Chapter 42: Replace the pale and weak explanation
"It might be 18 or 20 degrees Celsius at night, and up to 30 degrees Celsius during the day if it's hot," Sheng Jiahao said. "It'll be even lower in the middle and late part of the month, maybe a few degrees. You should bring some clothes, especially warmer ones. If you're not staying there long, you don't need to bring a lot of clothes. If you're staying longer, you'll need to bring more. But it's okay. Just bring some extra money so you can go out and buy more."
"It'll probably take about ten days," Jiang Moli said. "Our unit doesn't just perform one play; we have other plays too. I just want to perform one for now. We'll have six performances of this play in a row."
Jiang Moli looked at the schedule. These six games were on different days and at different time periods.
"This time we're going to be away for a long time. The last time we were away we were only going to a nearby city, and the trip wasn't long, just two or three days." Jiang Moli turned to look at Sheng Jiahao.
The two were walking in the park. Jiang Moli looked around and then at Sheng Jiahao.
"No matter how long you're gone, I'll wait for you," Sheng Jiahao said. "In your line of work, you're constantly on the move. We're in business, and sometimes we have to travel too."
"Look at you, you're pretty good-looking, young, a college student," Jiang Moli said. "If you flirt with someone else, I won't want you anymore."
"No." Sheng Jiahao said, "Let's go take pictures."
"Hmm?" Jiang Moli tilted her head.
"I don't have a photo of you yet." Sheng Jiahao thought that Jiang Moli often had to go out to perform, sometimes for several days.
"Oh, right, not yet." Jiang Moli said, "Come on, let's go take a photo. I'll provide the people and you pay."
Jiang Moli took a few steps and then stopped. She looked at her clothes and asked, "How do you like my clothes?"
"It looks good." Sheng Jiahao said, "It looks very good."
"Okay, let's be casual, that's all." Jiang Moli said, "Just a simple photo shoot, no need to be too grand."
They are not taking wedding photos, so they don't need to prepare so much.
Sheng Jiahao took Jiang Moli to a photo studio that had large patterns as backgrounds, such as some scenic spots. Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao didn't plan to use those patterns as backgrounds, just simple and natural photos would be enough, a few photos of them alone and a few photos of the two of them together.
The two of them just happened to have a whim and when they talked about this matter, they just went and did it.
It takes some time to develop photos. If you pay more, the photo studio can develop the photos sooner.
Jiang Moli didn't ask Sheng Jiahao to pay more. She thought it would be better to let things take their own course and wait for the studio staff to develop the photos before coming to pick them up. Sheng Jiahao sent Jiang Moli home and said a few more words to her at the door.
Mother Jiang went out and saw Sheng Jiahao and said, "Come in and sit down?"
"Auntie, I'll go home first. I'll come visit some other day." Sheng Jiahao had to greet Jiang's mother when he saw her. Firstly, it was not convenient for him to always eat at Jiang Moli's house, and secondly, he did have something to do. Sheng Jiahao had business to run, and sometimes he had to be busy at night.
"There's food at home." Jiang's mother was worried that Sheng Jiahao would think she didn't cook much, so she didn't dare to stay for dinner.
"Mom, if he really has something to do, let him go back. If he has nothing to do, he will stay." Jiang Moli chuckled.
After Sheng Jiahao said goodbye to Jiang Moli and her daughter, he went back first.
"It's dinner time, and you asked someone to take you back." Jiang's mother said, "Why don't you let him treat you to dinner?"
"We often eat together." Jiang Moli said, "If he has something to do, he can just send me back. Do I have to follow him to see who he's having dinner with? Is he keeping a mistress behind my back?"
Jiang Moli doesn't want to be so clingy. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, forget it. Dating is not about getting married and having children.
"You have such a big mouth." Jiang's mother said.
"That's how it is. He has to do business, socialize, and do things," Jiang Moli said. "But it depends on what kind of situation it is. If he only focuses on business, that won't work. After a while, he might get bored."
"You seem to be getting excited when I talk to you." Jiang's mother shook her head gently.
Jiang Moli was going on a business trip, so she went back to her room to pack her clothes. Jiang's mother was worried about Jiang Moli, as this was the first time Jiang Moli went on a business trip to such a far place. When Jiang's mother helped her pack, she kept saying this and that.
