SFS Chapter 142: Teaching Dancer
Chapter 142: Teaching Dancer
What caught my eye was a woman floating like an angel. She was wearing a white gauze skirt, and the pattern of flowers on the bottom of the skirt was lifelike. She was sitting in front of the mirror at this moment. Just sitting there, she made people feel extremely light and charming. It was hard to imagine how beautiful she would be when she danced.
When the woman saw someone coming in, she didn't stand up, but continued to fiddle with the red flowers on her temples, with a hint of sadness between her brows.
Liu Jinghong said, "Manwu, why are you here alone? Where is that girl Xiaozhuzi?"
"Maybe he sneaked into the kitchen to eat again. Sister, why are you here? Don't I have a performance today?" The tone was very familiar and a little intimate.
Yu Qingli concluded almost instantly that this woman named Manwu probably had a special relationship with Boss Liu.
As expected, Liu Jinghong said, "Manwu, there's a newcomer in the music hall today, her name is Yu Liuli..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted impatiently by the woman, "Sister, you're here again! You know I hate meeting these so-called newcomers, yet you always bring them to me. Do you think I need someone to replace you, the pillar of the group?"
"Manwu, you misunderstood. This newcomer today is different. She came here voluntarily..."
"I don't care how she got here. Anyway, just leave me alone. Why bother me if you can just throw her to the dancing instructor?!"
Yu Qingli lowered her brows, it seemed that she was not very popular.
A smile appeared on her lips. Yu Qingli didn't feel unhappy at all. In half a month, she would definitely make this woman look at her with new eyes! She might even surpass her!
Liu Jinghong didn't know what Yu Qingli was thinking, but seeing the smile on her lips, he couldn't help but admire her character. As he led her away, he explained, "Liuli, don't worry about it. Manwu is my sister and a pillar of this music house. She must have been flattered over the years, and her temper has only gotten worse."
"Nothing, Sister Jinghong, I came to this music studio just to learn how to dance well."
Liu Jinghong smiled awkwardly, as if she cared a lot about her sister's disrespect. The two of them walked all the way to the backyard. The backyard of the music hall was very spacious. A large dance practice room was specially built in the middle. There were more than a dozen women practicing hard in it.
Liu Jinghong had no intention of disturbing them. She simply pointed at the woman in the red dress in front and said, "That's the dance instructor. Everyone calls her Xun Niang. Before coming to our music hall, she was an instructor in the palace of an alien race."
Yu Qingli looked up and saw the red figure demonstrating dance moves to the other women. Every move was indeed light, graceful and moving, completely different from the dances she usually saw.
Yu Qingli suddenly became interested and turned to ask, "Sister Jinghong, can I come up and watch?"
Liu Jinghong nodded slightly, and Yu Qingli walked forward with light lotus steps. At that moment, the trainee was teaching everyone the movement of playing the pipa in reverse. Her waist was flexible, and she looked back with a radiant look, which was very impressive.
After the demonstration, Xun Niang asked the dancers to practice once, but after more than a dozen people did it, not a single one satisfied her.
"If people with your talents were in the palace, they would have been kicked out long ago. How could they be qualified to be dancers?!" Xun Niang was obviously very dissatisfied with this group of dancers.
Suddenly seeing Yu Qingli standing beside her, she pointed with her bare hand and said, "You, come and try!"
Liu Jinghong was about to step forward to stop her, but stopped. This girl had volunteered to come here to learn dancing, so he should see what her foundation was first.
Being called upon, Yu Qingli didn't feel like refusing, but she had only seen the dance once before. Although she was deeply impressed, it was still difficult for her to perform it herself.
She immediately closed her eyes slightly, the graceful dance circling in her mind, imagining herself as the woman playing the pipa, looking back and smiling at her beloved.
Her body began to move along with her thoughts. Yu Qingli, who already had some dance skills, completed the movement effortlessly. Although she didn't know whether she completed it well or not, it was not embarrassing at all.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw Xun Niang's surprised look. Even Liu Jinghong stood there in a daze, not knowing how to start for a moment.
The two looked at each other, and they could see a message from each other's eyes: the woman in front of them was simply a dancing genius!
The movement just now was not very simple. Even Xun Niang had to practice it countless times to achieve such a beautiful effect. I never thought that this woman could dance so nimbly and gracefully in her first time.
Xunniang stepped forward and asked, "Miss, you are..."
"Oh, I'm new here, my name is Yu Liuli."
Xunniang's eyes lit up. It seemed that there really was a piece of top-quality jade in this music house. With just a little polishing, this woman would surely shine!
