On the third day after Zhou Hexuan returned home, Meng Xiaodong finally came back from Peiping. She took out a vinyl record and said: "The teacher asked me to give it to you. It is a collector's edition. I only recorded 30 records in total."
"Is Mr. Yu okay?" Zhou Hexuan put away the record and asked casually.
Meng Xiaodong said: "My health is not very good and I can no longer perform for a long time. I have to take a break after singing a section. Western medicine said that the teacher has problems with his lungs and kidneys and needs surgery, but he will definitely not be able to sing again after surgery."
.The teacher is just dragging it out and relying on traditional Chinese medicine to treat it. No matter how much we try to persuade him to have surgery, it’s no use.”
"This is the persistence of an artist," Zhou Hexuan said with emotion.
Yu Shuyan was a famous master during the Republic of China. Unfortunately, due to health reasons, he retired from the scene within a few years of becoming famous. As a result, most ordinary people who are not familiar with Peking Opera have only heard of Mei Lanfang's name, but not
I know there is such a number one person as Yu Shuyan.
However, every loss has its own gain. Since Yu Shuyan could not sing on stage, he devoted himself to the study of Peking Opera theory. His theoretical research had a great influence. Many famous opera masters, including Mei Lanfang, had absorbed nutrients from Yu Shuyan's Peking Opera theory.
"Mom, mom!" Xiao Lingjun rushed over happily and threw herself into Meng Xiaodong's arms.
Meng Xiaodong grabbed her daughter's hand and scolded: "Why is it dirty again? How many times have I told you not to play in the mud!"
Xiao Lingjun immediately pouted and cried, and even complained to Zhou Hexuan: "Dad, mommy is cruel to me, mommy is cruel to me. Wuwuwuwu..."
Meng Xiaodong said sternly: "Keep crying! If you keep crying, I won't let you eat the candies!"
Xiao Lingjun lost his voice for a moment and muttered: "Bad mother."
"Hahaha!"
Zhou Hexuan was amused and laughed. He patted his daughter on the head and said, "Go wash your hands quickly and call your brother here."
After Xiao Lingjun ran out of sight, Meng Xiaodong sat next to Zhou Hexuan, leaning on the man's shoulder and said: "Brother Xuan, the teacher said that I am ready to start training. I plan to find a time to officially make my comeback on stage."
"Okay, I'll help you make arrangements." Zhou Hexuan said, holding Meng Xiaodong's slender waist.
"No need, I can handle the matter myself." Meng Xiaodong said.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "When you officially come back, I will help you hire a few more people."
"Then it's settled." Meng Xiaodong smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into moon buds.
The two of them didn't say a few words before Xiao Lingjun came over with his younger brother, raising his hands and saying, "Mom, look, am I washed well?"
Meng Xiaodong held her daughter in her arms and praised: "It's so clean. Girls' homes must be clean and no more dirty things are allowed to play around. Do you understand?"
"I know." Xiao Lingjun replied obediently.
The mother and daughter were talking here, but Zhou Hexuan looked at his son with a headache. They hadn't seen each other for just a few months, and Wei Lie had already become a little chubby. This unlucky child likes to eat but doesn't like to move. He just sits there all day long.
If you are in a daze and don't correct yourself, you will definitely become a fat man in the future.
Zhou Hexuan threw a small ball smoothly and said to his son: "Wei Lie, quickly pick it up for daddy!"
Little Wei Lie was stunned, walked slowly over to pick it up, then sat down on the carpet and rolled the ball back to Zhou Hexuan.
Zhou Hexuan couldn't laugh or cry, and cursed: "If you are so lazy at a young age, you will one day become a fat pig like Churchill!"
Meng Xiaodong asked: "Who is Churchill?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "A fat British man even needs the help of his wife and servants to button his clothes."
"Then he must be a rich man." Meng Xiaodong smiled.
Zhou Hexuan picked up the ball and threw it to the other side, then ordered his son: "Wei Lie, go pick it up again."