"Mom, why don't you come with me?" Jiang Moli said, "If we have time, we can also see the capital and have some fun."
"No." Jiang's mother refused. "If I go with you, will your father go out to eat?"
"It's not impossible." Jiang Moli said.
"Forget it. I won't go with you. You're already that old, and I'll be with you all the time. How can you be comfortable?" Jiang's mother said, "After we get to the capital, don't run around everywhere. Don't go out alone at night. If you do, have someone with you. The same goes for daytime. It's best not to go out alone during the day. You have a lot of female colleagues at your workplace. You can come along."
"I can't find the way if I go out alone. I don't have a good sense of direction." Jiang Moli said, "I can't even tell east from west and north from south when I look at a map."
In her previous life, Jiang Moli followed a map and found it pointed her in the wrong direction, so she followed it. Jiang Moli once went back and forth on a pedestrian bridge. After two circles, she realized the map was wrong. She couldn't follow the map anymore. She had to stay away from the winding pedestrian bridge and look beyond it.
In this life, Jiang Moli's sense of direction is still very poor. She has a hard time distinguishing between east, west, south, and north. She feels that wherever she stands is up, and the front of her is up. Jiang Moli is fine in South City. She has been there for many years and is familiar with many roads and how to take the bus. She doesn't go to particularly remote places.
Under such circumstances, Jiang Moli couldn't just walk alone. If she had a cell phone, she could. There were surveillance cameras everywhere, and mobile payments and taxis were also convenient. Without a cell phone and surveillance, if Jiang Moli really got into an accident on the road, no one would be able to rescue her.
"I still cherish my life very much. We only have one life." Jiang Moli didn't think about whether she would travel through time again. She had already won the first prize in the lottery. She had already traveled through time once, so she didn't want to think about it a second time.
The day before Jiang Moli went on a business trip, Zhou Yiran came to see Jiang Moli.
"I was going to look for you." Jiang Moli took Zhou Yiran's hand and sat down. "Is there anything you want that I need to bring from the capital?"
"Do you know what specialties the capital has?" Zhou Yiran asked.
"No, I don't know." Jiang Moli said, "We'll know after it's over."
"Just bring back some local specialties," Zhou Yiran said. "What's important isn't the specialties, but your well-being. When you go to the capital, take a look around, visit the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, and tell me about it when you come back."
"Go to the capital for a trip someday and take a good look." Jiang Moli said, "I tell you, you're not feeling well either."
"That's right." Zhou Yiran said, "I'll take a leave and go. No matter how long you stay in the capital, I'll take a leave and go with you."
"..." Jiang Moli didn't expect Zhou Yiran to pat her forehead and say she wanted to ask for leave.
"Forget it. We're going at the last minute and aren't prepared yet." Zhou Yiran said, "There are some things going on at work, and He Jingxian is having a wedding banquet. I'd better stay and join in the fun. The capital is over there, I can go anytime, the capital won't run away."
Zhou Yiran missed He Jingxian's lively atmosphere. If she missed this time, it would be difficult to have the next one. After all, He Jingxian would probably only hold this one wedding banquet.
"Is there going to be a wedding banquet?" Jiang Moli didn't really go to watch He Jingxian's wedding banquet, she just heard about it.
"It will be done soon. We'll do it while you're on a business trip." Zhou Yiran said, "She didn't give you an invitation, so you don't have to go."
"I'm on a business trip. Even if I have an invitation, I can't go." Jiang Moli and He Jingxian don't have a very good relationship. Only Jiang Moli would be stupid to go and give He Jingxian a gift.
"Her husband's aunt told everyone not to contribute, saying that even if they did, they would have to return the money," Zhou Yiran said. "Who told He Jingxian to send invitations to so many people at the company? She didn't even bother to ask her aunt before sending out the invitations to see who could and couldn't be invited. They're just colleagues, so if they aren't close, then forget it. She even invited the boss to a drink, but I don't know if he would come."
"..." Jiang Moli didn't know whether those people would go.
