My girlfriend is only cute

Chapter 246 Art Festival (7)

The arrival of change and growth is always silent. On an inconspicuous day, at a moment when I didn't realize it, the past self is like the shell that Cicada has shed, staying in place forever. And the new self will move into the future with a new look.

When exactly did it start?
When he left the colorful tent area, dusk had already faded away. Across the school road, the classrooms in the teaching building in front lit up with white lights. Qin Mengde stepped on the steps and walked out of the playground.

Walking with Chen Xiuqin in the school road filled with youthful vitality, he suddenly had this question.

"Xiao Evil, this school is quite grand. We had never had such fun activities at that time."

Chen Xiuqin, who was holding Qin Mengde's arm and looking around at the students with sparkling eyes, suddenly sighed.

Because she is a fashion designer by profession, Chen Xiuqin always needs to be constantly exposed to new things to understand the preferences and fashion styles of contemporary young people.

In addition, she is a lover, and her married life with Qin Mengde has always been very happy.

Therefore, this old mother, who is in her forties, can easily be affected by the vigorous atmosphere in the school, and her whole mentality becomes younger.

When walking beside Qin Mengde, he looked like a little girl.

Normally, Qin Mengde would have followed her words and experienced this moment of beautiful youth with her, but he was thinking about something now, so he just nodded lightly and said yes.

After walking for a while in silence, only Chen Xiuqin was chirping and pulling Qin Mengde to look here and there, as if she wasn't tired of it at all after walking around for three days.

Passing students cast curious glances at this super-good-looking middle-aged couple from time to time, among them were Jinyutan and Huohuan who had been shown off by Qin Shi'e and Chi Yuluo during the day.

When they saw Qin Mengde and Chen Xiuqin, the young girl who was closing the stall was inexplicably startled. The familiarity and similar configuration made them unconsciously squeeze a lemon in their minds.

When Qin Mengde and Chen Xiuqin disappeared from the door leading to the interior of the auditorium, they both came to their senses at the same time. In this hot weather, there was actually a hint of coolness passing over the back of their necks.

That's outrageous. Those two are uncles and aunts. How could I eat such expired dog food? !
Such complaints burst out in their hearts at the same time. They put down the things in their hands and began to sigh. Then the boy and girl looked up at each other at the same time, blinking, not knowing why.

"Uh, I remember you are Siyun from Class [-], right?" The young man in charge of the ring stall looked a little embarrassed. He would have just turned his head and continued with the work at hand, but there was a force pulling him from somewhere. Talk to him.

The girl in charge of fishing the goldfish stall moved her lips a few times, as if she was a little nervous. She just didn't realize it just now, and she didn't mean to stare at the young man. But now that the other party has spoken, out of politeness, she has no choice but to respond, " .Um."

They looked at each other for a while, and this time it was the girl who spoke first.

Through the dim night and the dim light cast from the teaching building behind her, she seemed to remember something.

"I, I seem to have seen you somewhere. Are you Li Yi from Class [-]?"

"Yes, I was right next to you on the test papers for the mid-term exam."

"That's it, haha."

"After closing the stalls later, do you want to go to the auditorium to watch a performance?" The boy extended an invitation, and after a while he said, "I heard there is a band performing tonight, which feels quite novel."

After a period of silence, just when the boy thought he was about to be rejected, the introverted and timid girl nodded and said in a voice as loud as a mosquito, "Okay, okay."

In the front hall of the auditorium, students in twos and threes wearing different school uniforms line up to fill out the form at the entrance of the auditorium hall. Those who complete the form will get an admission ticket to enter the auditorium hall to watch the performance.

The number of daily tickets issued is limited. Fortunately, with Qin Shie as an insider, Qin Mengde and Chen Xiuqin do not need to queue up to receive tickets.

After registering her identity information at the entrance, Chen Xiuqin hung her bag on Qin Mengde's shoulder and ran to the door alone to contact Xu Sangning and Weiweizi on her mobile phone.

Qin Mengde stood in the hall, with a thoughtful expression on his face. He looked down at his watch, and then glanced at the entrance of the auditorium. He also walked out of the other door.

