Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 882 142. Giving or Receiving Gifts? What a Big Mistake

After making an appointment with the courier, Li An put down the phone.

He was rehearsing with the children in the experiment in the morning when the courier guy called and asked if he was at home, saying that there were a lot of large parcels arriving.

As soon as he heard the word "big item", he knew that the beef and mutton his father sent had arrived.

Li An: "Linlin, we're having a big dinner the day after tomorrow."

Xiaoche: "What feast? What did you buy, teacher?"

Li An kept the secret: "First, tell me, do you like beef or mutton?"

Xiaoche: "I like them all. I like tomato stewed beef brisket and cumin lamb."

Li An snapped his fingers and said, "Arrange it."

Xiaoche responded: "Teacher, did you buy meat?"

Li An: "Keep it a secret for now. I have something to do outside. Set your alarm and don't sleep in late."

After lunch, Li An called Xu Li, and then walked around the house while answering the phone.

As soon as the phone rang, he put on his shoes and went downstairs to help.

There were already seven white foam boxes placed at the door of the unit, and the guy was moving the eighth one from the car. There were also four boxes wrapped in yellow paper shells on the car.

"Teacher Li, you don't have to get involved. I'll do it."

There are so many boxes, and they are not light. How can Ang Lee feel comfortable carrying them?

"Let's do it together, quickly."

"Teacher Li, you are giving someone away."

"It's almost New Year's Day."

"understand."

With the help of Li An, the young man quickly moved the nine boxes upstairs.

Then Li An accompanied the young man downstairs to smoke a cigarette, "Xiao Liu, how long did you stop operating before the New Year?"

The guy said: "We will not accept orders on New Year's Eve, but we will resume normal operations on the fourth day of the New Year. However, Mr. Li, if you want to send cold and fresh products, it is best to do it in advance. There are too many orders before the New Year."

Li An nodded: "Okay, thank you."

Young man: "You're welcome. Mr. Li, you're busy. Please contact me directly."

Li An: "Ok ok, bye."

After returning upstairs, Li An took a photo and sent it to Chen Xuan: I asked, and then I will send it to my uncle and aunt on the 28th of the lunar year.

After putting down his phone, he quietly got busy. Fortunately, Xu Li went to the house today, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to deal with so many guys. He thought they would not arrive until tomorrow.

Li An found the foam box with a special mark and pushed it aside.

"Go away, go away."

After spending 80,000 yuan, Li An opened four boxes of wolfberries.

The remaining seven foam boxes do not need to be moved, as the contents inside are all the same, ten kilograms of beef and mutton each.

One serving of beef or mutton and two boxes of wolfberries for each family, that's it.

"teacher."

Suddenly, the sound of a car came from behind. Li An turned around and asked, "Did it wake you up?"

Xiaoche looked at the mess under the entrance and came over to help: "I couldn't sleep either. Teacher, you bought a lot."

"This is our box," Li An kicked the foam box at his feet, "The rest are for giving away."

Xiaoche was surprised: "So many, all given away!"

Li An smiled: "Yeah, yours is also in there."

Ah this "Teacher, no, not so much."

"It's not for you, why are you being so polite?"

"Forehead."

"And I think these things can only be used to their greatest value when they are in your home."

"hey-hey!"

Li An: "Don't clean it up. I'll have to take it down when I get back, and it will be all over the floor again. Clean it up and get ready for school."

Xiaoche: "Teacher, don't we freeze the meat in the refrigerator now?"

Li An: "They are all sealed and frozen before delivery. There are also ice packs inside. It's fine to leave them for an afternoon."

Xiaoche: "Oh, then teacher, will you come back for dinner tonight?"

Li An: "That's not necessarily true. How about this, you can solve it yourself after school and don't worry about me."

After a while, Xu Li drove the car to the door of the unit.

Xiaoche helped Li Ang carry two boxes downstairs, and Xu Li also lent a hand when she saw this.

"Just go to school, and don't worry about the rest."

"Goodbye, teacher. Goodbye, Aunt Xu."

"Goodbye, Linlin."

After the car left, Xu Li helped Li An carry two more boxes down, "How much did you buy?"

"We shouldn't have moved all of them up there," Li An put the boxes down and put his hands on his waist, "No one should be left out."

After a pause, he said, "How about the two houses in Mansion No. 7? They look good in the photos."

Xu Li: "It's OK, it's clean, and the price is right. I contacted another one on 58 this afternoon. I'll compare them."

Li An thought for a moment and said, "Is it okay to retest on the upper and lower floors?"

Xu Li: "No problem, the upper and lower floors are completely separated. As soon as you enter the door, there are stairs and a security door downstairs. There is also a security door upstairs. The landlord rents them separately. There are independent kitchens and bathrooms. Don't worry."

Li An nodded: "Okay."

Xu Li: "All the apartments nearby are large, so it's not suitable for living alone."

