Chapter 149 Red Skirts Are Popular on the Street
Fubao has been very busy with her studies lately. She joined Teacher Li's Chinese character input method research group and needs to study input method coding. In order to do this, they need to study the telegraph codes used by the post and telecommunications bureau to see if there is any wisdom that can be learned. Coincidentally, the country recently issued a national standard, and this standard also needs to be studied by their input method group.
Fubao devotes half of his energy to studying courses and the other part to researching input methods. At the same time, he also takes time to read domestic and foreign news to increase his knowledge and broaden his horizons.
Of course, learning English well is also Fubao's daily routine. Ever since she got a Walkman, Fubao listens to English tapes when she has nothing to do. The set of tapes Xiao Dingkun gave her is the latest released tapes, covering the content of TOEFL English. I heard that the first TOEFL test will be held next year, and Fubao also wants to try TOEFL, which will be of great use.
At the beginning of reform and opening up, national leaders issued a directive stating that there was a severe talent shortage and that a large number of people needed to be sent to study in developed Western capitalist countries. The TOEFL, an English proficiency test administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), is a national English language proficiency test. I heard that if you score high on it and have excellent academic performance, you can apply for a government-sponsored study abroad program—an opportunity that many envy. Going abroad allows you to learn advanced cultural knowledge and broaden your horizons.
Of course, when she wasn't listening to it herself, she would lend it to her roommates for fun, and everyone would take turns listening to it. After listening to it a few times, everyone thought this Walkman was really great.
"It's a pity that it's too expensive. It's from the Friendship Store, so ordinary people can't afford it." Feng Meini sighed at the Walkman. The things in the Friendship Store are simply not something that ordinary people can buy.
But fortunately, there is a Fubao in the dormitory. Fubao is generous. When she can't listen herself, she will lend it to them. Sometimes she also plays English aloud in the dormitory and leads everyone to practice dictation together. Whoever dictates poorly will be punished to buy melon seeds for everyone. After a few times, everyone's listening level has improved.
Even Feng Meini feels that: "My English is getting better and better now. A few days ago, Wei Hong also praised me for my rapid progress!"
She is living a very happy life now. Her academic performance has gradually improved, her English level has improved, and most importantly, she has opened up a new path - writing.
It is said that the adventure story about the Wild Great Wall that she wrote last time was very popular. Many people asked about the Wild Great Wall. The editor of the magazine appreciated it very much and asked her to continue writing other things.
But she had only been to the Wild Great Wall once, so what else could she write about?
Fubao gave her some advice, asking her to write about her past in the countryside and her childhood experiences, and to pick the interesting ones. Feng Meini suddenly got the idea, and she wrote an article every one or two weeks. The magazine published her article, and she earned dozens of yuan in royalties.
Time passed, and the school was going to hold a New Year's Day and Spring Festival Gala. Each major was required to present a program. After a class meeting, the Department of Mathematics and Science decided to put on a stage play. Since there were not many girls in the class, Fubao and the others had to participate in the play, so they had to take time out for rehearsals. Fubao had no choice but to set aside some time to rehearse the program.
Although it is hard work and takes some time, it is still new to everyone and we don’t feel tired.
The only thing that made everyone a little uncomfortable was that Yu Xiaoyue was actually the leading actor in this stage play.
But after the initial dissatisfaction, I thought it seemed normal. Yu Xiaoyue can play the piano, sing and dance. If she doesn't play the leading role, who will? If I want to be the one, I'm afraid I don't have the ability.
I usually dislike them, but at this time I really can't help but feel dissatisfied. It's because they have never learned to sing or dance.
But Wang Fenghua said: "Actually, as for singing and dancing, I just haven't practiced before. If I really practiced hard, I would be no worse than Yu Xiaoyue. When I saw Fubao's postures during rehearsal, they looked very good."
Li Juan'er thought about it and agreed. Then she looked at Fubao's figure and envied him: "Fubao has a thin waist and long legs. His figure is better than Yu Xiaoyue's. If he had really started dancing since elementary school, he would definitely be a better dancer than Yu Xiaoyue now."
Fubao thinks that singing and dancing cannot be eaten or drunk, and it is more important to learn professional skills. These are just fancy extras. When you have enough food and clothes and study well, these can be icing on the cake. But if you really encounter famine and hardship, what use will singing and dancing be!
