"Uncle Frank, I have an idea, a request, and I hope you will agree." Zhuo Yang put down the knife and fork in his hand and said to Kou Kou's father very seriously.

The Christmas Eve dinner at the Coco family was quite sumptuous, but it was not an exaggeration at all, that is, there was one more turkey, some more dessert and Christmas pudding than the usual home-cooked meal, and it was far less extravagant than it was in Hanover and Li Xiaoqing that year, and in the end it poured more than it ate.

People take food as the sky, but after the conditions allow, what to eat is not the point, who to eat with is.

Although there are few people, because Zhuo Yang is a guest at home for the first time, in order to show respect for the guests, the Kou family put the Christmas Eve dinner on the long table in the hall. In the huge dining room, four people gathered at one end of a seven- or eight-meter-long table, solemn and solemn, but it seemed too empty.

Before they started, the family routinely asked, 'Our Heavenly Father, let your name be exalted.' Thy kingdom come, and thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us our daily bread today, and forgive...... Amen'. Because it was Christmas Eve dinner, the Chloco family prayed and thanked their grandmother, Grace Meredith, after praying to God. Because on Christmas Eve a hundred years ago, Grace began a painful escape in the snow with Hubert in her arms.

Zhuo Yang silently bowed his head and accompanied the Koukou family to complete these short and sincere ceremonies, and he was very moved by the sincere remembrance of the Koukou family. Even in China, where the concept of family is very important, it is rare to see a special act of remembering an ancestor who has not had a distinguished history, let alone such a ritual that has been going on for more than half a century.

Zhuo Yang learned from Kou that their Joseph family had great respect for Grandmother Grace Meredith and reminded them to never forget her roots, and Zhuo Yang had great respect for this great woman. It may be difficult for ordinary people to truly empathize with the characters of a hundred years ago, and only pay lip service to them, not to mention that Grace is not a historical celebrity.

But Zhuo Yang won't.

Because it's very simple, if Grace Meredith is replaced by Coco, if Coco has such an experience, Zhuo Yang will definitely go crazy, and he doesn't even dare to think like this. At that time, Grace was a year younger than Coco now.

When this emotion was once again touched by the remembrance of the Kou family, Zhuo Yang had an idea, which made him a little absent-minded during the meal. After a little thought, he decided, and he made the request to her father.

Uncle Frank was a little surprised by Zhuo Yang's solemn expression, and he didn't know what he wanted to ask for. Propose? , right? Not so quickly, and Coco didn't say anything. Don't want to eat the food that suits your appetite?

Kou Ko and her mother were also asked inexplicably by Zhuo Yang's words.

"Oh, you're welcome, Zhuo Yang. Do you have any suggestions, please feel free to say. Uncle Frank said.

"That is so, and I hope you will allow me to compose a set of music for Lady Grace Meredith, in honour of this great woman." Zhuo Yang said sincerely: "I hope to use music to commemorate and promote the glory of Madame Meredith, so that the world can know what kind of legend she is. ”

The Kou family was all stunned, and the three of them looked at him in a daze, without saying a word, and the restaurant seemed to have time frozen.

Zhuo Yang waited for a moment, and was about to continue to say his specific thoughts, when Uncle Frank picked up the napkin, gently wiped the corner of his mouth, put down the napkin, pushed away the chair and stood up. Zhuo Yang didn't know what to do, so she quickly stood up as well, and Kou and her mother also stood up together.

Uncle Frank slowly walked two steps in front of Zhuo Yang and stretched out his right hand.

"Mr. Zhuo Yang, thank you very much for your proposal." Frank Joseph used an honorific title. "Mr. Zhuo Yang, as the patriarch of the Joseph family, I sincerely ask you to complete this movement, and the Joseph family will fully assist you and be grateful."

Uncle Frank was moved, Aunt Matilda was a little excited, and Coco's eyes were already full of stars.

So formal, Zhuo Yang was a little flattered, and hurriedly held the right hand handed by Koukou's father with both hands. "Uncle Frank, don't be so polite, you're welcome......"

You're welcome? Sooner or later, a family, you still need to be polite! Good guy, it seems that this sycophant is in the right place, and sure enough, Yiduo is not pressing......

Zhuo Yang's suggestion made Uncle Frank suddenly pause. The Joseph family has always wanted to vindicate Grace Meredith's grandmother, to proclaim her strength and bravery, and to find a way to comfort her suffering, but they have never been able to do so.

The Joseph family also thought of writing a biography of Grace Meredith, but this required extremely detailed information, but Grace Meredith did not tell her descendants how to tell her experience, and the descendants did not have the details of these experiences, only a general impression of feelings, and these things could not constitute all the links of the biography. Unless you make it up on a large scale and write it by imagination, it will become a romance and lose the true meaning of the legacy.

And the publisher made it clear to Frank that even if such a book could be written, it would be completely unmarketable, and no one would want to read the story of a person who had not the slightest fame. Because such a story is unforgettable for your family, but from an outsider's point of view, it is really very prosaic, and the displacement of ordinary people happens every day, which is not unusual at all. Your Excellency, I'm not afraid that you don't like to listen to it, no one will read such a book for nothing.

In other words, if you want to praise and circulate through the book, there is no way!

But today, Zhuo Yang's suggestion is very good, music does not need to be very detailed historical information, as long as there is a perceptual understanding, it can be rendered to the fullest, and it can be treated grandly from the perspective of the whole life. Music doesn't need the details of a story, but music can be nuanced in terms of emotion, music can make vague and hazy stories real and concrete, and can tell a complete story with its own unique musical language.

That's the magic of music, and it's the power of music.

Zhuo Yang already has a certain status and influence in the classical music industry, and it is still climbing rapidly. Zhuo Yang's ability to compose music is already well known, and the works he creates are likely to become masterpieces. Uncle Frank, who loves classical music, knows all about this. He also knew that Zhuo Yang had composed six love suites for Koukou, and the beauty of the six pieces and the emotions contained in them made him, a father, full of praise.

Zhuo Yang is also one of football's premier superstars, an identity that will extend his influence on classical music to every corner of the world. Zhuo Yang will make Grace Meredith known to the world, and her story and her greatness will spread to the world.

Hit it off!

The Christmas dinner was eaten in a hurry, and Uncle Frank couldn't wait to pull Zhuo Yang back to the living room to discuss. After Zhuo Yang put his ideas together, Uncle Fu fully agreed. Uncle Fu said that the Joseph family wanted money and money, and Zhuo Yang said: This is really not necessary.

Uncle F. decided that it would be up to Chloco to collect and organize the biographical information of Grace Meredith's grandmother, and hand it over to Zhuo Yang to enrich the works, and Coco would fully assist Zhuo Yang in this work. Zhuo Yang said: This can be had.

"Uncle Frank, one more thing, I hope you can understand, I need time."

"Of course, of course. Zhuo Yang, you don't have to rush, take your time. We, the Joseph family, have been waiting for half a century, and as long as the work is successful, what does it matter if we wait another half century? ”

"Hahahaha...... Uncle Frank, you're laughing."

"Hahahaha......"

There was a joyous atmosphere in the living room, and laughter through the windows was heard far and wide in the quiet valley of the night......

Happy Christmas Eve!