Li An: "Yes, I also watched it on the subway this afternoon."

Xu Li: "Let's go too, let's get started."

Li An: "What time do you have an appointment to view the house this afternoon?"

Xu Li: "Three thirty."

Li An: "There's still enough time. I can deliver it to Uncle Xu first. I'll stop by my teacher's place and get one. Then you can take me back and go to see the house. I'll continue delivering. All these things must be delivered today."

Xu Li: "Let's go first."

The two of them went to Xiaohu's grandfather's house first. Old Man Xu smiled from ear to ear when he saw these things. Xiaohu's grandmother insisted on keeping Li An for dinner in the afternoon.

Li An didn't have the time. "Thank you, Auntie. I'm really busy today. I'll definitely come and try your cooking some other day."

Grandma Xiaohu: "New Year's Day, do you have time on New Year's Day?"

Xu Li: "Mom."

Grandpa Xiaohu: "Teacher Li, if you have time on New Year's Day, come and have a simple meal. Grandma Xiaohu's dumplings are the best."

Xiaohu's grandmother: "That's what I mean. Come when you are free, just don't let it interfere with your work."

Li An: "Thank you, uncle and aunt. I will definitely come to have a meal during the three-day New Year's Day holiday."

Grandma Xiaohu: "Okay."

At this time, Xiaohu's grandfather brought two boxes of tea. Li An waved his hand and said, "Uncle, what are you doing? Don't do that."

Grandpa Xiaohu: "My comrade-in-arms sent me this at the beginning of the month. He sends me tea at the end of every year. This tea is a specialty of his place. You can't buy the authentic tea anywhere else. Xiaohu said you like Longjing tea, so you must take this back and try it."

Grandma Xiaohu: "Take it, take it."

Li An could only obey, "Thank you, Uncle Xu."

When Li An came out of Xiaohu's grandfather's house, carrying two boxes of tea, he felt really embarrassed. You said he came to deliver something, but when he left, he was carrying things.

"My dad's room is almost full of tea leaves, so you can just help him digest them. It's just right that you'll be going to Teacher Wei's place later." Li An: "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate."

As he was talking, Li An saw Xu Li stop, "What's wrong, Sister Xu?"

Xu Li: "I'll go up and stay with them for a while. I'll drive my dad's car away. Do you have the keys?"

Li An nodded and said nothing more: "If you think the house is suitable, just decide. I will transfer the money to you."

Xu Li: "Go through the school's finance department."

Li An: “Yes.”
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Li An drove all the way from Xiaohu's grandfather's house to Rongyuan, and made a phone call in advance on the way.

Lao Wei was teaching a class and his teacher's wife was at home, so he moved his things upstairs by himself.

He happened to be here today, so he consulted Liang Huilan about the two musical instruments that Chen Xuan mentioned and explained the reasons.

Liang Huilan asked Li An to go ahead and do his work. She did know a lot about these two instruments, as they were both southwestern folk wind instruments that were almost lost. But she also had to find someone specifically to ask for some information.

"Thank you, Master. I'll go first. If you have any letters, please let me know."

"and many more."

"Don't, Master's wife."

"Take it, take it. Your teacher will just watch you envious if you leave it at home. Your brother-in-law doesn't drink. Hurry up."

"Hey, thank you, Master."

"Come and have dinner on New Year's Day, go ahead."

Before New Year's Day, Ang Lee felt that everything had been arranged for him.

Is he really popular among middle-aged and elderly people?
Thinking about this problem all the way, Li An drove home to stock up on new goods and prepare to go to the next two stores.

After fastening his seat belt in the driver's seat, he called Fang Yongbo, "Hey, Brother Bo."

Fang Yongbo smiled as soon as he answered the phone: "I was just about to call you this afternoon."

Li An heard: "Has the time for the second prize been set?"

Fang Yongbo: "Number 5, Number 6, what's wrong with you? Do you have any new ideas?"

Li An: "I don't have any idea. My family sent me some beef and mutton. Is anyone home right now? I'll send it to you."

Fang Yongbo: "Well, my blood lipids are high."

Li An: "The meat is for my sister-in-law. You just need to be a vegetarian these days."

Fang Yongbo laughed and scolded: "Sincerely, right? Come on, I'm at home, why are you here?"

Li An: "Drive."

Fang Yongbo: “It’s pretty fast.”

Li An: "No, it's a friend's car."

According to the address sent by Fang Yongbo, Li An arrived at Fang Yongbo's community half an hour later.

Five minutes ahead, Yongbo was already waiting in the underground garage.

Three minutes later, Li An finally parked the car in Fang Yongbo's parking space.

"Excuse me, excuse me."

“The technology really needs to be improved.”

Watching Ang Lee park the car was really a torture. Fang Yongbo was so anxious that he wanted Ang Lee to get out and get in himself.

