Make a Living by Your Face [Quick Wear] ━ Vol.1

6.17 - Huo Family

　　The black car drove into the night.

　　Shen Mian yawned and leaned on Huo Tian's shoulder, feeling sleepy. Huo Tian touched his head and asked, "Have you suffered a lot these days?"

　　Shen Mian said: "I didn't suffer any hardship, but I didn't get enough rest. I was called up early in the morning to practice my voice."

　　Huo Tian laughed and said, "You asked for it. Why did you choose to act like a woman when you could do something else? Did you sing the song on stage today?"

　　Are you suspecting him of lip-syncing? Shen Mian said, "Your question is strange. Apart from me, who else has such a good voice?"

　　Huo Tian raised his chin and said, "Then give me two pieces?"

　　Shen Mian blinked his eyes and asked, "If I sing well, will the Fourth Master give me money?"

　　Huo Tian said: "If you sing well, not only will you get money, but I will also give you whatever you want."

　　Shen Mian curled his lips and smiled, and glanced at him with the corner of his eye. He even sang in a falsetto, singing a passage sung by Cui Yingying in The Romance of the West Chamber:

　　[Blue sky, yellow flowers, west wind blows hard, geese fly south from north. Who dyes the frosty forest red at dawn? It always brings thousands of tears to the departed. The late achievement makes people sad, the long willow branches are useless as they cannot tie up the steed.]

　　The delicate mind of a girl in the boudoir made him sing it out perfectly. She raised her slender fingertips and tapped lightly on Huo Tian's brow. He was wearing a long gown and brushed Huo Tian's face with his white sleeves. Before he finished singing this part, he asked Huo Tian to pull his sleeve and hugged him in his arms.

　　Huo Tian lowered his eyes and looked at him, saying with an ambiguous tone: "You, the young master of the Marshal's Mansion, do not learn literature or martial arts, but instead learn to sing opera. No wonder your father wants to give you away."

　　Shen Mian asked: "Did my father really give me to Huo Qian?"

　　Huo Tian couldn't help but laugh, "Why are you asking me about your family affairs? If I hadn't told you to run away, my third brother would have been furious. I wouldn't have known that your handsome father was so cruel to send you to Haicheng. How much did my third brother do to him that he was willing to sell his son?"

　　Shen Mian said: "No, my father, my father loves me the most..."

　　Seeing that he was sad, Huo Tian couldn't help but frowned, took out a few bills from his wallet and put them in his palm, saying: "You sang well, this is the reward from me."

　　When the child in his arms saw the money, all his previous sadness disappeared. His snow-white and clean face was filled with smiles. He collected the money like a little money-grubber and put it carefully into his pocket.

　　Huo Tian said: "What do you need so much money for? Just tell me what you want and I will buy it for you."

　　Shen Mian covered his pocket and said seriously: "I want to save enough money and go back to South City!"

　　Huo Tian chuckled, but did not discourage him. It was just that this fool was really daydreaming. Although Haicheng and Nancheng were not far away, his good third brother had blocked all the routes leading to Nancheng. He could only grow a pair of wings and fly away.

　　"Fool."

　　Shen Mian glared at him and said, "My eldest brother said I'm the smartest."

　　Huo Tian couldn't help but smile and said, "You're using your cleverness in the wrong places. If you really encounter a big problem, you'll just be bullied."