Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 70 Amazing
Zhong Chushan sat not far away, watching Zhou Wangshu playing the music behind the curtain.

When the piano music started, the originally noisy hall suddenly fell silent. Whether those who could understand it or not, everyone listened to the piano music intently.

"Steward, have you changed the musician today?" the guest called the steward and asked.

The manager chuckled and said, "The original musician is ill today, so we hired a new master musician at a high price. What do you think?"

"It's a nice song, and he plays the piano very well. But once he starts playing, no one cares whether the girls dance well or not. I think we can let them leave."

The steward looked around and found that just as the guest had said, no one in the audience was watching the dancing on the stage. Everyone was intoxicated by the music.

"This master chef is not easy to invite. Today is an emergency. I begged him for a long time before he agreed to play a piece. Normally, he is not available." The steward said, "Everyone, enjoy yourself. I will not disturb you."

"It's a shame we can't hear such beautiful music every day! However, someone with such a beautiful voice should have such a temperament. If someone comes to the dance hall to play every day, he can't be called a master, but just someone who seeks fame and fortune to make money."

Zhong Chushan picked up a piece of cake from the side and bit it, looking like he had been hit hard.

He hadn't behaved like this in his piano lessons these past few days. If he had behaved like this, I'm afraid the piano master would have made him a idol.

"I heard from the servants that you came to see me. I waited for a long time but you didn't show up. I had to limp here to find you. What kind of brother are you?" Chen Buyu appeared with a cane.

Zhong Chushan made a gesture to silence himself.

Chen Buyu was puzzled: "When did you start liking to listen to the piano? We are all rough people, what's so good about this kind of thing? Hey, the piano music today is really good, it's beautiful!"

"Do you want to go and see who is playing the instrument?" Zhong Chushan said mysteriously.

Chen Buyu pinched the cake and ate it. "I know the musician in the dance studio. He doesn't have such skills. Did he change the musician? Then this musician must be very expensive, right?"

"You'll know just when you go and take a look."

Zhong Chushan was acting mysteriously, and Chen Buyu couldn't help but become curious. He leaned on his cane and moved over. When he opened the curtain, his eyes widened like bells and he almost fell.

"He he he..." Chen Buyu pointed behind the curtain.

"Shhh."

The song ended. The steward came over with a smile, bowed to Zhou Wangshu, and said, "Mr. Zhou, could you play one more song?"

"If you play one more song, the price won't be the same as before." Zhou Wangshu smiled. "Also, this is the last song. I won't play it again even if you offer me a higher price. I hope the steward won't agree to your request."

"Of course, of course."

The piece Zhou Wangshu had just played was particularly cheerful and joyful to match the dance's style, evoking a sense of ease and relaxation, like basking in the sun. Now, as the music played again, it was like the lingering love of a couple, first filled with tender affection, then with overwhelming resentment, then with murderous intent, and finally, a tragic ending.

This piece of music is more difficult to control than the previous one. The whole piece of music changes several moods in succession. It is impossible to control such emotions without decades of experience.

After the song ended, all the guests in the lobby were in tears. Even the careless Chen Buyu was in tears.

"What's wrong with me? I, I, I... my eyes must be sick." Chen Buyu wiped his tears. The guest in the lobby called the steward over. When the steward heard that more songs were needed, he quickly said that the master chef had left through the back door after playing the second song.

The steward finally managed to appease the guests and hurried upstairs to find Zhou Wangshu.

He bowed deeply to Zhou Wangshu and said, "Master Zhou, I have a humble request."

"I can come and play ten times a month, two pieces each time, but these ten times are up to me and won't be open to the public. You must also escort me back to the academy safely afterwards." Zhou Wangshu knew what he was going to say without the steward saying anything. "And the price: fifty taels of silver a month."

"This……"

"If it doesn't work, forget it. Buyu and I are good friends, and I don't really want to earn this kind of money."

"Mr. Zhou, please wait a moment. I'll go ask the boss for instructions."

"No need to ask, I agree." Chen Buyu said, "My brother is such a great musician, where are you going to find such a master? Besides, our reputation has spread today, and who knows how many people will come here to admire our reputation. But when they arrive, they will find that there is no legendary master. Do you want to ruin our dance studio's reputation?"

"Young Master is right. That's settled then," the steward said. "If you have no other instructions, I'll take my leave."

"Where is today's remuneration? Also, fifty taels of silver a month. Even if you don't pay it all, shouldn't you give a deposit?" Chen Buyu reminded.

"Young Master reminded me that I will ask the accountant to deliver it to you right away."

As soon as the steward left, Zhong Chushan put his arm around Zhou Wangshu's shoulders and looked at him in surprise. "Your piano playing in the academy is not much better than mine. What happened today? Tell me the truth, or I'll go to the academy and tell the teacher."

"My mother was a very good musician. I followed her and learned the basics since I was little. After my mother died, some misfortunes happened in my family, and I was sold off, which is how I ended up here."

Zhong Chushan put away his previous frivolous attitude and patted his shoulder: "You must have suffered a lot, right? Your mother can have such a good piano skill, so your family must have been quite wealthy before."

"My family had a small fortune, and I did some business, but after the accident, I fought with stray dogs for food and picked up rotten vegetable leaves from the stinking ditch... I won't say more, I won't say more."

"Yes, let's not talk about this anymore." Chen Buyu's eyes were red.

Seeing Chen Buyu's expression, Zhong Chushan said unhappily, "Your legs have become like this, why can't you change your soft-hearted nature?"

"This is a dance studio, not a brothel. Why should we force girls to learn to dance? If they don't want to learn, then they don't have to. They can stay here and work as maids to earn money!"

"If your parents were as soft-hearted as you, would you still be the young master of the dance studio?" Zhong Chushan curled his lips, "So soft-hearted."

"What about you? Your gambling house has chopped off so many people's fingers and forced so many people to death. Don't you feel guilty?"

"Why should I feel guilty? The gambling house is open for people to come and have fun. We didn't force them to come in and play. Who can we blame if they can't control themselves?"

"It's getting late, we should go back." Zhou Wangshu reminded.

(End of this chapter)