Jimmy: "Okay, today we are going to see a musical. But are you really going to wear that?"

Nia glanced at her clothes, everyday wear, nothing inappropriate, she looked at Jimmy and nodded emphatically.

Jimmy smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll go change as well." Since Nia was wearing everyday clothes, it certainly wouldn't be convenient for Jimmy to wear a formal suit. The styles just didn't match, so he also changed into casual wear, left the Glock and 1875 at home, and went back to the old Revolver holster before they headed out together.

Jimmy drove the CLS with Nia toward Broadway. However, Nia hadn't finished her meal yet, so checking the time, they decided to have dinner first before rushing to Broadway.

The future father-in-law definitely spent a lot of money on these two tickets, with seats in the second row, middle. The location was really good, providing a clear view of all the details on stage.

As the lights went down and the curtain fell, the overture started. Soon the prince turned into the beast, and Belle of the village appeared. Jimmy turned his head to Nia, leaned closer and whispered, "You did this on purpose, choosing this musical."

Nia whispered back with a smile, "Guess, just don't interrupt my watching."

Beauty and the Beast is essentially a fairy tale that's easy to understand: Belle's father is attacked by the beast in the forest and escapes into the beast's castle. To save her father, Belle agrees to stay at the castle in exchange for her father's departure. Then an accident causes her to flee the castle before she is rescued by the prince beast and they live together harmoniously.

Of course, there has to be a villain in the tale. A local businessman who is very fond of Belle arranges a gang to kidnap her father after a failed proposal. After Belle's father is injured in the forest, she brings him back to town to recover. Then the traditional plot of revealing the beast's existence ensues, isolating him.

The businessman, learning of his romantic rival, the beast, leads an attack on the castle and nearly succeeds. After Belle arrives, the prince beast defeats the businessman but is severely injured by a sneak attack.

Belle is heartbroken when the prince beast dies and utters the crucial "I love you," afterwards the beast transforms back into a prince and revives, and the couple begins a shameless, happy life together.

A simple fairy tale, anyone familiar with modified Western fairy tales could clearly follow the logic. So even though Jimmy hadn't researched in advance, he grasped the patterns after watching for a while.

Of course, for a musical, the choice of actors is very important. Belle is a white woman with brown hair, certainly very beautiful, and thankfully it's not that era of twisted political correctness yet. If they really had chosen someone else, it's hard to imagine what it would have looked like.

Thinking of this, Jimmy leaned into Nia and whispered, "What do you think would happen if they cast a black girl as Belle on stage?"

Nia turned her head and gave Jimmy a look, leaning in and whispering, "Don't joke about that. It would ruin the whole show. And if it really were as you said, would you still come to see it?"

Jimmy managed not to laugh out loud, as it was inappropriate to do so in this setting.

Let's give credit where credit is due, the production of lighting and props in the musical was really impressive, especially the simulation of different architectural scenes on stage. As the scenes changed, Jimmy joined the audience in applause, grateful that he could understand everything, a significant improvement from his clueless experience watching Phantom of the Opera for the first time.

After the two-act musical, which lasted over two hours, Jimmy and Nia left the hall, walking toward the parking lot and saying, "You definitely did it on purpose, I'm the beast, right?"

Nia: "Didn't you find it beautiful? And the ending was good too, the beauty and the prince getting together after all their trials."

Jimmy: "It was okay, quite light-hearted, much better than when I saw Phantom of the Opera before. I nearly fell asleep that time."

Nia turned to Jimmy in surprise, "Phantom of the Opera is great, how could you fall asleep?"

Jimmy shrugged, "Maybe I just don't have that kind of artistic flair, I definitely didn't understand it at the start."

Nia was speechless, she gave Jimmy a pat, "Alright then, it's decided, next time we'll see Phantom of the Opera."

Now it was Jimmy's turn to be speechless. Speaking carelessly had just gotten him into trouble.

Back at the apartment, Nia occasionally hummed a few lines from Beauty and the Beast. She had been humming for a while on the way home, and Jimmy, no longer able to bear it, carried her straight to the bedroom where their real-life Beauty and the Beast reenacted.

After their lovemaking, Jimmy, as usual, smoked a post-coital cigarette. Although Nia didn't smoke, she didn't mind and leaned against Jimmy, "Jimmy, should we move to a new apartment?"

Jimmy ran his fingers through her hair, remembering when he first met Nia, how her hair hadn't been so long; now it cascaded down her shoulders, "Why? This place is pretty good."

Nia: "It's too far away, why don't we move to the Upper East Side? It would also be convenient for you to get to the bureau."

Jimmy sighed, "It's not that I don't want to move to the Upper East Side, but houses there are really expensive, even decent ones are in the millions, I guess we might have to wait another couple of years."

Nia made a sound, "I didn't say buy, the rent there isn't expensive, about the same as here."

Jimmy looked down at Nia, "Huh? Why rent when we have our own apartment here? Although it's a bit far from your place, it's mine and we can do whatever we want with it."

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