Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 313 14. It's Not About Money Anymore
'Be sure to keep it secret'

In the last six words, Zheng Haitao used two ten million yuan, and didn't say a word or ask more about anything else.

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It must be said that Zheng Haitao does this job neatly.

I have inquired about everything for you.

The figure of [-] easily reminded Li An of what Fu Tianming had said to him before, that he had paid special attention to the art examination room in the past two years.

These words were also fulfilled in Zheng Haitao's reply letter in the just-concluded round of art exams.

It's really a big "price reduction".

Although there is no more real data to refer to, but the big picture is seen from the small, this year's "market" should generally be generally biased.

good thing.

Thinking of this, Li An felt relieved for no reason.

But the ensuing problems were also directly in front of him.

From the perspective of social education fairness, this is undoubtedly a good phenomenon and a very gratifying trend.

But if it falls on some individuals, it is not so good, such as Li Zheng who has not yet landed.

The pressure from supervision will force those professors to consider more aspects while reaching out in the future.

To put it bluntly, at a certain time point, a certain professor A still has a seat left in his hand, and there are two options in front of him:

1. Candidate B who has a small professional background and an average family background.

2. Candidate C with a slightly worse major and a well-to-do family.

In the past, most A professors would choose a certain C.

If the future trend remains unchanged, then in the future context, most A professors will have to cherish their own feathers, and the result will naturally be that the advantages of small C will shrink.

Li Zheng at most accounted for less than half of a certain C.

So is it possible that there will be no Professor A who sticks to his position in the future? Li An and Lin Youyou have discussed this issue in another way, and Li An thinks it is impossible.

As far as he is concerned, in the process of helping Li Zheng to be admitted to Rongyuan, the real problem in the future or existence is-whether he has a strong enough relationship.

In the future, professors of A can reach a consensus on at least one issue—students can still be accepted, but they can no longer accept them indiscriminately like before. Instrumental music performances, this kind of students must never be accepted again.

Of course, it can be said otherwise if the special introducer with complex ingredients recommended it.

Li Zheng is actually half of a certain D.

But Li An knew that he was not a special introducer at the moment.

Unless Teacher Wei is willing to speak for him.

Just like what he thought about in the morning, Teacher Wei couldn't avoid this matter.

But how can we rely on this with Teacher Wei?

After careful consideration, Li An found that this matter was really not easy to handle.

Maybe he thought too much, maybe he didn't think of some of the problems, but he is such a person, just like practicing the piano, when he gets a piece of work, he starts from thinking, and before deciding to do something, he also has to think about it. Plan ahead.

The midnight wind was blowing, and the windows in the living room were rattling.

Li An was lying on the sofa bed in the living room, staring at the ceiling and unable to fall asleep for a long time. On the one hand, he had something on his mind, and on the other hand, he felt uncomfortable from the back.

The main reason why the original owner didn't want to live in grandma's house was that there was no place to sleep here.

Tonight too, Mama An let Li An sleep on the big bed in the big house, and she slept in the living room. Seeing that Li An quit, grandma let Li An sleep on the small bed in the back room, and grandpa slept on the sofa bed.

Li An naturally couldn't do things that the original owner couldn't do.

It's just one night, let's make it happen.
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In the morning of the next day, Li An received an invitation from Li Hua, saying that he would have dinner at a large farmhouse near the village.

Ang Lee agreed.

He had greeted old Li An's mother about this matter yesterday or two, and agreed that the family of three would go together, but An's mother hesitated and said that she would not go.

Li An understood that mom wanted to stay at grandma's house for two days because uncle was unwell.

So I didn’t say anything, and besides, it’s really deserted here during the New Year’s Eve. My mother can stay for two days if she wants to. Anyway, all the things that should be prepared have been equipped before the year, and the things that should be prepared are prepared for a meal to accompany the elderly. .

"Xing Ma, then don't go, and run back and forth."

Then he asked, "Then what are we going to have for lunch? Why don't you cook the seafood you brought yesterday for grandma and grandpa to try."

In the kitchen, the mother and son were talking quietly.

"Let's wait until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. We'll do it on your grandma's birthday, okay?"

"Is there anything I can do?"

Li An really doesn't care, Chen Xuan sent these two boxes of seafood to let the family have a fresh taste, to show the excitement at the dinner table.

After lunch, the father and son left, went home to pick up another seafood and then went to Lijia Village.

Arrived at 02:30 PM.

The old grandpa and grandma were sleeping in the main room, and Lao Li didn't sleep well last night, so he lay down and told Li An to freeze the seafood in the refrigerator first, then took off his shoes, got on the kang, opened the quilt, and got in.

"Will you still sleep?"

Li An slept all the way, and now he is no longer sleepy. "Dad, you sleep, I'll go out and walk around."
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After walking around the village, Li An stopped in front of Li Xuedong's house.

After thinking about it, he went in anyway, he should have come for the meal the night before yesterday.

In the big room, Li Xuedong was wrapped in a quilt and watching TV, leaning on the kang, with melon seeds, peanuts and fruits in front of him, looking like a woman in confinement.

