Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1272, Section 492: It's all a setup! The next chapter after the start of the voyage.

Not right.

Something is very wrong.

At 18:35, at the entrance of the residential area, Xinglin and her partner were enjoying their hot pot meal when Xiaoche suddenly put down her chopsticks.

"What's wrong, Linlin?"

"Something's wrong."

"Something's not right? It tastes really good."

"It's not a problem with the hot pot."

"what?"

Half an hour ago, Xiao Che received a call from the teacher, telling them to have dinner downstairs by themselves.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Before Grandpa came, Xiao Che ate dinner outside by himself for three consecutive days.

Because the teacher is busy.

But before that, the little car basically knew what the teacher was busy with.

She suddenly realized that she had no idea what her teacher had been busy with these past two days.

She said the teacher was busy these past few days, but she could also sense that the teacher was very relaxed.

Furthermore, the teacher rarely informed her on the spot that she should eat dinner by herself.

I usually tell her a day in advance: Linlin, you'll have to take care of your own dinner tomorrow. I need to do XXX tomorrow.
"Has something suddenly come up, teacher?"

"That's possible." Xiao Che thought for a moment, then picked up his chopsticks again: "But I still feel like the teacher has some kind of secret."

"A little secret?" Tang Xiaoxing perked up. Xiao Che's words had piqued her interest. What little secret could a teacher possibly have?

"I don't know the specifics either." Xiao Che thought for a moment, "Haven't you noticed that the teacher has been very happy these past two days? I noticed he was a bit excited starting from yesterday afternoon after school."

Tang Xiaoxing recalled for a moment and said, "Come to think of it, I also felt that yesterday afternoon was a bit strange."

Car: "Huh?"

Tang Xiaoxing: "Yesterday afternoon, when I was practicing the piano in my study, I heard people coming into the living room every now and then, and then it would be quiet after a while. It happened about two or three times."

Xiao Che: "Wasn't the teacher at home yesterday afternoon? Didn't she still give you a lesson?"

Tang Xiaoxing: "Yes, after the two teachers finished their lessons, they left. I practiced by myself afterwards. I heard them come back together around the time you were about to get out of school."

Xiao Che: "You don't even know who went home in the middle."

Tang Xiaoxing shook her head: "I don't know."

So the two little girls transformed into Sherlock Holmes, as if trying to find some clues from these details.

But in the end, the two realized that they had too little information.

Fortunately, I was already full.

"Thank you, Linlin. I'll definitely treat you next time!"

"Okay, it tastes pretty good, right?"

"It's delicious. I've noticed that my appetite has increased since I came to Chengdu."

"Keep it up, try to gain ten pounds first."

"Haha, no way!"

As they were talking, the two returned to the residential area. When they were almost at the entrance of Building 40, the car casually glanced at Building 36 and then stopped.

"What's wrong, Linlin?"

"The teacher's house has lights on."

Tang Xiaoxing knew that her teacher's house was also in this neighborhood, but she had never been there before.

"Where is it?"

"Hey! Looking down from above, do you see the second window with the light on?"

Following the direction the car was pointing, Tang Xiaoxing nodded: "Is it that house with a whole glass wall?"

Car: "Yes."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Did the teacher just come back?"

Car: "Probably."

Just then, two people walked out of Unit 1 of Building 36. Xiao Che recognized one of them and quickly pulled Tang Xiaoxing away.

"What's wrong, Linlin?"

"The teacher really does have a secret."

Xiao Che couldn't help but feel a little excited; she vaguely guessed what was going on.

"Did you see those two people who came out of the entrance to Unit 1 just now?"

"Ah."

"One of them is Grandpa Lu, who is a good friend of the advisor and the most skilled tuner in Rongcheng."

"Tuning?" Tang Xiaoxing immediately made a connection. "Does the teacher live in the first unit?"

Xiao Che: "Yes, the toolbox that the uncle next to Grandpa Lu is holding belongs to Grandpa Lu. I saw it when Grandpa Lu came to tune the teacher's piano last time."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Then Grandpa Lu must have just finished tuning the piano."

Xiao Che: "The problem is that the teacher's house doesn't have a piano."

Tang Xiaoxing: "No piano?!"

