Chapter XXVIII: The Merchant of Venice
Another day, Xinzhong.
The old class came over early in the morning, followed by Xu Yu.
"There is still a month of New Year's Day performance, you know, each class has a program, and Teacher Xu is responsible for this performance. At that time, the school leaders will also come to see it, and they will pay attention to me, so I have to save some face for our class. β
After the old class left, Xu Yu began to talk about the show.
ββ¦β¦ We performed Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice" in English, using lunch break and after school time to rehearse, did any students volunteer to perform? β
"All in English! Mr. Xu, are you kidding? Someone spoke up.
Xu Yu smiled, "Are any classmates volunteering to act?" β
There's no movement down there.
"Okay, I'll take the roll call." Xu Yu said.
"The male protagonist Antonio is played by the class president Lin Lang, the male protagonist's friend Bassanio will be played by classmates, Baucia will be played by Wen Siyou, Nerissa will be played by Huang Yunhan, Sherlock will be played by Yu Yao, and Jessica will be played by Shu Lan......"
The named student hung his head in frustration.
"Brother Zhu, with you, you and the school flower have become a pair from brother and sister......" Xi Jinxuan whispered.
Zhu Yi frowned slightly and looked at him, "What did you say?" β
"In the Merchant of Venice, the Bassanio you want to play and the Baucia you want to play are the relationship between the fiancΓ©......" Xi Jinxuan explained, and then secretly looked at Wen Siyou, and happened to see the circle of bandages wrapped around her left hand, and paused slightly, "The school flower's left hand seems to be injured, and it wasn't yesterday." β
Zhu Yi paused slightly, and his eyes were deep.
"Okay, do you have anything to say about the named classmates?" Xu Yu finally asked.
"Teacher, can you speak Chinese?" Shu Lan, who is going to play Jessica, speaks.
Xu Yu smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry about the students, when you actually rehearse, you will find that speaking English is a wonderful thing." Don't worry about your accent, I use my time after school and on weekends to train for everyone. β
Hearing Xu Yu insist so much, and for the honor of his class, no one spoke anymore.
"Those who haven't seen the Merchant of Venice, you can use the recess time to ......"
"I'm quitting." A faint voice interrupted what Xu Yu was about to say next.
There was a pause, and everyone's eyes moved in one direction.
Wen Siyou looked at the young man next to him, and he was not surprised, as if he had expected it.
"Zhu Yi, this is for the honor of our tenth class, you ......" Xu Yu paused for a few seconds, and was about to persuade.
"I want to watch Class 10 be embarrassed, let me go with peace of mind." He said.
Xu Yu looked at him, and the others whispered.
"Okay, Xi Jinxuan, you will replace Zhu Yi and play the role of Bassanio." In the end, Xu Yu compromised.
"Huh?" Xi was stunned.
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After the selection was made, Wen Siyou and the other classmates began to rehearse the play at noon and two hours after school.
She is quite talented in acting, and she will be taught by others.
The English tone of the reading is also correct, much better than the half-hung accent of other students, and Xu Yu couldn't help asking: "Classmate Wen Siyou, have you invited a foreign teacher at home?" β
She shook her head and said, "My grandmother is British, I was born in England and stayed there for six years before returning home. β
"Wow! School flower, no wonder you are so beautiful, it turns out that you are mixed-race! You've been in the UK since you were a child, are all the boys there super handsome? Huang Yunhan heard it, leaned over, and asked curiously.
"Nymphomaniac!" Lin Lang, the squad leader, walked over and dismissed, "The school girl has only been there for six years, and the oldest is only six years old, how can she answer you?" β
"School girl, what is life like in the UK? Is it the same as on TV, and it's a ballroom dance afternoon tea every day? Huang Yunhan ignored Lin Lang and continued to ask.
Wen Siyou smiled, "Well, grandma invites her friends to afternoon tea every day. β
"What about you? Did you go to school there? "Huang Yunhan hasn't stopped yet.
Wen Siyou's eyes were a little distant, "I attended Lukelee Elementary School in Solihall, and after two years of study, I returned to China with my mother. β
"What is the daily life of a primary school like in the UK?" Lin Lang spoke.
"I mainly studied three subjects, English, math and science, and I also learned musical instruments, and my grandmother was very good at the piano, and she liked to teach me to play ...... when I came home," she recalled.
"Elementary school students have the opportunity to participate in school concerts, and as for sports soccer games and baseball games organized by the school league, they are ...... for senior elementary school students."
Wen Siyou talked about her childhood experience in England, and the others listened attentively, and they were all very envious.
Luke-Lee Elementary School......
Xu Yu has heard of the top three private primary schools in the UK. I can't help but sigh, the children of rich families.
After Wen Siyou finished speaking, Xu Yu continued to let them rehearse.
It wasn't until half past seven in the evening that the rehearsal ended.
After Xu Yu told them to pay attention to safety when they went back, they dispersed.
Wen Siyou walked to the door of Lieutenant Colonel Xin, saw the figure waiting there, and paused slightly.
Then she remembered that Wen Ziqi wanted Zhu Yi to accompany her to the hospital for medicine after school last night.
She rehearsed for two hours, so Zhu Yi waited outside for two hours, such a cold day.
