Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

After the wedding ceremony held in the church in the afternoon, some guests left early. The guests who stayed until the evening, including the bride and groom's immediate family members, were only about 40 people. They were distributed around the large round tables in the Nuo Da Banquet Hall. A total of only 40 people were seated. Six tables.

The dinner arranged by the Hatakeyama family is Western cuisine. The servants will bring food and drinks to the table in front of the guests, and then bring special food or tableware according to the guests' needs.

Under this arrangement, no guests would move around during dinner. They all sat in their respective seats, did not get up and move around unless necessary, and only whispered to the guests at their own table from time to time.

For a wedding banquet, this atmosphere seemed a bit deserted, but Chi Feichi felt that it was more relaxing to dine in this atmosphere.

"The food tastes pretty good," Suzuki Sonoko was also happy to be able to enjoy the food. She sipped the cut steak and complained in a low voice, "It's really great that I don't have to deal with people constantly coming to me while eating. Okay! And with you, I don’t want to introduce my son to anyone I know. This time, attending the wedding is as easy as going on vacation!”

Haibara Ai thought of her own experience of attending a dinner party in London, and could understand Suzuki Sonoko's feelings.

When attending a dinner party in London, she took advantage of the fact that she was a child and stayed with her godmother. She only had to occasionally say hello to an elder and respond to the other person's remarks about teasing the child. She spent most of the time paddling, not wanting to She could act tired when she spoke, or pretend to concentrate on eating to fool around. Even so, by the time a banquet was over, she would feel so tired that she didn't want to talk.

At this age, Sonoko obviously cannot be as lazy as she is. Although Sonoko is more outgoing and cheerful than her and Brother Feichi, the Suzuki family follows the 'easy-going and friendly route', and Sonoko also has many more social tasks than she and Brother Feichi. There is no way to stop some people who want to come forward to disturb or test with an indifferent expression.

If only friends were present at the banquet, she believed that Yuanzi would not find it difficult to socialize. However, there would always be unfamiliar people coming to the banquet. Some people had their own little plans in mind. They considered that their families needed to maintain friendly relations with these people. , or you need to show a friendly image on behalf of your family, but you can't ignore these people, so you just deal with them one by one, your tiredness doubles, and you don't know how many people you need to deal with next.

Therefore, sometimes she still admires Yuanzi.

Of course, the Chi family's "unsociable" approach is mysterious, which means that Brother Fei Chi will face more and more complex temptations than Yuanzi.

After all the calculations, the social consumption of these two people at the banquet should be about the same. It was much harder than paddling as a child. She could only rely on occasionally sneaking out of the banquet hall to breathe and restore her own energy... …

"Speaking of this..." Suzuki Sonoko asked Chi Feichi with a gossipy face, "Brother Feichi, when you attended the banquet before, did anyone want to introduce your daughter to you? I don't mean a normal introduction. , but the kind of introduction that implies that your daughter can be your wife! For example, first praise you and say that you have done well here and there, and then tease you that if you don’t have a girlfriend, you can introduce your daughter to you! Got it! You must have met it before, right?"

Chi Feichi searched for the memory fragments of the original consciousness in his mind, "Sorry, I didn't attend banquets in the past, and I didn't like talking to gossipy aunties."

Yuesui Nanatsuki and Mao Lilan: "..."

8. A gossipy aunt?

Conan: "..."

I almost forgot that Brother Chi is also very straightforward and rude when speaking.

Suzuki Sonoko: "..."

Don't you want to participate in banquets, don't you like to get involved in gossip... It is indeed the style of the Chi family.

"In the early years, when I went to a banquet with my mother, people would occasionally talk to my mother about this. However, when I went to a banquet with my father, almost no one mentioned this topic to him or me. Most of the time, I go to banquets with my father," Chi Feichi lowered his head to cut the steak on the plate and said calmly, "So I don't have the same worries as you."

"It's really enviable. You don't know how troublesome those people are," Lingzuki Sonoko sighed, then stared at Haibara Ai and joked, "If my uncle and aunt were nicer, I would like Xiao Ai to marry into their family now. And those of you who have already mentioned it to your aunt are probably already queuing up!”

