They don't actually think I like them, do they?

After listening to the song, Xu Hui's attitude completely changed, which proves that as long as the song is good, the audience is not a problem.

Even if people have different tastes, most people can still appreciate a truly good song.

Soon, the bell rang, and it was time to go home.

Lin Han didn't hesitate. He slung his backpack over his shoulder and quickly headed to the coffee shop.

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008. The Piano Master

Lin Han works part-time at a high-end coffee shop called "KISS Coffee," located on a commercial street two streets away from the school.

However, the high-end nature of the coffee shop doesn't necessarily mean high wages for its employees. Especially since Lin Han gets out of school late every day and only works the night shift, coupled with the fact that capitalists have always liked to exploit working students, Lin Han's monthly income is only 1800.

In the vast city of Sichuan, such an income is barely enough to make ends meet, but it's sufficient for Lin Han.

"Lin Han, it's so late again today, hurry up!"

Lin Han was immediately reprimanded by the store manager upon arriving at the store.

The store manager was a middle-aged woman in her forties, whom everyone called "Aunt Qin." She always seemed impatient with the employees, as if she wanted each person to do the work of three people for one salary. She was just short of wearing a black hat and writing the word "exploitation" on her face.

Lin Han didn't like her, but he had to endure it for the sake of survival.

"Okay, Aunt Qin."

After responding, Lin Han quickly went backstage and changed into the store uniform.

The work at the coffee shop is simple and monotonous. Lin Han's daily work consists of serving tea and water and taking orders from customers.

Today is Monday, and the customer flow is not very large, so Lin Han is relatively relaxed.

Finding a free moment, Lin Han went to the piano in the center of the coffee shop.

KISS Cafe only hires bands and pianists to perform during its anniversary events.

Most of the time, this piano is just a decoration in the shop, used to highlight the artistic atmosphere of the café. Occasionally, customers will spontaneously go up on stage to play it.

Lin Han took a deep breath and placed his hands on the piano keys.

This feeling was strange, even though Lin Han had never touched a piano before.

But at this moment, Lin Han felt as if he had met an old friend he hadn't seen for many years. A strange yet familiar feeling welled up in his heart, and he knew all the skills by heart.

Lin Han took out a notebook from his bag and placed a sheet of music on the piano.

This was written by Lin Han during self-study class; it's Chopin's Prelude to Raindrops in D-flat major, No. 15. This piece was a piece of music that Lin Han loved very much in his previous life.

After acquiring the [Music Skill Card], Lin Han discovered that his memories of "music" in his brain had been greatly enhanced, including his musical memories from his previous life.

Therefore, Lin Han was able to easily write down the complete scores of the music he had heard in his previous life.

Lin Han mustered her courage and struck the first key.

Almost entirely out of muscle memory, after the first note, Lin Han's hands began to play non-stop.

The melodious sound of a piano echoed in the coffee shop.

Suddenly, a sound broke the silence of the café. Almost immediately, all the customers turned their attention to the source of the music, curiously searching for its origin.

But when they saw that it was a person in a staff uniform playing the piano, they assumed that the coffee shop had intentionally arranged the piano music for everyone.

However, Lin Han's appearance still surprised everyone a little.

It was actually a boy who looked like just a high school student playing the music.

The music was melodious and smooth, and the boy's hands were skillful and nimble, showing no sign of inexperience.

What about the music?

In 1838, Chopin and George Sand lived together in a monastery on the island of Mallorca. One rainy night, George Sand returned home and saw Chopin sitting at the piano, playing what would later be known as the "Raindrop Prelude in D-flat major".

It is a continuous, captivating lyrical melody from beginning to end, like a loving mother gently rocking a cradle back and forth.

As George Sand said, it was "the rain falling on the roof tiles of the churchyard" that inspired Chopin's music. With its melancholic shadows and cheerful, soft colors, Chopin used the sound of rain to reveal a beautiful inner world.

The beautiful music captivated all the guests present!

Although none of them had ever heard this piece before, they weren't music professionals, so they thought, "It's normal to have piano pieces that we haven't heard before," and all they had to do was immerse themselves in the music.

Many of the coffee shop's customers were regulars and naturally had some impression of Lin Han, the employee. They couldn't believe that this was a piece played by a high school student working part-time.

At this moment, another shop assistant, after a brief moment of surprise, quickly came to Lin Han.

"Stop playing, Lin Han! Old dog Qin has told us countless times not to touch this piano! He'll find a reason to make you pay for it!"

But Lin Han seemed not to hear him at all, and didn't even look up at him, continuing to play by herself.

As the music continued, system notifications kept refreshing and appeared one after another in front of Lin Han.

The attributes of the Music Skill Card (Beginner) have been improved:

[Memory skill level 2 → 4]

Empathy lv1→lv2

[Composition ability lv1→lv3]

[Music sensitivity level lv1→lv2]

The attributes of the Piano Skill Card (Beginner) have been improved:

[Musicality lv2→lv3]

[Reaction speed lv2→lv4]

[Coordination lv1→lv3]

[Finger Strength lv1→lv3]

So, as long as you keep using skill cards and increasing your proficiency, you can continuously enhance your abilities. Lin Han seemed to be deep in thought.

This feeling of "seeing visible rewards as long as you work hard" is just so satisfying!

"Lin Han, what are you doing?!"

A shout brought Lin Han back to reality, and the music stopped abruptly.

