Rebirth 77: From Beachcombing to Becoming a Tycoon and Spoiling My Wife

Qiao Manman didn't believe it either; Yang Bai must be bragging because he thought there were no accordions in the village.

If he can play the accordion, wouldn't he really be able to do everything?

"I happen to know someone who plays the accordion, and he brought one from home when he went to the countryside."

"Yang Bai, it's not too late for you to admit it now."

Yang Bai said confidently, "I can. Bring your accordion, and I'll play a piece for you right now."

Qiao Manman smiled and immediately stood up.

"Okay, I'll go get it right away. Ningning, can I borrow your bicycle?"

She grabbed the keys and immediately rode her bicycle toward the educated youth compound.

A short while later, Qiao Manman came in, panting, carrying an accordion.

"Yang Bai, the accordion has arrived, you can play it."

Yang Bai took the accordion and hung the strap around his neck.

"What should I play?"

He lowered his head and pondered.

Qiao Manman sat in the chair and took a sip of water. She just wanted to see Yang Bai make a fool of himself.

He kept giving her difficult questions and tests, and she always felt like an idiot because he was always by Yang Bai's side.

Now that she has this opportunity, she is naturally very interested.

"Just play any song, like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."

She suppressed a mischievous smile. This nursery rhyme was a piece that every student learning a musical instrument had to learn.

If Yang Bai can't even play this, she'll really burst out laughing.

Yang Qiaoqiao, sitting in a chair, shouted, "Dad, keep going!"

Yang Bai sat in the chair, thinking of those classic songs from his past life.

"Okay, I'll play a song."

He hadn't listened to many songs before 1977, and even if he had, he didn't like them and didn't write down the sheet music.

In his past life, his idol was Luo Dayou. He had also listened to many other popular songs and played his songs. Anyway, it was only played once and would not be leaked.

It will not have too much impact on the situation in later generations.

He decided to play the story of time.

Yang Bai's hands pressed on the piano keys, and a stirring melody about the passage of time began to play.

Qiao Manman covered her mouth and gasped.

"Yang Bai, does he really know how?"

It wasn't just her.

The other two women were shocked; they had never seen Yang Bai play the accordion before.

Yang Qiaoqiao clapped happily from the side.

"Dad is so amazing."

Yang Bai spoke in a deep, magnetic voice.

Spring flowers bloom, autumn wind blows

And the winter sunset

My melancholy youth

I used to think that way out of ignorance.

Qiao Manman: ? ? ? ?

Zhang Ning: ? ? ? ?

Su Wanqiu: ? ? ? ?

Yang Qiaoqiao: "Daddy is awesome."

Not only Qiao Manman, but also Zhang Ning and Su Wanqiu were hearing Yang Bai sing for the first time.

As the song ended, its lingering notes still echoed in the mud-brick house.

The tune just now was slow and leisurely, starting with a story about the passage of time and the naivety and recklessness of youth. Su Wanqiu and the others had never heard such a piece of music before. Unlike the loud revolutionary songs, it carried a faint sense of melancholy, leaving the listener with a heavy heart.

Yang Bai leaned back in his wooden chair and slowly finished singing the last line. The three women in the room were all quiet, their minds immersed in the melody.

The little girl Yang Qiaoqiao stared at Yang Bai with her big, dark eyes. In her eyes, Yang Bai seemed to be wrapped in starlight.

The singing stopped. Yang Bai took the accordion off his shoulder and carefully placed it on the table. Seeing that the others were still staring blankly, he coughed softly twice.

"Ahem, that's it. What did you guys think?"

The group of people suddenly came to their senses, their faces still showing the expressions they had while listening to the music.

Yang Qiaoqiao suddenly pounced on Yang Bai, tilted her head up, and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.

"Dad is amazing! He can do everything!"

The other three women clapped their hands together, the clapping crisp and clear.

Su Wanqiu looked at Yang Bai with surprise in her eyes: "When did you learn to play the accordion, and you play it so well?"

Yang Bai smiled and said, "You'll learn just by touching it."

Reading sheet music and playing musical instruments was not difficult for him. In his previous life, he studied the accordion for half a year with a senior student in college. Later, he traveled around and always carried a guitar with him. People said he had a keen ear, almost perfect pitch, but he only considered it a hobby and didn't take it to heart. Now, when he touches it again, a little bit of nostalgia for the old days still rises in his heart.

Zhang Ning thought for a moment and said, "Since you know how to do this, I'll try to find an accordion tomorrow. You're probably feeling bored at home while you're recovering from your injury, so you can play it whenever you have time to pass the time."

Yang Bai nodded. Being confined at home while recovering from his injuries, having a musical instrument to relieve boredom was indeed a good thing.

But Zhang Ning immediately shook his head, his expression becoming serious: "However, we absolutely cannot sing that piece of music on the performance stage."

"The tone is too sentimental and lyrical, out of place. If we actually put it on stage, we might get called in for a talk and cause trouble for no reason."

Yang Bai was perfectly aware of the situation; he understood the importance of this.

"Don't worry, if I really have to go on stage, I'll follow the rules and won't sing this kind of song. I'll just sing a revolutionary song, that'll be fine."

Hearing him say that, Su Wanqiu finally felt relieved.

Qiao Manman reached out and picked up the accordion, then stood up abruptly from her chair.

"Yang Bai, I never expected you to have such abilities. It's getting late, I should go back to the educated youth compound."

"I'll see you off." Yang Bai leaned on the chair, trying to get up.

Qiao Manman quickly waved her hand to stop him: "Don't move, you still have an injury on your leg, you don't need to see me off, I can walk back by myself."

"I'll deliver it by bike," Zhang Ning said, picking up the bicycle keys from the table.

Night fell over the country lanes, and the evening breeze carried the coolness of the grass and trees on the ridges of the fields.

Qiao Manman sat on the back of the bicycle, the evening breeze brushing against her cheeks. The image of Yang Bai playing the accordion kept replaying in her mind, and she couldn't shake it off.

She secretly marveled that there were still men in the world who were so outstanding in every way, almost exactly the ideal man she had imagined countless times.

The thought of this made my heart pound, and I couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

But she knew perfectly well that neither Wanqiu nor Ningning were people she could ever hope to reach.

Yang Bai already has women by his side, so why would he even look at him?

Qiao Manman shook her head vigorously, trying her best to suppress the thoughts that shouldn't have surfaced in her mind.

Zhang Ning parked the bicycle steadily at the entrance of the educated youth compound, and Qiao Manman lightly jumped off the back seat.

Zhang Ning noticed that she seemed a little dazed and asked, "Manman, you don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?"

Qiao Manman forced a smile and shook her head.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little sleepy. I'll go inside first."

When Zhang Ning returned home, he thought of Qiao Manman's appearance and said...

"Strange, Manman has been acting strange ever since she listened to Yang Bai play. I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong."

Su Wanqiu thought for a moment, then gave Yang Bai a reproachful look.

"Someone secretly bewitched her. At her age, she can distinguish right from wrong. Let her figure it out herself."