Haizi opera (嗨子戏) short play "The Bid" (《竞标》)

Wang Xiaoxin, the head of a village, had intention to rent out the plot of land where his office courtyard was sitting on so as to increase revenue for the village. Due to the good locality of the land, it drew many potential bidders, including his uncle, his girlfriend Lanlan, and Lanlan's mother. Both Xiaoxin's uncle and Lanlan's mother had personal gains in mind, and they tried sweet talking and bribing him with money, which put Xiaoxin in a tight spot. Lanlan, on the other hand, wanted to set up a community senior care centre for the village's old folks instead, and Xiaoxin liked her proposal. Both elders tried to stop her by scaring her about payment of a high security deposit fee, which apparently she did not have. Lanlan was sad that she had to give up her dream, and Xiaoxin was equally upset at not being able to help her financially. Seeing the couple's unhappiness, both elders decided to chip in money to help Lanlan pay for the security deposit, so that she could fulfil her dream.
Haizi opera (嗨子戏 or 咳子戏), also known as Heizi opera (嘿子戏) or Hazi opera (哈子戏), is an endangered opera form from the region around the middle upper course of Huai River, and is active in Funan County (阜南县), Yingshang County (颍上县) and Linquan County (临泉县) of Fuyang City, Anhui province (安徽省阜阳市), and Huangchuan County (潢川县), Huaibin County (淮滨县), Gushi County (固始县), Shangcheng County (商城县) and Xi County (息县) of Xinyang City, Henan province (河南省信阳市). Haizi opera got its name from its usage of “Hai” as a starting word and as a non-lexical vocable in singing.