The martial arts school was opening tomorrow, and they wanted to arrange a dance performance.
But they couldn't find a dancer on such short notice.
Having a few people randomly dance on stage just wouldn't look right.
After all, the opening of the martial arts school was a formal affair, different from a bar where anything goes.
They remembered that class advisor Suyun had professional training; she was quite the dancer.
However, they had not informed her in advance, and they didn't know if she would be willing to help.
If they waited until tomorrow, it would be too late.
After all, they needed to give Teacher Su time to consider, and even if she agreed, she would need to think about what dance to perform.
Performing in front of a large audience required taking things seriously.
Luo Yang thought about asking Suyun, because if she were willing to dance tomorrow, then the arrangement for the dance program could be settled.
It was quite late at night, but if he didn't speak to Teacher Su now, it would be too rushed to bring it up tomorrow.
Thinking it over, although he couldn't be sure Teacher Su would agree, he wouldn't know the outcome without asking her.
Luo Yang made up his mind to ask Teacher Su.
If she agreed, that would solve the problem.
Even if she required payment, he was prepared to compensate her.
Neither Tang Guihua nor An Yuying were willing to dance; moreover, they didn't really know how to dance—so even if they wanted to help, they couldn't.
"Sister Guihua, Sister An, I'm thinking of asking Teacher Su to dance. What do you think?" Luo Yang whispered.
"She can dance?" Tang Guihua asked curiously.
She wasn't very familiar with Suyun.
Luo Yang nodded and said, "Teacher Su can. It's just that I don't know if she'll be willing; I need to ask her first. If she is willing, then we'll have our dance performance sorted. Sister Guihua, Sister An, how about you two sing?"
Yuying quickly waved her hands and said, "I can't sing. You ask Guihua."
Guihua was willing to sing at home but not in front of a large audience.
"Niu Zai can sing by himself. We can't sing," Tang Guihua also declined.
"Then I'll go ask Teacher Su," Luo Yang said with a smile.
So he went to Suyun's resting room, standing at the door to listen for any sound from inside.
It was quiet, perhaps she was asleep.
He hesitated for a moment; speaking tomorrow would indeed be too late.
Tomorrow, there would be a lot of trivial matters to attend to.
He knocked lightly on the door with his hand.
Knock knock knock...
In the silence of the night, the knocking seemed to carry a long distance.
The stairwell echoed back the sound.
After knocking for a while, he heard Suyun's voice ask, "Who is it?"
Luo Yang softly said, "Teacher Su, it's me."
He was rehearsing his pitch in his mind, considering how to appropriately ask Suyun for help.
She might not want payment, but since she would be working, it would be best to offer her some salary.
Exactly how to broach the subject was the issue.
"What is it?" Suyun asked.
"Teacher Su, I have something important to discuss with you. Could we talk for a moment?" Luo Yang said.
Whatever it was, it could be discussed during the day.
There must be a really significant reason for bringing it up at this hour, which Suyun couldn't guess.
Hong Jiaxin's voice chimed in softly: "Teacher Su, don't mind him. He's a night owl."
Suyun was of the same mind and said, "Luo Yang, let's talk tomorrow, alright? It's late, go back to sleep."
Speaking through the door was quite inconvenient.
If Luo Yang raised his voice even a little, it sounded very loud.
If he didn't say it now, it would be too late to speak tomorrow.
"Teacher Su, please open the door, just for a minute. I need to ask for your help with something," Luo Yang said.
There was silence for a moment inside.
Suyun was evidently considering his request.
After a while, she responded.
"Wait a moment, okay?" Suyun said.
Hong Jiaxin laughed lightly and said, "Teacher Su, let me open the door. Let's see what he's up to. If he's just here to cause trouble, I won't be polite to him."
Suyun nodded in agreement.
So Hong Jiaxin got out of bed, walked to the door, and opened it.