Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1324, Section 544: Summer Rush and Slow Frying

When inspiration strikes, nothing can stop it.

He stopped playing the piano and started fiddling with his phone.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye as I fiddled with it.

Wang Xiaohu came in three times during that time.

The first time I served tea, I asked: "Teacher, aren't you going to practice the piano?"
The second time I brought fruit, I asked, "Teacher, aren't you practicing the piano yet?"
The third time I brought the charger, I asked, "Teacher, why don't you take a break?"
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Rest is impossible.

Another half hour passed, and Ang Lee shouted "Tiger!"

Tiger rushed in for the fourth time, asking, "What's wrong!"

"Are you done with your work?" Li An asked.

Wang Xiaohu: "That's about it. I'll fry some more fish when they come, that'll be it. What's up, teacher?"

Ang Lee: "You...can fry fish?"

Wang Xiaohu's face darkened: "Teacher, please get to the point!"

Ang Lee: "Come in and sit down."

Wang Xiaohu: "Are we going to class? I'm going to wash my hands."

Ang Lee: "What class? There's no class today. Come in quickly."

Wang Xiaohu sat down by the bed, puzzled, wondering what the teacher was so excited about.

“Let me ask you,” Ang Lee put down his phone, “among the classical period works you’ve listened to, is there any that you find humorous?”

Wang Xiaohu: "Huh?"

Ang Lee: "It's exactly what it sounds like. Which piece of music comes to mind right now?"

Wang Xiaohu asked in confusion, "Teacher, wait a minute, I still don't understand what you mean. Do you want me to recite a humorous work from the Classical period?"

Ang Lee: Yes.

moment.

Wang Xiaohu: "I really can't think of anything humorous, but there is one that's scary."

Ang Lee: "Startled? Whose work is that?"

Wang Xiaohu suddenly smiled, then made a "bang" sound, and then started humming a melody.

Ang Lee's eyes lit up instantly. "Tsk tsk, it has to be Wong's direction. The Astonishing Symphony is beautiful."

"Speaking of which, 'Surprise' is quite a humorous work," Wang Xiaohu thought for a moment, then asked, "So what exactly are you doing? Tell me, maybe I can give you some good ideas."

Ang Lee unlocked his phone and handed it over, saying, "Take a look first."

Wang Xiaohu took it, glanced at it, read two lines, exclaimed "Eh!", and then burst out laughing.

"how."

"I haven't finished reading it yet."

five minutes later.

"Great, that's awesome!"

"Hey teacher, what effect do you think it would have if we added the fourth movement of the Farewell Symphony to this part?"

Ang Lee slammed his fist on the table and stood up, his excitement clearly visible. "You're a genius!"

"Uh." Wang Xiaohu stroked his chin. "I don't always say that, you just don't believe me."

Ang Lee: "You really know how to respond."

Wang Xiaohu grinned and said, "Teacher, I'll help you edit the background music right now. Since you're here, just tell me what you need to do on the spot."

Ang Lee: "You can also edit music scores?"

Wang Xiaohu: "I tinkered with music editing for a while before. Some symphonic works are too long. I wanted to practice certain sections, but I had to keep bending over and dragging the progress bar, which was very troublesome. So I taught myself music editing."

Ang Lee nodded, his eyes showing appreciation: "Keep it up, then I'll have to trouble you."

"What's so hard about this?" Wang Xiaohu got up and walked to the computer desk. "Teacher, I need to use the computer to do this."

Ang Lee: "Okay, have a grape."

Wang Xiaohu opened his mouth and took a sip of amu.

Within minutes, the teacher and student were busy working on the computer.
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Half an hour later.

2201.

After going through the whole process again, the two girls reached an agreement: they could go on stage in the next second.

Xiao Che picked up the phone from the piano board; there were no messages, and it was already 5:20.

Then he suggested, "How about we call it a day? We still need to buy some things later. Let's go over early and see if there's anything else we can do to help."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Okay! I also want to go see the steamed buns and tofu pudding as soon as possible!"

Just leave.

