Rebirth of the Lin family's wife

Chapter 65

Hui Yimei rested at home for a few days, picked up the piano and painting again, and practiced hard for a few days.

A few days later, Lin Yuexian drove her to the Baijingham Palace in the center of Duncheng.

Special reception staff received them at the agreed entrance.

After the reception staff entered the assessment area, Lin Yuexian was blocked from the door; while Hui Yimei followed about thirty young girls who had passed the primary selection into the assessment room anxiously.

The examiner announced the content of today's assessment:
The girls need to change into the designated uniforms, re-do their own hairstyles, perform a talent by themselves, and then complete a talent with a companion through a lottery; in the end, the girls will compete with Her Majesty the Queen and Wells The princess had lunch.

Because there are a lot of things to do, the examiner only stipulated that the grouping should be determined by drawing lots first. Apart from this, all other assessments are neither limited to the sequence nor the time limit, but it is stipulated that all assessment items must be completed within two hours. All done independently.

The examiner had just announced the rules of the competition, and arranged for the draw of lots.

Hui Yimei and a girl named Daisy formed a group.

She discussed with Daisy and decided to play together.

——Hui Yimei played the piano, and Dai Fei played the flute.

Afterwards, Daisy decided to change her clothes and comb her hair first, while Hui Yimei decided to show off her talents first.

She spoke to the receptionist.

Soon, she was ushered into a quiet room.

Regarding personal talent, Hui Yimei decided to draw an ink painting on the spot.

She asked the reception staff to help her bring back the rattan box that she had prepared in advance. After adjusting the color and laying out the rice paper, she took a moment to contemplate, and then picked up a brush to paint...

In fact, Hui Yimei can also paint oil paintings and sketches, but after discussing with Lin Yuexian, she still feels that ink painting is easier to win impression points; and this ink painting of grasshoppers teasing mantises, honestly, she has practiced it many times at home, so In order to be very skillful and free to write.

In a moment, a lifelike bright yellow grasshopper and a emerald green praying mantis suddenly appeared on the paper, and some bluegrass in ink was added beside it, etc...

The bright and light ink colors are intertwined, layered but not confusing; the playful and lovely grasshopper and the brightly colored praying mantis are full of childishness and are very eye-catching!
After painting, Hui Yi let out a long sigh of relief, and explained to the receptionist that the painting must be dried before it could be put away, and she followed her out of the quiet room.

After going to another reception staff to get the key card of the locker room, Hui Yimei started the next level.

- Changing clothes and combing hair by myself.

But as soon as she entered the independent dressing room, her eyes widened immediately.

In the empty dressing room, there is only a table and a chair, and a full-length mirror standing in the corner; that's all.

There is a large paper box on the table, which contains a canopy cake skirt with a white background and pink edges; beside the large paper box, there is a slightly smaller paper box, which is filled with various hair accessories, jewellery, lace headbands, brooches, scarves and more.

Hui Yimei looked at the dress in the big box, and frowned immediately.

That is an extremely complicated evening dress!

She gasped!
If I only change this suit by myself, I won't be able to wear it well in less than half an hour; what's more, I have to match the hairstyle and jewelry according to this evening dress...

She immediately took off her clothes and began to fiddle with the evening dress.

But after such a toss, Hui Yimei discovered many problems.

There are actually many problems with this evening dress: for example, there is no belt, for example, a buttonhole is not opened, for example, the size of the evening dress is not suitable for her at all, it looks too big...

Hui Yimei quickly understood that this was a difficult problem for them from the examiner!
But she had no time to think about it, she just reluctantly put on the dress first, and then, she began to solve these problems one by one.

No belt?

——It doesn't matter, there are several silk scarves of the same color in the jewelry box.She found a rose-red silk scarf, folded it into a thick one about the width of a palm, and tied it around her waist as a "waist protector"; then found a pure white hollow lace headband and tied it on the "waist protector" , on the one hand, the waist protector can be tightly tightened around the waist, and on the other hand, it can also be used as a decoration.

A buttonhole left open?

——It doesn't matter, there are many brooches in the jewelry box.She chose several identical brooches, used them as buttons, and buttoned a whole row on her bosom.

Evening dress a little too big?
——It doesn't matter, after using the "belt" to fix the skirt just now, her waistline has been fully displayed; the next problem is that the neckline on the chest is too big.But she still came up with a solution quickly - first folded the extra neckline evenly, then found a brooch, pinned the folded neckline carefully, and folded the silk scarf of the same color into a beautiful Folding the edges, she inserted the silk scarf behind the brooch, so that she is not afraid of being exposed even though she is beautiful!
After finishing the dress on her body, she immediately began to comb her hair.

