Chapter 42: The Maiden's Prayer
"As for me, I want to be a scientist; However, my mother wanted me to be a pianist who could go on the big stage in the future. Didn't you just ask me how this contradiction was finally resolved? Jingzhi smiled embarrassedly, "In the end, my mother compromised, and she obeyed my wishes and no longer interfered with me in pursuing my dreams. ”
"Oh? So I'm really lucky," Jason said, taking a sip of his tea, "I should really send your mom a postcard and thank her for the Chinese New Year." ”
"What? Why thank my mom? Now it was Jingzhi's turn to be curious.
"Of course I should thank Auntie!" Jason smiled slyly, his eyes narrowed into two thin lines, "In the big picture, thank you Auntie for finally compromising and not interfering with this 'magnanimous' guest sitting across from me, pursuing her own dreams and cultivating an excellent scientific researcher and future 'scientist' for our country......; "Today I have the opportunity to sit here, 'share the table' with you, and tell you the story of love at first sight between Mom and Dad......" At this time, the muscles in Jason's face suddenly became much easier, and he smiled a little proudly, "I can listen to you, about your own story......"
After listening to Jason's tirade, Jingzhi was deeply impressed by his rigorous logic, and couldn't help but sigh: "This logic of yours is really complicated!" ”
"So," Jason smiled even more smugly, "I should have sent a postcard to my aunt and thanked her!" ”
"......" Jingzhi didn't know how to answer now. She looked at Jason in amazement, and once again began to wonder if he was some kind of "multinational agent". This man's logic is rigorous, his conversation is funny, his thinking is both active and agile, and his words are both humorous and persuasive, making it difficult for people to catch loopholes.
The conclusion hasn't changed: Jason is such a strange person!
"Hello? What happened to you? Jason saw that Jingzhi had been staring at him, and was puzzled, "Is there something wrong with me?" ”
"No...... It's not ......," Jingzhi began to speak incoherently, "it's me who is wrong...... No...... It's not ......"
"What? How did your 'contradictions' end up dramatically resolved? Jason's eyes flashed with wisdom, so that whenever Jingzhi saw those sparkling eyes, she couldn't bear to take her eyes off the pair of "black pearls". She and Jason looked at each other, as if they were enchanted, unable to move.
"Hey......" Jason frowned slightly, "You can't be like me, only half the story, right?" I like to 'give up halfway', you don't want to be infected......"
"No...... Won't ......" Hearing Jason put pressure on herself, Jingzhi quickly blinked her eyes, trying to take her attention off Jason's face so that she could concentrate on telling her story.
"When I was in elementary school, I would practice playing the piano every night when I got home. About two or three hours. At that time, there was not much homework, and it could be completed in a while. In addition to doing a few Olympiad math problems, most of the evening time is spent practicing the piano. After speaking, Jingzhi drank two sips of lemonade that had cooled down.
"Mathematics Olympiad questions?" Jason's eyes widened in surprise, "I thought you'd write in a journal, watch cartoons, or play with your dolls!" ”
"It's not that I haven't thought about this," Jingzhi smiled slightly, "It's just that I prefer to rack my brains to solve a few super difficult math Olympiad problems than these." In my opinion, solving a super difficult math problem is more challenging than any other recreational activity. ”
After listening to Jingzhi's words, Jason lowered his head, frowned thoughtfully, and whispered to himself, "Well, it makes sense......"
"Hey!" Jingzhi saw Jason's absent-minded look, and tapped the table a few times with her fingers, "You...... Do you want to continue listening? ”
"Sorry......" Jason shook his head with a wry smile, "I'm sorry, I was thinking about something just now, and I suddenly got distracted." Go on, I'll listen carefully. ”
"My piano teacher is very happy with my usual performance. She suggested to my mother that I sign up for a piano performance competition for primary school students. That competition was held during the art festival in our city. At that time, we were on summer vacation. Mom is naturally happy and looking forward to my wonderful performance on stage.
So, the year I graduated from elementary school, I signed up for the city's elementary school piano performance competition.
During the preliminary round, the children were divided into groups and performed in many classrooms. I easily finished first in my group and went to the semi-finals.
The semi-finals are held in the largest theater in our city. On that day, the performance hall was packed.
I'll never forget that day.
That morning, all of a sudden, it was pouring rain. Many pedestrians hurriedly walked along the road with umbrellas. Because the rain was so heavy, the vehicle had to slow down for fear of a traffic accident.
My mom took me on the bus and it took me more than an hour to get to the theater. When we arrived, the entrance to the theater was crowded.
There are many children who are neatly dressed and wearing heavy makeup. There are men and women, and anyone who looks at them knows that they are contestants who are ready to perform on stage. There are also some adults, who are closely surrounding those children, constantly cheering them on, which should be teachers or parents of students. There are also some adults, who should be staff, wearing uniform uniforms, constantly patrolling back and forth, directing everyone to enter the venue in order.
Because I performed very well in the preliminaries, everyone thought I would win the final prize, so they put me in the last place. ”
Speaking of this, Jingzhi stopped, took a sip of lemonade, and took a breath.
"Your finale? Isn't it amazing? Jason asked curiously.
"No......" Jingzhi shook her head helplessly, "You're only half right...... In fact, my performance is only 'amazing', not 'glamorous'......"
Jason looked at Jingzhi blankly and asked, "Only 'surprised'?" No 'glamorous'? Which tune are you playing? ”
"Alas......" Jingzhi sighed, "The Girl's Prayer" ......"
"Oh," Jason nodded slightly, "Polish pianist Badarzewska's masterpiece 'The Maiden's Prayer'!" This piece is not long, the structure is very simple, although it is a little sad, but it is a simple style and a beautiful melody, how can it be ......"
"Do you remember when I told you that the morning my mother and I went to the theater, it suddenly rained heavily?" Jingzhi said excitedly.
Seeing Jingzhi so excited, Jason hurriedly echoed and said, "Remember, you said that it was raining a lot......"
"However, the rain only started after my mother and I went out. As we were about to arrive at the theater, it was raining so hard that it was pouring down! ”
When Jingzhi said this, Jason looked worried. But he didn't interrupt Jingzhi and listened intently as she continued.
"It was a good morning, and my mom and I went out early. In order to prevent the weather from changing, my mother, who has always been cautious, brought an umbrella.
While we were on the bus, it started to change from sunny to cloudy, and finally it started to rain.
As we got off the bus, the bean-sized raindrops hit the ground so hard that the splash wet my shoes.
My mother and I staggered to the door of the theater with an umbrella, very embarrassed. At that time, I didn't know that the rain had seeped into my bag and soaked my musical score.
As I waited backstage for the performance, I was surprised to find that many of the staves on the sheet music I had brought with me had become blurry, and I couldn't see what notes were printed on them......"
Speaking of this, Jingzhi stopped and shook her head helplessly.