Oh, dear! Fish me again

Chapter 12 I read it once in my mind

"Well, take a ten-minute break."

Zhang Li took a sip of water and sat down on the bench.

Even under the shade of the trees, summer afternoons are still uncomfortably hot.

The two female students took out their cell phones secretly while their parents were gossiping and not paying attention, and used their exercise papers to cover their eyes and take pictures of him.

Zhang Li frowned slightly, but still maintained a gentle smile.

Just at this moment, some shrill piano sounds came from behind him. He took the opportunity to turn his head and look over, avoiding the girl's mobile phone camera.

A stage is being built not far from the fountain; a newly opened piano chain nearby is holding an enrollment roadshow.

Tang Shu, wearing a goose yellow dress, sat next to the piano. She gently stroked the piano with her hands and pressed a few times on the black and white keys.

The sound that was played was very harsh and unpleasant at first, but within a few breaths, the sound of the piano had changed drastically, as if the girl was just playing a joke on everyone.

Melodious and smooth notes poured out, with superb skills that even a layman like him could clearly hear.

The parents of the students around him were knowledgeable and stood up in surprise.

"Oh my god, that little girl is playing Liszt's Mazeppa. She is only a few years old, but she can play such a difficult professional piece. She is a master..."

Another parent was equally surprised and looked at Tang Shu with eyes full of admiration and love.

"My husband has been learning this piece for ten years but still can't play it completely. This girl is so talented. She plays it so smoothly..."

"This is more than just talent. Look at how skilled she is at pedaling. She must have started learning when she was two or three years old. She is so good at it. They must have hired a top-notch pianist... How expensive would the tuition be... If she persisted for more than ten years, she could buy an apartment. This is not something that an ordinary family can do..."

"Tsk tsk, that's right. The other day I wanted to enroll my child in piano lessons, so I went to consult the piano store. Even for a regular small lesson, it would cost 500 per hour..."

"So, you can't envy other people's children..."

The two parents stopped talking and began to feel disappointed with their children.

Zhang Li withdrew his gaze expressionlessly, glanced at his watch, and called on the two girls to continue explaining the question.

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When the song was over, the onlookers applauded.

Tang Shu was just trying it just now and didn't know whether it would succeed.

Facts have proved that this is not some golden finger, but the bond between the only tree spirit in the world and all the trees.

Tang Shu looked up, smiled at the staff member next to her again, and asked him to connect the microphone.

How could the young man not agree after hearing her playing the piano? It’s free publicity, don’t miss it!

Then, the piano, which had just been quiet, started to sound again.

This time, it is no longer an elegant and showy international high-difficulty etude, but a soft and fresh minor key.

Tang Shu leaned close to the microphone, and her clear female voice, with a hint of sweetness, came out melodiously with the piano.

【 Where is the rainbow? Tell me...

Can you give me back my wish...

Why is it so quiet...

All the clouds come to me...

Do you have a mask for me?

Let go of saying too much and it won't come true...

Maybe time is the antidote...

It is also the poison I am taking now...】

...

Zhang Li turned his head and looked over again, but no one noticed because his two female students were also looking that way.

"Ah, what song is she singing? It's so nice..."

"Yeah, the lyrics are good too, with a hint of sadness..."

Tang Shu sang an old song "Rainbow" sung by the superstar singer Allen from 20 years ago in her world.

The sad tone that seems a bit pretentious nowadays is just right for this world of ancient youth pain in the book.

She was wearing a fresh long dress and had a bright face, sitting on the messy stage.

The workers who were setting up the curtain behind him were sweating profusely, and a group of primary school students who were on holiday were chasing him with water guns.

The free park was dilapidated and crowded, but Tang Shu's quiet silhouette seemed to light up the whole world.

The dazzling summer afternoon sunlight shone on the piano keys, and was struck into waves of light by her nimble index fingers.

She performed the singing and playing the guitar that everyone had only seen on TV with ease and improvisation, without any awkwardness at all.

This song was indeed the right choice, because the young people who were practicing skateboarding in the middle of the square also gathered around.

Even though she was surrounded by so many people, there was no trace of embarrassment or nervousness on Tang Shu's face.

With a smile on her face, she turned around during the chorus and waved to the onlookers.

Looking across the huge square, Tang Shu met Zhang Li's eyes and waved again, only to him.

Then, the slender fingers struck the ascending key.

【You want to leave, I know it's easy...

You said dependence is our obstacle...

Even if you let me go, can you please not take away my love...

I finally understood...】

*

The two students rested their chins on their hands, their minds no longer on the exercises in front of them.

"Ah~ Was she invited to perform? Why does she sing so beautifully~ What's the name of this song? It's as sad as my youth..."

"Yes, and even from such a distance you can tell she is a great beauty. Why is she so outstanding while I have to suffer in class here... I am so sad..."

Zhang Li reached out and tapped the exercises in front of her.

"It's too early to be miserable. Recalculate this problem."

The girl wailed, "Wrong again? Ah..."

......

Zhang Li turned his back to the stage and forced himself not to turn around to look.

No matter where Tang Shu came from, what she was doing in City A, and why she was renting such an old and run-down house alone, Zhang Li told himself that she and he were not from the same world.

It is important for people to know themselves. He cannot afford to covet them.

*

On the stage behind her, Tang Shu jumped down lightly and sat back on the bench.

Zhang Li in the distance was still standing straight with his back to her, but she knew that although he didn't look at her with his eyes, he had looked at her a hundred times in his heart.

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