There are dozens of hairstyles that are popular on the streets of England, but Hui Yimei can only comb two of the simplest ones; she hastily arranged her hair, and used a glittering and beautiful brooch to fasten a lace headband tied into a bow. He put it on his head, and then picked out his favorite necklace and bracelet from the jewelry box and put it on.

After thinking about it, she found another lace headband, made it into a bow and tied it to her bracelet.

In this way, there are lace headbands on her head, waist and wrists; there are rose red silk scarves of the same color around her waist and neckline, which not only has the function of transforming clothes, but also adds beauty...

Next, Hui Yimei quickly took out the makeup box in the jewelry box, and quickly put on a light makeup for herself.

Standing in front of the full-length mirror, she turned her body cautiously, and carefully looked at herself in the mirror to see if there was any faux pas.

After looking around, Hui Yimei finally felt that it was almost done, so she rang the calling bell in the house.

Soon a maid knocked on the door and came in, leading her out.

Came to the assessment room again, Daisy, Hui Yimei's partner, was already waiting there anxiously.

"Oh my God! Winnie, you are so beautiful!" Daisy exclaimed, "This dress fits you like it was made for you... Oh, but look at me! This dress is too short , no belt, no buttonholes open... It's too bad! You know? I asked them to change me into a dress, but they refused me, so I had to..."

Hui Yimei looked at Daisy.

It can be seen that the color and style of Daisy's dresses are exactly the same as those on her, and they are likely to be mass-produced. Therefore, the size of these dresses and skirts should be exactly the same.

And this kind of skirt may be a standard size for Western girls; but for Eastern girls like Hui Yimei, it looks long and big...

But fortunately, Huiyi's eyebrows are not high, but her legs are long enough, so although the skirt is a bit long for her, she has already managed to tie up the part of her waist that grew out ,
Daisy should also be a quick-witted girl.

Without a belt, she wrapped a long bead chain around her waist a few times, which actually looked pretty, but because the bead chain was not tight after all; and the pagoda skirt is the most elegant figure, she did it like this, It's really innovative, but it looks a bit bloated around the waist.And because Daisy was too tall, her skirt was a bit shorter, and a pair of black leather shoes with a color that didn't match the skirt were exposed under the skirt...

It can be seen that Daisy is a shy girl.

After the two exchanged a few words, Daisy asked Hui Yimei to go with her to participate in a collaborative performance.

Hui Yimei readily agreed.

The two girls walked into another examination room.

There are already several examiners sitting in the examination room.

The two first saluted the examiners, then Hui Yimei sat in front of the piano, and Daisy also took the flute handed over by the maids.

Hui Yimei said politely to the examiners, "...Gentlemen, I'm sorry, maybe my partner and I need a little time to cooperate."

The assessors made gestures of "Please go ahead".

After Hui Yimei and Daisy whispered a few words, they began to try to play a piece called "For Christina" together.But as soon as the two played together, Hui Yimei felt that Daisy's character was indeed a little impatient; she even wanted to overwhelm the piano with the sound of the flute...

She stopped suddenly.

Daisy looked at her puzzled.

An examiner who was over fifty years old asked aloud: "...Are you ready?"

Hui Yimei smiled slightly, looked at Daisy, and then said to the examiners, "Yes, gentlemen, we are ready."

Next, she motioned to Daisy to ask Daisy to start the song.

The elegant and melodious flute sounded...

After a solo passage, the melodious piano melody accompaniment is sometimes agile and sometimes jumping, as light and cheerful as an elf jumping among the flowers; and when the first piece is about to end and is about to enter the second piece, there is a rush The loud piano sound hit everyone's hearts like a storm, until the beginning of the second piece...the piano sound stopped suddenly, and the elegant and clear flute sounded again...

After the song was over, the examiners were fascinated by it.

I can't say how good the piano skills of these two girls are, but the pianist's performance is really outstanding!
This young pianist, she accurately positioned herself in the position of "accompaniment", and perfectly expressed the softness and lightness of the flute... In teamwork, the pianist perfectly interprets the self-sacrifice and completeness. Big meaning to me!

Although the examiners didn't say anything, Hui Yimei and Daisy couldn't help but exchanged glances.