"We have to give the newbie some time," Li An opened the trunk and said, "Brother Bo, please move aside," and then he took out a huge white foam box.

"So many." Before Fang Yongbo finished speaking, Li An took out four more gift boxes. "What are these? Forget it, Li An. I appreciate your kindness."

"This stuff is just right for your age," Li An handed the four boxes in his hand to Fang Yongbo, "You need to replenish it."

What to supplement? Fang Yongbo was puzzled. He picked up the box and took a look. His mouth opened wide. "Wow, I know black wolfberry. It's a good thing, but the yield is very low."

"You're right, there's a joke in our place," Li An closed the trunk, turned around and said with a smile: "If a man eats too much, a woman can't stand it, and if a woman eats too much, a man can't stand it."

You can't usually tell that Fang Yongbo is smiling in his heart, but Ang Lee also has his own jokes.

Li An: "Then someone asked, why don't you grow more of such a good thing?"

Fang Yongbo: “Yes.”

Lee Ang: "The land can't bear too much planting."

Fang Yongbo: "Hahahaha, let's go upstairs and talk."

The two exchanged work progress, and Fang Yongbo made some detailed adjustments to the band based on the situation of the last rehearsal.

As Ang Lee said on the phone, he currently has no new ideas for the orchestral ensemble part, but he suggested some changes that could be made to the individual cadenza sections.

Afterwards, the two of them came to Fang Yongbo's study, and Ang Lee described his changes in music through live performance. After listening to it, Fang Yongbo did not immediately give a good or bad evaluation.

moment, "a little adventurous."

Ang Lee probably guessed that Fang Yongbo would say this. To be honest, as a performer himself, he also felt it was a bit risky.

The modified cadenza can be said to have completely changed the color of the first movement, which in turn involves the connection between subsequent movements.

"These are all trivial matters." Fang Yongbo said directly.

Li An nodded: "I understand."

Indeed, for Fang Yongbo and Guangjiao, things on the score are trivial.

Ang Lee knew that the risk Fang Yongbo mentioned was whether the final effect would be better than the Yicai version.

This is no small show.

If things go wrong, someone has to take the blame. Looking down from above, the person who takes the blame is naturally not Ang Lee, because Ang Lee has no influence at all.

From Fang Yongbo's perspective, this was another performance where he could only win and not lose.

So after comprehensive consideration, Ang Lee only suggested that there were some areas that could be modified in the climax, instead of asking Fang Yongbo to follow his ideas.

In fact, Yicai’s performance was already very good.

"How sure are you?"

If you ask Ang Lee how confident he is, he can only say five points.

"I took a week off from this piece some time ago, and didn't think about anything during that time. Maybe I had complicated some simple issues before, so I wanted to free myself up. Then when I touched it again these two days, it just came out on its own, just like what you heard just now. To be honest, I'm not sure if they have any specific expressions, but from my personal aesthetic point of view, I think they are very sincere."

Fang Yongbo smiled: "So you finally handed the problem to me."

Ang Lee: "No, no, Bo, I know the nature of this performance. I personally prefer the Yicai version. It's just a private discussion between you and me. I also consulted with old Charlie a while ago. He told me a lot. I'm still digesting it now."

Fang Yongbo: “Emotions.”

Ang Lee: "Yes, he thought my emotions came to the forefront of my performance. I felt that was true at the time. Of course, I haven't changed my opinion now when I listen to it again. I can only say that according to our design, I must move the cadenza a little forward. I believe I can make it more fitting in the next rehearsal."

Fang Yongbo sighed: "You really have to make some sacrifices here."

Ang Lee laughed: "No part of this work was sacrificed in vain. Let's go back to the definition we gave to this work at the beginning. First of all, it is a symphony, and then a concerto. If we reverse it now, I'm afraid it won't be a matter of risk."

Fang Yongbo pondered for a moment, "The original plan remains unchanged. As for the changes to the piano cadenza, we will discuss it next week after seeing the live effect. There is still time."

Ang Lee: "Okay."

Fang Yongbo: "Don't put pressure on yourself, just practice according to your recent condition."

Li An: "I understand. Don't worry."

Fang Yongbo: "Then we will set off in the evening of the 4th, you adjust the time."

Li An: "Brother Bo, I want to bring a student to sit in on this rehearsal."

Fang Yongbo immediately thought of the car, "Okay, the child will have finished the exam by then, right?"

Li An: "No, their school's date is January 1th."

Fang Yongbo: "Will that hinder the children's studies?"

Li An: "It's just two days. Let him bring his textbooks and homework. It's not a big problem. The main thing is that this kind of opportunity is rare. I want to help him broaden his horizons and learn from you."

Fang Yongbo waved his hand: "She doesn't need to learn from anyone, she can figure out the trick just by sitting there and watching. To be honest, I've never seen such a smart girl."

Ang Lee: "."