Kyoto.
Kyoto 㫧㦂 group, practice room.
"Hey, good! We've made it this far in one day." The instructor clapped his hands, his voice resonant and filled with satisfaction. "The official performance will be next month, and time is tight and the workload is heavy. Everyone, don't slack off when you go home. Remember to practice your basic skills! Dismissed!"
"yes!"
The young members responded in unison, put down the instruments in their hands, the violins, erhu, pipa... and put them back in their places. Then, they started to pack up in groups of three or two, preparing to leave.
The practice room was suddenly filled with the rustling sounds of cleaning and low conversations and laughter. The atmosphere, which was tense and serious just now, suddenly became lively.
Shen Youshan carefully put her precious violin into its case and put it on her shoulder. Just as she followed the crowd to the door, she heard a clear and pleasant female voice behind her.
“Hey, Shen Youshan!”
Shen Youshan paused, turned around, and saw a bright and beautiful face.
The person who came was Lin Jianxue.
Lin Jianxue was wearing a fitted blue khaki top that made her skin look even whiter, her eyebrows were curved, and there was a perfect smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Xiaoxue? What's going on?"
Shen Youshan raised the corner of her mouth carelessly, revealing a row of neat white teeth.
Her father was Shen Weimin, the head of the Discipline Inspection Committee of Kyoto Steel Plant. They grew up together. Although their relationship was not the most close, they could always chat for a while when they met.
Shen Youshan has a straightforward personality and doesn't have any complicated thoughts. At this moment, seeing Lin Jianxue deliberately hugging her, she was just simply curious.
Lin Jianxue took a few steps closer and took out two thin pieces of paper from the army green shoulder bag she was carrying. She handed them to Shen Youshan: "Youshan, I heard that you have been talking about wanting to see the movie "Spring Rain" a while ago, right? I asked a friend to help me get two tickets. Here, they are for this Saturday. Do you want them?"
"'Spring Rain'?!"
Shen Youshan's eyes widened instantly, and she exclaimed in surprise. She took the two ticket stubs and looked at them carefully.
The ticket stub was made of pink cardboard with the words "Capital Cinema" clearly printed on it. The movie's title was "Spring Rain", and the time made her extremely happy - Saturday morning at 11:30!
This is prime time!
It was lunchtime after the movie, and I could also go to Wangfujing Department Store to shop. It was perfect!
"Oh my God! Xiaoxue, you are so capable, aren't you? This movie is so popular now, my dad asked someone to buy it but he still can't buy it! And it's still this late!" Shen Youshan's cheeks flushed with excitement.
These days, watching a popular movie is no less than grabbing a limited edition in later generations. It is definitely something worth showing off.
But after the excitement, Shen Youshan looked at Lin Jianxue hesitantly, scratched her head, and said with a hint of disapproval: "But...Xiaoxue, this ticket is so hard to come by. It must have taken a lot of thought, right? I'm taking it from you for free. Isn't it a bit unfair?"
Although she was carefree, she also knew the principles of interpersonal relationships. It must have been difficult for Lin Jianxue to get such a scarce movie ticket. Maybe she even owed someone a favor.
Lin Jianxue paused, a hint of annoyance on her face. "Actually... Youshan, I came to you the other day because I do have something else I want to ask you for help with."
When Shen Youshan heard this, the doubts in her heart fell to the ground. She patted her chest and said generously: "Well! I told you! If you have anything to say, just tell me. I will definitely help you if I can!"
"Well, you know, my Yu Bai... hasn't he been looking for a regular job? Isn't the steel mill hiring recently? He really wants to get in, but the documents he submitted... seem to be stuck with your father, Shen Yuren."
After listening to this, Shen Youshan suddenly understood, and then burst out laughing, stretched out her finger and pointed at Lin Jianxue: "I thought so! If you are too attentive for no reason, you are either a traitor or a thief! So you are waiting for me here!"
She smiled with her eyebrows curved, not at all unhappy. Instead, she felt that Lin Jianxue had the courtesy to give gifts first when asking for help, which was very impressive.
She put the movie tickets into her bag, then patted Lin Jianxue's arm and said cheerfully, "Leave it to me! Don't worry, I'll tell my dad about it later and I promise to pass on the message for you!"
"Youshan, thank you so much! Really, it's too much trouble for you!"
Lin Jianxue's face immediately blossomed into a grateful smile, and her tone was sincere, as if a huge stone had been lifted from her heart.
"Hey! Why are you being so polite!" Shen Youshan waved her hand nonchalantly, "We're all friends, we're helping each other, we're all friends!"
Lin Jianxue also laughed.
She raised her hand and looked at the wall clock, then said, "Okay, Youshan, I won't keep you any longer. I have to go home first."
"Yeah, Tuo, you should go back soon. Thank you for the movie tickets!" Shen Youshan waved at her.
Lin Jianxue just left.
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