Chapter 112: Meng Wu You's Past

  Xuanyuan Xiu smiled and said, "Little girl, look at how excited you are. Won't you say next that everything is just a fleeting cloud, and that Shixiong is the most reliable?" She had been seen through by Xuanyuan again, and weakly nodded her head.

  Zhang Jing seemed to be proving something, saying: "Aunt Meng, I told you so, Xiao Xiao and I didn't say anything wrong. They two are talking nonsense again, what's 'give power', don't even know what it means, eh, no wonder Xiao Xiao said they're from another world, their thinking is not on the starting line of humanity."

  Meng Wuyou nodded gently and said, "Yes, we used to be like that too."

  Zhang Jing only heard a faint "ah" and didn't catch what Grandma Meng said afterwards, so she curiously asked: "Grandma Meng, what did you say? I didn't hear it."

  Meng Wuyou casually waved her hand and said, "Nothing much, but, Jingjing, didn't you just excitedly say that I should acknowledge you as my disciples? Now you're still calling me Meng Nainai nonstop, can't you change the way you address me?"

  Zhang Jiong stroked his forehead, saying: "Look at me, I didn't react in time. It's all because of the habit of calling you 'Niangniang' (mother). I was so excited that I forgot to change my words. Master is above, and the apprentice pays respects to you. Please have some tea." As he spoke, Zhang Jiong picked up the teapot on the table, poured half a cup of flower tea, and handed it to Meng Wuyou to drink.

  Meng Wuyou smiled and took it, saying: "Jingjing, no need to be so formal and restrained, just call me Master from now on, everything else remains the same."

  I quickly walked up and said, "Master, how can you say that? This is important for both of us. Remember what you said before? Although you studied Western instruments and dance, you still have Chinese blood in your bones, so you attach great importance to respecting teachers and the way. At that time, it was precisely because you only hoped to teach us as a hobby, not expecting us to become anything special, that we continued to call you Master Meng. You always taught us with all your might, but didn't let us call you Master, yet now that you've finally opened up and are willing to let us call you Master, we must be serious about it." Zhang Jie nodded repeatedly in agreement.

  Meng Wuyou was amused by Nan Xixi's words and thought to herself, "This little girl actually understands my thoughts." Since she had already decided to make an exception and accept them as disciples, there was no need to hesitate further. So she said, "Xixi, do you have any ideas?" After thinking for a moment, I said, "Master, I know you hate empty courtesy and trouble. How about this: my family and the Zhang family will discuss it and choose a time to invite you to dinner at Yiran Hotel? You can't refuse, okay? My dad works there, so it won't be any trouble at all. This is also a belated celebration of our becoming master and disciples."

  "Alright, Xiao and Jing, since that's the case, I'll accept your master's banquet. Just remember, don't be extravagant." My brother Zhang Jing and I chimed in unison. After applying medicine to Xuan Yuan Ruo, I poured out the water, put the washbasin back in its original place, and returned to the outer room.

  After everything was ready, Meng Wuyou became serious and said: "Next, we will start class. Before that, I want to tell you two something. Xuan Yuan will be learning Latin dance with us from now on. His teacher has something to attend to in B city and he will be following me for studies from now on. You two should welcome him. I have already asked about his progress, it's similar to yours, but maybe there are some aspects that won't match up, so try to cooperate, got it?" We all said we understood loudly.

  "This is actually good news for you all too, isn't it? From now on, you'll have a dance partner, and won't need to virtually dance with an old lady like me all day."

  Zhang Jing said with embarrassment: "Master, look at what you're saying, we didn't mean that at all. We'd be delighted if you took us along to jump, just don't jump too well, okay?"

  Meng Wuyou continued, "Since that's the case, Xuanxuan, you'll follow me from now on. I'll take care of you. Xiao Xiao, you don't have a choice, okay? You and your senior fellow disciple will make a pair. I've heard from Xuanxuan before that you two were in the same class in elementary school and even sat together at one point, so there should be some tacit understanding between you two. This arrangement should still be quite suitable."

  As soon as Meng Wuyou spoke, Zhang Jing immediately looked back and forth between Nan Xiao and Xuan Yuanruo, with a gaze that was flirtatious and ambiguous. It seemed like there was already something going on between the two of them. When I heard Master's arrangement, Zhang Jing gave me that look again, and although I felt a bit uncomfortable in my heart, I still thought Master's words were reasonable. Since that's the case, forget it, I'm a magnanimous person, so after glaring at Zhang Jing, I ignored her.

  In Zhang Jing's eyes, it wasn't understood that way. She thought Nan Xiuxiu was embarrassed and guilty conscience, so after staring at her fiercely for a moment, she turned away, afraid of revealing something from herself.

