Phi-Fic Chapter 23 This sister is excellent
Chapter 23 This sister is excellent
Wen Yiche often heard his mother mention Aunt Jiang's daughter, a two or three-year-old girl who was pretty, cute and extremely intelligent, but in poor health. When they met in the future, he would need to fulfill his responsibilities as an older brother and take good care of his sister.
He kept his mother's words in mind, and after hearing them so many times, he couldn't help but wonder what was so special about this sister he had never met.
Wen Yiche himself has a cousin who is two years younger than him. During every holiday, she follows him around and calls him "Cousin". Her dark eyes sparkle like a squirrel seeing a nut, like a little tail that can't be shaken off.
But her mother said that she was different from her cousin.
"At that time, they said they would arrange a marriage for you two. If our little Che likes sister Bai Yuan, he can marry her when he grows up, okay?"
He was still young at that time and didn't know what an arranged marriage was, let alone what marriage meant. He just saw his mother's gentle smile and nodded ignorantly. When the adults saw that he agreed so readily, they burst into joyful laughter.
By the time he went to elementary school, he had some understanding of what "marriage" meant.
It is probably like the harmonious harmony of our parents, one playing the piano and the other playing the violin, they accompany each other and stand together in the golden hall to play beautiful music.
He had seen parents like that, in the center of the stage of the golden hall, the melodies of the violin and piano complemented each other, like waves and sea breeze, like the beautiful rivers and mountains and the first ray of sunshine shining on them.
When the song ended, before he could come back to his senses from the music that resonated with his soul, the people around him were already clapping and cheering.
Amidst thunderous applause, the crimson curtain slowly descended, and he saw his parents smiling at each other, bowing to the audience in thanks, and then leaving the stage hand in hand.
At that time, he vaguely realized that in the future he would also stand on that golden, glorious stage with someone.
They will walk hand in hand like their parents, grow together and become each other's best partners.
Therefore, when he linked "piano partner" and "marriage" together, he began to have some expectations about the sister his mother mentioned, and was curious about what kind of person she would be.
Now that his wish had come true and he had seen his long-cherished sister Bai Yuan, Wen Yiche suddenly felt that what his mother said was true.
The first time he saw her, he felt from the bottom of his heart that this sister was kind. Her every frown and smile made him happy, and he couldn't help but want to get closer to her.
And sister Bai Yuan is learning the violin!
Wen Yiche started learning piano at the age of three. Inheriting the talent and gifts of his parents, he is extremely talented and is already a rising star in the music world.
In this way, he and his sister Bai Yuan can become partners like their parents, practice ensemble together, play music on stage together, and finally walk hand in hand into the holy land of music - the Golden Hall.
Wen Yi Che was overjoyed and wanted to say a few more words to her, but Bai Yuan had already withdrawn his hand, turned back to Wu Shujie, and didn't even glance at him.
Wen Yiche looked at his empty palms which he had not had time to retract, was stunned for a while, and looked at his mother blankly.
He suddenly felt that he and Sister Bai Yuan did not seem to be heading in the same direction.
Jiang Zhi looked at the interaction between the two children and the ruthless back of her daughter as she turned and left. Jiang Zhi was startled, then she explained with a wry smile, "Our little Yuan doesn't talk much."
"Hahaha, our little Che doesn't talk much either."
Wu Shujie also knew that Bai Yuan was almost taken away. Seeing Jiang Zhi's gloomy expression, she knew what to do and laughed it off, diverting the topic elsewhere. "That's great. Now these two taciturn people are together."
It turns out that he just doesn't talk much.
Wen Yiche understood it clearly.
He himself is a human being, and when he heard Aunt Jiang say this, he expressed his great understanding and was instantly relieved.
Wen Yi Che quickly thought about what he should say to get his sister's attention.
But before he could take any action, Wen Yiche saw that his sister, who had just been playing the violin and smiling, and who was very much to his liking, had put the violin back into the case and turned around to sit on the piano bench.
Meanwhile, his father was flipping up the piano cover and patiently explaining and demonstrating to her the hand shape and basic techniques of playing the piano in a calm tone.
Wen Yiche: ???
He couldn't help it, so he walked to his mother, gently pulled her skirt, and asked in a low voice: "Isn't your sister learning the violin?"
The voice was weak and a little aggrieved.
"Huh?" Wu Shujie looked down at her silly son, "No, sister Bai Yuan came to our house just to learn piano."
Wen Yiche: ???
The duo announced their disbandment before they even made their debut.
Just at this moment, his father called him over to demonstrate a section to his sister in person.
Wen Yi Che hesitated for a long time before reluctantly walking to the piano. The piano bench was large and wide enough for two children to sit side by side.
He was feeling conflicted at the moment.
He didn't want to teach his sister to play the piano.
He wants his sister to learn the violin.
He was worried that if he taught his sister clearly, she would develop a strong interest in the piano and would be even more reluctant to switch to the violin.
He also wanted to perform well in front of his sister, showing off his superb piano skills in all aspects, so that his sister would look at him differently and acknowledge that he was worthy of being her piano partner.
Now Wen Yi Che was even more confused.
The child sat on the piano stool and was slow to press the keys.
Perhaps he was getting impatient and turned to look at Wen Yi Che who had been silent beside him.
Wen Yi Che felt her gaze and subconsciously looked back, just in time to meet the little girl's dark eyes. Unlike her cousin's, which were always bright and full of joy, her calm eyes reflected his own shadow.
Wen Yiche's ears suddenly turned red, as if his inner thoughts were all seen through by the other party. He turned his head away with a stiff face, not daring to look at her again.
His hands also pressed the piano keys, and based on the muscle memory developed through years of practice, he smoothly and perfectly played a classic piece - "Bagatel in A minor".
It is also commonly known as "To Alice".
After playing, Wen Yiche felt a little embarrassed again.
The piece he had originally prepared was Mendelssohn's "Etude in F Minor" (Wo01), which he had just learned.
Could it be that Sister Bai Yuan thinks that he is a bad player just because the music he plays is of too low a standard?
Having said that, this is only an issue that a genius of his magnitude would worry about.
As we all know, the piano is a percussion instrument, and the pitch, strength and weakness of the sound produced vary depending on the force with which the keys are pressed.
Even if a master and an ordinary person play according to the same music score, the difference in performance can be easily distinguished in a minute, and it sounds like two different songs.
Wen Yiche is undoubtedly a genius. At the age of only seven or eight, he can play a familiar piece of music in a moving way.
But the problem is that he attended the most famous Central Music Primary School in the country, where there were many people who could play "Für Alice" to perfection.
Therefore, in order to improve my level in this elementary school where there is so much competition, I can only practice more difficult pieces.
Wen Yiche also joined the ranks of internal competition early on, and with his solid skills and unlimited potential, he successfully became the new generation of competition king.