So I didn't take it too seriously at the moment, and instead advised everyone: "Let's just dance casually. The important thing is to participate. The final exams are next month, so we should prepare well and try to do well to get a scholarship."
When everyone heard this, they thought it was true and didn't take it too seriously.
On this day, several roommates went to rehearse the program. When they got there, they found out that in order to do a better job of this program, the department head had actually invited a friend to give them guidance. That friend's name was Ning. He was a teacher at the Dance Academy and a dance artist of the older generation.
When the roommates heard this, they were all excited. They had heard of Teacher Ning, who was very famous and was said to have performed abroad. Now that Teacher Ning came to guide them, it felt different.
Seeing their excited expressions, Yu Xiaoyue said, "Please wait a moment. I'm learning a move from Teacher Ning."
Li Juan'er was unconvinced when she heard this: "Didn't Teacher Ning come here to teach us? Why would he teach you first?"
Yu Xiaoyue glanced at her calmly and said, "I'm the protagonist, so my dance moves are different from yours."
Several roommates looked at each other in bewilderment. This time they really had no choice but to accept it. The other person had learned to dance and played the leading role, while they were just supporting roles.
Seeing this, Wang Fenghua hurriedly persuaded them, "Let's wait outside for a while. Didn't you just say you wanted to listen to your Walkman? It's a great opportunity for us to play it out loud now, listen together, and practice English at the same time."
Yu Xiaoyue was a little surprised when she heard the word "Walkman". She looked up at Wang Fenghua and asked, "Did you buy a Walkman?"
Seeing Yu Xiaoyue's surprised look, Feng Meini smiled proudly, "It's Fubao's Walkman. I heard it's a big foreign brand called Suoni, the latest model, with great sound quality. We listen to it when we have nothing to do. Now our spoken English is getting better and better!"
Yu Xiaoyue frowned slightly and looked at Fubao: "Really? Can I see your Walkman?"
Fubao didn't want outsiders to see this.
In those days, Walkmans were rare on university campuses. She actually didn't want others to know that she had one. After all, it was a gift from Xiao Dingkun and she couldn't afford it financially.
But since it was already known, there was no need for her to hide it, so she took out the Walkman: "This is it."
After Yu Xiaoyue got it in her hand, her expression suddenly looked a little strange.
She glanced at Fubao and asked, "Where did you get this Walkman?"
Fubao: “Someone gave it to me.”
Was it given to you by someone else?
Yu Xiaoyue bit her lip, a hint of sadness flashing across her eyes.
She had seen this Walkman at Yu's house. It was the same style, so she wouldn't make a mistake.
When she saw it, she said she wanted it because the one she was using now was not as good as that one, but her aunt said that it was intended to be given to a relative's child.
That relative is Fubao?
hehe.
Fubao could see that Yu Xiaoyue looked unhappy, but she just laughed it off. She even took out her Walkman and called out to her roommates, "Let's go to the small classroom next door and listen to English together!"
Several roommates immediately responded to the call: "Okay, let's go listen to English tapes!"
Yu Xiaoyue glanced at them, said nothing, and was about to go into the classroom next door. Who knew that at this moment, the door opened and a middle-aged woman in a red long dress walked out.
Fu Bao and the others looked over curiously. Although the man was already middle-aged, he still had a beautiful figure and outstanding temperament, completely different from ordinary people. Everyone's eyes lit up and they immediately understood. This is the artist Teacher Ning?
Teacher Ning glanced at them and said with a smile, "Are you all going to participate in this stage play?"
Fubao and others nodded quickly: "Yes."
Teacher Ning: "Come in, let's all follow along and watch the moves together."
Hearing this, Li Juaner smiled and looked at Yu Xiaoyue.
Who said not to let them in?
Yu Xiaoyue remained silent.
After the girls entered, Teacher Ning first asked them kindly if they had ever danced before. The girls all shook their heads: "No."
Teacher Ning smiled and said it was okay, and asked them to take a few steps as she said, so they all did as she said.
When Fubao followed her request, Teacher Ning's eyes lit up: "You've never danced before?"
Fubao shook his head: "I didn't jump."
