Chapter 257 The last thing before returning home
On the 2006 Saint Martin Festival, the streets of Santarém were decorated with lanterns. There were more tourists today than on any other day. Tunguska Street was crowded with people, as if the sudden earthquake reported by the authorities yesterday had not stopped the enthusiasm of the tourists.

The only difference from previous years is that Santa Maria de Mavila Church, the most iconic building in Santarém, completely collapsed in yesterday's earthquake, and Father Bernardo also died in the earthquake. Although the government said that it has the surveying data of the church, it is expected that the reconstruction of the church will be completed within three to five years.

But there are always things that have changed and can never be brought back.

The guy who dressed up as Jesus on the roadside and tricked tourists into taking photos with him and was beaten up before, dressed himself up as Saint Martin today to suit the occasion. He held two torn coats in his hands and waved to tourists to experience the "same treatment as Christ."

You know what, there were actually two people who fell for it.

"The same treatment as Christians?" Selma lowered her head and asked in English.

"Yes." It has to be said that the fake Saint Martin's business ability is very strong. When he saw Selma speaking English, he immediately switched seamlessly from Portuguese to English and introduced the legendary story of Saint Martin to Selma.

"Legend has it that St. Martin once encountered a dying beggar on the road during a stormy month. He tore his coat in half without hesitation and gave half to the beggar. As a result, that night he dreamed of Christ wearing the half of the coat he gave to the beggar."

Selma blinked and turned her head to look at Aki with shining eyes, "That seems interesting. Aki, do you want to take a photo? Just as a souvenir! After all, it's a rare opportunity to come to Portugal..."

One of the most irresistible words in the world is "It's a rare opportunity". After hearing Selma say this, Aki was also moved. Just as she was about to nod and agree to Selma, she was immediately pulled away by Bettina who accompanied them shopping.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong?" Selma asked as she walked.

Valentine Manor, Golegion.

Mans put his hands in his pockets and looked at the scenery outside the window.

Unlike the customs in Santarém, the traditional event of St. Martin's Day in Gulegang is horse racing, just like the Chinese like to race dragon boats during the Dragon Boat Festival. The road outside the Valentine Manor was generously lent to the local association by Louis as a track for horse racing.

"I remember that you are also a good horse rider, Mance? Why? If you want to participate, I can arrange a place for you in the competition right away." Louis said with a smile behind him.

"I can't." Mance shook his head: "What's the use of learning to ride a horse? I can defeat Gloria many times, but I have never won her heart."

"Are you still thinking about this? You have so much free time that you have already finished writing the mission report?"

"Ye Sheng is writing."

"You let the male students write and the female students play. You are not a competent tutor." Louis came over and handed Mance a glass of wine: "Try it. It's homemade."

"There is no other reason. It's mainly because Ye Sheng has the best written Chinese ability in our team. Selma and I always make grammatical errors, and Aki always likes to write Japanese characters. So Ye Sheng took the initiative to take on the job of writing mission reports, and he wrote the reports for every mission. But correspondingly, I also asked Selma and Aki to do some other work."

Mance took the wine glass from Louis, took a sip, and frowned.

"...brewed by Gloria? Haven't finished it yet?" Mans asked hesitantly.

"It tastes almost exactly the same, doesn't it? Sour and bitter." Louis said with a smile, "Actually, it was made by Rosella. This time last year, Rosella and Clara were learning to make wine. The cellar was just opened today."

"It's so unpalatable." Mans curled his lips, but took another sip, "But, I really miss this taste..."

He drained the wine from his glass and put it on the table.

"So what about Rosella? Do you really plan to let her go to the preparatory class with that kid named Lu?" Mance asked.

"It wasn't me who planned to let her go. It was Rosella who was determined to follow that guy. My lovely niece was taken away by a wild boar from nowhere. To be honest, as her uncle, I am also very sad."

"Humph, you are the director of Kassel College. If you don't want the college to admit her, you only need to say one sentence - let's not talk about this for now."

Mance said, then changed the subject: "Speaking of which, your Valentine family is really generous. To kill a dragon-shaped Deadpool, you actually used a Philosopher's Stone. Should we say that you are worthy of being the oldest alchemy family in Europe?"

……

Lu Mingfei was walking on a country road.

The country road, which is usually deserted, becomes lively because it becomes a track for horse racing. The horses' hooves make crisp and noisy sounds on the road, bringing up dust all the way.

Su Xiaoqiang spread her arms and walked on the ridge that separated the road from the fields next to it. She seemed to like playing on the balance beam like this, but she asked Lu Mingfei to stand next to her, saying that if she accidentally fell, Lu Mingfei must catch her immediately.

Charlotte walked behind the two of them with a cane. She watched Su Xiaoqiang stagger and fall into Lu Mingfei's arms. The corner of her mouth twitched, and she curled her lips in disdain, muttering quietly, "Childish."

Although she said that Su Xiaoqiang's behavior on the balance beam was childish, when Su Xiaoqiang separated from Lu Mingfei's arms and they walked forward again, Charlotte also imitated Su Xiaoqiang's previous behavior, tiptoed, stepped carefully onto the ridge, and then opened her arms.

And then the next moment.

The sound of "bang" attracted the attention of Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang. They turned around at the same time and saw Charlotte sitting on the ground, biting her lip and covering her butt with her hands in pain. The cane, a symbol of the patriarch of the Gaotingen family, had rolled to the side.

