Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1007 267. Face is neither a big nor a small matter
After one hour.

Lao Chen had just finished frying fish in the kitchen when he received a call from his wife.

"We're almost there, come down in five minutes to help get the things."

"Okay, okay, okay!"

After hanging up the phone, Mr. Chen started steaming the seafood and went out without even bothering to put on his coat.

As soon as he got off the elevator and arrived at the parking lot, Lao Chen heard a familiar engine sound and hurriedly jogged.

I saw my car parked in the garage, and then I looked at the person sitting in the driver's seat, and thought that Ang Lee's reversing skills were pretty good.

Old Chen quickened his pace, the car stalled with a beep, and Song Lian got out of the car first.

"Is everything ready?" Song Lian asked as soon as she got out of the car, "Have you steamed the crabs?"

"Go upstairs and we'll have dinner." Old Chen was reporting on his work when he saw Li An and Chen Xuan coming out from the driver's and front passenger's seats at the same time.

"Thank you for your hard work!" It had been half a year since he last saw his daughter. Old Chen didn't know how long he had been waiting for this moment. If he hadn't planned to eat at home tonight, he would have gone to the airport with his wife. "Lee Ang is here!"

"Here I come! Hello, uncle!"

Before Li An finished speaking, Chen Xuan lectured Lao Chen, "Why don't you wear a coat?"

Old Chen grinned, still so awesome.

Song Lian smiled: "Okay, okay, let's talk about it when we get home."

When the trunk was opened, Old Chen was dumbfounded. Li Ang moved out box after box of things. It would be a lie for Old Chen to say he was unhappy, but he didn't want his child to spend so much money. He had already appreciated the kindness last year.

"Uncle, just take this small box."

"I'll do it, Li An, let go."

Old Chen rushed to pick up the two largest boxes, and the family of four entered the elevator carrying large and small bags.

Smelling the familiar smell in the elevator, Teacher Xiaomi looked at Li An and then at Lao Chen. However, she still felt it was a little strange.

This is probably what it feels like to bring your boyfriend home for the first time. It's quite interesting.

Song Lian: "What are you laughing at?"

Chen Xuan raised her head: "If you don't laugh, I'll cry."

Song Lian curled her lips: "What are you talking about during the New Year? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by Li Ang?"

Li An answered quickly: "No, no!"

Song Lian followed with a smile: "Just spoil her."

The elevator stopped at the eighth floor. Li An wanted to change his shoes outside the door, but was pushed into the room by Chen Xuan.

Now we are home.

"It's time to eat!"
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All are available on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year.

When people in Yanshi celebrate the New Year, steaming, boiling, frying and stir-frying are indispensable.

A family of four sat in a bright restaurant, and the table was filled with various delicious dishes.

"Thank you for your hard work, uncle and aunt."

"This is how we celebrate the New Year. Whether you come or not, whether Chen Xuan comes back or not, we have to prepare everything. But you came all the way back from so far away with so many things. You must have worked hard along the way."

"It should be."

Lao Chen told Li An to be polite, "We won't drink today. After dinner, you two want to go out and play, right? Just go out and play after dinner."

Li An waved his hands when he heard this. According to the local customs, it would be rude if he didn't drink the wine. "Don't delay me, uncle. It's okay to drink a little."

Lao Chen: "I don't trust Chen Xuan to drive, you drive."

After a pause, "Li An, listen to me. Our family doesn't have so many rules. Once you come, you are home. Chen Xuan's two uncles and aunts, including his uncle and aunt, all welcome your arrival. But I also told them that time is a bit tight this time. Let's have a meal at each family, and leave the rest of the time to you."

Li An: "It's all up to my uncle and aunt."

Old Chen grinned: "Then let's raise our glasses."

Song Lian: "Welcome, welcome!"

Li An: "Thank you uncle and aunt for the hospitality!"

Chen Xuan: "Let's eat!"

Before starting to eat, Li An took a photo and sent it to Lao Li.

When Mr. Li and An's mother saw the photos sent by Li Ang, they were deeply moved. It was obvious that the hospitality was sincere.
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Although there is no wine in the dinner on the 29th day of the lunar year, it is better than having wine.

The thoughtfulness contained in it made Ang Lee feel truly relieved.

Although Chen Xuan had informed him of the arrangement to return to Yan City a few days ago, he was of the opinion that plans would not change as fast as they did.

Once you really get to the scene, I'm afraid you will have to go through all the necessary procedures.

But now it seems that he was indeed exaggerating.

They talked about work, life, and what the elders wanted to hear, and the dinner, which was full of the couple's love, ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

The old couple are very thoughtful, and Li An is not a nagging person.

