In the side hall of Suzuki Jiroyoshi's mansion, on the dining table, Chitong was holding a large pile of food and gobbling it down crazily. Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko, who saw Chitong eating for the first time, were stunned.
"Well...it seems that Chitong-san has a good appetite..."
As the host, Suzuki Sonoko smiled awkwardly but politely.
She is usually carefree enough, and she is not the kind of girl who eats very delicately, but this is the first time in real life that she has seen someone who eats and looks so...so bold, and she is also a very beautiful girl.
Should I say that I am worthy of being a son and daughter of the Wu family? I don’t stick to trivial matters... No, that’s not how Busujima Saeko eats!
Kasumigaoka Shiyu, who had long been accustomed to Chitong's eating habits, whispered to Suzuki Sonoko: "Sonoko, you don't know, if you eat with Chitong just a little bit slower, you might not get anything..."
"Well, Chitong-san is a martial arts practitioner, so it's understandable that he has a bigger appetite..."
Mao Lilan did not laugh at Chi Tong's eating appearance, but made an objective evaluation.
"By the way, Shiu-senpai, you guys should eat a little bit!" Suzuki Sonoko called to Kasumigaoka Shiu and others who had been inactive, then rolled her eyes and said, "Otherwise, it might be inconvenient for you to eat during the banquet. …”
As we all know, eating is often the least important thing at a banquet filled with sumptuous food. During the banquet, the conversation is about romance and business. No one ever attends a banquet just to eat delicious food. After a banquet, it is obvious that Exquisite and delicious food is placed in front of you, but it often happens that the guests at the banquet are so hungry that their chests touch their backs.
For the sake of social etiquette, people attending banquets usually dress formally. This is okay for men. Men's formal attire pays attention to a good fit. However, for women's formal attire, their dresses are often extremely slim or even body-shaping and "constricting". If you eat a little more, you may ruin the beauty of your body shape. If you eat a few more mouthfuls, it is not impossible that the fabric around your waist will burst. Therefore, most women go hungry all day long before attending a banquet. It is very inhumane to look in the best shape and then not eat anything at the banquet and only drink some wine at most.
But almost every woman is willing to endure these hardships in order to bring out the best of herself at the banquet. The solicitude of the opposite sex and the jealousy of the same sex are the biggest driving forces for them to torture themselves like this. It seems very human again.
However, Suzuki Sonoko is relatively careless and has not fallen into this kind of "female competition" anxiety. She is very pragmatic. Not only will she not starve herself before the banquet, she will also eat a little more to cope with the banquet in the evening. Of course, she will also I will let others eat some as a visitor.
Although Kasumigaoka Shiu and the others are just students, and they are attending the banquet as Suzuki Sonoko's friends, they can just communicate in a small circle, and they don't really need to socialize with other people, but eating at a banquet with not many people eating. , it will still attract various looks from other people, so when it comes to the banquet, it is better to just follow the crowd and not eat.
This is also one of the reasons why Suzuki Sonoko asked everyone to come over early. Please ask Mao Lilan and the others to have something to eat first, otherwise she would invite friends over for the banquet and have them go home hungry. Doesn't this mean that she, Suzuki Sonoko, is unkind? !
Suzuki Sonoko has a good heart, but...
"No, I don't have much appetite."
Kasumigaoka Shiyu declined politely.
Damn it, my tongue has changed into the shape of a junior, and I don’t feel happy eating anything else...
Kasumigaoka Shiyu said awkwardly in her heart.
"Oh, it's okay. There won't be any classes tomorrow anyway. After the banquet, I'll treat you to a big dinner later. Everyone, please have fun!"
Suzuki Sonoko only thought that Kasumigaoka Shiu was doing it to maintain her body shape, and she understood this idea and said with a smile.
"Ah... then thank you Sonoko..."
Kasumigaoka Shiu felt embarrassed. She knew that Suzuki Sonoko had misunderstood her, but she couldn't tell her. She could only think that even if she forced herself, she would have to eat more to repay Suzuki Sonoko's kindness.
