Since Miss Lacey of the Carites family was going to visit tonight, the Helles family had made all kinds of preparations. Logically speaking, they should have come to apologize, but Miss Lacey sent a message saying that it was not necessary.
She came to visit in person tonight.
The door to the courtyard was open, and the clean and soft carpet had already been laid. Because I heard that Lorraine Hill liked silence, the Helis family did not invite other guests. Only their own servants and guards lined up neatly in the courtyard.
The carriage door of Qiyehua opened, and Lorraine Hill rarely wore a black dress. The pure black skirt formed a sharp contrast with her fair skin, and the black lace skirt and cuffs also added a strange look to it.
Charming, she stepped off the carriage, even her shoes were small black leather shoes, and on top of the shoes were pure white silk stockings.
"Miss Lacey from the Carites Chamber of Commerce has arrived."
As the attendant at the door shouted, some melodious music sounded on both sides of the courtyard. About 20 violinists stood on both sides of the carpet, pulling up the strings, and the soothing sound of the violin sounded like butterflies flying among the leaves.
Lorraine Hill's blue eyes glanced lightly. These hand-dressers were gorgeously dressed, their skills were skillful, and their faces did not look like locals. They should have been temporarily invited by the Helis family. They were really thoughtful.
With a slight sigh in my heart, the door of the Helis family mansion opened, revealing the brightly lit hall. The head of the family, Hoss, and the eldest daughter Melu stood at the door to greet them.
"Welcome Miss Lacey, we have been waiting for a long time."
The slightly bald head of the family, Hoss, led Lorraine Hill into the hall. He first led him to sit down, and then clapped his hands. Girls in dancing skirts entered from the side door. One row of them wore red skirts, and the other wore blue skirts.
The long skirt turned once every time she took a step. The silver patches on the skirt shone under the light, and then another burst of music sounded. This time, not only did the 20 violinists outside the courtyard sit down to play,
There is also a pianist and more than a dozen wind musicians in the hall.
Following the beat of the music, these dancers sometimes stand on their tiptoes and sometimes turn their skirts, forming a huge concentric circle on the dance floor of the hall. Then as the music changes, they form a huge flower, with blue and red flowers among them.
The petals of the flowers sometimes bloomed and sometimes closed. Finally, as the music ended, the dancers in the outermost circle lay on their backs and knelt, while those in the middle were leaning their bodies, and those in the inner circle raised their arms like stamens.
Lorraine Hill was sitting on the sofa on the steps. In front of him was a coffee table with some fruits and iced juice on it.
It was indeed an excellent dance, and I was slightly impressed, but that was all. For her who had seen various light and shadow special effects in the technological age, and large-scale singing and dancing parties with hundreds of people, this was really not a surprise.
But let's give the Helis family some face, she gave a slight approval.
Hoss, the head of the Helis family, seemed to be very happy, thinking that the performance he paid for had achieved results, while Lorraine Hill just did not show it out of reserve.
When Mei Lu saw her father's expression, she shook her head secretly. Regarding this Miss Lacey, when they first met, she just thought her appearance was unparalleled in the world. Later, Lacey set up a new joint project with other chambers of commerce to let her
She woke up with a start, and the subsequent assassination made her a little afraid of this beautiful young lady.
I really don’t know how this Miss Lacey grew up. I have never heard of her reputation, but her business skills are extremely skillful. It can be seen from the recent series of performances of Carites, and she even vaguely surpasses Angus.
The trend during his reign was not only not booming but then declining, it was on the rise.
But doing business requires a lot of experience. I have never heard of any academic who can achieve great success. It depends more on talent and knowledge. This is what makes Melu puzzled. Besides, Lacey's skills
It's definitely not weak. It feels like it's at least Sequence 4? She guessed.
Constantly thinking about how to face this Miss Lacey, Meilu saw her father's silly and good-looking look, and her head began to hurt.
Hoss is indeed a good father and parent, but as the head of the family, he is not shrewd enough. In the past, when the old head of the family was in power, he could always give advice. Later, after his grandfather passed away, the eldest daughter Melu took on the role of the family's think tank.
But a daughter is a daughter after all, and there is a limit to what she can do. The power in the chamber of commerce has gradually been dispersed by several other uncles, showing the tendency of being too powerful to lose.
"Niece Lacey, your father and I were very good friends back then. We often drank together. This time, uncle, I failed to manage the guards at home. I hope you don't mind."
Her father actually wanted to expose it so easily. Mei Lu opened her eyes slightly, a little in disbelief. It was an assassination, and the other party almost died. If it was not done well, the two families would start fighting again.
"Although you once had good relations with our Carites, that was a matter of the previous generation after all, and I don't know it very well. Besides, the guards of the Helis family used their swords in the street, which almost killed me, which caused the entire Chamber of Commerce to
It’s falling apart, do you think an apology like this is enough?”
Sure enough, Lacey refused such an easy reconciliation because it was nothing short of an insult.
"This...niece Lacey, no, Miss Lacey, then you want to..." Hoss couldn't figure it out. Wasn't he still in a smiling and cheerful atmosphere just now? Why did he suddenly become like this?
Woolen cloth.
"Father, you are tired too, so let me do it." Mei Lu stood up and bowed slightly, then walked to her father and persuaded him softly.
Hoss was somewhat self-aware and knew that his daughter was smarter, so he simply let go, saying that he was a little sleepy, and then let Melu and Lacey talk.
As Hoss left, only the two eldest ladies, Lacey and Melu, were left in the huge hall. It began to rain lightly outside the hall. Rain kept dripping from the eaves, hitting the marble steps, and a thin rain curtain formed.
The scenery outside the house is covered up and looks a bit blurry. Occasionally, the sea breeze blows and the rainwater slants, and some drifts into the hall, bringing a little coolness.
Melu fiddled with the charcoal in the stove, then refilled Lacey's tea cup with hot tea, then sat down and started talking again.
"I'm very sorry, Miss Lacey. What happened that day was due to our family's neglect of management and the guards were bribed by outsiders."
"I know." Lacey unexpectedly affirmed as she held the tea cup, her hair falling on her pure black dress.
"So, what I want to ask is, what is the position of the Helis family? Do they stand with us, Carites, as in the past, or do they want to remain neutral and stay alone. Or, have you decided to stand with us?
Our opposites.”
Lacey's blue and transparent eyes looked directly at Meilu, leaving no room for her to dodge.