680 Resentful Brothers
Arthur wore a riding outfit today, a bright red double-breasted checked jacket, a pearl white solid color shirt, black wide-legged breeches and dark brown riding boots, light brown gloves and a beautifully woven riding whip on his hand.
To be honest, Arthur is the best in appearance and condition in the Hall family, and he is famous. But Edith never liked it, and her exact words were, "It's a skin, a delicate skin, but without a soul." It's like a gorgeous costume on a scarecrow. Just watch from a distance and play around. ”
Arthur Hall, the eldest son of the Hall family, is one year younger than Elf and six years older than Lan Li. It can be said that he is a vagrant, or that he spends his days loitering, dreaming and dreaming every day, wandering parties, dinners, and events, but in fact, he is now the most important part of the Hale family.
Arthur has a job title, "Party/Dinner Planner", and his job is to plan all kinds of events and parties. Arthur's advantage was that he was first an aristocrat, then George worked in finance, then Elizabeth worked in the art world, and finally at Trinity College, Cambridge, when his classmates had gone into politics, business, and so on. Such an innate advantage makes Arthur like a fish in water.
Now, Arthur can be said to be the most comfortable and chic of the Hall family.
Not only because of George and Elizabeth's work, to some extent, also because Arthur also needed Arthur to match and manage his network, but also because Arthur was a smart man who took the mystery of yang and yin to the extreme, he was not as well-behaved as Elph, nor was he rampage like Lan Li, in a way, he and Edith were the same kind of people, dressed in a well-behaved and obedient mantle, and then went their own way.
In Lan Li's view, Arthur is the archetypal representative of a new generation of aristocracy: maintaining a mask of dignity and dignity, hiding himself in the skin of exquisite makeup, and then finding a small corner to reveal all his true and ugly. But deep down, it is still a cocoon that is unwilling to open, and the vitality of letting go gradually becomes a dead silence.
Actually, Lan Li was a little envious of Arthur. If he is not born again, if he does not have a dream, then, to live like Arthur, is also a taste of life, and it is the taste of countless people's dreams.
At this moment, Arthur crossed Erlang's legs, put his hands on the armrests casually, raised his head, and a blonde beauty standing next to him bent down, and the two were talking in a low voice, mainly Arthur was talking, and a bright smile appeared on the beauty's face, because the smile was too strong, the whole person was turbulent.
Lan Li's footsteps did not stop, and walked straight over, and sat down on the sofa diagonally opposite Arthur. Although Lan Li did not intervene in the conversation between the two people, Arthur and the beauty both noticed Lan Li's arrival, stopped talking, and both turned their heads to look over, Lan Li looked up at Vincent, "I need a cup of hot cocoa, thank you." He smiled and nodded, then met the two people's gaze, "I hope I didn't disturb important issues." ”
"Since you know you're bothered, you shouldn't have been there in the first place. Smart people know when to step in. Arthur had a shallow smile on his face, and the similar arc could capture some of Lan Li's charm, which should be inherited from George's characteristics, but the content of the words was extremely sharp, and in the midst of cynicism, the atmosphere suddenly tensed.
Lan Li raised his eyebrows slightly, "Then I'll leave now?" As he spoke, Lan Li stood up again as soon as he sat down, which made Arthur roll his eyes helplessly. Lan Liming knew that he had a task in place today, and if he didn't explain it properly, the matter would reach George's ears, and it was estimated that it would take a lot of trouble to go about it later, and it was he who suffered. Therefore, Lan Li's threat is deliberate.
However, Arthur is not a vegetarian either, and fought back, "You know this conversation is going to have to happen sooner or later. Either here or the unveiling of the Dormers' house. "If you choose the unveiling ceremony of Eaton, once it is stiff, everyone's face will not look good.
"That's great. There is no need to meet twice, see you later at the unveiling ceremony. Lan Li didn't care at all, and after greeting him, he turned around and left, without any hesitation at all.
Arthur blocked his chest in one breath, Lan Li was always so difficult, even more difficult than Elf, every time it was extremely tricky to deal with, soft and hard not to eat, oil and salt not to eat, and more importantly, if you were not careful, you would fall into the trap, and you could only swallow it in your stomach if you broke your teeth. But the point is, no one knows Lan Li's true face! They all think that Lan Li is just a rectum, a madman, and a stupid person who is desperate for his dreams! Only he is such a kind person who suffers in silence.