In order to cover up his embarrassment, Kasumigaoka Shiu asked Suzuki Sonoko: "Sonoko, can we appreciate the precious pearl 'Golden Dusk' that 'Kid' wants to steal up close? Although I heard that it will be displayed at the banquet. It's 'Golden Dusk', but it must be far away. I think it's okay to take a closer look before the party starts?"
Half of this was to cover up the embarrassment, and the other half was that Kasumigaoka Shiyu really wanted to see the "Golden Dusk" that the Kaito "Kid" was interested in.
After all, women, who can be completely immune to such top-notch jewelry? Even if Kasumigaoka Shiyu feels that she is not a vulgar woman, she still has the desire to experience the jewelry even if she does not want to possess them all.
"Of course it's no problem!" Suzuki Sonoko assured, "'Golden Dusk' has now been moved to my Uncle Jiroji's collection room. It is in this room. I will take you to see it after you finish eating!"
"Is it okay to show such a precious thing to us casually?"
Busujima Saeko expressed some concern, feeling that this would disturb Suzuki Sonoko too much.
"It's okay, it's just a pearl, it doesn't matter!" Suzuki Sonoko didn't care, "I have a lot of this kind of jewelry at home, and I usually put it in the warehouse without taking care of it! This time, 'Kid' made a When I received the notice letter, my family remembered that there was such a golden pearl. To be honest, except for family treasures like the 'Dark Star' that have special meaning to my Suzuki family, it doesn't matter if the other jewelry is lost. The 'golden pearl' Dusk is nothing, maybe I used it as marbles when I was a kid!"
"Bah..."
Everyone present, even a very nervous person like Chitong, gasped. Ling didn't know the value of "Golden Dusk", so she didn't react, but because of Saeko's mother She was breathing in the cold air. She didn't want to appear different from Saeko's mother, so she pretended to be shocked.
Good guy, the old Versailles... No, for Suzuki Sonoko, this may not be considered Versailles at all. She is just stating a fact that is insignificant to her, but others are "making a fuss".
"Well, I actually met the real-life version of Zhu Qiqi..."
Kasumigaoka Shiu smiled after being shocked. Her psychological quality was still very strong. Even if she was not strong at first, after seeing with her own eyes that a check that could be exchanged for 120 million yen in cash was burned to ashes, she and the Japanese Grand Master " After the friendly meeting, her psychological quality had to become stronger.
"Hey, Senior Shiyu, you should also read "The History of the Martial Arts"!"
Suzuki Sonoko became a little excited. This was the excitement of seeing her colleagues.
"Well, I'm just watching..."
Kasumigaoka's poetry is profound and authentic.
Not only was she watching, but she was usually the first to look.
"I thought Shiyu-senpai wasn't interested in this kind of comic about fighting and killing!" After seeing him, Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but start to play more, "But saying that I am the real-life version of Zhu Qiqi is too much. You praise me, but I am not as lucky as Zhu Qiqi. I have so many good-quality handsome guys who like me. Not to mention super handsome men like Shen Lang and Wang Lianhua, there is not even a handsome guy with a personality like Panda'er... woo woo woo , I’m so pitiful!”
"Sonoko you..."
Seeing Suzuki Sonoko's slightly embarrassing look, even her best friend Mao Lilan couldn't bear to look at her.
"How can reality be compared with comics, Sonoko, you can read comics, but don't substitute things in comics into reality!"
Kasumigaoka Shiu said with a smile, but soon thought that Suzuki Sonoko's character of "Ms. Zaibatsu" was a bit surreal, and it seemed a bit weird for her to say so.
"Senior Shiyu, you are looking down on me, right? I can also distinguish between reality and comics. Shen Lang and Wang Lianhua are just characters in comics and do not exist in reality. Although I like them They, but I won't fall in love with them." Suzuki Sonoko's mood changed quickly, and she suddenly changed into a look like "You think I'm stupid."