On the morning of Jiang Moli's business trip, Sheng Jiahao came to see her off. Sheng Jiahao gave Jiang Moli the developed photos and his photo, a photo of them together.
"Put it away, don't lose it." Sheng Jiahao reminded Jiang Moli.
"Have you finished washing?" Jiang Moli asked.
"Well, they were supposed to develop them in a day or two. I asked about it last night, and they said it might be ready later and that I could pick it up this morning. I asked if he could open earlier, and he said my girlfriend was going on a business trip. So he opened early today, and I got the photos as soon as I got there." Sheng Jiahao said.
"This...it would have been better if I had paid a little more money in the first place, instead of putting you in such a hurry." Jiang Moli sighed.
"It's fate." Sheng Jiahao didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Anyway, he had made it in time.
Jiang Moli went on a business trip with her colleagues. Sheng Jiahao saw her off and left as well. Jiang Moli and her group were heading to the capital. The train from Nancheng to the capital took quite a long time, a day and a night, more than 20 hours to arrive.
There are many people in the troupe, some of them took planes, which cost a lot of money, and most of them went by train.
Jiang Moli sat with Teacher Li. Jiang Moli looked at Teacher Li and asked, "Aren't you sleeping in a sleeper?"
"Let the others sleep," Teacher Li said. "One of our colleagues isn't feeling well."
"Wouldn't it be enough to add one more berth?" Jiang Moli said.
"It doesn't matter. I came over to take a look. It's still lively with everyone together." Teacher Li said.
Teacher Li was older and had an important role, so her treatment would be better. Some leaders flew directly to the capital and did not take the train with them.
"Is this your first time traveling to such a far place?" Teacher Li asked.
"Yeah, it's my first time." Jiang Moli nodded. It was indeed her first time in her life. She looked at the trees, flowers and plants in the distance. "Sit for a while, then get up and move around. If you don't move, it's easy to get blood clots. I have to move around a lot for such a long time."
"It's good that there are trains. Without them, getting to the capital would be even harder," said Teacher Li. "This time, we're performing not only our Yue Opera but also other types of opera. If you're interested, you can go and see them."
"Are there other performances?" Jiang Moli thought everyone was performing at different times.
"Yes. Although everyone's schedule is a little staggered, the capital itself has its own theatre troupe, which helps stagger the schedule for those of us outsiders who visit the capital," said Teacher Li.
The audience is limited. If all the performances were held at the same time, it would be difficult to find a theater for the performances, and it would be impossible for the audience to watch several performances at once.
"There are a few more theater troupes in the capital," Teacher Li said. "They're all pretty good, much better than the local theater troupes."
"You definitely have to take a look," Jiang Moli said. "Even if you pay for the ticket, you have to take a look."
"Don't spend all your money at once. If you spend all your money, it will be difficult to borrow money." Teacher Li joked. No one brought much money with them. Food and accommodation were arranged by the unit. These people didn't need to spend money on many things. It just depends on whether they go out to play.
The company has everyone rehearsing for a performance, and during the performance, everyone is very tired and can't go out. In between performances, some people can go out for a day or two without participating. As long as they tell their company leaders, it's fine. The company leaders won't be too strict. However, these people can't go to dangerous places when they go out. They must go to a safe place where they can return to their homes in a timely manner.
"Now that we've spent all the money, we won't go out and will stay in the hotel," Jiang Moli said.
"Before we came, your future mother-in-law asked me to keep an eye on you and take care of you," Teacher Li said. "I said you're so sensible, you don't need anyone to take care of you. It's your first time going to such a far place, especially to the capital, so I'm a little nervous and excited. But after a few more visits, you won't feel so nervous anymore."
Provincial Xiaobaihua operas travel widely, visiting various provinces and cities. Yue Opera is a relatively common form of opera. Some operas are primarily performed locally, within a province, or even in a specific area within a province, within a very small area, rather than a larger one. Smaller operas are more likely to be overlooked and disappear, and they still need state support.
Yue Opera has a local dialect, but many of the words are in Mandarin, so many people can understand it. Unlike some operas whose local dialects are not close to Mandarin, others find it difficult to understand. It's like the neighboring province, where the dialect is different every ten miles and eight villages. There are so many mountains that two neighboring villages may speak different languages.
