Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1182 442. Boys and Girls: Little Emotions and Thoughts

I spent the last two days of the May Day holiday doing homework and practicing the piano.

On the evening of the 7th, Xiaoche went to Wang Xiaohu's home for extra lessons.

After getting out of the elevator and ringing the doorbell, the person who opened the door was Xu Li instead of Wang Xiaohu.

"Good evening, Auntie."

Xiao Che was somewhat surprised to hear the sound of piano coming from the inner room, and thought to himself, this guy is really starting to exert his strength.

At this time, Doubao and Douhua came over at the same time and meowed non-stop. Xiaoche happily bent down and teased the two kittens with his hands.

"Good evening, Linlin, what are you having for dinner?"

"The teacher cooked tofu and crucian carp soup."

"We also had fish tonight."

Xu Li asked the car to go into the house quickly.

Xiaoche's slippers were inside the door, but Xiaoche picked up the slippers and wanted to change them outside the door. Xu Lifei forced Xiaoche to go into the house to change.

"Auntie, I just stepped in the mud."

"Be good and come in and change."

This pair of white slippers was specially prepared by Xu Li for Xiaoche. It was not because she was afraid that Xiaoche would dirty the floor, but every time Xiaoche came, she would take the initiative to change into slippers before entering the house.

The family did have slippers prepared for guests, but Xu Li felt that the girl should not be allowed to wear the same pair as others, so she simply prepared a separate pair for Xiaoche.

Xiaoche changed into slippers and placed his small cloth shoes against the corner of the door frame, then stood up and asked, "Auntie, do you want to go out for exercise?"

As soon as the door opened, I saw Aunt Xu Li in sportswear, looking like she was about to go out.

"Yes, I'm going to go out for a walk. I'm leaving now."

"Goodbye, Auntie."

"Goodbye, I've washed some fruit for you on the table, remember to eat it."

With that, Xu Li changed her shoes and left home.

There was still the sound of piano from inside Wang Xiaohu's door. There were less than ten minutes left before the English teacher came to class. Xiaoche felt more and more strange. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart again, "Is Wang Xiaogou okay?"
I know that hard work is a good thing, but this is a bit
Xiao Che could understand. She had also experienced this situation and wished she could use every minute and every second to practice the piano.

But later it was proved that this state could not be maintained for too long, and the spirit would not be able to bear it.

Holding the two kittens, he quietly came to the door of Wang Xiaohu's bedroom, and listened quietly for another two minutes.

From what she had heard so far, Wang Xiaohu had indeed entered some abnormal practice state.

Suddenly the piano music stopped, and then a voice of "I'm going" came through the crack in the door.

Before the car could react, there was a sound of violent friction between the piano stool and the floor tiles.

The next second, accompanied by hurried footsteps approaching from afar, the bedroom door was suddenly opened.

"Mom, you scared me to death!"

Wang Xiaohu was so frightened that he was incoherent. He looked at the car that appeared outside the door out of nowhere and shouted "Mom!"

He was indeed thinking in his mind why his mother didn't call him!
"Be steady, okay?"

Xiaoche said calmly as he comforted the frightened kitten in his arms.

Relatively speaking, she was better off because she knew that Wang Xiaohu was practicing the piano inside.

And at this moment it seemed like Wang Xiaohu had no idea she was here.

"Huh—when did you come?"

Wang Xiaohu sighed and looked around. "Where's my mom?"

"I just got here, and Auntie went out to exercise," Xiaoche shook his head and said, "You are really dedicated to your training."

Wang Xiaohu scratched his head: "I didn't hear anything at all."

After two days of hard training, Brother Xiaohu did not feel any more relaxed despite investing a lot of time and attention. On the contrary, his mood recovered a little when he saw Arlene.

"Coke or juice?" Wang Xiaohu took out two bottles of drinks from the refrigerator.

"I don't want to drink." Xiaoche refused.

Wang Xiaohu: "Have a bottle, aren't you hot? Come on, let's have some juice."

As he spoke, Wang Xiaohu held the bottle of juice that was emitting cold air in front of the car.

Looking at the drink in front of her, Xiao Che was almost dying of greed, but she couldn't drink it. She pouted and sighed: "I can't drink it today."

"Uh, so that's how it is."

Wang Xiaohu reacted the second time and didn't know where to look for a moment, "Okay."

Xiao Che sighed in her heart. Every time she had her period, she couldn't help but think: Why am I not a boy?

Today’s Xiaohu brother is no longer the Xiaohu brother who chased Xiaoche with a cold drink during last year’s summer camp.

He has learned some common sense.

"I'll bring you a glass of water."

"No, I'm not thirsty. Hurry up and get ready. Teacher Liu is coming."

As he was speaking, the doorbell rang and Wang Xiaohu hurried to open the door.

"Hello, Teacher Liu."

