Chapter 167 Metamorphosis

Forced by his mother to help Yunyun carry the red, white and blue plastic bag back home, Langxing couldn't wait to rush into the bathroom to wash up as soon as he put the things down at the door.

When he finished washing up and came out with his short hair still dripping with water, he realized that the breakfast he had specially bought on his bike had been eaten up...

"Are you mistaken, Mom, am I your biological child?" Lang Xing shouted.

Then his mother scolded him: "Yunyun just arrived in Hong Kong, she must be hungry. You are so tall that you won't be hungry even if you skip half a meal!"

"I'm sorry, cousin. I didn't know you hadn't had breakfast yet. How about I go to the kitchen and steam some salted fish for you? It was given to me by the parents of a kid from the countryside. It's all natural and handmade..." Yunyun stood up quickly.

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned the salted fish. As soon as he mentioned it, Lang Xing immediately remembered the social failure incident in which he endured a strange smell to do good things but ended up with no good results. He immediately lost his appetite: "No need."

"You are such an ignorant boy. These dried salted fish and vegetables were given to Yunyun as a souvenir by the villagers when she was a volunteer in the countryside teaching children to read and write. She taught them very well." Mother Lang scolded her son, then held Yunyun's hand and praised her, "A beautiful and kind girl like our Yunyun is worthy of being called the flower of Guangzhou..."

Lang Xing glanced at Yun Yun with a distorted expression: Just her? The Flower of Guangzhou?!

Either my mother's eyesight is blurry or my aesthetic taste is different from that of these old people - after muttering a few words, Lang Xing went to the other side to get a hair dryer to blow dry his hair.

"Son, Yunyun is new here, why don't you take her for a walk around the area this afternoon so she can get to know the locals and get to know the local customs and culture of Hong Kong." Not long after, Mother Lang called out again.

Lang Xing put down the hair dryer and said in a coquettish tone: "Mom, I don't have time to spare in the afternoon!"

"Play less billiard with your shady friends, so you can have free time in the afternoon!" Mother Lang was not polite to her son. "Yunyun is your cousin, and she is only staying at our house for two months during the summer vacation. She will go to the capital to study in college. You must take good care of her in the next two months! Otherwise, forget about your pocket money!"

"Okay, okay, okay. I can't beat you. I give in." Lang Xing never expected that his own mother would resort to economic sanctions. He quickly raised his hands in surrender.

Anyway, I've already lost face in the morning, so it doesn't matter if I lose it again in the afternoon.

Lang Xing comforted himself like this, then went back to his room and fetched a pair of big sunglasses. He then strictly required his little cousin Yunyun, who had successfully snatched away all his motherly love, to walk at least three feet away from him, and then he took her downstairs to go shopping.

Then, this little cousin who needed my careful care was almost hit by a car while crossing the road because she was not familiar with the traffic lights and routes.

"You're so grown up and still need someone to take care of you!" Lang Xing came back swearing, and took the initiative to break the three-foot "rule", holding Yunyun's hand and walking towards the zebra crossing, "This way!"

"Hmm..." Yunyun lowered her head, her face slightly red.

Unlike the "oh" sounds with auntie smiles in the audience outside the stadium, Lang Xing's heart suddenly skipped a beat when he saw this: This little cousin from the mainland is too naive. She blushed just because she held hands?

Alas, my charm is really irresistible. It has only been a short time since I last met my cousin. What will she do when she goes to the capital to study at university? I am afraid that she will miss you like the full moon and lose her brightness every night...

After being proud of his own charm for an entire afternoon, the narcissistic Long Xing blew a crew cut at home, which was very popular at that time, and planned to go out to the bar to attend a party.

Unexpectedly, before I even left the house, my mother caught me and asked, "Where are you going?"

"I have a class reunion tonight. Didn't I tell you before?" Lang Xing explained quickly.

"That's great, why don't you take Yunyun over there to see it for yourself." Upon hearing this, Mother Lang immediately made another request.

"Mom? No way. Who would bring their cousin to a party in this day and age?" Especially when the cousin is like this.

Fearing that he would be embarrassed in front of his classmates, Lang Xing shook his head repeatedly and quickly thought of an explanation: "Look at how she is dressed..."

"What do you mean by that? This is called being simple and dignified!" Lang's mother glanced at Lang Xing's black leather jacket with riveted tassels and tight jeans with disdain, and she almost rolled her eyes on the spot, "You are dressed in a messy and sloppy way like this! You look like a gangster!"

"Hey, mom! I'm your biological son!" Lang Xing was anxious.

"Yunyun is also the biological daughter of my younger sister, so you are almost fine. I, your mother, usually don't care about you dating those questionable red-haired and golden-haired girls, so today you must take good care of your cousin for me!" Mother Lang continued to put pressure on her.

