Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 64 Shameless
Parents like Han Dachui, Cui Shendao, and Linghu An also experienced this surprise at almost the same time.

As a father, nothing is more desirable than seeing his son succeed.

In fact, they had some internal struggle when they first sent their son to the nameless academy.

After he went there, he was given holidays every few days, but he didn't make any progress. Fortunately, he didn't go out and cause any trouble.

Unexpectedly, things took a complete 180-degree turn.

miracle!

This can only be described as a miracle.

Little did they know that their son's efforts were actually aimed at winning the male lead role.

After several days of hard practice, they finally faced the casting test.

That morning, Xue Jun and the others arrived at the academy early. They greeted each other with a hint of hostility, but their mouths were still all smiles while their mouths were full of curses. After all, there were only two male protagonists: Cao Mengde and Jia Baoyu.

Upon entering the academy, they went straight to the main classroom. However, once they arrived at the main classroom, a feeling of resentment at having their wives stolen arose spontaneously.

"Let's go, da da da da hey, follow my rhythm da da da. Spin around, hey. Kneel down."

But then they saw Wang Xi, dressed in red sleeves, dancing and striking seductive poses!

As the first Duzhi of Chang'an, Hongxiu's talent in poetry and prose goes without saying.

Soon, following Wang Xi's directions, she incorporated opera into her contemporary singing style.

Seeing that he was at the mercy of others in terms of musicality, Wang Xi decided to start teaching dance steps from today.

Theater places great emphasis on dance steps, which is completely absent in the present day.

These dance steps naturally need to be taught on stage, because the movements need to be adapted to the stage.

This infuriated Cui Gu'er and his men. They gritted their teeth, their faces contorted with rage, their eyes filled with jealousy, envy, and hatred!

"Still wrong."

Wang Xi suddenly stopped, walked straight to Hongxiu's side, and in front of everyone, immediately put his hands on Hongxiu's slender waist with one hand and gently held Hongxiu's wrist with the other, raising it slightly, "Yes, that's it."

"His!"

The students below the stage suddenly stood up, their fists clenched.

What happened to the promise of respecting teachers and valuing their teachings?

Before Hongxiu could even react, her hand movements were incredibly fluid. A flash of fire crossed her beautiful eyes, but it was fleeting. Suddenly, she lowered her hand and deftly blocked Wang Xi's hand.

"what happened?"

Wang Xi asked.

Hongxiu gently wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, feigning exhaustion, "I never imagined these dance steps would be so difficult."

Wang Xi smiled and said, "Teacher, it's only your first day of practice, so it's normal to be a little unaccustomed to it. You'll get used to it gradually. Let's continue practicing."

Hongxiu pondered for a moment and said, "Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. How about this, let's select another student to come up first, and you can demonstrate. That might be more effective."

"not good!"

Wang Xi shook his head and explained, "They are clumsy and lack the foundation, so I'm afraid they will make a wrong example."

Before he could finish speaking, someone said, "Teacher, let me demonstrate for you."

Wang Xi turned his head and saw Li Jie rushing over with his hands raised, volunteering, "I have already learned it down below, so let me and Wang Xiaoque demonstrate it for the teacher."

Hongxiu smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay!"

He stepped aside, secretly furious. It was outrageous that he had fallen for this kid's trick.

"Fatty, what do you mean?" Wang Xi gritted his teeth and whispered.

Xiaoman stopped calling out.

Li Jie said with righteous indignation, "Protect the teacher from being harmed by villains."

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Good! Good! You fatso, you're afraid that your brother will suffer, and you're also afraid that your brother will ride a big horse."

"Humph!"

Li Jieman glared at the man with disdain, then suddenly saw him pull out a bamboo stick from somewhere. "What are you doing?"

"Spare the rod and spoil the child."

Wang Xi raised the bamboo stick and swung it directly at Li Jie's plump buttocks, "Perky buttocks."

"what!"

Li Jieman grunted, "You dog-headed vulture, settling personal scores under the guise of official business."

But she still stuck her butt out.

For the sake of my teacher, I can endure it.

Snapped!
"Put your chest out."

Wang Xi sneered: "Didn't you want to demonstrate? Here's your chance to show off."

For the sake of my teacher, I will endure it. Li Jieman gritted his teeth and straightened his chest.