The Yue Opera that Jiang Moli studied was much better, and they had more opportunities to perform outside.
"You can participate in the rehearsal of other plays later." Teacher Li said.
"It depends on the company's arrangements. As long as the company arranges it, I will go to perform." Jiang Moli said, "If I haven't learned it before, I will also learn it."
Jiang Moli is not afraid of having to study, but is afraid of having nothing to study.
After Jiang Moli went on a business trip, Niu Cuihua went to the kindergarten to pick up her daughter. The child was enrolled in the kindergarten, but she cried and yelled that she didn't want to go to school. Niu Cuihua took her daughter home by the hand, and she talked a lot on the way.
"Going to school is so nice, and you're still crying here, saying you don't want to go to school."
"Your mother is in the countryside, and she can't even go to school if she wants to."
"My family has no money. We have to borrow money to pay for your education. How dare you cry?"
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Niu Cuihua was unhappy when she saw her daughter crying, because that was money spent. Niu Cuihua wanted her daughter to go directly to the first grade and let her wait for a while, but her husband was unwilling, and Niu Cuihua did not dare to say anything more.
"Don't cry." Niu Cuihua said, "It's not like your parents don't want you, nor are they stopping you from going home. Don't you still have a way to go home?"
It’s so close, just a few steps away.
"Cry less, it's such a good thing, why are you still crying?" Niu Cuihua said.
When other people picked up their children and heard Niu Cuihua say this, they said, "Children are like this. They all want to be with their parents and don't want to leave their parents. Children have just started school and are not familiar with other children. Once they get familiar with other children and play with them, they don't want to go back."
"I don't know if other children are willing to play with her." Niu Cuihua looked at the big girl with a runny nose, and she took a handkerchief to wipe her nose.
Niu Cuihua tried hard to dress up Da Niu, but Da Niu had some bad habits. When she had a runny nose, she would wipe it with her hands. Niu Cuihua asked Da Niu to wipe it with a handkerchief, but she refused.
When she was in the countryside, people like Niu Cuihua would just wring their noses with their hands. Da Niu saw how the adults did it, and she did the same. Da Niu was used to wringing her nose with her hands, so she naturally didn't think of using a handkerchief. After wringing her nose, she would just wipe it on the ground and on the trees.
"Use a handkerchief, use a handkerchief, understand?" Niu Cuihua said, "Don't always use your hands. Your hands are not handkerchiefs, and your family has bought you handkerchiefs."
Niu Cuihua taught Da Niu several times, but she was still like this. Niu Cuihua looked at Da Niu, then at other girls. The other girls were much cleaner, while her own girl was a little dirty.
"Let her learn slowly." Other parents said, "Did the child catch a cold? Does she need some medicine?"
"It's okay. Just give her some hot water, cover her with a blanket, and let her sweat more." Niu Cuihua said, "She doesn't have a fever, just a runny nose, nothing serious."
"It's better to go check it out. There are so many children in the kindergarten. If it gets infected, it won't be good." The child's parent said, "If a child falls ill, a large group will be infected."
"Okay, I'll take her to see a doctor." Niu Cuihua was reluctant to spend money, but since other parents had said so, she couldn't help but consider other children. If other children were infected and got sick, these people would probably blame their own children.
Niu Cuihua sent her youngest son to Jiang's mother. She told her, "Big Girl always has a runny nose. I'll take her to see a doctor. If I don't take her, other children who get sick will say they got it from her."
"It's time to take her to see a doctor," Jiang's mother said. "When a child is sick, it's no small matter."
Jiang's mother asked Niu Cuihua to leave the child with her while she took her daughter to see a doctor. Jiang's mother cooked and asked her grandson to eat. When Jiang's father came back and saw Zhao Guodong's youngest son, he didn't say much, nor did he say that Jiang's mother shouldn't take the child with her.
"Big Girl is sick. Cuihua, take the child to see her," Jiang's mother said. "Leave the little one with us first. Wait until she takes Big Girl to get medicine and comes back to take the child back."
"Are you sick?" Jiang's father asked, "Then we really need to see a doctor."
