Chapter 67: The House of Peace
The climate in Switzerland is very large, with a typical Mediterranean climate in the south, with dry summers and warm, humid winters. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ As the Alps move northward and west to east, the layers are very obvious, with a mild and humid temperate oceanic climate and a temperate continental climate with cold winters and hot summers.
But in general, the summer is cool and the winter is cold, and the precipitation is not much, and the valley area is better, and the plains or flat places are much less.
So before the development of industry, this poor country was known for its mercenaries, and even later with industry, the rugged terrain made polio sufferers and the first generation of Seemos lazy to spend time and energy on conquering.
But now, as life becomes more and more convenient, it has become a good place to live in seclusion or retire.
A few old buildings with some history, then buildings of various styles, large areas of vegetation, and streets with few pedestrians and vehicles, this is a small European town, very fresh, very peaceful, very beautiful - at least it seems so.
"That's it...... Is it coming? Is it just ahead?" As the car moved forward, Diana, who was sitting next to Li Xu, became more and more excited.
"Calm down, my dear, be calm. Li Xu grabbed her hand, which had been clenched into a fist, and said in a comforting tone.
"I ...... I knew," Diana was completely unaware of what was wrong with his salutation, "I just ...... I just really like Ms. Hepburn, I've watched Roman Holiday more than ten times, especially when they tell me...... Princess Margaret is the archetype. β
"So have you ever fantasized about the day when you sneak out, go crazy all night, and then be picked up by a gentleman and develop a good relationship?" Li Xu asked in a joking whisper in her ear.
"I ...... I didn't ......" Diana immediately showed a touch of shame, shrunk her neck very embarrassed, and then glared at Li Xu with disgust, "I was just instigated to sneak out, and then he tricked me into saying that I wanted to ...... To ......"
"Want" The voice in the back became lower and lower, and her face became redder and redder, but Li Xu still made a puzzled look: "What do you want?"
"Add!" Diana bit her lip and glanced at him, her delicate appearance extremely moving.
Li Xu still wanted to tease her, but he couldn't help but cross another face in his mind, a face as cold as ice. Once upon a time, she used to be so bright and beautiful, but now I'm afraid I can't see it.
Thinking about it like this, I suddenly felt a little excited, and I couldn't say anything about flirting when it came to my mouth.
"Add?" Diana, sensing something, immediately blinked at him.
"It's nothing," Li Xu sighed, "It's just...... It's really sad that someone clearly promised me, but now they want to regret it. β
Diana was immediately embarrassed again, and glared at him again angrily: "Who...... Who repented and didn't admit it?!"
"That's a confession?" Li Xu immediately continued, "That's what you said, Dinah!"
"You ......" Diana couldn't help but stop, and immediately pinched his waist in annoyance.
This move is really proficient in a woman, Li Xu immediately took a breath and made a painful appearance, which made Diana startled, and she wanted to say something to apologize but didn't know how to speak.
It wasn't until he laughed that he reacted, he was being teased again, and immediately hugged his arms angrily, turned his head to look out of the window and made a look of ignorance.
As for Li Xu's previous intentions, it was only held for two seconds, so his mother's intuition was reliable in most cases.
The destination was not long in coming, a small estate, not big, but located on the outskirts of the town, in a very quiet environment.
Although it was noisy in the car, as soon as she got out of the car, Diana naturally grabbed Li Xu's arm.
Li Xu was dressed in a black formal suit, very spirited, and Diana was dressed in a long white gown with a ruffled skirt that reached the knees, and short curly hairβshe had dressed like this everywhere since he had someone to design her hairstyle.
Such a black and white match, coupled with the handsomeness of the man and the beauty of the woman, is a pair of beautiful people.
Therefore, when the elegant and demure woman hugged old Edward after getting out of the car, she immediately set her eyes on them.
"Hey, little one, it's a pleasure to see you. She walked over, stretched out her arm and hugged Li Xu gently.
"Me too, Aunt Audrey. Li Xu kissed her cheek.
Even if wrinkles have crept up the corners of her eyes, even if her cheekbones have begun to protrude, even if her once beautiful face is no longer there, she is still Audrey Hepburn forever.
"This is Diana Spencer, the youngest daughter of Earl Edward Spencer, my girlfriend. Li Xu followed and introduced Diana.
For this identity, Diana did not have the slightest superfluous reaction, and looked directly at Audrey with her eyes.
"Hello, Diana. Audrey smiled and held out her hand.
"You...... Hello Ms. Hepburn, I'm really...... I really ......" stammered as soon as she held the other's hand, despite her composure on her face.
