Transmigration of the Famous Cyber Star (Dropped)

Chapter 21: Chinese Customs

As they started to eat, the folk song singer left the stage, and a host took its place. He was wearing a Hanfu, and he immediately captured Liu Man's attention.

TL's Note: Hanfu is the clothing they wore back in Han dynasty.

"Welcome everyone, and thank you for choosing ShiGuang music-themed restaurant. This month, our musical theme is national customs music. That's why I changed into a Hanfu, to correspond with our theme. Starting from today, there will be a singer every evening at seven PM to sing an ancient customed song for our customers. There will also be some fun activities during this process. Stay tuned!"

In order to attract more customers, this restaurant chose a topic every month and had a singer sing something related to its theme. They would also host a lot of activities. Last month's theme was Peppa Pig and Christmas. Every customer who came would be able to receive a Peppa Pig wearing a Santa Claus costume when they paid for the bill.

Yu Zhan looked at Liu Man, who was trying hard not to laugh. He couldn't resist but ask, "What's so funny about the host?"

"I'm laughing at his clothing."

Yu Zhan glanced at the Hanfu the host was wearing. It was dark blue and looked about the same as those shown on TV. The clothing looked elegant and vintage, he couldn't see any problem with it, "Is there anything wrong with his clothing?"

"In our Han dynasty, our clothing was always designed with the left flap placed on top of the right flap, and the flaps shouldn't be facing in the left direction. Look closely at his Hanfu."

After hearing Liu Man's lecture, Yu Zhan saw that the Hanfu the host was wearing did indeed have flaps that were facing left. He asked curiously, "What's the story behind it?"

"Well, if the left flap covers the right flap, then it's called the right lapel. If the right flap covers the left flap, then it'd be called the left lapel. The right lapel is how we wear Hanfu, and if you see someone wearing the left lapel, then they would probably be from somewhere boorish. If the host wore his Hanfu like this and walked on the streets of our Han dynasty, then he would probably get himself arrested."

TL's Note: by somewhere boorish she meant like any place outside ancient china where it wasn't that civilized yet... it's confusing right

Yu Zhan laughed with his hand covering his mouth, "Look at what era it is, it's just a costume he's wearing for the theme. Excluding you, perhaps nobody else would've noticed this mistake. Also, where do you think would be somewhere considered boorish? I was in the USA, and during the Han dynasty, the Indians of North America would've probably been the same as boors. So then, should the USA also be called somewhere boorish?"

"I didn't really mean it like that. I just laughed because it looks wrong. This kind of Hanfu doesn't really count as orthodox. You're right, it's only just a costume."

Liu Man had already accepted her new identity, and she had also bonded completely with the memories of the old Liu Man. She could now look back at Ancient Han and her old self with the perspective of a modern person.

"I find your hobbies retro. You like calligraphy and Hanfu," Yu Zhan grew up in the western part of the world and didn't know a lot about Ancient Chinese culture.

"I only learned about them from the internet out of pure boredom," Liu Man said, trying to make herself seem less suspicious.

As the duo chatted, they didn't notice the singer who had just gone onstage. The customers all started yelling, and the vibe became very hyped up. The host shouted: "Does everyone know who she is?"

"Yes!"

"She's Coco, Coco!"

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"They actually invited Coco to come and perform tonight! It's fortunate that we chose this restaurant tonight, we're so lucky," The two female customers on Liu Man's right exclaimed excitedly.