The birthday party started on time at 8:00 p.m., and the decoration in the room has been completely renewed. The servants hired by Salhi II not only changed most of the interiors, but even changed the style of the gas lamps. The foyer and dining room have undergone a simple renovation.
As for the meals, the church is responsible, and they don't want Jenkins to be poisoned on his birthday. Originally, the ordinary square dining table in the house was large enough to seat six people, but it has now been replaced with a larger table. The table was covered with a tablecloth, and the silverware of the sumptuous meal gleamed by candles.
On the golden candlesticks are candles carved with exquisite patterns, and the fire light complements the light of the gas lamp in the living room appropriately. At this time, the sofa and other furniture in the living room were temporarily stored in other rooms. The long dining table was in the center of the living room, and Jenkins stood beside him holding chocolate, observing everything in his house.
"It's very novel, isn't it?"
Hathaway patted his shoulder behind him, just as Jenkins turned his head, the red-haired lady suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed him. The posture of turning his head in this way was very awkward, and Jenkins couldn't hold it for a while.
He gasped and separated from the red-haired girl, only to see Hathaway looking at him with a smile:
"You have provoked so many girls, but your kissing skills are still so poor."
"I don't practice very often."
He blushed and said, Hathaway in a dress moved closer to him again, squeezing the chocolate between them. She stood on tiptoe, and whispered in Jenkins' ear:
"I just practice with Britney a lot."
Seeing that Jenkins' ears were getting redder, she showed a heart-pounding smile, and then whispered:
"You can practice with Britney too, kissing her is really..."
"say no more!"
Jenkins stepped back, feeling his heart beat against the cat against his chest. In the morning, the silver dragon girl "molested" him once, and now he was "molested" by Hathaway again, he felt that he really couldn't stand it.
"Oh, Mr. Writer, who is bothered, will do the same."
Hathaway covered her mouth with a hand covered with lace long-sleeved gloves and smiled, then turned to the corridor beside her.
"It's time to eat, I'll call them down right away, where are you going?"
"Of course it's to touch up the lipstick."
Hathaway turned around and said, in a tone as if Jenkins was asking how much one plus one equals.
"When you eat later, don't you have to wipe off the lipstick you put on?"
He asked again, but from the look on the red-haired lady's face, it was another silly question.
This time is indeed the first official meeting between Hathaway, Britney, Alexia and Dolores. The girls may have never imagined that their lives will experience such a day, and Jenkins has never imagined . But anyway, when the house was all packed and the Church left with Sarhi II's men, Jenkins had to call everyone out, and now it was time for dinner.
He didn't really want to wear formal clothes, but considering that the girls were all in evening dresses, he couldn't dress too casually. At this moment, holding the cat in one hand, she was standing at the stairs and waiting. Alexia was the first to come down from the stairs. She walked down holding her skirt and winking at Jenkins:
"Will it be fun tonight?"
"I'd like it to be a little calmer."
he said, and then heard the sound of high heels, followed by Dolores right behind Alexia. Her Royal Highness is generous and elegant, but looks a little nervous.
Julia, who was arranging Dolores's hair for the last time, followed behind. Julia was still dressed as a maid tonight, but it wasn't the unattractive maid outfit she used to wear at work, but something similar to a dress. dress up.
As long as enough money is given, fashion designers can even deploy colorful black, let alone combine dresses with maid outfits.
The three quickly passed Jenkins to the dining table in the living room, and Jenkins heard Britney's footsteps at this time. As she descended the stairs, she lowered her head and straightened the folds of the dress on her chest:
"Where did Hai Wei go?"
She asked Jenkins softly, and just as Jenkins was about to answer, Hathaway also came back from the side corridor leading to the bathroom on the first floor. Britney reached out and wiped off the light lipstick mark on Jenkins' lips with a handkerchief, and gave Hathaway a reproachful look, and the three of them walked to the living room together... In fact, the staircase is also a part of the living room, but Jenkins's house is two buildings. Together, so the area of the living room is very large.
It was already dark outside, and in order to prevent the fog outside the window from affecting the mood, the curtains had been drawn. In the hazy light of the brand new gas lamp, which had been polished to a shine, Jenkins saw the girls standing there waiting for him to sit down.