He immediately stepped forward and pulled Yu Qingli in front of the women, "Did you all see that? The movements that Miss Liuli made just now are what we call dancing."
Some of the dancers were envious, some were dissatisfied, and some showed a hint of admiration in their eyes.
Liu Jinghong said, "From today on, Miss Liuli, you will practice dancing with Xunniang."
"Can I have a request?" Yu Qingli asked?
"You said."
"I want Xunniang to give me personal guidance!"
"Individual guidance?" Xun Niang was a little surprised, and Liu Jinghong also didn't expect that the woman would make such a request on the first day.
Yu Qingli said seriously, "I must learn the most complete dance performance in the shortest possible time."
She didn't have much time to waste, as time waited for no one. She didn't know when she would be able to perform in the palace, but there was one thing she was sure of, and that was before the birthday banquet. In other words, she only had more than half a month to practice hard, hoping that within this half month, she could get the results she wanted.
Xun Niang's expression turned sour. She had thought this newcomer was a gem in the rough, but she hadn't expected her to be so ambitious. She immediately said to Yu Qingli in a harsh tone, "Nothing in this world can be accomplished overnight. If you want to learn a complete dance performance, it will take at least six months. Such unrealistic ideas, please forgive me, I can't do it."
Seeing this, Liu Jinghong stepped forward and advised, "Xun Niang, don't be angry for now. Why don't you give it a try first?"
"You know my temper. I never teach people who are too ambitious!"
Yu Qingli took over and said, "I never brag. If I don't succeed in becoming the mainstay of this music house in half a month, I am willing to be a musician in the music house for three years for free!"
As soon as Yu Qingli said this, Liu Jinghong readily agreed, "Okay, in that case, we will agree to your request. Xunniang, you will teach her individually. If she can't become a mainstay of the music hall within half a month as she said, then our music hall will have an extra skilled musician!"
Since the boss has already spoken, there is no reason for Xun Niang to refuse.
"Okay, I promise you, but there's one thing. If you fail, don't ever mention that you learned dancing from my daughter. I'm afraid it would be embarrassing."
Yu Qingli was full of confidence, "Don't worry, I won't say a word!"
After this day, all the dancers in Jinghong Music House knew that an extremely arrogant woman had come to the house and said that she would take the position of the main star within half a month.
This is undoubtedly a blatant provocation to the original mainstay Liu Manwu!
However, Liu Manwu didn't seem to care, even treating it as a joke. Half a month? How could it be possible? If she was a famous dancer who resonated throughout Kyoto, it would be fine. But a dancer who had almost never been on stage dared to challenge her like this. It was truly ridiculous!
But within five days, everyone began to doubt Yu Liuli's words. Even Xun Niang found it unbelievable. She had taught so many dancers, many of whom were highly comprehensible and talented, but none of them had mastered the basic dance moves she taught to such perfection in such a short time.
The most terrifying thing is that this woman is like a dancing genius. She has an understanding that is beyond ordinary people. For many movements, Yu Liuli can dance them out as soon as she says them, and her performance is always better than anyone could imagine.
Xun Niang once asked Liu Jinghong privately where she found such a person, but she got even more surprising news. She was told that the other party had come to her on his own initiative, just three days after their music hall opened.
In short, Yu Liuli, whose identity is very mysterious, is said to be a businessman. The gentleman who follows her here every day is her assistant, but the assistant named Xiaoliu seems to never set foot here.
Xun Niang and the others certainly didn’t know that behind Yu Qingli’s rapid progress every day was Yu Qingli’s full efforts.
The moon was already in the courtyard. In the cool moonlight, a slender figure was dancing lightly in the yard, with the colorful ribbons in her hands entwined and flying, like a fairy under the moon.
Xiaoliu couldn't help but yawn again, half leaning on the stone beside the door, watching Yu Qingli who had been practicing dancing frantically these days.
The colorful ribbon flew around once and then came back. Yu Qingli retracted her momentum and became independent from the world!
Xiaoliu quickly stood up and handed the towel to Yu Qingli. Yu Qingli took the towel, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and glanced at Xiaoliu who was already yawning.
"Xiao Liu, you can actually go to bed earlier."
"How dare Xiaoliu go to bed before the boss even rests?"
Yu Qingli was slightly moved. These days, this young man who spoke softly and acted calmly had been serving her in her daily life like a real servant. Although he was a little talkative sometimes, he never said a word about things that he shouldn't know.
Such a thoughtful servant is truly a treasure.