"Who gave you permission to touch my piano! Is this for you to play?!"

Aunt Qin was furious and strode up to Lin Han.

"Are you finding your work too easy? I can assign you more tasks right now, so you can keep busy!"

Faced with the store manager's aggressive attitude, Lin Han seemed indifferent. He lazily closed the piano lid and got off the chair.

At this moment, a customer next to him spoke up: "Boss, I think this young man plays quite well, so please don't blame him!"

Another guest chimed in to help Lin Han out of the awkward situation: "Yes, he played really well! I was enjoying listening to him."

"Exactly! You should just let him play from now on and give him a raise!"

When the words "salary increase" reached Aunt Qin's ears, her face immediately showed displeasure, but she still tried her best to suppress her expression and turned to the guests with a forced smile:

“Playing well is one thing, but our shop's rules are another. We have explicit regulations prohibiting the use of items outside our job responsibilities without permission, especially since a piano is a valuable item…”

At this moment, Lin Han was filled with the joy of confirming his own abilities, and he was completely unfazed by the store manager's aggressive attitude.

With such abilities, why worry about not having a job?

Just as he was about to speak, the system interface reappeared in front of him.

[A choice has been detected for the host. Three options are now provided for the host to choose from.]

Option 1: Stubborn

[Answer: "I'm sorry, store manager. I fully realize my mistake and am willing to accept punishment." Reward: One KFP coupon]

Option Two: Honesty

Say: "I didn't touch it. When did I touch your piano?" Completion Reward: Luck +2, Collapse Index +1000

Option 3: Politeness

[He said: "You son of a bitch, I'm helping you attract customers and you still bark like a dog, huh? I want to dig up your family graves and see which grave in your family emitted auspicious smoke to give birth to you, you deformed monster, not to mention brain-damaged. I'll smash your ancestral grave with my earth-shattering purple-gold hammer, creating an eight-hundred-mile-long rift valley and exposing the remains of your family's immortals to the wilderness."] Completion Reward: All Attributes +1, 500 Collapse Index, Random Passerby Favorability +10

009. Beg me

Holy crap, is this system really that harsh?

Lin Han thought that the quote he had given Yan Yuli before was the pinnacle of this system, but he didn't expect that the third option this time would be even more significant.

That's way too harsh! It's such a bad influence!

After all, the other party was the boss who gave him the job opportunity, so it was really too much for him to say such things.

Lin Han felt a little embarrassed, so he chose option three.

He was convinced that these new skills he had acquired would be enough to help him find a better job!

When you've completely put resignation out of your mind, all of your boss's orders and authority seem like a joke to you.

Lin Han patted Aunt Qin on the shoulder.

Aunt Qin turned her head impatiently and looked at the boy with a puzzled expression.

Lin Han smiled slightly and spoke to the respected elderly woman in a refined and approachable tone:

"You XXXX......I XXX your immortal remains.........exposed to the wilderness........."

After Lin Han recounted the entire encrypted conversation, a system notification popped up in front of him.

Someone remembered your answer.

Her favorability rating: +10

Aunt Qin's face darkened rapidly and she froze completely.

Although Aunt Qin is from the petit bourgeoisie, she is essentially a woman in her forties. In addition, she runs a shop and has a fiery temper, often getting into arguments with other middle-aged women in various situations.

Because of her loud voice and agile hands and feet, Aunt Qin is good at gesturing wildly while cursing, which is very intimidating. As a result, she rarely loses when she argues with others.

However, at this moment,

Aunt Qin fully realized that the words she used to argue with the other older women were utterly insignificant in the face of this young man's honeyed words.

In her eyes, phrases like "giving birth without dermatitis" and "you old geezer" were already extremely vicious and vulgar.

Unexpectedly, Lin Han stabbed her in the buttocks with a knife today—it's an eye-opener!

She had never heard such dirty, filthy words before!

In just a short, insulting sentence, the author skillfully employs metaphors and exaggerations to vividly and figuratively desecrate Aunt Qin's ancestral graves again and again. The exquisite writing and powerful impact are truly astonishing!

The immersion is very strong; Aunt Qin already feels that her immortal remains are being used by the United Nations to eliminate the New Light Virus.

"you......."

Aunt Qin was clearly furious. Her face was flushed, and she pointed at Lin Han, unable to speak for a long time.

These words completely stunned her!

The guests who had just spoken up for Lin Han were now all amused.

I never expected that this seemingly gentle and refined high school student, who could play such beautiful piano music, could be so ruthless when he started cursing.

Some guests even took out their phones, opened their notes, and wrote down Lin Han's cursing remarks. As the saying goes, there is no end to learning, and every profession can produce an expert.

"Get out of here! Pack your things and get out now!! Our coffee shop doesn't need you anymore!!"

After finally catching her breath, Aunt Qin angrily pointed at Lin Han and cursed him.

At this moment, she completely disregarded the other customers around her and stood in the center of the coffee shop, trying to drive Lin Han away.

The colleague who had just tried to persuade Lin Han was now trembling with fear. It seemed that Aunt Qin was really, really angry!

“Okay, but you have to pay me my salary from last month,” Lin Han said.

"Dream on! Your salary has already been offset by what you did to my piano!"

"I didn't break your piano."

"I'm the store manager. I have the authority to deal with you if you violate the rules I set," Aunt Qin said smugly, crossing her arms.

The two were still arguing when suddenly a commotion came from the doorway.