"He's had a runny nose," Jiang's mother said. "The weather has turned cold recently, and he might have caught a cold because we weren't paying attention. Go see a doctor soon, take some medicine, and he'll be well soon."
Jiang's mother didn't expect Niu Cuihua to say she was taking Da Niu to see a doctor. She thought she was trying to save money again. Niu Cuihua had even suggested that Da Niu go to school later to save money. She even told Da Niu to eat less of the food Jiang's mother gave her grandchildren, and let her brother eat more. Jiang's mother looked down on Niu Cuihua's actions, and sometimes she would tell her to pay more attention to Da Niu, saying that men and women are equal and that Da Niu is Zhao Guodong and his wife's biological child.
This time, Niu Cuihua was willing to take her daughter to the doctor, which showed that her words had some effect. The other children's parents must have also said something. Jiang's mother thought Niu Cuihua needed to change her mindset and stop dwelling on rural traditions. It wasn't that Jiang's mother looked down on rural people, but rather that some rural people did have outdated ideas.
The doctor in the clinic prescribed some medicine for Da Niu. When Niu Cuihua paid the bill, she felt bad about the medical expenses, but she still had to pay.
"It's such a waste of money." Niu Cuihua looked at the girl with some disdain. "In the countryside, if you catch a cold, you can just go up the mountain and pick some herbs. Why would you spend so much?"
The big girl didn't dare to speak. She sniffed her nose. She didn't want to get sick.
When Niu Cuihua returned with her daughter, Zhao Guodong had already returned home. Zhao Guodong looked at the cold stove at home. He saw that Niu Cuihua had not cooked, so he wondered if she had gone to Jiang's mother's place. Zhao Guodong thought about waiting a little longer. In case Jiang's mother and the others were eating, he could make something for himself. It was better not to go to Jiang's mother's place to eat for free.
"Big girl caught a cold. Go get her some medicine." Niu Cuihua said.
"Prescribe medicine?" Zhao Guodong looked at Niu Cuihua in disbelief. Niu Cuihua would actually prescribe medicine for a girl?
"Yes, I prescribed medicine for her. She's my daughter too, how could I not prescribe medicine for her?" Niu Cuihua said, "If she didn't go to kindergarten, it would be fine if she stayed at home. But she went to kindergarten, and there were so many other children there. Today, when I picked her up, other parents asked me to take her to the doctor to prevent her from spreading the disease to other children. What else can I do? I can only take her to the clinic."
Niu Cuihua was still worried about the money. Just a little bit of medicine would cost a lot of money. "The younger one is still with his mother. Go and get the child. I'll cook."
"Okay, I'll go get my son." Zhao Guodong said. He looked at the girl and carried her to the bed in the small room. He let her lie down for a while, then turned to look at Niu Cuihua. "Did you take the medicine? Should you take it before or after meals?"
"Let her take the medicine now. Go pick up the child first." Niu Cuihua said, "I've already bought the medicine. How can I not let her take it?"
Niu Cuihua went to get the kettle. The water in the kettle was still warm, just right for the girl to take her medicine.
Zhao Guodong went to Jiang's mother's place to pick up the child. The child was already full and his mouth was full of oil.
"Mom, I'm here to pick up the kids." Zhao Guodong said.
"Have you eaten?" asked Jiang's mother.
"Cuihua is cooking." Zhao Guodong said, "It will be ready soon."
"The child is still young. If she gets sick, she needs to see a doctor. If you don't have money, just borrow some. You can't skimp on the child's medical expenses." Jiang's mother reminded Zhao Guodong, "This time, Cuihua actually knew how to take the child to the doctor. She's quite good. Da Niu is your daughter, your biological daughter. Be nice to her. Wait, I have some eggs here. Take them back and give Da Niu some nourishment."
"Shouldn't she eat eggs?" Zhao Guodong asked. "In the countryside, there's a saying that if you have a cold and a runny nose, you can't eat chicken or eggs. If you do, it will cause a blockage and it will be difficult to recover."
"If you don't want eggs, then eat something else," Jiang's mother said. "The child is sick and weak, so how can we not nourish her? The eldest girl doesn't eat eggs, but the little one can still eat them."
