Three or Two Things about Rebirth

The entire performance, except for two singing programs from two cultural centers, was composed entirely of Russian folk dances and male and female solos, duets, and small choruses.

The audience didn't understand a single word of the lyrics, but in the cheerful atmosphere, everyone was smiling and clapping along to the beat.

Especially when a pair of dancers improvised a kiss while dancing, the audience was shocked and the actors became excited. In the following performances, they kissed each other at every turn, and won countless applause and laughter.

On the third day, the song and dance troupe added another performance. Many audiences who had watched the performance yesterday went to watch it again today.

Everyone was very interested in foreign beauties. Qiu Luming heard many people talking about their hair color, eye color, and how their legs were so long, so strong, and how they could bounce so high. Some people even said with regret that the Russian TV stations were performing ballet every day, so why didn't this dance troupe have any?

Today, Qiu Jiashu was invited by the county propaganda department. Because he can play the accordion and sing Russian songs, they wanted him to rehearse with the Russian actors and put on a cooperative program, which would better reflect the friendly cultural exchanges between the two sides.

Qiu Jiashu agreed. Of course, he had no choice but to agree, as their director had personally given him the order.

But he took Qiu Luming with him, saying that he wanted her to be an interpreter to facilitate communication. As a result, after a morning of rehearsal, Qiu Luming went from being an interpreter to being Qiu Jiashu's dance partner.

She liked wearing Russian national costumes very much, and singing four lines of lyrics was no problem for her, but the cheerful dance steps were very demanding on her physical strength. She advised her second brother to cooperate with Russian dancers, but her second brother firmly disagreed, saying that if he danced with a Russian actress and she insisted on kissing him halfway through the dance, Fang Yuan would strangle him to death.

Well, for the sake of her second brother's life safety, she went on stage.

During the show, the dancers who were fine during rehearsal began to kiss passionately again. Qiu Jiashu looked relieved and relieved that he had survived a disaster. The bearded man playing the accordion tried to exchange dance partners with him several times, but he pretended to be stupid and fooled them.

At the end of the show, the audience burst into applause. The host came on stage and asked the Qiu brothers and sisters to stay. He smiled and praised their singing and dancing. This was a pre-arranged segment. Qiu Jiashu had also prepared his speech in advance. He took the microphone and started talking. Finally, he handed the microphone to Qiu Luming and motioned her to translate it.

This opportunity to perform was fought for by her second brother. Qiu Luming took the microphone generously and didn't care about other people's faces. She translated fluently and accurately. Of course, she was prepared because she secretly heard her second brother reciting the speech.

After finishing the translation, she added a few words of her own feelings and wished that the friendship between China and Russia would last forever.

The actors standing on both sides of the stage also applauded enthusiastically. Qiu Luming suddenly saw her parents and Fang Yuan sitting in the front row, raising their hands to applaud them. She also waved to them happily.

He only sang four lines of lyrics and did a two-minute translation on stage once, but he was luckier than other students and Qiu Luming was very happy.

The whole performance was smooth and there were no major mistakes. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, the county leaders came on stage to speak, and Principal Fei translated. His authentic accent won praise from the Russian translators, who all gave him a thumbs up.

Qiu Jiashu said regretfully backstage that his sister said, "I think you can also flip, it would be great if you were allowed to do it."

Qiu Luming didn't mind. "With a professional translator and Principal Fei, it's naturally not my turn to attend such an occasion. Thanks to you, I am very satisfied with the few minutes I had."

Qiu Jiashu was very happy to hear this, and felt that it was a stroke of genius for him to bring his sister along today, as it not only helped his sister but also would not make his girlfriend angry.

The performances were all over, but Qiu Luming's work was not yet over. She had to continue to stand by as an assistant translator at the Grain Hotel until the song and dance troupe boarded the ship and left.

Perhaps because they were about to leave, everyone was very relaxed. At the farewell dinner, all the Russian actors were holding bottles and drinking their favorite Chinese liquor. One Russian actor was half drunk and thought he was very cool and handsome. He loudly praised a young waiter who was serving food. Qiu Luming heard it in the lobby and thought it was very inappropriate. She walked quickly to the door of the restaurant and saw the actor hugging the waiter who was at a loss, and kissed him on the face.

The waitress was still smiling politely, and was embarrassed when the man mumbled something and no one translated it for her, and then he hugged her and kissed her. She was stunned for two seconds, then burst into tears on the spot, wiping her tears and running out of the restaurant. Two waiters chased after her to comfort her.

When Qiu Luming saw Principal Fei, who was invited to attend the farewell dinner, he stood up and walked to the table of the drunkard actor. He explained to him the cultural differences between China and Russia and China's traditional concepts in a very serious manner, hoping that he would respect Chinese etiquette and asked him to sincerely apologize to the waiter.

She also heard the front desk clerk complaining in a low voice, saying that in the past few days, the hotel waiters have more or less suffered from the "enthusiastic" harassment of the male actor.

The translator of the song and dance troupe was a man in his thirties. When he came out of the bathroom, he saw Qiu Luming standing at the door and invited her in for a drink. Qiu Luming declined, saying that she had a job and it was not convenient for her to drink. The translator also praised her Russian pronunciation and hoped to see her when the Chinese art troupe went to Russia to perform next year. Qiu Luming knew that this was a courtesy, so she smiled politely and distantly, saying that it would be her honor to have the opportunity to go to Russia, but unfortunately she was just a library manager and was not qualified to go with the group.

The translator shrugged his shoulders with a rather regretful expression. At this time, Jiang Danni came out of the restaurant and said in Chinese with a smile, "Alyosha, the person you will meet next year may be me."

Alyosha also smiled and said in Chinese, "Oh, that's great!"

The two returned to the restaurant together. Jiang Danni shook her long wavy hair, turned back and smiled meaningfully at Qiu Luming.

Qiu Luming didn't care about her look and was concentrating on what was happening on Principal Fei's side. However, he saw the leader of the Propaganda Department walk over, persuade Principal Fei, and kept nodding to the male actor.

Qiu Luming was so angry that he turned around and sat back on the sofa. In the waiter's lounge, the girl was still crying. Someone advised her, "Don't cry. It wasn't a kiss on the mouth. Just treat it as a mosquito bite. Why don't you go wash your face properly?"

Another said, "What's the point of crying? You should have slapped him right to the ground!"