It can be seen that they are very satisfied with their performance!
After saluting the examiners, Hui Yimei and Daisy left the examination room and came to the lounge.

They were the first candidates to complete the assessment.

The other girls may have unfinished assessment tasks, so they are the only ones in the lounge.Anyway, being idle, Daisy chatted with Hui Yimei and asked her about her personal talents.

Hui Yimei replied honestly: "...I'm painting, how about you?"

Daisy said proudly, "I asked the examiner at the scene to say something casually, and then based on what he said, I impromptu wrote a sonnet..."

Hui Yimei praised sincerely, "You are amazing!"

The ink painting she performed has been practiced many times at home, but Daisy dared to improvise poetry on the spot... It can be seen that Daisy is indeed a talented woman.

The two chatted a few more words, because other girls came over one after another, so the two stopped chatting.

After waiting for about half an hour, the maids rang the small bell to warn the girls who had not completed other assessments.

Soon, several girls rushed to the rest area in a panic.

The maids closed the door to the rest area.

Hui Yimei looked around, and found that the chairs in the rest area were not full of people; looking around again... it seemed that there were indeed a few people missing.

Come to think of it, the other girls were dismissed because they didn't complete the assessment within the stipulated time?

After looking at her like this, Hui Yimei suddenly realized a very important question!
The dozen or so girls staying in the rest area, because the dresses on their bodies are actually exactly the same, so it is easy to see the differences in everyone's dresses from the details.

And indeed, except for myself and a few other girls who were fairly well-groomed, most of the girls were messy to varying degrees in their dresses and hairstyles.

The maids opened another door in the rest area and led the girls towards the passage.

Hui Yimei put her left and right hands together in front of her chest, lowered her eyebrows and walked forward in the crowd.

After walking through the long hand-painted gallery, the grassland, the exquisite garden and the fountain pool, the maids finally led them into a spacious hall.

Nice music was playing in the hall, and the high-pitched and melodious baritone was singing the most popular opera nowadays.

The girls got a little excited.

"Ah! This is the singing voice of Master Feynman, I will never admit my mistake!"

"My God, even Master Feynman is here... Oh, my heart is already pounding!"

"Oh, Feynman! It's Feynman singing..."

Hui Yimei took the time to glance at the hall.

A long table has been set up in the hall, and the tableware is placed on the table; in the corner of the hall is the orchestra, and a middle-aged man in a black dress is standing on a high platform singing affectionately...

She quickly lowered her eyes again.

The maids led the girls to sit down at the long table.

Many girls' attention was attracted by Master Feynman's singing voice...

They turned their heads frequently to look at Master Feynman, and because they might be wearing too much jewelry, they made various jingling sounds.

Huiyi kept a decent smile on her brows, staring at the tableware in front of her, looking at her nose and heart.

Not long after, a guard officer suddenly sang an opera-like chant loudly.

"Her Majesty the Queen is here! Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales is here!"

Several girls who turned their heads to see Master Feynman singing were startled, and stood up immediately, some bumped their arms, some bumped their legs, and some girls were flustered because their ornaments fell off accidentally. bent down to pick up...

And Hui Yimei followed the other girls and stood up from the seat lightly and deftly, standing beside the long-backed chair.

The Queen of England is about [-] years old, and she looks like a young woman, but she is a little fat; while the belly of the Queen of Wales is high, and she is about to give birth.

"Girls, I'm very glad to meet you today," said the Queen amiably. "I'm sorry for taking up everyone's precious time this time... Next, I hope you can enjoy this pleasant and delicious lunch, thank you all!"

The girls gave court salutes to the Queen and Princess.

Lunch with the Queen is a tense event of the year...

But in fact, it was just a very pure lunch.

Except for a few innocuous remarks made by the Queen at the beginning, the rest of the audience remained silent and ate quietly.

The girls naturally did not dare to speak.

There is a maid standing behind each girl, and the maids help the girls spread the napkins in front of them, and soon, there are servants who start to serve the dishes.

Appetizers, appetizers, soups, side dishes, main dishes, salads, drinks, desserts, fruits... were placed in front of the girls like running water.

Huiyi felt a little apprehensive in her brows.

To be honest, things in England are expensive, and life is notoriously petty bourgeoisie, but the goods are not so rich.But the colorful food in front of me looks extremely beautiful, but it's something Hui Yimei has never seen or heard of...

Some girls were already stunned by the food in front of them!

However, since Her Majesty the Queen was also present, no one dared to ask what was in front of them.