Teacher Ning: "I think you have a great figure and a flexible waist."
Fubao smiled and said, "I come from a mountain village. I've been going up the mountain to chop firewood since I was a child. Maybe it's because I get more exercise going up the mountain?"
Teacher Ning nodded and said nothing more. She asked Fubao and the others to follow her and do a few movements. After watching them carefully, Teacher Ning seemed quite satisfied and began to teach them the basic movements.
Fubao has a quick mind and good physical coordination. She not only memorized the key points of the movements that Teacher Ning taught her quickly, but was also able to perform them very well.
Teacher Ning praised him highly: "It's a pity that you didn't learn dancing. You have the talent and you dance with grace."
Fubao smiled when he heard Teacher Ning praising him like that: "It's nothing, it will be the same if I study hard with Teacher Ning now."
She herself didn't think it was a pity. Dancing was a talent, but experience in the countryside was a treasure. She didn't say that one was superior to the other.
Teacher Ning saw that she was so young yet calm and composed, so he admired her more and more. He asked Li Juaner and the others to practice those basic moves, but asked Fubao and Yu Xiaoyue to practice another set of dance moves.
Yu Xiaoyue saw it and asked, "Teacher Ning, I have the same thing as her? Can we get along well?"
They are not on the same level at all. Even if Fubao is very talented, does she have any dance foundation? How can they be compared?
Teacher Ning glanced at Yu Xiaoyue and said, "It's okay. Let's practice a few paragraphs first and see how it feels before making a decision."
Yu Xiaoyue naturally felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help but frown and asked, "Teacher Ning, I play Tao Xing'er and she plays Ah Xiang. Does she need to do this dance?"
Teacher Ning looked at Yu Xiaoyue, slowly restrained his smile, and was silent for a while before saying, "I don't know how the actors were decided before, but since your teacher asked me to rehearse, I must choose the most suitable person according to my vision."
Yu Xiaoyue's heart suddenly sank. She remembered that Fubao had snatched her position as platoon leader away from her. She immediately asked, "Teacher Ning, what does this mean? Isn't it me who plays Tao Xing'er?"
Teacher Ning's expression grew serious. She said again, "You guys practice first. I told you I'll choose the most suitable roles based on your learning progress and feelings."
Yu Xiaoyue naturally felt unhappy when she heard this, but when she glanced at Fubao, she thought that she had no dance foundation at all, and that Tao Xinger had some very difficult dance parts, so how could Fubao possibly do it?
Thinking of this, she felt relieved, said nothing more, and followed Teacher Ning to learn the dance moves.
They were rehearsing a stage play called "Red Skirts Are Popular on the Street". It mainly tells the story of A Xiang, a country girl working in a cotton mill. She envied the trend of girls in big cities competing to wear beautiful skirts, so she bought a red skirt. Then she asked model worker Tao Xing'er to wear the red skirt to the park for display, which is also called "skirt cutting". As a result, Tao Xing'er shined and outshone everyone else's clothes and skirts.
Ah Xiang didn't want to be seen as a country bumpkin, so she bought a skirt at a high price, lied that she had connections, and sold it to everyone at a low price in order to win others' admiration and gain status among the sisters. As a result, she fell into financial difficulties. The brilliant Tao Xing'er also encountered trouble because of the quality control issues of the textile factory's products, and also encountered emotional setbacks.
At the end of the story, Ah Xiang finally got rid of her vanity, Tao Xing'er reconciled with her boyfriend, and they put on beautiful red dresses together. The story shows the trend of contemporary young people pursuing freedom, breaking free from constraints and pursuing beauty.
In this stage play, the heroine can be said to be A Xiang or Tao Xing'er. One of them is from the city and is beautiful and generous, while the other is from the countryside and is inferior and vain.
Because Tao Xing'er was going to participate in the "skirt-cutting" event in the park, during this "skirt-cutting" process, she naturally had to dance. She danced in a red skirt, stunning passers-by and making everyone feel ashamed. However, Tao Xing'er's dance was not easy to grasp, and she needed to dance out the beauty of youth.
As for the other female protagonist, A Xiang, the dance moves required are not so high. She is not beautiful, her clothes are always rustic, she is very vain, and she always has some small calculations and inferiority complex.
