Prologue XLVII

Birthday present

As we walked around the glass walls and into the restaurant, I was greeted by the layout of the restaurant. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As a luxury suite of the Klein Hotel, the restaurant's layout naturally does not weaken its 'luxury' name. The first thing that caught my eye was the dark brown carpet on the floor, which was quite large and included the entire dining table and chairs. Because it is brown, the dining table and dining chairs painted with precious wood and white lacquer stand out against the background. If you look up, you will see a simple chandelier with a width the size of a dining table, and its light illuminates the entire dining room.

The layout of the restaurant is worthy of the word 'luxury', but the most striking thing is the six dishes that line up like blooming flowers on the white tables – I say this because I was already smelling an enticing aroma as soon as I stepped into the restaurant.

When I smell the scent that seduces me, I can't help but mutter, "Good, good...... I can't make out the subtleties of the smell, but I know that the food with this smell must be delicious.

My muttering was naturally not loud, so Siegel and the others didn't hear what I was saying, but Lux next to me was naturally not among them, so when Lux heard my self-talk, her pretty face bloomed with a sweet smile, and she said crisply: "Poof~ The dishes made by Aunt Renoa are of the top level, and ordinary people can't eat them." With that, Lux thought for a while, and then whispered: "The dishes made by Aunt Renoa are full of color, aroma, and taste, and they must be much better than the lunch meal, so Qiqi and the others should control their behavior, but don't be too rude." After saying that, Lux quietly winked at me, with a 'Kiki shouldn't look too ugly' expression.

"Uh......"

I'm embarrassed.

Am I like the kind of person who can't control my behavior? - I looked at Lux with a look of color.

"Poof~ I don't know who always can't control his mouth and say the thoughts in his head."

Lux's words were very light, but they fell to my ears like a bolt from the blue, and I felt like I was about to bend forward in frustration......

"Okay, okay, I'll pay attention."

Lux's very real example made me lose the will to continue fighting in an instant, and I could only smile wryly and nod my head to indicate that I would try to control it, although I still had some doubts about Lux's claim...... Well, I'm not referring to 'can't control your mouth', but rather to whether Renoa's food tastes good or not - even if you just smell the aroma, it's tempting.

"Please ......"

As soon as he entered the dining room, Siegel walked in front of Pacritt, and when he stopped at the table, Siegel reached across from the white round table and smiled and motioned for the Pachlett family to take a seat. After the Packeret family sat down laughing, Lux pulled me to the chair, well, by the way, the table was already set up...... Bowl? Chopsticks?

"Hey, why are they chopsticks?"

I looked at the bowl made of porcelain with blue patterns, and I looked at the chopsticks that were as white as jade and a little cold to the touch, and I was surprised. As I asked, I suddenly found a very good, powerful question...... There is a considerable difference between the Westerners and the Easterners, who are used to eating one serving per person (except for parties or buffets), while the Easterners eat in groups, such as the six-course dishes that are now lined up like blooming flowers in front of me.

"That's right, if it's a Western way of dining, shouldn't everyone have a knife and fork, and a steak or something?"

I looked at the dishes and dishes in front of me in embarrassment, and thought so.

I was surprised that my inquiry was quite loud in the slightly quiet restaurant, and as the arranger and maker of the dishes and chopsticks, Renoa naturally heard my words. She looked at me very strangely, as if she was looking at some magical thing, and only after a few moments did she ask suspiciously, "What's wrong?" Why can't it be bowls and chopsticks? I was speechless for a moment when I was asked by Renoah.

"Yes, yes, why can't it be chopsticks? This doesn't make sense, why can't Westerners use dishes and chopsticks? ”

I bowed my head with a look of resentment, yes, why can't Westerners use dishes and chopsticks? Habitual thinking kills people...... Besides, this isn't my original world, so there's some common sense that isn't universal and can be explained, well, that's it! - After finding a reasonable explanation for myself, I looked up again and replied with a smile, "It's nothing, I just didn't expect Aunt Renoa and Uncle Parklett to eat with chopsticks." ”

My answer was quite strange, and Renoah only understood what I meant after turning her head, and after she understood, a burst of amusement came to her heart, and she smiled: "Don't you know that it is quite common to eat with dishes and chopsticks in the plant now?" After all, most of the second-generation adjusters are only children, so if they eat separately, there will always be less intimacy. ”

"I see."