Unable to persuade his own mother, Lang Xing finally had no choice but to take Yunyun, who had two braids on her hair, out of the house and walked into the bar.

After finding a dark corner for Yunyun to sit down, Langxing quickly took a bunch of snacks and stuffed them into her arms: "Just eat here obediently. I, your cousin, am going to chat with my friends and will be back soon."

Yunyun nodded obediently.

Lang Xing breathed a sigh of relief, then squeezed into the crowd to find his friends, and went to the bar to drink together.

Not long after, Yunyun, who looked like a little hamster with a mouth full of food, came over and said incoherently, "Cousin, I was chosen to sing on stage!"

"Then go quickly." Seeing his friends looking at Yunyun with complicated looks on their faces, Lang Xing quickly pushed her.

"Yes, cousin, they are clearly giving you a bargain, because the one who is going to sing with you is our school hunk A Yue!" The group of boys who were looking for trouble glanced at Yun Yun's outfit with a grin, and then pushed the confused A Yue out together.

Seeing that the two people really went on stage, Lang Xing frowned and turned back to say, "Okay, you guys, no matter how you sing, raise your hands and clap your hands hard, got it?"

"Got it!" This song "Start of Something New" is a popular English duet song among students. With this little cousin from mainland China dressed like this, Ah Yue will have to sing the song alone.

But fortunately, Ah Yue studied music and even went abroad to study, so it shouldn't be a problem for her to sing the whole song by herself.

Ah Yue on the stage thought the same.

However, what no one expected was that the little cousin from mainland China could not only sing English songs, but also sing them super super beautifully. As soon as she opened her mouth, her heavenly voice instantly mesmerized everyone!

The singing voice was so charming and beautiful, it was like wearing a beauty filter. In a trance, even the eye-catching green hat on the head of the little cousin from the mainland seemed to become cute...

Even Ah Yue, an art student majoring in music, couldn't surpass her and instead became her backup singer!

As time passed, the music of the song became more and more high-pitched and rhythmic, and the young people present began to join in the fun.

Amid the bustling crowd, Ah Yue on the stage and Lang Xing in the audience looked at each other and quickly confirmed each other's thoughts: this is a very talented candidate for lead singer!

Their previously unfulfilled dream of forming a band was finally realized!

Young people are quick to act. After the party, the two boys tried their best to persuade Yunyun, and finally she agreed to sign up with them for the next "Song of Youth" music competition.

With this sweet and clear voice as the background, the two boys looked at Yunyun with more gentle and intimate eyes.

The result was as they wished. In the 18 districts selection competition, they successfully won the first place in the Kowloon region with a cover of the famous song "500 Miles" and qualified for the next round of competition.

The only drawback was that among the top three bands that were able to participate in the next round of competition, there were a few members of the rival band with poor quality. They laughed at Yunyun's double braids and said sourly that she was a lucky girl from mainland China who somehow got in here, and they kept saying sour words.

This infuriated A Yue and Lang Xing, who already treated Yun Yun as their own sister. Not only did they have a fight with these real people who said those sarcastic words on the spot, but they also took out all their private money after returning home and took Yun Yun to "transform" her before the next round of competition started.

"Your glasses aren't very strong, why are you wearing such ugly glasses? Come with us and get a pair of contact lenses!"

"Give her the latest, most fashionable and trendy perm... Hey, take off this green hat of yours - what? Did the PLA uncle give it to you as a souvenir when you helped with disaster relief when you were a kid?! That was so many years ago!"

"No dyeing, no perming?! What an old-fashioned idea..."

"Okay, okay, stop pouting, Tony. Give her a trim and then give her a hair treatment. Look at how split her hair is..."

Even though Yunyun weakly explained that she went to the countryside to volunteer and therefore had no time to take care of her hair and skin, A Yue and Lang Xing still treated her as a silly child who became so ugly because she didn't know how to take care of her hair, and they acted like older brothers who were disappointed in her.

After doing her hair and having hair stylist Tony give her a simple princess hairstyle, the two of them continued on their way and dragged Yunyun into a one-stop shop that provided beauty, makeup and clothing changes.

“I wonder what effect it will have?”

"At least it's better than what she looks like now..."

The two young men sat on the sofa, chatting idly. They felt sorry for their little pocket money left and waited for Yunyun's "transformation" with a desperate look on their faces.

"I... am done." The soft, shy and uneasy voice sounded behind them. The two young men sitting on the sofa turned their heads subconsciously. Time seemed to stop at this moment.

"Wow——" Stunned by Yunyun's pure white moonlight look, there was a continuous burst of exclamations in the venue.

However, the people in the play were the most shocked.

