Zhao Xiaofei felt like the moment this girl appeared, she was blinding his titanium eyes. His first impression of her was how white she was! Even whiter than most people, with delicate skin and picturesque features. Zhao Xiaofei felt like she had a natural beauty filter. She had the face of an internet celebrity, but she also had a certain heroic aura.
After a second of silence, Zhao Xiaofei saluted and said, "Meet the young lady! I am Cao Xueqin!"
"I didn't expect you to be from the north! I thought you were such a master of writing, you must be a leader in southern literature. Meeting you today is even more surprising! It seems all the music I practiced before was in vain. I need to re-arrange 'In vain I gaze upon my eyebrows' and 'Burial of Flowers'! I need to sing and play them again in the style of a northerner." The woman's voice was pleasant, like a magnetic charm drawing you in.
"I'm so ashamed! I've disappointed you! What's your name?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"She is Kou Baimen from Chu Honglou, and she is the most beautiful woman on the Qinhuai River." Ruan Dacheng said.
Kou Baimen? I finally met one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai! She's even prettier than the legends say, and first of all, she's fairer. She definitely hasn't used the foundation I sell. Because the ones I sell are all cheap, the kind used by ordinary brothel girls. A top-tier girl like her, naturally beautiful, doesn't need that kind of stuff. These scholars and scholars love natural, unadorned beauties like her. She wore a pink ruqun, like a fairy from heaven.
"Hello Miss Kou!" Zhao Xiaofei saluted.
"Sir Zhu, Mr. Ruan, may I have a chat with Mr. Cao? I want to know the true meaning of the Dream of the Red Chamber so that I can play and sing it better for you two gentlemen in the future." Kou Baimen bowed to Zhu Guobi and Ruan Dacheng.
"Go! Brother Ruan and I have nothing to do today, so you can go without worry!" Zhu Guobi said.
"Thank you, Lord Zhu!" Kou Baimen bowed gracefully. The boatman placed a plank between the two boats. Kou Baimen didn't use the plank, but simply jumped across. Zhao Xiaofei hurried out to greet him. Ruan Dacheng said to Zhao Xiaofei, "Mr. Cao, you can come to my house to discuss opera in the future." Zhu Guobi bowed without saying anything and returned to the cabin.
"I respectfully bid you two farewell, gentlemen!" After Zhao Xiaofei saluted, he invited Kou Baimen into the ship's tower.
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