Although she said she was disgusted, Li Guifang finally fried a pot of pumpkin seeds and cooked some extra beans, which were salty and specially for Hua Cui to eat as a snack when she was bored.
"Look, let me tell you, my mother is so good to you. She holds it in her mouth for fear of melting, and holds it in her hand for fear of breaking." Chen Lili was sitting in the yard, knitting clothes and chatting with Hua Cui.
What she knitted was a small red scarf, prepared for the child in her belly. It can be used by both girls and boys in the future.
"Tch, you are really worthless, so I bribed you." Hua Cui disagreed.
"Just keep your mouth shut."
Two words, partiality, the whole family can see it.
However, Chen Lili is not jealous now. First, jealousy is useless. Hua Cui's talk of talking to others and telling ghosts is not something she can learn casually. Second, she does not "look at what is on the menu". Not only Li Guifang A caring little cotton-padded jacket, Hua Cui greets everyone with a warm and friendly smile. Although sometimes she is so angry that it makes people itch, for example, when she lords it over Li Guifang every day and annoys people, once she is angry, Li Guifang is not a rare person. very.
As for the third one, Hua Cui is a generous person and will not be stingy about monopolizing any benefits she gets, so Chen Lili also gets a lot of benefit.
Not to mention anything else, the food at home has improved a lot. In order to cater to Huacui's taste, Li Guifang now puts enough oil in one meal to eat three meals in the past. The food still needs more oil to make it more fragrant.
Thinking of this, Chen Lili sighed quietly: "Although my life is not as good as yours, I am still satisfied."
The mother-in-law is reasonable but not overbearing, the husband is capable and honest, and the daughter is also a sensible and good child who has no worries about food and clothing at home.
Plainness is true.
Hua Cui muttered in a low voice: "It's not a good thing. If my life was good, I wouldn't come here."
"What did you say?" Chen Lili didn't hear clearly.
"Nothing."
Chen Lili turned around and changed the topic and said: "You have been reading all afternoon. What book is so beautiful that you are so fascinated by it?"
Hua Cui turned the cover of the book to her with a dull look on her face. There were black characters on a green background, and the two big characters "GEOMETRY" were shining brightly on it.
Lili Chen: "."
Hua Cui has not been good at studying since she was a child. It's not that her brain is not good, it's mainly that she can't calm down to study. She studies all kinds of crooked ways more seriously than anyone else.
She bit her pen and read the title in the book, glancing at the door from time to time.
Chen Lili was curious, who could she wait for. Not long after, Zhao Qiming came back from outside. As soon as he stepped through the door, Hua Cui immediately stepped forward to greet him with a smile.
"You are finally back. I have been waiting for you for a long time. Can we go to the opera now?"
Today is the day that Hua Cui has longed to listen to opera. There is no entertainment in this era, and it is very boring. Hua Cui, who originally had no interest in drama, has become looking forward to it.
But listening to the show is not the point, joining in the fun is.
"Hey, what's in your pocket?"
Before Zhao Qiming could answer, Hua Cui noticed his bulging pockets again. She reached out and took out a bag of peanuts. The shells were already peeled and covered with salt grains.
Zhao Qiming said slightly shyly: "I'm going to the theater. I don't have time to go to the city to buy the melon seeds you like. I only have this left, so you can make do with it."
"Yeah, brother Xiao Ming is so good to me. Keep up the good work and keep it up~" Hua Cui accepted it with a smile, not stingy with her praise.
To tame people, you have to hold a stick in one hand and a sweet date in the other, giving them kindness and power at the same time.
The fifth team was some distance away from Zhao's house. Hua Cui wanted to join in the fun, but was too lazy to walk on her own, so Zhao Qiming simply took her on a bicycle.
Although the two of them had arrived early, the venue was still full of stools, and people gathered in twos and threes chatting, it seemed that they were in love
"I heard that this year's troupe is a professional one. Did amateurs sing in the past?" Hua Cui listened to the gossip of the people around her and asked Zhao Qiming curiously.
"Well, it used to be a temporary opera troupe formed by people from the brigade who knew a little bit about opera, and everyone sang for fun."
Huacui nodded, and then said proudly: "Then maybe I can also be on stage."
"Do you also know opera?"
"Although I can't sing, I can play music. Isn't it great? Yueqin, sanxian and suona triangle, I can do these!"
This has to start with Huacui Junior High School. At that time, various interest classes were popular, focusing on the comprehensive development of moral, intellectual, physical, artistic and labor. Huacui had to release his artistic factors when his mind was hot.