"Don't panic, speak slowly. Audrey smiled kindly, "Also, call me Audrey." β
"But...... But......" Diana looked hesitant.
"Call Aunt Audrey. Li Xu immediately gently pinched her and grabbed her arm.
"Yes, Aunt Audrey. Diana immediately smiled.
"Alright, come in. Audrey shook her head and ushered the group into the apartment.
The Peace Mansion is not very large, well, it should be said that the house is not large, and there is a large meadow and woods behind it. The manor is very well lit, and although the sun is strong in summer, the temperature is not high, so it is a pleasant thing to put a table on the grass and have an afternoon tea with a parasol.
In addition to the servants, Audrey's mother, Ella Van Hemstra, and her youngest son, Ruby, were present at the estate. As for the eldest son, Sean, who is already 20 years old, is working and studying in the United States and is not here for the time being.
"Yes, Rupee, you can hit 2000 points after only a few plays, which is already amazing. While his father and Audrey were catching up at the small round table in the garden, Li Xu was on the other side instructing Ruby Dottie to play with the "Cube" handheld.
Although this thing has not yet been put into production, Li Xu spent a little money through Nintendo to customize a few units, which were specially used to give away. Anyway, copyrights, patents, etc., have been done properly, and they will be launched by the end of the year at the latest, so there is no need to worry about leakage.
"Of course, I can restore the third-order Rubik's Cube in only five minutes now, which is of course a piece of cake. Ruby waved his arm and said triumphantly.
Li Xu smiled, although the operation of "Cube" is simple, but in this era, the stickiness is not ordinarily strong, 2000 points is nothing, this game can be played forever, only higher scores, no highest score.
"Okay, Ruby, you have to go back to reading," Li Xu said at this time, "We said okay." β
"Oh no!" the 10-year-old slumped, "You're starting to get as nagging as your mother, Add." β
"There's no way around this, we've already said before, we have to talk about credit, right?" Li Xu spread his hand.
Although the little boy was very reluctant, he still reluctantly put down the handheld: "Okay, when I come back, you must exceed 2000 points, and then I will surpass you again!"
He waved his fist earnestly, then ran over to say hello to his mother, and then ran to the house.
Li Xu shook his head with a smile, picked up the handheld and looked at it, and then put it back again.
"You're not going to keep your promise?" asked Diana, tilting her head beside her.
"It's very easy to play 2000 points," Li Xu smiled and pushed the handheld in front of her, "Why don't you come?"
"I can only play to 1,000 points at most. Diana pursed.
"Play a few more times, and the more you become proficient, the more points you will win. Li Xu said coaxingly.
Diana immediately showed a look of alarm: "What the hell are you trying to do again?"
Li Xu looked at her in amazement: "It's just playing a game, what the hell can this do?"
"Who knows if you're trying to deliberately change the subject and set me up?" Diana snorted.
Well, those who are pitted and pitted, and when they get used to pits, they will naturally have resistance.
"I'm not your girlfriend, you ...... Playboy. Diana continued to hum, and that tsundere appearance was quite cute.
"But you've already admitted it in front of Aunt Audrey. Li Xu immediately laughed.
"I ...... I didn't have it!" Diana was immediately a little anxious, this afternoon, as long as she teased her with this, she would definitely take the bait.
"I just...... Just acquiescing out of courtesy!" she said stiffly
"Acquiescence is also an acknowledgement. Li Xu chased after him.
Again, as soon as she said this, Diana couldn't refute it, so after getting stuck again, she turned her head again and made a "I'm angry" look.
But it was the same, it didn't last long, she looked at the old Edward who was talking to Audrey in detail, and asked Li Xu in a low voice: "Eddie, uncle and aunt are so close...... Are they in that kind of relationship?"
"Hmm...... How can you say it......" Li Xu touched his chin, "They did date at the beginning and liked each other very much, but you know, if my father wants to get married, he will definitely ...... Well, that's it, so we broke up quickly. β
After a pause, looking at Diana with a listening look, he continued: "Originally, it stands to reason that they shouldn't have crossed paths, and even if they meet, they will only nod and say hello, and occasionally reminisce about the past, butβ"
Li Xu dragged out his voice and pretended to be embarrassed, as if he didn't want to say too much, Diana immediately urged, and got a little closer, her gray and blue eyes were full of curiosity: "But what is it?"
"Well, the key is mine," Li Xu shrugged, "When I was six years old, that is, in '68, I followed my father to a party in Los Angeles, a party related to Hollywood, and met Aunt Audrey at the party. I actually liked Roman Holiday and Princess Anne too, so when I was bored, I ran over and tried to strike up a conversation with her, and Aunt Audrey hadn't gotten out of the miscarriage yet......"