Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 67 Let's Make a Scene

Apply for a job in person.

Peeping at someone changing clothes.

One bizarre event after another occurred at the nameless academy.

This clearly demonstrates that rumors are already circulating widely.

However, the students of the Nameless Academy had no time to pay attention to these things; they were focused solely on vying for the male lead.

Originally, they were just doing it for fun, but as the competition intensified, they became very serious. This could even be said to be the first time in their lives that they had done something so seriously.

After three rounds of testing, the roles will finally be determined today.

When Tao Mo and Hong Xiu arrived at the classroom, the group of boys held their breath nervously.

Seeing their nervous expressions, Hongxiu couldn't help but purse her red lips. After spending these days together, she realized that these boys weren't as bad as she had imagined.

"The two main characters, Cao Mengde and Jia Baoyu, have been decided." As he spoke, Tao Mo looked at Hongxiu.

Hongxiu understood that Tao Mo was helping her establish her authority. She stepped forward, about to speak, when she suddenly asked, "Isn't Wang Xiaoque here?"

Wang Shuang immediately said, "Brother Que is settling the bill with the people from Yixianjue."

Hongxiu asked curiously, "Is this also under his jurisdiction?"

Li Jie said, "No one dares to compete with him for this."

Hongxiu asked, "Why?"

Li Jieman chuckled and said, "Because Brother Que has taken a liking to that cook."

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Only Huangfu Sengnian knew that the fat man had ulterior motives and was trying to weaken his competitors.

Hongxiu glanced at Tao Mo, and seeing his calm expression, she didn't bother to say anything more, so she said, "Anyway, Wang Xiaoque isn't in this casting call, so it doesn't matter if he's not here."

After a slight pause, she continued, "After discussing it with my husband, we have decided that Linghu Baodi will play the role of Cao Mengde."

"I won! I won!"

The chubby boy jumped up happily; this was perhaps the first time in his life that he had won a victory on his own.

"why?"

Xue Jun exclaimed excitedly, "Where is my student inferior to him?"

Hongxiu smiled and said, "Baodi is excellent at memorizing words and is eloquent. In addition, her appearance is more in line with Cao Mengde."

"Is it because he's fat?" Xue Jun said unhappily.

Hongxiu quickly said, "You mustn't say that."

"Haha."

Everyone laughed again.

Speaking of being fat, Li Jie became smug, "If I were to participate, it wouldn't be a chance for you, Linghu Baodi."

Linghu Baodi retorted, "Didn't you hear what the teacher said? It's mainly because I have a strong ability to memorize words."

"good."

Hongxiu nodded and said, "Regarding the casting, you are all here. Ask yourselves honestly, are you really better than Linghu Baodi?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Hongxiu continued, "About Jia Baoyu...?"

Everyone's eyes widened.

They were both competing for two roles, and Jia Baoyu was obviously more attractive than Cao Mengde, because they had secretly learned that Qin'er would be playing the female lead.

“The role will be played by Cui Gu’er.”

Before Cui Gu'er could even jump up and cheer, the classroom was already filled with wailing and lamentation.

Upon seeing this, Cui Gu'er was even happier.

If happiness is built upon the suffering of others, then it must be even happier.

Hongxiu smiled and said, "Don't be discouraged. My husband and I have assigned roles to each of you."

Han Xiaohu asked pitifully, "Does that mean everyone is assigned a female lead?"

".!"

……

In the kitchen.

"Hey? Are you stealing?"

Wang Xi glanced at Bai Ningsu, who was looking around, and couldn't help but laugh.

Bai Ningsu glanced at him and said, "This is the first time I've ever done something like this."

"Isn't that exciting?"

"No."

Bai Ningsu said, "I came here today to tell you that I have completed all the tasks you gave me."

Wang Xi laughed and said, "I know, very good. I knew I hadn't trusted the wrong person."

