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Chapter 542: Chapter 449 - Piano? Is this thing difficult?_1
An afternoon.
Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue cuddled each other. Of course, they didn’t stop talking. No matter how good the relationship, long silence would create an awkward atmosphere. They needed to find something in common to do.
Like --- watching TV.
This was the first time Lin Jiaxue realized that Tang Qing’s mobile phone could access the Internet, allowing them to watch various movies and TV shows, both domestic and foreign. She didn’t have to worry about the internet speed. It was like they were already downloaded. Lin Jiaxue looked at Tang Qing incredulously, who kept surprising her.
"Darling, this is a test product from my friend. It’s communicated via satellite, not through a telecommunications network, otherwise, it can’t reach such internet speed. You have to keep this a secret. This is still an internal test product, mainly for future military communications. It would be bad if our competitors find out. Understand?"
Tang Qing made up this lie to indicate the ’seriousness’ of the situation. Now the whole world is in the 2G era, and he jumped to 4G speed, he had to lean towards military uses.
Upon learning about its secrecy and its future application in military communications, Lin Jiaxue nodded seriously and made this their shared secret without asking for one. Such precious things, if lost, would be a troubles for Tang Qing.
Thus, another person knew about the existence of the mobile phone. Tang Qing could now use it openly in front of Lin Jiaxue. This couldn’t be hidden for too long anyway. If he started to live together with Lin Jiaxue, she would undoubtedly find out about it. It would happen sooner or later.
As for others, Tang Qing thought it should be kept secret for now until he found a way to accelerate the construction of the 4G network and bring about the intelligent era early. Then he could openly use it.
Their afternoon ended by rewatching Stephen Chow’s "Kung Fu" for the second time. This was the first movie Tang Qing took Lin Jiaxue to the cinema to watch after his rebirth, the only one, with significant commemorative value.
Although Qin Shiqi, the noisy and loud ’lightbulb’, was there at that time.
However, have to say, classics never fade.
They heard a familiar voice from downstairs. Tang Qing quickly switched off the online video and switched to the music mode. This clandestine feeling made it feel quite strange.
"Knock, knock... Sister Jiaxue, come quickly. We brought back some delicious food." Tang Nian’er learned from the servants that Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue were upstairs. Naturally, she knocked on the door to avoid seeing something inappropriate.
Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue hurriedly went downstairs.
Although they didn’t do anything "conscience-related," Lin Jiaxue’s face was flushed, embarrassed by the implication of the knocking sound just now.
Upon seeing Lin Jiaxue’s flushed face, Tang Nian’er immediately thought that Tang Qing had done something wrong, even though it didn’t seem like what she had thought. But he must have messed up. So she glared at Tang Qing unhappily: "Bad brother, let’s go, Sister Jiaxue, let’s ignore him."
Afterwards, she pulled Lin Jiaxue downstairs.
Tang Qing looked innocent. I was just, very normal, very dignified, very serious, just stealing a kiss.
Then he quickly followed, not wanting to miss the delicious food. But... is this what you call delicious? It looks like a pile of powerful and unrecognizable stuff. It somewhat resembles a sausage that has been squeezed into mush. Tang Qing looked at Second Aunt Youman confusedly.
"It’s from a friend. I don’t know the specific method. It seems to be a local snack from Northeast China. They used something I don’t know to make it. Anyway, it’s delicious. We all brought some back..."
"..."
Well, he just lost his appetite.
Gotta go.
...
In the early evening.
On the second floor of the villa.
After dinner, the family was enjoying the cool air here. Li Kai and Feng Sen who had dozed off in the afternoon were full of energy. After dinner, they asked the bodyguard to take them to a Thai internet cafe.
At this moment, a melodious piano sound echoed around.
Dang, it was Tang Nian’er practicing the piano again. Only then did Tang Qing realize that his cousin had such a strong talent for music, almost mastering every skill. He wanted to ask: Do you know how to tap?
Well, he dared not ask. If he asked, he didn’t know if he would be hit by a pillow.
Also, does tapping count as a musical instrument?
Probably.
Approximately.
Possibly.
Maybe.
He didn’t know.
Wait, his thoughts wandered.
Tang Qing shook his head.
Then back to normal.
Not only Tang Nian’er, Lin Jiaxue was also there, carefully observing the playing techniques of his cousin. Tang Nian’er insisted on dragging Lin Jiaxue to learn piano with her. In the past, she was taught by others. Now she was teaching others.
It’s human nature to enjoy teaching others. She was no exception. She had finally caught a ’student’ and was giving her all to make Lin Jiaxue master a musical instrument before she left.
Tang Qing was a little worried about his wife’s talent. After all, she wasn’t like him. Now almost anything he learnt couldn’t be called ’quick learning’. Instead, it was more like ’instant understanding’. There were no difficulties at all.
Not wanting to show off anymore, just as Tang Qing thought, Lin Jiaxue’s progress wasn’t great.
