Chapter 199: Troupe Quarrel
"Master, I will definitely pay attention to this next time."
Xu Ziwen walked up to Lin Yilan. He was just joking with her, but he didn't expect Lin Yilan to take it seriously. He patted Lin Yilan on the shoulder.
"I was just joking. You don't have to take it so seriously. It's just a pot of tea. Do I look so stingy? Also, from now on, just call me by my name. There's no need to call me Master all the time."
Xu Ziwen had wanted to tell Lin Yilan a long time ago that he took Lin Yilan in as his apprentice simply because he admired Lin Yilan's abilities. It was true that he wanted to teach Lin Yilan, but more importantly, he just wanted to make friends.
Otherwise, when he accepted Lin Yilan as his apprentice, he would not have disobeyed etiquette.
Lin Yilan glanced at Xu Ziwen. Since Xu Ziwen had said so, it was hard for her to refuse. In fact, she also understood that Xu Ziwen's acceptance of her as a disciple was different from that of other disciples. Therefore, her usual relationship with Xu Ziwen was relatively relaxed, without any formalities.
"Why don't you introduce yourself? I asked you to come here for training, but why did you bring a friend with you? Are you asking me to take her in as my apprentice? I don't agree to that."
Hearing Xu Ziwen's half-joking words, Lin Yilan smiled heartily, "This is my friend, Chu Siran. We originally agreed to play together in the afternoon. Isn't this Master... Ziwen..."
Lin Yilan thought about what Xu Ziwen had just told her not to call him "Master" anymore, so she deliberately changed the way she addressed Xu Ziwen, but she felt uncomfortable no matter how she called him.
"Forget it, I'll just call you Master. I feel a little uncomfortable using your name. Besides, I was your apprentice for no reason. Everyone in the theater is jealous enough. If I don't show any courtesy, I'm sure there will be even more gossip."
"Just do whatever makes you happy."
When Xu Ziwen heard that Chu Siran was Lin Yilan's friend, he didn't say anything more and began to guide Lin Yilan's voice. Chu Siran sat on the chair and watched the two of them practice. It was okay for a while, but it was really boring to stay like this all the time.
Seeing that Lin Yilan was still practicing attentively, she didn't feel comfortable disturbing her, so she quietly slipped out and planned to go backstage to take a look.
After Lin Yilan finished practicing, she found that Chu Siran was not in the same position as before. After all, this was Xu Ziwen's theater, and there was a performance going on. Lin Yilan was worried about Chu Siran, so she quickly called Chu Siran.
The phone rang for a long time, but Chu Siran didn't answer. Lin Yilan became anxious all of a sudden. Suddenly, she heard the sound of quarreling not far away. Lin Yilan thought to herself, "Oh no!", maybe something happened to Chu Siran.
Sure enough, the more a person doesn't want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen to you. Lin Yilan ran towards the sound of the quarrel and saw Chu Siran and Azhu arguing.
"Siran, why are you here? What's going on?"
Lin Yilan hurried over and stood in front of Chu Siran. She glanced at Azhu who was furious at the moment, then turned her head and looked at Chu Siran again.
"Seeing you were practicing, I didn't want to disturb you. I felt it was too boring, so I came to check out the backstage. I was also curious about what was going on there, and then I met this woman. Who is this woman? Yilan, do you know her?"
Chu Siran whispered carefully in Lin Yilan's ear, and when he mentioned Azhu, he glanced at Azhu secretly, looking like a child who had done something wrong.
Lin Yilan looked at Chu Siran. Although it was not appropriate to laugh in this situation, she couldn't help laughing when she saw Chu Siran's frightened look for the first time.
"There are times when you, Chu Siran, are afraid. I've really experienced this. It's not easy, not easy."
"You're just laughing at me. If this happened normally, why would I be afraid of such a little girl? I'm just thinking about you. If I offended someone like this, I could just say I won't come here again. The main reason is that I'm afraid she'll come after you."
"Don't worry, even if you don't provoke her, she will come and provoke me, so don't worry about me."
When Lin Yilan heard Chu Siran say this, a warm feeling instantly flowed through her heart. How could Lin Yilan not know that Chu Siran was thinking about her? But if Chu Siran knew that the person opposite her was Azhu who had just been mentioned to her, what would Chu Siran's expression be?
Chu Siran didn't react for a moment when he heard Lin Yilan's words, and was still asking foolishly, "Why? Did you attract so much hatred because you worshipped Xu Ziwen in the theater? Why is one Azhu not enough, and here comes another one?"
Lin Yilan was about to tell Chu Siran that the woman across from her was Ah Zhu, who always caused trouble for her. However, Ah Zhu ignored her while watching Lin Yilan and Chu Siran whispering to each other for a long time.
There were many people watching the fun around, and she felt a little embarrassed and even angrier than when Lin Yilan hadn't come just now.
"Lin Yilan, what's wrong with you? I knew you brought this woman here. This troupe belongs to the owner, not yours. You really don't consider yourself an outsider, bringing anyone here, right?"
"What's wrong with me bringing a friend? The class owner has no objection. Who do you think you are, telling me what to do? Do you have any manners at all? I won't say you're someone else's apprentice and you go to my master every day, but what qualifications do you have to criticize my friend?"
Azhu didn't expect that Lin Yilan would reveal in public that she went to see Xu Ziwen every day. Although most people knew about this, it was a different feeling to hear Lin Yilan say it in public.
"Even if she's your friend, what if she broke something backstage without permission? How could she possibly deserve that? You've only been here for a few days learning opera, and you're already acting so arrogantly in front of me. Do you know how expensive these costumes and flower crowns are?"
Lin Yilan was about to argue when she saw Chu Siran tugging at the corner of her clothes. "Yilan, who is this woman? Do you know her?"
"Her, I just told you, have you forgotten? It's the broken bamboo you mentioned..." Lin Yilan smiled mischievously at Chu Siran, not taking Azhu seriously at all.
"Oh, who was it? It turns out to be our Miss Pozhuzi." Chu Siran didn't expect that the person he met was actually Azhu. After hearing Lin Yilan's explanation, his cautious look just now disappeared without a trace in an instant.
"What did you say?" Ah Zhu frowned in dissatisfaction when he heard Chu Siran call him that.
"Ms. Pozhuzi, I'm so sorry. I didn't realize your costumes and flower crowns were so expensive. But what's even more embarrassing is that I have more than enough money to buy your entire theater. How about that? Are you shocked?"
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