But just when Kasumigaoka Shiyu wanted to say something in response, Suzuki Sonoko immediately vowed: "But Master Chu Liuxiang must be real, but he only operates in the Central Plains, and the media in the Central Plains have never tried to cover up his existence. I’m just not reporting on him! But it doesn’t matter, I will definitely go back to the Central Plains to find him in the future!”
Suzuki Sonoko clasped her hands together like a nun praying sincerely, her eyes filled with countless little stars: "Ah, Lord Chu Liuxiang! Please wait a moment. When my mother allows me to go to the Central Plains, I will come to the Central Plains to meet you. , I believe this will definitely be a fateful encounter!"
"..." Everyone present.
It's over, this guy is hopeless.
Everyone complained in their hearts.
And Kasumigaoka Shiyu also made one more complaint, Junior, you are really guilty of this. Treating this girl like a good girl... Uh, wait, Sonoko seems to be too normal... That's okay!
Kasumigaoka Shiyu quickly let go of her psychological burden.
After accompanying Suzuki Sonoko for a while, Chitong was also full...half of it, and planned to save her stomach for the big meal after the banquet that Suzuki Sonoko said.
After Aka Hitomi was finished, Kasumigaoka Shiu and others all ate some symbolic food. After all, it was Suzuki Sonoko's kindness, and they couldn't bear to embarrass Suzuki Sonoko.
After eating the food, Suzuki Sonoko led Kasumigaoka Shiu and others to a room. While pushing the door open, he said to everyone: "This house is the private property of my uncle Jiroji. What is stored in this room is out of the room." 'Golden Dusk' only has some of his personal collections, and the Suzuki family's real collections are all in the main house, so if you feel a little shabby...haha, please bear with me!"
"It's okay, it's okay. We mainly want to see the 'Golden Dusk'. It doesn't matter whether we see the others..."
Kasumigaoka Shiu repeatedly said it didn't matter, but when Suzuki Sonoko pushed the door completely open, the dazzling light made her feel like she had been cheated again.
Where are only a few collections placed? Where is this shabby?
On each display stand, various precious gems lay quietly in the display cabinets. Pearls, emeralds, amber, agate... Kasumigaoka Shiyu could not count the countless gems she could name at once. Among so many jewelry , the gem the size of a pigeon egg is not even brilliant at all.
Many exquisite works of art are also placed on shelves. Looking at the heavy historical atmosphere exuded by those works of art, it may be more accurate to call them cultural relics. For a cultural relic, the price needs to be added. The number of zeros depends entirely on what the collector wants.
Monet's "Sunrise Impression", Picasso's "Dove of Peace", Vermeer's "Milkmaid"... world-famous paintings that Kasumigaoka Shiyu had only seen in textbooks were hung on the walls, making them Kasumigaoka Shiu has a strong feeling of unreality.
"Yuanzi, these are just your uncle's personal collection?"
Kasumigaoka Shiyu asked blankly.
"Yeah, a little less."
Suzuki Sonoko nodded seriously.
Are you kidding me?
Kasumigaoka Shiu wanted to say this, but looking at Suzuki Sonoko's serious expression...well, it's poverty that limits my vision, and it's my fault.
After everyone recovered from the shock, Suzuki Sonoko led everyone to a display cabinet in a corner, pointed to a huge golden pearl with a round shape and soft luster and said: "Come, look, this is today. The star of the evening, 'Golden Dusk'."
"Golden Dusk" was set on a silver necklace. The intersection of gold and silver was dazzling. It was indeed very beautiful. However, Kasumigaoka Shiyu took a step back and scanned the location of the display cabinet. It was not the most remote, but it was definitely not the most remote. It's conspicuous and very good. It doesn't seem like it's taken too seriously.
After taking this step back, Kasumigaoka Shiyu noticed something very strange. All kinds of precious jewelry were placed near the "Golden Dusk", but next to it, there was a very inconsistent picture. A gorgeous pipa, and what’s even more strange is that Kasumigaoka Shiyu counted it and found that this gorgeous pipa did not have four strings. It had one more string than the ordinary pipa in his impression. It was a five-string pipa!