Wen Siyou felt a little guilty and walked over, "I'm sorry, I forgot ......"
He didn't speak, turned and left.
Wen Siyou quietly followed.
There was no word all the way, and it was very quiet.
They went to the nearest hospital to Xinzhong, Neon Street West Road, which was a bit off-topic.
After prescribing some scald medicine to Wen Siyou, the two continued to walk to the nearest station on West Road, preparing to take the bus directly to Linfei Road.
When he arrived at the station, Zhu Yi stopped, and Wen Siyou stood next to him.
There were also other people waiting for the bus, their eyes wandering over the two of them, and they all flashed with amazement.
After a while, Wen Siyou suddenly said, "I want a trip to the hospital......"
Zhu Yi turned around.
"My phone may have been left there......," she said.
He looked at her for a second: "I'll go." Then he put on his hat and headed back the way he had been.
"Look at other people's boyfriends, how considerate, I'm afraid that people and girls will be cold, go and ...... by yourself" There was a couple standing at the other end of the station, and the girls pouted and complained.
"If you want to have half of her appearance, I am willing to die for you!" The boy stared at Wen Siyou's near-perfect face and said this.
"you! Perverts! The girl glared at him fiercely.
What the two said again, Wen Siyou didn't listen anymore, she looked at her left hand, for him, she wanted her to do anything......
went to the previous hospital and found Wen Siyou's mobile phone, and Zhu Yi took it and just left the hospital door, a call came.
He glanced at it, and took it.
"Si You, it's so late, why haven't you and Shiyi come back yet?" Wen Ziqi's voice.
"Third uncle," Zhu Yi shouted, and then explained why Wen Siyi's mobile phone was in his hand, and why they were so late.
"Well, Shiyi, you two pay attention to safety." Wen Ziqi hung up the phone after speaking.
Zhu Yi put down his phone and walked for a few minutes, passing by the alley behind the convenience store, and then he suddenly looked up and stopped.
In front, there was a group of boys, there were a lot of them, about seven or eight, all with baseball bats in their hands.
He narrowed his gaze slightly and looked back.
There were also people coming over one after another at the mouth of the alley, and there were seven or eight of them in the same group as the boys in front.
"Brothers, I've been guarding you for a few days, and I finally ran into you." The boy with yellow hair at the head threw the half-smoked cigarette on the ground, and looked at the boy with a smile, "Zhu Yi, I heard that you are quite capable of fighting, how about you come and play with your brothers?" β
His gaze was indifferent.
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Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes......
The station changed waves and waves.
Wen Siyou, who was still waiting for Zhu Yi at the station, felt a faint worry in his heart, it stands to reason that he should rush back in about ten minutes at most to go back to the hospital.
Probably, he saw acquaintances reminiscing.
Wen Siyou thought so.
But then he remembered that Uncle Wen was at home, and he should only think about going back earlier.
The worry in his heart became heavier and heavier, Wen Siyou wanted to go to him, but he was afraid that Zhu Yi would not see her if he came back.
"Can I borrow your phone?" She asked the boy next to her.
"Uh-huh, okay." The boy looked up at her face for a few seconds, quickly quit the game, and handed over the phone.
"Thank you." She thanked her politely and skillfully dialed a string of numbers.
Toot β
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No one answered, until a cold female voice came from behind: "Your call is temporarily unanswered, please dial again later......"
"Didn't anyone answer?" The boy asked.
Wen Siyou nodded and handed the phone back to him.
The worry in my heart suddenly became extremely serious, how could there be no answer?
Without further thought, she suddenly turned around and walked the way she had gone to the hospital.
"Beauty, leave a contact information......" the boy shouted at her.
She ignored it, and quickened her pace.
With her previous memories, she passed several buildings, then to the newspaper office over there, and then to the convenience store......
As he approached the alley behind the convenience store, Wen Siyou stopped and felt a pound in her heart!
In the corner of the garbage heap, a familiar figure was lying.
She immediately ran over, and when she saw the young man's face clearly, her heart seemed to stop beating instantly!
"Why is this happening...... she looked at the injuries on the young man's body and the blood on the ground, and her heart was extremely panicked, extremely uncomfortable, and extremely frightened.
"Cell phone...... Mobile phone ......" Wen Siyou's face turned pale, she forced herself to calm down, and hurriedly went to the phone.
She stared at her and saw her mobile phone, Zhu Yi got it back from the hospital, fell to the ground, and it was broken.
Then, she immediately went to find Zhu Yi's mobile phone.
He didn't have it on him, in his bag!
Wen Siyou didn't dare to pause for a second, opened his school bag, poured all the contents on the ground, and finally saw his mobile phone.
When she picked up her mobile phone to dial, her body trembled, and her hands trembled.
ββ¦β¦ Neon Street West Road, where St. Ai's Hospital ...... Behind the convenience store...... Alleys," she said intermittently over the phone, her voice choked.
"Hurry up! His head was covered in blood...... "When Wen Siyou said this, there was movement in the corner of his clothes.
She looked at it with red eyes.
He opened his eyes in a daze, and his voice was extremely hoarse.
He said, "Don't ...... Tell the third uncle ......"
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