Chapter 66
When Qi Ying walked back, she sensed the low aura coming from Ji Rang and turned to glance at Chen Fengzhi.
He smiled and waved at her while holding the coffee cup: "I have something else to do, so I have to go. Little sister, it's nice to meet you, see you next time."
Qi Ying also waved to him, then sat down next to Ji Rang and asked him quietly, "What's wrong with you?"
He lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes. When he looked up, his usual nonchalant smile was on his face. "I'm thinking about the question just now. It seems that I still don't understand it." He pulled the paper over and said, "Explain it again."
Qi Ying knew he was lying.
She thought angrily, did that person say something unpleasant while she was away? Why are the people in the Ji family always like this! It's too much!
But Ji Rang didn't want her to know, and she wouldn't ask any further questions. She just took the paper with a puffed-up face and explained the question again.
Towards evening, Ji Rang took her home.
Qi Ying secretly glanced at him several times. Although he looked normal, she always felt that he was hiding something. While waiting for the bus, she thought of something and said to him, "Wait for me."
Without waiting for Ji Rang to answer, he turned around and ran back with his schoolbag on his back.
She came back soon with two soft serve ice creams in her hands, one strawberry flavor and one milk flavor. She smiled and stretched both hands in front of him, saying sweetly, "I'll treat you to soft serve ice cream. What flavor do you like?"
Ji Rang saw the logo of a high-end soft-serve ice cream brand on the egg roll. The little girl obviously didn't have much pocket money, so this was considered a big deal.
Ji Rang teased her deliberately: "Why did you suddenly treat me to soft serve ice cream? You wanted to eat it yourself, right?"
Her big watery eyes refuted him softly, "No, eating ice cream can make people feel better. Please don't be unhappy, okay?"
Ji Rang paused for a moment. He suppressed the pain in his heart and said with a smile, "I'm not in a bad mood. It's obviously you who wanted to eat, and you used me as an excuse."
The little girl sighed helplessly, as if not arguing with him: "Okay, okay, I admit, I just want to eat it. Which one do you want? It's melting quickly."
Ji Rang smiled: "I want you to choose the rest."
Qi Ying looked around, took back her left hand, and handed him her favorite strawberry flavor: "I want the milk one, and I'll give you the strawberry one."
His heart felt soft and warm.
The two of them were eating soft serve ice cream while waiting for the bus. He bit her and she licked her. Her pink little tongue only showed half of its tip, like a kitten drinking water, and soon she licked the rotating edges and corners until they were smooth.
Ji Rang stared at her, and suddenly he lost his appetite. Not far away, a bus was approaching, and he suddenly said, "Let me have a taste of yours."
Qi Ying was startled, and looked at the soft serve ice cream that was covered with her saliva from all angles, and stammered in refusal: "No... No, I licked it."
The bus stopped nearby.
She waved and was about to leave. Ji Rang grabbed her wrist holding the ice cream, bent down slightly, lowered his head to take a bite, and then said nonchalantly, "The car is about to leave."
Qi Ying didn't have time to react. She just pulled up her schoolbag strap and hurriedly got on the bus. After finding a seat and sitting down, she looked at the ice cream in her hand.
Woo, he took a big bite and bit off the dome that he had just licked.
If I had known earlier, I would have given him the milk-flavored one!
Outside the car, the boy stood straight, with the corners of his lips slightly raised, looking down at the strawberry-flavored soft serve ice cream in his hand. As expected, the milk-flavored one was sweeter.
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The next day at school, before the morning self-study session began, the monitor of Class 2, Chen Mengjie, announced on the podium: "The performance program for our class at this May 4th evening party has been decided. After unanimous decision by the class committee and Teacher Liu, we have decided to perform the stage play "A New Version of Liang Zhu"!"
Here are some of the bad-mouthing and trouble-making people:
——The stage play is great! The whole class can participate!