"Yuanzi, do you know what's going on with this pipa? Why is it only placed here?"
A musical instrument suddenly appeared among a pile of jewelry, and Kasumigaoka Shiyu was very curious.
"Well, I don't know." Suzuki Sonoko also looked confused, "I told you, this is Uncle Jiroji's private collection room, and I have only been here a few times, so why is this Pipa placed here? I don’t know. But this is the first time I’ve seen this pipa. Maybe it was a new one bought by Uncle Jiroji, so I just put it here casually.”
"That's the only way to explain it." Although Kasumigaoka Shiyu thinks it's unlikely. After all, it shouldn't be left casually in a place that's not too close to the door. But for now, she can only accept this explanation.
Just as Kasumigaoka Shiu and Suzuki Sonoko were talking, the door of the collection room was suddenly pushed open, followed by a majestic old man's voice: "Here, please come this way!"
Someone entered the collection room. Suzuki Sonoko was the first to turn around. When he saw the person entering the collection room, a smile appeared on his face. He jumped up and ran forward, hugged the old man's arm and said coquettishly: "Uncle Jiroji!"
Suzuki Jirokichi didn't expect that someone was already in the collection room. When he saw clearly that it was Suzuki Sonoko, he couldn't help but smile and said: "It turns out to be Sonoko."
There are only two children in the next generation of the Suzuki family, Suzuki Ayako and Suzuki Sonoko. Suzuki Ayako has a pretty decent character, but not as much as Suzuki Sonoko to please Suzuki Jirokichi, so Suzuki Jirokichi has always doted on Suzuki Sonoko, which is why Suzuki Sonoko dare not The reason for casually bringing friends into his collection room without informing him in advance.
Taking advantage of this moment, everyone else realized that the old man in front of them was Suzuki Jirokichi, the owner of this place, and they quickly went up to introduce themselves and say hello to Suzuki Jirokichi.
"Oh, they are all friends of Yuanzi. Do you want to see my collection? Okay, go ahead and take a look! This is all my life's hard work! Hahahaha!"
Suzuki Jirokichi laughed and said, indeed he was not at all annoyed that Suzuki Sonoko brought people into his collection room privately, but was rather complacent.
He has collected so many things that he can't appreciate them all by himself. It is also a beautiful thing for him to have others appreciate them, and they will definitely praise the power of Suzuki Jirokichi in their hearts. This is because he has a strong desire for expression. Suzuki Jirokichi couldn't refuse.
After laughing, Suzuki Jiroji felt a little strange. He shouted toward the door: "Yan Sang, why don't you come in? My niece and her friends are here. You are the same age, so maybe we can chat better. !”
There was silence outside the door, and there was no response for a long time. When Suzuki Sonoko and the others thought that there was no one outside, a fresh and refined figure slowly walked in.
There are many famous paintings placed in the collection room, so the light in the room is not bright, but rather dark. Only the precious gems reflect the bright light under the dim light. After this fresh and refined figure enters the collection room, the indoor The light seemed to suddenly brighten.
The girls present, whether they are Kasumigaoka Shiu, Busujima Saeko, or Mourilan, they are all extremely beautiful girls. The red eyes are slightly inferior, but they are also very rare beauties. Even Eve is only in her flowering period. She doesn't look too immature. When her buds bloom, she will still amaze countless people.
But when they saw the fresh and refined figure in front of them, everyone couldn't help but feel ashamed. Kudo Shinichi, who was still in a daze thinking about Kidd's password, was also empty-headed and distracted, leaving Suzuki who was a little distracted. Yuanzi was so angry that she wanted to step on him.
Suzuki Jirokichi extended his hand and introduced everyone: "This is the child of an acquaintance of mine in the Central Plains..."
Without waiting for Suzuki Jirokichi's introduction, a cold voice sounded before him: "My name is Yan Ruyu, from the Central Plains. Nice to meet you."
The fresh and refined beauty said softly.