The slightly hot night wind swept through the green belt, picking up a burst of soil mixed with the fragrance of flowers and plants, blowing the corners of Qin Mengde's clothes. Chen Xiuqin was talking on the phone in a low voice not far from him, and would look at him with a smile from time to time.

It's so rare to be able to chat with that damn girl for so long and still laugh. Facing Chen Xiuqin's smile, Qin Mengde frowned, seeming a little amused but helpless.

Ever since Chen Xiuqin came back during the Chinese New Year, she seems to have become a little different, and her relationship with the two juniors has become visibly closer.

Qin Mengde didn't know why this was, or he wasn't interested in knowing. All he knew was that the people around him seemed to be changing, and even his closest wife was different from before.

He didn't like this change and always felt that everything was slowly getting out of his control.

Qin Mengde is a person who likes to be content with the status quo. He hates facing the unknowns in the future, as if the arrival of those unknowns will make him lose something important, so he will always manage everything well to ensure that they can be together. constant.

Unfortunately, this morbid idea finally broke.

He cannot resist change. Even if he thinks he is managing all aspects of his life well, changes are happening all the time.

The originally obedient son will rebel against him for the things he loves.

His wife, who was originally obedient and obedient, seemed to pay more and more attention to his relationship with his children.

What about me.

Not knowing what he was going to do at the door, Qin Mengde stared at the night scene of the campus shrouded in lively lights in boredom. As his heart was ups and downs, he took out his mobile phone and looked through the chat history with Qin Shie.

Trying to find the real reason for the change in his son.

Yes, even if many facts are in front of him, Qin Mengde still thinks that Qin Shie just wants to attract the attention of him and Chen Xiuqin. After all, this child has been like this since he was a child.

Chen Xiuqin finished her phone call. After a while, when she looked up at Qin Mengde again, she found that his face was a little more sad.

Qin Mengde didn't notice that Chen Xiuqin had quietly walked next to him, and was still scrolling up the chat history with Qin Shie word by word.

"Hey, can you still see the records of 21 years?"

After briefly glancing at Qin Mengde's phone, Chen Xiuqin made a surprised sound.

Only then did Qin Mengde notice her, and said a little embarrassedly, "Well, haven't I been video chatting with him all the time? It doesn't matter."

"You don't often show up during video calls. I always thought you two communicated in private."

After all, Qin Mengde always behaved as if he knew Qin Shie very well, so Chen Xiuqin had this illusion.

At first, I thought this man just had a patriarchal personality and was strict with his children, but I didn’t expect that he really wasn’t familiar with his son.

But Chen Xiuqin didn't have the qualifications to say that, and her concern for Qin Shi'e only gradually increased recently.

The only difference between her and Qin Mengde in the past was that she would make regular video calls, just like inspecting work, and go through a process to ask about Qin Shie's recent life.

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Chen Xiuqin stopped talking and opened her lips a few times. The pupils staring at Qin Mengde's face were a little blurry, as if she was thinking about something. Qin Mengde ignored her and continued to look through the chat history.

He was still sure that Qin Shiye wanted to attract their attention. This idea went all the way to nothing. When he couldn't find anything in the chat history, he went to check Qin Shiye's circle of friends.

Originally, he wanted to look for clues through Chi Yuluo's circle of friends, but he found that he seemed to have forgotten to add the little girl as a friend.

Qin Mengde's brows suddenly jumped when he thought of this girl who had always been rejected by him as an outsider and left in the corner of his memory.

Really, I have obviously agreed to their relationship, why am I still struggling here.

This rare upset made Qin Mengde, who had always been steady, even more irritable.

This overflowing emotion also affected Chen Xiuqin, who had been looking at him. Her pupils refocused and a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, thinking that this boss still has the same donkey temper even though he is young.

"Ouch, why are Ning Ning here so late? Xiao Evil's performance is about to start."

Chen Xiuqin fanned the wind with her hand, and looked at the band poster beside her.

At this moment, Qin Mengde said in a daze, "Honey, it seems that Xiaoxie has always been very attached to us before, and he has never contradicted or disobeyed us, right?"

