For most of the next day, the sound of the piano in the Lu family's piano room never stopped.
Lu Minglan's piano teacher was the pastor of a church in Luancheng. His name was Joseph, and he was one of the first foreigners to enter Luancheng.
Joseph could speak Mandarin fluently and his pronunciation was relatively accurate.
He said that he was very interested in our history and had a thorough analysis of local people and sophistication.
He came to be Lu Minglan's piano teacher just for Master Lu's sake.
When the church was built, the Lu family donated money.
But facing Lu Minglan, this unruly and willful daughter, he really had a severe headache.
It was bearable in other aspects, but every time he saw Mrs. Lu's expectant look, he felt ashamed.
He really wanted to tell Mrs. Lu the truth that her daughter had no talent in music.
Lu Minglan not only has an extremely stubborn attitude, but he has not made any progress after studying for so long.
Joseph had planned to resign in the near future, until today he met Gu Qingdai.
When Joseph saw Lu Minglan practicing the piano through gritted teeth and even eating lunch hastily, he thought that the young lady was crazy.
He secretly pulled Gu Qingdai aside, "Can you tell me what happened to Miss Lu today?"
"Miss Lu suddenly realized that piano is something she must learn. Of course, the most important thing is to be impressed by your accomplishments, Teacher Joseph."
Gu Qingdai naturally wants to keep the little secret between her and Lu Minglan.
Gu Qingdai played the music and asked Lu Minglan to agree to her condition, which was that she must practice the piano for five hours.
Although Lu Minglan is unruly, he still has the heart of a child.
If you do things according to her thinking logic, you will soon gain her approval.
Moreover, Gu Qingdai found her "weakness" very accurately, and she was very proud.
Gu Qingdai took advantage of her pride.
If you want to be proud in front of others, you have to work hard behind others.
Otherwise, it would be a matter of time before others laughed at her. Not everyone would give the Lu family face, and not everyone would flatter her, the eldest lady.
After several days in a row, Gu Qingdai has been able to control Lu Minglan very well.
"You can play the piano and speak foreign languages, but I don't believe you can dance the foxtrot?" Lu Minglan pursed his lips and sat on the leather sofa with his waist pinched.
Gu Qingdai smiled to herself, she was really good at it.
But she knew that just suppressing Lu Minglan was not enough, she had to give him some encouragement.
"I'm really not good at this, but I'm very good at calculating. Can I teach you?" Gu Qingdai started tinkering with the gramophone in the living room.
She couldn't help but lament that the Lu family was too Westernized, copying everything from the gourd to the gourd in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
She and Lu Minglan were waiting for the dance teacher to come to teach, but Mrs. Lu, who was hiding outside, quietly came to their door several times.
Mrs. Lu felt that the home had become extremely peaceful in the past few days after Gu Qingdai came. She even felt that her soul had been baptized during church service.
Mr. Lu originally thought that Mrs. Lu was fooling around, but Mrs. Lu just said to treat it like a dead horse and become a living horse doctor.
However, in the past few days, although Mr. Lu didn't say anything on his face, he already acquiesced to Mrs. Lu's move.
On the contrary, Mrs. Lu's eldest son Lu Mingze was skeptical.
He told his mother more than once that Gu Qingdai was several years older than his sister, and she went out to do things early.
Gu Qingdai might have poured some kind of ecstasy soup into her sister behind their backs.
Mrs. Lu turned a deaf ear and reprimanded her eldest son sternly: "This girl has caught Mr. Xu's eye, so she can't do anything wrong. Besides, as long as your sister can become a famous lady, I don't care about anything else."
Lu Mingze understood his mother's obsession and knew that talking more would be useless, so he had to meet Gu Qingdai in person for a while to feel at ease.
Therefore, he did not go out today, but waited at home with his mother.
When Gu Qingdai first arrived, she was pulled directly into the room by Lu Minglan, so that Lu Mingze did not see her face.
Seeing his mother walking around on tiptoe, he couldn't stop his curiosity and followed behind to look around.
"You said that Miss Gu had to suffer a lot when she was with your sister? I am used to her temper." Mrs. Lu and her eldest son returned to another guest room.
Lu Mingze poured a cup of coffee for his mother, "What else do you know? If you hadn't pampered her all these years, Lan Lan wouldn't be as disobedient as she is today."
While the mother and son were talking, the servant suddenly ran in to report that the dance teacher had something to do and was unable to come today, so a special person was sent to the house to report.
It happened that these words were heard by Gu Qingdai who had just come out. She walked forward with a smile and said, "Mrs. Lu, I will take my leave today."
Mrs. Lu hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Miss Gu, why are you in a hurry? You can sit there for a while before leaving."
Mrs. Lu asked Lu Mingze to pour another cup of coffee for Gu Qingdai, and then introduced her eldest son: "This is my eldest son Lu Mingze. He just returned from studying abroad last year."
Lu Mingze looks relatively fair and elegant, but his hair is combed too neatly at the back, making him look a little bald at both ends of his forehead.
Gu Qingdaixi smiled and had a few polite words with Lu Mingze. She sat down and drank a few sips of coffee, then excused herself to take a step forward because she had something to do.
"Are you not used to drinking coffee? Foreigners like the taste." Mrs. Lu hurriedly ordered someone to bring tea.
Gu Qingdai repeatedly said no and asked Mrs. Lu not to be so polite.
Lu Minglan, who had gone back to his room and changed his clothes, also rushed out. Seeing his mother's excessive enthusiasm, he immediately choked: "Mom, Miss Gu is busy with something, why do you have to force me to stay?"
Mrs. Lu smiled coquettishly.
Lu Minglan rolled her eyes at her mother, "It's better to let my eldest brother give Miss Gu a ride."
"Yes, yes, where is Miss Gu going? Our family is not following the trend. We also got a car to come back." Lu Mingze took over politely.
Gu Qingdai thought for a while and did not refuse, "I want to go to the Zhong Family Theater Troupe to meet the little Zhong leader."
Lu Mingze didn't say anything in front of his mother. After Gu Qingdai got into his car, he tentatively asked: "What does Miss Gu want to discuss with Team Leader Xiao Zhong?"
Gu Qingdai felt that there was nothing to avoid, so she briefly told Lu Mingze.
Lu Mingze hesitated to speak, and the speed of driving gradually slowed down, "Actually, the Zhong Family Theater was built by our Lu family, and I have some friendship with the leader Xiao Zhong."
Gu Qingdai's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Master Xiao Zhong is not easy to deal with." Lu Mingze sighed with a smile.
"I've been rejected by her several times."
"Miss Gu, pardon me, businessmen have to make money. If you can convince me, I'm willing to accompany you to talk to Leader Xiao Zhong."
Seeing how serious Lu Mingze was, Gu Qingdai also became cautious: "The Lion Awakening Teahouse will become the number one teahouse in Luancheng."
Lu Mingze felt that her tone was a bit loud.
"Master Lu should have heard who I invited, and he should also know that my teahouse has been renovated to the final stage. It will be an honor for any opera troupe to sing with us in the future."
"Do you want to join hands with the Zhong Family Theater Troupe to create... a brand effect?"
Gu Qingdai acknowledged and nodded.
"Miss Gu, who is so ambitious, now condescends to work in our family. I have to doubt your strength." Lu Mingze hit the nail on the head.
"Master Lu achieved success by inheriting the family business, while Gu Qingdai relied on her own hands to be slower."
Lu Mingze looked at Gu Qingdai through the rearview mirror in the car for a long time.
He decided to help her. This chapter has been completed!