The Northstead Manor, two kilometers away from the downtown area of Landingburg, is a busy scene—several cooks are busy in the kitchen, and there is a tempting food fragrance in the air. On the table, there are freshly cut meat, good flour, and vegetables that have been removed. Under the order of the housekeeper, the maids moved the prepared food to the dining table in the hall, and the waiters also slowly pulled up the curtains of the French windows; the middle door of the hall went to the fountain in the front hall garden, which was nearly a hundred years long. The scarlet velvet carpet of rice is slowly rolling out...
On the second floor of the hall, several children from the Northeast family were also busy, but they were playing billiards and fencing with thick protective equipment in the entertainment room.
"Gefa, you lost again!" Among the two teenagers who were fencing, one suddenly let out a smug laugh: "This is the second time! If there is another time, your living expenses for this month will be all Leave it all to me!"
"Huh! I was just careless and careless!" The boy named Gefa waved the rapier in his hand angrily, and shouted: "Let's have another round, this time I will definitely win you! "
"The same excuse cannot be used twice!" Apparently, the boy who spoke first did not want to continue this kind of game that would not challenge him and would be scolded by the elders—the son of Songfa, who was loved by the elders of the family, was not like him. A child from a collateral line can "win"; if it's just an innocuous joke, it's fine; but once this kind of "defrauding" the other party of a month's living expenses is known, I'm afraid he will have to be fined to transcribe it again. The genealogy is complete, even if he wins by strength; the clever collateral child immediately begins to divert the other party's attention, and at the same time, he also understands what topics and gestures the other party will be attracted by; the collateral child will defend Taking off the mask, he deliberately whispered: "Gefa, do you know? The rumored chief student of the apostles, Mr. Ye Qi, is on the invitation list tonight!"
"It's no secret anymore!" Although he said it was not a secret, his singing skills were still the same as those of the boys from the collateral line, and at the same time he lowered his voice, and the curious expression on the other side made his singing skills even more proud Said: "I have already asked the butler just now, Mr. Ye Qi has already agreed to the invitation for this birthday dinner! I don't know what Mr. Ye Qi will be like..."
Gefa's eyes clearly showed yearning, even the young man who had been with Gefa all the time, was also curious at this moment—the apostle's chief student, the poisonous snake-like conspirator, the witch's lover, the executioner who tortured and killed the Holy See personnel... countless The name is enough to make these fourteen or fifteen-year-old teenagers have enough fantasies.
Of course, not everyone has subjective fantasies about Ye Qi like the two teenagers—Linda, who walked into the entertainment room, frowned when she heard her younger brother talking about the playboy with blood on his hands. A little dissatisfied and softly said: "Gefa can't help but talk about that annoying person, hurry up and change clothes with me; the dinner party is about to begin!"
"Dear sister, even if today is your birthday party, you can't insult my idol!" Gefa retorted dissatisfiedly, but followed Linda obediently and walked slowly towards the locker room ; but in his mouth, he muttered in a voice that only he could hear: "You only have eyes on your illusory Prince Charming..."
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"Patriarch, why did you invite that Ye Qi to attend Linda's birthday dinner?"
In the study room on the third floor, the manager of the collateral branch of the North family looked at his patriarch in puzzlement—tonight is the eldest daughter of the North family, Linda North, the pearl of the entire Bay Area, the eighteenth daughter of Linda North. 18th birthday, in the big family, the 18th birthday represents adulthood, with corresponding rights and obligations, and also represents the ability to choose a suitable person as the object of engagement; therefore, this 18th birthday dinner is not only The declaration of adulthood also has such an implicit meaning.
That's why he invited all the upper-class celebrities and young heroes in the Bay Area, including the son of the collateral manager; and he knew all the competitors in advance, deliberately "excluded" some opponents, and treated his son He was quite confident, but when he received the news that the patriarch had specially invited Ye Qi, who had been rumored a lot lately, to the banquet, he couldn't help but secretly became anxious; as a member of the Northeast family, he naturally understood the importance of the apostles in the family. No matter how good his son is, he can't compare with an apostle in the importance of sacred artifacts! The original plan was disrupted suddenly, no matter how calm he was, there was still a sense of irritability in his heart.
"As the branch leader of the bay area, the other party represents the entire Witcher Association, and his status is enough!" Slightly pushing his glasses, the head of the Nosd family, Gail Nosd, looked gently at the steward ; stood up and put the book in his hand back on the shelf, and said without looking back: "And I'm also very curious about this young man whose reputation has risen recently...By the way, Fender became an adult the year before last, right?"
"En! Yes!" Hearing the patriarch mention his son, the collateral steward was taken aback for a moment, and then nodded immediately.
"Time flies! Let's arrange a job for Fender to go to Saskatchewan tomorrow morning!" After a pause, Gail glanced at the collateral manager and then continued slowly: "One person does not represent The whole Nord family, do you understand?"
"Understood! Patriarch! I understand..."
Gail's first sentence had already made the collateral manager's heart sink, and the subsequent glance made him startled, and when the last sentence was said, he already felt a chill down his back—will be with his son His competitors are excluded, and he is naturally unable to do it as a collateral manager. When necessary, it is natural to use the name of the Northeast family...
"Fender and his father are both capable, but their ambition is greater than their ability. It's a pity..." A slightly emotional voice came from behind Gail, but Gail seemed to know that someone was there, but Picking up a flannel cloth and wiping his glasses: "Ambition that doesn't match ability will only bring destruction, won't it?"
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"Amon, is it necessary to be so troublesome?" Ye Qi, who bought a special gift from the channel introduced by the black market dealer, walked quickly on the way to Northstead Manor, and spent two hundred gold in his pocket. Ye Qi twitched the corner of his mouth in pain, and complained to the strange wolf in dissatisfaction; the strange wolf replied lazily: "Do as I say, otherwise it will only be embarrassing." you!"