The two little girls packed up the piano, locked the doors and windows, and quickly left.

"Shall we go back first?"

"Ok!"

Tang Xiaoxing was going back to change her clothes, and Xiao Che also wanted to take a look at Ba Wan Xiaobai's food bowl.

As expected, the two entered the room and saw Xiaobai pacing back and forth by the empty rice bowl.

"Linlin, aren't you going to change your clothes?"

"I'm not changing. I just changed this morning."

"Good drop."

In Tang Xiaoxing's mind, one should pay attention to one's attire when invited to a dinner party, as it is a matter of social etiquette, but she only applies this to individuals.

While Tang Xiaoxing was changing clothes, Xiaoche filled the cat's food bowl, changed the water, and threw two cans of cat food into her bag.

Then, less than two minutes later, Tang Xiaoxing walked out of the small house wearing a light yellow dress that she had just bought.

Wow! It's so beautiful!

"Hmph! I offered to buy it with me, but you wouldn't! You look better in it!"

"I'll shop with you next time! You can help me pick out the items!"

"It's a promise!"

After locking the door again and setting off, Xiao Che picked up a hat from the entryway and put it on his head before leaving.

The two had already made plans; they couldn't go empty-handed today.

What can I buy?

After wandering around the supermarket, Tang Xiaoxing felt dizzy.

In the end, it was the car that made the decision.

1. A box of yogurt, because Tiger loves flavored yogurt.

2. A beautiful cake, because Aunt Xu Li likes it.

3. Fruit, because you can eat some before meals and continue eating afterward.
Tang Xiaoxing: "Want to buy two cases of Anmuxi?"

Xiao Che: "One box is enough, count it as both of us."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Okay, then the cake?"

Little Car: "We'll buy the cake next door later. Let's pick out some fruit first."

As they walked to the fruit section, Tang Xiaoxing immediately spotted the fruit basket on top.

“This is very pretty.”

Tang Xiaoxing strode forward and said, "Durian, Sunshine Rose, kiwi, blueberries, very nice."

The driver took a closer look and felt that the fruit inside wasn't very fresh. Then he looked at the price and exclaimed, "Wow, a fruit basket costs 280 yuan!"

"The durian doesn't look very good, and the grapes are too dark in color."

“It seems so,” Tang Xiaoxing bent down and looked closely, “There are small bugs inside.”

Little Car: "Let's buy them separately. Little Star, do you know how to pick durians?"

Tang Xiaoxing: "Hehe, then you've come to the right person."

So Tang Xiaoxing started rummaging through the pile of durians, while Xiao Che picked out some grapes and peaches from the side.

Finally, the two decided to buy a smaller watermelon.

When it came time for the shop assistant to help open the durian, Tang Xiaoxing was indeed good at picking one. The six-pound durian yielded two pounds and two ounces of flesh, with plump fruit and a wonderful aroma.

The total cost of all the fruit and yogurt was 277.8 yuan.

After leaving the supermarket, the two continued walking along the shops for less than twenty meters before arriving at the cake shop.

After careful selection, the two bought a tiramisu for Aunt Xu Li, which cost 39 yuan.

The total cost for everything was 316.8 yuan.

Tang Xiaoxing transferred 158.4 yuan to the car on the spot.

The driver accepted the car without hesitation.

The two had already agreed to split the bill. After crossing the street, they arrived at the west gate of the residential area, and the two girls entered the gate laughing and joking.
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"Ding-dong. Ding-dong."

Upon hearing the doorbell, Xu Li immediately realized that the two girls had arrived, and hurriedly put down what she was doing to go to the living room to open the door.

The two people in the bedroom also heard it, and Ang Lee thought to himself that they shouldn't have come so early.

Then Xu Li opened the door, and two kittens squatted at the door, meowing incessantly.

"Hello, Auntie! It's Doubao Douhua!"

"Hello Auntie!"

"Hey, what are you two buying? Come in, come in!"

Tang Xiaoxing changed into slippers with the car and then interacted with the two kittens for a while.

