Alvin had no choice but to guess Riya's intentions. He felt that Riya would not introduce people from the Philodi family to him for no reason. There must be some deep meaning behind this.
In fact, Rusty was also thinking about this issue.
None of these three people knew each other that well, so the scene fell into silence for a while. No one knew what to talk about, and they all smiled politely.
Onian looked aside and wanted to laugh. She said nothing, raised her head, and pretended to study the murals with stories, as if it had nothing to do with her.
In the end, Elder Riya spoke. He casually made an excuse and led Rusty to leave first.
The good thing about being older is that you've seen enough embarrassing situations, so you're no longer surprised. Of course, who is Riya? He is the architect of this unexpected meeting.
But looking at him, he didn't seem to regret his actions at all.
Then during Rusty's sincere farewell, the corner of his eye did not forget to glance at Alvin's charming wife intentionally or unintentionally.
Onian just pretended not to know.
Alvin looked at the backs of the two people leaving, silent.
"What does he mean? It's inexplicable." Alvin looked back at Onian and asked, obviously asking what Riya meant.
"Oh, maybe they just want to introduce you two to each other? In my opinion, this Rusty should have arrived by chance, so I introduced him." Onian said, "Didn't Zhang Yang mention it yesterday? As for the Philodi family, looking at it like this, this person just now must be one of them."
"So I'm curious, so I just pulled him over to say hello? There's nothing special to say?" Alvin said in surprise.
"Everything I might have to say has already been said." Onian said and glanced at Alvin.
"You mean, Riya wants to tell us that their Universalist Church and the Red Wine Merchant Association are very close?" Alvin asked, "Then how does he know that we know about the Philodi family? "
"He estimates that even if you don't know now, you will find out who Rusty Philodi is later." Onian said.
Alvin nodded, "Then what is he trying to do by telling me this in such a roundabout way? Why do I need to know who their universal religion is close to?"
Onian pointed at the dome with her eyes.
"Oh~" Alvin suddenly realized, "You mean... Ria is reminding me of the content of the painting?"
"Maybe so." Onian said.
"This old guy, yesterday he seriously said that he would let the bishop come to check and accept the subject. There are no restrictions on the subject matter. Today he came to give me the topic." Alvin sneered, "I just said that this old guy, in this church, Quite talkative."
Of course, in the second half of his sentence, his voice still dropped quite a bit.
"I'm afraid his prediction will come to nothing," Onian teased with a smile, "As a great painter, you are not the kind of person who will comply with your employer's wishes."
"You can't say that," Alvin laughed when he heard what she said, "I still want to dig out more Looney's from his pocket."
All joking aside, Alvin looked at Onian's provoking pear dimple, as if it could make him forget the words she just sang softly, but of course, this was impossible.
It's just that he didn't know how to mention it, because he knew in his heart that no tone of voice could alleviate that emotion.
Onian knew why he hesitated to speak, but she didn't want him to say anything at this time, so she turned her face away and stopped looking at him.
So Alvin worked in silence until noon. Immersing himself in creation seems to really relax him a lot, and at least he can focus on painting.
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Work on.
Onian, on the other hand, was walking back and forth in the huge church, neither of them speaking.
It wasn't until Alvin was feeling dizzy with hunger that he remembered that he hadn't eaten lunch yet.
"Let's go and have something to eat." Alvin said in the direction of Onian.
"I thought you were planning to starve me to death." Onian turned around and replied calmly.
Alvin hastily packed up his painting supplies and walked out of the side door of the church with Onian.
As soon as I stepped out of the door, I saw someone greeting me at the front door. It turned out to be Zhang Yan. Only then did Alvin remember that he had made an appointment with this dear friend.
"Oh, Your Highness Alvin, they stopped me from going in." Zhang Hao ran over in three steps and two steps, complaining, "I've been waiting here for almost half the morning."
"I didn't expect the Universal Cult to be so strict." Alvin smiled sheepishly, "Let's go and have something to eat together."
"You don't have to drink today, right?" Zhang Yan looked confused and asked after hesitation, obviously thinking about how much he was drunk by Alvin yesterday, and he was still frightened.
Hearing what Zhang Yan said, O'Nian covered her mouth and couldn't help but chuckle.
Alvin glanced at Onian, then turned to face Chi Gang and said seriously: "How can there be so much wine to drink? But you have to lead us to the restaurant. I'm really not familiar with Zanbar City."
"Okay." Zhang Yan nodded enthusiastically and smiled. Although Zhang Yan was unconscious after drinking the wine yesterday, he was still a person who couldn't stop talking. From the few words he said, he could vaguely tell that Alvin had just arrived in Zanbar City.
"It has to be delicious, but not too expensive." Alvin said with a smile, "As you know, I'm very strapped for money right now."