Jiang's mother still brought eggs to Zhao Guodong, and also brought him a piece of meat. This piece of meat was bought by Jiang's mother today, thinking of frying it and eating it tomorrow morning, so she took it back to Zhao Guodong now.
"You can't eat too bland food when you're sick. Just avoid spicy food and irritating foods," Jiang's mother said. "You still have to eat some meat so you can get better faster."
Jiang's father was sitting next to him. Zhao Guodong waved his hand and said, "Mom, don't take it. Let's go buy some tomorrow."
"So, take it, I told you to." Jiang's mother had already packed everything for Zhao Guodong and told him to take it back. "Here are some taro cakes, take them too. The child is sick and doesn't want to eat, so get him something he'd like to eat."
"The child doesn't have a fever, just a runny nose. He'll be fine after taking some medicine," Zhao Guodong said. "He'll be fine soon. It's nothing serious."
"Okay, hurry back," Jiang's mother said. "We can fry it and eat it right away. We don't have to wait until tomorrow."
"Thanks, Mom." Zhao Guodong felt a little embarrassed. He was worried about making things difficult for his mother and making his stepfather unhappy.
It was just a few things. Jiang's father wasn't that stingy. Didn't Jiang's mother say that the child was sick? If the child wasn't sick, Jiang's mother wouldn't have given those things.
Zhao Guodong held the child in one hand and a basket in the other.
When Niu Cuihua saw Zhao Guodong bringing back meat, eggs, and taro cakes, she was puzzled, "Did you buy these?"
"No, my mom gave it to us," Zhao Guodong said. "She said our eldest daughter was sick, so she gave it to her. I told her that eggs wouldn't be good for people with runny noses, and mom said we could give it to our son. The child had already eaten at mom's place."
Niu Cuihua took some meat out of the basket. Meat wouldn't sit well, so she had to fry it. She could boil an egg for her son. As for her daughter, she'd let her eat some meat and some rice soaked in hot water. She always managed to eat.
"Mom doesn't come over often because she doesn't want to disturb our lives," Zhao Guodong said. "If you come over less often, you'll have fewer conflicts with Mom. If there's something going on at home, you can ask Mom for help, and I'll help."
"Yeah." Niu Cuihua nodded, "Stir-fry some meat. I bought some green peppers today. Let's make some stir-fried pork with green peppers. It goes well with rice."
"Big girl can't eat spicy food." Zhao Guodong said.
"Cut off some meat and cook it for her separately," Niu Cuihua said. "This piece of meat is quite large."
"Mom's house has a refrigerator, so maybe she wants to cut some off and stir-fry it, and freeze the rest." Zhao Guodong said, "Or maybe she wants to make other dishes."
"Your mother doesn't have to go to work now. She can cook more delicious food by staying at home." Niu Cuihua said, "Did your uncle see you when you brought these back?"
"I saw it. My mom took something out of the refrigerator in front of my uncle, and she also said it in front of him." Zhao Guodong said, "It's okay if it happens once in a while. We just need to stop taking things from mom all the time."
A little later, the girl ate the meat, and her eyes lit up at the sight of it. After coming to the city, the girl ate meat more often, but she didn't get tired of it. She still loved it, loved it very much.
"Eat it, your grandma gave it to you specially." Niu Cuihua said, "Your grandma really thinks highly of you."
"Boys and girls are the same. Gender is equal." Zhao Guodong said, "That's what my mother said."
"I know, I know." Niu Cuihua was a little impatient. She had written everything down, so these people didn't need to hint at her. Don't say that she was a person who favored boys over girls. Isn't it enough if she was nicer to the older girl?
Jiang Moli and the others arrived in the capital at night. They immediately took a bus to the hotel, which was very close to the Grand Theater, making it very convenient to get there. This was a special arrangement made by the unit so that everyone could rest better and rehearse at the theater.
They have to rehearse for performances. When they don't have a performance, they practice. The company allows everyone some time to go out and have fun, but if they don't rehearse well, it will affect their rest time. Since they have to perform, they have to be in the best mental state possible.
Jiang Moli didn't share a room with Teacher Li and the others, but with Zhu Zhixuan and another girl. The three of them slept in a room with three beds.