Compared to Ah Yue's astonished and infatuated gaze, Lang Xing, who probably sensed something, came back to his senses from his astonishment. His eyes were filled with an indescribable complexity, and he secretly glanced at his old friend beside him.

At this moment, the "family affection" between the brother and sister has deteriorated unknowingly.

But they didn't have time to think about that, as the next competition was just around the corner. The three of them searched for inspiration and pondered for a long time based on the theme of the semi-final, and finally they worked together to come up with an original song.

During the semi-finals, as the first place in the Kowloon region, they went on stage after the third and second place performers finished their performances.

Yunyun was still wearing the white dress that had stunned A Yue and Lang Xing, and she also stunned quite a few people while she was waiting in the waiting area.

But in secret, it seems that beauty is also a sin.

“Don’t think that changing your makeup will wash off that earthy smell. Mainland girls will always be mainland girls and cannot be accepted in a refined venue!” The three members of the second-place band who had previously competed with them in a real-life PK, with a dark and envious mentality, grabbed a bucket of red paint that had been thrown in the corner after decorating the venue from the backstage, and climbed sinisterly to the upper shelf on the only way to the stage.

An unexpected female scream was heard, followed by an endless stream of angry curses from the audience, all of whom were cursing at the three bastards, saying that they were just good-looking but had lice on their faces, and couldn't stand to see others doing better than they were.

But these three villains who aroused the anger of the whole audience became the highlight of this movie in later generations: the actors of these three damn villains were named Zhang Hanyou, Liang Shaowei and Zhou Xingyi.

Back then in "The Perfect Match", they played the role of elementary school students who went from being rivals to becoming friends with Su Yun. Now, many years have passed, and they have not achieved any success and are still playing minor roles. However, Su Yun has found them again and they once again play the role of the rival villains.

Later generations also made emoticons for them according to their respective achievements and status and their behaviors in the play: Zhang Hanyou, who was facing down with red paint, was labeled "the enlightenment of the God of Song", Liang Shaowei, who was smiling and clapping, was labeled "the secret blessing of the movie emperor", and Stephen Chow, who was giving a thumbs up, was labeled "the encouragement of the King of Comedy"...

At this moment, Yunyun, who had been tricked by three immature god-level figures, screamed and lost her voice. Her voice was obviously deeper and hoarse, no longer as sweet and clear as before.

"Let's go." Unable to bear the thought of Yunyun, whose voice had become hoarse and whose white skirt had almost turned red, going on stage in a wolf-like state and being laughed at, A Yue and Lang Xing made the decision with great reluctance.

But before they could turn around with their instruments, Yunyun, her skirt still dripping with red paint, actually ran onto the stage.

Like a drop of water dropped into boiling oil, the roar from the audience was incessant.

A Yue and Lang Xing looked at each other and quickly ran onto the stage. They stood in front of Yun Yun together, wanting to help her block those malicious gazes and urge the band to get off the stage quickly and not make embarrassing noises.

"Get out of my way! Go back to your positions and get ready! I'm going to start singing!" As expected of a girl who had followed the soldiers to rescue people from disasters, she lowered her voice and shouted this into the microphone, and the venue suddenly became much quieter.

A Yue and Lang Xing had no choice but to quickly walk to the position of the instruments and start playing accompaniment.

The soft, ethereal yet powerful prelude sounded slowly, and just as the audience began to gradually calm down and listen to this song they had never heard before, a strange yet unusually beautiful sound of folk instruments exploded in everyone's heart like a muffled thunder on a long-dry spring day.

The prelude was so catchy that under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Yun Yun, the lead singer, finally raised the microphone to her lips and sang the first line of the song: "The lights in the bamboo forest, the desert of the island country..."

Mandarin song?!

Singing Mandarin songs on the competition stage in the Hong Kong region? !

Is this mainland girl crazy?!

Since the rise of Cantonese songs in the 1970s, many people seem to have forgotten the old days when Mandarin songs and Mandarin movies were popular in Hong Kong.

But tonight, Su Yun, who was once hailed as one of the founders of the Cantonese singing scene, sang a Mandarin song that has withstood the test of time and space in the first year of the 1980s, along with the pace of reform and opening up.

“Traveling through a thousand years of pain, just to seek a result/The outline you left behind guides me/I am not lonely in the dark night…” As the music and lyrics progressed step by step, this song “A Thousand Years of Love”, like a touch of red dancing in the wind on the stage, brought with it an irresistible impact, and firmly grasped the thoughts of the audience inside and outside the play!

This is the bond that runs through the blood, the expectation that all rivers will eventually flow into the sea and become one, and it is also the shock of this country's thousands of years of history!

"The most beautiful feeling is worth waiting for for a lifetime..."

When the last part was sung, that dazzling red shadow seemed to be engraved in the hearts of generations born in this era.