When chatting with Xiao Fangran, Gu Nanqiao's attitude also obviously cooled down.

There is no intimacy between ordinary mothers and daughters, and the attitude of the other side directly pulls the communication between each other to an extremely unfamiliar level. There is no talk and laughter between Gu Nanqiao and the elders on weekdays, when facing Xiao Fangran, the feeling of discomfort and pressure is revealed from the bones, and it is always difficult for Gu Nanqiao to find a suitable way to communicate with his mother.

So in the face of such a question that was close to interrogation, she just left a cold word.

"Well, I got it. ”

Xiao Fangran didn't care about her daughter's coldness, because of her neglect of Gu Nanqiao, she even regarded this as an alternative well-behaved. So she didn't pay attention to her daughter's mood changes at all, and just continued to ask step by step.

"What are your plans, have you chosen the repertoire for the competition?"

"I haven't ...... yet" Gu Nanqiao put the mobile phone between his neck, his fingers pinched the page of the Peking Opera lyrics, and his nails subconsciously crossed the paper, leaving a faint white mark, "The notice was only sent to the Spring Garden today, and everyone had a meeting together in the afternoon to discuss the matter of this selection." However, the specific repertoire to participate in the competition is not something that can be decided immediately, you have to prepare your own performance plan first, and then refer to the meaning of the teachers in the troupe. ”

For such a decent answer, Xiao Fangran mercilessly sneered a laugh from her lips.

"Qiaoqiao, mom has to remind you a few words, this selection is very important, don't take out any cats and dogs projects, your spring garden is really good, but there is still a gap between the good in the province and all the well-known theater troupes in the country, if you don't prepare well, you will be eliminated directly in the primary election, it is a waste of this opportunity." ”

"Mom, I know ......" Gu Nanqiao considered his tone and opened his mouth in a low voice, "Every step of the development of this troupe is carried out under my nose, which repertoire performs better, and which repertoire needs to be further improved, I can see all these things." As for the importance of the "Old Dream Project", Brother Su told me that as the operator of the theater, I hope that this troupe can get better results, and I can take care of these, Mom. ”

For this objective and official explanation, Xiao Fangran obviously did not approve of it, and the words she blurted out were very polite, with a disdain that she was too lazy to cover up, and poured straight into Gu Nanqiao's ears.

"It's one thing for you to make a performance in the troupe, but how to do it, you know?"

Listening to Xiao Fangran's words, Gu Nanqiao didn't answer anything immediately, but frowned slightly.

This questioning point is an obvious "Xiao Fangran" style, Gu Nanqiao has heard a lot, but he has not been accustomed to it to this day, and every time he is still a little unhappy by Ms. Xiao's condescending interrogation.

Different from the negotiable mode of getting along, the relationship between Gu Nanqiao and Xiao Fangran always seems cold and unequal, Xiao Fangran's attitude is often strong to aggressive, and empathy almost does not exist at all, it is difficult for Gu Nanqiao to feel distressed or admonishment from her words, more only distrust and desire to control.

Probably because of the lack of intimacy that the original family should have, Ms. Xiao was absent from Gu Nanqiao's growth from childhood to adulthood, and did not give her a nuanced childhood, nor did she give any help when she needed it. Even Ms. Xiao didn't know much about her daughter's character, and the few exchanges she had were entirely based on a habitual decisiveness and a rational attempt to understand, and the experience she could provide was very little, which was not enough for her and Gu Nanqiao to understand and accept each other, let alone untie the knots that had accumulated over the years.

If such a mother-daughter relationship only stays at the level of politeness and decency, everything is easy to say, but Xiao Fangran does not want to give up her excessive desire to control her daughter, and many things will become irresistible and difficult for a strong man.

Probably in Xiao Fangran's opinion, in addition to being an independent person, Gu Nanqiao should also be her property, and obedience is a matter of course. And Gu Nanqiao is used to pushing herself and others, and she has tried to understand these extreme ideas, she stands in Xiao Fangran's perspective to re-understand these, but no matter how she thinks about it, she feels irreconcilable, and this contradiction is almost unsolvable.

In the end, it is nothing more than because Ms. Xiao Fangran's own conditions are too good, her Peking Opera skills are outstanding, and her appearance is quite rare and beautiful, coupled with her noble and cold temperament, which has given her enough arrogant capital. There is a substantial difference between a little beauty and a big beauty, the little beauty is to see any good looks, can afford a beautiful little girl can boast of words, although it is a word of affirmation, but it is only to the end of the affirmation, at best it is just a good evaluation, and it does not represent more things.

But behind the evaluation of the great beauty, it represents more things.

If a person wants to be called a great beauty, this kind of beauty definitely does not stop at the appearance of the skin, nor is it just the temperament outstanding, which makes people feel very special but just special, which is different from being amazing. The kind of beauty that can afford the highest evaluation must be amazing enough to make people unforgettable, enough to make people have a new understanding of "beauty" itself, and even have to add a specific environment to set off, with seven points of charm and three points of connotation, in order to form that highly recognizable difference.