"Hey Lao Qin, how long has it been since you played the piano for me?" Chen Xiuqin answered the question inappropriately.

Qin Mengde was stunned for two seconds and replied incomprehensibly, "Nine or ten years?"

He couldn't remember either.

This answer was expected by Chen Xiuqin, and she gave the correct answer, "It's been 12 years. The last time you touched the piano was when we were buying a new home abroad. I asked if I should buy a piano and go back."

"Oh"

"Oh what, you told me before that you wanted to form a band, and when the band becomes popular, let me be your exclusive manager." Chen Xiuqin patted Qin Mengde's arm angrily.

This soft palm did not make Qin Mengde feel any pain, he only felt a gust of wind blowing into a dusty corner of his heart.

"Wait, that's not what I'm asking."

"Ah, what do you want to ask?"

"." Qin Mengde stopped talking. The words came to his throat but he couldn't say them out.

Xu Sangning and others arrived. After a brief greeting, they entered the auditorium first.

It is now past seven o'clock in the evening, and there are not as many students on the campus road in the playground as there were during the day. Only some people who have no plans to go to the auditorium to watch the performance are still walking around there, or continuing to visit the stalls that they have not finished playing during the day.

The host's voice came from the auditorium behind him, hazy.

Chen Xiuqin took off the bag from Qin Mengde's shoulder and took his arm again, "Let's go, don't think too much. If you have anything to do, it would be better to sit down and talk with Xiao Evil later than anything else."

"How about you go first?" Qin Mengde still wanted to stay alone outside for a while.

But Chen Xiuqin interrupted him before he could finish his words, "I will not allow our son to prepare such a performance with so much care. As a father, you are absent. If you keep messing around like this, I will isolate you with the little evil." !”

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In front of Qin Mengde, Chen Xiuqin can act coquettishly regardless of her age. This is her privilege.

This trick worked really well for Qin Mengde. Once he heard that his wife was ignoring him, no matter how many thoughts and distractions he had in his heart, he had to put everything back at this moment.

After a moment of confrontation, Qin Mengde was half-pulled into the auditorium by Chen Xiuqin.

The dark auditorium was crowded with people. On the stage, two supporters, a man and a woman, stood in front of the red curtain and spoke the usual lines.

There are still about 5 minutes left before Qin Shie and his band's performance starts. If only the two host classmates could stop talking nonsense.

The audience in the audience obviously had no interest in these official speeches, and they each chatted about their own things in low voices.

"This way."

In the first row of seats facing the stage, Xu Sangning half-turned to wave to Qin Mengde and Chen Xiuqin who were coming down the steps, and said hello in a low voice. The two empty seats next to her were reserved for them.

As the two of them sat down, Weiweizi, who was sitting on Xu Sangning's left hand side, immediately half-bent over, facing the two of them with a smile and said, "Uncle, uncle, I heard that you used to play in a band, right?"

Weiweizi was not actually curious about Qin Mengde's past, she just wanted to make fun of this guy.

Weiweizi couldn't hide her excitement at the thought that a stubborn middle-aged man who had given up his ideals might be moved to show an interesting expression when he saw his son inheriting the mantle of his youth.

Xu Sangning rolled her eyes at her, but there was a dangerous arc lurking in the corner of her mouth. She didn't want to stop Weiweizi's bad taste today. Those who bully her brother must be prepared to be bullied by them.

Qin Mengde was too lazy to pay attention to these two people. He kept staring at the closed curtain and said "Huh" and said nothing more.

On the contrary, Chen Xiuqin got excited and told Xu Sangning, Wei Weizi and their friends Qin Shie and Chi Yuluo who were invited to sit in the front row about Qin Mengde's past playing in a band. By the way, she also mentioned her love affair with Qin Mengde.

Contrary to the gossipy atmosphere outside, over the shoulders of the two host classmates and through the closed curtain, four boys and girls were making final adjustments to their instruments.

"Old, old, old, old Qin, let's start later, the opening speech is, Chi Yuluo said, right, when you introduce me, we, should, shouldn't we say, say, talk, right?"