This time, Little Wei Lie was too lazy to stand up, so he just crawled over using his hands and feet, and then rolled the ball back again. However, he used too little force this time, and the ball stopped halfway, so Little Wei Lie had no choice but to
Climb over and continue throwing.
Xiao Lingjun shouted from the side: "Shame, my brother is a big slacker!"
Little Wei Lie didn't seem to understand that "big slacker" was a curse word, so he smiled stupidly at his sister.
"My stupid son!" Zhou Hexuan had a headache.
Zhang Leyi suddenly walked in and said angrily: "My son is not stupid, he is smart."
Zhou Hexuan said speechlessly: "You are smart, but you are lazy. You are almost 3 years old, and you are still crawling around all day, and you are too lazy to walk."
Zhang Leyi seemed to want to prove that her son was very smart, and shouted: "Wei Lie, recite the poem quickly! Just recite the song "Quiet Night Thoughts" that I taught you two days ago."
Little Wei Lie looked at his mother and smiled stupidly, which made Zhang Leyi so angry that she was speechless.
However, Xiao Lingjun was very positive. He raised his hand and said: "I can carry it, I can carry it. There is a bright moonlight in front of the bed, I think it is frost on the ground. I look up at the moon and look down at my hometown."
When he heard his sister reciting the poem, little Wei Lie turned around again and smiled silly at her sister.
Zhang Leyi held her forehead helplessly. She had absolutely no way to deal with this stupid son. She was especially envious of Meng Xiaodong for giving birth to a smart daughter.
However, she was determined not to be compared. Zhang Leyi added: "Wei Lie, what is one plus one? Lingjun, you are not allowed to speak."
Little Willie flexed his fingers and quickly stretched out two fingers, but he was too lazy to speak.
Zhang Leyi said angrily: "Put your hands down and answer me!"
Little Wei Lie finally spoke: "Two."
Zhang Leyi asked again: "What is one plus two?"
Little Willie clapped his fingers and said, "Three."
Zhang Leyi finally felt proud and said with a smile: "Did you see that? Whose child is as smart as Wei Lie? He can do arithmetic at the age of two and a half."
Zhou Hexuan said happily: "Wei Lie, what is three plus three?"
It seems that little Wei Lie can only add up to five, because he only has five fingers on one hand. He was dumbfounded after breaking off the five fingers, and looked at his father with his mouth open, like an adult who had encountered a supernatural event.
Zhang Leyi was so angry that she punched Zhou Hexuan twice and cursed with a smile: "There is no one like you, you have confused my son."
Zhou Hexuan took his son over, clasped his right fingers and counted: "1, 2, 3, and then add three, 4, 5." As he spoke, Zhou Hexuan opened his son's left hand, raised one finger and said, "Look
If you don't, count with one hand and then count with the other, 5 is followed by 6. Put your two hands up, three plus three equals six."
Little Wei Lie didn't understand it the first time, so Zhou Hexuan clasped the fingers of his two hands and counted them several times. The silly boy suddenly realized, and then he clapped his hands with joy. He even ignored his parents and clasped his fingers.
The first few kept repeating, and they started to giggle like no one else was watching: "Cackle, cluck..."
Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "I will give Wei Lie another day to do some calculations, so that he can finish the calculations without any trouble. Mental activities are also activities. I hope he doesn't grow into a big fat man."
Zhang Leyi asked casually: "Has your little Western lover settled down?"
"We've settled in, and we'll live in the bungalow next door," Zhou Hexuan said, "but the servants don't speak English, so she usually can't communicate with others. I'm going to take her to the foreigners' club over there at the racecourse tomorrow.
"
Zhang Leyi was still soft-hearted and said: "If you have nothing to do, bring her over and sit with her. Several sisters here can speak English. By the way, you can also ask her to learn Chinese."
Zhou Hexuan quickly smiled and said: "I will listen to you."