Hearing the sound of the probe door, he looked over and saw Li An coming in, so he raised his hand to call him over.

"Daddy."

"Where's your father?"

"Sleep when you come."

"Where's your mother?"

"Not at my grandma's house."

Li An said as he sat on the side of the kang, "Where is the second brother?"

Li Xuedong: "Leave your aunt's house in the morning, who is at your grandma's house?"

Li Ang: "My uncle."

Li Xuedong: "Where are the others?"

Ang Lee: "I haven't seen it."

Li Xuedong smiled again, "Is your uncle okay?"

Li An: "Your complexion is okay, but you are always dizzy."

Li Xuedong sighed, "I'm getting old", and stretched out his arms to reach the cigarette case on the window sill.

Seeing him struggling, Li An helped him take it over, and helped him light a cigarette by the way.

Li Xuedong: "Do you smoke?"

Li An: "I don't smoke anymore, I just threw it away at the door."

Li Xuedong: "Do you think my cigarettes are bad?"

For Li Xuedong's mouth, Li An has already experienced it. He thought the other party was joking, but he really didn't want to smoke it anyway.

Li Xuedong continued, "Come over for dinner tonight."

Li An: "Brother Li Hua has something to do with me tonight."

Li Xuedong nodded: "Why did he tell you about that?"

Li An didn't want to talk too much about this matter with others, so he said perfunctorily: "Is the child taking an exam, please consult me."

Seeing that Li An didn't say anything, Li Xuedong didn't ask any more questions.

Kang Bian fell into silence for a while.

"If you don't smoke, you can eat an orange."

Li Xuedong brought an orange to Li An from the plate beside him, Li An stretched out his hand, and his eyes subconsciously fell on the orange that Li Xuedong handed over. The bright orange made Li Xuedong's hands even darker, as if soil had grown on every inch of his texture. Next, the unstretched fingers are calloused inside and out, like a crude rake.

"Thank you Daddy."

"Your mother's social security officer Li Hua took care of it."

Li An hummed, "I know."

After a while, "I received 3 yuan from your father."

Halfway through the oranges, Li An's hand stopped, and after a while, he calmly said, "Are you asking for help?" He continued to dial.

Hearing this, Li Xuedong slowly looked in the direction of the TV screen, raised his hand and sucked a cigarette butt.

"Li Hua got married earlier than your father."

"When I got married, my poor family couldn't even afford two new stools."

"Your father drove the donkey back from the production team next door to pull wood, and built a sofa for the wedding."

"Your mother doesn't know about this."

"You were born in the first year of the year, and Li Hua gave you 500 yuan."

"Then Li Xing got married, and your father followed me for eight hundred."

"Anzi."

"Just figure out how old you are this year."
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Lao Li slept well this time, and woke up feeling refreshed.

I got up and walked around the yard, but I didn't see Li An.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, he called Li An.

Li An came back after a while.

"Where have you been?"

"One more turn around the mountain."

The father and son didn't wait long. Before 05:30, Li Xing drove to the gate of the courtyard, picked up the two of them and drove onto the road. They made a detour and came to the place for dinner tonight.
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It is indeed a farmhouse.

Li An got out of the car and looked around. There was a farmhouse written on the door, and the surrounding area also looked like a farmhouse.

But when he walked in, the waiter sister who walked towards him didn't look like a farmer's food passer.

This appearance is not a bit of the natural simplicity of the people of Yucheng.

No wonder Li Xinglu said this is a good place.

Now thinking about those nice cars parked at the door, Li An probably knows what kind of place this is.

Lao Li had never been to such a high-end place, even the ground was as smooth as a mirror, and he was afraid that the glass floor would be broken by his foot.

Followed behind Li An, lightly.

After living in this land for most of his life, it was the first time he knew that such a golden cave was hidden.

The three walked through the gleaming silver corridor, and saw Li Fu listening to the phone at the door of a private room.

Holding a cigarette in one hand and a phone in the other, leaning on the wall with the sense of freedom emanating from the inside out, it seems that he has been coming and going here a lot.

Li Fu turned his head when he heard the footsteps, he hung up the phone with an ouch, and greeted him, "I'm about to go out to pick you up, where's Third Mom?"

Li An immediately showed a wry smile: "I'm not feeling well, I've worked too much recently, and my hands hurt."

Li Fu hurriedly asked with concern: "Is Third Mom okay?"

Li An waved his hands and sighed: "It's an old problem."

Speaking of a group of people walking into the private room, Lao Li followed behind without saying a word. Li Xing asked on the way, and Li An said the same thing, but the problem is not the case.

strange.

Li Hua, Chen Fengxia, sister-in-law and three had been waiting for a long time, when they saw the Lord came, they all stood up and greeted Li An and his son.

Just ask why the third mother didn't come, it's three words, uncomfortable.

Today's main seat is naturally Lao Li's, and Lao Li still feels a little unnatural when he sits down. It's not because the private room is too luxurious, it's because the posture today makes him uncomfortable.

