CHAPTER 414: CHAPTER 414: LISTENING TO THE OPERA

In ancient times, snowflakes were already flying, and in modern times, winter has also arrived.

However, since Hai City is located in the south and adjacent to the sea, the weather, although already cold, is still far from seeing snow.

Or rather, the people of Hai City haven’t seen snow in a long time.

But compared to the sparse crowds on ancient winter streets, Hai City’s streets are bustling with cars and people.

It’s already dark, and the entire city is lit up with neon lights everywhere, illuminating the area for miles around, almost like daytime.

At eight in the evening, Lu Zheng and Lin Wan arrived at the entrance of the Hai City Grand Theater, each holding a cup of milk tea, and were queuing up for ticket inspection.

"I initially thought these two tickets would go to waste, but who knew we could use them," Lin Wan said with a chuckle.

Lu Zheng looked at the tickets in his hand.

Italian opera, Camille.

"Tickets from Xiaoying," Lin Wan said, "It would be a waste not to come, and no one else gave them to me."

Lu Zheng smirked, "Is this opera in Hua or Italian?"

Lin Wan pointed to a poster, and Lu Zheng followed her gaze to see that it was by the Italian Saint Violet Art Performance Group.

Alright then...

Lu Zheng said speechlessly, "Then we won’t understand anything..."

"Just read the plot summary. Do you think everyone in the audience can understand?" Lin Wan whispered.

Lu Zheng looked around; among the audience queuing to get in, half were foreigners and half were from Hua Country, all dressed to impress, looking very presentable.

But he and Lin Wan weren’t bad either; after exercising and cleaning up, they were also looking distinguished and standing out in the crowd.

"By the way, am I too lazy?" Lu Zheng mused, rubbing his chin while staring at the words on the poster.

"What’s wrong?" Lin Wan asked.

"Should I learn a foreign language?" Lu Zheng said, "If I learn a foreign language, traveling abroad in the future wouldn’t be as troublesome."

Lin Wan laughed, "You make it sound like you’ll pick it up instantly."

Lu Zheng nodded seriously, "To get started, indeed, some effort is needed."

Last year, when traveling to Southeast Asia during May Day and Europe during the eleventh, his Light of Fortune wasn’t abundant enough, so he didn’t study foreign languages.

Later, when the Light of Fortune was abundant, he was too lazy to learn languages.

After all, compared to instruments, painting, and chess, which have relatively simple beginner rules and are mostly about proficiency and mental realm, these can be instantly enhanced with the Light of Fortune.

Foreign languages, however, are purely about memory and vocabulary.

Lu Zheng rarely traveled abroad and had no interest in communicating with foreigners. Why not focus on romantic times rather than learn a foreign language?

However, recently having nothing else to do, perhaps he could learn a foreign language to pass the time?

After all, with the Jade Seal there, and his True Spirit becoming increasingly robust, although not remembered instantly, his memory has become strong, so learning a foreign language shouldn’t be as hard as before.

Plus, many of Japan’s collector’s edition comics and movies don’t have Hua language versions.

"Decided! I’ll learn a foreign language!" Lu Zheng declared with a firm sip of his milk tea.

Ticket check, entering, finding seats.

Just as they sat down, someone behind leaned over.

"Mr. Lu, Miss Lin."

"Oh? Mr. Sanders?" Lu Zheng said in surprise.

The person was Sanders, the owner of an Italian restaurant called KASAMUVA.

It had been a long time since Lu Zheng and Lin Wan had visited that Italian restaurant.

Well, ever since the poisoning incident at the last banquet, they hadn’t gone.

Unexpectedly, after more than a year, they met again at the grand theater.

Well, it makes sense; Sanders is Italian, and since he’s doing business in Hua Country, making quite a bit of money, it’s normal for him to support his hometown’s performance team performing here.

Just happening to bump into Lu Zheng like this is a bit of a coincidence.

"Long time no see," Sanders smiled.

"Long time no see, Mr. Sanders!" Lu Zheng smiled and shook his hand.

"I didn’t expect you two to be interested in Camille," Sanders said, then somewhat hesitantly asked, "But, if I may ask, can you understand it?"

"To be honest, a friend gave us the tickets, and although we can’t understand it, we can immerse ourselves in the plot and atmosphere," Lu Zheng replied.

"True enough, even if the language is different, the emotions in the songs can be felt. I believe that the actors from Saint Violet have the power for this," Sanders said.

At this point, Sanders introduced a middle-aged woman beside him, "By the way, this is my wife, Zhao Xin."

"Hello, Ms. Zhao," Lu Zheng and Lin Wan greeted, also realizing why Sanders had a restaurant in Hua Country.

"Hello," Zhao Xin nodded and greeted back.

The opera hadn’t started yet, and there were people speaking in low voices in small groups in the theater.

Knowing Lu Zheng and Lin Wan were just there for fun, Sanders took this time to brief them on the storyline of Camille and the famous actors in the Saint Violet team.

Initially intending to pass time and find a place to enjoy their time together, Lu Zheng and Lin Wan didn’t mind learning more with someone explaining to them.

...

The opera began, and the room immediately quieted down, while Sanders also withdrew, sitting quietly with his wife to enjoy the show.

Lu Zheng and Lin Wan held hands, appreciating this Western style of opera performance together.

The lavish stage and props, alongside excellent performance and singing skills, indeed elevated the opera’s quality, making the ticket price worth it.

Unfortunately, as Lu Zheng and Lin Wan couldn’t understand the dialogues and lyrics, the enjoyment was somewhat diminished.

Yet...

"The choice for the lead role isn’t bad, quite captivating," Lu Zheng commented.

Lin Wan glanced, those peaks and valleys indeed were rare worldwide.

"Unfortunately, the looks are average, and the skin is too poor, relying entirely on heavy makeup," Lin Wan also commented.

Her cultivation wasn’t weak; channeling her power to the eyes, she could clearly see through the lead actress.

"Ah yes, exactly!" Lu Zheng nodded continuously.

...

The opera ended around almost eleven at night.

In the exit passage, Sanders walked alongside his wife and Lu Zheng as they chatted casually.

The conversation moved on to last year’s banquet poisoning case.

Sanders naturally thought of Tony, "By the way, Tony mentioned inviting you back then. But later, I heard he returned to his homeland, and have lost contact. Has he reached out to you since?"

"No, he hasn’t," Lu Zheng seriously shook his head, "He had already treated us to dinner that evening."

Lin Wan also laughed, "Obviously, he’s quite the big shot; why would we bother him?"

"Big shot or not, you two did save his life," Sanders said, "Next time he visits the restaurant, I will definitely talk to him about it."

Lu Zheng blinked but didn’t stop him.

After all, Tony certainly wasn’t going to visit Sanders’ restaurant any time soon.