Duan Xiaocheng, a big boy sitting behind the drum set and holding two drum sticks against his thighs, stuttered inexplicably. After saying this, he raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, as if Looking nervous to death.

Standing obliquely in front of him, Chi Yuluo, who warmed up to the microphone with his hands on his cheeks like Xita, turned around curiously and looked at him. The little girl was also nervous at first, but seeing this guy's appearance , she suddenly felt that she was okay.

"If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, just show off your drumming skills. Don't you usually play a melody like a Western cowboy when you're on the mic?" Qin Shi'e didn't turn his head, but looked sideways at Duan Xiaocheng.

Gao Wen, who was closest to Duan Xiaocheng, rolled her eyes, and when Qin Shi'e finished speaking, she continued, "Don't shake, you are not as calm as someone who is so big, you are not ashamed."

After getting closer to Duan Xiaocheng again, Gao Wen not only did not resist revealing her true face, but also used her severe mama-sang personality on Duan Xiaocheng as if she had added an increasing buff.

Duan Xiaocheng swallowed, worried about being disliked by Gao Wen. He took a few deep breaths to suppress the tremor in his heart that was like a mountain collapsing.

"Squad monitor, I'm actually a little nervous too."

Listening to Gao Wen educating Duan Xiao Cheng, Chi Yuluo, who had been warming up quietly, also spoke up. She first glanced at Qin Shi'e, who was tuning the bass, then turned her head to meet Gao Wen's gaze and muttered
"If I make a mistake, I always feel sorry for everyone. We have worked so hard to rehearse until today."

Chi Yuluo's voice became smaller and smaller, and her little head drooped, looking at her slightly heaving chest, she was even able to isolate the noisy voices outside the curtain, and heard her heavy breathing.

After finishing speaking, Chi Yuluo smiled awkwardly and turned around. Gao Wen was about to comfort her. When she caught a glimpse of Qin Shi'e who was about to speak, she immediately stopped talking and took on the responsibility of comforting the little girl. handed it to him. "Luoluo."

"Ah?" Chi Yuluo raised his head when he heard the sound and blinked.

"The so-called live house, it is this uncertainty that is the highlight." Qin Shie said.

"Yes, is it?"

Chi Yuluo was doubtful, but she felt that she had vowed to Qin Shie before taking the stage that she was not afraid or nervous. Now that she was like this, she was a little ashamed and did not dare to say anything more or ask Qin Shie for continued comfort.

And it has come to this point. Chi Yuluo has to do it even if he can't do it. People are forced to come out.

Maybe the things that are stressful now will be pushed forward by the atmosphere of public attention when they are actually faced by the audience, and you will be able to say what you have to say naturally.

Chi Yuluo said 'hmm' and nodded vigorously, indicating that he understood and encouraged himself at the same time.

"How about I go get a bottle of wine, and you can do like Sister Juli and spray wine at the audience in the front row while raising your middle finger to insult them?" Qin Shi'e suggested.

"Ai?"

Chi Yuluo rarely showed the disgusted expression she had when they first met, but it was not directed at Qin Shie, but because she imagined herself after doing that.

Because Chi Yuluo knew how much she drank, she knew that she would do stupid things if she drank.

If she really did this now, and someone would help her remember it, she would probably explode in embarrassment.

"But you may not be able to step on their faces. Our stage is still a certain distance from the front row seats, but you can jump down with your guitar and hit them."

Qin Shie was still giving her advice seriously.

Chi Yuluo didn't know whether he heard it or not, but Duan Xiaocheng behind him nodded his head loudly, his wise eyes flashing "So it can still be like this", and then he was woken up by Gao Wen with a coin.

The coin landed on the drum, making a dull 'dong' sound, which brought back the thoughts of those present.

Because the sound was connected, people outside the curtain naturally heard the sound. Everyone in the audience turned their attention to the stage, and the host's speech resumed after a brief pause.

"Then, please enjoy the last program of this three-school performance, the live performance by the Ring Band!"

The cheers passed through the curtain and reached the ears of the four people.

Chi Yuluo came back to his senses, took a long breath, and seemed to spit out the messy thoughts and nervousness just now.

