Chapter 13: Summer
Chen Ming raised his head.
He swore he had never seen such a beautiful girl.
It's not about the looks, under the reflection of the street lamp, you can't see the face clearly.
The dim sky, the not-so-bright glow of the street lamp, sprinkled on the girl's head and on the bottle of water and bread sticking out of her soft treachery. Of course, if you ignore the words of the man behind her who was wearing a suit and looking vigilant.
"Thank you."
Chen Ming's voice was a little hoarse because of the dryness of his throat. As a result, the girl had water and bread in her hands. Unscrewed the cap, and I had to drink a whole bottle of water.
"Ahem, cough~" The water was drunk too quickly, and Chen Ming was a little choked.
"Hey, slow down."
The girl looked at Chen Ming's appearance and suddenly smiled.
Chen Ming ignored her and continued to tear open the bag of bread and devoured it. The training in Lao A made Chen Ming eat very quickly, and now he has to swallow a whole piece of bread, which only takes about ten seconds.
Perhaps frightened by the speed at which Chen Ming ate, the girl looked at the breadcrumbs on the corner of Chen Ming's mouth.
"Uncle Li, help get some more water and bread."
The girl turned to the man next to her, who hesitated for a moment and walked to the trunk of a car on the side of the road. After taking two pieces of bread and two bottles of water, he walked back and handed the things in his hand to Chen Ming.
Chen Ming was not polite, and rolled up everything in the man's hand in front of him.
"Eh, you!"
"It's okay, Uncle Li. He must have been hungry for a long time to see him like this. ”
"But there was no more in the car. You've got to have some late-night snacks every night. ”
"I'm not hungry today."
Chen Ming also heard the conversation between the two. After drinking the two bottles of water in my hand as quickly as possible, my body felt much more comfortable. Strength is slowly recovering.
"What, I'm sorry. I'm so hungry just now, what's your name? I'll pay you back in the future. ”
Cang Liao knows etiquette, and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing. The problem of food and clothing has been solved for the time being, Chen Ming said with a blushing face.
"No need, you can go quickly."
Before the girl could speak, Uncle Li said with a little annoyance.
"My name is Summer, what about you?"
Girl, oh no, Summer waved at Uncle Li and motioned for him not to say that.
"Chen Ming, do you live in this community opposite?"
After speaking, he paused, and added.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm getting it this way for some of the reasons I can't say right now. But within a month, I will just put the thank-you gift at the door. Thank you for the bread and water, and besides, Uncle Li is right. It's not too early, you should be home early. ”
"Hehe, I don't."
In the summer, when I heard Chen Ming's cramped words, I was immediately happy. The person in front of me who is dressed in dirt is quite interesting. It's not at all like her classmates.
"My dad is busy with business, and he comes back late every day for a lot of entertainment, and sometimes he doesn't even come back. My mom is gone, too. ”
The mood in the summer is a little low, and there seems to be something on the mind between the eyebrows. After a moment's hesitation, he spoke slowly.
"I had violin lessons every night, and my dad said that learning music can be a good thing. Moreover, if you don't get good results in the later exams, you can take the path of a music specialty student and go to a better university. ”
"I didn't get good grades, and by the time I got to high school, I felt so unfamiliar. Teachers, classmates, and knowledge are all unfamiliar. I didn't want to disappoint my dad, but it was really hard. In the past few days, I have also been scolded by the teacher for practicing the piano. ”
may be because Chen Ming is an outsider who has nothing to do with his life. These words, Summer said unconsciously. Perhaps, the man in front of him can't help, but at least he won't worry his father.
Uncle Li stood behind Summer, and after hesitation, he chose to stand still. He drove for Summer's father as a driver for twenty years, and from the time Summer was born, he watched Summer grow from a crying baby to this slim girl. In the last three days, every summer mood has been very low, and he knows that it is because he was scolded by his teacher.
He wanted to help, but didn't know how to comfort Miss. Perhaps, tonight she should vent her well and pour out her worries.
"Hmmm... Which tune are you playing right now? Chen Ming hesitated for a moment, but still asked.
Although his current appearance, asking this question would seem abrupt. But, for the sake of bread and water, Chen Ming wanted to do something for the kind girl in front of him.
"Ralph's Sonata No. 3, Second Movement."
Summer looked at Chen Ming's serious expression, sneered, and answered his question. She didn't know why the person in front of her had such a serious expression, could he also play the violin? It seems unlikely.
"Rasan's tune is a watershed. The focus is on bow movement skills. ”
Chen Ming knows that this piece is one of the representative works of a classical musician in the history of this world. The difficulty lies in the frequent long-span string changes. The skill of carrying the bow is not mastered enough, and it is easy to scratch other strings and produce noise.
"You can try climbing the scale first, and practice the technique of changing the strings as you climb the scale. Start with G, D, A, E, and then reverse it. ”
"When you change the strings, relax the rest of the fingers of your right hand and use your little thumb to exert force, quickly and simply changing them. Then try the string change from G to A, D to E, and finally G to E. At this time, you don't need to practice too regularly, you can change it when you want to, and when you can change the strings neatly and without noise, it will be easy to pull the three. ”
Chen Ming didn't notice that Xia and Uncle Li's eyes were getting wider and wider, and he said to himself. He remembered the days when he used to practice the piano, and the piece of playing three became an etude for Chen Ming. It is used to practice changing strings.
"Do you play the violin too?"
Summer asked in surprise. Seeing Chen Ming nodded, he continued to ask excitedly.
"Then can you show me that my piano is in the car."
This small requirement is indispensable for Chen Ming. Raise your arms and make a gesture of please. When it comes to the professional field, Chen Ming didn't notice how mismatched his current appearance and behavior were.
I took the piano that was handed over by the summer, well, Suzuki's piano. These are not much different from the previous life, although they are not as good as the world's top pianos such as Stravadieri, but they are also much better than Chen Ming's red cotton.
I borrowed two pieces of toilet paper from Uncle Li and put them under the cheek rest, and then auditioned to correct all the pitches of the piano. Chen Ming slowly put the bow on the strings.
As soon as the piano sounded, Xia and Uncle Li's eyes lit up. As soon as the connoisseur makes a move, he will know if there is one, although the level of the two is not high, Uncle Li will not even know it at all. But for many years, he has picked up the young lady to the piano shop, and Uncle Li has also listened to the performances of many so-called famous teachers invited by the piano shop.
Chen Ming was not completely immersed in his own music, and after playing one side at a normal speed. Chen Ming slowed down and continued from the beginning.
In order to make the summer more clear, Chen Ming bent down slightly, turned the piano board to the summer, and slowly approached the past. And Uncle Li did not take precautions against Chen Ming at this time.
The end of the song.
"Chen Ming, are you going to be my teacher?"