Xiao Che: "The house was just renovated and there's no furniture yet, but I know that the teacher was thinking about buying a piano recently and has already decided on the model."

Tang Xiaoxing: "If the teacher's piano just arrived in the last couple of days."

Xiao Che: "Then the new piano definitely needs to be tuned."

As if they had discovered a new continent, the two girls looked at each other, their eyes sparkling with the same excitement.

The little car grinned mischievously: "Want to go take a look?"

Tang Xiaoxing certainly wanted to, but the teacher hadn't told them beforehand, so wouldn't it be impolite to just walk over like that?

Car: "Let's go! Let's go and listen in quietly."

Seeing that Xiao Che had made up his mind, Tang Xiaoxing quickly quickened his pace to catch up. He was both excited and nervous. Sure enough, life with Linlin was full of excitement and challenges!

The two arrived at the elevator, and the car owner took the initiative to choose an elevator that was farther away from the teacher's house.

"The teacher's door has facial recognition, so we have to stay away and crouch down to get there, otherwise we'll be spotted."

"Haha, Linlin, you're so experienced!"

"Absolutely, I reckon the teacher is playing it right now."

As they stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the 22nd floor, the two little girls couldn't help but wonder what their teacher was playing.

drop--

As soon as the elevator came to a complete stop and the doors opened, the two people's eyes lit up with ecstatic joy.

Could the piano music playing in the hallway really be played by someone else?

Two little girls tiptoed out of the elevator.

"Rahula II".

Xiao Che could barely hear Tang Xiaoxing's voice, but she could still tell what the other person was going to say from the shape of their mouth.

She nodded, put down her schoolbag, and squatted down.

Tang Xiaoxing followed suit and squatted down as well.

The delicate yet resolute piano music coming from the crack in the door evoked a sense of quiet sadness, drawing the two children closer and closer to the door.

As the motion-activated lights in the hallway went out, the two finally climbed to the door of room 2201.

Despite being separated by a door, the oppressive feeling emanating from the piano music still struck the hearts of the two young girls like a small hammer.

Sudden.

"Ouch!"

"who!"

The exclamation startled Mr. X, who opened the door, and the motion-activated lights in the hallway were instantly turned on.

"small star!"

"small star!"

Tang Xiaoxing, who was listening intently, was suddenly hit on the head by the door that was pushed open, and fell backward for a moment before being caught by the car next to her.

The commotion in the hallway interrupted the piano music in the living room, and Li An immediately ran over!

What are you two doing here?!

"Xiaoxing, are you alright?"

Startled, Boss X quickly knelt down and helped Tang Xiaoxing up.

"it's okay no problem."

"You met up?"

Boss X originally came out to help Ang Lee listen to how loud the noise inside was, but when he opened the door, who would have thought that the two children were sneaking around at the door.

Luckily, the door was heavy, and Boss X opened it gently, otherwise Tang Xiaoxing would have bumped her head.

After a thorough examination, everyone was relieved to find that Xiaoxing was fine.

After learning the whole story, Li Anxin said with a helpless smile, "What's going on here?"

"Don't do that again, it's too dangerous."

The little car took the initiative to admit its mistake: "I'm sorry, teacher, it was my idea, I won't do it again next time."

“It’s me!” Tang Xiaoxing followed up, “I asked Linlin to bring me here.”

Boss X: "Alright, that's enough. This is the last time. How was your teacher's playing?"

Car: "That sounds great!"

Tang Xiaoxing: "I like it!"

The atmosphere eased, and Li An thought that since they were already there, they might as well let the two little ones stay there for a while.

"You two go inside and play for a while. We can just listen from outside without having to change our shoe covers."

The two little girls were eager to go in, but they had to change into shoe covers. Before entering, Xiao Che made a small suggestion: "Teacher, even your wrong notes sound good."

Boss X: "Hahaha!"

Ang Lee: "."

Boss X closed the door, and soon melodious piano music drifted out from inside.

"The sound is amazing."

Taking the cigarette offered by Boss X, Li An continued, "The feeling of playing it myself is different from the feeling of listening to it." Boss X replied, "Teacher Lu is indeed amazing."

Ang Lee: "The key is the piano. Listen, the bass is so clear."

