By the time Lu Qi walked out of the research institute, it was already approaching evening outside, and the rays of the setting sun stretched the shadows of people for a long time, and the sky was reflected in the soft light.

Got into the carriage and went back the way you came, first sending the three of Navis back to the workshop.

As for the follow-up of the scientific research institute, Wenward will deal with it, whether it is the arrangement of manpower or other needs.

will help Luqi solve it.

This is the various benefits of discussing cooperation with the government, and with the participation of scientific research institutes, Lu Qi can basically save a lot of money.

After leaving the workshop, the sunset hanging on the horizon moved down a little.

Looking at the people coming and going on the street, Lu Qi raised his waist and felt a sense of relaxation.

"Huh?"

Just as he was about to board the carriage, he turned his head strangely and looked towards the end of the street.

Seeing this, Yuna asked suspiciously, "Your Highness, is there something wrong?" ”

"Nothing."

Luci withdrew his gaze from the end of the street where there was nothing, got into the carriage, and thought for a few seconds.

He vaguely felt that there was a gaze staring directly at him, no doubt it was the sixth sense reminding him, but when Luqi looked in the direction of his gaze, he didn't find anything.

After realizing that he had no clue, Lu Qi simply stopped thinking about it, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

The carriage drove all the way, and when the sun was setting and only some of its horns were visible, the carriage stopped at the door of the house.

After getting out of the carriage, he saw that the courtyard door was open, and Lu Qi had long been accustomed to it.

When I entered the yard, I saw that there were two more rocking chairs and sun umbrellas and other complete supporting facilities, which were neatly placed in the courtyard, as if this was a holiday beach.

Lux and Fiona lay on it, basking in the sun, with an ice cream and a glass of cold Coke on the table next to them.

Seeing that the two of them were more comfortable than themselves, Lu Qi pulled the corners of his mouth, didn't bother to say anything, and lay on his rocking chair.

The rocking chairs swayed, and the courtyard was very quiet, except for the whirring of the whirring of the water-powered windmills.

None of the three of them spoke, quietly enjoying this leisurely time, feeling the gentle breeze.

This chair is like some kind of magic, and with this quiet atmosphere, just lying on it makes people's bodies not want to move, and their brains don't want to think about other things.

Both body and mind were completely relaxed at this moment.

Rao is Fiona is also defeated in this lazy comfort of the whole body.

Until a while later.

Lux was the first to open her eyes slowly, and when she woke up, she looked blankly at the sky where the last bit of sunset had gradually dissipated.

Then he touched his stomach and muttered, "I'm hungry."

The words fell, and Fiona on the side slowly opened her eyes.

Compared to Miss Crown, who didn't want to move even if she knew she was hungry.

Fiona got up from her rocking chair and unconsciously raised her arms and stretched.

If Luqi opened his eyes at this time, he could see the graceful curves of her body.

After a lazy waist, the feeling of laziness in the whole body has also dissipated a lot.

At this time, she followed slowly: "I'm hungry too." ”

Lux also broke free from the seal at this moment, sat up from the chair, touched her stomach and sighed: "I'm hungry and have no strength." ”

After speaking, the eyes of the two women looked at the third rocking chair at the same time.

They were clearly hinting at someone.

However, the person who was hinted at turned over and continued to sleep as if he hadn't heard it.

Two minutes later, Lu Qi reluctantly opened his eyes and sat up.

When you turn around, you can see the two eldest ladies who have been staring at you and not speaking.

These two eyes looked at themselves in the back.

As a prince, he has always been free, and since these two goods began to come to eat, Lu Qi felt like he was going to work for the first time.

No, it can't go on like this.

It seems that yesterday's lesson has not been given enough.

Thinking silently, Luki stood up, scratched his head lazily and headed towards the kitchen.

Lux immediately followed behind and reminded, "I haven't eaten the sugar gourd I said last time." ”

Luci yawned and thought for a moment, as if there was indeed such a thing.

