Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1266, No. 486, 17: Victoria Has No Secrets

Chapter 1266, Section 486, Number 17: Victoria Has No Secrets

Ang Lee frantically searched for the property management's phone number, his wrist trembling uncontrollably.

He kept muttering "Brother Yan is no good" while trying to figure out how to handle the problem.

He absolutely refused to accept the instrument.

Boss X, standing to the side, simply smiled without saying a word.

Li An found the property management's phone number and dialed it directly. He needed to let the car in first so it wouldn't block the entrance and affect other people.

No sooner had Ang Lee hung up the phone than Boss X received another call from the violin deliveryman.

The car has already entered the residential area.

The two then hurriedly went downstairs.

"Alright, alright, to tell you the truth, this zither was sent to you by Uncle Tang."

Upon hearing this, Li An slowed down by half a step, his heart pounding like a rollercoaster. He muttered with a hint of complaint, "What is Uncle Tang doing?"

Boss X: "Listen to me, take a look at the instrument first."

Ang Lee: "I can't accept any kind of instrument."

Boss X: "You have to move the piano upstairs first, even if you don't want it, otherwise I won't be able to explain myself. If you've decided you don't want this piano, you should call him yourself. Talking to me won't help."

Ang Lee let out a long sigh. What a mess this is.
"You could at least have told me beforehand, bro."

Boss X laughed: "Don't you know what kind of temper the old man has? No one dares to say anything when he makes a decision. Just consider it helping me out. Let's get the piano upstairs first so I can finish my work."

What can Ang Lee say about this?

At the entrance of Unit 1, No. 36, the truck delivering the piano was already parked downstairs.

A middle-aged man wearing a gray T-shirt was standing next to the truck, followed by five burly men in express delivery uniforms.

"Hello."

Boss X stepped forward and waved his phone.

The middle-aged man spotted Ang Lee from afar. He first politely greeted Boss X, then looked at Ang Lee and respectfully said, "Hello, Mr. Lee."

Upon hearing this, Li An scrutinized the middle-aged man's face for a moment, but indeed had no recollection of him. He nodded and said, "Hello, thank you for your hard work."

Seeing that Li An didn't recognize the man, Boss X didn't say anything more. "What is your surname?"

Middle-aged man: "No need for formalities, Wang Yi, I am the freight manager of Chenglin Piano City. Please check the packaging first."

Li Anxin said that the other party was originally from Chenglin Piano City, which explained why he recognized her. Steinway only has two locations in Chengdu, one of which is Chenglin Piano City.

Following Wang Yi to the back of the carriage, Li An saw a giant cardboard box lying quietly on the metal plate of the carriage, secured by a row of wooden frames.

Just by looking at the packaging, you can tell there must be something big inside.

Under Wang Yi's direction, five porters lifted the boxes from the trunk to the ground.

"Slow down, slow down." It wasn't that Li An was impatient; it was just that the things in the box were too valuable.

Wang Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Teacher Li, the workers who came today are all our most professional."

Ang Lee nodded: "Thank you all for your hard work."

Boss X: "The packaging is fine. Let's figure out how to get up there. We probably can't use the elevator."

Wang Yi: "Yes, I just went in and checked. We can only use the emergency exit."

Boss X: "Then let's begin."

Wang Yi: "Please wait a moment. There is another problem. If we move the boxes up without unpacking them, you will need to clean up the stairwells on some floors. Otherwise, the whole box will not be able to go up. I see there is still some construction waste at some stairwells."

Even with such a valuable instrument, Wang Yi dared not unpack it. He couldn't bear the responsibility if anything went wrong.

Boss X looked at Ang Lee, indicating that this matter would have to be handled by Ang Lee.

Without saying a word, Li An called the property management again.

There was obviously no need to notify each household individually. His idea was to move the items away first, and then move them back to their original state after they passed the floor.

The property management readily agreed and even asked Ang Lee if he needed any help.

Ang Lee said he would find someone to handle it himself.

After obtaining permission from the property management, Li An called the security guard, Lao Liu.

Just then, Lao Liu was on duty, and in no time he arrived at Building 36 with two security guards.

"Teacher Li, please tell me what's wrong. If we don't have enough people, I'll call more."

"That's enough, that's enough. We'll do it like this in a bit."

Five minutes later, the final moving plan was determined, and everyone got to work.

