Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1372 - 1194: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1372: Chapter 1194: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Although Peach Blossom Village was prosperous, watching a play was not an easy feat, so when the villagers heard there was one to see, they all eagerly came.

It was only at this time that Nan Feng and Wild Brother found out that Long Aixi and Xia Dabao had been secretly preparing a play all this while.

"You two, no wonder you’ve been whispering and laughing mysteriously recently. So you are going to act in a play? You’ve really gone to great lengths to entertain the villagers," Nan Feng asked, "Can you let mother know in advance what play you’ve prepared?"

"Mother, you’ll find out when the time comes," Xia Dabao naturally didn’t want to reveal it, fearing that if she did, mother would disapprove, as she always said to keep a low profile in the village and not to attract too much attention.

Since Xia Dabao was unwilling to speak, Nan Feng turned to Long Aixi and asked, "Xiao’ai, you’re going to be in it as well?"

Long Aixi nodded.

"How did you get involved too?" Nan Feng laughed. "Lately, you’ve been fooling around with Dabao every day, I’m scared that one day you’ll become wild like her. What will I do if your parents blame me when you go back to Longya Gang?"

"Aunt Nan Feng, don’t worry, as long as I’m happy that’s what matters. Besides, Abao isn’t doing anything bad, where does the idea of becoming wild come from? When I go back, my parents will only be grateful for your care, and they will definitely not blame you," Long Aixi consoled Nan Feng instead.

"You sweet talker," Nan Feng said fondly. "Alright then, I’ll just wait and see the play tomorrow. Hopefully, you guys will perform well and receive applause and praise from everyone."

"Mother, I guarantee you’ll applaud the play we’ve put on!" Xia Dabao said with a smile.

Having said that, Xia Dabao looked over at Long Aixi, who at that moment was also looking at her — their eyes met. Xia Dabao gave him an approving smile, suggesting that he did a good job keeping the secret, then she turned her gaze away.

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The day of the play finally arrived.

That day, Xia Dabao arrived early at the threshing ground and put up the stage curtains in advance. There was already a stage present, which was used for celebrations like New Year’s or weddings in the village. So they just needed to add the curtains.

Then came the task of applying makeup to Wang San and Zhang Qianqian. Xia Dabao wasn’t usually into makeup, but it didn’t matter now; she just needed them to look like women. So she painted their faces bright red to the point they couldn’t even recognize themselves, then had them change into Nan Feng’s old clothes.

Nan Feng was petite and these two boys, who were already well-developed, were squeezed into the clothes. It was so tight that they kept laughing and complaining they had been deceived by Xia Dabao.

"Regret is useless now. If you don’t act well, next time I see you two, I won’t even talk to you," Xia Dabao warned.

To create the atmosphere of a singing play, Xia Dabao borrowed a gong from the village chief’s house. Before the play began, she didn’t have Long Aixi do anything but stand under the stage and beat the gong, shouting, "Come and watch the play! Don’t miss out if you’re passing by!"

At first, Long Aixi could not shout out loud.

It was embarrassing for the young master of Longya Gang to be standing at the village entrance pounding on a gong and shouting out loud.

When Long Aixi was too shy to shout, Xia Dabao raised her voice to demonstrate several times, and Long Aixi finally started to shout. After practicing a few times, he got used to it and began to shout even louder.

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