Bai Ningsu said, "But there's a lot of criticism going on outside right now. Aren't you really afraid?"

"Of course I'm afraid. I'm afraid they won't cause any trouble. If they don't even reach Li Longji, I'm finished." Wang Xi laughed and said, "Afraid? Ha, I, Wang Xiaoque, have been cursed since I was a child. I'm used to it. As long as they don't slander you, sir, it's fine."

"That is it."

"Ok?"

"I mean, although there are those who slander you, there aren't many."

"That's fine."

"If there are no other instructions, I'll head back now."

"Ah."

Bai Ningsu stood up, and suddenly her body swayed.

Wang Xi instinctively reached out to help her, but Bai Ningsu dodged him. He withdrew his hand and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Bai Ningsu shook her head.

Seeing that she looked tired, Wang Xi had an idea: "Wait a while before you leave. I forgot to tell you something."

"what's up?"

"I mentioned to you, sir, that you were planning to sell wine in the suburbs, but you thought it was not the best option."

Bai Ningsu asked excitedly, "Sir, do you have a way to make more money?"

Wang Xi was taken aback. "Wow, are you short of money?"

Bai Ningsu said, "Of course. Of course we need it. Who doesn't love money?"

"I didn't realize you were such a money-grubber."

"Not as good as you, you big money-grubber."

"Haha!" Wang Xi laughed a few times. "Have you ever thought about why Hero Wine sells so well?"

Bai Ningsu said, "Of course, the wine is good, and then there's the method you've prepared, sir."

"Even if the method is good, if the wine is bad, it's useless."

"You mean, start with winemaking."

"correct."

Wang Xi said, "The best way to make a living is to have customers come to you asking for wine. To do that, you need to improve your winemaking skills. My teacher has recently taught me a new type of wine."

"Really?"

Bai Ningsu exclaimed in delight.

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Take a good rest recently. After you finish dealing with things at the academy, I will teach you how to make this new wine. You'll be busy then."

Bai Ningsu nodded excitedly.

Even Bai Ningsu, a complete novice, was confident that she had completed the task brilliantly, so it's easy to imagine that the commotion outside must have been quite significant.

Since the nameless academy has remained silent, and many people have been secretly fanning the flames, these rumors have become increasingly outlandish.

Some say that those纨绔 (sons of wealthy families) coerced and bribed Hongxiu into going to the academy to drink and make merry with them.

Some say that Hongxiu went there voluntarily because she was greedy for fame and fortune, and that the nameless academy was a den of iniquity and debauchery.

Some even go so far as to say that it was Prince Sipu who helped his son force Hongxiu to go to the Nameless Academy.

However, as the rumors spread further and further, they also provoked a backlash from some people, mainly Hongxiu's fans, who began to criticize the rumors.

On the contrary, it only adds fuel to the fire. If you don't fight for it, people will feel bored.

After the nameless academy finalized the roles, they immediately began preparing for this vivid teaching method. Wang Xi took this matter very seriously, bringing not only opera but also makeup and other aspects.

After all, he is a true professional.

"Ha ha!"

Wang Xi, with a long beard, swayed his head and hips, asking, "How is it? What do you think?"

Wang Shuang said, "So you asked me to bring horsehair to make this fake beard!"

"of course."

Wang Xi said, "But I won't let you take it for free. Your father has been thinking about ways to make money lately, hasn't he?"

Wang Shuang nodded and said, "Raising horses costs money. My father has been thinking about how to save money on raising horses and how to make money from horse hides and hair so that he can help His Majesty raise more horses."

Wang Xi said, "If our vivid teaching method becomes popular, wouldn't that be a way to make money?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the long beard on his face.

Wang Shuang's eyes lit up. "Oh yeah, how come I didn't think of that?"

Wang Xi said, "That's because you don't care about your father. Don't forget our mission: to nurture your father into a successful person."

Just then, a commotion broke out outside.

