The second time He Di went to her second uncle's house, it was the third time she failed to call Xiuhan. Although the tone of the person on the phone was still so polite, the meaning of his words was undoubted. He said to Hedi: "I understand your desire to contact your friends, but He Xiuhan has put a lot of effort into participating in this competition, from six o'clock in the morning to five or six o'clock in the evening, she has to follow the teacher to class training, she is not in the dormitory, and she usually has to be busy with a lot of things in her free time, and it is already more than ten o'clock in the evening when she comes back." I don't want her to be bothered by anyone, try to prepare for the finals, she's a good seedling, very promising, you understand? ”

He listened dumbly, and nodded instinctively.

The man said, "All right, so be it." When the game is over, I'll relay your call to Xiuhan. ”

After he finished speaking, the phone was hung up. He Tu put down the microphone in a daze, and didn't react for a while.

"Alas, another waste of money." She thought silently, glancing at the gross ticket that her boss had given her. This change was forced to her by her father in the morning, so that she could buy whatever she wanted to eat. She has always been a thrifty person, and she couldn't think of what she wanted to eat for a while, so her first reaction was to call Xiuhan quickly. However, why is Xiuhan reluctant to answer his call? Is her management so strict? Thinking sadly, he turned around and stepped out of the threshold. The shopkeeper shook his head behind her, looking helpless.

She walked back in despair, and when she came to the door of the house, she suddenly felt a shock and hurriedly rushed in. He Yi was squatting in the yard washing vegetables with his mother and He Rui, preparing pickled sauerkraut to keep for the current meal. He Tu ran to them, paused, and said to Heyi, "Heyi, come here." ”

As soon as He Yi stood up, He Rui shouted, "Where are you going?" You let me wash the vegetables with my mother here, and you two go to play? ”

"Go, go, go." Cui Ying was contrary to usual, and said with a smile, "You can play wherever you want." "It's not that I feel sorry for the two daughters, and it's not that the vegetables on the ground can be washed by myself with Herui, but that Hedi's family affairs have been decided, and they will get married in a year. Cuiying smiled and watched the two of them run away, and said to Herui, "Hurry up and wash." ”

"Mom! You are eccentric! Herui said angrily, her mouth pursed high, as if she could hang an oil bottle.

"When your family is decided, your mother won't let you work, okay?" Emerald Shadow laughed. He Rui's face turned red, he twisted his head to the side, and whispered, "I don't want to get married, I want to stay at home for the rest of my life." ”

"How can a girl be in her mother's house all her life."

"Yes, I am!" He Rui smiled and said, "I'll serve you and my father." ”

"Nonsense." Cuiying pretended to smile angrily, and reached out to touch Herui's forehead. The cold touch flashed on Helry's forehead, and she giggled, feeling very satisfied.

He Tu pulled He Yi to the outside of the door and asked, "Do you know which channel you saw Sister Xiuhan's game last time?" ”

He Yi looked at the sky for a long time, thought for a long time, and then said, "Okay, I seem to remember." ”

"Then you can show me now." Hetu pulled Heyi and was about to walk in the direction of the second uncle's house. He Yi looked at her in surprise, dragged her hard, and asked, "Sister, what are you doing?" ”

"I called your sister Xiuhan, but she didn't answer, I want to see how she is now." He Tu said anxiously with a worried face, and pulled He Yi away with more strength. He Yi thought about it and happily agreed, but instead walked in front of his sister, anyway, he went to watch TV, and he didn't have to wash vegetables in ice water, why not?

The big iron door of solemnity and grandeur was shut. He Tu stopped in front of the door, hesitating to knock on the door, but He Yi stretched out his hand and pushed the door open. She smiled and said, "Sister, the door is not locked!" ”

He Tu looked at her helplessly and said with a smile: "Okay, then let's go in." ”

Unlike the last time I visited, this time the courtyard was filled with a mess of small human voices. The sound came from the room on the east side, and as soon as He Yi led He Yi to the door, a woman came out with a basin to splash water. When she saw Hetuyi, she hurriedly smiled and said, "Ouch, why are you here?" ”

