"Really?!" Xiao Kui ran out of the room in surprise and asked.
"Okay, it's a deal! You'll take me with you tomorrow!" Qin Jing said, having made up her mind.
"Great!" Xiao Kui jumped up happily.
"Don't you prefer the older sister?" Qin Jing said, feigning dissatisfaction.
"Hehe, Nini likes it the most." Xiao Kui came forward and hugged Jing, smiling ingratiatingly.
The next morning.
Xiao Kui then pulled Qin Jing out the door, boarded a bus, and got off at another stop. Qin Jing looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings; it was his first time here. Xiao Kui, on the other hand, familiarly led Qin Jing forward.
After crossing the sidewalk and walking into the alley, I saw about twenty elementary school students gathered there after turning the corner.
"Good morning, Sister Kui!" said a student from a lower grade.
Qin Jing simply couldn't imagine that this willful, spoiled, pink-haired girl who insisted on holding his hand to go to school every day could be such an extraordinary person.
When Qin Jing walks down the street, he is often greeted by children he has never seen before: "Hello, Brother Qin Jing!"
"Good morning," Qin Jing replied awkwardly.
Is it because he is the older brother of Qin Kui, the eldest sister, that his status here is rising steadily?
"Oh, class monitor, you're here too. Good morning!" Familiar boys from his class put their arms around his shoulders as they walked down the street, making him feel incredibly proud.
The girl at the very front had a neat ponytail and looked dignified and cool.
"Sister Emma!" Xiao Kui saw the person and rushed towards her with a bright smile.
"Good morning, Miyazawa-kun," Qin Jing greeted as she stepped forward.
"Good morning, Qin." Emma Miyazawa hugged Aoi and smiled at Qin Jing with a victorious air.
"Thank you so much, Miyazawa-kun, for taking such good care of my little sister," Qin Jing said with a forced smile, thinking to herself, 'I didn't think much of it before, but now I find this girl incredibly annoying.'
Emma Miyazawa hugged Aoi tighter and said, "No, Aoi is just like my own little sister. As for you, Qin, you must have already prepared a performance for the grandparents. Would you like me to introduce you to the other performers?"
"Of course." Qin Jing nodded happily. He was just a naughty kid; what was there to be afraid of?
"This is Miyazono, she's good at playing the violin. This is Arima, she's good at playing the piano. They're both talented players who have won major awards in performance competitions. They will be performing a duet for the elderly."
"Hello," a seemingly well-matched elementary school boy and girl greeted each other.
"This is Akizuki Fuuka, the champion of the Tokyo Junior Pop Music Competition. She will be performing songs for the elderly."
"Hello," the girl wearing headphones greeted him indifferently.
"This is Kuzuryu, who is now a disciple of a professional shogi player. He already possesses the abilities of a professional player and can play shogi with many elderly people."
"Hello," the boy nodded.
"You're not actually the boss, but the owner of some shady talent agency, right?" Qin Jing complained. The difference in status was terrifying, and this girl's connections and her use of talent seemed too frightening.
"Everyone here is a like-minded partner of mine. It is because I am trusted that I brought everyone here," Emma Miyazawa said magnanimously.
"Then can you tell us what you want to perform? We'll arrange your performance time accordingly."
"Well, if I have time, I can help with the acting, but for now, please assign me cleaning and odd jobs," Qin Jing said, admitting defeat.
“No, I have a more suitable job that I can assign to you. I think you are quite talented,” Emma Miyazawa said, her eyes lighting up.
"What?" Qin Jing asked doubtfully, sensing that the other party had ill intentions.
Then Emma Miyazawa led the children into the nursing home.
This is an old nursing home. Although it is very clean, the old-fashioned iron gate and the decoration style all indicate that it is an old building from decades ago.
Most of the elderly people living here are unable to take care of themselves and are not from wealthy families. Although they receive professional care here, they still feel lonely and isolated. Some families are so busy with work that the elderly may not see their relatives for a whole month.
Upon reaching the entrance, the staff of the nursing home were already waiting for them. Xiao Kui greeted them familiarly. After entering, she saw more than twenty elderly people with white hair waiting for them, most of them in wheelchairs.
Xiao Kui ran over with a bright smile and hugged the elderly people.
The elderly people all beamed with joy when they saw Xiao Kui, and they all rushed to talk to her.
"Grandpa, Grandma, I'm here! Xiao Kui missed you all so much!"
"Xiao Kui! You're here. Grandpa missed you so much."
"Come here, Xiao Kui, Grandma has some candies you like."
Unbeknownst to Qin Jing, she had already become the darling of this place.
Section 60: Role-Reversal Performance
After that, the children performed for the elderly.