For his first official visit, Ang Lee prepared a gift worth nearly 50,000 yuan, including cigarettes, alcohol and various gifts.

"this."

This time, watching Li An taking things out of the box one by one, Lao Chen really couldn't sit still. He repeatedly told Li An to buy less things!

"Happy New Year, Auntie."

Li An took out another unopened bag. Song Lian smiled helplessly and took it. "This cost you money."

"Auntie, please don't say that. I really didn't know how to choose. In the end, it was Xiaomi who helped me choose the style."

In fact, Chen Xuan tried to stop Ang Lee from the very beginning and prevented him from buying so much, but Ang Lee insisted on buying it.

It would be fine if he had no money. Of course, Li An knew that he was not a rich man now, but he would definitely consider Chen Xuan within his means.

First of all, Chen Xuan was willing to be with him wholeheartedly even before he paid off his debts. Just for this reason, he had to let Chen Xuan return home in glory.

Secondly, it is the old couple's face. Among relatives, friends and neighbors, Xiaoxuan brought her boyfriend back. Even if Old Chen and Song Lian valued Li An as a person and didn't care how much Li An brought them this time, there would always be gossip.

We are all human beings, so everyone should respect their reputation.

Ang Lee put his things there, and if the old couple wanted to keep it secret, then that was their business.

Finally, Ang Lee also wanted to make his attitude clear. He came here just to marry Chen Xuan. Even if he had to wait for two years, it didn't matter. He would just wait.

Since the relationship between the two has reached this point, then these things basically count as filial piety to parents.

It is right to respect such parents.

"Hey."

Looking at the things piled up in the living room, Lao Chen really didn't know what to say. Although he was very concerned about his reputation, he had already recognized Li Ang from the bottom of his heart as early as last year, so he really didn't care what Li Ang brought this time.

If we really talk about the intention, let's not talk about anything else. Last year, Li An's parents gave their daughter 20,000 yuan before she went abroad. Old Chen knew the general situation of Li An's family, so what kind of intention that was.

However, when Lao Chen found out about this, it was already two months after Chen Xuan went abroad. If Chen Xuan had told her family at that time, he would never let Chen Xuan accept the money. He would at least have to hand the money to Li Ang.

At that time, Li An was preparing to open a business, and Lao Chen and Song Lian decided to sponsor Li An. On the one hand, it was to repay the favor of Li An's father, and on the other hand, it was to show their support as elders. In the end, Li An said that he didn't accept any of the money.

It has come to this point, and Lao Chen really doesn’t know what to say.

But courtesy is always welcome. What else can Lao Chen say in the face of this situation? He can only say that he is satisfied, very satisfied.

"Uncle, this tea is something my teacher specifically told me to bring to you."

"thanks, thanks."

When Lao Chen heard this, he knew that Li An's teacher was a very famous piano professor in Chengdu. Even Li An's teacher was thinking about our family.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, Lao Chen has already decided that when Li An leaves, he will let Li An take the tea that he prepared to give to his leaders during the New Year back to give to Teacher Wei.

Seeing that Li An had finally emptied the box, Song Lian thought that all these things would be useless at home, so it would be better to take out some of the things and add them to the things she and Lao Chen had already prepared, and then give some to each family, and all of them could be regarded as gifts from Li An to his family.

But the next scene left the old couple dumbfounded again.

"No, no, Auntie, everything is ready."

This time, Li An directly opened his suitcase, which was also full of things.

Even Chen Xuan's little nephew got a small gift.

All right, Song Lian had nothing to say, "Then open the wine we prepared for dinner tomorrow. I originally planned for you and Chen Xuan to bring it to his uncle."

Li An: "Auntie, I'll just bring the wine tomorrow, you don't have to worry about it."

Song Lian thought that it would be great if you saved the wine for the engagement party, it would be a shame to drink it during the New Year.

At this time, Teacher Xiaomi poked her head out from the kitchen and said, "Mom, don't worry about it. Just follow his instructions. He didn't buy all these things. Most of the cigarettes and alcohol were given to him by others. We don't have a place to put them in our house, so I brought some back for you."

Most of these cigarettes and alcohol were given to me by others?

Or just some?
Hearing this, the old couple didn't know what their expressions were at the moment, but Li An saw it clearly.

Anyway, Li An felt very happy when he saw the expressions of the old couple.

We are all human beings, so who doesn’t want to save face?

But Chen Xuan didn't really brag for him.

"Xiaoxuan, stop brushing and go out and play."
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We agreed to open the sea but in the end we didn’t watch it because Ang Lee felt that he couldn’t see anything at night.