It was the second aunt, a gentle and kind woman, although she was still young and had not yet entered middle age, but the corners of her eyes were already covered with dense wrinkles, the hair on the top of her head was also sparse and pitiful, and there were serious dark circles around her eyes, and she looked tired and tired. He Tu Heyi stopped and greeted the second aunt. The woman smiled and said, "I'm here to see your grandmother, right?" Why don't you come to the kitchen and sit down, and my aunt will make you bread to eat. ”

"Nope." He Tu hurriedly shook his hand and smiled, "Let's come and see grandma, so it won't be troublesome." ”

"Hey, okay." The woman didn't persuade hard, but still said softly, "Then come to the second aunt when you are hungry." ”

He Tu nodded, looked around, and asked, "Where is my second uncle?" ”

The woman raised her chin and pointed to the guest room, and whispered, "Someone is coming, talking." Go find your grandmother, I just served her dinner, and I guess I'm watching TV right now. ”

Hetu pulled Heyi and walked briskly towards Grandma's room. Her room was filled with the scent of incense, which she had lit in the house for many years. She loves the smell and thinks it gives her peace of mind. She was closing her eyes to recuperate, when she suddenly felt a cold air rushing into the room, and when she opened her eyes, her two granddaughters stood in front of her with a smile. She hurriedly leaned up and asked with a smile, "Ouch, why are you two here?" ”

It's no wonder that Zhou's mother is surprised, usually if there is nothing important, the eldest son's family will not easily come to the second son's house, the adults don't come, and they don't persuade the children to come, so that the courtyard is quiet all day long, and there is no noise. This time the two granddaughters came up, she didn't know how happy she was, and let them drink milk and sugar. He Yi sat next to his grandmother and said coquettishly: "Grandma, I want to watch TV." She smiled and said, "Look, you can see whatever you want." ”

He nestled obediently on a small bench on the ground, hugging his knees and staring intently at the TV. He Yi twisted on the knob, suddenly stopped, and said to Heyi: "Sister, this is the channel." ”

He Tu looked carefully, it seemed that an advertisement for a certain drink was being played on it, and he didn't see the shadow of Xiuhan, so he couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "There is no Xiuhan." ”

"The last time we came was two o'clock in the afternoon, it's only half past this time, you have to wait." He Yi said, returned to his grandmother, and pushed a piece of toffee into his mouth. Zhou's mother asked kindly, "What about your brother?" ”

"He's going to school." He Yi said nonchalantly.

"Huh?" Mother Zhou's expression was suddenly a little surprised, "Then why didn't you go?" ”

He Yi's expression darkened, she stopped chewing, pouted and looked at the ground aggrievedly, but in a few seconds, she quickly adjusted her emotions and said with a smile: "My dad won't let me go to school anymore." ”

"Why?" Mother Zhou frowned, "This book is well read." ”

"He told me to learn to do work at home."

"Ouch." Zhou's mother patted the kang noodles angrily, "What's so much to learn in a job, isn't there your sister at home?" And let you learn what to do, you can call your dad later, I'll tell him. ”

"Forget it, Grandma." He Yi smiled, "Anyway, I've been at home for a few days, and I'm used to it." And it's good not to go to school, really. She blinked, as if she was going to blink something back from her eyes.

"My good match." Mother Zhou touched Heyi's hair, "Next time, if your father bullies you again, you will come and tell grandma, and grandma will teach him a lesson." ”

"Really?" He Yi clapped his hands happily, "Grandma, what you say counts!" ”

"Count, count." Mother Zhou also smiled, her eyes were full of sincere joy, she really loved this granddaughter.

But sitting on the bench, it seems that this treatment is missing.

It's not that Zhou's mother doesn't like her, Zhou's mother also loves her, it's just that this granddaughter is too stubborn, and she usually doesn't talk much, she always looks very assertive and not easy to mess with. After waiting for Heyi to remove another piece of candy, she smiled and said, "You, come up to accompany grandma when you are fine, otherwise grandma will be bored and panicked if she stays here alone." ”

He Yi nodded again and again, "I'm not going to school anymore, so I'll come to see grandma, and it's not far away anyway." ”

"Yes, my good granddaughter."

