Culture Conquers Foreign Worlds

Chapter 31 Awkward chat

When Diana was still asleep, the dormitory manager sent an invitation letter in which Harvey invited her to dinner in the name of her fiancé. Diana was very surprised at first. They remembered that they had been engaged for more than three years. Harvey has never actively invited her to any banquet or dinner together. Why should she be invited to dinner now?

After reading the content of the invitation letter, she sat in front of the desk with her hands in her arms and stared at the white paper on the desk for a long time before writing down a reply letter. She had her own consideration.

“The content of the letter does not show the purpose, and it happens to be an opportunity to figure out things. It is hard to believe that “The Count of Monte Cristo” is really a work written by him.”

The white paper quickly left a line of correct and graceful handwriting, which is more attractive than the mechanical printing system.

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Greeting guests in this era is a hassle, especially when inviting guests to visit. Some large mansions must be prepared a week before inviting guests. First, clean the house spotlessly, and the servants must buy good food. And meticulously tidy up the dining tools.

The attitude of greeting guests is equivalent to the weight of the guests in the heart of the host, which is a basic cultural etiquette.

Although Harvey used [Tiny Miracles] to clean the house, Shirley, the house’s only maid, has been busy since the morning. Take out the white tablecloth and cover it. There should be no wrinkles on the four opposite corners. Use a special cleaning liquid to wipe each knife and fork clean until it reflects her look like a mirror. The plates and dining tools The placement of the classes is very particular, she seems a bit too busy alone.

To be honest, seeing Shirley’s busy appearance, Harvey felt a little lack of confidence in his heart. He was not good at dealing with a beautiful and powerful woman like Diana. Normal strong women are okay. Pretending attitudes and sweet words can smoothly eliminate their dissatisfaction and easily achieve their goals. Diana has edges and corners that are different from ordinary women. She wisely sharpens these edges and corners into sharp swords, which can be easily pierced. False faces of others.

Instead, he hoped that his fiancée was an ordinary aristocratic vase, and coaxed with sweet words and obediently handed him thirty gold Barron coins.

In the evening, at the beginning of the Hua Deng, Shirley brought plates of hot meals to the table. According to Harvey’s eyes, they were not rich. Some sliced ​​roast duck, mashed potatoes, beans, and broth, compared to Chinese delicacies. It made him uninterested. When he missed the food in his hometown, strange bells came from the living room.

The last time I heard this ringtone was when Harvey Adrian’s old friend Jared was visiting. This ringtone will not ring more than one hand in a year.

Harvey stood up and signaled Shirley to continue preparing for dinner. He sorted out his slim suit and made sure that his hairstyle was not messed up. Now he looked like a spirited and educated man.

“Shirley, how?” Harvey confirmed to Shirley for the last time.

Shirley, who was sorting the tableware, rarely showed a gentle chuckle: “An outstanding young gentleman.”

Harvey nodded in satisfaction, and came to the door to open the door. Standing in front of Harvey was the heroic and beautiful girl as always, still wearing a common school uniform, but the smooth golden curly hair and clean face can be seen carefully managed. trace. She raised her head, looked straight at Harvey, and then took a step back. She lifted the skirt with both hands and bowed her body to salute, with a cold voice: “Good evening, Mr. Adrian.”

“Good evening, Miss Cromwell, you look very beautiful.” Harvey opened the door and kissed the back of her hand while holding the catkin she had sent. In a few years, the two met for no more than half an hour, and it was no different from a stranger. Harvey smiled on his face, and he started to chat about his embarrassment in his heart.

—Damn, she wasn’t herself or the type that Harvey could deal with.

invited her to have a meal. During the meal, Harvey would find some topics to talk about from time to time, similar to learning how, what happened recently, and the new one was dealt with with a flat attitude.

The two of them were almost full. Harvey wiped his mouth with a napkin and saw that Diana had put down the knife and fork, and organized the language to formally enter the topic: “Miss Cromwell, you must feel very confused, although I am you in name. My fiancé, but the last time we met was in the library, it was just to say hello, why now I invite you to have a meal.”

Diana nodded and said bluntly: “The relationship between us is indeed not close, but the relationship of engagement is enough to become a reason to have a meal together. If there are other things, I am willing to provide voluntary help from my standpoint.”

Voluntary help does not exceed the scope of the obligation.

Harvey showed a distressed look: “I understand Cromwell is one of the few people I can trust. I mean I’m caught in a despicable competition. I can’t get out of it. Don’t ask for your help.”

“Is Leonard Press soliciting papers?” Diana thoughtfully.

“Do you remember?”

Diana stared into Harvey’s eyes and asked seriously: “One of the published novels uses the background information of the Augustine Kingdom that I have recommended to you. Please forgive me for the rude question, “The Earl of Monte Cristo “Is it a novel you wrote?”

Harvey showed an unexpected look: “Oh you know the name of this novel, I feel very honored.”

“Of course, this is an excellent novel, and I am also attracted by its content. It’s just a little hard to imagine that this excellent work will be produced by Mr. Adrian.” Diana said in a natural tone, clearly not. It is ironic, but the content is quite harsh.

Harvey smiled embarrassedly: “No writers are selected for novels. Since Miss Cromwell knows that my novels should also know that my work has failed in this call for submissions, my reviewer told me that “The Earl of Monte Cristo” So I lost the election because the award had already been decided in advance. Neither he nor I could tolerate it. This is a blasphemy against literature.”

He sighed, then paused and complained angrily: “My reviewer intends to let me publish it at my own expense. I agree. I need to rectify the name of my work. However, we have a problem that we have to solve in this matter. Since we choose to publish at our own expense, we have to bear a considerable cost. I am really ashamed that the current wealth of the Adrian family is not enough to cover this cost.”

Harvey just found a reason to ask for money. The cost of self-financing publication was originally borne by Pulan, and he was responsible for finding some sponsors.