The word salon is originally derived from the Italian word "Salotto", which is a transliteration of the French word "salon", which originally referred to the luxurious living room in the residence of the French upper class.

From the 17th century onwards, Parisian celebrities (mostly ladies) used to turn their living rooms into famous social venues. Most of the people who came in and out were dramatists, poets, musicians, painters, critics, philosophers and politicians.

They are like-minded, gather together, sip red wine, enjoy elegant music, and talk freely.

Later, people called this form of gathering "salon", and it swept the cultural circles of Europe and the United States, and its heyday was the 19th century.

Until the Republic of China, it gradually spread to China, and the person who loved to open a salon the most was Lin Huiyin, who invited many like-minded friends to hold a salon at home almost every week.

Even in the seventies of the twentieth century, the salon was still a favorite way of gathering for upper-class people in European countries, unlike the United States, which only likes to have a "party"!

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Anna's cousin's home is located in East London, it is a large private villa, although it is not as good as Anna's castle, but from this large villa with a single courtyard, and the very large meadow, it can also be seen that this cheap "cousin" family background is also unusual, maybe just like Anna's father, Mr. Viscount West, is a down-and-out aristocratic child.

The cousin hugged Anna warmly and said, "Hey, Anna hasn't seen you for a long time, how are you doing?"

"Of course, it's a good time. By the way, I forgot to congratulate you, congratulations Brandt, you're about to get married, I think you should be very happy in your heart!"

"Oh, don't mention it. Cousin Brant let go of his hand and shrugged his shoulders helplessly: "You know, I don't really want to get married so early." ”

"Really, it looks like I'm going to tell Vanessa that you don't want to marry her. ”

After saying that, the cunning in Anna's eyes flashed.

Brant hurriedly smiled bitterly and begged for mercy: "No, Anna, it's not right for you to do this, I just said that I don't really want to get married so early, but I still love Vanatha very much, and the only partner I will have in my life in the future will be her!"

"When I see Vanessa, I'll tell her the truth. ”

Anna smiled, then hugged Huo Yaowen beside her and said, "Okay, Brandt, this is my boyfriend Evan." ”

From the moment he just entered the door, Brandt's eyes have been on Huo Yaowen, and at this time, he heard his cousin Anna take the initiative to introduce, and he also warmly stretched out his hand to greet him: "Hi Hello Evan, my name is Brandt, and I am Anna's cousin." ”

"Hello Brant. Huo Yaowen smiled and shook hands with him.

"Let's go, gentlemen and ladies, it's up to you two, the salon will begin soon. ”

Brandt took the lead and walked into the large living room of the villa, and Huo Yaowen followed with Anna.

There weren't many people in the living room, only six or seven people, plus the three of them, about ten, there were men and women, everyone was dressed casually, except for one of the men with long blond hair, who looked a little different, and he was wearing a very strange robe at this time.

Brandt was the first to introduce: "Let me introduce you, this is my cousin Anna, and this is her boyfriend Evan. ”

"Hey, good evening, everyone!" Anna knew at a glance that she often attended this kind of salon, and greeted these strangers very warmly.

"Hello!" Huo Yaowen also said hello.

"Evan, Anna, let me introduce you to you, this is our "greatest discovery" in England "John Tavenna!"

"This is my good friend, David Lodge, a famous British artist. ”

“… Angela Carter. ”

At this time, before Brandt could introduce the remaining people, Angela Carter suddenly got up and said loudly in surprise: "You are Evan, the author of "1999" Evan!"

This exclamation startled everyone, even Huo Yaowen was frightened, he looked at Angela Carter who stood up in front of him in a little daze, and said with a smile: "If you are talking about the science fiction book "1999", I think it is. ”

Angela Carter excitedly said: "Oh my God, I love your "1999" so much, especially the heroine in it, she is so brave, she is a staunch feminist, I hate those who always save the world when the end of the world comes, I see in your book a strong woman with a strong will and an unwavering strong will, Mr. Evan, you must be a feminist activist......"

Forehead......

Huo Yaowen was a little confused, why didn't he remember that the heroine in his book had the qualities that Carter said?

Anna also looked sideways at Huo Yaowen, she had read the manuscript of the book "1999", but why didn't she see that the heroine in this book was a feminist? ?

Speaking of which, Angela Carter, who seems to be a fan of Huo Yaowen, is not an ordinary woman, she is a famous British female writer, with a unique style of writing, mixing magical realism, Gothic and dark fairy tales, the imagination is bizarre and treacherous, the language is magnificent and brilliant, and it is full of parody carnival. Winner of the Maugham Prize in 1969 and a member of the Booker Prize jury in 1983, he was hailed by Time magazine as one of the most outstanding writers of the 20th century.

But these are just the honors of Angela Carter as a writer, she also has another identity, that is, a staunch feminist, and twenty years later became the vice president of the British Women's Association. I like Huo Yaowen's "1999", probably because in the content of the second part of "1999", the heroine does not have a sense of existence like ordinary sci-fi women when fighting aliens, but plays a huge role!

"Evan?"

At this time, several women with plates came out of the kitchen, and after one of them put the plate full of food on the table, he glanced at Huo Yaowen and asked with uncertain words: "I'm sorry to take the liberty of asking, are you the Evan who proposed "Brain in a Jar"?"

"Yes, I am. Huo Yaowen looked at the woman in front of him in confusion.

"Oh my God, it's really you!"

The woman was very excited, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Evan, I had the privilege of listening to your symposium at the World Philosophy Congress last year, and I am very interested in the topic of the brain in a jar, and I wrote my philosophy thesis at the University of London this year on the basis of your thesis. ”

In the face of the two excited women, everyone on the side was surprised, they hadn't heard who Evan was, but Angela Carter and Margaret were their familiar friends, and it was difficult to have such excitement on weekdays.

This Asian doesn't seem to be just Anna's boyfriend!

"Alright Angela, Margaret, Sharon is about to start!"

Vanessa, who was the hostess of the salon, walked up to the two of them after putting the food in her hand on the table, grabbed the two who were slightly excited, and beckoned them to sit down.

Immediately, everyone also sat down.

Huo Yaowen sat in the corner of the sofa cushion with Anna, felt his waist being pinched, he glanced at Anna sideways, and only heard her whisper: "Honey, how did I not know that you are so famous in the UK?"

Before Huo Yaowen could speak, Fanasha poured a glass of wine for a few people and handed him a glass, then Huo Yaowen took it, took a small sip, and whispered to Anna's words: "Who knows this?"

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