I didn't know what I did last time, but I promised Miss Mian Wei that when the sugar gourd was ready, I would give her a taste first.

But in the past few days, I have been forgetting about it.

It's good to forget, but when I think about it, Lu Qi himself has some cravings, and he is a sweet tooth himself.

The last time I saw red heart nuts when I went shopping, I immediately thought of sugar gourds.

So he said, "Then make a sugar gourd first and pad your stomach." ”

Lux immediately nodded expectantly: "Okay, okay." ”

Once in the kitchen, Luke tells Lux to go to the basement freezer to fetch the refrigerated red heart nuts.

Although so many days have passed, the red heart fruit is still fresh, the fruit itself has a long shelf life, and it is frozen when I buy it.

Putting aside the thaw at the moment, Luffy began to prepare.

The most important thing about the sugar gourd is the layer of syrup on the outside, and the authentic sugar gourd is all carefully made.

Don't look at the simple way of making sugar gourds, in fact, the quality of sugar gourds is also high.

The quality of the sugar and the technique of boiling it are very important, and the quality of the red heart fruit, also known as hawthorn, must be high.

Minutes and seconds passed

When Luki brought out a plate of skewered sugar gourds, Lux's eyes immediately lit up.

The red heart berries are arranged in order of size and worn on bamboo skewers, wrapped in crystal clear syrup, sprinkled with a layer of white sesame seeds, like a small tree full of fruits, which is very tempting.

This good-looking appearance alone has conquered her in an instant.

There is a kind of deliciousness called "Delicious to Look at".

Fiona also looked at it, and from the outside, this sugar gourd was indeed very tempting, but she had no interest in sweets.

In her opinion, only children linger on sweet things.

It's nothing more than a combination of sugar and red heart fruit, how delicious can it be?

I looked at Miss Crown, who squinted happily after taking a bite.

Fiona laughed in her heart, picked up a string casually, then looked at it, opened her mouth and took a bite gently.

"Click", you can hear a crisp sound coming from your mouth, but the outer layer of syrup is not as hard as you think, and it can quickly dissolve in your mouth.

This syrup is surprisingly sweet but not greasy, and then combined with the flesh of the red heart, the sweet and sour sensation that spreads in the mouth seems to produce a wonderful reaction.

Miss Jian Ji's cold eyes lit up at this moment.

It's delicious.

Fiona unconsciously took another bite, she suddenly fell in love with this sweet and sour feeling, and a little carelessly, a bunch of sugar gourds had been eaten.

Licking her rosy lips, she reached out to get a second string.

At this time, he noticed Lu Qi's eyes.

She couldn't help but pause with her outstretched hand and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Lu Qi smiled: "It's nothing, is it delicious?" ”

Fiona didn't answer, but nodded slightly.

Lu Qi then laughed, "That's good, I thought you weren't very interested in this sweet tooth." ”

Seeing that he didn't seem to laugh at himself, Fiona continued to stretch out her hand, took the second string of sugar gourds, and tasted it quietly.

Remembering her previous opinion, only children would linger on such sweet things, Fiona's face couldn't help but turn a little red.

Savoring the taste of the sugar gourd, she was a little glad that she didn't say what she had just thought.

Sugar gourd has been made a lot, although it has the effect of appetizing and helping digestion, but it cannot be eaten as a meal.

After that, Luki began to prepare for today's dinner.

If there are a lot of people, the most basic thing is three dishes and one soup, and he is dangling from side to side in the kitchen, but he doesn't hate this process of making food.

Outside in the living room, Lux and Fiona were playing backgammon, refining each other's chess skills.

The game was basically lost by Lux, and Fiona gradually regained her confidence in this winning streak.

Start preparing for tonight's battle for revenge.

After a hearty dinner, the three of them gathered in the living room.

And the person sitting across from Fiona has been replaced by Luki.

As for Lux, neither of them can get off her, and now she is only qualified to watch from the sidelines.

"Anyway, is it still yesterday's punishment?"

Luqi asked as he looked at Fiona on the other side.