"Good evening, classmate Xiaohu."

"Hello, Teacher Liu."

"Good evening, Che Lin."

English teacher Liu was quite relieved and touched when she saw Wang Xiaohu opening the door for her with a drink in his hand.

This relief made the class, which was supposed to last one and a half hours, last one hour and forty-five minutes.

During this time, Wang Xiaohu went to the living room to get a cup of hot water for Xiaoche.

But until Teacher Liu said goodbye to the two of them, Xiao Che didn't even take a sip of the hot water he had collected.

After seeing Teacher Liu off, Wang Xiaohu asked, "Why don't you drink a sip?"

Xiaoche: "I don't cough."

Wang Xiaohu frowned slightly, thinking, isn't it true that girls should drink more hot water during menstruation?

After a moment, he said a little embarrassedly, "I advise you to drink more hot water."

Xiao Che laughed and said, "I drink three cups of hot water every day, but you hold the beverage bottle all day long, and I have never seen you drink plain water."

Wang Xiaohu immediately picked up the cup of warm hot water on the table, drank half of it in one gulp, then took a breath and took another sip, finishing the remaining half of the cup.

"Burp! See it?" Wang Xiaohu put down the cup.

Xiao Che couldn't help but shake his head and sigh again, "When will you be able to be more steady?" He is about to go abroad, but he is still acting like a child.

Wang Xiaohu was stunned, and was about to retort that I was not like a child, but then he heard Xiaoche's tone become much lighter: "You have been practicing very hard these two days."

Why does this tone sound a bit caring? Wang Xiaohu felt a little embarrassed for some reason, "Did my mom tell you?"

Xiao Che didn't deny or confirm it, and just skipped it: "Do you think this kind of training is effective?"

Wang Xiaohu couldn't really explain it, but he had put in the time. "It's OK."

Xiaoche: "What did you play the last time? If the teacher hears it, he will scold you again. Don't be so panicked."

Wang Xiaohu opened his mouth, but he had no objection.

Indeed, he also knew that he had forced himself to speed up the last time, he wanted to improve!
Xiaoche: "How long did you practice today?"

Wang Xiaohu: “Seven hours.”

Xiaoche: "Yesterday."

Wang Xiaohu: "Eight hours, from noon to night."

Xiaoche: "Tsk tsk, I told you that grandpa was making pulled noodles yesterday but you didn't even go. You can't do this."

Wang Xiaohu immediately retorted: "You also practice for eight hours."

Xiaoche: "I have accumulated little by little, from three hours to eight hours. I know how to allocate eight hours of practice time, do you know?"

Wang Xiaohu said, "I'm done with the training."

Xiaoche thought for a moment and said, "That's right, but you must be careful not to get hurt."

Wang Xiaohu nodded nonchalantly: "Don't worry! Can I eat the fruit?"

"Just eat it." Xiaoche said, glancing at his phone, "I have to go. It's almost half past nine, and I still have one more excerpt to write."

"Um, okay." Wang Xiaohu wanted to talk to Xiaoche, "Go back and write quickly. I also have to pack my bag and get ready for bed." Xiaoche: "Okay, see you next week."

Wang Xiaohu sent Xiaoche to the door and watched Xiaoche squat down to change his shoes.

Xiaoche: "Where do you put the slippers?"

Wang Xiaohu said hurriedly, "Just put it at the door. My mom will come back to collect it later. She knows where to put it. You should go back quickly."

Seeing this, Xiaoche nodded and placed the slippers he had just taken off neatly in the corner of the door frame.

"Goodbye Doubao Douhua, see you next week."

"Bye-Bye."

"Bye, see you next week."

"Well, close the door quickly, flies are coming in."

"It's okay, there are no flies."

Xiao Che thought that Wang Xiaohu's condition was indeed not right, but she didn't know what to say. Wang Xiaohu didn't say anything on his own initiative, and she didn't know how to ask. The teacher had told her to pretend she didn't know.

"Let's go."

The elevator door opened and Xiaoche just stretched out her feet when she heard Wan Xiaohu calling her again.

"Arlene."

The car stopped and looked back, and Wang Xiaohu grinned at her and said, "If Grandpa makes pulled noodles again next weekend, please let me know in advance."

"You regret it now!"

The car got on the elevator with a hum.

After watching the car get into the elevator, Wang Xiaohu reluctantly closed the door of the living room.

Ugh.

He has indeed been in an unstable state these past two days, especially after confessing to his teacher's mother.

While he secretly made up his mind to move forward firmly in the field of command, he became more and more moved and reluctant to leave.

Although he still had about ten months to go, he already felt like he was going to leave soon.

He couldn't bear to leave his teacher, his grandparents, his friend who played piano No. 4, his monkey, his orchestra members, and Arlene.