He's the unlucky guy who, every time he encounters such a difficult task, he's up to him. Last year, when Lan Li came back, Elph went to visit, and as a result, he greeted him painlessly, and nothing happened; this year, Lan Li came back again, and Elf immediately had a bunch of excuses, and he was busy with the operation, and he was unwell, and then he was pushed out. Last year, why didn't Elf recommend him?
"Lan Li. Arthur put Erlang's leg down and shouted loudly, but Lan Li's footsteps showed no sign of stopping, Arthur was almost crying without tears, so he could only shout, "Joe, Joe, stop Young Master Lan Li." The waiter standing at the door took half a step cautiously, not blocking Lan Li's path, but he stretched out his hand and signaled, "Your Excellency Lan Li, someone is calling you." ”
Lan Li's footsteps finally stopped, but he didn't turn around, but said to the waiter, "Joe, what is the punishment of the club for making a loud noise in the afternoon tea hall?"
“…… Three hundred pounds. Joe lowered his eyes and said politely.
Lan Li nodded slightly, "Please count it in Lord George's name, remember, be sure to write it down." After speaking, Lan Li turned around and walked towards Arthur again, Shi Shiran sat down on the sofa next to him, looking at Arthur who was stunned and stunned, Lan Li raised his eyebrows, "You call me back, there is always a reason, right?"
Arthur didn't get angry, and the corners of his mouth went up. Lan Li always knew how to provoke George and Elizabeth, and they always had no choice. He and Edith would love to see it.
"Arthur, may I ask who this is ......" The beautiful woman standing next to her chuckled, her eyes fell on Lan Li, and she looked at Lan Li boldly and directly.
This style is unique in Herlingham Club. This is a gentlemen's club, not a cheap pimping establishment. Even if it is to seduce / seduce, they will not be so blatant, after all, for nobles, face is not changed.
But this beauty in front of me. Wearing a black evening dress and short skirt, the body is tightly wrapped, the proud upper circumference is about to come out, the slender waist is full of hand, and the slender and strong legs are full of the beauty of lines, but the point is that she has a delicate baby face, and the long golden hair that hangs down makes the jaw curve softer.
Especially/Thing. This is the only adjective, not derogatory, but positive. It's a pity that her eyes and demeanor immediately leaked to the bottom.
Some people are curious about why people in the upper class can always identify the nouveau riche and always reject the nouveau riche? In fact, the reason is very simple, the real upper-class society, speech and behavior are precipitated and trained since childhood, and every word and deed, every smile and smile can show a person's upbringing, and even can tell whether he is a down-and-out nobleman.
In a place like Harlingham, the slightest mistake can reveal the details. In fact, for ordinary people, high society is more of a shackle than a pleasure, because they may even have to carefully control their body's instincts/instincts such as coughing or yawning.
The beauty in front of you is beautiful, but all emotions and attitudes float in the eyes, which is really too "shallow". Of course, this is still the ultimate enjoyment of beauty. If it's at another private club, or party, it's no surprise, but this is Herlingham.
Arthur pursed his lips, "I just met Miss Hazel, too. The subtext was that he didn't know who had brought it in, and it was clear that Miss Hazel was trying to seize the greatest opportunity of her life and fly up the branches to become a phoenix. Arthur was supposed to be her prey. But then, Arthur noticed the light in the eyes of the beauty, the surging excitement and excitement, almost uncontrollable, which made Arthur laugh dumbly, "Even if you dress so casually, there are still beautiful women who favor you." So, I always don't like to go to parties with you. ”
"You're sure it's not because they see you for who you really are. Just like Edith?" Lan Li fought back lightly, without showing weakness.
Arthur raised his hands in a sign of surrender, "You know, eloquence is not what I'm good at. ”
Lan Li nodded in affirmation, "It's right to open your eyes and talk nonsense." ”
The beauty watched these two people come and go, the information of the words was too fast and too big, she couldn't react at all, so she gave up, and without waiting for Arthur to make an introduction, she took the initiative to stretch out her right hand - this is absolutely impossible in high society, ladies will not introduce themselves, there must be an introducer. "Keeley-Hazell. ”
At this point, Arthur seemed to react, "Miss Hazel, this is Ranley Hall. Jili didn't notice that Arthur and Lan Li were both surnamed "Hall", but she knew that the people who could enter this club were all Golden Beetles. "Lan Li, are you sure you don't know Miss Hazel, she's also an actress, and besides, yours is still your colleague. ”
Between the words, this is ridiculing Lan Li's actor career.
Lan Li didn't move at all, and Yun lightly fought back again, "Really? I thought you and the actor couldn't appear on the same occasion, just like George and Elizabeth." It seems that Miss Hazel is indeed very charismatic. ”