Hui Yimei picked up the knife and fork, and told herself, don't care what these foods look like, just treat them as ordinary food, cut them open, fork them, and stuff them into your mouth carefully, sipping Just eat it with your mouth!

She held the knife and fork steadily and began to eat slowly.

To be honest, the food is not delicious.

even……

Some of the food was so unpalatable it was almost unpalatable!
Huiyi's brows did not change, and she strictly followed the current dining etiquette - no more than three mouthfuls of delicious food; two small mouthfuls of unpalatable food.

The surface is extremely beautiful, but it is hard to swallow food in the mouth; beside it, there is a national treasure-level opera master Feynman singing with all his strength...

Some of the girls became half-hearted.

——From time to time, they turned their heads slightly to look at Master Feynman, or looked at the food on their own plates, and at the food on the plates of other girls... These things are obviously terrible, why can anyone still eat them? Eat "with relish"?
Of course, there were also some girls who ate their meals intently, as if they were completely unaffected by the outside world.

——Just like Hui Yimei and the girls who were seated next to them, they moved gracefully and at a moderate speed, and enjoyed the beautiful meal with a strict and almost perfect dining etiquette.

After the meal, the girls couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After the maids standing behind the girls helped clean up the mess, they began to ask the girls softly what they thought of the lunch.

Hui Yimei said softly in a voice that only one person could hear: "...I am very grateful for the food Her Majesty has given you. Today's filet mignon tastes amazing! Probably because I have never seen that cold dish before. So I don't know what it is, and the taste is a bit strange... But today's chocolate tiramisu is really the best food I have ever eaten! Thank you so much..."

The maid also gestured slightly towards her, then stepped back.

The queen stood up, holding a glass of fresh juice in her hand, "Girls, thank you for having lunch with me, it made me feel so good! I wish you all the best, thank you very much!"

The girls said in unison, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Queen..."

The Queen departed with the Princess of Wales.

The girls all knew that all the procedures were over, and they couldn't help but sighed.

But Hui Yimei was still very nervous, she still carefully maintained the strict European court etiquette, and she didn't even dare to take a breath.

The maids led the girls along the way they came, through the garden and fountain pool, through the grassland, through the exquisite hand-painted gallery, and finally arrived at the previous examination room.

Then, another maid accompanied the girls to the dressing room, helped the girls change their dresses, and put them back into their own clothes...

It wasn't until Hui Yimei returned to the waiting area and saw Lin Yuexian that she let out a long sigh of relief.

Sitting in Lin Yuexian's car, she took a long time to recover.

"Lin Ziqian! You haven't eaten yet, have you?"

He smiled, "No, but I've already ordered meals."

In fact, Hui Yimei has no appetite at all.

But she was fine, no matter how bad the food was, she still ate a little full, but he must have been out in fear all morning, and he didn't eat anything...

So she didn't object.

Hui Yimei leaned her head against the car window, took a deep breath, and finally recovered from the nervousness just now, and began to excitedly talk to him about what happened in the election just now.

From drawing grasshoppers at the beginning, to changing clothes later, to playing together and having lunch with the queen...

The more she talks, the more excited she gets!
"...Hey, I can't imagine that those palace dishes look so exquisite and beautiful, but they are terribly unpalatable when you eat them. I don't know what the appetizers are made of. I guess it is sea shell meat. It is tender. It's tender, but it doesn't feel cooked, and it still has a fishy smell, and it's still sweet...I tried hard to swallow that! The whole lunch, I think...it's the side dish of steak, mashed potatoes with black pepper It's okay...but that one doesn't dare to eat more..."

Seeing her chattering excitedly, he rolled his eyes with a smile.

"I want to know, but in fact...the main thing is to test your adaptability! The individual talent show mainly depends on your cultural background; when changing clothes, you will lose buttons and belts for a while, if you are not big enough... ...Maybe really can't cope with this sudden situation. Cooperative performances, the consideration is the tacit understanding between you and your companions... Finally, let you walk such a long way before entering the hall, in fact, let the maid check you Your walking posture and demeanor, right? As for lunch, there is a queen here, and there is also a master singer, which is obviously a test of your concentration..." Lin Yuexian's emotions were also affected by her, and he couldn't help but analyze them one by one. .

Hui Yi pursed her eyebrows and smiled.

He drove the car and drove to the suburbs.

But when Hui Yimei saw the building in front of her clearly, her eyes widened in surprise!

(End of this chapter)