Soon it will be the turn of the lower grades to perform the play "The Snow Queen". Xiao Kui plays the kidnapped boy, Kai, while Qin Jing plays Gerda, Kai's childhood friend, who goes to rescue him.
"Just follow your instincts and improvise. I believe in you!" Emma said, giving a thumbs up.
"Nini, let's cheer each other on!" Xiao Kui, who was able to act with her brother, was so excited that she hugged Qin Jing tightly.
Forced into the role, Qin Jing reluctantly donned a theatrical dress in the style of a northern snowscape and flipped through a simple, rough script backstage.
The narrator begins:
Once upon a time, there lived the worst devil in the world. He created a mirror that turned black and white upside down. Anything beautiful looked like a reflection in the mirror would become the ugliest. The devil carried the mirror around, boasting that robbers became heroes, witches became beauties, ugly toads became kings, and the kind became criminals... The world was thus distorted by this devil.
The devil wanted to take the mirror to Heaven to turn God and the angels into clowns and monsters. While in mid-air, the mirror suddenly trembled and emitted a grotesque laugh. The devil lost control, and the mirror fell, shattering into pieces that scattered across the world.
A shard of mirror fell into Kai's eye, and from that moment on, Kai lost his way, becoming cold and indifferent, finding fault with everything. He stopped playing with his best friend Gerda and instead bullied and mocked her.
Just then, the Snow Queen appeared and kissed Kai on the forehead. Kai's heart was frozen, and he lost his memory. Then, when spring came, she took Kai away.
The adults all believed that Kai was missing and dead. Only the girl didn't think so. The sun and the swallows told her that Kai might be far away.
The girl decides to find Kai. After many hardships, she encounters a witch and is almost killed by bandits. With the help of many kind people, she rides a reindeer and finally finds the Snow Queen's palace. Heaven sends angels to help the girl Gerda defeat the queen's guards and find Kai. However, Kai has become a cold and emotionless person because of the fragment and ignores the girl.
The girl hugged Kai and burst into tears. Her hot tears soaked into the boy's body, melting the ice in his heart. Kai turned to look at the girl, but his eyes remained cold.
The girl then sang Kai's favorite song, and Kai was so moved that tears streamed down his face, bringing with them the fragments of tears in his eyes. He returned to his original form and embraced the girl. In spring, the two rode a sled carrying reindeer back home and lived happily ever after.
Although she felt there was something wrong with the role allocation, Qin Jing still did her best in her role and gave an impeccable performance.
The panic when she was kidnapped by robbers, the joy when she was rescued, the gratitude to the kind people who helped her, the surprise when she found the boy, and the sadness after being rejected by the boy who had lost his memory.
The most brilliant part was the final impromptu humming, which was perfectly showcased by his clear and infectious voice.
The elderly people, who hadn't expected much from what they thought was just a children's performance, were now engrossed in the show and began to applaud.
After that, the children performed various activities, and those who were good at housework helped clean the elderly's room.
The girls chatted with the grandmothers in wheelchairs, and Xiao Kui even played around with more than a dozen elderly people, making them laugh heartily.
Qin Jing, having changed out of her clothes, sat down to rest.
“Right? I told you, you have a real talent for this,” said Emma Miyazawa as she stepped forward.
"Then at least give me a normal role! Why do you have to make me play a girl?" Qin Jing said.
“Only you can play that important role well,” Emma Miyazawa said.
"Speaking of which, I took such an important role from you. Won't the child who originally played the role be heartbroken?" Qin Jing asked.
“No, I recommended you. That role was originally mine,” Emma Miyazawa said.
"I see. No wonder you're such a ruthless agent, with one scheme after another. But you really are amazing," Qin Jing praised.
The guy named Nine-Headed Dragon was playing shogi with three old men at the same time, and the game was evenly matched.
The girl named Feng Xia also sang some classic songs that the older generation loved.
Each character was used to their full potential, and the elderly people truly felt joy.
"Thank you for the compliment, but I think Xiao Kui is even more amazing. She won the hearts of everyone in the nursing home after only two visits."
"Speaking of which, didn't you say you hated me?" Qin Jing asked.
“I didn’t dislike you as a person, but rather the bad feeling I got from you. But that feeling has gone away now. You’re still a bit murky, but very gentle. I don’t dislike you. You have a wonderful family,” Emma Miyazawa said.
"Yes, that's right." Qin Jing did not deny it.
“I have a natural talent for discerning the good and bad in people’s hearts, and I have seen many twisted children, but you are the worst I have ever seen. You are like a writhing monster formed by mixing together sweet and sour fruit, chili peppers, chocolate, Chinese medicine, and rotten and smelly meat.”
