1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 305 A tense moment
"Ha, you want to play the piano, right?"

Xu Yue, the novice, held his chin and thought seriously.

The next day, he found the master who had installed the piano and asked him if he could dismantle it.

"I have only assembled pianos, never disassembled them."

Facing Xu Yuexin's question, the master replied honestly, "It's a good piano, why did you dismantle it?"

"Tear it down and transport it away."

In the alley where the old master's house was, Xu Yuexin said bluntly, "Go and try first. If you can't demolish it, forget it."

Since his sister-in-law wanted to play the piano, Xu Yuexin naturally had to find a way to satisfy her.

"Then let me be frank. If it's damaged, I won't compensate you."

The old master stared at Xu Yuexin with his cloudy eyes.

"Don't worry, I can't blackmail you."

Xu Yuexin patted the master on the shoulder.

After the master went home to get his tools, Xu Yuexin walked out of the alley with him and hailed a taxi to Tuanjie Lake.

“No need to take off your shoes.”

When he arrived at the door of his house, Xu Yuexin took out the key, opened the door, and greeted the master.

The old master nodded, and after entering the room, he looked at the huge Steinway piano.

"Your piano...is not easy to dismantle."

After looking for a long time, the old master shook his head and glanced at Xu Yuexin's expression out of the corner of his eye.

"Master, please give me a price."

Xu Yuexin understood what he meant and expressed it readily.

In order to allow his sister-in-law to play the piano again, he accepted hundreds or thousands of dollars.

"Just tell me, I'll pay you whatever amount you want."

Facing the old customers, the master chef was obviously embarrassed to ask for too much.

So he chose to let Xu Yuexin speak.

"600 yuan, how about that?"

Xu Yuexin said without hesitation.

For a piano worth hundreds of thousands, it is totally worth paying six hundred dollars for disassembly.

Otherwise, the craftsman may not do his job properly, causing damage to the piano, which will not be worth it.

The old master was overjoyed after hearing this.

"Too much, too much."

The old master rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said with a smile, "How can I be so embarrassed?"

"If you really think it's too much, please open it carefully for me later."

Xu Yuexin smiled and said, "Tell me what you need and I'll buy it."

"Are the wooden box and foam cushions still there when the piano was purchased?"

asked the old master.

"threw."

"Then buy five more wooden boxes and some foam pads."

The old master explained.

"Please wait."

Xu Yuexin nodded and went downstairs to buy what the master wanted.

After a while, he and the movers took the wooden boxes and foam cushions back home, while the master craftsman was already disassembling the piano.

I saw that some small parts of the piano had been removed and neatly piled on the ground.

Seeing that Xu Yuexin had bought the wooden box, the old master put the parts into the box one by one and then continued to disassemble it.

Steinway pianos are large and have many parts.

The old master worked until sunset before he finally dismantled it all.

The disassembled parts filled five large wooden boxes.

"Who will help you install it when you go to another place?"

After washing his hands, the old master went out and asked Xu Yuexin.

"I do not know."

Xu Yuexin spread his hands and said with a smile, "How about you come with me to Shanghai again?"

"I'll reimburse you for your train ticket."

There are certainly masters in Shanghai who know how to install grand pianos, but it would definitely take time to find them.

It would be better to ask this master to install it.

"Well, when are you leaving?"

The old master readily agreed.

"Tomorrow too."

As Xu Yuexin was talking, he took out 630 yuan from his pocket and handed it to the old master. "Here you go, 630 yuan." "That's too much."

"Not much. The 30 is your travel expenses and accommodation in Shanghai."

"Finish installing the piano for us. You can stay there for a night before leaving."

"Hey, okay!"

The old master nodded in surprise and put all the money into his pocket.

The next morning, Xu Yuexin and Chen Yixiu rushed to the airport and flew to Shanghai.

"Go to my house."

Xu Yuexin said to Chen Yixue, "Qiaoqiao has always wanted to see you."

"it is good."

Chen Yixiu mustered up her courage and said.

In fact, Xu Yuexin was also sweating.

According to his observation, Chen Qiaoqiao did not show any sign of missing Chen Yixiu.

Under such circumstances, it was very risky for him to trick his sister-in-law into coming over.

It would be interesting if the two sisters were to meet in a cold atmosphere.

While taking a taxi home, Xu Yuexin kept thinking about what the scene would be like when the two sisters met later, and sweat began to form on his palms unconsciously.

"Are you hot?"

Sitting next to her, Chen Yixiu noticed that Xu Yuexin's face was red, so she asked with a little surprise.

"Kind of."

Xu Yuexin replied quickly.

He was actually nervous.

After arriving home, Xu Yuexin paid the taxi fare, got off the car with Chen Yixiu, and walked to the garden of the small western-style building.

“It’s quite impressive.”

Chen Qiaoqiao saw Xu Yuexin's newly bought house and nodded in admiration, "Is it comfortable to live in?"

“Yes.”

Xu Yuexin said, "There's a lot of space inside, too."

"Um, three floors?"

"Plus four floors of basement."

"Clang clang."

As he spoke, Xu Yuexin opened the door and walked into the garden with Chen Yixiu.

The door of the small Western-style building was open, and it was obvious that Chen Qiaoqiao was at home.

After entering the door, Xu Yuexin shouted inside.

"Qiaoqiao, why aren't you at work?"

"I worked overtime last Saturday, so today is my day off."

"That's quite a coincidence. Someone is coming to see you today."

"Who?"

As he spoke, the sound of Chen Qiaoqiao's footsteps was heard in the kitchen.

She came out of the kitchen wearing an apron and holding a spatula in her hand.

When she saw Chen Yixiu, Chen Qiaoqiao opened her eyes wide, and her hand loosened and the spatula fell to the ground with a bang.

"Qiaoqiao."

Chen Yixue didn't think much about it. She quickly walked forward and took her sister's hand. With red eyes, she said, "We haven't seen each other for a while."

When Chen Qiaoqiao saw her sister's expression, her eyes flickered slightly and she also held her hand.

"I'm sorry, I'm too busy with work..."

"I know, there's nothing to be sorry about."

Chen Yixue wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and choked up a little, "I should be the one to come and see you."

"You two can chat slowly, I'll go cook."

Xu Yuexin walked forward, smiled, bent down, picked up the spatula and left.

When he entered the kitchen, he heard the two sisters still whispering outside, and then seemed to sit on the sofa again.

Xu Yuexin couldn't hear the noise that followed because he started cooking.

After a while, Xu Yuexin prepared and served the dishes, and then went out to buy a salted duck.

"You can live in our house from now on."

After returning, Xu Yuexin said to Chen Yixue in front of his wife, "Our house is big, so we don't need an extra bed for you."

"Qiaoqiao just told me."

Chen Yixue nodded and said, "Living alone is not as good as living with you guys."

(End of this chapter)