Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1315, Section 535: How Much Do You Know About a Young Girl's Heart?

Ang Lee felt he was in a dilemma.

He realized he was being led by the nose by the car.

There is no room for rebuttal.

Another four-second eye contact between teacher and student.

"Yeah that makes sense."

"Um--"

Xiao Che was clearly surprised by the teacher's calmness; she thought the teacher must think her explanation was somewhat far-fetched.

But it's okay, she'll continue.

"The second thing is convenience bags."

As he spoke, Xiao Che turned around and pulled a crumpled convenience bag from the gap between the cabinet and the wall, then unfolded the shopping bag and handed it to the teacher.

"Ok?"

Ang Lee didn't understand; wasn't this just the kind of convenience bag they usually buy when shopping at the supermarket?

Car: "Take a closer look at the words on it."

Ang Lee was immediately puzzled when he saw it, because he had several such shopping bags at home.

"Why are these shopping bags from Guangshi Convenience Store? I just realized I have several at home."

Then he discovered the problem.

"Wait a minute, isn't this the same convenience store that's on the street downstairs from the hotel we stayed at?"

Xiao Che: "Yes, teacher."

Then, Xiao Che, from her perspective, reviewed the convenience bag incident with the teacher.
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On the second day after arriving in Guangzhou, on their way to lunch, Wang Xiaohu and Xiao Che went to buy drinks.

They found a convenience store nearby, and the two of them went in and quickly selected their items.

"When I scanned the code to pay, the cashier asked me if I wanted a convenience bag."

I said I wanted it.

"When we went out, he asked me why I was carrying a bag and still had a convenience bag."

"Because when we entered the convenience store, I saw an aunt carrying the same kind of convenience bag. It looked big and sturdy, so I thought I'd buy one so I could continue using it when I came back. That way, you won't have to spend a dollar every time you buy one."

“I told him I actually wanted to buy two because I think this bag is really useful.”

"He wanted to go back and buy another one, but I stopped him."

"Later, I don't know when he secretly went and bought a bunch more."

Ang Lee: "Wait, you're saying he bought all these bags? You asked him."

Xiao Che: "Yes, I asked him, but whether I ask or not, it can't be anyone else. There are only a few people in our family who have been to Guangzhou. If it wasn't him, who else could it be? It couldn't have been you and your master's wife who bought it, could it?"

Ang Lee: "So how did these bags get home?"

Xiao Che: "I guess he gave it to Grandpa in some way. Didn't you notice that not long after Grandpa arrived, there were these bags everywhere in the house?"

Li Anxin thought it made sense and was very much in line with Wang Xiaohu's style of doing things.

Xiao Che: "When Grandpa first used this bag, I didn't think much about it because I brought back the water bag I used to buy water and left it in the kitchen."

"Later I found that there were a few more bags like this at home. I was puzzled because I only brought one back. Then I remembered that I had told him not to go back and buy more bags. How could he do something like this? When I asked him, it turned out to be him."

Ang Lee: "How did he explain it?"

Xiao Che: "He said he went to the convenience store to buy some things before he left, and he happened to bring the convenience bags with him on the plane. As a result, after he came back, Aunt Xu Li used these convenience bags to send us cakes every time."

Ang Lee: "...Then over time, our family ended up with a bunch of the same kind of plastic bags, that's what he meant, right?"

Little Car: "Yes, teacher."

Li Anxin sighed, "What is all this nonsense?" But considering it was Wang Xiaohu, it still made sense.

"But it's a bit of a stretch to connect this with his feelings for you."

"Just because you said the bags were good and suitable for home use, he secretly bought these bags and had them delivered to your home in some way."

"To make you happy? Or to seek your approval from another angle?"

Xiao Che: "Isn't this his style? Self-righteous and stubborn."

Ang Lee choked up instantly, admitting that the two descriptions given by the little car were truly accurate.

Xiao Che: "Even if this doesn't directly prove that he has feelings for me, would this situation still occur if it were Ah Liu who said the bag was nice?"

Ang Lee: "No."

Little Car: "What if we switch to Little Bei?"

Ang Lee: "No."

Xiao Che: "So this incident at least shows that he has a different attitude towards me than he does towards Xiao Bei."

Ang Lee: "After all, you two have a lot of contact. It's possible that it was because you didn't let him buy them that it triggered his rebellious mentality. He thought, 'You don't need me to buy them, but I'll buy them anyway, and I'll try my best to get these things in front of you.' That makes sense, doesn't it?"

Xiao Che: "What you said is the same as what I thought at first, but after thinking about it carefully, this situation seems reasonable for him, but it doesn't make sense in this case."

After a pause, he said, "Wang Xiaohu is a very loyal person. If someone is nice to him, he'll be a hundred times nicer to them, right?"