“But it’s much better now. Although there are still many colors mixed in, it’s very gentle and peaceful. I think this must be because of your family. Many children become distorted because of problems at home, but there are also examples of people who are redeemed by the comfort of their relatives and friends,” Emma Miyazawa said.
"Is that so? Thank you. You were worried about me too, weren't you?" Qin Jing nodded. Although she didn't quite understand, Qin Jing knew that this girl had always been very perceptive.
“Absolutely not!” Emma said decisively, thinking that if she were willing to wear women’s clothing forever and maintain that cuteness on stage, that would be a different story.
"Really? I'm starting to dislike you now too," Qin Jing said, clicking her tongue.
“Same here. Rather, I’m more worried about Aoi right now…” Emma Miyazawa said softly, glancing at Aoi who was watching the show.
"What?" Qin Jing asked, not having heard clearly.
"It's nothing." Emma Miyazawa wasn't sure either, but sometimes she would suddenly feel that the sensations on Aoi's body were throbbing and changing drastically, as if something was trying to crawl out.
After that, everyone helped tidy up the venue and clean up.
As they talked about their previous performances, the elderly people showed genuinely happy smiles.
If her performance could bring some joy to the elderly, that would be something to be very happy about, Qin Jing thought.
At this moment, several elderly people came over and expressed their desire to shake hands with Qin Jing.
The old man shook hands and said, "Your performance was really great! Did you have any professional acting training? If there's a performance like this anywhere, I'll definitely go see it."
"No, I only participated in the school's drama program," Qin Jing replied, wondering if she might actually have some talent.
"Keep it up! Your singing voice is quite good too. Even though it's just humming, I think it sounds beautiful. You might even become a great female star! Then I can brag to my grandson that I've seen a big star perform," the old man said with a smile.
"Haha, you're overthinking it. By the time this kid becomes famous, old men like us might already be dead."
"You're the one who's going to die! I can live past ninety! Hahaha, even then, I won't have many years left to live," the old man cursed, but then he burst into laughter himself.
"Well, these days there's this thing called idols, right? I think there are kids who become famous and appear on TV in their early teens," another elderly person said.
"Keep up the good work! I'm looking forward to seeing you on TV!" the old man said encouragingly, giving a thumbs-up.
"Haha..." Given this topic and atmosphere, Qin Jing really didn't know whether she should explain or not.
The children played with the elderly all day, and soon it was afternoon, and the children prepared to go home.
"Grandpa Oda, Grandpa Kubo, Grandpa Kishimoto, Grandma Ikeda... Goodbye." Xiao Kui said goodbye to each of the elderly people one by one. She had already memorized the names of all the elderly people here.
No wonder the elderly people here treat her like a treasure.
Although I hate to admit it, what Aoi is doing with Emma Miyazawa is truly meaningful. However, I'm still a little worried about whether Aoi will be able to guide these children well after Emma Miyazawa goes on to higher education.
on the way home.
"Nini, let's act together again next time, okay? Next time I'll play the princess and save Nini," Xiao Kui said with a laugh, holding Qin Jing's hand.
"Okay, but what kind of prince would need a princess to save him?" Qin Jing asked with a smile.
"When Aoi grows up, she will protect her parents and Nini well," Aoi vowed, raising her fist.
"Haha, that's really reliable. I'll leave it to you then," Qin Jing replied.
"Leave it to Aoi! Aoi loves Nini the most!" Aoi replied, raising her arm and showing off her muscles.
Qin Jing chuckled. No matter what, whether she becomes the top student or dominates the world, this child is still her lovely little sister. Qin Jing will watch over her as she grows up in her own way.
"Speaking of which, between me and Emma Miyazawa, who do you like more?"
"..." Xiao Kui ran forward quickly.
..........................
Then, one morning, Qin Jing and Xiao Kui were about to leave for school. As Kui put on her schoolbag and was about to leave, she suddenly felt weak and almost fell to the ground.
"Be careful." Qin Jing quickly supported Xiao Kui, but felt that her younger sister's body temperature was very high. She reached out and touched her forehead, exclaiming in surprise, "So hot! She has a fever!"
"Oh dear, why is it so hot? It was fine just now. Go lie down on the bed first." Aunt Qin came forward.
"Let me do it." Qin's father came over and carried Xiao Kui to the bed.
"Where do you feel uncomfortable? Does it hurt?" Qin Jing asked softly.
"It doesn't hurt... I feel so hot all over and dizzy," Xiao Kui said uncomfortably.
"You probably caught a chill last night. Xiao Kui, did you kick off the blankets again? Take a fever reducer and see how it goes," Qin Ma said.
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