Renoa's gentle answer made me understand, seriously, the Oriental way of dining is indeed a very warm way of dining, the family gathered together at a round table, telling jokes and eating food - this is what makes me feel at home.

In fact, it was not only Renoa and the others who were puzzled by my inquiry, but even Lux beside me was quite puzzled, so when Lux saw Renoa turn his gaze to Pakritt and laugh with him, Lux leaned closer to me, and then whispered in my ear: "People seem to have mentioned to Kiki before, our family mostly eats with chopsticks, right?" So why did Kiki shout out in surprise? ”

Hearing this, I really want to complain, "The voice I just asked wasn't loud enough to 'shout', right?" But in retrospect, there was no point in arguing with Lux, so after thinking about it, I replied softly, "Well, this should be a pot of habitual thinking." After all, in my previous life, in my cognition, most Westerners ate with knives and forks. That's why when I saw that my family and Sara's family were using dishes and chopsticks, I was surprised and just asked. ”

"Staring~ People think that Uncle Reed's behavior of not using a knife and fork at lunch is one of the reasons why Kiki is so surprised now, right?"

"Hmm~ There is also a reason for this."

I looked at Lux staring at my cute appearance, and a big smile suddenly appeared on my face, and then in Lux's delicate white eyes, I stretched out my hand and gently stroked her little head, and said with a smile: "Hawkers, anyway, there will always be a sense of warmth when eating with dishes and chopsticks, so let's stick to it in the future...... By the way, Lux, is it okay to eat? Husband, I'm hungry. "When I said 'hungry,' my little belly made a '......grunt' sound as if echoing my words, causing Lux, who happened to hear it, to cover her mouth and laugh.

"Poof...... My father hasn't even said he can eat it...... Burst...... So, of course, you can't eat it...... Burst...... So Kiki should bear with me a little longer. ”

When my stomach "......gurgled" again, Lux barely stopped laughing and answered my question, though the voice sounded more like trying to hold back a laugh.

"Okay......"

Although I already knew this would be the outcome, I was still a little disappointed when I heard about Lux's confirmation, after all...... I reached out and touched my shriveled belly—it said pitifully. By the way, when I withdrew my hand, it let out another heart-wrenching "grunt............ Well, it's not too loud, and only Lux can hear it.

"To be a man, it's important to persevere...... So small belly, if you hold on a little longer, you can have something to eat......"

I was very worried and comforted my shriveled stomach, although it is said that being a man is expensive to persevere, but if there is no food to eat, it is estimated that it will be difficult to persevere...... Uh, well, to get down to business. While I was trying to comfort my poor little belly, Renoa, who was talking to Pakrit, turned her head to look at us, her beautiful face was full of a gentle smile, and said softly: "Lux, Qi, today is your birthday, as a guest, uncle and aunt naturally need to prepare a birthday gift for you......" said Renoa, Lenoa turned sideways, took out a beautifully wrapped gift box from the handbag hanging next to the dining chair, and handed it to us after standing up.

Seeing this, I was still a little hesitant, but Lux stood up without any prevarication, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Aunt Renoa...... Thank you, Uncle Paklet, ......", he took the beautifully wrapped gift box, and then sat down with the smiling expressions of Pakrit and Renoa.

"Thank you, Aunt Renoa, thank you, Uncle Parklet......"

Now that Lux has already taken the gift into her hand, I naturally stood up and thanked her, which is polite...... Pacritt and Renoa thanked me with a smile in return, and after waving my hand to show that it was okay, I sat down. When Lux saw my polite thanks, the smile on her lips became thicker, and she was even more satisfied with her choice.

"It seems that my father has already mentioned today to the Sara family that it is my birthday with Lux, otherwise Aunt Renoa wouldn't have brought me with her when she gave her birthday present...... Well, now I'm a little curious about the year, month, and day of my body, and maybe its date of birth is the same as Lux's, after all, fate is sometimes very good at playing tricks on people......"

ps: Uh~ It's not easy to catch up with a chapter, and the next chapter will be updated within three days~uh~ Strive for.