After a simple rebirth

On Monday morning, Fu Ying brought a bunch of key chains back to school. She gave them to those who were close to her like group members during the break. She also gave them to those who were not so close to her after asking, as a reward for being brave.

Several classmates surrounded them and asked what their costumes were. Some classmates who didn't know what they were performing also asked them. Chen Lu and Fu Ying said they would keep it a secret because the school anniversary would be coming soon.

The following week, Fu Ying and Chen Lu went to the lecture hall to rehearse after school.

It's called a rehearsal, but in fact it's just a rehearsal in order to practice courage and let the teacher see if there are any mistakes. There is no professional person to remind the positioning and optimize the stage effect.

Fu Ying and Chen Lu could only optimize their movements and positioning little by little on their own. They would bring up new ideas and then decide after testing the effects.

The actual performance place is the flag-raising stage. I heard that the backdrop will be rebuilt and the stage will be expanded.

The two of them comforted each other, saying that no matter how big the stage was, it was only slightly bigger than a lecture hall, and it was just moved from indoors to outdoors, so it was just a little colder. It was so far away in the middle of the night that no one could see each other clearly, so it was no big deal.

The school anniversary performance is on Friday.

There are performances to watch in the evening instead of studying, and the whole campus is filled with an irrepressible atmosphere of excitement and anticipation.

Chen Lu and Fu Ying took leave from their interest classes in advance and went back to get their clothes, then gathered at Chen Lu's house and put on makeup.

If necessary, the teacher can help with makeup, but there are too many people, so they can only do it in the order of performance. However, for the shows with a lot of people, each person takes ten minutes, which is one or two hours. They also need to rehearse one last time before the performance to familiarize themselves with the stage. The teacher is already busy and exhausted, so Fu Ying and Chen Lu don't plan to ask the teacher for help.

Chen Lu knows how to put on a little makeup. She loves beauty and often watches makeup videos. She also has a full range of cosmetics.

Fu Ying is not very good at putting on makeup. She knows a few steps, but her hands are clumsy. In addition, she has oily skin, which easily causes powder to float. In the past, her work did not require it, so she basically did not put on makeup.

There is no short video at this time, so it is impossible to implement it step by step according to the video.

Fu Ying found the model pictures in advance and sent them to Chen Lu. The two of them could only grope their way forward.

Fu Ying has been applying thick facial cream these days to avoid dryness and powder floating on the skin.

When they arrived at Chen Lu's house, the two of them first applied a facial mask and then applied lotion and lotion as a base.

After each of them put on their base makeup, Chen Lu took the lead, with Fu Ying helping to remind them. The two of them put on their makeup bit by bit, from foundation to eyeliner.

It took me more than an hour to finish my makeup.

Fu Ying also had a key task, which was to style Chen Lu's hair. Her hair wasn't long, so she just braided the top part and put a hairpin in it.

Chen Lu has long hair and wants to match it with ancient costume, so Fu Ying focuses on braiding a layered look, and then leaves two tufts of fine and dense hair on the chest, and then adds a hairpin, which is basically enough.

Then change the clothes. Chen Lu's ancient costume is not obvious when adding clothes inside, so she is not so afraid of the cold. Fu Ying's cheongsam is a bit troublesome, and she can't add too much inside. Fu Ying can only wear a seamless vest and an ultra-thin warm clothes. She can't add more, which will make her look bloated and the waistline will easily be broken, which will affect the beauty. She wore velvet leggings on her legs and velvet cloth shoes, and the overall look was fine. Fu Ying also brought a hot pack, which she will apply while waiting.

The two of them put on long down jackets, took their makeup touch-ups, and returned to school.

According to the rehearsal order, Fu Ying and her group will be the fifth to perform, and they will probably have to wait nearly an hour.

They were one of the rare shows where they were already fully made up, and the boss was pleased to see them.

The other shows were obviously shocked at how fast they were and seemed even more flustered.

The last rehearsal began. Since we were familiar with the venue, we just went through each program quickly.

Then the teachers went to have their own meals, and after they came back they gathered and waited for the show to begin.

Fu Ying and Chen Lu were already fully made up, so they just ate a little food to make sure they wouldn't get hungry, and they didn't eat the soupy rice noodles.

At half past six, students from each class arrived one after another and sat down in the designated area. Although it was cold in winter, they were all high school students full of vigor and excitement, so they didn't feel too cold. In addition, the winter in Yunnan Province is mainly dry and cold, and it happened that there was no snow in the past few days, so it was not cold overall.

Fu Ying and Chen Lu did not wait in the classroom, but directly in the waiting area. After all, there were only two of them, so they could sit anywhere.

At seven o'clock, the school leaders were basically present and the school anniversary party was finally ready to begin.

The hosts were freshman students in high school, a combination of two men and two women. They read out the names of the leaders in attendance and announced the school's medals, and the first program officially began.

The performance started, and Fu Ying and her friends were about to go on stage. They took off their down jackets to adapt to the temperature in advance. Otherwise, the temperature difference would affect their performance. The two of them sang softly again, preparing for the stage.

Just as the second show was about to begin, the teacher in charge of the evening show came to them and asked if they could go on stage for the third time. Fu Ying was surprised. What happened? She looked at Chen Lu, who nodded as well. Fu Ying agreed. They were all ready, so it was good to go on stage early and finish the task early.