A mover carrying a large bundle of thick hemp rope first went up to the fifth floor, then fixed one end of the rope to the iron railing, and then lowered the other end of the rope to the first floor and fixed it to the wooden packing frame.

Ang Lee, along with three security guards including Lao Liu, led the way and were responsible for cleaning the stairwell.

Boss X followed behind, watching the workers carry out the moving operations.

An extremely challenging moving operation was about to begin.

Twenty minutes later, the violin case made its way up to the fifth floor with difficulty.

The shirts of several porters were soaked through, and the ropes had left red marks on their arms.

Ang Lee felt terrible seeing this, but what could he do?

Hey.

Since Grandpa Tang has already gone this far with the zither, does he still have any room to refuse?

Or perhaps he had decisively refused to accept it downstairs and asked Wang Yi to return the zither the way he came, but would that really work?
As he gradually calmed down, Ang Lee felt both joy and regret.

Doesn't he like this violin? Judging from what Boss X said at home, this violin must be a brand new B211.

Who could resist such a temptation?
But the zither was so precious and heavy that he was already panting for breath.

What if Tang Xiaoxing doesn't achieve a satisfactory result next year?
Why.
After a short rest, the group began the second round of moving the goods, following the same procedure.

Another half hour later, the violin case finally arrived on the tenth floor.

Ang Lee was too exhausted to even think about Tang Xiaoxing's performance next year; at this moment, he was completely worn out!

The guy in the east-facing apartment on the thirteenth floor is something else! He's practically treating the fire escape like a warehouse!!
"Hey Lao Liu, doesn't the property management care? If there's an emergency, this is the biggest safety hazard."

Old Liu lowered his voice: "Don't even mention it. Even calling the police from across the street didn't help; they just won't move."

Ang Lee shook his head: "That's really good."

Old Liu: "Hey Teacher Li, how many pianos are in this box?"

Ang Lee: "Just one."

Old Liu: "Wow, they even have such a big piano."

Ang Lee: "There are even bigger ones."
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Shipo Middle School.

Big break.

As soon as the bell rang, the classroom erupted in noise.

The rumors that had been circulating for over a week have finally been confirmed.

Just now, Teacher Gao announced that the school choir will hold a live audition in the auditorium next Thursday.

All students who want to participate can sign up, but signing up does not guarantee that you will be selected for a team.

Ah Qian: "Ah Lin, with our relationship, we're definitely on the same team, right?"

Xiao Guan: "What's your relationship?"

Ah-Qian: "My deskmate! My best deskmate!"

Xiao Zhang: "It's all up to your abilities, so don't make things difficult for A-Lin."

The three of them talked for a while, then stopped.

Because Arlene, the protagonist, remained silent throughout.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Guan asked.

moment.

The car lowered its voice and gestured for the three to come closer: "I have something to tell you in advance."

Another moment.

Ah Qian was completely taken aback after hearing this: "No way!"

He doesn't care that his new classmate is a beautiful girl!

He only wanted to be the female pianist's deskmate!

Xiao Zhang: "From Yanjing?"

Xiao Guan: "Your good friend?"

Xiao Zhang: "How good is it?"

Xiao Guan: "Better than with the two of us?"

Ah Qian: "Why did you leave me behind!"

Xiao Che smiled and said, "Believe me, you'll like her too. She's someone I admire." The three of them were instantly stunned!

Ah! Lin! Worships! People!?
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Another hour later.

With a series of heavy breathing sounds, the violin case finally appeared at the top of the stairs on the 22nd floor.

Several movers were so exhausted they couldn't stand up.

What kind of storms haven't they weathered? They've even carried a crane up and down a balcony to play the piano four or five times.

A: The stairwell of Li An's house.

too difficult.

Almost every step involved scraping against the wall, and every stairwell intersection required an immense amount of effort.

In Wang Yi's words, if the stairwell were just two centimeters narrower, the piano would probably have to be unpacked to be carried upstairs.

However, given the bumps and knocks that occurred within those two hours, if the instrument were to be unpacked, it would probably need to be reported for repair first.

"Let's take it apart and see."

Even with full protective gear, Wang Yi was still a little worried when he went up to the 22nd floor, because there had indeed been several collisions just now.

Boss X laughed: "Don't worry, there won't be any problems. Let the workers rest a bit more."

The packaging of the piano was personally overseen by Boss X, so he knew better than anyone what the inside looked like.

five minutes later.