Wow, kid, you can tolerate this? You're incredibly audacious. Wang Xi swung his stick down again. "Let's go."

Huangfu Sengnian whispered to Wang Shuang, who was gloating beside him, "Brother Shuang, if we don't join forces, we might not be a match for Wang Xiaoque."

Wang Shuang was taken aback and immediately shouted, "Wang Xiaoque, don't go too far!"

As the senior disciple, he took the lead in making such a fuss, and the junior disciples below also joined in the jeering.

Seeing that he had incurred the wrath of the crowd, Wang Xi quickly threw away the weapon and chuckled, "Xiaoman, you learned very well just now."

He glanced at the sky again, then said to Hongxiu, "Teacher, it seems it's about time for the casting exams."

Their time was a bit tight; the students were already busy with exams, and the teachers were still studying. Wang Xi could only teach Hongxiu during the breaks between exams.

Hongxiu smiled and nodded, but she was very annoyed inside. This kid wasn't even hiding anymore.

It was finally our turn to go on stage.

Cui Gu'er and the others were even more excited now. So that's how it's performed. I want to be the male lead!

Xue Jun was the first to take the stage.

He took a deep breath and roared, "The wind rises, the clouds fly!"

"Stop, stop, stop."

Wang Xi said, "This is the casting for Cao Mengde, not Zhang Yide. Why are you yelling?"

Xue Jun said dejectedly, "I was just afraid you wouldn't hear me."

Wang Xi said, "That's called a loud voice, not a roar!"

Hongxiu suddenly spoke up: "I think it's pretty good."

Ok?
Wang Xi turned his head to look at Hongxiu.

Hongxiu ignored him and instead said to Xue Jun, "You continue."

Seeing that he had gained Hongxiu's approval, Xue Jun's confidence soared. He made a face at Wang Xi and then continued to recite loudly.

Wang Xi glanced at Hongxiu, smiled to himself, and whispered, "Teacher, I suddenly remembered that the master also instructed me to do something."

Before he could finish speaking, Hongxiu said, "Go ahead and get busy."

"So you want me to leave?" Wang Xi smiled and nodded. Just as he stood up, his brothers on either side immediately parted to make way for him. Wang Xi glanced at them, inwardly chuckling, "You think this is recklessness? Wrong, this is my strategy. Heh heh!"

However, Wang Xi wasn't actually making excuses to slip away; he had always planned to go to Yixianjue. He had no interest in watching Cui Gu'er and the others whine and act coy.

Now that Hongxiu has joined the Nameless Academy with her team, although she didn't ask for a high price, the musicians she brought all need to eat, which costs money. He has to go to Yixianjue to get his money back.

When Wang Xi arrived at Yi Xian Jue, it was still an hour before noon. There were only four or five tables of customers upstairs and downstairs. Business was good, but not booming.

This is normal; it can't stay that popular forever.

Bai Siyong and his daughter were not surprised to see Wang Xi arrive, since Wang Xi had said beforehand that he would be coming here to collect money soon.

Wang Xi was immediately invited into the inner hall, and then Bai Siyong brought out the account book.

"These are the accounts for the past two months. Please take a look, young master."

"Ah."

Wang Xi nodded and picked up the ledger to look at it.

The Bai father and daughter stood aside, looking quite uneasy. It wasn't that there was a problem with the account book, but rather that this dog-headed vulture was talking nonsense, and who wouldn't be afraid?

"Eighty-eighty thousand coins?"

Wang Xi suddenly looked at the Bai family father and daughter, "You've only earned eighty thousand coins in these two months?"

Bai Siyong hurriedly said, "Young master, this is 30% profit after deducting costs. It's quite a lot. This is the first time we've made so much money since the shop opened. I don't think we'll make this much in the future."

Wang Xi said disappointedly, "Really? My family owns a winery too."

Nowadays, a dou (a unit of dry measure) of rice costs twenty coins, a bolt of silk costs five hundred coins, and the finest wine costs three hundred coins, but that's in the East Market. Hero Wine, on the other hand, is priced at two hundred and fifty coins, which is considered very expensive in the West Market.

However, this amount was far lower than Wang Xi had expected; the money that Cui Gu'er and his gang had stolen from their homes was much more than that.

This shows that the commercial scale of the Tang Dynasty still has great potential.