"Last time we went to London, when Xiao Ai and my mother went to a banquet, someone already mentioned it." Chi Feichi glanced at Haiyuan Ai, "There were many people."

"Huh?" Lingmu Yuanzi learned that Haibara Ai had the same experience, and he became energetic. He looked at Haihara Ai and asked, "How do you feel, kid? Do you think those people are troublesome?"

"It's very troublesome," Haiyuan Ai thought of those tiring experiences and complained expressionlessly, "Different people and different situations need to use different methods to refuse. We can't make people feel that we look down on others, nor can we Let the other party misunderstand that we also have the intention to get married. Although most of them are handled by their godmothers, some of them will still come to me and tell me in a joking tone whether I want to marry into their family in the future. It is so troublesome for me to be alone. I learned five or six ways to politely reject people in the evening.”

"That's right, that's right!" Lingmu Sonoko felt that Haihara Ai was her mouthpiece, and she completely revealed her biggest headache. For the first time, she felt that Haihara Ai's cold expression looked pleasing to the eye, and her face was filled with approval. "Some people need to refuse more decisively so as not to be misunderstood, and some people need to refuse more tactfully so as not to make people unhappy. But who knows what those unfamiliar uncles and aunts will do, I can only guess and give it a try. , it’s really troublesome!”

Mao Lilan could see that Suzuki Sonoko really had a headache, and sighed with some sympathy, "It is really hard to be the daughter of a consortium, but even Xiao Ai, does anyone want to introduce her to boys? Considering her age It’s a little too early to fall in love.”

"Don't mention that Xiao Ai is already eight years old. Even if she is a newborn child, as long as she has contact with the Chi family and has a good relationship with the Chi family, there will be people who want to get married," Suzuki Sonoko said with a surprised expression. , speeding up cutting the steak, "In fact, this is not surprising. Some people just think that the conditions of the two families are matched and the children will be happy if they come together, so they have such an idea. To be honest, if I have a younger brother , I also think it is a good choice for Xiao Ai to marry into the Suzuki family. Judging from this kid's current conditions, her appearance will definitely be the same when she grows up. Although she has a bit of a venomous tongue, it is not a big problem, and her character She's not squeamish at all, and she's very organized in her words and actions. If she's like this now, she'll definitely be like this when she grows up... Huh? If you say that, I seem to understand the thoughts of those aunts. It's not a shame to mention this kind of thing, just in case. If you succeed, you will make a lot of money!”

While talking, a group of people finished their portions of steak one after another.

The servants guarding the door pay attention to the dining situation of the guests. When a guest is about to finish his steak, he starts to serve the guests the vegetable salad, fruit dessert and hot tea after the main course.

Some guests also took the initiative to ask the maid to bring wine and regarded the wine as an after-dinner drink.

After the guests finished eating and started drinking and chatting, the wedding host walked behind the emcee's desk next to the long table where the bride and groom were sitting, adjusted the microphone on the table, and said, "I'm sorry for interrupting everyone's happy meeting." Talk, we now want to ask all the guests to offer their blessings to the bride and groom. Before that, there is a news that needs to be told to you..."

Guests at each table turned to look at where the bride and groom and the host were.

Some people didn't understand what news needed to be announced at this time, and asked their companions about the situation in a low voice, and there was a burst of whispers.

The host smiled and continued clearly, "Previously, the groom and the bride, Miss Miho, held a solemn wedding ceremony in the church. In fact, they went to the district office to register their marriage the day before yesterday..."

There was a commotion at the table. The people of the Hatakeyama family seemed surprised, and everyone had a look of astonishment on their faces.

The young woman sitting next to Hatakeyama Komiko and wearing the same black kimono as Hatakeyama Komiko asked softly in surprise, "Mom, do you also know about this?"

"I don't know," Hatakeyama Komienko frowned, "I was also kept in the dark by them. I was too self-assertive."