My wife is in my arms

Chapter 91 Students, Rain, Milk Tea

"All right!"

Zhang You sighed.

"Mr. Munemori, are you really not going to write a song for us midsummer?!"

Xia Zhiqiu chuckled and returned to the previous question. Zhang You turned to look at the skinny girl named Zhongxia. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "If I remember correctly, you should be in your third year of high school this year, right?!"

Seeing Zhongxia nod, Zhang You refused, "Then let's focus on studies now. After all, getting into a good university is more important than anything else. Even if college students aren't worth much right now, life... experiences are often more important than what you'll achieve in the future. I never went to college, and I've always felt really bad about it, like I never had a youth."

"Why do I feel like it's because you didn't have a girlfriend in college?!"

Xia Zhiqiu raised his eyebrows and said jokingly.

“You’re right to understand it that way.”

Zhang You didn't argue, but smiled and nodded. "They say college romance is about attending classes together and strolling along the campus track as the sun sets. I think so! The two of them must have been reflected on the ground, and it must have been very long. The university, the sunset, the streets, and the bubble tea shop on the corner—this should be the epitome of youth. What a pity!"

"As expected of Mr. Li Zongsheng"

Xia Zhiqiu commented with a smile, then she took out her wallet, pulled out a fifty-dollar bill and handed it to Zhongxia, saying, "Let's go to that milk tea shop in the east and let our teacher Li Zongsheng experience the youth he has never experienced."

"I have money……"

Zhongxia was about to say something, but was interrupted by Xia Zhiqiu. She patted her head and said, "Take it, don't forget to buy yourself a cup too."

When Zhongxia left the store with an umbrella, Zhang You said, "This is the most critical year for us. We shouldn't waste our time on singing. If we want to sing, we can wait until we finish the college entrance examination. Then we can study systematically."

"I think so too, but Zhongxia's grades aren't very good, and I can't afford to go to college."

Xia Zhiqiu saw Zhang You looking at her with a half-smile, and she immediately understood what he meant. She reached out and rubbed her head, saying, "I don't mind giving money to support you, but although Zhongxia looks very gentle, she is actually quite stubborn. She would rather secretly pick up beverage bottles... Her parents passed away when she was a child, and she has a younger sister. The sisters used to have a grandmother who could take care of them, but she also passed away last year. If I hadn't stopped her, this girl would have dropped out of school last year to work and earn money to support her sister's education. Mr. Li Zongsheng, you regret not going to college, but you forget that in the eyes of many people, the regret of not going to college is so small that it can be completely ignored."

"Been taught a lesson"

Zhang You replied.

As for Zhongxia's matter... Zhang You felt a little sympathetic, but it was just sympathy. If possible, he wouldn't mind paying to help, but since the other party refused help from his own teacher, how could he possibly accept a stranger like him?

In this world, some people are so poor that they have no bottom line and shame, while others are so poor that they still have dignity and bottom line. Such poverty... perhaps, will eventually be like the lotus seeds rooted in the mud that cannot change their original fate. Under the catalysis of time, they will give birth to the white color that can bloom without being tainted by the smell of soil.

And this kind of beauty is the real beauty.

Zhang You once heard this sentence.

"The longer a person is manipulated by fate and she never gives up on herself, the more fate will turn into a boat and ferry her to a destiny that is completely opposite to the one she had at the beginning."

This thought flashed through Zhang You's mind. He looked at Xia Zhiqiu, who had been staring at him, and said with a smile, "Don't even think about asking me to write a song for her. It's not as easy as you think. I'm not a god. I don't have the ability to just create a song and it will become a hit. An artist who wants to debut successfully must go through many years of systematic training, and singers are no exception. Let her work hard in her last year of high school!"

“I didn’t tell you to give it to me for free.”

Xia Zhiqiu said unhappily.

"Buying it won't work either. You have to study when you are old enough. People should do what they should do at their age. Once you exceed that age... I can't take such a big responsibility." Noticing that Zhongxia had returned, Zhang You paused the topic of her with Xia Zhiqiu.

"Thank you"

Taking the milk tea handed over by Zhongxia, Zhang You inserted a straw, took a sip, and said with a smile, "It's quite sweet." Seeing that Zhongxia did not drink her own cup, Zhang You did not ask.

Children from poor families have to grow up early... This early never just refers to time, but also to awareness.

After taking one more look at the skinny girl named Zhongxia, Zhang You took his instrument and walked towards the recording studio on the second floor. As he walked, he drank milk tea and said to Xia Zhiqiu behind him, "It feels like you only serve me here."

"hehe"

Xia Zhiqiu, who was carrying a guitar on his back, couldn't help but chuckle twice and said, "You guessed right. During this period, apart from plucking some wool from you, a little fat sheep, I also sold two flutes."

The light and cheerful sound of guitar rang out in the recording studio.

Afterwards, the soft melody of the saxophone blended into the sound of the guitar like spring water. Looking at Xia Zhiqiu playing the guitar, Zhang You vaguely felt that when this woman played the guitar, she had a more heroic temperament that matched her appearance.

Especially the shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth, which add a unique warmth like the winter sun.

After several rounds of polishing, the song "Walking Through the Coffee Shop" was finally produced.

After coming down from the second floor, Zhang You discovered that the rain this afternoon had gotten heavier without him noticing. The girl named Zhongxia was wiping the glass counter with a rag. When she heard footsteps, she turned her head slightly to take a look, then lowered her head to busy herself with her work.

"Teacher Zongsheng, I've never heard you play the piano before. I wonder if I'll have the honor today!"

Hearing his teacher's words, Zhongxia stood up and looked over curiously.

"Try it!"

Zhang You looked at the time and found that it was not yet four o'clock. He did not refuse, but said in a joking tone, "If you want to listen to me play the piano, you have to give me a discount today."

20% off

Xia Zhiqiu agreed without thinking, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, and Zhang You sat on the chair with a smile.

The first time he came here, he tried the sound quality of the piano placed in the center of Suiyuan Music Studio, so when he started playing, Zhang You didn't even test the sound. He put his fingers on the piano keys and started playing officially under the watchful eyes of Comrade Xia Zhiqiu and her senior high school student Zhongxia.

The most beautiful piano sound rang out.

It's like when we meet under the Wind Hill and listen to the sound of the wind together. There are no ups and downs, but there are twists and turns.

"The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the fog has cleared and the wind is warm"

These eight words appeared in Xia Zhiqiu's mind. At this moment, the sky outside the store was gloomy and the heavy rain of early winter was still pouring down. Xia Zhiqiu felt as if she had been separated from the noise of the street and the heavy rain. She looked at the man sitting on the piano stand chair where she often sat.

This moment.

The figure reflected in her eyes became extremely clear, as if breaking out from the tip of her heart.

(End of this chapter)