Chapter 92 Light and Darkness
Having passed the re-examination without any danger, Cheng Xiaoyu didn't feel happy at all, but playing "English Country-Tunes" made her feel a little gloomy.
The past events that he deliberately did not recall kept replaying in his mind like a movie when he played the piano. He relied purely on his own body's instinct to complete the performance.
Cheng Xiaoyu stood in the crowd of people exiting the venue with a dazed expression. Although he won the battle against the behemoth of Shangxi Theater, he still did not win the favor of the students of Shangxi Theater.
Most people have already labeled him as a rich second generation, rebellious, and someone who loves to pretend. They completely forgot that it was them who forced this exam to become a public exam. All in all, he successfully obtained the exam.
He has overcome the resentment of the students of Shanghai Opera and has easily become the public enemy of the students of Shanghai Opera.
Cheng Xiaoyu didn't mind others looking at him with complicated emotions. Thinking of the girl who looked like Yui Aragaki who stood up to help him turn over the score at the last moment, he wanted to say "thank you" to her.
When he was on stage, the overwhelming negative emotions evoked by this piece of music almost destroyed his will. In fact, he had reached a critical point. Regardless of physical strength or spirit, his hands were trembling after playing the piece.
He searched for her back in the crowd, but never found the image that made him feel warm. While he was looking around aimlessly, a hand patted his shoulder.
Duanmu Linsha stood next to him and looked at him with a sweet smile, her hands behind her back. That sweet and gratifying smile moved Cheng Xiaoyu a little.
"Congratulations! What a genius." Duanmu Linsha lowered her head slightly and gently twirled her toes on the carpet on the stairs.
Cheng Xiaoyu also smiled and said, "Congratulations to you too. In fact, your piano playing is better than I expected!"
When Duanmu Linsha received Cheng Xiaoyu's praise, a blush rose on her face. She was even happier than when the teacher praised her. Thinking of the teacher, Duanmu Linsha said hesitantly, "Don't blame my teacher. She is more old-fashioned, but she has never been
What a bad intention."
Cheng Xiaoyu didn't take the old witch seriously, but he was a little surprised that Duanmu Linsha was her student. Thinking that the world is really small, he blurted out "That old witch is your teacher?"
Duanmu Linsha lightly slapped Cheng Xiaoyu on the arm and said, "Don't talk nonsense! Teacher Li is nothing..." Thinking of how she was very afraid of Li Yunling when she was a child, when the teacher was serious, her straight face really looked like a fairy tale
The witch in the story couldn't help laughing again.
Cheng Xiaoyu smiled awkwardly and said, "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue. Don't go to the department chair to report me!"
Duanmulinsha smiled slyly, "Then how are you going to bribe me?"
Cheng Xiaoyu touched the back of his head, smiled innocently, and said, "How about repaying it with your own hands?"
Duanmu Linsha patted Cheng Xiaoyu again and said coquettishly, "You're so annoying." She blushed and walked out of the concert hall. By this time, most of the people in the concert hall had left.
Of course, Cheng Xiaoyu knew that in this situation, girls who said they hated her meant they liked her, but for Duanmu Linsha, who had just appeared, Cheng Xiaoyu only thought that the girl was beautiful, had a good figure, and played a good piano. He was not attracted to her yet.
That feeling.
Cheng Xiaoyu followed and said with a smile, "Well, to express my gratitude, I'll treat you to a meal."
"It must be very expensive!" Duanmu Linsha pouted, looking so cute.
Duanmu Lin pulled Cheng Xiaoyu's sleeves. Both of them were wearing school uniforms. The weather in SH in May was just right, not too cold or too hot.
The rainy season has not yet come, the weather is fine, and there are waves of naughty wind blowing gently in the sunshine, causing Duanmu Linsha's long and silky hair to fly.
Cheng Xiaoyu smelled the faint fragrance of mint on Duanmu Linsha again, and the two of them were like childhood sweethearts, passing through the sights of a group of college students.
Many people recognized this public enemy on stage, and when they saw him being led by such a beautiful girl, the singles let out a cry of reluctance.
This reminded Cheng Xiaoyu of his love in high school. At that time, simply holding hands made him feel as if his soul was floating. He could still recall the afternoon after school. The river embankment outside the school was a popular place for dates.
The tall tower on the opposite bank was facing the setting sun. The two of them were sitting on the grassy slope of the river embankment, watching the evening wind blowing the white reeds and making a rustling sound. The happiness at that time was so simple that it made people heartbroken.
He could not refuse Duanmu Linsha's tenderness, thinking that maybe she just regarded him as a good friend.
Duanmu Linsha didn't know that Cheng Xiaoyu drove the car, and Cheng Xiaoyu didn't say anything. Such a youthful stroll also made Cheng Xiaoyu a little nostalgic.
To the left of the Shangxi Concert Hall is the Huajing Building, where is the school gym.
The alley between the building and the concert hall is a gluttonous place for students, with various snacks from all over the country.
Red signs for duck blood vermicelli, ChongQing noodles, and rice bowls stand on both sides.
There are tricycles and stalls on the roadside with iron plates on them, with potatoes and tofu baked on them.
A middle-aged man wearing plain clothes and sleeves skillfully used two shovels to cut the tofu horizontally and vertically. He waited for the tofu to be slightly browned, poured special sauce on the surface, and waited for a while.
Sprinkled with green onion, it makes people appetizing at first glance.
The stall next door makes GuangDong rice rolls. A half-person-high iron box is placed in a tricycle, and a narrow iron drawer is pulled out. Inside lies a crystal clear white rice noodle wrapper, wrapped with shrimps and leeks. Use a shovel to scoop out two strips.