Just as Bai Siyong was about to explain, Bai Ningsu suddenly interrupted, "How can it compare to your family's winery? Your family has dozens of times more winemakers than our small shop, and the grain is also from your own farm. We still have to sell the grain, so we can only brew this much wine each month."

"That's true."

Wang Xi nodded. "With the size of your shop, how much money can you possibly make? But business is good now, so why don't you hire more people?"

"No money."

Bai Ningsu said aggrievedly, "Business was bad some time ago, and I still owed some money. Now that the debts have been paid off and there is still money to pay the government, there is very little left."

Bai Siyong glanced at her daughter in surprise. Was she so eager to perform today?

Wang Xi glanced at Xiaobai, a hint of amusement in his eyes, "So, you have no plans to expand your business?"

Bai Ningsu said dejectedly, "We would like to, but we are powerless to do so."

"As long as you have breasts, that's enough."

"chest?"

"Having lofty ambitions. Don't you even understand that?"

“I have it.”

Bai Ningsu immediately replied.

"Really?" Wang Xi asked with a smile, "Then what do you plan to do if I leave this money in the shop?"

Bai Ningsu immediately perked up, "The weather is already turning cold, and Hero's Wine is even more warming, especially for travelers. I think we could set up taverns on the main roads outside Chang'an City, specifically to sell wine to travelers. That's it..."

"It's just that we don't have enough money."

"Ah."

"It seems you've had your eye on my money for a long time."

"No, no," Bai Siyong hurriedly said. "Young Master's money has already been prepared, and we dare not touch a single penny."

Wang Xi laughed and said, "I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about Xiaobai."

Bai Ningsu replied, "I think it's better to keep this money in a small shop than to squander it on courtesans."

“That’s true.” Wang Xi nodded, then suddenly frowned. “Looking for courtesans? How did you know I was going to use this money to see courtesans?”

Bai Ningsu said nervously, "I heard it from a guest."

Wang Xi immediately asked, "What did they say?"

Bai Ningsu said, "They said that your Wuming Academy secretly found courtesans from Pingkangfang to accompany students."

Wang Xi's eyes flickered a few times, then he suddenly turned to look at Bai Ningsu, "With this money here, are you confident you can help me make more money?"

Bai Ningsu nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Wang Xi said, "Alright then, I'll leave the money here for now. It's too little; it would be embarrassing to take it back."

"Isn't it?"

Bai Ningsu immediately echoed.

Bai Siyong shook his head inwardly, thinking that his daughter was too ignorant and arrogant, actually setting her sights on the dog-headed vulture.

Wang Xi suddenly looked at Bai Ningsu and asked, "Xiao Bai, can you be trusted?"

Bai Ningsu paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course I am trustworthy."

Wang Xi then asked, "So, are you a talkative person?"

Bai Ningsu immediately shook her head and said, "No."

Wang Xi asked, "Do you have any gossipy people in your shop?"

Bai Ningsu blinked. "Why are you asking this?"

Wang Xi smiled and said, "I hope you can help me spread some news."

Bai Ningsu cautiously replied, "What news? I won't do anything illegal."

Wang Xi laughed and said, "It's definitely not illegal, because all these messages are insults directed at me."

"Insulting you?"

"Hmm. Are you happy?" Wang Xi asked with a smile.

Bai Ningsu nodded vigorously, then suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly shook her head.

Wang Xi beckoned with his finger, and the curious Bai Ningsu instinctively leaned in to listen.

Cursing a vulture, and this is a good thing?
Wang Xi had only casually beckoned, never expecting the woman to bring her face right up to his. Looking at that face so close to his, with its big eyes, arched eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, pure and lovely, he felt a surge of excitement.

"Cough cough!"

Bai Siyong, who was standing next to him, quickly coughed twice.

"what!"

Bai Ningsu suddenly realized what was happening and shrank back.

Wang Xi asked without changing his expression, "Why are you so close? You can keep the money, but don't think about anything else. I'm known for my composure; try me if you don't believe me."

Bai Ningsu's face flushed crimson, her beauty radiant. "I won't try! It's clearly you!"

Bai Siyong quickly stepped in to defuse the situation, "Young Master, what kind of message do you want us to spread?"

Wang Xi said, "It's about the inside story of hiring courtesans to accompany students."

(End of this chapter)