Chapter 457 The Lady’s Invitation (2/2)

Both Ah Meow and Crispy Noodles gave out a shrill cry. They got up and limped away from Sophie.

Sophie was shocked. ”I...I didn't use any force. I just patted them gently.”

Li Du took out his mobile phone and threw it at the two pets. The two of them stopped limping and avoided the flying mobile phone swiftly—one of them went up a tree and another hid in the grass.

”They're just acting.” Li Du knew these naughty kids too well.

Sophie was amazed. ”Are the animals evolving? Why are they so smart?”

Li Du retrieved the mobile phone he threw and changed the topic: ”Wow, the Nokia phone's really good. It still looks perfectly fine even after I've thrown it...”

When the lady doctor had gotten off work from her night shift, it had already been nearing noon. After her afternoon nap, they could start preparing dinner.

When she saw Li Du preparing the ingredients for dinner, she stopped him. ”Let me prepare dinner today so you can try my cooking.”

”But you just did a night shift,” said Li Du. ”You should rest more. How about this: You play the piano and I'll prepare dinner while listening to your music.”

”What songs do you want to hear?” Sophie chuckled. She walked over to the piano with lively footsteps, opened the lid, placed her ten fingers on the piano and the beautiful melodic notes of the piano was heard.

Ah Ow hurried to Sophie, howling at her. Sophie picked up the puppy and placed her on the piano, where the little puppy sat down obediently beside the music score.

Ah Meow and Crispy Noodles ran over as well. Ah Meow did not require any help—he leaped up onto the piano while Crispy Noodles jumped onto the same bench as Sophie and sat there. It was obvious they were more eager than Sophie.

Li Du had brought with him the Amish's organic fruits and vegetables. They tasted great and were free of pesticides. They required only a wash and could be eaten right away.

He wanted to prepare some salad when Sophie started to play a famous classical piece of music. ”Canon?”

Sophie just smiled; her fingers continued to dance with the rhythm and the music became livelier.

Not long after, the music changed to Richard Clayderman's famous piano piece, ”Mariage d'amour.”

Different piano pieces were played interchangeably with some of them linked with another while they were being played halfway. Li Du did not know most of the songs but he could make out a few famous songs like ”Ballade pour Adeline.”

The music persisted until he finished cooking dinner. Besides the vegetable salad and fruit platter, he also whipped up four Chinese dishes: big fried prawns with white cabbage, stir-fry string beans with minced pork, onion egg rolls, stir-fry bamboo shoots, and green peppers.

Sophie loved Chinese food, especially light Chinese food. Li Du knew this very well. The four dishes he prepared were homely but required a lot of skill to cook well—Sophie adored the dishes and praised his cooking repeatedly.

After dinner, while she was clearing the table, she said, ”Right, Li, are you free at the end of the month? I would like to invite you to Michaelmas.”

Michaelmas was a festival commemorating the archangel Michael. Western Christianity celebrated the festival on September 29th while the Eastern Orthodox Church honored the archangel on November 8th. Flagstaff followed the former.

Originally, the festival was more of a sporting activity; this was because St. Michael was one of the principal angelic warriors, and had always been regarded as a protector against the darkness of night.

However, because the date coincided with the autumn harvest season in many parts of Western Europe, the nature of the festival had evolved to become an autumn harvest festival.

Arizona was a farming and pastoral state, and hence festivals relating to this aspect were grand and widely celebrated. Many folk customs were related to it and almost every place celebrated this festival.

”Is there anything I need to prepare for this 'Fall Festival?'” asked Li Du. ”I've never participated before.”

”There's nothing you need to prepare,” laughed Sophie. ”Just come and enjoy yourself. There's an activity that's really interesting and it's related to your job.”

”Auction?” Li Du laughed bitterly. Am I attending another charity-related auction? he thought.

Sophie understood the implied meaning of his expression and laughed. ”There's indeed an auction, but you don't need to spend money. You'll know when the time comes—trust me, it's really interesting.”