After Teacher Ning taught them the most basic movements, she let them practice on their own, while she watched from the side and occasionally corrected them if there were any mistakes in the movements.
Yu Xiaoyue had learned this dance before, and now in order to perform in front of Teacher Ning, she naturally gathered her strength and used all her skills to try to make it perfect so that Teacher Ning could not find any fault.
Sure enough, while Yu Xiaoyue was dancing, Teacher Ning nodded repeatedly and did not find any problems. On the contrary, when Fubao was dancing, Teacher Ning went over to correct him several times, saying that his arms could be lighter and his legs should be stretched this way and that way.
When Yu Xiaoyue saw this, a smile appeared on her lips.
There's no comparison.
Who knew that during the intermission, when everyone was resting there, Teacher Ning actually asked Fubao to continue dancing the same dance from beginning to end. Everyone was a little surprised.
Fubao herself was a little surprised, but she still followed Teacher Ning's request, took a deep breath, and started dancing to the music.
Because she has no professional dance foundation and has to practice in a hurry, her movements are not the most professional, but she has a good figure, light and graceful, and graceful in movement and stillness. When the music is soothing, she is as soft and elegant as a dancing butterfly. When the music reaches its climax, her movements are passionate and youthful, like a spring thunderstorm, full of vitality.
Several roommates were stunned.
They had heard Teacher Ning say that Fubao was talented before, but they didn't take it seriously at the time. They just thought that Teacher Ning said that because Fubao had a good figure and was beautiful. But now, after seeing Fubao dance, they were really impressed.
Li Juaner was the first to say, "You look so beautiful, Fubao. If you didn't know me, you would have thought you'd been dancing since you were a child!"
Feng Meini: "How did you memorize all these moves? There are so many, they're so difficult, and you memorized them all in such a short time?"
It's unbelievable.
Compared with these roommates, what is even more incredible is Yu Xiaoyue.
She had learned this dance before, so of course she understood that Fubao was dancing out the feeling of this dance, the feeling of young girls in the new era throwing off their constraints and pursuing beauty and freedom.
She frowned and stared at Fubao's movements. The feelings that she had learned but never expressed were performed to the fullest by Fubao.
Teacher Ning smiled with relief.
She had long seen that this was a good seedling. After a little training, the movements and the feeling were indeed very good. If this good seedling could focus on dancing, he could become her successor in the future.
Yu Xiaoyue's gaze slowly moved from Fubao to Teacher Ning. Looking at the way Teacher Ning looked at Fubao, she understood.
Just like the platoon leader before her, her starring position was about to disappear.
It was snatched away by Fubao.
Before Fubao appeared, everything was going well for her, and everything was the most dazzling and glorious. Why did she fall behind in everything after Fubao appeared?
It would be fine if Fubao was truly outstanding, but Fubao is obviously just a country girl. Why?
How could she dance like this?
Yu Xiaoyue gritted her teeth and stood silently by without saying a word.
Teacher Ning had already started assigning roles to everyone at this time. Fubao was of course going to play Tao Xinger. As for the others, they were each assigned the roles of Textile Worker A, Textile Worker B, and Textile Worker C. And because Wang Fenghua was a little older, she was actually assigned the important role of the shift leader.
When it was Yu Xiaoyue's turn, Teacher Ning thought for a moment and said, "Student Yu, you should play Ah Xiang. You will definitely be able to perform this role well."
Textile workers A, B, and C and the shift supervisor: ...
Yu Xiaoyue couldn't believe it: "Teacher Yu, you, you want me to play Ah Xiang?"
Ah Xiang is a country girl. Shouldn't Feng Meini or Fu Bao play the role? How does she resemble Ah Xiang in any way?
Teacher Ning analyzed carefully, "Yes, the character of Ah Xiang actually requires the most careful understanding. She is a country girl who has always felt inferior since coming to the textile factory. To satisfy her vanity, she would rather bear the difference in the price of the skirts herself and pretend to have connections to buy skirts for everyone. This is a complex character. You are very attentive in your work, so you will definitely be able to portray her well."
Yu Xiaoyue looked at Teacher Ning silently.
At this moment, she really wanted to tell Teacher Ning, I quit.
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