Ang Lee: "Yes, that's how he is."

Xiao Che: "So he has no reason to do this just to express his displeasure to me."

“I helped him analyze the sheet music, helped him practice the piano, and helped him practice sight-singing and ear training. In my memory, whenever he asked for help, I would try my best to help him. Sometimes when he encountered some problems that he was unwilling to talk about directly, I would help him silently. I know he knows these things, and you should know some things even better.”

"So he has no reason to deliberately do something that might make me unhappy. He's just being stubborn, but he's not stupid."

"Unless he's trying to get my attention."

Li An laughed: "Wait a minute, Linlin, why are you so willing to help him?"

Xiao Che: "Teacher, as you know, I didn't have any friends when I was in Shengli Street Elementary School. He was my first friend."

Ang Lee: "Isn't it Xiao Bei?"

Xiao Che: "Xiao Bei is the second one."

Ang Lee recalled: "Wang Xiaohu was very noisy back then. You shouldn't have liked his personality."

Xiao Che: "Yes, teacher, he didn't leave a good first impression on me. I did find him noisy."

Ang Lee: "So I'm wondering what exactly happened that made you consider him a friend."

"I always thought Xiao Bei was your first friend."

Little Car: "The third thing, chicken legs."

Ang Lee: "Chicken leg?"

Just then, a noise came from the living room.

Tang Xiaoxing's phone was almost out of battery, so she went out to find a charger. When she saw her teacher and Linlin in the kitchen, she immediately ran over.

"Teacher, Linlin, what are you doing!" Tang Xiaoxing seemed a little excited.

Ang Lee: "We were discussing summer camp. I'm just having a smoke. So, are you done with the call?"

Tang Xiaoxing chuckled: "Not yet. I just finished a video call with Grandpa. My phone is almost out of battery, so I came out to get the charger. I'm going to video call Mom in a bit."

Ang Lee: "Then we need to have a good chat for a while."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Yes!"

Car: "Xiaoxing, your charger is on the cabinet in the entryway."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Received!"

Watching Tang Xiaoxing's happy figure disappear into the distance, Li An couldn't help but smile: "Xiaoxing has changed a lot."

Xiao Che chuckled and said, "Maybe that's just how she was."

Upon hearing this, Li An withdrew his gaze, nodded, and said, "That makes sense. So what's the deal with the chicken leg?"

Recalling the scene at that time, Xiao Che is still filled with emotion.

"That was the first time I rode in Aunt Xu Li's car." Ang Lee: "Recording."

Xiao Che: "Yeah, it was me and Xiao Bei that day. All three of us recorded in the morning. Xiao Bei's mom was the only one who went with her. I was the only one who went by myself."

Do you remember what we ate for lunch that day?

Ang Lee recalled for a moment: "It looked like KFC?"

Xiao Che: "KFC, I only ordered a hamburger, you ordered popcorn chicken for me, Xiao Bei's mom ordered fries for me, and Wang Xiaohu pushed his chicken leg onto my plate when you weren't looking."

Ang Lee: "I don't remember clearly. The table was quite messy at the time. I remember that we adults bought you a lot of food. Did you not finish it all?"

Xiao Che nodded and smiled, "But you didn't tell me I could eat whatever I wanted. You only said, 'Che Lin, you can have popcorn chicken,' and Xiao Bei's mom said, 'Che Lin, you can have fries.'"

Li An suddenly felt both amused and heartbroken. "Are you stupid? We only let you eat because you don't want to."

Xiao Che: "So back then I thought I could only eat French fries and popcorn chicken!"

Ang Lee: "You."

Xiao Che: "I remember it very clearly. I was really craving the chicken leg that Xiao Bei was holding, and then Wang Xiaohu pushed his chicken leg toward me."

“I understood what he meant from his eyes; he told me to eat.”

“I wasn’t planning to eat, but he said he was too full and couldn’t eat anymore.”

Ang Lee: "So you think, since he can't eat anymore anyway, it's fine for you to eat."

Xiao Che shook his head: "You said to finish it all and not waste any."

Lee chuckled and pulled out another cigarette. "Sure, sure, and then you'll remember him."

Xiao Che: "Hmm, I think when I have money in the future I will definitely treat him to a lot of chicken legs."

Ang Lee: "It was a heartwarming little experience, but I think he would have done the same to anyone that day. Don't let his sometimes carefree attitude fool you, he is a very kind person."

Xiao Che: "Yes, he would have given his chicken leg to anyone else, but you may not know, teacher, but afterwards he always gave me some little surprises."

Li Anxin thought to himself that although he might not know everything, he could at least name five things.