The next part was a gentle sound from the piano. Tang Qing held his head as he listened to the explanation from Tang Nian’er inside. He could easily imagine Lin Jiaxue’s anxious look at the moment.
Alright.
His wife needed him, the man, to take the stage in critical moments.
Immediately.
Tang Qing got up and went to his cousin’s music room. It was filled with various musical instruments, both from the East and the West. Lin Jiaxue was sitting by the piano, reading the sheet music and slowly playing various notes. Tang Nian’er was explaining at her side.
At this point, Lin Jiaxue had some sweat on her forehead. If Tang Qing was teaching, she wouldn’t be nervous, but it was different with Tang Nian’er. This was psychological dependence, because as long as Tang Qing was around, she could feel safe.
"Nian’er, you’re bullying your sister Jiaxue again." Tang Qing laughed as he came forward, standing behind Lin Jiaxue.
"That’s not true, I am slowly teaching Jiaxue." Tang Nian’er spoke with a puffing mouth.
"Okay, teach me first. Then, I’ll teach her slowly. How does that sound?" Understanding that his wife felt pressured when Tang Ting was teaching, Tang Qing decided to take over. Lin Jiaxue didn’t seem to have any hobbies other than reading. Learning a new skill to pass time and cultivate one’s taste would be nice.
"You?" Tang Nian’er looked at Tang Qing dubiously.
"Of course, why don’t you play it again, and I’ll learn. Just wait and see what talent and genius look like. Or should I say... demon like." Tang Qing said confidently.
"You’re a demon?" Tang Nian’er discovered an ’uncommon term’.
"Cough cough... just an analogy, hurry up, one word - start." Tang Qing gestured.
"Alright, I’ll start with something simple..."
"No, give me the hardest and longest one. Simple? That’s underrating my talent." To establish his status as an older brother, Tang Qing accepted the toughest challenge.
"..."
Tang Nian’er didn’t argue with the ’ignorant’ Tang Qing any longer, she just sat down, ready to let her actions do the talking. Closing her eyes gently, her fingers landed on the piano keys and her demeanor transformed, like a devoted disciple of music.
Tang Qing nodded secretly - worthy of being a child of the Tang family.
If Tang Nian’er knew Tang Qing was thinking of her in this way, who knows how she might react.
The next moment.
A tune... God knows what kind of music came out. As an outsider, Tang Qing didn’t understand such ’elegant’ things. He didn’t recognize this piece either.
Tang Qing’s eyes were glued to the piano keys, on the fingers that were moving so fast they were almost blurred. In order to memorize this performance and sequence, he had to activate the overclocking mode.
Surprisingly, if it were anyone else, they probably couldn’t even replay the melody along with the sheet music at half the speed, let alone after seeing it once. But am I ordinary? Of course not. This type of skill, once is enough.
A few minutes later.
Tang Nian’er stopped her dancing fingers, sweating on her forehead, thinking to herself: That was close, I almost forgot the sheet music.
She stood up.
"Brother, this is Liszt’s ’Ghost Fire’, considered one of the most challenging piano pieces. I bet you couldn’t see my fingers clearly just now," Tang Nian’er rubbed her almost cramping fingers as she spoke.
Tang Qing didn’t say anything.
He quietly sat down on the piano stool.
Copying his cousin’s actions, his overclocked brain recalled everything he saw in one second. Using his brain’s control function, he forcefully sent muscle memory commands to his muscles and motor nerves.
In an instant.
The piece was etched in his ’instinctive reaction’ as if he had played it countless times.
Done.
Tang Qing opened his eyes.
Placed both hands on the piano keys.
It was time for the Tang family’s skills.
SHOW TIME.
Just like before, the light, graceful sound of the piano started to play. To establish his status as an older brother, Tang Qing directly increased the speed by about thirty percent. Now, he was truly showing off.
Tang Nian’er’s mouth opened wider and wider, her small eyes staring in surprise.
How could this be possible?
Lin Jiaxue was no better. Her eyes were filled with astonishment. Tang Qing could play the piano? That was impossible. She had never seen him learning or even touching it before.
This was his first time playing such a difficult piece - it was scientifically impossible.
A few minutes later.
The piece ended.
Tang Qing looked at their expressions and didn’t feel proud. He was merely performing for his beloved ones, so why should he take great pride in it? Come to think of it, there was a third person - Youman, who was standing at the door.
Youman knew her daughter’s skill level. The first performance was definitely by her daughter, but the second one was definitely not. That speed was not a question of being good or not, but rather - could a human have such speed? This song, if Liszt were alive, would probably sound similar.
"Brother, when did you start learning piano? And you’ve kept it from me for so long?" Tang Nian’er asked excitedly.
Tang Qing shrugged and said, "Piano? I’ve never learned it. This is my first time playing it. Is it that hard?"
PS: Chapter 3.
Thanks to the reward from ’Glorious silence may not be liberation’.