Under Boss X's direction, the workers carefully dismantled the wooden frame packaging and then opened the cardboard boxes little by little.

The outline of a grand piano, enveloped in white foam, gradually came into view.

Seeing this, Wang Yi felt relieved, thinking to himself that the inner packaging was even more professional than theirs, and he became even more curious about what kind of instrument was inside.

The violin had been sitting in their shop's safe for almost a week, and the owner had repeatedly told them to keep a close eye on it.

It was said to have been sent by a very important person from Yanjing.

"Please continue to work hard, everyone."

The work that followed was not easy either, because Ang Lee's house had just been renovated.

The craftsmen changed into their own shoe covers, and this time three of them carried the instrument.

"Okay, okay, let's move a little closer, watch out for the wall, Teacher Li, please move aside a bit."

"Go in, go in, slow down, slow down, okay! Keep going, Teacher Li, this is the platform, right?"

"Yep."

Finally, finally, finally.

The styrofoam box finally landed gently on the ledge in front of the French windows.

Ang Lee brought out a bottle of water, opened it, and distributed it to everyone. Since there were no sofas or chairs in the house, he could only invite everyone to sit wherever they liked.

Wang Yi looked around and exclaimed, "Teacher Li, your house must be about 150 or 160 square meters, right?"

Ang Lee laughed: "It's not that big, it's less than 130 cm. It probably looks bigger because of the renovation."

Wang Yi: "The renovation is really good."

Ang Lee: "Thank you. Where do you live?"

Wang Yi: "I'm at Longjiang Garden."

Ang Lee: "West of Guangyuan, right?"

Wang Yi: "Yes, teachers, let's take a look at the piano. I'm really itching to try it, haha."

Boss X: "Master Wang, what do you think I look like?"

The workers began to remove the foam, and inside there was a layer of fine cotton padding.

However, at this stage, the clear outline of the zither can already be seen.

Wang Yi: "Like B211."

Boss X laughed heartily.

Ang Lee touched his nose; who would believe he was unhappy at this moment?

But the very next second, when a craftsman removed the protective film from the instrument, Wang Yi's expression changed completely.

"No, no."

Li An immediately became nervous, thinking that something had happened to the zither.

Then Wang Yi leaned closer, his eyes wide, and then uttered a phrase from the national essence, looking extremely shocked: "Victoria!"

Victoria? Ang Lee's mind went blank.

The atmosphere in the room became tense, and the workers stopped what they were doing.

Boss X: "It's alright, it's alright, just dismantle it."

Wang Yi stepped forward, took out gloves, put them on, and knelt down in front of the unfinished piano: "I'll do it."

The body of the piano.

Upper leg.

Half an hour later.

Amidst exclamations of admiration, a stunning grand piano appeared before the crowd.

Looking at the scene before him, Li An felt a dryness in his throat.

Unlike the usual luminous piano body, the exterior of this piano is matte.

The understated and sophisticated matte black is like that of a true gentleman.

The piano has elegant and simple lines, without excessive decoration.

The openwork black carvings on the upper door panel give it a mysterious and noble feel.

The slanting sunlight streamed through the window, gently illuminating the instrument and giving it a soft, shimmering glow that was dazzling and mesmerizing.

Ang Lee swallowed hard. At this moment, the magnificent piano was no longer just a musical instrument in his eyes, but a beautiful work of art.

It is a timeless classic.

This is the Steinway B211 150th Anniversary Edition, the Victoria model, limited to 150 units worldwide.

Inside the golden body of the piano is the signature of the then-President of Steinway & Sons, and a set of numbers is clearly engraved on a bronze plaque not far away.

[17 of 150]

"Number 17."
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Before leaving, Wang Yi expressed his desire to take a photo, and Ang Lee agreed, after all, this was his home.

Regarding the cost of moving the piano, Mr. Tang has already instructed Boss X that no one needs to worry about it.

Ang Lee: "Thank you for your hard work, everyone.

Wang Yi: "Goodbye, Teacher Li. I wish you a happy life."

Wang Yi did not bring up the matter of tuning the piano again, but simply left his business card.

After seeing Wang Yi and his group off, Ang Lee and Boss X returned upstairs.

Upon entering the room, Ang Lee immediately went to the piano again.

Qin didn't run away.

"Do you like it?" Boss X came to Li An's side.

"I like it," Li An said truthfully.

"Here." Boss X pulled a small black box out of his pocket as if by magic.