Lee Shiao Jye was bored. So far, not a single customer had dropped in at the Forever Fortune Tea Room. Perhaps this was because Mrs. Soong's new opera, A Lonesome Maiden, was to be performed tonight for the first time in the courtyard of the Wu Fung Temple. Or it could also be that everyone had been preoccupied with the escape of Uncle Tu's song bird. But finally Miss Lee decided it was just too muggy to drink hot tea.
I love the way her eyes look upward. I sure would like to have something like that for my birthday. I would be one happy old lady.
ReplyDeleteShe does look bored :) You get so much expression though the eyes.
ReplyDeleteThat little bird was very influencial. This painting is stunning.
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