The third person was Qiao Yuwei, twenty-one years old today. She had joined the provincial "Little Hundred Flowers" program even later than Zhu Zhixuan. Qiao Yuwei had played a maid in "Five Daughters Paying Homage to Their Birthday" and had also played other roles in other groups, alternating between them.
There's nothing wrong with the company putting these three people in one room.
Hotels in the capital are expensive, and with so many people, we should save as much as possible. It would be safer for the three of us to stay together.
Zhu Zhixuan didn't like Jiang Moli very much, and she didn't talk much to Qiao Yuwei. In Zhu Zhixuan's opinion, Qiao Yuwei entered the provincial Xiaobaihua later than her, so Zhu Zhixuan didn't need to be too nice to a junior.
"Do you want to go out and take a look?" Qiao Yuwei asked, "This is the capital."
"Haven't you been here before?" Zhu Zhixuan said with a hint of disdain. "It's fine if you're so eager to go out and play in your hotel room, but once you go out, don't tell anyone. You act like you've never seen the world. If you continue to stay in Xiaobaihua, you'll have plenty of opportunities to come to the capital. Not only the capital, but you might even have the chance to go abroad in the future."
When Qiao Yuwei heard Zhu Zhixuan's words, she looked embarrassed. She had indeed never been to the capital.
"When you have some free time, when you don't have to rehearse, you can go out and take a look." Jiang Moli said, "The capital is still very prosperous. Now that you're here, you should go out and take a look. Don't let others ask us if we've seen the capital when we go back, and we say no, we just stayed in the hotel."
Jiang Moli didn't care what Zhu Zhixuan said. She had just arrived in the capital and was a little excited. It was normal. It wasn't something to be ashamed of. Jiang Moli didn't think there was anything wrong with Qiao Yuwei's words. Everyone is curious.
Zhu Zhixuan glanced at Jiang Moli and said, "You still have to be careful. Don't run around casually. If something happens and you can't act, your role will belong to someone else. This is the capital, there are many dignitaries here. There might be high-level leaders coming to watch the show. Don't miss the opportunity in vain."
"I'll pay attention." Jiang Moli thought Zhu Zhixuan was reminding them in good faith.
After a while, someone knocked on the door and told them to go downstairs for dinner. They had arrived late, and many people hadn't eaten yet, so their employer had asked the hotel staff to prepare food for them.
Jiang Moli packed up a bit and went downstairs with Qiao Yuwei. Before leaving, Qiao Yuwei asked Zhu Zhixuan if she wanted to go with her. Zhu Zhixuan said she wasn't hungry and would go downstairs by herself. So, Jiang Moli and Qiao Yuwei didn't wait for Zhu Zhixuan.
"She doesn't seem very happy." Qiao Yuwei said to Jiang Moli.
"Don't worry about whether she's happy or not. We're just colleagues," Jiang Moli said. "We don't have to be friends. We just need to take care of our own business. Let her do whatever she wants."
"She..." Qiao Yuwei looked around and whispered, "Ma Yuwen, who was close to her, left. She seems to be looking down on everyone lately."
"Let's go eat first," Jiang Moli said. She didn't want to talk about Zhu Zhixuan's situation. Whether Zhu Zhixuan was in good condition or not was her business. If Zhu Zhixuan really affected the performance, Jiang Moli wouldn't have to deal with it. The unit leaders would naturally come forward to resolve it.
When Jiang Moli and Qiao Yuwei came downstairs, there were already many people sitting there eating a buffet. Everyone served their own rice and dishes and could eat as much as they wanted.
Jiang Moli made a little rice and a piece of fried steamed bread. She also looked at the soy milk beside her, confirming that it was a normal color and didn't look strange. She still didn't drink any soy milk. It was already evening, and drinking too much water at night would easily make her wake up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Jiang Moli didn't want to get up multiple times in the middle of the night.
Because it was late, Jiang Moli didn't call home. After dinner, she went back to her room, washed up, and then lay down on the bed to rest. Jiang Moli put away all her valuables, not daring to leave them lying around. Before going to bed, Jiang Moli checked the door to make sure it was locked, so that no one outside could push the door open.
