Chapter 22: Heaven and Hell
With the arrival of the guests, it is time for the banquet to begin.
The melodious welcome song sounded, and the guests took their seats one by one. And it was no surprise that Dip was placed opposite Lisa.
Dinner was quite generous. The aperitif is followed by red trout caviar as an appetizer, followed by alpine snowfowl consommé, followed by a roll made with three types of fish from sea, freshwater and saltwater lakes.
In this inland place, it was possible to make a few river seafood, and this banquet was extravagant enough, and it also reflected the wealth of the Marquis of Grenwell.
The main meal after that was even more amazing. Roasted wind deer steak and baked pan horn rock sheep are completely dishes made of two first-class demonic beasts. And then the desserts are not to mention, and they are all high-end ingredients. It's dizzying and breathtaking.
But Dipu's mind was not on eating, to be precise, he was already feeling beautiful and delicious now.
In the soft music, Lisa, who was sitting across from her, kept looking at Dipu a few times, and although she quickly looked away each time, the sister sitting next to Lisa kept biting her ears. In the midst of the whispers, the group of girls let out a silver bell-like laugh from time to time.
Hearing those laughter made Lisa even more shy. She was completely overwhelmed, not knowing whether to put down the knife and fork in her hand or pick it up. Finally, when Lisa put the fork in her mouth, she found that there was no food on the fork at all, and this action amused Dipu at once.
"Master Dipu!" the little girl couldn't hold her face, and Lisa put down her knife and fork and cried out with a tiger face. The base of her ears and neck had turned red.
"Please call me Dip. Dipu also put away his smile and nodded in acknowledgment.
"Dip, you're rude. Lisa couldn't help but wonder.
"That's—that's!" Dipu nodded sincerely. Lisa's sisters and Dipp's guests had stopped talking altogether. They all pricked up their ears and listened to the young man and woman.
"Actually, I want to say to Miss Lisa, I almost put an empty fork in my mouth when I saw you just now. Dipp said with some squirming. And his words matched his honest and innocent expression, as if it were really a fact.
And when these words reached the ears of the people around them, it was as if a piece of red-hot iron had fallen into the water, and they immediately boiled. Laughter was laughter, ear-to-ear, and some guests offered to toast to Dipp, while Lisa's sisters chattered excitedly.
Lisa didn't know how to deal with such a scene. Her whole body was already red like a boiled shrimp shell, but she lowered her head and angrily sliced the roast meat on the plate with her knife and fork, as if it were Dip's meat. But in fact, there is actually a hint of sweetness under her shy appearance.
Dip, on the other hand, smiled and toasted to the toasted guests, as if he had just said "honestly".
In fact, a few words of compliment praising the girl's beauty are completely familiar to Dipu. He mixes like a fish in water with Natasha, and a sweet mouth also contributes to it. Besides, Lisa's appearance is also petite and beautiful, so that Dipu, who thinks that he sacrifices his hue, is from hell to heaven. He sighed a little, he really had a dream start!
The Marquis of Grenwell, who was at the main table, saw the excitement here, so he smiled and chatted with Bishop Basel beside him. Although it is a marriage, it is better to satisfy Dipu and Lisa themselves!
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After all, it is not convenient to talk at a dining table. So Lisa after that is like sitting on pins and needles. And pretending to be stupid also has the advantage of pretending to be stupid, just a fool! Eating and drinking, not understanding the customs, can also make others understand. Anyway, this strange situation continued until the end of the banquet.
According to the procedure of the aristocratic banquet, when cleaning up the table, the men are drinking, smoking, and farting, while the women are seizing the time to put on makeup and change clothes. Because the main event of the banquet, the ball, will start soon.
Today's heroine is definitely Lisa. When she appeared in the company of her mother and sisters, dressed in a lake-green openwork dress, the band immediately played a cheerful tune.
The Marquis of Grenwell immediately greeted him with a smile, and he took Lisa's hand and raised it high, and announced to the guests: "My lovely daughter is a year older. And I jumped one less time. So no one will rob me today, and let me dance the first dance. ”
"Coax!" burst into laughter in the banquet hall.
In fact, in the birthday party of the noble lady, the first dance was originally a solo dance between the father and the daughter. The reason why the Marquis of Grenwell said this was also to liven up the atmosphere.
Moreover, the guests attending the banquet today have also received some news that it is likely that this Marquis Seventh Miss is about to get engaged to the new black-eyed lord, the young magician. If you get engaged, Lisa's first dance in the future will of course have to dance with Dipp. Therefore, it can also be said that the words of the Marquis of Grenwell mean something.
The Marquis of Grenwell signaled to the orchestra conductor, and the music of the arc dance immediately began. Foxtrot, spinning, ...... The two of them kept sliding across the middle of the dance floor, and the guests around them also burst into applause to the beat.
Until the end of the song, the crowd erupted in enthusiastic applause. The Marquis of Grenwell, who was sweating slightly on his forehead, was full of smiles and bowed to the guests to thank him.
When the cheering stopped, the Marquis of Grenwell coughed and quieted everyone. Then he announced in a loud voice, "Everyone, today is not only the birthday of the little Lisa, but also the arrival of the new black-eyed baron, Master Dip. And I would like to announce a great event. ...... just now"
"Lord Marquis, wipe your sweat!" Unexpectedly, at this time, Butler Jin suddenly appeared beside the Marquis of Grenwell with a handkerchief.
"Whoa!" immediately became noisy in the banquet hall. The guests are talking to each other, and there must be something wrong with such a behavior that does not conform to etiquette.
The Marquis of Grenwell gave him a puzzled look at Butler Gold, and then saw a note tucked between a handkerchief. So he opened it and glanced at it, and his face suddenly changed.
When he found that the Marquis of Grenwell had glanced at himself after looking at the handkerchief, Dip also felt that something was wrong. For some reason, he felt as if he had fallen from heaven to hell again.