Little Car: "The fourth thing, a pencil."

Ang Lee: "I really don't know that."

A child who doesn't like studying doesn't necessarily not cherish their stationery.

During a piano lesson, Xiao Che lost her pencil and was upset for several hours. Two weeks later, after another lesson, her lost pencil inexplicably returned to her.

"The elevator doors were about to close when suddenly a hand reached into the elevator through the crack in the doors."

"I was startled. Wang Xiaohu came in and, without saying a word, just shoved a pencil into my hand."

"It's the pencil I lost two weeks ago."

Ang Lee: "Is this a surprise? Is it possible that he deliberately took your pen and then found an opportunity to return it to you? He's capable of doing something like that, after all, he was quite mischievous back then."

Xiao Che: "Besides getting my attention, I can't think of any other reason why he would do this prank."

Ang Lee: "As someone who was once a young boy, I can tell you with certainty that sometimes we do things purely for our own enjoyment."

Xiao Che: "Teacher, have you ever done something like this?"

Ang Lee: "Uh, I didn't, but I've seen them do it."

The little car gave a skeptical smile: "Grandpa said you were very naughty when you were little."

Ang Lee: "Ahem, it's not important. Linlin, I think you might be too sensitive. It's very simple. If it's Wang Xiaohu, let's say he likes you. Let's go back two years. He's liked you for two years. With your observation and perception abilities, you couldn't have been oblivious all this time, right?"

"You have to admit that."

The car nodded.

Ang Lee: "Take today's events for example. Do you think that if Wang Xiaohu likes you, Monkey should know about it?"

“Monkey is his only good friend in Jinhua. I can say with certainty that if this is true, Monkey definitely knows about it.”

"If the monkey knew this, then it must have done it on purpose today. But is that a reasonable explanation?"

"It's obvious from your perspective that Wang Xiaohu doesn't want you to know that he likes you, so he would definitely tell Monkey before you and Monkey officially meet for the first time, right?"

"But the monkey almost said out loud that Wang Xiaohu likes cars."

"That shouldn't be the case, so working backwards, the conclusion is that the idea that Wang Xiaohu likes you is probably not true."

Xiao Che: "Teacher, I've thought about that too."

Ang Lee: "."

Xiao Che: "But what if Wang Xiaohu really likes me, and Monkey did it on purpose today?"

Ang Lee was at a loss: "I think it's impossible. Let me tell you this: Wang Xiaohu wouldn't dare. Isn't he afraid you'll tell me?"

Xiao Che: "He probably thought I wouldn't tell you these things."

Ang Lee: "."

Car: "One last thing, penguin."

When Ang Lee heard the word "penguin," he couldn't help but recall the end of last year's summer camp.

“Yes, penguins,” he replied.

Xiao Che: "It was at the Natural History Museum at the time."

Ang Lee: "You're standing in front of the counter looking at penguin plush toys, and I even ask you if you like them."

Xiao Che: "I said I liked it, and I guessed you would definitely buy it for me because my birthday was coming up soon."

Ang Lee: "But you never expected to receive two penguins on your birthday."

Little Car: "Teacher, you guessed it."

Ang Lee: "I saw it. When I came back to your house to tune your piano, there were two penguins on the piano."

Xiao Che: "When Wang Xiaohu gave me my birthday present, I was a little surprised. It was supposed to be a beautifully packaged gift box, but the inside looked like it had been deformed by something."

Ang Lee: "So besides the penguin, what other gifts did he give you?"

Little Car: "A silver dolphin necklace."

Upon hearing this, Ang Lee's heart skipped a beat.

As she spoke, Xiao Che laughed, “It looks a lot like the silver dolphin necklace that Aunt Xu Li wears on her rearview mirror.”

moment.

"Teacher, do you know how Aunt Xu Li got that necklace?"

Ang Lee knew this, of course, but he was struggling with an internal conflict at that moment.

Should I tell Xiao Che everything?
The teacher and student had both put their points so clearly that Ang Lee could no longer try to evade the issue.

It was obvious that the car had come to ask him with an answer in mind.

at this time.

“Teacher, I will not tell anyone about these things except you.”

"Because we made a promise to talk about anything."

Li An never expected that a heart-to-heart talk between teacher and student would leave such a deep mark on the rapidly growing young girl in front of him.

With a sigh, he withdrew his hand from the cigarette case.

After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Linlin, answer one question for me first."

"so."

"Putting aside whether he likes you or not, let's just talk about how you feel about him right now. You're just good friends, right?"

a long time.

"I'm sorry, teacher, I don't know."

Upon hearing this, Ang Lee was unsure how to react.

Looking at the smiling girl, he probably couldn't have encountered a more troublesome situation.
(End of this chapter)