Lu Qing walked up to the group of villagers and asked politely, "Uncles and aunts, are you occupying this piece of land?"

An old man holding a pipe slowly raised his head, glanced at Lu Qing, and said, "Yeah, what's wrong?"

"We want to rehearse the dance here. Could you please be kind enough to move our things?" Lu Qing tried to speak in a negotiating tone.

The old man blew out a puff of smoke and said calmly, "Move? Where to? We sit here every day. Where would we go if we moved?"

Lu Qing wanted to say something else, but Shen Qiqi stepped forward and said with a smile, "Uncles and aunts, our rehearsal time won't be too long. How about you come back after we finish rehearsing?"

Another woman interrupted, "No, no, we finally found a shady spot. It would be so troublesome to move around."

The smile on Shen Qiqi's face gradually disappeared. The person in charge of the square also came over and said to Shen Qiqi helplessly: "Qiqi, this square is really difficult to arrange recently. How about you change the place?"

Anxiety crept onto Shen Qiqi's face. The sounds of children playing and old people chatting and laughing in the square now buzzed in her ears like noise.

Lu Qing also frowned. It seemed that this route to the square was not feasible.

"Maybe the school auditorium can be used." Lu Qing said in a low voice.

Shen Qiqi's eyes lit up. Yes, the school auditorium is big enough and usually empty. It's a good choice!

She immediately turned around and ran towards the school.

Master Li, the school's auditorium manager, is a notoriously old-fashioned person with a lot of rules.

After Shen Qiqi explained her purpose, Master Li pushed his glasses up and began to rattle off a list of restrictions: "You can use the auditorium, but you can't make loud noises, you can't move tables and chairs, you can't..."

Shen Qiqi felt overwhelmed after hearing this. A feeling of helplessness surged over her like a tide, and the air around her seemed to become heavy.

Lu Qing listened quietly at the side, his brows furrowed, his brain working rapidly, thinking of countermeasures.

Coming out of school, both Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing were silent.

Seeing that the problem of the rehearsal venue had not been resolved, Shen Qiqi's mood fell to the bottom.

Suddenly, Lu Qing stopped, looked at Shen Qiqi, and said with a firm look in his eyes: "Qiqi, I have a way..." Brother Lu walked over leisurely, with an expression of "I knew it", and advised Shen Qiqi earnestly: "Qiqi, look, this is a square and a school, what are you doing? What's the point of dancing? It delays earning work points and wastes time!" Shen Qiqi said nothing, lowered her head, and felt depressed as if a stone was pressing on her heart.

The air around seemed to be stagnant, and even the birdsong sounded listless.

Lu Qing's face darkened and he glared at Brother Lu: "Brother, could you please say less?"

Shen Qiqi took a deep breath, raised her head, and a cunning light flashed in her eyes.

Instead of asking the administrator to relax the restrictions, she gathered the dance team members and started rehearsing directly in an open space outside the school auditorium.

Without music, they sing a cappella; without lights, they bask in the sunshine.

The team members were all in high spirits and danced gracefully, like blooming camellias, attracting many students and teachers to stop and watch.

At the beginning, the administrator, Master Li, stood at the door of the auditorium with a stern face, looking like a door god.

He pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, frowned, and muttered: "How shameful, how shameful..." Gradually, he was attracted by the dance, his expression changed from confusion to surprise, and finally he even began to clap along with the rhythm.

The crowd grew larger and larger, with applause and cheers rising one after another, and the originally dull atmosphere in the school suddenly became lively.

Lu Qing stood in the crowd, looking at Shen Qiqi's confident smile, and couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.

At this time, the school's principal came over...

The Dean of Studies walked through the crowd and came to Shen Qiqi, his face full of smiles: "Qiqi, your dance team dances really well! Very energetic and full of vitality! It adds a lot of color to the school!"

Shen Qiqi didn't expect the unexpected turn of events and the surprise to come so suddenly!

Her face turned red with excitement, like a ripe apple, emitting the glow of youth.

"Thank you, Director! We just want to make a contribution to the school!"

The Dean nodded, pushed up his glasses, and spoke in a gentler tone, "I see you're all tired rehearsing outside. How about this, we relax the restrictions on the use of the auditorium. If you think you need anything, we'll do our best to support you!"

"Really? That's great!" Shen Qiqi was so excited that she almost jumped up, like a happy little bird, wishing she could fly into the sky immediately.

The surrounding team members also cheered and their excitement was beyond words.

The atmosphere in the whole school became lively because of this sudden good news, as if it were a festival.

The air was filled with the scent of joy, and the sun was brighter, shining warmly on everyone's face.

Looking at Shen Qiqi's excitement, Lu Qing couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, his eyes full of doting.

He walked to Shen Qiqi, gently put his arm around her shoulders, and whispered in her ear: "Qiqi, you're awesome!" Shen Qiqi leaned on Lu Qing's shoulder happily, feeling his warm embrace, her heart as sweet as honey.

The two of them walked up to the dean together and expressed their gratitude.

The Dean of Studies looked at the perfect match, smiling even more broadly as he said, "Practice hard and strive to get a good ranking in the performance!"

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