After a few moments of sitting in the drawing-room, Erin and another girl appeared in front of them along with the maid from before. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

A pale pink dress, which has been popular in the aristocratic circles of the Luo Lan Empire in recent years, is covered with delicate and beautiful embroidery, usually a pale flower, with buds on the chest, and then long branches and leaves that extend along the shoulders to the back, narrow at the waist, and the color of the skirt gradually fades down until it becomes completely white, making the girl who wears it like a budding flower.

Erin is eleven years old this year, and the girl who loves to be coquettish also has a girlish slimness, she saw Chris at a glance, and there was a hint of surprise in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure, she turned to Mr. and Mrs. Darnell, held her skirt in both hands, and bowed slightly: "I have seen father and mother." ”

Darnell smiled and nodded, and Chris had already stood up, "Erin, come here!"

Erin bit her lip, Tingting came to Cris, compared to before, Erin is much taller, has grown to Cris's chest, Chris smiled and stretched out his hand, but Erin avoided it imperceptibly, and also politely bent down to salute: "Brother, you are back!"

Chris's hand froze in mid-air.

Darnell pointed to the girl beside Erin and said, "This is your cousin, Ophelio. ”

Cousin?

When did I have an extra cousin?

Ophelio was two or three years older than Irene, his body had just grown, and he had a shy and shy smile on his immature face, and he looked up at Chris with a blushing face and said in a mosquito-like voice, "I've seen Brother Crissy." ”

Chris smiled and nodded, he took Pandis's hand and said to the two girls, "This is my brother's good friend." ”

"Hello, Ophelio. ”

"Hello to you!"

Pandis and Ophelio nodded and came to Erin, she knew that Chris was fond of Erin, so although she was shy, she said seriously: "Hello, Erin, my brother has missed you very much for more than a year." ”

Erin looked up, "Well, yes, Erin knows, Sister Pandis, you are so beautiful. ”

"You're beautiful too!

"This is Sister Stiana!"

"Hello, Sister Styanna!" Erin saluted as always, her every movement was impeccable, and with Erin's delicate and beautiful face, she only felt that she was really a perfect angel.

But Chris's brow furrowed slightly.

After Irene's salutation to everyone, she sat down in her chair in a proper manner, sitting upright, folding her hands and gently resting on her knees, never interjecting or laughing at will, and always looking like a good baby listening attentively.

Chris and Pandis's chairs leaned against each other, but they were far away from Erin's seat, and Cris's eyes looked at the maid behind Erin, who was an ordinary-looking woman, who looked three or four years older than Erin, with a slight bow, her hands honestly folded in front of her lower abdomen, her eyes drooping, and she didn't say a word.

"By the way, father," said Chriss, nonchalantly, "is Mrs. Til also gone?"

This sentence was asked to Darnell, but unexpectedly, Erin said, "Teacher Tyll has returned to the country." ”

Chris was shocked.

Lady Tyre has always been the etiquette instructor of the Lorraine family, and she has been the guide of the aristocratic etiquette of Chris and Erin since childhood. This strict and old-fashioned teacher has always been the object of reverence in the hearts of the two siblings, and when she was a child, the complicated and trivial etiquette that she had to pay attention to all the time made Chris suffer, and even secretly cursed her for not dying well. But when I grew up, sometimes I would think of this meticulous woman, and sometimes I even felt that she had become a part of the memory. At this time, when I heard that she had left, I somehow felt a pang of turmoil in my heart.

Dinner began, and everyone took their seats.

In fact, for the aristocracy, breakfast, lunch, dinner and afternoon tea have their own rules and dress codes, so the ladies and ladies of the nobility have to change into several sets of clothes every day to not lose their aristocratic status. It can be said that Irene's behavior is perfectly normal, but in such a family feast, in Chris's impression, it only happens when Mrs. Tyre is also present, and Erin used to avoid this.

Perhaps, Erin has grown up!

Or, or under the influence of this Ophelio.

Chris looked at the girl quietly, for he could clearly feel that the girl was always secretly glancing at him, but shyly looking away when he did.

On the dining table, whether it is porcelain, crystal, gold and silver decorations, each piece is shining, and the luxurious and exquisite tableware and wine glasses, everything shows the aristocratic temperament. The aristocratic table is full of rigor and meticulousness: on a table, the center is always the place where everyone pays the most attention, usually it can be a pure decoration, or a fruit bottle, both beautiful and practical, and flowers are also acceptable. The only light source on the dining table is the magic crystal lamp, so the lampstand decoration on the dining table is very important, usually the column-shaped lampstand is selected, so that the light at the highest point can illuminate the whole dining table, the lampstand is located in the center of the dining table, so the lampstand of the aristocratic family is often the most gorgeous and exquisite decoration.

Cutlery knives and spoons are generally made of sterling silver, with delicate and cumbersome pattern carvings, and there are special tableware for different foods such as salads, cold cuts, desserts, fruits, etc., showing the pursuit of exquisite life by the aristocracy. Crystal, glass and silver vases and cruets with intricate shapes and cruets are also on the table.

For such pomp, this may show Darnell's importance to Pandis and Stiana, but on the aristocratic table with complicated rules, there are definitely a few who can really eat well, including Chris himself.

Of course, it didn't matter, after all, the Darnells were still amiable towards the two girls, not to mention that the demeanor between Chris and Pandis was not too much concealment at all.

Dinner went on in a seemingly congenial atmosphere, and Darnell inquired in detail about Chris's experience, and Pandis politely replied.

Erin and Ophelio also smiled and listened attentively, but it didn't take long for them to put down their dishes, politely bid them goodbye, and then left the dining room with the maid. (To be continued.) )