The teacher quickly asked the students to take them to the side of the stage and wait, and then went to find the host, probably to talk about changing the program.

After hearing the host announce their program and names, the two quickly went on stage and stood in the middle of the stage. The background was the big red words of the school anniversary. Fu Ying had tried to use the Jiangnan water town background, but the school's facilities and operating level did not support it, so she had to give up.

When they appeared on stage, we could hear the sound of frogs. Compared with the non-mainstream costumes in other shows, their clothes were indeed more eye-catching.

Chen Lu was in front and Fu Ying was behind. Fu Ying first used Chen Lu's figure to block herself.

The music started and Chen Lu's singing began.

Fu Ying waited quietly until she was about to finish singing the first part, then slowly opened the umbrella from the side and passed it to her in a circle. Chen Lu took the umbrella and moved closer to the front of the stage while singing, accompanied by some classical dance moves.

Fu Ying had been covering her face with a fan with the words "Suzhou River" sewn on it. She only began to sing after her part. The fan in her hand did not move, and her face slowly appeared from the side.

After she finished singing, she walked to the other side of the stage and the two began to sing the first chorus together.

In the second segment, Fu Ying switched to Cantonese, and the two of them moved closer to each other, crossed their fans and umbrellas, and slowly turned in circles, performing classical dance moves.

The last sentence is in Cantonese, the two of them are back to back,

The whole performance seemed like two people who had been heartbroken comforting each other and learning to face life with tenacity. It also seemed like two Jiangnan women from different times and spaces met, got to know each other, appreciated each other, and finally said goodbye because of the same thing.

The two were not very good at acting but they were very emotionally invested. I don’t know if the audience and school leaders could understand it, but overall, Fu Ying and Chen Lu were very satisfied and the performance ended perfectly.

After they got off the stage, they felt much more relaxed. They couldn't change back into their own clothes yet, because they had to take a group photo together at the end, and there was also an awards ceremony. What if they were ranked in the front? The two put on their down jackets and hurried to find the classmates next to them to find out what was going on. In fact, they just wanted to eat melons.

I just found out that the third class that was to perform the group dance had so many people and none of them knew how to put on makeup, so they all had to wait for two teachers to help them. By the time they were all done, they were already very rushed.

A girl finished putting on her makeup and realized she had forgotten to bring her clothes. She wanted to go home quickly to get them, but it would take more than half an hour to go back and forth.

The teacher advised them that it was a small matter that the clothes were not uniform, and the performance was about the uniformity of the movements. But the girl was very concerned about it and insisted on going home to get it. The teacher could not persuade her and could only ask her to call her family to send it over, which would be faster.

Her family was willing to send the clothes over, but I don't know if it was because of something or because it was really far away, the evening party started but the clothes hadn't arrived yet, so the teacher had to let them change with the next program. The later ones were not fully prepared, and after looking at them, Fu Ying and the others were the most suitable, so the teacher came to find them.

At the same time, they warned that class that if their clothes had not arrived during their show again, they should not wait and should go on stage to perform directly.

In order to see the end of this matter, Fu Ying and the other person waited by the side to see whether the clothes were uniform. After all, you can tell whether you have arrived in time or not just by looking at it.

But after the fourth program, there was actually a speech by the principal. Fu Ying was speechless. What was there to say at this time? There was plenty of time for the flag-raising ceremony on the first day of junior high school.

After waiting patiently for a while, the group dance show finally came on stage. The two observed carefully and found that the clothes were the same and everyone's makeup was almost the same. That was the girl they had been waiting for.

The two of them walked back to the classroom while watching, and only then could they see clearly from the front that the girl in the middle of the second row was particularly excited, with a bright light in her eyes.

Fu Ying thought she must be the girl who forgot to bring her clothes. Sometimes things become more precious when they are found again. Her position was quite conspicuous, no wonder she cared so much.

Fortunately, I waited for the clothes, otherwise it would be a lifelong regret.

When they returned to the classroom, their classmates kept asking them about their performance and costumes, and they answered patiently. As a result, they were warned by the student union for being too noisy, and they finally quieted down.

Fu Ying and Chen Lu also listened to the performance on the stage. Although the seats of Class 1, Grade 1, were at the back, they were on the side and were not affected that much, so they could see clearly. Fu Ying felt that the performance looked ordinary during the rehearsal, but it was very good during the performance. This was really the charm of the stage.

Near the end, the whole school was suddenly in an uproar. It turned out that the teachers also put on a program. Although it was just a simple chorus, it was very exciting for the students who were usually suppressed by the teacher-student relationship to see the usually serious teachers perform.

There were about twenty teachers on the stage, wearing suits and ties, singing "I Love You China". Fu Ying also sang along, and people in the audience who could sing also sang along, which brought the whole event to a climax.

After all the performances were over, the audience became even more noisy, just waiting for school to end.

Some of the brave ones have already sneaked away, while others are still sitting there waiting for it to be over.

Fu Ying and Chen Lu had to wait.

In the end, Fu Ying and her group's program won fourth place, which is the second prize. Fu Ying and Chen Lu were quite surprised. They went up to receive the award, took a photo, and waited for the group photo before the event finally ended.

Fu Ying returned home and quickly removed her makeup and soaked her feet. It was a little cold tonight, so she soaked her feet to replenish her blood.