Before the birthday banquet started, people of all ages paid birthday wishes to the old lady one by one. The old lady also gave red envelopes to everyone one by one. Xiao Qing paid birthday wishes with her parents and brother. She got a big red envelope and was very happy.
After the birthday greetings, there was a formal birthday banquet. The birthday banquet was very sumptuous, with dozens of dishes on each table. It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when the birthday banquet ended noisily.
Because there were activities in the evening, Xiao Qing consciously went to bed after she came back. She slept until dusk and felt energetic when she woke up.
"If you don't get up, we will leave without waiting for you." Jiao Jiao said with a smile.
When Xiao Qing heard this, she was about to leave and asked, "Aren't you going to eat at home?"
"Going out to eat, Xiao Chen has arranged it." Xiao En said.
Xiao Qing wowed, said "wait a moment", and immediately ran back to the room to change clothes.
Five minutes later, she changed her clothes and came out. She changed out of her previous skirt and wore white short-sleeves, light-colored overalls, a pair of white shoes, and a ponytail, looking youthful and sunny.
After the three of them greeted Xiao Rui Emma, they went to find Xiao Zhiyi and Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen and Xiao Zhiyi were both at the old lady's place. The old lady became happy when she saw Xiao Qing. She pointed at Xiao Zhiyi and said, "You two are dressed like twins."
Xiao Zhiyi also wore short sleeves and overalls. The difference was that her overalls were straight and wide-legged, which made her legs very slender, giving the illusion that her legs were all from the neck down.
Xiao Qing groaned: "Are you my long-lost sister?"
"Yes, yes, sister, sister finally found you." Xiao Zhiyi cooperated with her acting.
Xiao Qing laughed: "Hahahaha..."
Others also laughed, and the old lady felt even more relieved when she saw that Xiao Qing liked Xiao Zhiyi so much.
A few people had a conversation with the old lady and then left.
I just didn't expect to bump into Xiao Yuwei on the way to the parking lot.
Compared with Xiao Zhiyi's casual and simple dress, Xiao Yuwei exudes the nobility of a wealthy lady. Even at home, she wears exquisite makeup on her face.
"Brother, are you going out?" Xiao Yuwei asked.
Xiao Chen said: "Take Xiao En and the others for a walk around the town."
Then why take Xiao Zhiyi with you?
And why only Xiao Zhiyi and not her?
Who is your real sister?
Xiao Yuwei started to feel jealous again, but she couldn't show it in front of Xiao En and others. She had to be generous and enthusiastic: "Then you go quickly, go back early and come back early."
Xiao Qing thought to herself that her acting skills were terrible, and I heard that she was in the entertainment industry, so she must be a top 18.
"Brother Xiao, let's go, let's go, I'm hungry." Xiao Qing was too lazy to look at Xiao Yuwei's jealous face and urged Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen continued to lead them to the parking lot.
Xiao Yuwei stared at Xiao Zhiyi's back closely, with a cold feeling in her eyes.
Xiao Zhiyi, I can't keep you anymore.
Five people only need to drive one car, but Xiao Qingfei said that it was too crowded for five people to sit together in one car. On a hot day, it was too hot to be crowded together. They had to drive two cars, so she couldn't help but pull Xiao Qingfei along.
Zhiyi got into Xiao Chen's car and let Xiao En and Jiao Jiao drive by themselves.
So when they went out, the five people drove out in two cars. Xiao Chen's car led the way, and Xiao En followed. Sure enough, they arrived in the town in half an hour.
The car parked directly in front of a two-story quaint building. After getting out of the car, Xiao Qing asked where it was.
"It's a theater where you can listen to operas and eat. It's very famous in the town. People who come here come here to listen to Kunqu opera." Xiao Zhiyi introduced.
"Kun Opera?" Xiao Qing's interest increased greatly, and she pulled Xiao Zhiyi in first.
Jiao Jiao is also very interested. She has never heard Kun Opera and wonders if it is the same as Peking Opera.
She and Xiao En went in together, and Xiao Chen walked at the end. When he came in, he reported his name and booked a private room. The waiter took them to the private room as soon as he heard it.
It was dinner time, and there were many tables of guests sitting in the lobby on the first floor of the theater. The opera had not started on the stage yet, and everyone seemed to be looking forward to it, and they would glance at the stage from time to time.
The box is on the second floor, which is the best position facing the stage. There is a small river outside the window, and you can hear the sound of gurgling water, which is very poetic.
The waiter served tea and took menus for them to order.
Xiao Qing said: "Brother Xiao, please order it, we don't know what's delicious."
Xiao En and Jiao Jiao also agreed and let Xiao Chen decide on the dishes.
Xiao Chen took over the task of ordering, picked out some special dishes and ordered seven or eight, some snacks, and a pot of good tea.
The waiter took note and after going to the kitchen to place the order, he brought tea and snacks first.
"When will we start singing?" Xiao Qing was more concerned about this.
The waiter smiled and replied: "It starts in five minutes, please be patient."
Xiao Qing was happy when she heard that she didn't have to wait too long, so she grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started eating them.
Xiao En also grabbed a handful of melon seeds, but the peeled melon seeds were all put on the plate in front of Jiao Jiao.
Xiao Chen also gave the peeled melon seeds to Xiao Zhiyi.
Xiao Qing:......
She wanted to flip the table, which was too much.
But the next second Jiaojiao and Xiao Zhiyi each gave her half of the melon seeds, and she suddenly became happy again.
As expected of her, she was worried about both of them.
Xiao Qing happily ate the melon seeds.
Five minutes later, the play started. There was a round of applause downstairs, and Xiao Qing also clapped with her eyes full of anticipation.
However, ten minutes later, her little face collapsed: "Is this singing in Chinese? I can't understand a word of it."
Jiao Jiao: "+1."
Xiao En: "+2."
It sounds nice, and the voice is gentle and delicate, but the problem is that I can't understand it.
Xiao Zhiyi laughed and said, "It's normal not to understand. Very few people can understand opera nowadays. This opera is about The Peony Pavilion."
"What is the Peony Pavilion?" Xiao Qing asked.
Xiao Zhiyi briefly told her the story of the Peony Pavilion.
"The love between man and ghost is not over, a Chinese ghost story." Xiao Qing was speechless. It turned out that what she was singing was a ghost story.
Xiao Zhiyi:......
"Brother, you shouldn't have brought her to the theater." She held her forehead.
Xiao Chen smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you understand or not, the main thing is to experience the folk customs."
Jiao Jiao felt that this was quite right, so he listened more carefully. Although he still couldn't understand the words, he could understand the joys and sorrows of the emotions from the changes in the soundtrack and the characters' tunes.
Xiao En's mind was not on listening to the opera, his eyes were looking at the stage, but his peripheral vision was bright.
Xiao Chen was the same, half listening to the play and half thinking about Xiao Zhiyi.
Xiao Zhiyi seemed to know nothing about it. He occasionally watched plays and occasionally answered Xiao Qing's questions in a low voice.