Then she exchanged glances with Qin Shie, smiled slightly, and mouthed silently, "Leave it to me."

Qin Shi'e returned a smile, looked around at the three members of the band, and pointed forward.

The big red curtain started from a deep gap in the middle and slowly opened to both sides of the stage.

It's like unboxing a long-awaited gift, or peeling off the coat of an unripe grapefruit.

The cheers became clearer after the curtain was completely lifted.

The light slanted from the stage illuminated the faces of the audience in the front row, and finally left a dividing line somewhere, and the originally dark place behind the dividing line became dim.

Everyone was holding two light sticks received from the teacher in charge of the scene, specially used to add atmosphere to the final performance.

"Old Qin—"

"Cheng'er!"

"Come on Luoluo~"

At this time, a small number of friends who knew the four people were waving light sticks gently. Among the noise in the whole place, only their voices were so abrupt and clearly reached the ears of the four people in the place.

Chi Yuluo's stiff smile softened, and she managed to squeeze out a trace of calmness, waving to She Shiying and the others in the front row.

Qin Shie held his breath and concentrated, looking down at Qin Mengde in the audience. The voice of the Student Council President Wang Jie came from the Bluetooth headset on one side.

"It's time to start."

Chi Yuluo, who also received the instruction, bit the dead skin on his lips, pursed his lips and let out a breath from his small nose. The rise and fall of his chest subsided. After pondering for a moment, Chi Yuluo raised his hand and lowered the microphone standing in front of him. Lips.

"Um"

The girl's clear and sweet voice came out of the speakers surrounding the field, and the noise in the audience gradually became quiet.

Everyone's eyes turned to the owner of the voice. Qin Mengde, who was looking at Qin Shi'e as if he was competing with each other, could not help but turn his eyes to Chi Yuluo.

"that."

Chi Yuluo's heart skipped a beat when she received so many gazes at once. The packed audience was reflected in her trembling pupils.

This is much bigger than the top ten singers last time.

And the degree of importance is also different. Last time it was Chi Yuluo's solo show, but this time it is related to the reputation of the entire band.

【Luoluo. 】

Keenly catching this moment of hesitation, Qin Shie turned his head slightly and looked at Chi Yuluo's side face calmly.

【You can do it. 】

If you have worked hard to get to where you are today, Qin Shie firmly believes in this.

As someone who has always watched the little girl grow up or promoted her growth, Qin Shi'e may have been worried and worried, but he never doubted it.

[Didn’t you say that I would rely on you? Didn’t you say that I would leave it to you? 】

[Don't be afraid, I'm here. 】

Chi Yuluo swallowed, moved his eyes in a strange way, and caught a glimpse of Qin Shi'e looking at him from the corner of his eye.

This second seemed to be stretched out for a long time.

She didn't know whether it was Qin Shie's gaze that gave her courage, or whether the words Qin Shie said in his heart were really conveyed to her.

In just an instant, Chi Yuluo was completely different.

"Welcome to our Ring Band's first performance."

Her voice was less sweet and weak, and more sharp and confident.

It made Qin Shie feel that her current state was like being alone with herself instead of facing a sea of ​​people.

The energetic voice was like a natural catalyst for the atmosphere, and everyone who was originally a little relaxed gradually became more interested.

"Usually we have performed street performances outside the school, but we haven't performed officially yet. If you listen to our band today and think you like our band, welcome to follow our pink software account!"

"Just search for the Ring band, and we will upload information about the band and performance schedule from time to time!"

After the words fell, the opening remarks were finally over. There were scattered audience members in the audience who found their mobile phones and started searching.

"Wait a minute, where did we get the pink software account?" Qin Shie was the first to react and picked up on Chi Yuluo's joke.

Chi Yuluo showed a mischievous smile, stuck out her tongue and said, "Yeah, I won't create an account until after this performance. If this performance goes well, hey?"

The inexplicable little joke once again raised the atmosphere of the scene. The belated audience sneered, and even Qin Mengde raised his lips slightly.

Qin Shie and Chi Yuluo looked at each other and communicated with each other with their eyes.

