Once an actor gets into the play, he or she will be immersed in his or her role and forget himself or herself completely. Some children may not be able to do this, but Yingying has already shown this momentum. Cheng Maixiang found that although she had been standing at the edge of the stage throughout the performance, Yingying rarely looked at her.

She was not nervous. On the contrary, from her performance, Cheng Maixiang could no longer see her own shadow. Instead, it felt as if Qiaomai was performing in her true colors on the stage. Whether it was the tone of her voice or the movements of the character, she was exactly like Qiaomai.

It seems that she really created this role according to the image of Buckwheat. Since she had been with Buckwheat day and night and was very familiar with her, her performance was detailed and lifelike.

More importantly, thanks to Cheng Maixiang's guidance, Yingying's performance completely broke away from the unique stylization of drama performances of this era, and instead chose the lifelike performance of later generations, completely covering up the traces of performance, making you involuntarily believe that Yingying is not playing Xiaokui, she is Xiaokui.

In comparison, the performances of the other two children were very boring. They recited their lines in a dry voice and were not as lively as Yingying's performance at all. Especially the little girl who played the grandmother. When she was sitting on the kang and reciting her lines, her tone was exactly like reading from a textbook. In addition, she sat there with her body stiff. The contrast between the two made her look even more horrible.

However, the little girl was very young, but she spoke in an old-fashioned way, which created a ridiculous and absurd impression.

Teacher Fang watched the children's performance from the audience and said with emotion, "Cheng, I heard Yingying say that you taught her how to perform. You're amazing! In just one day, you made Yingying's performance so lively and interesting. Before, her performances were just like the other two children's—stiff and rigid."

"I'm not that special," Cheng Maixiang said with a smile. "I just thought that character was very similar to a good friend of hers, so I encouraged her to imitate that girl's language and gestures, and she finally got the hang of it."

"I taught those two children the same way, especially Wenwen. I asked her to observe how her grandmother and her great-grandmother spoke and acted. Unfortunately, she didn't quite grasp what I was saying. From what you've said, Yingying has a pretty good understanding of acting. Who knows, she might be able to pursue a career in the arts in the future."

The performance on stage soon came to an end, and the little girl named Wenwen left the stage. The two children prepared to go to the production team to deliver bamboo shoots.

Suddenly, the boy who played Xiaogang ran too fast and tripped and fell to the ground with a thud, and the audience below burst into laughter again.

Oh no, there was an accident during the performance.

The boy blushed, stood up, and stood there stupidly, not saying a word. Yingying immediately patted the nonexistent dirt off his body and said with a smile, "Xiaogang is such a good boy. He was so anxious to hand over the bamboo shoots to the production team."

The boy reacted immediately and hurriedly pulled her hand, "Sister, let's go."

Cheng Maixiang was surprised and delighted. Yingying was not affected by the sudden accident. Instead, she responded flexibly. Not only did she cover up the mistakes made by her classmates, but she also highlighted that Xiaogang's ideological awareness had greatly improved after being educated by his sister, and he couldn't wait to hand over the bamboo shoots to the commune.

It seems that the story I told her during the last rehearsal about the actor who improvised to save the situation had worked.

What’s even more rare is that when Yingying handed the bamboo shoots to the production team secretary, she pretended to be coquettish and added that my brother fell on the way in order to hand over the bamboo shoots to the production team as soon as possible.

This sentence echoes the mistake made by the boy before, and successfully shows the impetuous character of Xiaogang in the play. It also contrasts with the success of Xiaokui's ideological education. It is simply the finishing touch and a perfect supplement to the script.

The production team leader was a male teacher. After hearing what Yingying said, he followed her lines and gently touched the boy's head, saying with a double meaning, "You two are both great."

None of the audience noticed that this was an impromptu performance by the young actor; they all thought it was just a scene in the play.

The performance finally ended, and the audience burst into applause. From the northwest corner, Lin Jiayu cheered, "The little girl performed so well!"

This sentence almost expressed the thoughts of all the audiences, and many people echoed it. The three children bowed on the stage and received continuous cheers and applause from the audience.

The three children walked off the stage together, and Teacher Fang praised them, especially Yingying for her calmness and quick-wittedness in saving the situation.

The boy looked terrified. "Teacher Fang, that fall really made me stupid. Luckily, Wei Yingying helped me out. Otherwise, I don't know what to do."

"Okay, everyone performed well. Let's go back to our parents and watch the show." Teacher Fang said with a smile.

Cheng Maixiang held Yingying's hand and walked towards the northwest corner. As they walked, she smiled and asked, "Yingying, not only did you perform well today, you also stayed calm. Tell me, what made you do that after that boy fell?"

"Well, one time I accidentally fell down, and Qiaomai quickly brushed the dirt off me and joked with me, afraid that I would cry if it hurt. I think Xiaokui would do the same."

Cheng Maixiang nodded in appreciation. Yingying was indeed very intelligent and had already grasped some of the tricks of acting. More importantly, after this competition, she would not be afraid to perform in front of people anymore.

"I was standing by the stage, watching you throughout the entire play, but I noticed that, apart from the first glance you gave me at the beginning, you never looked at me again."

Yingying tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Aunt, I don't know why. When I was acting, I couldn't see the audience at all. It was like I was acting to an empty space with no one looking at me. It wasn't until the end, when I took my curtain call, that I realized there were so many people. I was a little scared at first, but then I thought, it's all over, so I just bowed and it's nothing. I wasn't scared anymore."

As they talked, they came to where Lin Jiayu and the other two were sitting. When Lin Jiayu saw Yingying, he held her on his lap and said proudly, "My little niece is really amazing. When she acts, she's so good. I almost thought I saw Qiaomai on the stage."

Yingying smiled a little embarrassedly.

Wei Lingcheng smiled and said, "We have to thank Maizi for raising the child so well. Otherwise, with his shy personality, he wouldn't have dared to act in front of so many people, and act so well."

"Yes, it's all thanks to my aunt." Yingying said without hesitation.

Lin Qingwan looked at Yingying's confident smile and couldn't help but think of the child before she met Cheng Maixiang, who would go a whole day without saying a word and would only hide behind her when meeting strangers. It was almost difficult to reconcile the two of them.

It seems that after meeting Maizi, everyone has changed and become better. Her and Xiaojia's lives are becoming happier and happier. Maizi is really a lucky star.