Just outside the community, they arrived at Chen Xuan’s high school. The two of them looked for a place to park and walked around for a long time.

They should have reminisced about their youth, but after just a few words they returned to work and study.

Fang Yongbo finally gave the two of them the lowdown today, that the Chengdu Philharmonic would hold an open recruitment in the first week after the New Year.

Rong Ai will add 12 more seats to the original 46 seats for musicians.

Although this was an informal recruitment, it was a very good opportunity for Chen Xuan to stay on the job.

The power struggle in Rong Ai has come to an end, and next Fang Yongbo will begin to purge the orchestra.

However, as a long-term task, Fang Yongbo needs to take it step by step.

The recruitment information that will be announced soon is a signal released by Fang Yongbo that he is going to take action.

In the short term, the recruitment of informal staff positions will have little impact on current staff musicians, and the orchestra's investment in a group of temporary workers can alleviate the performance and rehearsal pressure on staff musicians to a considerable extent.

But what if Fang Yongbo comes up with a last-in-first-out system half a year later?
Is the 46+12 after the shuffle still the original 46+12?
Currently, only Rongai’s top management knows the answer to this question.

The recruitment days are February 17th and 18th, and Fang Yongbo asked Chen Xuan to sign up directly then.

The assessment on the orchestral excerpt for the flute part is the Firebird and Salome that Fang Yongbo had asked Lin Qingfeng to send to Chen Xuan before, plus a concerto allegro movement. That’s all. Chen Xuan can go back to France directly on the 24th after finishing the exam.

Later, Fang Yongbo will have the troupe and Chen Xuan sign an overseas study contract. Chen Xuan only needs to come back every year to participate in one assessment and two performances.

By the time Chen Xuan graduates and returns, she will have enough academic qualifications and years of work experience, and joining the group will be a natural thing.

Good things are good things, and Chen Xuan is really happy.

What she is worried about now is that she will not perform well enough in this assessment.

"Wouldn't it be embarrassing if someone could play the flute better than me?"

"Be more confident. After all, you have been the concertmaster of the National Academy of Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra. We must keep a calm mindset. Even if there are people who play better than you, there is nothing we can do. This is the reality. Just prepare yourself. You have memorized those two passages."

"I know. I'm just worried that Bo Ge will be in trouble."

"If it's not easy, he wouldn't have asked you to prepare so far in advance. Don't think about it. Let's not talk about work today."

"Then you will accompany me to take the exam!"

“It’s necessary.”

"It's settled."

The two of them continued to walk forward arm in arm. Suddenly, Chen Xuan stopped, turned around and kissed Li Ang on the face.

Then he spun around and jumped forward.

Li An smiled and quickened his pace. As long as Chen Xuan was happy, he was happy.
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Two days flew by.

Holiday text messages, New Year’s Eve dinner, Spring Festival Gala, New Year’s greetings, drinking and playing cards, these are the only things we do during the Chinese New Year.

It's the same everywhere.

Even if Ang Lee doesn't know how to play Gouge, the locals' favorite game, it doesn't matter, there are many people in his family who know how to play.

Wouldn’t it be okay for everyone to teach you and play with you?

You've come back from far away, so I have to spend time with you.

The enthusiastic relatives really made Li An experience what hospitality is.

This is the case even when playing cards, let alone drinking.

After two rounds, we saw how much Li Ang could drink, and no one could stop him from then on.

Our son-in-law didn't drink well when he came to our house for the first time. If that gets out, how will these brothers, uncles, and other relatives face us?

Finally, Chen Xuan realized how much Li Ang could drink. As Uncle Chen jokingly said, she should drink less liquor with people from the northwest when she goes out in the future.

At the first meal, Li An was asked not to drink beer, but to directly drink white wine to knock up his eldest uncle, which won high praise from his second uncle.

At the second meal, beer and white wine were served. Not only did Li An knock down his second uncle and eldest brother-in-law, he also escorted his second uncle and his wife downstairs and to the car, and then came back to continue playing cards with the rest of the relatives.

The women who were playing cards on the coffee table over there and eating melon seeds and chatting over here were not idle either. Second Aunt smiled and asked Song Lian intentionally or unintentionally, saying that Li An was amazing, as he could become the principal at such a young age.

Before Song Lian could say anything, the lady next to her spoke, and her tone was as if Li An was her own son.

"Xiao Li is a pianist, and running a school is just a sideline. He should be able to make at least 500,000 or 600,000 yuan a year."

Second Aunt cried out, and the women all looked at Song Lian.

Song Lian smiled and said, "It's okay. We don't care about these things. It's OK as long as they live well."

My aunt gave a thumbs up after hearing this.