Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

Recalling the past years, there was a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.

"Back then, whenever his plays started, the seats were always full. Not only that, many rich ladies would rush to give him flower baskets!"

"That scene was so lively and exciting!" Zhang Meifang described the glorious scene in vivid detail, as if everything was still vivid in her mind.

"Really? Sister, if you say so, your senior brother will definitely get a lot of money, right? Is it too late for me to think about learning opera now?" Xu Damao's eyes were shining with curiosity and expectation, and he seemed to be full of yearning for this unfamiliar field.

"Hehe, it's too late! Your body has already been shaped. You have to start learning opera from an early age. You have to start practicing basic skills when you are a child." Zhang Meifang covered her mouth and chuckled, jokingly looking at Xu Damao in front of her.

After hearing this, Xu Damao sighed with disappointment on his face: "Oh, what a pity! I thought that if I could learn to sing opera and stand on the stage to show my charm, maybe those ladies and young ladies in the audience would be attracted by my charm and give me exquisite flower baskets! But now..."

As he said this, he sat down heavily on a chair in the main room, leaned back, and an expression of great regret appeared on his face.

Seeing Xu Damao's dejected look, Zhang Meifang was secretly delighted. She rolled her eyes and decided to add fuel to the fire and tease this handsome young man.

So, she pretended to be mysterious and approached Xu Damao and said, "Let me tell you, when my senior brother and I were performing on stage last time, something very interesting happened. There was a noble lady who was so obsessed with my senior brother that she stared at him with her eyes wide open and kept clapping and cheering. Later, she was so excited that she threw things onto the stage!"

Xu Damao became alert when he heard this and asked quickly, "What did you throw? Tell me quickly!"

Zhang Meifang deliberately kept the secret secret, pausing for a moment before slowly saying, "At the time, there happened to be another rich lady present. She was not happy to see that noble lady so madly pursuing my senior brother, so the two of them started competing with each other!"

"At first, they competed to buy flower baskets to give to my senior brother. Then the competition became more intense and finally they bought all the flower baskets. In the end, the lady was still unwilling to give up. She even took off the big gold ring on her hand and threw it directly onto the stage!"

Hearing this, Xu Damao widened his eyes and opened his mouth so wide that it seemed as if an egg could be stuffed in.

After a long while, he came back to his senses, looked at Zhang Meifang expectantly, and asked anxiously: "Sister, didn't you just say that learning opera should start from childhood? But why do I feel that my body is not yet fully formed? Do you think I still have a chance to learn opera now?"

Xu Damao's pair of medium-sized eyes were flashing with a glimmer of hope at the moment, but at the same time, there was a hint of ridicule in the depths of his eyes, making it difficult to guess his true thoughts.

On the other hand, Zhang Meifang started learning opera singing since she was young. After years of training, her big watery eyes have become extremely lively, as if they could speak.

Look, she just glanced at Xu Damao casually and immediately noticed the hint of mockery in the other's eyes.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Zhang Meifang. What's your name, little brother? And when will this movie start showing?"

Zhang Meifang blinked her lively eyes, looked at Xu Damao with a smile and asked.

"Hey, my name is Xu Damao. As for this movie, it won't be shown until after dark." Xu Damao answered honestly while scratching his head.

"Oh? Why do we have to wait until dark? Can't we set it off during the day?" Zhang Meifang asked curiously.

"Oh, actually, we tried playing it in the daytime before, but the effect was really bad. The picture on the screen was blurry and couldn't be seen clearly at all."

"In the end, I was severely scolded by those gentlemen. Well, in the end, it's because I don't have much experience."

Xu Damao shook his head helplessly, and then bowed to the people around him, as if he was apologizing to those who had scolded him.

At this moment, Zhang Meifang suddenly changed the subject: "Da Mao, what do you think of my singing just now?" As she spoke, she deliberately put on an expression as if she was expecting praise.

"You sang so well! Sister Meifang, let me tell you, when I first heard you singing, I almost thought you were the legendary White Snake who came down to earth!"

Xu Damao praised sincerely. Then, as if he remembered something, he frowned and asked with a little doubt: "But Sister Meifang, since you are so talented and sing so well, why do you still stay in our small village? If you go to the city to sing, you might become a star!"

"Alas, I really have no other choice. It doesn't hurt to tell you about it." Zhang Meifang sighed and spoke slowly. Her eyes were filled with memories and helplessness, as if her thoughts had drifted back to the difficult times in the past.

"I started learning opera from my master when I was very young. I started performing on stage when I was only a few years old."

"Although I was young at that time, I had a passion for opera. I sang along the way and my life was quite fulfilling."

"However...however, when I was sixteen years old, I once performed on the stage..." At this point, Zhang Meifang suddenly paused, her lips trembling slightly, as if she had difficulty speaking what she was going to say next.

Her face turned slightly red and she looked very embarrassed. She hesitated for a long time and couldn't continue speaking.

Seeing this, Xu Damao hurriedly comforted her softly, "Sister Meifang, if you feel it's hard to speak up, then don't say anything. Don't force yourself."

His concerned look warmed people's hearts.

Unexpectedly, Xu Damao's considerate words made Zhang Meifang secretly praise him.

She nodded gently, as if she had finally made up her mind. She took a deep breath and continued, "Actually, there's nothing to hide. Most people in the village and the neighbors know about it anyway. I guess when you show the movie tonight, Damao, someone might mention it to you."