Chapter 141 - Watching a Show at the Pure Grace Pavilion
Chapter 141 Watching a Show at the Pure Grace Pavilion
Jiang Ping squatted beside the wooden basin and picked the crabs.
Wan’er also copied her father and squatted beside the wooden basin to pick and choose.
Occasionally, she was caught by the crab’s pincers, and she would secretly slap the crab’s head when the boss was not paying attention.
Jiang Ping picked for a long time, and he was finally done.
Liu’er, who was standing behind Jiang Ping, kept repeating the same words.
“Daddy, this is not enough!” Jiang Ping had intended to pay the bill and leave.
When he heard Liu’er’s nagging, Jiang Ping sighed and stopped picking. He directly asked the boss to sell him the whole basin of crabs.
After paying the bill, Jiang Ping asked the boss. “Boss, can you deliver it to my doorstep?”
The corner of the boss’ mouth was about to curl up to his eyebrows.
He nodded hard.
“Young Master, since you’ve bought so many, delivering it to your doorstep is nothing. Give me your address later, and I promise that it will be delivered before you reach home.”
Jiang Ping gave the address to the boss and told the boss to deliver it to the gatekeeper, Chen Zhong Then, he turned around and said to the crowd.
“It’s still early. Why don’t we go for a walk?”
The little girls agreed.
Li Sushang had always followed Jiang Ping’s arrangements. She did not say a word and just nodded.
The other two ladies were beaming with joy. They seemed to be very happy.
The few of them continued to walk on the street.
While walking, Jiang Ping kept telling the little girls repeatedly that he would not be buying them anything
No matter what he said, it was useless. The three little girls were originally in high spirits, but when they heard Jiang Ping’s words, they were a little depressed.
“Daddy, how do you pronounce those three words?”
When everyone passed by a restaurant, Wan’er pointed at the signboard in front of the door and asked.
Jiang Ping knocked Wan’er’s little head.
“I told you to study properly. This is called, ‘Pure Grace Pavilion’.”
Wan’er covered her head and made an “oh” sound.
A waiter walked out of the Pure Grace Pavilion’s door.
He shouted at the people coming and going by the roadside.
“Ladies and gentlemen, you don’t want to miss this chance.”
“Today, our Pure Grace Pavilion has invited the popular actress, Miss Ning Xiao, from Fusheng City.”
“If you are not busy, please stop by and come into our Pure Grace Pavilion to watch the show.”
Liu’er blinked her small eyes and raised her head to ask Jiang Ping.
“Daddy, what is an actress?”
Jiang Ping patted Liu’er’s small head.
“An actress is someone who acts.”
Liu’er scratched her small face.
“Act? What is acting?”
Jiang Ping did not know how to answer the question.
Zi Yue, who was beside him, helped him out.
“Acting is telling a story. Not only do you use your mouth, but you also use your actions to express the story.”
Liu’er understood after hearing that.
“Liu’er loves listening to stories the most. Daddy, let’s go in and have a look.” Jiang Ping turned around to look at the few of them, and they didn’t have any objections.
“Okay, then let’s go in and listen to the story.”
Jiang Ping walked forward and handed a silver ingot to the waiter, asking him to arrange a better spot to watch the show.
The waiter shook the silver ingot and said yes with a smile. Then, he led Jiang Ping and the others into the restaurant.
A private room on the second floor of the restaurant was arranged for Jiang Ping’s group. From there, they could see the entire restaurant.
As a place to watch the show, it was even better.
The waiter handed Jiang Ping the program list and the menu.
“Master, this is the menu and the program list. Please look at it first. If there is anything, please call me.”
Jiang Ping nodded and let the waiter go to work while he handed the menu to the three little girls.
Then, he picked up the program list and started reading it.
After handing the menu to the three little girls, they only ordered drinks and didn’t look at the rest.
Jiang Ping asked why they didn’t order food.
Li Sushang secretly smiled and asked Jiang
Ping.
“Did you forget that we had just bought a big basin of crabs?”
Jiang Ping patted his head.
“That’s right. I was wondering why the three little greedy cats were so quiet today.”
“Alright, then we won’t order food. We’ll just drink some tea.”
After saying this, Yan’er looked at the program list in Jiang Ping’s hand.
“Daddy, can I take a look at this program list?”
Jiang Ping smiled and replied, of course, then he handed the program list to Yan’er.
There was only one program written on the program list, but the story of this show was roughly recorded on it.
This show was about a young lady from a landlord’s family who fell in love with a poor scholar but was forced to give up because of her father’s disapproval.
Later on, this poor scholar entered the capital and obtained a scholarly honor. Then the landlord wanted his daughter to tie the knot with the poor scholar who became successful.
But this young lady felt that she had not accompanied the scholar during his most difficult time, and seeing that he had obtained a scholarly honor, she was no longer worthy of him.
The landlord wanted to force the scholar to marry his daughter, but the scholar was unwilling. The young lady could not bear to see the scholar in a dilemma, so she left far away and did not want to see him again.
Yan’er carefully read every word and remembered it in her heart.
After reading it, the young lady’s face actually showed grief and indignation.
Seeing this, Jiang Ping asked Yan’er.
“Yan’er, did you understand something?”
Yan’er nodded.
“Daddy, the landlord in this show is horrible. He actually broke up such a good couple.”
Feng Dan and Zi Yue were very curious about this show when they saw Yan’er’s reaction.
“Yan’er, can you show me the program list?”
Zi Yue asked Yan’er.
Yan’er was indignant. She was still muttering bad things about the landlord in the show and ignored Zi Yue.
Zi Yue then took the program list from the little girl.
Feng Dan also came over, and the two of them looked at it together.
The two ladies didn’t feel anything after reading it.
Wasn’t this just a cliche tragic drama?
The two ladies, who were used to the wind and waves, didn’t think much of it. But they didn’t say it out loud. After reading it, they returned the program list to Jiang Ping.
Soon, the waiter started to beat drums and gongs on the stage.
Everyone in the restaurant was attracted by it.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin.”
“Don’t blink, everyone. I’m afraid that you’ll miss the exciting part.”
With the sound of a gong, the show began.
Feng Dan and Zi Yue picked up the teacups on the table and drank tea. The restaurants in Fusheng City could perform such a bitter drama eight hundred times a day.
Therefore, the two girls did not find it interesting
Wan’er had also looked at the program list and found that she was not interested in what was written on it at all. Moreover, she could not recognize most of the words, so she did not pay attention to the stage.
At first, Liu’er ran forward and leaned on the railing to watch it carefully. But after watching it for a while, she realized that this was not the story she wanted to hear.
She walked back and sat down dejectedly.
“This isn’t even as good as daddy’s Pleasant Goat and Gray Wolf’s story.”
Jiang Ping laughed loudly. “Thank you, Liu’er, for thinking so highly of daddy.”
Li Sushang’s mind was not on the stage. She only looked at the three little girls quietly. Only Yan’er was watching the show seriously.
During this time, Liu’er called Yan’er a few times, but she did not hear it.