At this moment, the teacher and student also came over.

Seeing the fruit scattered on the ground, Wang Xiaohu wondered if today was the Peach Banquet.
"I think we should skip dinner today and just have fruit. My mom bought a ton, the teacher bought a ton, and you two bought a ton too. The thing is, there was already a ton in the fridge."

Tang Xiaoxing grinned: "Good afternoon, Captain. This is yogurt I bought for you."

Wang Xiaohu: "Thank you, thank you! I love the yellow peach flavor the most."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Linlin really knows how to pick."

Wang Xiaohu's heart skipped a beat.
The little car seemed not to hear at all, and then took out a cake box, saying, "Auntie, this is a cake I bought for you, hehe."

When Xu Li opened the door, she saw the cake bag in Xiao Che's hand and thought to herself that the two children were very thoughtful; she guessed it was Xiao Che's idea.

She reached out and happily thanked them, "Thank you so much, I even made you a cake."

Xiao Che laughed, "It's alright, you can eat this later, and we'll take the leftovers home tonight!"

Xu Li smiled broadly: "Everything you've taken is packed up. Come in quickly, don't just stand there."

He turned to Wang Xiaohu and urged, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get your drink."

Wang Xiaohu immediately went towards the refrigerator. This time, he was more experienced and took one bottle of each type of refrigerator.

"Thank you Captain."

"Thank you, Tiger."

Both little girls took iced cola.

"Can you please stop calling me Tiger?" Wang Xiaohu was really about to cry. "The monkeys you've been training are starting to call me Brother Tiger too."

Xiao Che: "It has a real vintage feel to it."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Hahahaha!"

Wang Xiaohu shook his head: "Teacher, what would you like to drink?"

Ang Lee pouted: "Did I even have a choice? Why didn't you give me a drink when I arrived?"

Wang Xiaohu was utterly wronged: "I didn't make you tea!"

Ang Lee: "Haha, it's 38 degrees outside, and you brew me tea at 100 degrees. You're really thoughtful."

Hahahaha!

"Fine." Wang Xiaohu conceded defeat, turned around and ran to the refrigerator to get another chilled beer. "I've already prepared it for you."

"Open it for me." Li An scoffed.

"Here you go!" Wang Xiaohu opened the can. "Some people are just too difficult to please."

He then looked at the two people in the car and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Tang Xiaoxing: "It's not hard work at all."

Little Car: "Alright, alright, you're not satisfied with just having a chance to show off? Let's see what else we can do to help Auntie."

Their eyes met, and Wang Xiaohu felt a surge of emotion, but he quickly suppressed it. "Then help me fry the fish."

Xiao Che nodded, a little surprised for a moment. He thought Wang Xiaohu would say, "No, no, no."

"I'd like to learn too," Tang Xiaoxing said.

Amidst laughter and conversation, the two girls washed their hands and followed Wang Xiaohu to the kitchen.

Xu Li had almost finished preparing, so she gave up the kitchen when she saw this.
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Back in the living room, Xu Li had a chance to rest for a while.

She's been busy since she got up early.

"It feels alright." Sitting down opposite Li An, Xu Li picked up the cup on the coffee table and took a sip.

Li An hummed in agreement, glanced towards the kitchen, and whispered, "Wang Xiaohu is in much better shape than I expected. He really seems different this time."

Xu Li: "I also think that he gets up in the morning and tidies up the house himself, then goes downstairs to buy some breakfast. After we finish eating, he goes back to his room to practice the piano. I was thinking that it would be a bit late to go grocery shopping at noon, so I asked him if I could go by myself. Before, he would definitely have insisted on going with me, but today he nodded. When I came back from grocery shopping, he had already started steaming the rice."

Ang Lee: "That's really good. I feel like I'm starting to have some self-control."

Xu Li: "Linlin seems to be doing alright too. She seemed quite natural just now."

Ang Lee: "Linlin can't tell, she keeps things to herself. But we chatted for a bit this morning, and she's now consciously adjusting herself. The fact that she can take the initiative to talk to me is a good sign."

