7 Hot summer nights

After winning the grand prize on Friday, the first day, Lin Yilong's white truffle samples were sold out, and he spent the day standing in his booth with great boredom, handing out Brecken Forest Farm promotional cards to would-be buyers.

The truffle production is uncertain, and the sales method of truffle farms is generally that the producer takes the initiative to contact the intent to buy the next house after the truffle soil is washed, and the whole piece of truffle weighing nearly two pounds is directly contacted with the intending buyer, and a certain "bidding" lower limit is set to select the best bid.

Samples of white truffles from any company were sold out on Saturday morning. Lin Yilong sold nearly 30 boxes in total, earning nearly 5,000 euros, which is not a lot of money, but only a paid hard advertisement – perhaps not even a fee, and the cost of booths, round-trip transportation, accommodation and travel in Florence and the hypothetical "employee travel allowance" are about the same amount.

It was a hot day in Florence in June, and the heat wave from northern Bracken Park a few days ago could hardly compare to the summer heat of the Mediterranean, and after the fair closed on Saturday, Lin Yilong couldn't wait to return to London.

Lin Yilong is very envious of those holders of the Amex black card, and always feels as if holding the Amex Centurion card can enjoy the integrated VIP solution of production, sales and after-sales service. At his own time, the VIP card of a private bank owned by Middlesex can only be transformed into the nature of a 24-hour riverside apartment janitor at best - booking flights, hotels and some cinema tickets, and access to the so-called VIP waiting room/waiting room - the only extra feature is that the holder of this card can also provide more shopping rebates, others such as travel insurance (£2,500), original factory extended warranty (bank/ Manufacturer Partnership) and the International High Risk Relief Guarantee (£3,500) are just additional services provided by private banks, and have nothing to do with the much-blown cards themselves.

Just because he had nothing, he still wanted to find something to do for himself, so he could only be regarded as busy, but this did not prevent Lin Yilong from cursing the hot Apennine Peninsula.

From Pisa to Gatwick for plane landing, customs clearance, and taking the Airport Express to Victoria, it was 11 p.m. when Lin returned to his apartment on Riverside Street.

After three weeks in Wales, it was business as usual in London.

The Yeon sisters still follow their habit of staying in the open hall on the top floor to relax. Because they had to move and move to another school, they could spend their summers without worrying about their degrees — they were both awarded first-class degrees at Friday's graduation ceremony — and the sisters attributed their academic success to their patrons.

"Nadia, Vera!" Lin Yilong called out to them after taking a shower and changing his clothes.

The two sisters quickly came downstairs and kissed and hugged Lin Yilong.

In addition to growing three centimeters taller and the lines of their bodies becoming more curved and rounded, the Yeon sisters have not changed much. The £1,200 budget he received from Lin Yilong every month has not been adjusted. As Lin Yilong expected, the Yeang sisters had turned their gratitude to Lin Yilong into loyalty and obedience to him, taking Lin Yilong's position as their first identity and trying to please him in all aspects.

"I haven't eaten since noon. Lin Yilong pushed away the two big babies and said.

"Yilong, if you want something to eat, I'll make it for you now. Nadia said, "I'm sorry I can't accompany you to Italy." ”

"It's okay, there will be opportunities in the future, and I will accompany you. Lin Yilong said in a relaxed tone as he went upstairs, "I want to eat some fried steak and mushrooms, and I have already bought the steak." ”

Nadia put on an apron and began to fry meat cutlets and bake fries for Lin Yilong, while Vera cleaned up the desktop occupied by two computers and put everything back in place.

"How's the journey going?" asked Vera.

"I don't really like Tuscany: the suffocating rows of tiny houses, the architecture that still reflects the medieval aftertaste, the streets that aren't spacious enough. Anyway, my first impression was not good. Lin Yilong commented, "Then again, do you have any places you want to go to in the summer?"

Vera shook her head and looked at her sister.

Nadia also doesn't know where she wants to go, as she and Vera's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yeon, have just returned to Moscow after attending the sisters' graduation on Friday, and there is no need to return home for the time being.

"Do we need to go to Wales first to get used to our new home?" asked Nadia, "maybe ......before school starts."

"If it's just to get used to the environment before school starts, you don't need to. Lin Yilong removed Nadia's worries, "School only starts in mid-September, half a month is enough, and there is no need to adapt to it." ”

"The temperature in Wales is good and it's a good place to escape the heat. Vera was very excited when she heard that she was going to South Wales, "Every day, you can take a walk in the big forest and feel the embrace and breath of nature." ”

"Then you'll probably need to say goodbye to the shopping streets of Piccadilly, Oxford Street and Mayfair. Lin Yilong said, "After all, it is a rural area, and it takes 25 minutes to drive to the nearest shopping center." ”

When Nadia and Vera came to their graduation season, they found that Lin Yilong's credit card could enjoy the VIP shopping guide services of Harold and Salfrits' stores, and in order to satisfy their little vanity, they would leave Lin Yilong on Riverside Street to go to the store together, and they would never tire of it.

"It's good to have you with me and my sister. Vera was not shy to express her heart to Lin Yilong, "My sister and I can also enjoy rural life. ”

"Well, let's go back to Wales. Seeing Nadia nodding in agreement, Lin Yilong made a final decision, "I hope you don't regret it, because we still have to apply for visas, consider budgets and insurance, and other things." Once it's past mid-August, you'll have to go to some visa-free places. ”

It's understandable that on such a hot day, no one has any interest in traveling – and even when they do, they are full of thoughts about going to the cool countryside to escape the heat, rather than to sunbathe at the beach. Brecken Tree Farm is just right as such a summer resort.

In fact, Lin Yilong didn't want to go anywhere else in Wales during the summer if it wasn't necessary. In Britain, he can enjoy a cool mosquito-free summer, albeit at the cost of having to endure a rainy temperate maritime climate from October to April. Even if he doesn't like gloomy winter days sometimes, he is willing to spend the winter in the house, let alone have the Yeon sisters with him.