"No, the punishment like yesterday alone is a little too boring."

The corners of Fiona's mouth hooked up a faint smile, and Yun said lightly, "I think, it's better to increase some punishment." ”

This took Luckyy by surprise.

He was still thinking about how to increase the punishment, but he didn't expect this sword girl to shout up by herself.

Naturally, Lu Qi would not refuse this kind of condition, so he said, "Have you thought of any punishment?" ”

Fiona thought for a moment and said, "If you lose, you will accompany me to practice the sword." ”

"I'm still thinking about this."

Lu Qi helplessly held his forehead and asked, "Then what if I won?" ”

"I'll accompany you to practice swords?"

“.”

Staring at Miss Jianji's face full of smiles when she said this, Lu Qi was speechless: "You are so embarrassed to say that winning or losing together is a punishment for me." ”

Fiona said, "Then you can say it." ”

So Lu Qi also thought about it, he saw Yuna on the other end, and then looked at her maid suit, and his eyes lit up and said, "If I win, you can change into that dress." ”

Fiona followed Luki's line of sight and saw Yurina, and knew what clothes Luki was referring to.

couldn't help but look back at him with disdain: "That's it?" ”

Lu Qi didn't care about this look, and said: "If you change into that clothes, you have to do what that clothes should do, how to say?" ”

Fiona pondered for a second, then raised her head and agreed: "That's it, the conditions for me to win will also be changed to this, but you don't have to wear that dress." ”

Just think about the effect of Lu Qi wearing a maid outfit, although I feel like I want to see it, but it's still unnecessary to think about it.

She felt that the punishment for only asking Lu Qi to accompany her in sword practice was not enough.

Lu Qi's punishment is just right.

When Lu Qi loses, wouldn't it be the same to order him to practice swords, so that he can also order other things.

"Okay."

Lucky nodded.

The two sides recognized this punishment, and Lu Qi smiled casually: "You go first." ”

Realizing that this guy seemed to be careless, Fiona sneered in her heart.

You'll know in a moment how stupid you are to underestimate your enemies right now.

Last night's night and today's study have made her realize the true meaning of backgammon, and she has now seen through the mystery of this narrow chessboard.

It can be said that when she rubbed and abused Miss Crownback just now, she didn't even use all her strength.

Right now, it can be said that he has full confidence and has won Luqi.

She lightly picked up a white child with her slender and white fingers, and confidently landed it on the chessboard.

Looking at the masterful demeanor displayed by Miss Jian Ji's every move, Lu Qi also narrowed his eyes and was a little suspicious.

Could it really be that something was researched for her?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take it a little seriously, ready to take this chess fight seriously.

It's just that after a few moves, Lu Qi regained his nonchalant mentality.

Raising her eyes to look at Fiona on the other side, her expression was extremely focused, her cold eyes were staring at the chessboard, and every move was played very seriously.

I chuckled in my heart and yawned a little lazily.

It turned out to be a false alarm, and he thought it was so powerful.

It turned out that it just changed from a big rookie to a small rookie.

At the end of the day, it's still a rookie.

As serious as Fiona is Lux, who is watching the chess next to her.

She also focused her gaze on the chessboard, and did not dare to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Fiona's train of thought.

In his heart, he silently observed the chess path of the two, looking like he was serious about learning.

After a dozen moves.

Fiona, who has stubbornly resisted until now, has slowed down the speed of her moves, and her concentration has become a little more nervous.

She felt a lot of pressure, but she also realized that every move she made next was the key.

Lux also noticed that Fiona was becoming more and more passive, and her big eyes were full of doubt.

Some didn't understand how Lu Qi suddenly occupied such a big advantage.

After a few more moves, the black disc landed on the board with Lu Qi's black piece.

"I lost."

Fiona conceded defeat very decisively.

Before Lu Qi could say anything, she analyzed the cause of the defeat by herself, "I understand, everything is in the place of six, seven or eight moves, where if I am more cautious, I will definitely not lose." ”

Lux looked at the chessboard and recalled, although she didn't remember it, but she nodded along with it.

