While expressing her feelings to Lu Tao, Chen Pei couldn't help but tightly grab onto Lu Tao's hand. She gently leaned her body on his broad and sturdy shoulders, and her eyes were already faintly filled with sparkling and translucent tears …
Lu Tao knew that Chen Pei loved him deeply, but he didn't expect her to say such affectionate words in front of the taxi driver. He couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions in his heart, but he didn't know how to answer her. Because in his heart, he was very clear that he only respected and admired Chen Pei, and not "liked" or "loved". Although he was certain that Chen Pei would be a good wife and mother in the future, when he was with her, he just couldn't feel the rush of excitement and the burning of passion. Therefore, it was impossible for him to fall in love with her or marry her …
Therefore, when Chen Pei leaned her body on his shoulder, although Lu Tao didn't break free, he used a tactful tone to say: "Peipei, I suggest you find a boyfriend. I'm not worth you waiting three years for. Oh right, what do you think of Senior Zhang Wenqing? Before you arrived at the teahouse, he openly said that he was pursuing you. If you think he's not bad, you should try to get along with him. Maybe it's just like you said, you can develop feelings for him over time! "
Chen Pei was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said: "I don't have any feelings for Zhang Wenqing. To tell you the truth, he's a bit hypocritical and snobbish. Moreover, he's quite shrewd, making it hard for people to see through him. But there's one thing I'm sure of: he's a typical fan of politics, always thinking of becoming outstanding. He's a bit like the main character in 'Red and Black', Yu Lian. For someone like him who's always thinking of being promoted, love and marriage are a business transaction, or rather, a bridge.
"So my judgment is that even if Zhang Wenqing pursues me, it might not necessarily be for love. Maybe he doesn't even like me, but because my father is the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, he feels that if he can marry me, he can build a bridge for his meteoric rise in his career. For someone like this, I'd rather be single for the rest of my life than be fooled by him. Also, I want to remind you: you don't have to like me, but please don't try to find a boyfriend for me because of guilt, pressure, or burdens. It is not a comfort to me, but a wound. Do you understand me? '
Lu Tao nodded with a bit of shame and said, "I understand. When I'm with you in the future, I won't talk about you looking for a boyfriend!"
At around 9: 30 pm, Chen Pei brought Lu Tao into the "Yaqin Performing Arts Bar" and found their seats under the guidance of the waiter.
The Performing Arts Bar wasn't big. It was about the size of two basketball courts. At the front was a semicircular stage. Behind the stage was a wall of lights and a DJ station. On the right was a band with all kinds of instruments. On the left was a door that led to the waiting area for actors. All the actors went on stage through this door. In addition, there were also some headlights, effectors, bubble machines, flame engines, and other equipment installed around the stage.
There were twenty to thirty tables in the hall. There were round tables and square tables. The stools were placed in a semicircle to ensure that every audience member could face the stage from the front or slightly from the side. There was a wine menu on the table for customers to order drinks and snacks. In order to set off the atmosphere, there were some hand clappers and light sticks on each table. The audience could wave the clappers and light sticks to cheer for the actors while watching the show.
When Lu Tao and Chen Pei walked into the Performing Arts Bar, two-thirds of the tables were already full. The show had been going on for more than ten minutes. At this time, it was time for a male singer to perform. A thin and tall young male singer with long hair was singing Zhang Xueyou's "Messy Hair" with all his might. From time to time, sparse applause and cheers could be heard from the audience.
After finding her seat and sitting down, Chen Pei asked Lu Tao, "Red wine or beer? What do you want to eat? "
Lu Tao knew that Chen Pei liked to drink red wine, so he said, "Two bottles of red wine, a plate of spicy duck tongue, a plate of shredded squid, a plate of salted chicken wings, and a plate of spicy tofu will do."
Chen Pei repeated his request to the waiter. Lu Tao took out his wallet first and took out about a thousand yuan and asked the waiter, "How much is the wine and snacks?"
Chen Pei turned her head and said unhappily, "I said I'll treat you. Why do I need you to pay? Take the money back. I'll pay with my phone. "
Lu Tao saw that Chen Pei seemed unhappy, so he could only put the money back into his wallet and didn't dare to pay the bill again.
When the waiter brought the wine and snacks, Chen Pei asked him to open the two bottles of red wine. Then, she poured half a glass of wine into two red wine glasses and began to enjoy the show with Lu Tao while tasting the wine.
At this time, there was a skit on the stage that was written by the Performing Arts Bar. It was called "The Legend of the New White Snake." This skit was written very clumsily and vulgarly. It was purely a farce put together with vulgar dialects and dirty jokes. Lu Tao and Chen Pei frowned as they watched, but there were a few tables of audience around them that couldn't help but laugh wildly and clap with all their might because of this skit.
Lu Tao raised his wine glass and toasted Chen Pei. He asked, "Peipei, when does the Peking Opera show start? This place is called Elegant Qin, but the first few shows aren't elegant at all. On the contrary, they're a bit vulgar. What do you think? "
Chen Pei smiled and said, "Don't be impatient. The Peking Opera show will start in 20 minutes. Moreover, the show will be performed for half an hour. There will also be some singing time in between. At that time, you can spend 200 yuan to listen to a Peking Opera song that you like. As for what you said about the current shows being vulgar, that's because you had too high expectations for this place. Actually, compared to the other Performing Arts Bars in the provincial capital and those large-scale Performing Arts Centers, this place is already considered relatively elegant. At least there's half an hour of Peking Opera here, right? "
Speaking up to here, she paused for a moment and said, "You're probably wondering why I know about this Performing Arts Bar. The reason is actually very simple. The owner of this Performing Arts Bar is Zhang Wenqing's distant cousin. Half a year ago, we had an alumni gathering. Zhang Wenqing brought some of our alumni here to drink and listen to music at night. I think the environment here is pretty good. The key is that there's Peking Opera. So, occasionally when I'm bored at night, I'll invite one or two friends to come over and play and listen to Peking Opera.
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