Boss X: "You like this kind of bass the most."

Ang Lee smiled sheepishly: "Old Lu was also exhausted today."

In order to meet Ang Lee's requirements, Old Man Lu made adjustments one by one.

This has now fueled Ang Lee's unprecedented desire to practice the piano.

"I'm worried about the people downstairs right now."

Boss X: "Did we give you prior notice?"

Ang Lee: "Well, I'll go downstairs again when I get back. Actually, the downstairs area is the most affected. The family upstairs lives abroad all year round, and the apartment across the hall is far away. I live in a corner unit and there's no one next door, so as long as there's no problem downstairs, everything will be fine."

Boss X nodded: "We should go again; there's still a long way to go."

Ang Lee: Yes.

Boss X: "Your second attempt at this is about done."

Li shook his head: "It's far from enough. I've just copied down the sheet music. I should probably start preparing now. Luckily, the shop isn't too busy with finals recently, so I can squeeze out half a month to practice properly."

Boss X: "Get ready, what's the performance date?"

Ang Lee: "Number nineteen."

Boss X: "That just so happens to be the third day after summer camp ends."

Ang Lee: "Well, don't rush to leave then."

Boss X: "I'll definitely have to wait until your concert is over, but I have to leave early this time. I changed my ticket this afternoon, and I'll be leaving tomorrow afternoon."

Ang Lee sighed, "Let's stay for two more days. I haven't shown you around yet."

Boss X: "Let's wait for summer camp. The main things are done. I'll stay a couple more days to spend with Xiaoxing. I don't think she's having any problems."

Ang Lee: "Okay, then I'll take you to the airport after lunch at home tomorrow."

Boss X: "I can go by myself. My flight is at four o'clock in the afternoon, so I'm not in a hurry."

After a pause, he said, "Let Xiaoxing focus on her studies, and you should also take some time to adjust."

Ang Lee said, "It shouldn't be a problem for us to have lunch together tomorrow."
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The next morning, Li An bought two boxes of milk and a fruit basket and returned to 2101.

The elderly couple warmly brewed him tea and assured him that they had not been disturbed the previous night, so Ang Lee could rest assured.

Before leaving, the old lady in the family asked Ang Lee when he was getting married. Ang Lee said that he would definitely get married this year and that he would definitely give her wedding candy.

With his worries resolved, Ang Lee felt relieved.

When I got home, I started preparing lunch.

If Boss X tells him not to deliver, then he won't deliver?

It should be given, and it must be given.

Why not just keep it from Xiaoxing?
So his plan was to invite Boss X over for dinner first, and then insist on taking Boss X home after dinner. What else could he say?
But Ang Lee is still a bit inexperienced.

As it approached 11:30, he was about to call Boss X when he picked up his phone and found that Boss X had sent him a message ten minutes earlier.

The message is a photograph.

The close-up of the photo shows Mr. X's suitcase, with a subway car in the background.

Ang Lee: You are not sincere.

moment.

Boss X: Are you sincere?

Upon seeing Boss X's reply, Li An burst into laughter.

Ginger is still old and spicy.

Ang Lee: Have a safe journey, see you in August.

Boss X: See you in August!
When the two children returned home at noon, they found only their teacher there, with a table full of steaming food.

"Where's Teacher Chen?" Xiao Che asked.

Ang Lee: "He has something to do at noon, let's just eat our own food, you two go wash your hands."

Today was the deadline for the two girls to submit their practice plans. After lunch, they each took their practice plans and came to the sofa.

"Teacher, we've finished writing."

"Let me see, let's look at the cars first."

Ang Lee took it and read it carefully. It was pretty much what he expected, except for one thing that surprised him a little.

The car's short-term plan includes five 740 etudes and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

Problem to be solved: Overall stability of the left hand

The plan aims to achieve the following goal: improve the accuracy of paragraph performance.

"Okay, Xiaoxing."

After putting down the schedule in the car, Ang Lee took the schedule from Xiaoxing Tang.

His handwriting is so neat, it looks like that of a good student.

"Well."

After looking up at Ang Lee, he asked, "Have you two talked?"

The car: "Just a little bit, the 740 part was a coincidence."

