House Dad's Literary Life

Chapter 324: It Will Be Sunny Afterwards

At the moment Xixi fell, Yang Yi couldn’t help but stand up from his seat in the audience.

My daughter fell, where did she fall? Does it hurt? Is there any bleeding?

Everything about his daughter affected Yang Yi’s heart, and he has lost the ability to think correctly. If it weren’t for Mo Fei pulling him, Yang Yi would have wanted to go on stage to pick up his daughter.

Fortunately, Mo Fei was calmer. Although she was also worried about Xixi, she was a person who often performed on stage and knew that these small mishaps were normal.

On stage, Xixi pouted her mouth, but she didn’t cry in the end. She just held back the tears in her eyes and stood up again with effort.

I have to perform well! Mama is watching!

Xixi, relying on her belief, suppressed the grievance in her heart and wiped away her tears. It was just a bit difficult to stand up because the costume made Xixi a bit bloated.

Nan Zhaoyu and another boy were also dumbfounded, not sure if they were scared by Xixi’s fall. The two boys watched helplessly as their little friend struggled to get up on their own.

It was unknown who started it, but the parents in the audience all applauded one after another, applauding for Xixi’s strength.

They didn’t come to see those demanding, truly refined plays. Watching their children’s performances, wasn’t it just to see their performance after their hard work? What did a little setback or mistake count for?

Amidst the applause, Xixi on stage still had tears in her eyes, but her mood had improved a lot. Looking at the little girl with tears and a smile from afar, she was also extremely cute!

Yang Yi looked around with some pride, feeling proud of his daughter in his heart. He didn’t expect Xixi to stand up on her own and be so strong!

That’s my daughter!

……

The performance continued, and the most interesting scene was still where the ugly duckling turned into a swan!

The ugly duckling played by Xixi crawled into the reeds of the swamp, and a child appeared on stage, holding the sun and swaying it playfully.

“The sun gradually rose, and this frozen land gradually warmed up under the sun’s rays. The larks also began to sing beautiful songs. Ah, the beautiful spring has arrived…” Teacher Mu’s lyrical narration also foreshadowed that the hardships experienced by the ugly duckling had passed.

At this moment, the ugly duckling in the reeds walked out, and the audience exclaimed in surprise because it was no longer the silly ugly duckling played by Xixi, but instead a pure white and elegant swan played by Yang Luoqi.

Wu Yue in the audience excitedly applauded and said to the parents next to her, “That is my daughter, that is my daughter!”

Xixi’s part has come to an end, and both Yang Yi and Mo Fei couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. They let go of the burden in their hearts and could now calmly appreciate the performances of other children.

However, Lan Zhoukai, who had just gone somewhere, came back with a bodyguard carrying a large net bag behind him. There were many fresh and beautiful roses inside, each one was individually packaged and meticulously trimmed of thorns so as not to prick hands.

Lan Zhoukai was very low-key, moving around the parents’ seating area with his head down, but his movement was very quiet, trying not to affect others. It seemed somewhat magical, a billionaire boss personally nodding and bowing to the parents, handing out roses. Finally, when he got to Yang Yi, he sat down and handed a rose to Yang Yi with a smile, and also handed one to Mo Fei.

“Later, let’s all go and offer flowers to our children. They have worked hard for a month, so let’s make them happy!” Lan Zhoukai said.

“Oh! Right, you need two!” Lan Zhoukai stuffed another one into Yang Yi’s hand and said sourly, “You have to give one to my daughter too. She really likes you, Uncle Yang. She’ll probably be even happier if she sees you giving her flowers than if I, her father, give her one.”

Yang Yi laughed in surprise.

When the performance of “The Ugly Duckling” finally came to an end, it still received thunderous applause and cheers from the entire audience. Not only because the story was novel and interesting, but also because the children performed really well! It should be known that this was a play. And four or five-year-old children performing in a play was much more challenging than other singing performances!

What’s more, it was such a large play that all the children participated. Just watching it was dazzling, let alone how hard it was to arrange and practice behind the scenes! This made the parents of other classes also admire them very much and sincerely applaud for the children in the middle class.

Of course, the performance was not perfect. There were bumps and small mistakes in the middle, but these could almost be ignored. Compared with the performances of the children in other classes, Xixi and her classmates have already done well enough!

Amidst the applause, Yang Yi saw the smile on his daughter’s face. This little girl finally enjoyed the glory brought by her efforts!

……

After a while, in the backstage, the parents of the middle class all came to pick up their children one after another.

Yang Yi also saw Xixi who had just taken off her costume. Although it was winter, the little girl was still feeling a bit hot from being stuffed in her costume. Sweat dripped from her forehead and her hair was wet with sweat. It curled up and stuck to her cheeks. The makeup on her face had already been washed away by the sweat.

“Papa!” Upon seeing her father, Xixi cheered. The little girl who had put down her burden was so excited that she didn’t even bother to put on her down jacket and immediately jumped over.

Yang Yi quickly hugged his daughter who had jumped up and asked Teacher Mu for a wet tissue to wipe off the poor makeup on Xixi’s face, while also listening to Xixi’s chattering.

This scene could actually be seen everywhere in the backstage. The children who were on stage for the first time were all very excited. Even the somewhat shy Yang Luoqi couldn’t help but whisper her feelings to her mother while hugging her neck.

“Oh, where’s Mama?” Xixi was excited for a while before she realized it. She held the flowers that her father had just given her with both hands and asked in confusion.

“Your Mama is waiting for you outside. Come on, Papa will help you put on your coat, and then we’ll go see Mama!” Yang Yi smiled and put on a down jacket for the little girl.

Walking from the backstage to the corridor outside the auditorium, Mo Fei was already waiting there. She couldn’t go in just now because there were too many people.

But Xixi didn’t care. She couldn’t wait for her mother to pick her up, “Mama, did you see my performance?”

“Yes! Our Xixi is so amazing, she performed very well. Mama likes your performance as the ugly duckling, you performed the pitifulness of the ugly duckling!” Mo Fei praised.

Xixi actually only heard Mo Fei’s praise. As for how good it was and where it was good, the little girl couldn’t understand it, but that was enough. Xixi smiled sweetly and said to her mother, “Mama, let me tell you, don’t tell anyone, I almost didn’t perform well before!”

“When Zhaoyu and others came over, I fell down and my bottom hurt. Um… it wasn’t very painful, but it was just so sad. I really wanted to cry.” The little girl tried her best to describe her emotions at that time. Now she no longer had that kind of panic and grievance, but instead spoke with a smile on her face, as if describing something great she had done.

“So how did Xixi get up by herself later?” Mo Fei was also curious about her daughter’s psychological activities at that time. She asked, “Mama saw it and was so nervous and afraid that Xixi would be sad.”

“Hee hee, Mama, don’t worry! Teacher Mu said I was super brave and super awesome. I wasn’t afraid and I didn’t cry. Then I stood up and wanted Mama to see my performance. I didn’t cry, didn’t cry, and just stood up!” Xixi ran out of words and said something incoherently.

“In any case, Xixi is very strong, right?” Mo Fei lightly brushed the little girl’s nose with her finger and smiled.

“Hmm! Mama, am I great?” Xixi looked at her mother expectantly.

“Of course, Xixi is the best!” Mo Fei kissed her daughter on the cheek.

Xixi smiled happily.

Yang Yi smiled as he watched from the side, and he suddenly felt that sometimes it was not bad to let his daughter face some challenges. After experiencing this stage performance, he believed that Xixi would become more confident. Looking at her radiant expression, it was also a form of growth!