In the end, he found that the person he was most reluctant to part with was Arlene.

Or rather, his heart began to skip a beat from the moment he decided to go abroad early on the night of April 4.

Because once he goes abroad, he can only come back twice a year at most.

This meant that after he went abroad, he could only see Arlene twice a year.

This is also the main reason why his mood has been so unstable in the past two days.

It was not until he saw Arlene appear at the door just now that he felt much more relaxed.

After an extremely enjoyable English class, he really wanted to talk to Arlene a few more words.

But he seemed unable to control his mouth. Arlene was clearly concerned about him, but he always wanted to refute her.

This made him extremely upset at the moment. He shouldn't have said that.

Fortunately, Arlene didn't look unhappy when she got on the elevator just now.

Otherwise he would feel uncomfortable for a week.

This is what it means to care too much about a person's performance.

"Ugh."

During the short May Day holiday, Wang Xiaohu experienced all kinds of emotions.

During the argument with Xiao Che just now, he didn't want to go abroad for several moments. He could wait until he graduated from college before going abroad.

Maybe he can go abroad to study with Xiaoche at that time.

But in the next second after every fantasy moment, Xiaoche’s three upcoming solo performances would appear before his eyes.

He is already a long way from Arlene.

"Ugh."

"come on."

Sighing and encouraging himself, Wang Xiaohu seemed to have returned to the emotional cycle of yesterday.

The only difference is that tomorrow is coming and yesterday is gone.
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The East Gate is the only way for cars to go home.

Xiaoche didn't know that when she walked into the east gate, two pairs of eyes were looking at her from a distance.

On the bench in front of the convenience store, Li An looked at his phone again, "Half an hour."

Xu Li: "Well, last time it was fifteen minutes."

When the two children had their first class, Xu Li slipped out of home with an excuse.

After the first get out of class, the car got home in fifteen minutes.

The two did not intend to spy on each other, but there was an unspoken understanding between them.

Just then, Xu Li received a message from Teacher Liu.

Teacher Liu: Sister Xu, both children performed very well tonight. I have assigned them homework and let’s see how they complete it next week.

Xu Li: Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Liu.

Teacher Liu: You’re welcome. I didn’t pay attention to the time during class today and it delayed the class. I hope it won’t delay the child’s subsequent arrangements, right?

Xu Li: It won't delay them. Thank you. Mr. Liu, how about you increase the class time to two hours in the future? And you can arrange another half an hour of oral class for them.

Teacher Liu: Okay, okay. I will come back and make an oral teaching plan for you.

Xu Li: Today's class fee will be based on two hours.

Teacher Liu then sent a long string of text, which seemed to explain something.

Xu Li handed the phone to Li An, who looked at it and nodded: "This teacher Liu is very good."

Regardless of whether Teacher Liu deliberately kept the two children after class today, at least the two adults are now clear about it.

The two children did not do what they thought and chatted for a long time after class.

"Okay, Sister Xu, you don't have to worry too much. This is normal for him."

Li An comforted him, "Let him get used to it for two weeks. When I come back from Beijing, I'll tell him. It just so happens that the June 1st performance will be held soon, so maybe it can help him calm down."

Xu Li nodded. If Li An hadn’t been there, she really wouldn’t have known how to start the conversation given Wang Xiaohu’s condition in the past few days.

Wang Xiaohu still thinks that he will leave at the beginning of next year, but he doesn't know that he only has four months left.

The two then talked about their work arrangements after the holiday and made an appointment to meet tomorrow morning.

I'm afraid tomorrow's morning meeting won't be short.
Although Lao Tang and Mu Xin were still on the plane, according to the information Lao Tang provided before he boarded the plane, Mu Xin's grandfather had prepared a lot of delicious food for everyone.

Because there were too many things to get on the plane, Mu Xin sent the express delivery two days ago.

If nothing goes wrong, the express will arrive at the store early tomorrow morning.
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Li An returned home and the car had just been washed.

After washing, Xiaoche took the initiative to go to the teacher to report.

"Teacher, Wang Xiaohu hasn't been in good condition these past two days."

"How to say."

"He practiced the piano for eight hours yesterday and seven hours today."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

"No, teacher. When I went there today, I listened at the door for a while. He only cared about speed and didn't pay attention to anything else."

"Then what do you think?"

"I think he puts too much pressure on himself."

"Well - he does put a lot of pressure on himself, but this is his own choice and he has to adapt to it."

Xiaoche nodded: "Good night, teacher."

Li An: "Good night, Linlin, go to sleep."

After returning to the cabin, Alin was still a little worried. Although the teacher's words made sense, she also understood Wang Xiaohu's character.

So she sent a message to Wang Xiaohu before going to bed: Although I don’t know what’s wrong with you, cheer up! You are the best! Good night

I just remembered it after sending the message!

I still have an excerpt to write!!