Chapter 4 The turning point of the garden full of spring
After squawing for too long, Gu Nanqiao's legs were already a little numb when he stood up.
At the end of September, Province B was famous for its autumn tigers, especially when it was almost noon, it was the sun and the sun was very strong, Gu Nanqiao was wearing a heavy costume, and a thin layer of sweat oozed from his cheeks.
Shen You's phone call was like a quick-acting heart-saving medicine, which quickly pulled Gu Nanqiao's mood from a negative score to above the passing level, but this was only a psychological comfort, and there was no substantial improvement in the current situation.
Gu Nanqiao knew that this was an unprecedented predicament for the Fan family.
The master is sick, Fan Yishan is gone, and the only person in the entire Fan family who can resist things is herself. Fan Lingchu's illness is good and bad, it is when she needs someone to take care of her, and the Fan family class of "Spring Garden" also has to rely on her to support it, so at this time she must be calm, more calm than usual, in order to help the Fan family get through the crisis.
Now the entire burden of the Fan family, as well as the "spring garden", is pressed on her.
If she collapses, "Spring Garden" will really be over.
Even if Gu Nanqiao prides herself on being in a good state of mind on weekdays, she is a little troubled now, she rubbed her swollen calf, and sighed almost inaudibly, fortunately Shen You accompanied her, otherwise at this time, there would not even be anyone to discuss things with her.
However, if that thing can really be done, maybe it will also be a turning point for the "Spring Garden".
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During the lunch break, Shen You arrived at the Peking Opera Troupe in advance, and booked a seat in the Western restaurant next to him, and when Gu Nanqiao came over, he had already completed a series of processes such as ordering.
Seeing that Shen You was familiar with the road and understood his preferences, Gu Nanqiao didn't say anything, but his heart was warm.
Gu Nanqiao met Shen You two years ago, when Shen You had just started his own business, and on the day of the company's opening ceremony, he invited several Peking Opera actors to perform, one of whom was Gu Nanqiao. At that time, Gu Nanqiao had not yet graduated, and she was in her senior year at the Academy of Drama, she looked pure and beautiful, her palm-sized little face was delicate and fair, and her moist eyes were indescribably clear. However, her Peking Opera appearance is very charming, with her eyes and figure, and her gestures reveal an indescribable charm, which makes Shen You moved when she saw it.
After that, Shen You chased her for more than a year before finally hugging the beauty.
Now, they have been dating for more than half a year, Shen You is considerate to Gu Nanqiao, sweet words and coaxing small means are endless, and he is recognized as a model boyfriend in everyone's eyes.
"I'm really flattered that you, a busy man, can take the initiative to find me once. Shen You poured Gu Nanqiao a glass of warm water and teased casually, "Haven't you been doing a lot of things lately, and there are no rehearsals in the group today?"
"Rehearsal...... Something happened to me on my side, though. β
"What's the matter?" asked Shen You casually.
Gu Nanqiao sighed and didn't answer directly.
Looking at Gu Nanqiao's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Shen You frowned slightly, and asked, "Your master's business, is there any moth over there?"
Regarding Gu Nanqiao's master Fan Lingchu, Shen You also knows a little bit about it.
Gu Nanqiao was born in a Peking Opera family, grew up in the family building of the theater troupe, her mother was a smash hit Tsing Yi that year, and when she was at her most beautiful, she sang to a full house, and it was difficult to find a ticket. It's a pity that God didn't fulfill people's wishes, when Gu Nanqiao was very young, her father was seriously ill, and her mother married another but didn't take her away, until Gu's father died, and Gu Nanqiao became an orphan.
Gu Nanqiao's neighbor Fan Lingchu and Gu's mother are colleagues in a troupe, and he has always admired Gu Nanqiao as he grows up, and he has always admired this child for being smart and clever, and he is a good material for singing Peking Opera by nature. Seeing that Gu Nanqiao had no home at a young age, and it was really pitiful to be helpless, Fan Lingchu adopted her, and her food and clothing were of the same standard as her own daughter Fan Yishan.
So even if Gu Nanqiao didn't say it, Shen You knew that she respected this master very much in her heart.
Fan Lingchu has never taken the initiative to ask Gu Nanqiao for anything in return, but over the years, she has tried all kinds of ways to help the Fan family, wanting to repay Fan Lingchu's kindness.
But in this regard, it has always been difficult for Shen You to reach a consensus with Gu Nanqiao.
An egoist like Shen You, who is in business, has always separated emotions from interests, and he can't understand why Gu Nanqiao takes the old feelings so seriously. Just for the so-called artistic pursuit, he trapped himself in the private troupe with no commercial value of "Spring Full Garden", and even affected his career because he helped Fan Lingchu, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this deal is not cost-effective, and it will not benefit Gu Nanqiao at all.
Why bother.
However, in the matter of Fan Lingchu, Gu Nanqiao refused to retreat, neither of them could convince anyone, and every time they had a long talk, they broke up unhappily. After a long time, Gu Nanqiao was also used to getting along with Shen You, trying to avoid topics about Fan Lingchu, so as not to make both of them unhappy.