  Meng Wuyou, considering Xuan Yuanrui's participation this time, thought of her own perfect coordination with her senior brother back then, and couldn't help but have some personal thoughts. She wanted to teach them the Latin dance that she and her senior brother were most in sync with ahead of time, but for them, it might still be a considerable challenge at this point. After all, although anyone can dance Latin, truly becoming an expert is not easy; it's not that the steps and techniques are difficult to learn, but rather that the subtle charm and emotions are hard to convey through the dance between two people.

  Many boys and girls who have been learning Latin dance since childhood have always been diligent in their studies, and they will not easily change a dance partner. Perhaps the perfect technique and passionate, fiery romance are not lacking, but the kind of affection between men and women that is hard to fake, perhaps it was precisely because of this affection that she and her senior fellow apprentice were recognized by countless masters at the time.

  Meng Wuyou spent two and a half hours, finally finishing explaining the key points of the dance to them, and also had them practice it over and over again. Although there was still something missing, she clearly felt the difference between Xiao Xiao and Xuan Yuan, so her choice was absolutely right. Meng Wuyou turned off the music, clapped her hands, and said: "Alright, that's all for today, it's almost midnight, you guys did a good job today."

  At this time, Zhang Jing's stomach started growling, I wanted to tease her, but my own stomach also started growling. Meng Wuyou looked at Zhang Jing and Nan Xiao, smiled and said: "Hungry? Also, not just you two, even I'm hungry. Just now I was going to say that you guys did a good job today, so I decided to treat you to dinner at the small restaurant by the alley entrance. Didn't expect you guys to be so on cue, immediately telling me with your actions that you're hungry. Alright, let's go get that little package from the inner room and head out."

  Zhang Jiong smiled and said, "Master, you're the best! Thank you so much. I won't be polite anymore. This morning, I didn't even have breakfast, I'm starving to death!"

  Meng Wuyou walked over with a small package, touched Zhang Jing's head and said: "You little girl, sweet talk, but from now on, even if you're late to my class, you have to eat breakfast. Did you hear? Otherwise, at such a young age, your body will be ruined. You've been dancing all morning, wasting so much energy..."

  Zhang Jing felt a bit embarrassed, Master is just softhearted, actually, she didn't eat nothing at all, on the bus coming here, she hastily ate an apple. The day passed quickly like this, in the afternoon, Nan Xixi and Zhang Jing finished learning piano at 5:30, Meng Wuyou smiled and watched them leave until they were out of sight.

  Meng Wu You sat on the noble chair, turned on the radio, and gazed at the distant sunset that was about to set. For a moment, she felt a thousand emotions. The sunset is indeed infinite, but as dusk approaches, isn't she just like this? Today's radio play is the famous Kunqu opera "Peony Pavilion": Originally, the purple and red flowers bloomed everywhere, but now they are all withered and fallen, leaning against the broken walls. Good weather and beautiful scenery, why should they be wasted on heaven? Who can appreciate the beauty of the world in their courtyard? The clouds fly by at dawn and dusk, the misty rain and wind blow, the smoke and waves paint a picture on the brocade screen...

  Who says it's not? Thinking of her and Shixiong Gu Hengwen, they met in the most beautiful time. At that time, I was young and vigorous. When I first arrived in France, I was unhappy to say that Latin dance was more flavorful when Westerners danced, always provoking those people, issuing a challenge letter to them, although Shixiong always said behind my back that he wanted to tell Shifu about it, but he accompanied me to prepare carefully and respond to the battle every time. In just three months, the reputation of my Latin dance with Shixiong spread throughout France's high society.

  Later, he and his senior brother became more and more popular, receiving the admiration of many people, who respectfully called them the Latin couple. At that time, they were indeed basking in the sweetness of success and love. Is it always like what our ancestors said: "Disaster is where good fortune relies, good fortune is where disaster lurks." It was at this moment that news came from home that his family had been overthrown. He had previously hated that old-fashioned feudal family so much, but when it really collapsed in the storm, he felt deeply sad inside. If there were no family, he would not have been able to learn piano and Latin, which he loved; if there were no family, he would not have been able to go abroad. What qualifications did he have to despise them?

  But it was too late, and what's more, her senior brother had mistakenly married Duan Shengnan. She herself had also become pregnant with someone else's child due to a one-night mistake. Just like that, they could never go back... Meng Wuyou's eyes were filled with tears as she held the music box that Gu Hengwen had given her in the past. She sat there for a long time, from sunset to starry night.

  First update, maybe some people don't know who Meng Wu You is, look at the previous part of the text, this section about her past is also written with a purpose, guess what, hehe... Cute is going to be recommended again, it's today, so please support Cute by leaving your precious comments and votes, thank you 0710ai0405 for voting with pink tickets, I'm frozen to death... Cute thanks you