[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

When Hathaway returned to the living room, she had just finished the second round of bocce ball. Everyone was sitting and resting. Only Olivia was declaring war with Andrew because she was not satisfied with the result just now. Sitting helplessly.

Hathaway asked about it and knew that the two rounds just now ended in a one-to-one tie. Although Olivia's team led in the first round, Andrew's team came from behind and won.Olivia was not reconciled and started the second game again. Team Andrew took the lead at the beginning of this game, but in the end Olivia team won by 2 points.Olivia became happy and clamored for another round, saying that she would lose the first round only if she was careless.But in fact, everyone except her could see that in the second round, the gentlemen of Andrew's team deliberately gave way to her, and only she thought it was because of her good skills that she won.

Hathaway smiled shyly at Olivia, who was smug in front of her brother. Every time she saw the room full of gentlemen and ladies, she always had the feeling that everyone was here for a blind date, although this was also true. , but the thought of being a part of it is not so interesting.Modern blind dates only need to pretend to be a meal, which requires attention to image all the time.She noticed that Olivia always liked to express herself in front of Andrew, as if begging for attention to increase her favorability, and then she remembered that Andrew was actually the big boss among these gentlemen!In terms of appearance, Andrew is more handsome than Mr. Wallace, and has more charm of a mature man. When it comes to property, the manor that Andrew inherited can produce about 3000 pounds a year, and he himself made a large amount of war money. Among the gentlemen, only Colonel Brandon can compare with him, and Andrew's parents are both deceased, and the only brother above is an enemy. He is also very marketable at the age of 28. In this way, it is really very coveted object!If Andrew wasn't her brother, I'm afraid she would have to consider tackling the problem.

Maybe it was because she had been looking at the two for too long, Olivia also noticed something wrong with her behavior, and blushed and said, "Hathaway, look! Your brother has been bullying me!"

"Are you hungry after playing for so long? I have prepared afternoon tea, come over and have something to eat before continuing." Hathaway changed the subject decisively, and received a grateful look from Andrew.

The maid set the tableware on the table, brought various snacks and black tea, and left.

At noon, we just ate some cold meat and played 2 rounds of boccia. Everyone was already hungry, and they came up to get some snacks whenever they saw them.Mr. Borg was the most active, jumping to the dining table with an agility that didn't suit his figure. He first took a sandwich and swallowed it in two bites.These sandwiches are made extremely small, only half the size of a woman's palm. This is because Hathaway considers that the ladies are more willing to show their beautiful side in front of the gentlemen, so they specially made the food smaller so that they can sit down. mouth.

Mr. Boger immediately noticed that there were some unfamiliar foods in the dim sum. You must know that he is a professional gourmet. Every time he goes to a place, he must taste the food first. It is rare to say that there are dim sum that he does not know. "What's this? I've never seen it!" he asked, pointing to a strange triangular food wrapped in a leaf.

Everyone gathered around to look at the strange-looking food, and then found a few food that had never been seen before.Hathaway picked up a zongzi and explained: "This is a special food from the far east, called zongzi. I saw it in a book and tried to make it myself. The outside is made of bamboo leaves and the inside is filled with glutinous rice. There are also fillings such as red dates, egg yolks, and fresh meat in the middle." She peeled off a dumpling, sprinkled some sugar on it, and then picked it up with a fork and handed it to Mr. Borg.

Mr. Boge looked at the zongzi in his hand. The cooked glutinous rice was wrapped into a tight triangle, the size of a palm, with a layer of transparent mucus oozing from the outside.When Mr. Boge took a bite, he first bit into the white sugar on the surface of the rice dumpling and made a rustling sound, and then he tasted the sweetness of glutinous rice, which was sticky and soft. After eating, there are still a few glittering and translucent filaments on the surface of the zongzi, but people can't help but continue to eat.

Everyone looked at Mr. Borg and waited for him to make a comment, but he didn't say a word. He ate one zongzi silently and went to get the second one.Winnis laughed when she saw it. She knew her brother was like this when he ate delicious food, so she wouldn't care about them. "It must be so delicious that my brother can't speak. Let's eat it too." She also took a zongzi and peeled it.

Then Hathaway introduced egg tarts and meat jelly to everyone. It is obvious that egg tarts are more acceptable. After all, the British have already started making food similar to egg tarts as early as the Middle Ages, so she was not worried that people would not eat them. Used to egg tarts.The egg tarts I made this time were slightly burnt, and the outer skin was very crispy, but the thick milky aroma inside was even more attractive. The egg tarts were very popular among the ladies, and even the gentlemen liked it too.

Few people care about the jelly. Although she handles the material very cleanly and the whole jelly has a transparent crystal color, if you look carefully, you can still distinguish the pigskin inside. They didn't see anything and went to eat something else, while Berg and Miss Hoffman walked away with disgusted expressions.

