๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ด ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ธ๐๐ฃ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐๐ญ.๐๐๐ฎ
Chapter 24
โEn, I usually like to drink coffee too, but I usually drink sweeter varieties of coffee,โ Ji Yao replied politely.
โItโs still more authentic to have a bitter cup of coffee,โ Grandma Jin said.
โEn,โ Ji Yao replied with a trademark smile on her face. She knew that this elderly woman was deliberately asking them to do something that the people in the city were familiar with and the people in the countryside werenโt familiar with, so that the children from the city would have more scenes.
And she had long since gotten hold of all the procedures for the show, so something like making a cup of coffee naturally was no difficult matter for her.
However, Grandma Jin continued to make things difficult.
โItโs almost mealtime. I heard from the director that you are all good students. Do you know how to play the piano?โ
โBoth I and Chu An, that guy, knows how to,โ Ji Yao replied.
โWhat about you?โ Grandma Jin gestured with her chin at Gu Xiao.
โIโm not very good at playing the piano, but I know other instrumentsโฆโ Gu Xiao hadnโt finished speaking when she was interrupted by Grandma Jin.
โOthers? Violin? Saxophone? Orโโ
โNo, itโs some ethnic musical instruments,โ Gu Xiao answered truthfully. After all, she had struggled in the ancient times, not only playing ancient zithers and guqin, but also performing national dances, ink painting, calligraphy, and Gu Xiao was proficient in all of them. In todayโs world, she was even more impressive than professional competitors.
โForget about it then. Ethnic musical instruments are too old-fashioned, and I canโt appreciate them.โ Grandma Jin waved her hand. She raised her head and thought for a moment. It seemed like the production team had instructed her to put two people together, and by the looks of it now, it was probably these two that knew how to play the piano. After all, how could a child from the countryside be with a child from the city?
She had never watched this kind of show before, so she said to Chu An and Ji Yao, โThen you guys can play a duet. Have you guys practiced before?โ
โEn, then letโs play an A verse of โFantasie in F Minorโ. What do you think, Chu An?โ
Chu An glanced at her in disdain, then opened his mouth and said calmly, โIโve never practiced it before, so I donโt know how to play it.โ
โHow could that be? Last time, you performed this during the arts concert at the school, and you even performed it with me!โ Ji Yao looked at him smilingly, and actually took advantage of the opportunity to hook her arm around his, pulling him towards the piano. โAll right, I know youโre afraid of attracting attention at the school, so you wonโt get close to me. Now that weโre not at the school, come quickly.โ
At this series of actions, Gu Xiao was completely dumbfounded.
She was confident that she could deal with a white lotus, but she didnโt expect the white lotus to be so shameless!
Moreover, why had she suddenly gotten so close to Chu An? To create hype? Or to increase her own screen time? Or to strut around in front of her?
Was she crazy?
Chu An looked at the arm she had hooked around his in disgust. He wanted to use his other hand to pull it away, but he didnโt want to touch her, so he stood with Ji Yao in a weird position. Their arms were clearly very close, yet the upper half of their bodies were far apart.
[Yi? Wasnโt Chu An and Gu Xiao a couple?]
[Just look at what Ji Yao said. He doesnโt dare to get close to her in school!]
[A real couple has been caught?]
[I canโt really like them. Though they are a perfect match, I keep feeling like there is something missing.]
Chu An reluctantly sat on the seat, and looked at Gu Xiao for help. Her mouth moved slightly, and Chu An could distinguish a few words, โPlay seriously.โ
Chu An seemed to be surprised for a moment, but since Gu Xiao had already said so, he no longer thought of how to escape. Instead, he obediently and earnestly played a whole song with Ji Yao.
It had to be admitted that Chu An and Ji Yaoโs skills were not too bad. They directly turned the scene into a musical performance. They played very slowly, causing Gu Xiao Yaoโs heart that had just been โshockedโ by Ji Yao to also calm down.
Grandma Jin couldnโt find any fault with this, so she could only turn on Gu Xiao. โItโs enough for me to have the two of them to take care of me. You can go to the some other group.โ
She had directly ordered her to leave! ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ป๐จ๐๐๐ฅ.๐๐จ๐ฆ
This grandmother was really merciless.
When the scene had reached this point, the videographer was called over by the director to film the other two groups, and added a large caption that said, โWhere should Gu Xiao go from here?โ
[Heavens, Ji Yao and Chu An are really too awesome, arenโt they?!]
[Although this piece isnโt especially difficult, one canโt play it to this extent without at least a dozen years of foundation!]
[Still, but, the way they were playing the piano just now was so compatible!]
[Stop up there, donโt ship this unlikely pair!]
The spectators could tell that Grandma Jin was making things difficult for Gu Xiao.
Gu Xiao knew that Grandma Jin was not a bad person by nature. It was only because the Ji family kept causing trouble for Gu Xiao, and they had grabbed onto Grandma Jinโs weakness and was forcing her to do so.
Grandma Jin was also a pitiful person.
โThatโs all right. Then let the two of them take care of your mental health. I will take care of your daily needs and life.โ Not only was Gu Xiao Xiao not angry, she was even smiling as she told Grandma Jin what she could do.
