart, saw Eric's slightly embarrassed expression, and also lowered her head, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Oh, my legs are so sore." Back in the Lido Island Hotel, Elizabeth put down the bag Eric gave her, threw herself directly on the sofa, turned her head and said to Julia who came in later: "Julia, help me!" Let me pinch my legs, okay, I'll pinch them for you later, otherwise my calves will definitely hurt tomorrow."
"Okay," Julia sat down on the other side of the sofa, lifted Elizabeth's calves and placed them on her thighs, kneading them gently.
Elizabeth snorted a few times comfortably, and then muttered: "No, I have to find a way to let that guy spare some time for me, so that I don't have to deal with the paper carelessly."
Julia kneaded Elizabeth's calf, thought for a while and said, "Liz, you've been arguing with Eric all day, have you thought about a possibility?"
"Huh?" Elizabeth snorted doubtfully without looking back.
Julia smiled and said, "If you often watch movies or TV shows, you will find that there is a kind of couple called 'Happy Friends'."
Elizabeth turned her somewhat rough head, and immediately jumped up from the sofa, stepped on the sofa and waved her arms wildly: "No-possible-possible!" (To be continued...)