Hathaway didn't find it strange to see everyone's reaction, she had already expected it before.She didn't care about others, and went straight to Colonel Brandon and sat down. She put a few slices of aspic on the plate, and then picked up a brush to brush the sauce, because she didn't know what flavor Colonel Brandon liked. , so brushed some of each flavor.

She pretended not to see Colonel Brandon's frown gradually tightening, and handed over the plate with a smile.Sure enough, as she expected, the colonel did not refuse, although he looked reluctantly, he just looked at her with serious eyes, as if asking her what she meant.

She was not in a hurry to speak, but just stared at Colonel Brandon quietly with those quiet and clear eyes like lake water, and then a smile bloomed from the corners of her eyes to the tip of her brows, like a breeze blowing across the water surface. There were layers of ripples, and the slightly narrowed eyes were shining with bits and pieces of light. "Please try it."

After she finished speaking, Colonel Brandon still looked at her straight, his expression always felt like he was wandering too far, and she couldn't help complaining in her heart, can you be so dazed in front of others?really good?

It took a while for the colonel to come back to his senses. He blinked his eyes, then his eyes wandered around for a while, he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, and finally lowered his head in embarrassment, and began to use a fork to cut a piece into four The square jelly was stuffed into his mouth, and after he stuffed 2 or 3 pieces like this, Hathaway couldn't help but move her head closer again.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" The seats of the two of them were already placed next to each other. After she stretched her head over, they were only a fist away. When Colonel Brandon looked up, he saw the snow-white The pretty face was close at hand, and the curly and thick eyelashes fluttered like the wings of a butterfly. He could even smell the faint scent of medicine and the fragrance of the girl in her hot breath.

Colonel Brandon choked in fright, turned his head and covered his mouth with his hands and coughed vigorously.Hathaway quickly poured him a cup of tea, "Drink some water, is it okay?"

Colonel Brandon drank the scalding tea, "Thank you, it's okay. The aspic tastes very good."

Hathaway looked the Colonel up and down, always feeling that his face was a little red. "Oh! Really? I was worried that you might not be used to it, as long as you like it." Hathaway smiled happily. As a Chinese girl who has lived in the UK for eight years, she actually knows very well what she wants. Some of her favorite foods are not accepted by the British. The crystal jelly she made this time has already challenged everyone's nerves.In her heart, she always hoped to find someone who would accept her eating habits, so she was very happy that the colonel accepted it frankly.

Colonel Brandon was thinking carefully about the conversation between the two just now, and always felt that the words just now had other meanings. The colonel hesitated and said, "This is for me to eat?"

Hathaway was still immersed in the joy of finding someone with whom she was interested, and nodded cheerfully.

Colonel Brandon also became happy. He got up and brought back a few pieces of aspic. The more he ate, the more delicious he felt. Every taste was so to his liking.

Colonel Brandon was not the only one who was satisfied with the meals, and Mr. Borg on the other side also said that every meal was so to his liking, and he couldn't help but praise: "Oh! Miss Butler, these Do you make all the new dishes yourself? This is amazing! They are all so delicious that you can't help but want to eat more, please do let me know the recipe , I must let my cook also learn, otherwise I will not be able to eat in the future!"

Hathaway was amused by his exaggerated performance and said with a smile: "Okay, of course, I am really happy that you can appreciate it. I will sort out the recipes and give them to you later. But didn't you say yesterday that you seem to have gained weight again?" Do you want to eat less?"

Mr. Borg was not angry when he heard Hathaway's teasing. He pinched his waist with a frowning face. While talking, it seemed that his waistline had increased a bit, and at the same time he picked up an egg tart and stuffed it into his mouth. laugh it out.

Mr. Wallace immediately said that he also wanted a cookbook, and Hathaway smiled and agreed.

Miss Hoffman said with an aristocratic look on her face, "I really didn't expect Miss Butler to not only play the piano very well, but also cook so well."

"Just making some small snacks is not outstanding." Hathaway said modestly.

Miss Borg answered with a sneer: "But it's hardly an elegant hobby."

"Could it be that it's becoming popular for ladies from aristocratic families to cook and entertain guests in person? This is too bad. You know, I have never been in such a place when I grow up."

Everyone noticed the conversation here and looked over. Colonel Brandon's eyebrows were knitted together, and his eyes were deep and sharp.

Hathaway's face turned red with anger, "As the two of you said, cooking is certainly not an elegant hobby, but playing the piano, painting, and appreciating poetry are elegant hobbies. But if you want to live, you must You need to eat, sleep, exercise, and excrete after eating, can noble ladies avoid these inelegant behaviors?" Everyone looked over in surprise when they heard Hathaway's straightforward words.

"In my opinion, talking is not an elegant behavior, because some people talk about right and wrong, and they talk about people's right and wrong, which makes people unhappy, so it is not an elegant hobby. I will excuse you first."