So seeing Gu Nanqiao's appearance, it was not difficult for Shen You to guess that her desire to speak at the moment must be related to the Fan family's affairs, and she was uncomfortable in her heart, but she was afraid of making each other unhappy, so she hesitated and didn't know whether to speak.
"If I say anything, I must know everything, and I will be a qualified listener, no matter how bad it is. β
Shen You's coaxing girls has always had a set, and if he opened his mouth for sweet words, he waved his hand generously and quipped, "Qiaoqiao, what are you and me looking for, isn't my existence just to solve your problems and act as a trash can and a think tank?"
"It's a matter of spring in the garden," Gu Nanqiao propped his cheeks with one hand and said lightly, "However, after I finish talking to you, you have to count me down if you don't keep it...... I can handle it, you can accompany me. β
"I don't have the eyesight to see you in this situation," Shen You raised his eyebrows in surprise, and looked at Gu Nanqiao with a pretended grievance, "Besides, I'm not in a hurry to spoil you, how dare I count you down and bury me, right?"
Because of these words, Gu Nanqiao's eyebrows, which had been unconsciously condensed since he entered the house, finally gradually stretched a little. Originally, she was disturbed by Fan Yishan so that she was not happy all morning, but Shen You adjusted her mood back with a few words, and it was really like what Shen You said, he was her trash can and emotional gas station.
"Hasn't something happened to my master's family recently," after a few seconds of silence, Gu Nanqiao opened his mouth, "After the funeral of my master, the little sister completely broke with my master, and handed a resignation report to the Peking Opera Troupe, saying that she would stop singing in the future." β
"When?" Shen You stirred the coffee in his cup.
"Just today," Gu Nanqiao sighed, his tone was a little helpless, "A few seconds before I called you, I just finished chatting with Fan Yishan, she was determined to leave this time, the spring is full of gardens, and she doesn't plan to sing the play." β
Then Gu Nanqiao concisely summarized what had happened in the past few days with Shen You.
"I said why were you so active when you called today, huh?" Shen You rubbed the top of Gu Nanqiao's head, lowered his voice and coaxed, "It turns out that our Qiao Qiao was wronged outside and missed your brother's arms?"
"Being wronged is a trivial matter, you know, I won't be so careful, it's just ......" Gu Nanqiao looked at Shen You and said, "As soon as the little senior sister leaves like this, I'm a little worried that the garden is full of spring." β
"Fan Yishan's departure has such a big impact?" Shen You asked casually, "Didn't you say before that she didn't care much about the spring garden?"
"She doesn't care much about the troupe, but she is from a professional theater troupe, and she is half a Dinghai God Needle......"
Gu Nanqiao thought of the pile of messes that couldn't be put on the table in the spring garden, so he had a headache for no reason, "Originally, there was a shortage of people in the spring garden, and the only people who could sing were Youyou and my master. Now that Master is sick, I have to prepare for the Peking Opera Troupe's "Picking Up the Jade Bracelet", and I don't have much time to take care of that side, and no one is watching the rehearsals at all. β
"Don't delay your business if no one is staring at you, the Peking Opera Troupe has a rare opportunity, you hurry up and rehearse, don't open the skylight. β
"I know, don't worry. Gu Nanqiao replied casually, as if he suddenly thought of something, and his face, which had just improved, sank again, "There is no big problem with the Peking Opera Troupe, but if you don't want to think of a way to do it in the spring garden, you will really be about to open the skylight." β
"What do you say?" Shen You raised his eyebrows.
"You also know that the garden has not made any money in the spring all these years, and the entire troupe is supported by the master alone. Gu Nanqiao smiled bitterly and pursed the corners of his mouth, "Master is the head of the class and the backbone of the family, now that he has been sick for several days and has not come, the troupe has already begun to shake the military spirit, and the little senior sister will leave like this again...... The staff is uneven, the people's hearts are unstable, and the quality of the performance can't keep up.
Shen You didn't say much, just buried his head in cutting the steak, nodding from time to time to prove that he was listening, but he was thinking about something else in his heart.
He has always been a little dissatisfied with Gu Nanqiao's help with the Spring Garden, especially in the past few years, Gu Nanqiao has moved to treat the Spring Garden as his own career, which makes Shen You very incomprehensible, in a word, he thinks she is too naΓ―ve, smart and enthusiastic, but she can't see the market clearly.
Now that it was such a tricky situation, Shen You didn't have any intention of giving advice for Gu Nanqiao and helping Spring Manyuan get through the difficulties, but wanted to take this opportunity to persuade her to completely draw a line with the Fan family.
"Hey, you really think you're a tree hole," Gu Nanqiao saw that Shen You cherished words like gold throughout the whole process, and looked absent-minded, and said a little dissatisfied, "I've said so much, can't Mr. Shen, who is familiar with the market, give me some effective objective opinions?"
"Do you really want to listen to objective opinions?" Shen You said.
"Or else it's fake?"
"Then I'll tell you the truth, don't be upset, wife. Shen You saw Gu Nanqiao nodding, and finally organized the language and started talking, "I think your little senior sister is right, she is more realistic than you, and she knows the situation better, the spring garden is a bad debt, the sooner you get rid of it, the sooner you get rid of it, everyone is comfortable, there is no need to involve more manpower and material resources." β