"What happened?" Lu Mingfei was stunned and asked.

Charlotte looked away, and after a long while she reluctantly said, "Isn't it obvious? He fell."

Of course Lu Mingfei could see that Charlotte had fallen, but when he looked around, he didn't see even a slightly larger stone. How could this girl fall?

The legendary flat ground fall? This guy has this attribute?
Charlotte was still rubbing her butt when she saw Lu Mingfei walking towards her and reaching out his hand to her.

Charlotte was startled, and then she saw Lu Mingfei bend down and pick up the cane beside her. Charlotte immediately retracted her half-stretched hand and smoothed her bangs expressionlessly.

Then Lu Mingfei took her other hand and she stood up.

"..."

Do you dare to pull it a few more times!

Charlotte held Lu Mingfei's hand, looking at the harmless and even handsome face in front of her, and suddenly she felt like gnashing her teeth in hatred.

"How far do we have to go?" Charlotte asked, as if to divert the resentment in her heart.

"We're almost there." Su Xiaoqiang covered his eyes with his hands and stood on tiptoe to look into the distance. "It's only about another kilometer."

Their destination was the rose garden planted by Su Xiaoqiang's mother. Originally, Charlotte was only invited to visit Valentine Manor. When she heard Su Xiaoqiang talking about how her mother's rose garden suddenly bloomed in an instant the day before yesterday, she became curious and wanted to follow Su Xiaoqiang to take a look.

Su Xiaoqiang didn't refuse. In her eyes, the petite Charlotte was just like an exquisite and cute doll. Girls generally don't have much resistance to cute things, especially cute little sisters.

Although Charlotte was not very small, she was already 13cm tall at the age of 155. But in front of Su Xiaoqiang, who was almost 170cm tall and had a very impressive figure, Charlotte really looked like a little sister who had not grown up yet.

As for whether the lovely Charlotte would become a potential threat to her... She had never thought about it. After all, Lu Mingfei seemed to be very loyal in his feelings. She had said that she was willing to be his lover, but he still refused without any hesitation.

And no matter what that guy is like, there is no way he would like such a petite little loli, right?

Maybe……

Watching Lu Mingfei holding Charlotte's hand and helping her up from the ground, Su Xiaoqiang suddenly remembered that the beautiful sister who was as bright and flamboyant as a witch came with her yesterday, and there was also a petite girl. As for her height... She seemed to be about the same height as Charlotte?

Su Xiaoqiang suddenly felt a chill rising from his heart. When Lu Mingfei looked back at the little goddess, he found that there was a hint of coldness in the little goddess' eyes when she looked at him.

"What, what happened?" Lu Mingfei was confused.

"Hmph! Nothing~" Su Xiaoqiang turned around proudly with his hands behind his back.

Arrogant as they were, these small quarrels were just minor incidents on the way to the rose garden. By the time the three of them arrived at the garden, the small complaints and anger in their hearts had long disappeared.

Su Xiaoqiang pulled Lu Mingfei to take a photo of himself. Charlotte squatted in the field and touched the ground to see if the soil here was affected by some alchemy. Otherwise, how could roses, which bloom in summer, bloom in the autumn?

"I will go back after my mother's memorial service is held tomorrow." Su Xiaoqiang stood beside Lu Mingfei, looking at him with his hands behind his back.

Lu Mingfei nodded.

It was indeed time to go back. He had come to Portugal to protect the little angel, but now everything had returned to dust, and it was time to go back.

Seeing that Lu Mingfei just nodded innocently, Su Xiaoqiang suddenly felt a little proud again... Although she knew that Lu Mingfei came to Portugal for her, she had never heard Lu Mingfei admit it with her own ears.

She said this just now just to trick him. After she said she wanted to go back, Lu Mingfei would also say that he would go back with her, regardless of whether he came back or not.

In the end, this guy just nodded?
What a fool!
Su Xiaoqiang sighed secretly in her heart, then took a deep breath and resolutely took the initiative to attack. Taking the initiative was her true nature.

"By the way, is there any other place you want to go?" Su Xiaoqiang tilted his head, and his long eyelashes flew up like bird wings.

"Somewhere else?"

"Yes. November 11th and 11th are Saturday and Sunday. After all, it's a rare opportunity to come to Europe, so let's do whatever we want to do." Su Xiaoqiang said with his hands on his hips.

One of the most irresistible words in the world is "It's a rare opportunity." After hearing what the little goddess said, Lu Mingfei immediately remembered that he had indeed forgotten to do an important thing.

"The WCG finals will start in mid-November! I almost forgot to buy a lottery ticket!" Lu Mingfei slapped his thigh and suddenly rang.

This is related to his living expenses in the next few years after high school. He has always been reluctant to spend money lavishly, even reluctant to eat an extra tea egg for breakfast, just to make a big splash at the WCG finals in November.

"WCG Finals? The one you asked me to buy for you before?" Su Xiaoqiang asked with blinking eyes.

"Ah."

"Where will it be held?"

"I remember it was in Monza, Italy?" Lu Mingfei recalled.

Su Xiaoqiang nodded, and suddenly he came over, took Lu Mingfei's arm, waved his hand without saying anything, and said, "Then it's decided. When everything is over tomorrow, the two of us will fly directly to Monza the day after tomorrow!"

"……what?"

……

(End of this chapter)