Chapter 85: Kindergarten Performance (4)
Qiao Sijie's appearance here is not particularly unexpected, after all, he has sent his little niece to the kindergarten several times before, and it can be seen that he also likes children very much. `
It's just that Ran Xixi always has a feeling, as if he knew that he would come, so he came to see her.
The two of them looked at each other, maybe only for a short second, but for her, it seemed like a full century, so long that Ran Xixi couldn't help but feel a sense of emptiness.
She was a little embarrassed, but she still raised the performance list in her hand, and took the initiative to ask with a smile, "You came to see the child's performance?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ran Xixi couldn't wait to bite off his tongue, this kind of unnutritious question actually came out of his mouth, and it seemed too deliberate, not at all like what a couple who had not officially broken up would say.
Yes, neither of them said the word "break up".
Qiao Sijie smiled very tolerantly, he also held a performance list in his hand, and when he opened it, Qiao Muling's program was ranked at the top, obviously carefully rehearsed by the teacher.
"It is said that Ling Ling rehearses at home every day, and if I don't come to watch it in person, she will definitely be angry. ”
Hearing this, Ran Xixi suddenly remembered something, looked left and right, and still didn't see Qiao Xiude's wife.
"Where's Lingling's mother, did she go backstage too?"
She asked very curiously, she had seen Qiao Xiude a few times, but she had never seen his wife, including on such an important occasion today, and she was not present, which was really strange.
Sure enough, Qiao Sijie lowered his head slightly and replied softly, "The eldest brother and sister-in-law have been separated for a while. She may not come today, so Lingling insisted that I come, for fear of losing in numbers, and no one would take pictures of her. ”
Ran Xixi suddenly realized, but he didn't know how to interface for a while.
While speaking, the parents had already sat down according to the seating chart, and there were a few vacant seats between the two people, which should be the positions of Qiao Xiude and Zhan Xingchuan and the two children, and after they finished performing, they had to continue to get off the stage to watch other programs. `
Qiao Sijie had no intention of moving over, so Ran Xixi continued to sit in his place and did not move.
She was even a little glad that if she was really next to him, she might be even more nervous. Think about it, one is a prospective husband, the other is an ex-husband, Ran Xixi is caught in the middle, it is indeed difficult.
Moreover, today's occasion is really embarrassing.
In front of the children, the adults had to pretend to be sanctimonious, covering up all the fights in the adult world, pretending to be princes and princesses in fairy tales.
"What is Rui Rui performing? His dad is on stage with him?"
As if seeing Ran Xixi's embarrassment, Qiao Sijie turned his body a little sideways and took the initiative to change the topic.
As soon as she talked about her son, she was obviously much happier, and Ran Xixi immediately nodded: "Yes, let the two of them perform on stage, and I will take care of the pictures." ”
After speaking, she was a little embarrassed: "Actually, when I was a child, I was quite lively, who knew that the older I was, the less I liked cultural and sports activities." This kind of opportunity to perform on stage should be left to others. ”
Seeing her smile shyly, Qiao Sijie couldn't help but smile: "When I was in junior high school, our school organized a choir competition, and I didn't open my mouth for the whole time, and I wanted to hide behind my classmates. Even now, I don't like to speak on stage, and the light hits me and makes me feel as if I'm being targeted. ”
He made a gesture of pulling the trigger, and the sound of a gunshot was still in his mouth, Ran Xixi was stunned, reacted, and immediately laughed.
Qiao Sijie rarely shows such a childish side, in her impression, he has always been calm and elegant, much more restrained than Lu Qinghuan, and even because he is too thoughtful and considerate of people and things, he occasionally seems sleek and dull.
As everyone knows, in fact, he also has an unknown personality.
The two wanted to talk about something more, and the emcee on the stage had already raised the microphone to remind the audience to turn off their phones or mute them, and try to be as quiet as possible, because the performance was about to start. `
The lights around him gradually dimmed, the crimson velvet curtain was tightened, and everyone's eyes were focused on the stage, and some parents had already stretched their necks anxiously and picked up their cameras, wanting to capture their son or daughter in the first place.
The first show is singing and dancing, which is performed by the children in the kindergarten class, who will leave kindergarten next year and enter elementary school, so it is also the last time to participate in the Christmas performance, so the program is prepared very carefully, the dance moves are uniform, and the singing is sweet and beautiful.
The parents in the audience did not hesitate to applaud, and after the performance, thunderous applause rang out from all sides of the auditorium.
Ran Xixi glanced down at the program list, and after two more programs, it will be Qiao Muling's stage play, and Zhan Ruijue also has a role in it, which means that he will also be on stage. However, his role is at the end, and there are very few, and when the prince he plays kisses the princess and the princess wakes up, the whole stage play is over.
Ten minutes later, the master of ceremonies announced: "The following program is the stage play "Snow White" presented by the children of Class A, I hope you like it!"