The Wuliangye and Ruanzhonghua on the table made him feel awkward. If he had to tell him, he really couldn't do anything with the money.

Then he took out the Furong King from his pocket and smoked it for everyone. Not to mention, the feeling of holding Furong King to smoke is really different.

Li Anxin laughed that after his father returned home yesterday, he put the cigarettes he gave him into the cabinet. He knew that he would have dinner this afternoon, but he took out the cigarettes and opened them again when he came home at noon?
He really didn't notice at noon.

But it's not funny when you think about it, no one can save face.

As the waiter began to serve the dishes, tonight's meal began.

Ordinary family gatherings would not come to such a place, so it seemed unnatural to sit here and chat about family affairs.

It doesn't matter.

Seeing that Li Hua was not in a hurry to get to the point, Li An was even less in a hurry.

If you are willing to chat about family affairs, then I will chat with you.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Fu raised his glass with a blushing face.

"Three fathers."

"I can't respect you with this glass of wine, I have to respect my brother."

As he spoke, he raised his hands in front of him, trembling like a ghostly talisman.

Li An, who was sitting facing each other, thought to himself, what is the point of this? One or two cups, at most one person can drink less than four cups.

"Brother, don't, don't, the family has something to sit down and talk about." Li An also stood up.

"No, no, no." Li Fu waved his hand, looking vague, but his mouth was unambiguous, "Brother, I have to drink this glass of wine by myself, you can't drink it."

Before Li An could speak, he raised his head and drank a full glass.

"From now on, I'll leave Zhengzi to you. If you want to scold me, you can scold me, if you want to beat me, you can beat me. If you don't obey me, I will deal with you to death."

Li Fu spoke emotionally, with a look of hating iron but not steel, and the picture is very contagious.

"Okay, brother, sit down first, if you keep standing, then I have to stand all the time, right?"

Li An smiled and raised his glass to accompany one.

"Ouch, I drank too much and went to sleep on the sofa."

Chen Fengxia's white eyes made everyone at the table laugh, Li An saw Li Fu sitting down, so he sat down.

He tapped his fingers on the table twice, and then opened his mouth.

"As I said back then, I can only say that I will do my best when it comes to my child's entrance examination. The key is that you all have to make a good decision. Once you set a direction, then go all out."

The dinner table gradually quieted down.

"The art test is very hard."

Li An sighed, "Can the child bear this hardship?"

Chen Fengxia: "Mr. Li, we, Li Zheng, don't think it's hard work to study, but we have also watched music learning this year as parents. We really put our heart into it. We have also had a good time with him these two days. We discussed it, and he said that he wanted to take the saxophone performance major of Rongcheng Conservatory of Music."

Li An nodded.

For a moment, "Okay, let him prepare well."

Chen Fengxia didn't understand Li An's meaning for a while, thinking that this is the end?
She glanced at Li Hua subconsciously, and seeing that Li Hua hadn't said a word, she asked, "According to what you said, how should he prepare next."

Hearing this question, Li An was puzzled for a moment, "Practice the musical instrument," and then said with a smile, "Hey, don't you think you should let him go to Rongcheng now?"

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, they really planned this way, thinking that when Li An returned to Rongcheng this time, they would send someone to take Li Zheng with them.

Unexpectedly, Li Zheng is not needed to go to Rongcheng now.

Ang Li: "His current major is too poor, at least he has to practice to a certain level before he can meet the teacher, otherwise the teacher can't accept him."

Li An's words were not expected by the few people. They always thought that this matter was too late, and Teacher Guan was urging them to go to Yanjing as soon as possible, but it turned out to be the opposite on Li An's side.

The crux of the problem is not here, even if it is such a thing, but without your uncle, is this difficult to handle?
Seeing the various expressions of the people at this table, Li An sighed with a smile.

"The art test market has changed in the past two years."

"In the past few years, there have been accidents in the music art examinations all over the country. You can check them all on the Internet, so now the teachers don't dare to be too blatant, especially the teachers of performance majors. Before accepting students, they pay more attention to the students' majors themselves. .”

"Otherwise, it will be troublesome to receive students with poor foundations. Besides, they don't lack students at all, so they don't have a certain foundation as a foundation. It doesn't make any sense to find a teacher now."

"Teacher Guan dares to give you a guarantee. Firstly, it is because musicology has low requirements for performance majors. Secondly, you can check it yourself. A music college recruits hundreds of people a year for musicology and music education. Let's look at the saxophone Recruit a few people for acting majors."

"but."

Li An paused, "Li Zheng has his own advantages, no matter whether he takes the Yanjing or Rongyuan exam, he is a candidate from outside the province, and candidates from outside the province usually have places outside the province."

Then, his voice changed again, "I just don't know if the policy will change this year."

After all, he lit a cigarette on his own, leaving time for everyone to think.

He was in no hurry tonight.

There is nothing to tangle with.

First of all, the money, this time he has to get it back with interest.

Second, it's not about money.

(End of this chapter)