"It's locked." Zhu Zhixuan said, "No need to look."
"Take a closer look, don't worry." Qiao Yuwei said.
"Take a rest." Jiang Moli said.
"I'm not well yet, the light has to be on." Zhu Zhixuan said.
Jiang Moli originally wanted to turn off the light, but when she heard Zhu Zhixuan say that, she didn't. Jiang Moli lay on the bed, took out the eye mask, and put it on directly.
Qiao Yuwei didn't expect Jiang Moli to wear an eye mask, but she didn't. When Qiao Yuwei went out for a performance before, everyone basically went to bed at the same time, went to bed early, and turned off the lights early. This time, Zhu Zhixuan didn't want to turn off the lights early. This wasn't a school dormitory that turned off the lights at a certain time, so she had to let Zhu Zhixuan do what she wanted.
Because the lights were on and Qiao Yuwei didn't have an eye mask, she tossed and turned for a long time but couldn't fall asleep. Zhu Zhixuan would still make some noises, so Qiao Yuwei could only wait until Zhu Zhixuan lay down before she could close her eyes and sleep.
Jiang Moli fell asleep very quickly, probably because the train ride was too tiring, so she lay down on the bed and fell asleep before Zhu Zhixuan lay down. Jiang Moli slept farthest from the door, Zhu Zhixuan slept closest to the door, and Qiao Yuwei slept in the middle.
Qiao Yuwei knew a little bit about what was going on. Zhu Zhixuan and Jiang Moli weren't particularly close, so she'd taken the middle seat. Other people at the company knew a little bit too, but the people arranging the accommodations didn't think much of it. They figured they were all colleagues, and minor disagreements should just be brushed aside, not harped on.
In the middle of the night, Zhu Zhixuan opened her eyes again. Jiang Moli didn't snore, but Qiao Yuwei, who was sleeping in the middle, was snoring a little. Zhu Zhixuan was annoyed. Couldn't Qiao Yuwei just sleep well? Why was she snoring?
Jiang Moli was sleeping soundly. She didn't know whether Qiao Yuwei was snoring or not. She only knew that when she woke up early in the morning, Zhu Zhixuan seemed even more unhappy.
"Qiao Yuwei, can you please stop snoring when you sleep? It's so noisy and can't let me get a good rest." Zhu Zhixuan said.
"Do I snore?" Qiao Yuwei was a little embarrassed. "When I slept in the same room with other people before, I didn't hear others say anything. Maybe it's because I was too tired last night and slept too deeply, so I snored. Tonight, maybe I won't snore tonight."
"Can you just stop snoring?" Zhu Zhixuan was angry.
"You just told me not to snore." Qiao Yuwei said, she was just following Zhu Zhixuan's words, she could only try her best to control it. Qiao Yuwei looked at Jiang Moli, "Do I snore at night?"
"I was too tired last night and slept too deeply, so I can't hear clearly." Jiang Moli didn't pay attention. If that didn't work, she could just wear earplugs. If that didn't work, she could pay for a separate room so she wouldn't have to listen to other people's snoring.
Zhu Zhixuan just felt that Jiang Moli was biased towards Qiao Yuwei. How could Jiang Moli not hear such loud snoring? She was just pretending.
Jiang Moli really didn't hear it, she was too soundly asleep. Seeing Zhu Zhixuan's suspicious look, she didn't try to explain. It was useless to explain. Not hearing a single word was too pale and powerless.
Having multiple people sleeping in one room is inherently prone to problems. People have different habits, and some people tossing and turning during the night can make some noise, not to mention snoring, which is much harder to control.
The three of them went to dinner, and then to the theater. They also had to rehearse to get everyone in the right state. Zhu Zhixuan felt increasingly uneasy. She went to the person who arranged the rooms at her workplace and asked if there were any other empty beds. Could she trade with someone else, or just go to another room to rest? She really didn't want to share a room with Qiao Yuwei and the others.
"You want to change rooms?" The staff member who coordinated the arrangements was surprised. He had assumed that since no one had asked for a room change last night, no one would ask for one this morning. The staff member thought he had done his best to arrange the room. "Your room has a window so you can see outside, and there's a balcony where you can hang clothes. How nice!"
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