Five songs in Tang Xiaoxing's repertoire plan were also included, which was something Ang Lee hadn't expected.

Ang Lee: "Roman chant and black keys."

Tang Xiaoxing nodded.

Ang Lee: "The problems we want to solve and the goals we plan to achieve are aligned and proceed in a harmonious manner."

"You feel that you have a problem with how you handle the melody right now."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Yes, teacher."

Ang Lee: "Okay, as for the grading issue, you two have reached an agreement."

The second child smiles.

Ang Lee smiled and said, "Okay, whose idea was it?"

Xiao Che: "Xiao Xing is a little curious. I also want to get a Level 10 certificate. Let's both take the Level 10 exam."

Ang Lee: "Neither of you can register for Level 10 music theory. You're only at Level 1 in music theory, and Xiao Xing probably hasn't even passed the music theory exam."

Car: "Oh, this."

Tang Xiaoxing was unaware that reaching a certain level in instrumental music examinations required a corresponding music theory certificate in order to register.

Ang Lee: "Don't worry, I'll see if I can change the examination room for you two. If I want to test you both, we can try it together."

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Sigang Steel will be able to start EPTA level assessments this summer.

However, Li An is not yet clear on the specifics of the exam or its content; he has to wait for a letter from Lin Youyou.

"Alright, then we'll proceed with your plan as soon as possible."

"We'll check on the evening of August 6th to see if you two have completed your plan. Are there any problems?"

The second child happily shook his head.

Ang Lee: "Go take a nap."

After the two children went to school in the afternoon, Ang Lee took their plans to the study and began to develop a course plan for them.

It must be said that the two children are very clear about their current situation.

This also shows that giving them freedom is the right thing to do.

However, even though both children start from the first five items of 740, the content they need to practice is completely different.

That's a matter for Ang Lee.
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Three peaceful days passed in the blink of an eye.

Tang Xiaoxing was very reluctant to see Teacher Chen leave, but her busy study life allowed her to quickly return to normal.

In the past two days, Li An only went to the Fourth Steel Plant once; he spent the rest of the time at home.

Old Tang and the others have returned. Yesterday afternoon, the new students from the Lantian Art Examination Department took a chartered bus to Sigang for their first professional class.

It was the first time Ang Lee had to go and see for himself.

He spent the rest of his time moving between the kitchen, study, and 2201.

He sets aside four hours each day to bond with his new partner, and he has to say, the more he plays this instrument, the more he feels he can't live without it.

On Thursday evening, he and Lin Youyou completed the signing ceremony online.

The whole process is not complicated; it's a bit like signing a house purchase contract, which requires a lot of signing.

It was also a bit like a thesis defense. Lin Youyou asked him a question about the materials he submitted, and he answered one question for each question.

After the signing was completed, he received an electronic copy of the contract.

Lin Youyou said that the document would be sent to Chengdu in about half a month.

With the badge, Ang Lee can then issue EPTA exam notices locally.

During the interview, Ang Lee only asked Lin Youyou two questions: Could the application requirements for music theory level and piano level be separated?

"The person in charge of the president's unit can decide this issue on their own."

"That's great."

And just like that, Tang Xiaoxing and Xiao Che's wish to take the Level 10 exam this summer had the opportunity to come true.

Whether it's difficult to pass the exam is another matter.

According to the exam syllabus provided by headquarters, the EPTA certification requirements are exceptionally high.

So Ang Lee's second question was: "Can I modify this exam syllabus myself?"

Lin Youyou: "Are you crazy?"

This is another dilemma for Ang Lee. He cannot modify the exam syllabus, which means that the EPTA exam will be extremely difficult, which is very detrimental to its promotion.

However, that's something we'll discuss in the meeting next Monday.

Ang Lee has a big task today. Today is the 25th, the day all the furniture and appliances are to be delivered.

Ang Lee arrived at the house at 6:30 a.m. and began to wait.

Meanwhile, he was still waiting for calls from art students.

The 25th is also the day the college entrance examination results are released.

He received good news from Li Zheng and Yang Shuangyu in the early hours of the morning.

Who will be next?
I hope all the children will have a smooth journey together.

"Hello, this is a refrigerator delivery service. Is anyone home here?"

"Yes, yes, yes."