O'Nian couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, and secretly thought, "How can there be such a restaurant?" She knew very well how tricky Alvin was with his tongue. Food that tasted good to him was definitely not cheap.
"Okay, okay." Zhang Yan actually agreed.
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Under the leadership of Zhang Hao, after turning several blocks, the three of them stopped in front of a tavern.
"Here?" Alvin looked up and asked doubtfully.
"Yes, Your Highness. This is it." Zhang Yan replied with a smile, "The smell here is quite authentic."
Alvin looked solemnly at the wooden facade that had been heavily carved by time. The dark paint bottom was almost filled with cracked wood seams, and the whole looked like an old woman's face covered with horizontal wrinkles. Face, there is also a sign saying "Look up at the stars" on it.
Naturally, the signboard also looks very old. As for why this store has such a meaningful name, it is unknown.
This kind of facade reminds Alvin of the "Old River" in Saliushi City, but from the looks of it, it should be more run-down than the "Old River". Coincidentally, looking through the glass window, the business inside is also quite prosperous.
Maybe such a store has never relied on its gorgeous facade to attract people, Alvin thought to himself to comfort himself.
Seeing the changing expression on Alvin's face, Onian finally burst into laughter.
She raised her eyebrows and joked with her eyes: "It's cheap and delicious."
Alvin smiled nervously and glared at her.
Zhang Yan seemed to be used to the two people being at odds with each other, and he led them into the store with a smile. Because there were so many guests, it took me quite a while to find a seat.
Needless to say, of course, Oni
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A girl with An's beauty is bound to attract all kinds of looks along the way.
The beautiful young waitress came here with the three of them. One look at Alvin's smile and he knew that Zhang Yang should come here often.
"Three portions of fire vine snails, three portions of pepper-smoked olive greens, and one roasted chicken with orange honey." Zhang Yan finished ordering the meal skillfully, looked at each other with a smile at the waitress, and then looked at Alvin helplessly. laughed. Because Alvin looked at him with narrow eyes, obviously teasing him about whether he had something to do with the waitress.
The waitress followed Alvin's guess and looked back after taking a few steps away. Her eyes must have been directed at Zhang Yan.
From Alvin's point of view, Zhang Yan is not such a dedicated person. Although he believed that Zhang Yang's feelings for the mysterious lover were true, this did not prevent Zhang Yang from having affairs with other girls.
As for why "hands" are used here instead of "legs", it is because according to Alvin's sharp eyes, Zhang Yan and the waitress have only developed to the point of "up and down, their hands" at most. In that short moment just now, Alvin clearly captured the depth of emotion conveyed in the waitress's smile. If this kind of thing could be taken out and weighed, he should be able to measure it in units accurate to micrograms.
Having said that, from Alvin's point of view, men are not single-minded. Of course, his speculation based on his own judgment and that of others still makes some sense.
"You fainted yesterday when we talked about Duchess Sloan of the Principality of Tiler." Alvin smiled and said, "Are you going to continue the conversation from here, or talk about your undisclosed person? Name’s ‘lover’?”
When Alvin mentioned the word "lover", he raised his eyebrows.
Zhang Yan couldn't help but choked when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Let's talk more about the romantic duchess."
"Ha." Alvin smiled and nodded, "Then what kind of person is that Duchess? Can she be so famous?"
"Actually, the current Duchess is not Duke Sloane's first wife, but the Duke's second wife. The original Duchess died of illness very early. And now this famous one, before she got married, Her name is Sanifanza Perrone, and she is the cousin of our Marquis of Elu. She was a very famous and beautiful woman when she was young." Zhang Yan said, "She and the Duke met in Newfoundland. We met at a dance. Duke Sloane, who was originally indulging in his old love and had never wanted to renew their relationship, actually became obsessed with this beauty after taking one look at it. He tried every possible means to marry Sanifanza back. But. Your Highness Alvin, do you know that the cousin of the Marquis of Elu is more than ten years younger than Duke Sloane."
"Oh~ an old husband and a young wife are quite 'tossing' people." Alvin said jokingly, and when he mentioned "tossing", he gave Onian a special look.
Onian glared back at Alvin coldly.
"No, Duke Sloan died a few years after marrying him back." Zhang Yan said, "No, the Principality of Tiler was transferred to the name of the Duchess in such a natural way."
"The Duke doesn't have a girl or anything?" Alvin asked curiously.
"It seems that the lady has given birth to a daughter, but how can she be the match of this ruthless stepmother? In a few years, everyone in the Tiler Principality has been docile and submissive by her. Even though What did Duke Sloane explain when he died, but how could he do so?" Zhang Yan explained.
"You mean...she used 'this' to treat people docilely?" Alvin separated his index finger and middle finger and pointed out the meaning of "this".
Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment, then looked at the half-smiling look on Alvin's face, and smiled knowingly, "This... this, there should be a reason for this."
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