——Are you sure? The plot of "Liang Zhu" is so old, there is no novelty at all!
——Their class is full of nerds, and they all want to dance BTS’s new dance, but our show is so old-fashioned!
——I apply to play the role of butterfly! Monitor, look at me!
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Chen Mengjie patted the blackboard and said, "Everyone be quiet! Now I will announce the list of roles played by the main participating students. First, the three main characters, Huang Botong plays Liang Shanbo, Zhao Dunan plays Zhu Yingtai, and Long Hai plays Ma Wencai."
There was another commotion in the classroom:
——It would be impossible for Zhu Yingtai to fall in love with Liang Shanbo!
——Study committee member, why don’t you focus on your studies instead of joining in the fun?
——Ma Wencai is a very good casting, it is true that he is loved but cannot be obtained hahaha.
Zhao Dunan was also speechless. Although she was the best choice for the female lead and she was very proud to play Zhu Yingtai, who would have thought that the head teacher would let Huang Botong play Liang Shanbo? It was so infuriating!
Alas, it’s just that all the handsome guys are in other classes.
Then Chen Mengjie announced the list of more than a dozen supporting roles, and then the behind-the-scenes cast.
Although Yue Li did not have any special talents, she stood out from the crowd by having watched the most TV dramas and read the most novels, and successfully became the director and screenwriter of this stage play.
Qi Ying was assigned a very important but weak position: post-production music.
In short, she will play the guqin live music on the side of the stage. She will play a light and cheerful music when Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai meet, an ambiguous music when they develop feelings, and a sad and angry music when they turn into butterflies.
This kind of live instrumental performance can really add points to the performance. Chen Mengjie is full of confidence that after this stage play, she will definitely be in the top three and get class points!
After the positions were assigned, almost the entire class got involved. Although everyone was reluctant, they were all excited to rehearse a stage play together. The students behind the scenes even set up a costume and props group. The next step was to wait for Yue Li to deliver the script first.
Yue Li, who had an important job, didn't even go to physical education classes and devoted herself to script writing.
When school was about to end in the afternoon, Qi Ying went to the history teacher's office to get today's homework. The history teacher was an old professor who was very knowledgeable about ancient Chinese history and culture. He asked her with great interest: "Yingying, I heard that you can play the guqin?"
Qi Ying nodded a little embarrassedly: "I studied for two years."
The old professor asked again: "What songs can you play?"
Qi Ying thought back to what the zither master had taught her before: "I can play "Long Gate Complaint", "Xiaoxiang Water and Clouds", "Fisherman's Song at Dusk", and some minor tunes that are not complete."
When she said these names, the old professor knew that she was no layman, and his eyes lit up. In today's society, most parents let their children learn Western musical instruments, while traditional Chinese musical instruments are declining. It was surprising that the little girl could play so many famous guqin pieces.
The old professor had always liked this history class representative, and he said to her directly, "You need a guqin for your performance this time, right? I have one at home. It's not a famous instrument, but the sound quality is very authentic. I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
Qi Ying had just applied to rent a guqin from the props team this afternoon, and she didn't expect the history teacher to be so generous.
The sound quality of a good guqin is very different from that of an ordinary one. The guqin she had before was brought to her by the general from the palace. Although she didn't know what kind of guqin it was, the guqin player was so excited when he saw it that his hands were shaking, which showed that it was also a good guqin.
She was worried that the rented piano wouldn't play the way she wanted, so now she had solved a big problem. She nodded happily without any hesitation: "Yes! Thank you, Mr. Luo, I will definitely take good care of it!"
A teacher and his student were chatting happily when they heard a discordant quarrel coming from the desk next to them.
"Teacher Liu, it's fine if you're biased at ordinary times, but how could you submit his name this time? How can such a student with a bad record be admitted to the league? And he even has to show up at the May 4th admission ceremony? Isn't this damaging the reputation of our school?"