She didn’t want to learn those popular musical instruments, so she just held the suona and played it in Grandma Hua’s ears every day, which made Grandma Hua carry a feather duster to let her “experience” it.
But it was nonsense. Hua Cui spent money to hire many famous teachers. In addition, smart people learn everything quickly. In the end, she really learned a lot.
"Very powerful..."
"It's amazing. I have a purple avocado balalaika at home, which was left by my grandma. Unfortunately, no one in our family can play it anymore. If you have the chance, I really hope you can pick it up and show a song." Zhao Qiming Before he finished speaking, a male voice that he hated came first from behind.
Who else could it be besides Zhou Haiwen?
Hua Cui lowered her eyebrows and glanced at Zhao Qiming. In front of so many people, she just smiled with her eyes raised, neither rejecting nor agreeing.
Not taking the initiative, refusing or taking responsibility is now her way of life
As for what she means, you can guess for yourself!
It is rare for the team to hold such an event, and the Zhou siblings also came after hearing the show. Zhou Keran smiled and came forward to smooth things over: "It's about to start. I'll be squeezed to the back and can't see anything. I think we should find a seat first." Come on.”
Hua Cui looked like a little girl: "Okay, okay, Sister Keran is right."
The two of them sat down in the middle position. Since they met, no matter how reluctant they were, the four of them could only sit together due to affection.
Hua Cui originally wanted to sit next to Zhou Keran, but Zhou Haiwen insisted on squeezing next to her, forcing Zhou Keran to the side.
Huacui: "..."
commit a sin.
She now has Zhou Haiwen on her left and Zhao Qiming on her right. She is left with her back straight and staring at the stage attentively. The stage in the open space has been set up, with a big lamp hanging in the middle, making the night as bright as day. The actors put on makeup and costumes. The first person to come on stage was the host, who beat the gongs and drums to announce the performance tonight. program name.
The professional opera troupe was just extraordinary. They were singing babbling songs on the stage. Although Hua Cui didn't know much about the quintessence of Chinese opera, she could tell that they were singing well.
A bunch of people in the audience clapped their hands and cheered, mostly elderly people.
"Does it sound good?" Zhou Haiwen saw Hua Cui holding her face and listening seriously, so he turned slightly sideways and asked.
Hua Cui answered honestly: "It's okay if I don't hate it. Well, Sun Yujiao sings very nicely."
Sun Yujiao is the female lead in "The Jade Bracelet" on stage.
Hua Cui originally simply wanted to express her praise for the female actors on stage. Compared with the young actors around her, it was obvious that the singing skills of the female female actors were better.
However, when these words fell into Zhou Haiwen's ears, they changed again.
He had originally suspected that Hua Cui and Zhou Keran were unclear about the relationship, but now that she didn't praise anyone else, she only praised the leading actress on stage. Once the seeds of doubt were planted, they could not be completely eradicated.
"You..." Zhou Haiwen spoke with difficulty, unable to say the next words.
Hua Cui tilted her head and wondered: "Huh?"
"...It's okay."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
But his expression didn't look like he was okay.
Hua Cui cursed a lunatic in her heart and turned around to continue listening to her play. As soon as she turned around, she met Zhao Qiming's dark eyes that couldn't see his emotions. He didn't know how long he stared at her.
"What if you scare me when you stare at me like this? Do you know that people can be scared to death!"
Hua Cui realized that because of the noise around her, in order to hear clearly when she was talking to Zhou Haiwen, the two of them got very close and looked intimate. She did not treat Zhou Haiwen as an outsider, so she subconsciously ignored "avoiding suspicion" when getting along.
But it doesn't matter, Huacui will complain first.
"Okay, I forgive you this time, but don't do this again next time."
Zhao Qiming looked at her and said softly "Hmm" after a long while.
A burst of applause suddenly broke out from the crowd, and everyone started shouting while cheering.
"Okay! Okay! One more!"
"One more!"
Hua Cui returned her attention to the stage. It turned out that the scene had ended. She had not seen the ending, but it was nothing more than "in the end, the prince and the princess lived happily together."
Zhao Qiming, on the other hand, glanced at the stage and murmured in a low voice, "I would like to be a winged bird in heaven, and a branch on earth."
It's hard for him to say such advanced words.
Unfortunately, Hua Cui still turned her head and seriously broke his throbbing boy's heart: "Fake."
Zhao Qiming: "What?"
Hua Cui touched his head: "There are no Biwingbirds and Lian Lizhi in this world. They are all lies."
(End of chapter)