Wang Xi quickly removed his fake beard, and after a moment, he saw Cui Gu'er, Xue Jun, Dou E and the others enter the room.

"Brother Que, this can't go on," Cui Gu'er said angrily.

Wang Xi asked, "What's wrong?"

Han Xiaohu said, "The rumors outside are getting more and more outrageous. It doesn't matter if they talk about us, but they are slandering the teacher."

Xue Jun said, "Although the teacher doesn't mind, we can't let the teacher suffer this injustice."

A glint flashed in Wang Xi's eyes, but he sighed and said, "Do you think I don't want to? But how do we fight back? Everyone outside is saying, are we supposed to fight our way from the south gate to the north gate?"

Cui Gu'er said, "Wu Chongwen and his gang are the loudest. Why don't we go and beat them up and vent our anger?"

Just then, Huangfu Sengnian walked in, saying, "Perhaps they will come to us on their own."

Wang Xi looked up, exchanged a glance with Huangfu Sengnian, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "I heard they've been planning to cause trouble here recently."

Xue Jun said, "That would be wonderful."

"This is outrageous! They're really pushing their luck."

Wang Xi's expression changed, and he put one foot on the stool. "Brothers, we respect the master and will not cause trouble or provoke trouble, but if they come to our door to make trouble, then we have to teach them a lesson, lest they think we are easy to bully."

Wang Shuang said excitedly, "I'll be the first one up then."

Huangfu Sengnian said, "But if the sirs find out, they will definitely stop us. It would be best to turn the beating into self-defense."

Cui Gu'er asked excitedly, "Seng Nian, what brilliant plan do you have?"

Imperial College.

"What kind of behavior is this? If this continues, China's thousand-year-old education system will be destroyed in an instant!"

Lu Xiaochun, who is usually mild-mannered, paced back and forth in the hall, muttering to herself.

On the contrary, it was the hot-tempered Jiang Yanbo who sat there sipping tea.

"Brother Jiang, why aren't you saying anything? Aren't you angry?" Lu Xiaochun suddenly asked Jiang Yanbo.

"say what?"

Jiang Yanbo sneered: "Didn't we say enough before? But what's the use? The higher-ups just wouldn't listen, and we ended up looking foolish. Besides, it's perfectly normal for a playboy to be paired with a courtesan."

Lu Xiaochun said urgently, "You can't say that. If courtesans can be role models, then how can we face ourselves?"

Suddenly, they were on equal footing with courtesans; who could stand that?

Jiang Yanbo said, "Even so, I don't plan to get involved, lest they blame us for meddling."

A PhD student nearby laughed and said, "Let them make a scene, the bigger the better!"

Lu Xiaochun was taken aback, then suddenly realized, "That's right, with things having escalated like this, how can the higher-ups possibly turn a blind eye?"

……

Prince's Mansion.

"Opening the mountain, are those rumors outside true?" Jiang Jiao asked.

Li Qiao said dejectedly, "It's one thing for others to say that, but Doctor Jiang, don't you know what kind of person I am? How could I do such a thing?"

Jiang Jiao asked, "Then what exactly happened?"

Li Qiao immediately told Jiang Jiao the whole story.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiao was both amused and exasperated: "How old are you? How could you fall for a little kid's provocation?"

Li Qiao sighed, "I mainly didn't expect that Hongxiu would be willing to become a teacher at Wuming Academy."

Jiang Jiao sighed and said, "There are rumors going around outside these days, so you have to be careful and not give anyone any leverage against you."

Li Qiao nodded and said, "It's not a big deal. Hongxiu has long been out of the jurisdiction of the Jiaofang. I'm just doing a favor. Besides, many others have done similar things."

Jiang Jiao said, "This matter is minor, but it's too outrageous. You really didn't think things through back then!"

Li Qiao sighed, "It's all that brat's fault. When he gets back, I'm going to give him a good beating. He's really made my life miserable."

(End of this chapter)