And Fiona, who had been analyzing herself for a long time, raised her head and looked at Lu Qi and said, "Come again, I won't lose this game!" ”

Between the words, there is still a strong sense of confidence.

Five minutes later.

The confidence on Fiona's face gradually disappeared, and she was always calm, but her heart was also messed up at the moment.

Another five minutes.

Fiona was in the same confusion as yesterday, and had begun to hesitate when playing chess.

After the last five minutes.

Fiona's delicate body trembled slightly, and she began to doubt her life completely.

"How many rounds are coming? Fifteen rounds, right, fifteen days. Lu Qi smiled faintly, and continued, "I think today can end here, and now you don't even give me the desire to defeat." ”

In the face of such humiliation, Fiona could only bow her head and choose to swallow her anger.

Fifteen days, this number Rao was a little desperate when she heard it.

At this moment, she really has no desire to fight anymore, and her mentality is on the verge of collapse, and she knows that no matter how many games she plays, she will not be able to defeat Lu Qi under this mentality.

Just when Lu Qi thought that today's chess journey was over.

Lux next to him stood up with a confident face: "I understand!" Replace me! ”

Lu Qi was stunned for a moment and looked at her: "Do you mean, to replace Fiona?" ”

"Not bad!"

Lux raised her head, "I've figured out how to really play backgammon!" ”

The weather cleared, the rain stopped, and Miss Crownguard felt like she could do it again.

Lu Qi looked at her in surprise: "Then please take a seat." ”

I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, I thought there would be no other gains today.

As a result, Lux took the initiative to come up and give the head.

Fiona moved out of the way at this time, and Lux sat down with full momentum, gave her a look of faith and said, "Watch me avenge you!" ”

Seeing her say this, Fiona nodded, and a little light gradually appeared in her eyes, ready to take a closer look at what Miss Crownguard was doing next.

"Then you go first."

Luki spoke and gave the lead to Lux.

Lux suddenly asked, "What if there is a draw in the end?" ”

Lu Qi didn't know why she asked such a question, so he smiled casually and said, "You win." ”

"Good!" Lux confidently grabbed a white piece and placed it on the chessboard.

In these dozen games of chess, she finally realized a way to win!

The enemy is strong and I am weak, head-to-head, no!

As the creator of backgammon, Lu Qi's strength must not be underestimated, and he will not be able to compete head-to-head.

So, at this time, I just pulled it with one hand!

Completely give up the intention of victory, and will not take the initiative to attack.

It's a tactic to stick to the enemy!

In the end, as long as it drags on until there are no moves to play, it is a draw!

However, a draw is her victory!

Thinking of this, Miss Crown's heart was already laughing.

It's just that after the game progressed to twenty-five moves, she couldn't laugh a little.

The smile on his face disappeared, and he stared blankly at the chessboard.

"Huh? You seem to have lost, Miss Crownback. ”

Lu Qi pretended to be surprised at this time, and dropped the sunspot, directly ending the fifth consecutive end.

Although at first he didn't understand where Lux got his confidence.

But seeing every step he took, Lux immediately followed by him, full of the momentum that tried to block him, and Luki immediately understood what the girl thought.

No wonder there is an inexplicable question of a draw.

I think about some crooked ways all day long.

If it's really so easy to block, the game of backgammon won't make much sense.

"It shouldn't be."

Lux looked at the chessboard in confusion, wondering what was wrong?

On the side, seeing Miss Crownback stand up, the light in Fiona's eyes, which had been lit up at the beginning, had dimmed again, and she felt a little numb.

I thought it was a strong teammate.

I didn't expect it to be just a giveaway

"It must be something that hasn't been blocked, let's do it again!"

Lux looked at the chessboard and thought for a long time before coming to this conclusion.

She still doesn't think there's anything wrong with her thoughts, so there must be a step that hasn't been blocked, and it's definitely no problem to do another game!

(End of chapter)