"He has rarely committed crimes since last semester, and his grades have been improving. He should be rewarded accordingly if he corrects his mistakes. Besides, joining the Youth League is not the same as joining the Party. How many high school students have not joined the Youth League?"
"Come on, this Ji Rang just recently beat up an outstanding student from our school who was recommended to Peking University in a basketball game. It's hard to change a person's nature. We absolutely cannot allow such a person to join the team! I've withdrawn his application form, so you don't have to argue with me anymore."
The Youth League Committee teacher left with a determined look on her face. Liu Yao looked at the application form she returned and sighed.
A teacher nearby asked him, "Lao Liu, are you worried about that problem student in your class again?"
Liu Yao glared at him: "What problem student! He is a promising student in my class who will be admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University in the future!"
There was laughter in the office.
One teacher said: "Forget about Tsinghua or Peking University. The most important thing is to cancel his punishment first. Few universities will dare to accept a file with such bad records."
Liu Yao covered his face with a headache.
Qi Ying retracted her gaze. The history teacher packed up the lesson plan and saw that she was still standing. She said gently, "It's okay. Go to class and hand out the homework."
Qi Ying nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "Teacher Luo, how can I get rid of the punishment?"
Teacher Luo thought she was curious after listening to the conversation, and said thoughtfully: "Participate in more activities, do charity work, participate in competitions and win awards, it's all fine."
Qi Ying nodded thoughtfully, then left the office with her homework.
After returning to the classroom and handing out homework, school was over. Yue Li was still sitting in her seat concentrating on her creation. Zhao Dunan said sarcastically, "Director, remember to be fair and just. Don't deliberately tamper with the protagonist's role because of personal grudges."
Yue Li knew what she meant and snorted with a straight face: "Taking revenge for personal gain is something that only petty people would do. I am not like some people."
Zhao Dunan was so angry that he wanted to hit someone: "Who are you talking about?!"
Yue Li looked up at the door and said in surprise, "Wow, boss, you're here to pick up Yingying from school again?"
Zhao Dunan immediately became dispirited.
Yue·Deyiyang·Li: "I'll tell you whoever is the one who fits the bill."
It’s awesome to have a bestie who’s a big shot woman!
Qi Ying was holding back her laughter and greeted her softly, "Lili, I'm leaving first. You should go home early too."
Yue Li nodded, and watching her running towards Ji Rang, she sighed silently in her heart, wondering when she would be able to have a sweet love.
This script! Must be done well! Otherwise, it would be a shame for her to give up a physical education class today and miss 45 minutes of watching Shen Yue!
News spread quickly among the grade. As soon as they left the classroom, Ji Rang asked Qi Ying, "Is your class going to perform a stage play?"
Qi Ying nodded excitedly.
Ji Rang was a little unhappy and asked sourly: "What role are you playing? Zhu Yingtai?"
Not only does his little darling have to show up during the daily physical exercises, but now he has to show up on the stage and act out a love drama with another wild man. He hates that he is not in Class 2 and cannot get the role of Liang Shanbo!
Qi Ying said, "No, I'm just a background."
Ji Rang: “???”
Do the people in Class 2 have eyes?! Why don't they choose such a pretty girl as the heroine as the background?!
He became even angrier.
Qi Ying was still immersed in her own little thoughts, and didn't notice the mood change of the boy next to her. She asked him softly: "What show will your class perform?"
Ji Rang was speechless when he thought of this: "They are going to have a fashion show."
It was an environmental protection themed show, with costumes made from daily necessities, and it was said that the theme was to call for the party’s environmental protection policy this year.
Qi Ying looked very interested when she heard him say that: "Then will you participate?"
Ji Rang: “???” He gave her a complicated look, “You want to see… me walking on the runway?”
Qi Ying's eyes lit up: "I want to!"
The upright boss said sternly: "Don't even think about it!"
He would do anything for her, except walking on the stage wrapped in newspapers and plastic bottles!!!
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