Chi Yuluo: [How about it? Isn’t this joke very interesting? 】

Qin Shi'e: [What if I don't answer your words? ! 】

Chi Yuluo: [No, even if you don't catch it right away, Xiao Xie, who senses something is wrong in the atmosphere, will save me quickly. 】

Qin Shi'e: [. You just trust me that much. 】

Chi Yuluo: [Besides, it doesn’t matter if you didn’t catch or save the game. Didn’t you say that uncertainty is the highlight of livehouse, hehe. 】

Qin Shie: [It’s better not to play in such a dangerous way next time. Wait, what does your look mean?You haven't had enough fun yet, right? ! 】

Chi Yuluo turned her head and ignored Qin Shie.

Then she introduced the other members of the band in turn.

The round of bass performances ended, Qin Shie introduced himself, and finally it was Chi Yuluo's turn.

"Ahem." Chi Yuluo cleared her throat a little pretentiously. She seemed to have completely adapted to this crowded situation. She felt very comfortable and seemed to have let herself go.

This subtle change made Qin Shie suddenly uneasy. He didn't even know what shocking move Chi Yuluo would make next.

But there was no need to worry too much. Qin Shie moved his gaze away from Chi Yuluo's soft side face bathed in the light, and glanced at the first row of the auditorium closest to them.

Not only were Qin Shie's parents sitting there, Hu Wanyang and her aunt were also there.

No matter what, Chi Yuluo shouldn't be so bold as to do anything outrageous or make explosive remarks in front of these adults.

Qin Shihe didn't even dare to do it.

However, Qin Shiye seemed to have underestimated Chi Yuluo who was in good condition.

You know, the little girl is very brave.

Chi Yuluo's eyes were smiling, and after brewing for a moment, a slight blush appeared on his cheeks, which complemented the colorful beam of light above his head, as if a spotlight was surrounding it.

She is the only protagonist at this moment.

Unlike others who introduced their skills first and then showed off their skills, Chi Yuluo coughed twice first and then started showing off his skills.

The melody of the guitar fell into nothingness, and there was silence for a moment. Chi Yuluo's red lips slightly opened, as if he was announcing something.
"I'm the fiancée of our band's guitarist, vocalist, and bassist!"

".?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the audience was stunned for two seconds, and there was a slight voice asking who the bass player was, and then everyone reacted quickly, turning their attention to the bass player who had finished the introduction before Chi Yuluo The Qin world is evil.

Qin Shie raised his brows and glanced sideways at Chi Yuluo. Chi Yuluo responded to him out of the corner of his eye. This time the two of them did not make eye contact.

After introducing himself, Chi Yuluo said to the audience.

"Then, please allow us to bring you the first song of the day——"

Not only Qin Shie, she also didn't give anyone else time to think.

Like an elf who is good at playing pranks, he rushes to climax the atmosphere after dropping a bombshell.

The performance started, and Qin Shi'e sighed as if there was nothing he could do to her. Except for the slight surprise at the beginning, now that he had calmed down, all that was left in his heart was sweetness.

But the parents in the audience didn't seem as happy as Qin Shie, with different expressions on their faces.

Hu Wanyang and her aunt, who had been getting along with the two juniors for a long time, just shook their heads angrily and amusedly. It seemed that at most they would only accuse Chi Yuluo of not paying attention to the occasion, and what if they made Qin Shie embarrassed.

The first thing Chen Xiuqin thought of was not to comment on Chi Yuluo's behavior, but to turn around and want to appease Qin Mengde, fearing that he would be angry.

But Qin Mengde still had that poker face. No one knew what he was actually thinking. He just looked at the people on the stage, as if he was listening to the performance carefully.

Are you planning to settle accounts in the future?

After all, Qin Mengde is very careful about his image in front of outsiders.

In short, no matter what happened, Qin Shi'e didn't bother to worry about it at such an important moment.

Chi Yuluo's ethereal singing that penetrated the accompaniment echoed in his ears, and his fingertips continued to fiddle with the bass sound wall that complemented the guitar. Qin Shie looked at Qin Mengde, his eyes slightly lowered.

Luoluo has completed her growth.

So, next is me.

(End of this chapter)