Chapter 207 Dasu Manor
"Wait a minute, that's not right!"
Before Lu Mingfei could speak, Su Xiaoqiang interrupted the conversation: "Why did this happen suddenly? Bettina, how did you change the topic to inviting someone to live in our house?"
Bettina blinked her eyes. "I saw that classmate Lu was alone in Portugal. He was unfamiliar with the place and couldn't speak the language. It just so happened that we had a place to stay, so I invited him."
"But……"
Su Xiaoqiang's eyebrows turned red, and he was trying to make up some excuse to make his cousin give up the idea of inviting Lu Mingfei. However, he was blocked by Bettina's words.
"Rosella, are you and Lu not on good terms?"
This sentence really choked Su Xiaoqiang. It was obviously against his conscience to say that their relationship was bad, but as for saying that their relationship was good, Su Xiaoqiang was not sure what kind of relationship he had with Lu Mingfei now.
Even Su Xiaoqiang herself was not sure whether she wanted Lu Mingfei to live in their house or not.
Seeing Su Xiaoqiang hesitating and unable to speak, Bettina turned around and asked Lu Mingfei:
"What's your answer, Lu?"
Lu Mingfei came to Portugal because he was worried about the safety of the little goddess. Now the little goddess's cousin invited him to live closer to the little goddess, so he could better protect her safety.
Lu Mingfei readily agreed, "Then I will respectfully obey your command."
……
Bettina said this was the central city of Gulegang, and their villa was on a hillside outside Gulegang, some distance away. But the city was not that big, and Lu Mingfei was not in a hurry, so he followed the two of them back on foot at a leisurely pace.
Along the way, Bettina also introduced him to many of the local culture and scenery of Gulegon.
However, when Lu Mingfei arrived at what Bettina's family called their "villa", he was stunned.
A vast manor appeared in front of Lu Mingfei. The vineyard outside the manor alone occupied an unknown number of acres.
The entire manor is surrounded by European-style walls and surrounded by trees. When you enter the tall metal gate, the first thing you see is a long straight road, which is divided into two symmetrical halves by the carefully maintained shrubs and lawns.
At the end of the road was a rather exaggerated European-style building, five stories high. Lu Mingfei had only seen this kind of building that could almost be called a castle in TV dramas. There was also a fountain right in front of the building. The baby-shaped god of love, Cupid, stood in the center of the fountain, bending his bow and drawing an arrow, from which water streams shot out.
Although Lu Mingfei had heard the little angel mention that her grandmother had a manor in Portugal, he thought the manor the little angel was talking about was at most a villa with a larger garden. He was dumbfounded until he saw the manor.
You tell me this is your house? Isn't this a tourist attraction or ancient building? It's the 21st century, but there are still feudal remnants in Portugal?
The uniformed security guard opened the gate of the manor for them. Lu Mingfei walked and looked around, and suddenly felt that he had underestimated the wealth of the little goddess.
When they were in Shilan Middle School, classmates always loved to discuss whose family was richer, the little angel Zhao Menghua or Liu Miaomiao. In the end, they reluctantly came to the conclusion that the little angel's family should be richer because her family owned several coal mines.
But after seeing this manor, Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that Zhao Menghua and his ilk would not cooperate with the little goddess in comparing family background. Even the cars parked in the manor were Maserati and Bentley, and BBA and the like could not enter the gate of this manor.
After seeing the car parked in front of the western-style building, Su Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment and turned to ask Bettina.
"Isn't this Uncle Louis' car? Is he back?"
"Well, I just came back from Lisbon at noon today, and I brought back a few guests. Didn't you see me when I went out before?"
"No……"
"That's right. You've been absent-minded these past few days." Bettina said, glancing at Lu Mingfei beside her. "But it should get better later."
"what?"
"Nothing, don't worry about it."
While chatting, they had already walked to the front of the western-style building, and a uniformed butler opened the main door.
Bettina turned her head and looked at Lu Mingfei and said, "The third floor of the villa is full of guest rooms, but since Uncle Louis's guests seem to be staying in the guest rooms on the left side of the villa, in order to avoid you disturbing each other, shall I arrange for you to stay in the guest room on the right side? It just so happens that Rosella's room is also on the right side of the second floor. You can stay upstairs or downstairs."
