Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1264, Section 484: Three Rules! A clandestine "conspiracy"?
One minute later.

Two little girls sat side by side on the sofa, while Ang Lee sat in the chair opposite them.

The three—teacher and student—stared at each other wide-eyed.

"Puch."

Xiao Xing suddenly burst out laughing.

"What's wrong?" Li An asked with a smile.

Tang Xiaoxing: "It's nothing, teacher. I just thought it was kind of fun."

“It’s fun, isn’t it?” Ang Lee picked up his teacup and took a sip. “I hope you’ll still find it fun later.”

After a pause, he said, "Let's officially begin today."

Both children nodded in agreement.

Li An paused for a moment, then said, “First, the practice plan. You each need to create a detailed practice plan over three days, before the summer camp on August 7th. Write down the pieces you want to practice during this period, the problems you want to solve, and your expected goals.”

You should know more about cars.

Car: "Mmm."

Ang Lee: "Don't worry about the program for the August concert yet, just write it according to our original plan."

Car: "Mmm."

Ang Lee: "Tang Xiaoxing, is there anything you don't understand?"

Tang Xiaoxing: "Teacher, I think I know that too."

Ang Lee: "Okay, then just write it. Don't ask her anything. Just write whatever you plan. Even if you want to scrap all the pieces you've prepared and start over, that's fine. Just write it boldly, understand?"

Tang Xiaoxing: "I understand, teacher."

Ang Lee laughed: "Of course, it's not that I'll approve your plan just because you hand it to me, but you have to write down your most genuine thoughts."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Mmm!"

Ang Lee raised his hand and made an OK sign: "Three days."

"Secondly, your school will be holding a choir selection at the end of the month. I have no objection to your participation in this matter, and I also know that you two have been secretly plotting something."

"However, don't discuss these things during class time. I don't care what your reasons are, and I don't care about your final grades, but class is class, and you have to listen attentively in class, understand?"

The second child nodded again.

"Third, we will maintain the cleanliness of the common areas of the house together. The three of us will take turns cleaning. Xiao Che will be responsible for Monday and Thursday, Xiao Xing will be responsible for Tuesday and Friday, and I will be responsible for Wednesday and Sunday."

Tang Xiaoxing raised her hand.

Ang Lee: "Speak."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Teacher, it's Saturday."

Ang Lee: "Saturday will be reserved for your teacher, Mr. Chen. The cleaning duties include cleaning the floors in the living room, dining room, bathroom, and kitchen, as well as setting up the coffee table and dining table. Any questions?"

The second child shook his head.

"Finally," Li An said with a smile, "welcome Tang Xiaoxing to the Fourth Steel House! Applause!"

"Hahaha, welcome, welcome!!"

“Wow—”

"Thank you! Thank you, teacher! Thank you, Linlin!"

"Wow—"

The moving applause didn't stop after just one wonderful performance.

Both children went to bed early and slept soundly that night.

On the floor lay unpacked suitcases, and the moonlight shone quietly by the window.
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The car's alarm clock rang at 6:30 a.m. the next morning.

A new week begins on Monday.

Xiao Che had to go to school, and although Xiao Xing didn't have to go to school today, she got up with Xiao Che.

At the dining table, Ang Lee had already prepared breakfast for the two children.

Today's topic of conversation at the dinner table was several of Chopin's Nocturnes.

After lunch, Xiaoxing went to school in the car, and continued chatting with her teacher about nocturnes, which led to a discussion of other works by Chopin. During this process, the teacher and student gained a deeper understanding of each other.

Xiaoxing liked her teacher's rational interpretation of Chopin. Compared to those overly emotional interpretations, she saw Chopin as an ordinary person through her teacher's perspective.

She really liked one of her teacher's quotes: "Before he was a musician, Chopin was just an ordinary person. Like all of us, he would experience birth, aging, sickness, and death. So when we look up to his music, we will only get further away from his art."

This sentence deeply moved her and even gave her inspiration to develop a practice plan.

So, with half an hour left before she could practice, she returned to the cabin and began to make her plans.

Of course, Ang Lee wasn't idle either. He organized the information that Boss X had given him, filled out the information that he needed to fill out personally, and sent it to Lin Youyou along with the authorization letter to join EPTA as an honorary artist.

At 8:30, Xiaoxing went to the study to start practicing the piano.

Although everything in the study was incredibly novel to her, she quickly immersed herself in her practice.

Like with the car, she changed her warm-up to start with a slow C major scale played with both hands in the same direction.

Ang Lee advised: "Just warm up according to your own habits. The purpose of warming up is simply to get your body moving and avoid injury."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Teacher, I found that slow warm-up allows me to better feel the feedback from the keys and makes it easier to get into the zone."

Ang Lee: "It's up to you. I have to go out for a bit. If you're tired, take a rest. I suggest you call home again in between."

"Also, don't let 80,000 into the study. Call me anytime if you have any questions. Bye."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Okay! Goodbye, teacher."

Ang Lee paused, turned around, and said, "I don't need you to take care of lunch. I'm leaving."
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I went to 2201 for a look, and Ang Lee ventilated the room again.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but the smell in the room seemed even less intense.

Ah, it's so tempting!

How about we let the two kids live there so he can come and experience it first?
Let's talk about it later.

I rode my electric bike all the way to Shipo.

Li An took Tang Xiaoxing's information directly to Principal Min and completed the boarding procedures for the child.

Later, accompanied by Principal Min, he had a detailed conversation with Ms. Gao, the homeroom teacher of Class 8, Grade 7, about Xiaoxing's situation.

When two children want to sit at the same table, how could Ang Lee refuse?

After handling Tang Xiaoxing's enrollment, Principal Min then chatted with Li An about the city's summer choir competition.

Li An fully understands Principal Min's emphasis on this competition, but everything must be done step by step.

Ang Lee: "Let the school select the team members first. You set a time and I'll have Teacher Fang come over. We'll officially start training as soon as the holiday starts. The competition is on July 20th, so there's plenty of time."

Principal Min: "Okay, Teacher Li, what does the school need to prepare for the team selection?"

Ang Lee: "One stage is enough. Let Che Lin and Tang Caiyun help oversee it. They will be mainly responsible for the rehearsals afterwards."

Ang Lee smiled and said, "To be honest, their combination is unique in the whole country. Let's wait and see how it goes."

Principal Min smiled and said, "I'll leave everything to Teacher Li."
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Tianhu Avenue, Hilton Garden Inn.

After having breakfast, Boss X took a stroll outside, and then returned to his room to prepare another packet of montmorillonite powder.

He vowed he would never let himself go again.

When you get to a certain age, you become more vulnerable to all sorts of health problems, so you have to watch what you eat.

Suddenly, his phone rang. He put down his cup, went over, and picked it up.

It's Grandpa Tang.

"Uncle Tang".

"I'm at the hotel."

"I haven't gone there yet; we've arranged to have lunch together."

"Yeah, he should be free this afternoon."

On the phone, Grandpa Tang pondered for a moment, then said, "Yanqiu, let me know after you finish eating. If there's nothing else, I'll have them send the zither over this afternoon. What do you think?"

Boss X: "It's better to be early than late."

Grandpa Tang: "Then it's settled. I'll wait for your call."

After hanging up the phone, Boss X sighed; his task today was quite demanding.