Fang Qiaoqiao squeezed through as well, "Comrade, what movie is playing today?"

The film projectionist smiled and said, "Today we're showing a foreign film called 'The Waves of the Danube'."

When the people around heard that a foreign film they had never heard of was going to be shown, they all cheered.

At this time, apart from the eight model operas and domestic films such as "Mine Warfare" and "Heroes and Daughters," very few foreign films were shown.

Many of you have seen the movie more than once, and many can even repeat a line from the main character's dialogue. Every time someone gets a line right, the audience bursts into laughter.

Everyone was surprised and very enthusiastic about the new film being released.

As night fell, people from the surrounding production teams and educated youth from the nearby forest farms heard that a movie was being shown, so they all rushed over to watch, making the screening area increasingly lively.

Yu Yao had seen open-air movies before, but she had never seen the preparations before the screening. Now, watching the two projectionists hang the screen, string the wires, install the speakers, and set up the equipment, she found it very interesting.

Seeing that she was interested, Lu Ze stood beside her, his gaze fixed on her.

She was watching the projectionist, and he was watching her.

Fang Qiaoqiao and Wu Huaiqing had seen the main preparation process many times, so there was nothing special about it. They told Yu Yao and the others, "We'll take care of reserving the spots."

Yu Yao watched for a while and saw that there were more and more people around. Fearing that it would be too crowded and she would have trouble finding a seat, she and Lu Ze went over first.

Fang Qiaoqiao and the others arrived neither too early nor too late; there were still seats available.

However, only two seats were adjacent; the other two seats were occupied by someone sitting in the middle, so they weren't adjacent.

“Ayao, you and Commander Lu sit in these two seats next to each other, and Comrade Wu and I will sit in the other two seats.”

"No need, we'll just sit in separate seats. These two seats are for you." Yu Yao didn't want to disturb the two of them on their date, so she pulled Lu Ze to the two separate seats.

Before leaving, she patted her older brother on the shoulder and whispered, "I've created the opportunity for you; the rest is up to you."

Wu Huaiqing looked at Fang Qiaoqiao and hummed in agreement.

After the two left, Fang Qiaoqiao and Wu Huaiqing glanced at each other, then simultaneously looked away, embarrassed.

Wu Huaiqing pushed up his glasses and coughed, "Ahem, Comrade Fang, let's sit down first."

"Oh, okay." Fang Qiaoqiao blushed and quickly went to sit down.

Someone passed by and bumped into her. She lost her balance and fell to the side. Wu Huaiqing steadied her and whispered, "Be careful!"

Fang Qiaoqiao blushed so deeply that she almost bled, and she walked to her seat with her hands and feet moving in unison.

Upon seeing this, Wu Huaiqing couldn't help but chuckle.

On the other side, Yu Yao and Lu Ze also found the place where Fang Qiaoqiao and Wu Huaiqing had put their clothes to reserve a spot.

The two were seated in the middle of the screening room, in the third row, which was perfect for watching the movie, except that there was still one seat between them.

A water bottle was placed on the table, but no one was there.

Not long after Yu Yao and Lu Ze sat down, an aunt came over and sat between them.

Before the movie started, children were playing around, and workers were making hand shadows on the screen, creating various interesting animals on the backdrop.

This scene instantly brought Yu Yao back to her childhood memories.

At that time, her parents had not yet passed away. She was afraid of the dark. Once, the power went out at home, and they could only light candles. She kept crying, so her father picked her up and sat her on his lap, using the projection of his hands to make various animals on the wall.

From then on, every time there was a power outage, her father would make all sorts of shadow puppets for her.

Sometimes it's an eagle soaring through the sky, sometimes it's a rabbit hopping around eating, and sometimes it's two puppies fighting.

But she hasn't seen hand shadows since her parents left.

I suddenly saw it and got completely absorbed in it.

Lu Ze frowned when he noticed that she was staring motionlessly at the male comrade gesturing. Then, the usually aloof and unsmiling Commander Lu actually started to compete with the male comrade on the screen.

The man gestured a chicken, and the man made an eagle gesture, and the eagle caught the chick.

The gay man turned into a rabbit, and then he turned into a wolf to hunt the rabbit.

That guy was also an interesting person. He wasn't angry at being targeted by Lu Ze's hand shadows. Instead, the two of them put on various animal adventures on the screen.

Yu Yao found it amusing and smiled happily.

Although he didn't know what A Yao was thinking, Lu Ze had noticed her sadness earlier, and now that he saw her smile, he also twitched the corners of his mouth.

"Do you like it?" Lu Ze asked her.

Yu Yao's eyes sparkled, and she nodded emphatically, "I like it."

Lu Ze looked at her. "What do you want to see?"

Yu Yao thought for a moment, "Can we use gestures to describe a goat?"

Lu Ze didn't speak, but his fingers moved, and soon a goat with horns appeared on the screen.

Yu Yao was pleasantly surprised, "It really looks like you! What else can you transform into?"

Lu Ze smiled gently, then used his hand shadows to create various animals on the screen, including ducks, deer, kittens, snakes, and swans, in addition to those he had seen before.

Kitten. (Image included)

Swans. (Photo included)

Lu Ze looked at Yu Yao and asked, "Do you want to learn? I'll teach you."

Yu Yao nodded, "I want to learn."

Lu Ze then started teaching her with the simplest animals, like eagles and rabbits.

Yu Yao was already quite good at learning, and with Lu Ze as her excellent teacher, she quickly learned several hand shadow techniques and had a great time playing with them on the screen.

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