For a moment, a strong sense of unreality that made him flustered made him a little nervous. He felt his expression stiffen, and he didn't know where to put his hands.
"Is this really my life... Do I really have this luck?"
Such a question came from a corner of his heart, and Jenkins looked at the faces of the five girls in turn, and all the faces with slight make-up looked at her. It was all so wonderful, so incredible, in that dim light. Brand new evening dresses, shiny silver dishes, pretty girls, and cute cats...
"This is mine."
He said affirmatively in his heart, and then took the lead in pulling away the individual seat placed on the short side of the long table:
"Sit down, what are you doing standing up?"
The young writer said with a smile, and sat down first pretending to be calm.
The two chairs on the left were pulled away, Hathaway and Britney sat down, and the two chairs on the right were Alexia and Dolores. Although Julia also received an invitation from Jenkins, she insisted not to sit down, even if Dolores asked her to.
He just stood quietly beside Jenkins in the direction of Dolores, with a peaceful expression on his face.
The dim and hazy warm yellow light illuminated the faces of the people seated. The ladies looked at each other, feeling a little nervous in their hearts, but still kept a slight expression on the woman sitting opposite.
They whispered hello to each other by calling each other by first name instead of last name, but it still sounded a little too polite. Jenkins wanted to make the atmosphere more comfortable, so he asked in a low voice:
"Do you need me to introduce you to each other?"
"Of course, I think it's fitting."
Alexia spoke first, and Hathaway winked at him:
"Then please."
Her Royal Highness didn't think about what to say because she was too nervous. Britney smiled at her, let the young girl relax, and then said to Jenkins:
"Although we will be... a family in the future, it will inevitably be a little inappropriate when we meet for the first time. Jenkins, please introduce yourself and try to tell some interesting things in life so that we can get acquainted with each other."
This suggestion was very good, so he put the cat on the red upholstery of the elevated high stool next to his hand, and then started from the left hand side and started to introduce in a clockwise direction:
"This redhead is Miss Hathaway Hessa. We met a little earlier last autumn."
He said, Hathaway smiled and nodded at Alexia and Dolores, Alexia responded generously, and Dolores also imitated her teacher's movements.
In the heart of the red-haired lady, there are actually mixed feelings. This was the first time Hathaway had seen the two ladies outside of the newspapers, and Jenkins was, as she thought, very discerning.
The shorter lady was quiet and elegant, she just sat there without opening her mouth, her knowledgeable, gentle and considerate personality could be easily felt. As for the princess next to her with a platinum tiara, Hathaway's eyes lit up even more. She didn't know what magical means Jenkins used to trick the princess of the neighboring country, but the princess didn't feel domineering. This is very good.
She thought of her acquaintance with Jenkins, her love with Jenkins, and her future life. Although I am not very satisfied with this result, at least from tonight's point of view, this result is actually not bad.
Hathaway thought in her heart, lamenting her life and her love. Because the thinking was too divergent, he didn't realize what Jenkins was going to say.
"...From around the corner, Hathaway rushed out and kissed me."
Jenkins briefly introduced Hathaway, and followed Britney's suggestion to mention the interesting story between the two. When it came to meeting, he naturally mentioned the unexpected kiss. That was last fall, Hathaway kissed Jenkins on a street corner in order to avoid the search of the church, and let the two pretend to be lovers. Looking back now, that should have been the start of the relationship, which is funny.
"...it was really fun then."
He ended with such an exclamation, because he recalled the past, and a shy smile appeared on his face.
"So Hathaway was the first woman to kiss you?"
Britney asked immediately, she hadn't heard of it either. Dolores and Alexia also looked over curiously, very interested in this question.
Jenkins immediately searches the memory:
"Yes."
He gave such an answer, and then the beautiful eyes of the blonde girl blinked at him twice, Alexia covered her mouth with a handkerchief as if chuckling, and Dolores looked at Heather curiously Wei.
Jenkins felt that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit strange, but it was also a lot more harmonious. After the ladies relaxed, they were able to behave as if they were at home, which showed that he was right to do so.
But then he felt that he had been kicked under the table, and looked innocently at Hathaway, the red-haired girl gave him a gentle smile.
PS: The name of the previous chapter has been changed, and I feel that the name "Birthday (Part 1)" is too sloppy.