Serve it on a white porcelain plate, add some soy sauce and vinegar, and you have a refreshing delicacy.
Duanmu Linsha felt like she had discovered a new world. She wanted to eat this and that. As a person with difficulty in making a choice, it was really difficult to make a decision.
Cheng Xiaoyu has not been to a food stall in a college campus for many years, and it feels very fresh.
The two of them stood in front of a large copper kettle with a dragon's mouth carried by an old man on a load and bought two bowls of tea soup.
At one end of the load is a wooden box containing rice noodles and utensils, and at the other end is a large shiny copper kettle. The upper and lower parts of the copper kettle have a circle of copper decorative patterns. The spout and handle are decorated with a copper dragon.
The spout is decorated with a large dragon head, and the handle is made of a dragon. The dragon's whiskers, claws, and scales are clearly distinguishable.
There are two red velvet balls at the tips of the two dragon beards protruding from the dragon's mouth. They tremble as the tea brewing master pours the teapot into the water. It is more like two dragons attached to the large copper pot with the dragon's mouth.
The master who makes the tea soup holds the bowl with one hand and lifts the copper kettle with the other. The spout tilts downward, and a stream of boiling water rushes straight into the bowl. The water is full and the tea soup is cooked. When the master makes the tea soup, his movements are smooth, relaxed, and coordinated, and he scoops the tea soup.
The noodles, ingredients, and water are all cooked perfectly.
The main ingredients of the tea soup are rice noodles (sorghum rice noodles) and millet noodles. The seasonings include brown sugar, white sugar, green silk, red silk, sesame, walnut kernels, assorted preserved fruits, raisins, Beijing cake strips, and pine nuts. Pour the rice noodles with boiling water.
Make it into a thin paste, add various seasonings, and then eat it. It tastes fragrant, sweet, smooth, and extremely delicious.
The two of them were walking and watching while holding a bowl of slightly hot tea soup. Cheng Xiaoyu couldn't suppress his appetite, scooped out a spoonful, and grinned when he put it in his mouth.
In Duanmu Linsha's exclamation, Cheng Xiaoyu dropped the entire tea soup on the ground because it was so hot.
Cheng Xiaoyu muttered what a pity, picked up the plastic bowl of tea soup from the ground, and threw it into the trash can.
Duanmu Linsha looked at Cheng Xiaoyu's grimace and smiled.
She handed a small ball of tea soup that she had cooled down to Cheng Xiaoyu's mouth. Cheng Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, thinking that it was not the first time anyway, so he shamelessly ate it in one bite.
Duanmu Linsha fed Cheng Xiaoyu unintentionally last time, but this time she did it deliberately. Her face seemed to be rouged, with shyness written on her expression.
This slight taste of ambiguity is like slightly sweet maltose, quietly melting in the hearts of two people.
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Pei Yanchen and Jiang Muhan followed the flow of people out of the concert hall.
Jiang Muhan still couldn't understand her move on stage to help Cheng Xiaoyu turn over the score. She held Pei Yanchen's arm and said angrily, "Hey, hey, you are too kind, aren't you? That fat man hurt you so badly, and you took the initiative to help.
Others will turn over the score."
Pei Yanchen forced a smile and said, "It was just an accident. He didn't mean it. Besides, Zhang Shaofeng and the others went too far this time!"
"Hey, Zhang Shaofeng has good conditions and likes you so much, why don't you think about it?" Jiang Muhan asked with a mysterious smile.
Pei Yanchen knew that in order to get close to her, Zhang Shaofeng had put a lot of effort into finding roommates in his dormitory, but she had never planned to fall in love in college, so she said, "What are you planning on? Let's agree first, I won't go if you invite me to dinner."
ah."
Jiang Muhan shook Pei Yanchen's hand and said coquettishly, "Hey, little girl Chen, if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about the many hungry girls in our dormitory! Zhang Shaofeng said he wanted to join us in the dormitory. Their dormitory is famous.
The handsome guy’s dormitory! He even invited us to have a buffet at Golden Leopard!”
Pei Yanchen said calmly, "You go! I'm not stopping you." He was not at all tempted by Jiang Muhan.
Jiang Muhan threatened Pei Yanchen with bared teeth and claws, "You are too unsisterly. Be careful if I wake you up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet."
Pei Yanchen smiled and said, "You sleep like a little pig at night, so I'd better wake you up."
Jiang Muhan turned away in frustration, as if he didn't want to pay attention to Pei Yanchen.
Pei Yanchen didn't mind, and took the initiative to hold Jiang Muhan in his arms and said, "I'll go to the food stalls outside the school, and the AA system is required."
Jiang Muhan said dejectedly, "I'm really scared of you. I don't know why you insist on your principles so much!"
Pei Yanchen smiled and said softly, "This is my life. It cannot be handed over to anyone, and it will not be taken away by anyone. Whether it is forced on others, forgotten, destroyed, or trampled on, I just smiled.
Whether it's something like this or beautifying it, I can't do any of these things. I just want to be myself, not be influenced by anyone, not burdened by anything. Even though it's harder, I still want to be small.
Just hold on."
Jiang Muhan shook his head and expressed that he couldn't understand. He could only say in shock, "Wow! A person like you who is favored by God is still thinking about life. How can we, who are not good in appearance, live? I didn't know you were so harsh.
What do you want me to do? Just relax and enjoy college life, sunshine, music, and handsome guys!"
Pei Yanchen is not willing to explain that the real world is not always sunshine and happiness, but also darkness and cruelty.
Chapter completed!