Soon, the children took to the stage to perform in turn, and the most eye-catching of them was naturally Qiao Muling, who played the princess.
"Lingling is so beautiful. ”
Ran Xixi pressed the shutter frequently and praised sincerely.
Qiao Sijie on the side also showed a little nervousness, after all, the child was too young, and it was the first time to perform in front of people, and the whole stage play lasted for several minutes, in case he forgot the words, it would be embarrassing.
However, Qiao Muling was obviously very well prepared, and spit out clear lines from his ruddy little mouth.
"My eldest brother is willing to accompany her, it's not easy. ”
Seeing Qiao Xiude, who played the role of the chief of the guard next to the queen, appeared, Qiao Sijie couldn't help but laugh softly.
"For the sake of the children, they are all out of the way. Zhan Xingchuan is still incomplete, isn't it also ......"
Ran Xixi held the camera, turned her head and smiled at him, before she finished speaking, she had already realized that something was wrong, and the second half of the words could only be stuck in her throat, unable to swallow, looking extremely embarrassed.
She really damned it, how could she take the initiative to mention Zhan Xingchuan in front of Qiao Sijie?
Fortunately, Zhan Ruijue appeared, and Ran Xixi immediately retracted his gaze, looked intently at the stage, pointed the camera at his son, and kept taking photos as a souvenir.
Zhan Ruijue has very few lines, mainly body movements. Seeing that he was a little nervous, he walked up to the princess, he knelt down on one knee, then took one of the princess's hands, and went to kiss her on the lips.
Qiao Muling slowly sat up from the bed, looking surprised, and then looked at the prince gratefully.
Finally, the princess and the prince joined hands and danced together with seven dwarfs, and the play ended.
There was applause from the audience, especially in the area where the small A class was located, the children in the class all slapped red, although a few little boys were very jealous of Zhan Ruijue, but they also felt that he was dressed very handsome today, and it was very eye-catching to stand with Qiao Muling, so he forgot about the unhappiness for the time being, and applauded and cheered for them with honor.
Ran Xixi was very excited, and there were almost tears flashing in her eyes.
She covered her mouth and sat silently in her seat, her chest rising and falling violently, and she could only try to control her emotions.
Seeing this, Qiao Sijie stretched out an arm and gently wrapped it around her shoulder, giving her silent comfort.
He knew that she was crying with joy.
It didn't take long for Qiao Xiude, who had changed his clothes, to return to the audience with his daughter and watch the show behind.
Ran Xixi hurriedly glanced at the performance list again, now Zhan Ruijue and Zhan Xingchuan's programs are in the back position, from the perspective of audience appreciation, they should be under a lot of pressure.
Qiao Xiude took his daughter to sit down, probably because Qiao Muling wanted to be close to Ran Xixi, so he took the initiative to sit next to her.
"Auntie is so beautiful, so fragrant, like a mother. ”
Although this little guy's personality is a little impatient, he has always been the most observant and has a sweet mouth, and many teachers in the kindergarten have been coaxed by her.
Sure enough, Ran Xixi also ate this set, and immediately became very happy, and took chocolates from the bag to her.
Moreover, as soon as she thought of what Qiao Sijie said, Qiao Xiude and his wife are separating, I am afraid that divorce is also a matter of time, and the cute little princess in front of her doesn't know whether it is with her father or her mother, Ran Xixi can't help but feel a little sad, and she has more pity for Qiao Muling from the bottom of her heart.
"I went out for a cigarette and suffocated me. ”
After sitting down for a while, Qiao Xiude stood up with a depressed face and whispered.
He has always had a great addiction to smoking, and he has reached the limit after holding it for so long.
Qiao Xiude left, Ran Xixi helped Qiao Muling peel the candy wrapper of the chocolate, while Qiao Sijie held her small coat in one hand and a water bottle in the other, intending to wait for her to finish eating and rinsing her mouth.
"There's a raffle!"
Qiao Muling suddenly shouted, and the two adults were startled and looked at the stage together.
It turns out that there is a small link in the middle of the show, that is, the crane camera on the scene will randomly capture the audience at the scene, once the emcee shouts to stop, the picture will be fixed immediately, and the locked audience will get a small gift.
Ran Xixi smiled, disagreed, and continued to peel the candy paper for her, Qiao Muling only ate very little in the morning, and she was very hungry at this time, so she ate two pieces of chocolate to cushion her stomach.
There were bursts of shouts all around, everyone wished they were locked by the picture, and with the emcee's "stop", the picture on the big screen really stopped all of a sudden.
The audience fell silent, looking for the lucky one.
Ran Xixi handed the chocolate to Qiao Muling's mouth, and was about to speak, when suddenly she noticed a trace of strangeness - it seemed that everyone around her was looking at her?!
As soon as she looked up, she saw herself, Qiao Muling and Qiao Sijie three people, frozen on the big screen in front of her!
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