【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

"That old building always gives me a sense of feudal decay. I always feel that those rooms are hiding unknown secrets. The people there are also weird..." Then the sound of even breathing could be heard softly.

You Qianning shook her head. Children have good sleep quality and can fall asleep even when talking. Then she tucked her in and lay down. After tossing and turning for a long time, she gradually fell asleep.

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The Lunar New Year arrived in the blink of an eye. Today was New Year's Eve. After the ancestor worship in the afternoon, a family dinner was held in the largest banquet hall on the third floor of Guanyuan.

Jia Baoyu has been to this banquet hall more than a dozen times, not only for family dinners hosted by his grandmother during festivals, but also for other family banquets and guests.

But tonight the atmosphere feels depressing, lacking the bustle and bustle of the past.

A lot of things happened during this period. First, there was the Qin Ke'er bombing. Later, the two sisters of the You family went abroad. Near the end of the year, Wang Xifeng also claimed to be sick and did not go out. Others did not know, but Jia Baoyu heard some rumors that Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng had agreed to divorce and were in the cooling-off period.

There were also some other people's affairs that bothered him. Liu Xianglian was drinking and depressed because he suddenly couldn't find You Kunling. Jiang Yuhan also moved into Guanyuan recently to avoid someone. It seemed that he shared the house with a boy from the Beijing Conservatory of Music...

Just as she was lost in thought, Grandmother Jia began to instruct Li Wan:

"Send the baked lobster with fresh lilies to Feng, she likes lobster.

Send the lemon-flavored vegetarian abalone to your sister-in-law Zhen. Although she has no appetite, this one is not very greasy, and is sour and appetizing, which is most suitable for her.

Send the pan-fried scallops to Ke'er. The presentation is beautiful, so she will like it."

Li Wan nodded awkwardly. Because Jia's mother was old, the fact of Qin Ke'er's murder was kept secret from her. They only said that she was sick and could not attend the family dinner.

"Okay, grandma, I'll arrange it right away." Li Wan agreed and went out to make the arrangements.

After eating, Jia's mother took her grandchildren and great-grandchildren to the small square hall to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Lin Pin'er was wearing a Chinese red long-sleeved short cheongsam today. She walked over holding her coat, followed by Zijuan holding a guqin.

"Grandma, I need to take an hour off. The eldest brother of the Li family arranged for me to go to the state banquet stage to play the guqin before eight o'clock."

Grandmother Jia was happy to hear this: "Then go quickly, and keep warm on the way. Come back soon after the performance, I have left some delicious food for you. Let them record you and show it to me when you come back. Don't be naughty when you get there, it's different there, be careful." After instructing Lin Pin'er, she also instructed Zijuan:

"Take good care of her and don't let her catch a cold." He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is Shui Rong going or not? It would be more reassuring if he goes."

Lin Pin'er said coquettishly, "Grandma, if you keep nagging like this, I'm going to be late. Shui Rong will come to pick me up, don't worry!" After saying that, without waiting for Grandmother Jia to give her any more instructions, she put on her coat and left the banquet hall.

While watching TV, Grandmother Jia muttered, "Now I understand how difficult it is for these children. Let's not invite those artists to perform during festivals in the future. Although the performance is good and the atmosphere is good, it still delays the family reunion. This shouldn't be done."

After saying that, he picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then asked Yuanyang behind him, "Why didn't Fengge come today? Ke'er isn't here either? They are more interesting when they are around, they can talk and laugh..."

Yuanyang was shocked, and after a few seconds she realized that the old ancestor had a bad memory. She had no choice but to patiently coax her and said, "They are all sick. You just sent them some food. Did you forget?"

Grandmother Jia nodded and said, "My memory is not as good as it used to be."

It was Tanchun who reacted first. She pulled Jia Baoyu and sat with him on both sides of her grandmother, chatting with her about some interesting things.

Lin Pin'er hurried out of the house, and Li Shuirong arranged a car to pick her up. Because there were few people at his family banquet, it would not be convenient for her to leave early, so he arranged for Shi Fan to pick up Lin Pin'er.

"Let's go!" Lin Pin'er ordered as soon as she got in the car.

"Don't worry, Miss Lin. There's no traffic jam right now. We can get there in fifteen minutes."

"Okay." Lin Pin'er was a little nervous. Although she had participated in more than a hundred performances and competitions, she was still a little nervous when she thought about performing for domestic leaders and foreign guests. After all, she represented the artistic level of the new generation of young people in China in this performance, so she had to perform well.

When Lin Pin'er rushed to the backstage to wait for the performance, the Red Plum Blossoms were playing on the stage. Lin Pin'er didn't need to change her clothes, Zijuan helped her put on some lipstick, as there were still three songs before she went on stage.

Lin Pin'er calmly tuned the strings of her zither, and then secretly observed the stage layout of the state banquet table from the backstage. The entire stage was golden, and the background board was sky blue. The dining table below the stage had a golden tablecloth, the carpet was bright red, and the golden chandelier above was solemn and majestic.

The cheongsam that Lin Pin'er was wearing today matched the color of the entire Golden Hall. She didn't do it on purpose, it was Wu Qing's latest creation.

After the performance of "Jasmine Flower", the staff first moved the tables and chairs to the stage and arranged them. After the host announced the show, Lin Pin'er took the stage with dignified and elegant steps.

She was wearing a bright red cheongsam, with the right side of the cheongsam starting from the shoulder, and the camellia embroidered with golden silk thread extending all the way to the hem, and then partially decorated with gold beads to enrich the layers. The long V-neckline was crisp, and the chest was decorated with golden buttons. Her hair was parted in the middle and tied behind her head, and then piled low, making her look gentle and kind.

After she sat down, she adjusted the angle of the seat and the microphone, took a deep breath, and raised her hand to play the song "Dream·Unknown".

The people who were eating and chatting over there immediately quieted down and listened attentively to this lively guqin music.

Li Hanlan looked at the little girl on the stage with a proud look on his face. Ye Shuo, who was sitting opposite him, whispered something to Jia Yucun beside him.

Jia Yucun whispered something into Ye Shuo's ear and then took the opportunity to slip out of the banquet hall.

When Lin Pin'er finished her performance, the audience burst into warm applause. Lin Pin'er bowed gracefully and left the stage without even looking at who was sitting below her as she walked off the stage. She was too nervous.

She put on her coat and walked out from the backstage with Zijuan. At the end of a long corridor, she was stopped by a man who was about the same age as her father.

"Lin Daiyu? I am your teacher, Jia Yucun! Don't you recognize me?"

Lin Pin'er looked carefully at the man in front of her. Yes, he was her teacher in her previous life.