He Tu looked at the commercials on TV and the clock hanging on the wall. She was waiting for Xiuhan to appear at two o'clock, but the pointer went until two o'clock, and there were still boring advertisements on TV.

"Good! Everyone is welcome back! "The sound of commercial music on TV suddenly disappeared, and a high-pitched, powerful male voice rang out. He Tu was shocked, and hurriedly looked up, only to see a man in a suit and leather shoes standing next to a woman in a cheongsam and elegant makeup, talking to each other with a microphone, waving to the audience below or interacting with them. After talking for about a minute, they suddenly turned to the back side, stretched out their arms and made an inviting gesture towards the neon-flashing moon cave door behind them, and then three people came out of it, led by a tall girl, with long wavy hair draped over her shoulders, slender eyes and tails facing upwards, with an arrogant and noble look. She walked up to the host and stopped, and a boy in athleisure clothes came out from behind her, standing on her right, and the last one who came out was Xiuhan. I saw that she was wearing an ankle-length white backless satin dress, a pair of high-heeled sandals on her feet, and her hair was pulled high in a bun at the back of her head, with a simple cyan hairpin inserted on it. Her makeup is much more simple and elegant than that of the hostess and the girl who walked in the first place, but her facial features are too distinctive, a pair of big eyes that seem to be full of starlight even if they are not modified with eye makeup, they are so beautiful and good-looking, the small bridge of the nose is just the right arc, a small peach lips are red and white, and the skin is extremely delicate and white.

"Ahh Sister Xiuhan! Sister Xiuhan! He Yi pointed to the TV and shouted excitedly.

Hedi's eyes widened and he looked at Xiuhan intently. The corners of her mouth unconsciously curved, and the expression on her face moved with the expression on Xiuhan's face. Xiuhan smiled and she smiled, Xiuhan blinked and she blinked, Xiuhan bent down and bowed, and she also bent down slightly and straightened up, as if she and the glamorous Xiuhan on the stage had merged together. She looked at Xiuhan excitedly, and shouted in her heart: "Oh my God, that's my Xiuhan!" She actually stood on the stage, and she was more beautiful than everyone else! ”

"Then yesterday's game gave us a general understanding of the strength of the three, and today's final is the time to decide if you go to stay, are you ready?" The hostess holds the microphone close to the contestant's mouth. The girl who took the lead made an unbearable expression and said a lot of words of thanksgiving to her father and fellow villagers, but Hetu didn't listen to it. She was waiting for Xiuhan's speech, wishing she could ignore the two people quickly.

When it finally came to Xiuhan, I only heard her say: "I have always been prepared, from the time I was born, from the time I was sensible, from the time when I could sing until now when I can write my own music." I don't expect myself to succeed, after all, I'm very satisfied, I came to this competition because of my love for music, through this competition, I have met a lot of people who love music as much as I do, they are very good to me, and they are very supportive and understanding of my perception of music. I'm already happy, I'm ready, a dozen years of preparation! ”

As soon as her words fell, the audience erupted in warm applause. The two hosts cheered a few times with the audience, applauded and said, "Okay! So let's ask this gentleman and this lady to go there and rest first, and we welcome XX (the girl who took the lead) to present a song XXXX (the name of the song) for everyone! ”

followed by a singing that pretended to be deep and resentful, and listened to it with a pout, feeling that it was not good at all, at least not as good as Xiuhan's singing. The boy sang okay, jumped and sang on stage, and almost lost half his life when it was over. When it was Xiuhan's turn to play, she said into the microphone: "I wrote this piece a few years ago, I wrote it for a friend at that time, and I once played it to her, and she liked it very much." I took this song into the competition today, firstly, to express my heartfelt thanks to that friend, and secondly, I really like this song, and I hope everyone will enjoy it too. Thank you! She bowed deeply, and the light dimmed suddenly, only to see a spotlight slowly hit her, pulling her shadow long on the countertop. Without a backing dance, no emotional accompaniment, she took her guitar that had been used for many years from the staff who rushed to the stage, and sat down in the chair behind her. Her slender fingers plucked on the string, she closed her eyes, opened her mouth slightly, and the sound of heaven slowly poured out of her mouth.