For example, the stunning appearance of some movie stars in their peak works in the 80s, combined with the most moving moment of the characters in the play, is deeply impressed in the minds of viewers, and people can instantly think of that actor when they mention this role.

For another example, Xiao Fangran was at his peak when he was young.

At that time, Boss Xiao was enough to afford a sentence of elegance, she looked forward to shining on the stage, her green and slender jade hands were worthy of holding cloud hands, and her gestures were beyond the reach of others. Especially the one she sang in "West Chamber", old photos can't record one-ten-thousandth of her demeanor. She walked around the circle and smiled, her slender ankles were half exposed with the swing of the costume, the jade bracelet on her wrist reflected her skin white and snowy, the white handkerchief pinched on her fingertips was dotted with a little embroidery, and the red cold plum stood proudly in the snow, no matter how good the scenery was, it was not as good as her.

Obviously, Ms. Xiao Fangran is enough to afford a big beauty.

Unlike Gu Nanqiao, who inherited her seven-point beauty and appeared full of aura, her beauty when she was young was extremely aggressive, and even because she was too outstanding, she could use such beauty as a weapon and commit murder without any burden. After all, people in the world always cherish and tolerate extreme things, and people like Xiao Fangran have a reason to forgive no matter what they do.

In the early years when I was in the old troupe, those old artists had their own arrogance, whether it was vision or experience, they were far from being comparable to ordinary people. But looking at the entire troupe, no one will say that Xiao Fangran can't sing well, and she can't find any fault in her appearance and figure. When the adjective "goddess" was not used indiscriminately, there was enough gold behind this sentence, and at that time, Xiao Fangran was the number one goddess in the minds of the old troupe.

She has an outstanding demeanor, she holds the moon in the stars, she is someone else's can meet but cannot be sought.

Even if she got married in the end, everyone thought that she was married, as if there was no one in the entire circle back then who was worthy of her. Even characters such as Zheng Yandu can only love in the end, and they can't even say a word of like, which makes people feel sorry but not surprised.

For no other reason, Boss Xiao was indeed a fairy back then.

Even Yue Hanwen, who has always been above the top and has never disdained to praise others, once commented on Xiao Fangran with three points of admiration - "Boss Xiao's Peking Opera kung fu is solid, such talent and aura, as well as that kind of figure, are not envied by others." Sensei asked what the hero's provenance was, but as long as she had a provenance, the name of the first horn now had to change hands, so how could it be Mei Hanqiu's turn. ”

This sentence is said frivolously, but it is also the greatest affirmation of Xiao Fangran,

Those who rely on their name and background to judge the level of achievement may not be able to see anything, but those who really have skills and vision know that Xiao Fangran's artistic attainments in his heyday are far above Mei Hanqiu, which is enough to challenge the authority of the Mei family.

......

is probably such a talented and outstanding talent, and in the long run, it has become Xiao Fangran's capital.

This directly led to her very strong personality, and that kind of arrogance that could not be restrained in front of outsiders, let alone in front of her own daughter.

She would never discuss anything with Gu Nanqiao, what she said was either a question or a notice, and as for the affection on her lips, she didn't even think about it. Gu Nanqiao even felt that Ms. Xiao Fangran had never put herself on an equal footing, nor did she really want to understand her daughter, and many things were just taken for granted.

Like now—

After not receiving a clear answer for a long time, Xiao Fangran was obviously a little unhappy.

She lowered her tone slightly, and said nonchalantly, "Qiaoqiao, what are you doing?"

"Me?" Gu Nanqiao was stunned for a moment, and said casually without thinking, "Am I not talking to you on the phone......"

Ms. Xiao is dignified and self-controlled, even expressing her unhappiness is a cold and indifferent attitude, she does not express any personal emotions, but the arrogance and casualness that flow from her bones can be seen from the subtle pauses.

She ignored Gu Nanqiao's answer, didn't give more chance to explain, and just said as if she had made up her mind: "Concentrate on it, put down the matter at hand, and listen to me carefully." ”

Gu Nanqiao hooked the corners of her lips a little self-deprecatingly, and didn't argue anything, she knew that her argument was meaningless.

Just like Xiao Fangran's attitude towards her all along, as long as Ms. Xiao feels right, no matter what others say, it will be nonsense, and she can only accept her arbitrariness, even if it is wrong...... No, in Ms. Xiao's mind, she herself would never do anything wrong.

Gu Nanqiao had a lot of thoughts in his heart, his slender fingers grasped the script, and subconsciously collected some strength, and the few Peking Opera lyrics in his hand were pinched and wrinkled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But Gu Nanqiao is a person who is quite good at managing emotions after all, and such a gaffe was restrained by her in just a few seconds. When she spoke, she successfully controlled her tone within the range of no fluctuations, and did not reveal the slightest irritability and discomfort to Ms. Xiao Fangran on the other end of the phone.

"We can talk about the results, and as for what I do, you don't need to worry about it. ”