Hearing this, Xu Li felt a little relieved. "Later, ask Linlin how much she spent on the things, and I'll transfer the money to her. How can I let the two of them buy things?"

Ang Lee waved his hand: "Forget it, it's just a small token of the two kids' affection. Even if you give it to her, she can't accept it."

Xu Li: "That's true, sigh, it's just that this child is usually reluctant to spend money on things for himself."

Ang Lee: "Grandpa Xiaoxing is coming tomorrow, and I was thinking of taking the three of them to pick him up at the airport. We can have dinner together in the evening so that Grandpa Tang can meet Xiaohu first."

Xu Li: "I'll make the arrangements."

Ang Lee: "It's at the mountain villa, so there's not much to prepare. I've already prepared the wine. Also, the old man really likes tea sets. Do you have any friends who know about them? We can get a set for him to take with him."

Xu Li: "I understand. When is Grandpa Tang leaving?"

Ang Lee: "I guess it will probably have to wait until after my performance, it's still a long way off."

Xu Li: "Okay, when should we tell Xiao Hu?"

Ang Lee pondered for a moment, “Let’s hold on for a while longer, until the middle of summer camp. If he says he’ll leave in September, then we’ll proceed as planned. If he changes his mind and wants to leave in January, then we’ll listen to me and do as he says.”

Xu Li: "Okay."

Ang Lee: "Should we tell your mother about this?"

Xu Li: "I'm not going to say anything more. Let's wait for Xiao Hu to make a decision."

Ang Lee: "Yeah, Lao Tang went to look at houses again this afternoon. He just texted me that he might have to pay the deposit next week."

Xu Li: "Don't let them get ahead of you two by then."

Ang Lee smiled wryly: "Well, there's nothing we can do about it. If nothing unexpected happens, we should set it for the end of the year. She'll be back in early January, and then we'll get married."

Xu Li: "Then you need to start preparing. You can't wait for her to come back. Take advantage of this trip to take your wedding photos first, and then discuss the specifics later."

Ang Lee: "We're not engaged yet, but I'm thinking of getting engaged during this trip."

Xu Li: "Your engagement and marriage certificate are minor matters. Listen to me, let's take the wedding photos first, otherwise it will definitely be too late in January."

"Selecting photos, retouching, and printing the photos will take at least a week. The key question is, when will you have time to do all that?"

Ang Lee thought about it and realized it was true. "Then we really have to take the wedding photos this time."

Xu Li: "Quickly discuss it with Chen Xuan. Take advantage of the summer camp to figure out how to take the photos. After the summer camp ends, you can rest for a few days. Go back to her house first to get engaged, and then come back to get the marriage certificate and take photos. Even if she leaves, you can still choose the photos online. This is the most reasonable way."

Ang Lee nodded. "But our two families haven't even met yet. Are we really going to get engaged right after meeting? That's...?"

Xu Li laughed: "What's inappropriate about it? It's just a matter of meeting, proposing, and getting engaged. Your mother-in-law has already given you her bank card, and you're still having reservations?"

Just then, a noise came from the entrance hall. The two looked over and saw Tang Xiaoxing walking over.

"Hehe, I'll get them their drinks."

"Here, let me bring you some fruit inside."

"No need, Auntie! Please sit down and rest. We'll eat later."

kitchen.

The oil sizzled and crackled in the pan. Wang Xiaohu stood in front of the pan, while Xiao Che gave instructions from the side.

The three of them were talking non-stop when Tang Xiaoxing was there, but as soon as Tang Xiaoxing left, the two of them seemed to have nothing to say to each other.

Fortunately, the oil in the pan was sizzling.

"You didn't sleep well last night."

"Ah."

You have dark circles under your eyes.

"Is it so obvious?"

"Hey, don't put so much pressure on yourself. Getting on stage is a piece of cake for you."

"Fry your fish, then flip it over."

"They're still not happy."

"The one on the left!"

"Huh?! Oh!"

"Ugh, this is so worrying."

The oil sizzled and crackled in the pan.