Su Xiaoqiang felt something was wrong: "Wait a minute? Why do you have to arrange his guest room based on my room?"
"It's because we all live on the left side of the villa, and you live on the right side. Even if Lu can't tell the floors apart and walks into the wrong room, he will only walk into your room. If we arrange him in the guest room on the left, wouldn't it be very embarrassing if he walks into our room?"
"But, but I would be embarrassed too!"
"Hey, is this true?" "What do you think, Bettina?"
"..."
When he first met Bettina, Lu Mingfei thought that this Portuguese cousin of the little angel was a mature and cold woman, but he didn't expect that her real character was quite sinister.
In his impression, the little angel has always been energetic and full of vigor. Others have to be humiliated in front of her, but she never has to be humiliated in front of others. Lu Mingfei has never seen a scene like today where the little angel was so easily controlled by others.
Moreover, although the little angel looked dissatisfied, her words were full of coquettish tone.
Perhaps, this is the power of family?
When she was in China, the little girl came from a single-parent family and her father was often not at home. So in front of outsiders, she always acted like she was not someone to be trifled with. When she passed by someone, she would just look straight ahead, leaving behind only a gust of fragrant breeze.
But after returning to Portugal, she is no longer a little angel, she has elders here, cousins of the same age, and maybe cousins and grandparents who love her very much. Therefore, she can show her little girl attitude freely, just like the youngest and most beloved little sister in the family.
Having discovered another unknown side of the little angel, Lu Mingfei didn't know whether this could be considered a gain or not.
……
Lu Mingfei's room was arranged at the end of the third floor of the building. According to Bettina, her cousin Rosella's room was right below his bedroom, and she reminded Lu Mingfei not to go to the wrong bedroom. However, Lu Mingfei didn't really go to the wrong bedroom.
It has to be said that although the building looks quite old, the interior decoration is quite exquisite. While it has the European medieval style, it also has all the necessary modern facilities, including central air conditioning and TV, and even smart toilets.
Although the room has no balcony, it has good lighting because it is at the edge of the floor. Standing in front of the window, you can have a panoramic view of the entire manor.
Lu Mingfei opened the window to get some fresh air and was about to sit down when there was a knock on the door.
When I opened the door, it turned out to be the little angel.
"What's wrong?" Lu Mingfei asked.
Su Xiaoqiang put his hands behind his back, looked away, and said reluctantly, "The dinner tonight is scheduled for six o'clock in the evening."
"Dinner party?"
"Bettina told Uncle Louis about your visit to our house." Su Xiaoqiang said, "Uncle Louis seemed very happy to know that I brought a Chinese friend home. He said that he would invite you to the dinner tonight no matter what. It seems that the guests brought back by uncle will also attend the dinner. So I came here to remind you to take a good bath, clean up, and leave a good impression on my family."
Leave a good impression on your family? Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that this sentence sounded a little strange.
Of course, without the little goddess reminding him, Lu Mingfei would definitely take a shower first. After rushing all the way here, fighting, and getting wet in the rain, Lu Mingfei was already sticky and uncomfortable.
"I understand." Lu Mingfei said, "Anything else?"
Su Xiaoqiang hesitated for a long time and said, "No more."
"Then I... shall go and tidy it up first?"
"Um……"
Just as Lu Mingfei was about to close the door, he heard Su Xiaoqiang suddenly call him: "Wait, wait a moment."
Lu Mingfei sighed, opened the door and asked, "What's wrong?"
"this is for you."
Su Xiaoqiang quietly raised his eyes to look at Lu Mingfei, and the moment their eyes met Lu Mingfei's, he quickly looked away. Then he hesitantly handed out a paper bag from behind and stuffed it into Lu Mingfei's hand.
Lu Mingfei took a look at the contents of the paper bag and said, "This is not..."
"You, please don't misunderstand me." Su Xiaoqiang crossed his arms and said arrogantly, "I just thought that you might not have brought formal clothes with you to Portugal. I was afraid that you would wear casual clothes to the dinner tonight and embarrass me, so I specially lent you this dress. You still have to return it when the time comes."
Although Su Xiaoqiang was tough, Lu Mingfei was no longer the bad boy he used to be. Of course, he could see the arrogance of the little goddess. He took the paper bag and did not pierce it. He just smiled and said:
"Thank you, little goddess."
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(End of this chapter)