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Chapter 533 Chapter 532 Learning Piano

"Wow! This is so delicious made by my brother-in-law!" The little commander would also be hungry, so he went home to eat on time at noon. When he got home and saw the hawthorn strips, he took a tentative bite and couldn't stop.

"What? Couldn't I have done it?" Student Wang raised his face proudly, as he did have a part to play in this.

"Wow! Sister, you are so awesome! Did your brother-in-law teach you this?" In Wang Jingmin's impression, his sister is the "big devil" in the family and never does such things. He was quite surprised to hear his sister say this.

"You don't have to say the last sentence." Xiao Wang rolled his eyes at his brother. He couldn't learn it by himself, so he must have someone to teach him.

"Hehe." Wang Jingmin stopped talking back and ate one stick after another, not forgetting to give two to his second sister, because he knew that he had a very important position as the "younger brother" in the family.

"Stop eating, it's time to eat." Ye Zhijuan brought out two steamed buns from the kitchen.

With the cornmeal brought back by her son-in-law from Northeast China, the family was no longer so strict about rationing, but the children didn't like cornmeal very much, so Ye Zhijuan asked the canteen chef for advice and made this staple food.

I heard from the canteen chef that many people in the city eat this way now, and it can be said that they are catching up with the trend.

When their mother spoke, the three little ones dared not disobey and washed their hands before eating.

"Sister, did your brother-in-law teach you how to cook? Although not as good as your brother-in-law, but... well, not bad." Wang Jingmin took a bite and felt that it was not like his biological mother's cooking.

"What's the matter? Are you complaining that my cooking is not tasty again?" Ye Zhijuan could tell that he was secretly saying that her cooking was not tasty.

"No! I just think this dish is a little different from your usual style. No matter how you cook it, I like it." Since it was not made by his sister, it must have been made by his biological mother. In order to express that he was not lying, Wang Jingmin took another big bite and put it into his mouth.

Wang Jingying watched with a smile on her face, without reminding her brother that he had failed to guess correctly twice today, and she was waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

"This was done by your aunt Gao. Don't go over and make trouble next time." To Wang Jingying's disappointment, her biological mother had no intention of pursuing the matter.

"Oh, it's the bride. Then Mr. Gao is in for a treat." Wang Jingmin said suddenly.

"So you didn't listen to a word I said? Our mom told you not to make a fuss." Classmate Wang glared at her brother. She told her mother about the children making a fuss, but her mother didn't approve of it, as it easily gave people the impression that the child had no manners.

"Okay! I promise XXX that I will never make trouble for Aunt Gao again." The little commander did not dare to disobey his mother and sister's "iron" will.

"Wenwen, Yingying and Fengzhen are about to have their vacation. I have found a piano teacher from the music conservatory and plan to let them study together. It's a bit far over there, so you can go back and discuss it with your mother-in-law. Let Fengzhen come and stay for a while, so that they can have company when they go to and from school." While eating, Ye Zhijuan remembered something and explained it to her daughter.

"Okay, mom is the best!" When Wang heard this, his face lit up with joy. His mother was helping him to gain face in front of her husband's family.

Wang Jingmin was concentrating on eating, not daring to make a sound, for fear that his mother would ask a teacher to give him extra lessons.

During the winter vacation, my mother has to go to work, my eldest sister also has to go to work, and my second sister has to learn piano. I am the only one left at home, and no one bullies me. It is so beautiful!
Ye Zhijuan glanced at her son who was pretending to be well-behaved and pointed out his little thoughts: "And you, I'll find a teacher for you to make up for the lessons later."

"Oh." Wang Jingmin's face drooped when he saw that his little plan failed.

Finally seeing her brother being humiliated, Wang Jingying laughed secretly on the side.

After dinner, Ye Zhijuan left the task of cleaning the table to her two daughters, and planned to go to the workplace to find the key for Gao Dashan.

The key to the tool room is hung on the wall of the office. There is no one in charge of it, so whoever uses it can take it.

"By the way, Mom, the comrades from the police station at the railway station brought Zhang Ye here. I wrote his name on the blackboard. When you give the key to Grandpa Gao, remind him to take care of the thank-you letter tomorrow." Wang saw his mother change her clothes and shoes, and knew that she was going out, so he reminded her.

"Oh, I see."

After washing the dishes, Xiao Wang didn't stay long. He cleaned up and went home.

After arriving home, Xiao Wang first told his mother-in-law about letting Fengzhen learn piano.

Although Zhang Guifang had limited knowledge, she also knew a simple truth: what children from powerful and wealthy families learn must be good.

Zhang Guifang glanced at her eldest daughter who was listening quietly beside her. She did not make a decision immediately, but said, "Thank you, mother-in-law, you are so thoughtful. This matter... let's wait for Anzi to come back and ask him."

"Okay." Xiao Wang agreed readily. Although he knew this would be the result, he still had to say what he should say. It was the minimum respect.

Next, Xiao Wang first told Fengzhen about the things to pay attention to when learning the piano. Although she was not proficient in it, she had learned it before. In addition, she was a dancer and also learned some music knowledge in the dance school.

Fengzhen listened very carefully. She had never been exposed to this aspect before in primary school, and the conditions were not available in the primary school here. The most she learned was the national anthem, the three major disciplines and eight points of attention and other required songs from the teacher in music class.

When Fengzhen entered junior high school, her horizons broadened a lot. There were classmates with various specialties in her class. In addition, because of her family conditions and the fact that she was not valued since childhood, she felt a little inferior.

Fortunately, I am with Jingying every day, and others look up to me, so my inferiority complex has faded a lot.

Although Fengzhi didn't understand, she listened attentively, because this kind of thing could justify not doing homework...

"Sister-in-law, what about me? What should I learn during the holidays?" Fengzhi found what her sister-in-law said quite interesting and she also wanted to learn.

"Fengzhi is such a motivated and studious child." Classmate Xiao Wang pinched his sister-in-law's cheek and said with a smile: "How about we catch up on cultural studies during the holidays? With Jingmin, okay?"

"Then forget it." Fengzhi thought of her sister-in-law's younger brother. She had met him once before, but he refused to play with her!
"Then I will give you extra lessons at home and teach you to sing. I am capable of teaching you with my level." Classmate Xiao Wang rubbed Fengzhi's head. The sister-in-law is not very old, but she has some positive ideas.

Zhang Guifang listened from the side without interrupting.

Today is New Year's Day. Although there is no increase in the supply of grain coupons and meat coupons, it is a holiday after all. The grocery stores have tofu for sale. This time it is not black tofu, but the normal kind.

Large households are limited to purchasing three kilograms, while small households can buy two kilograms. The Tang family has only five people, so they are not considered a wealthy family. Zhang Guifang bought two kilograms, planning to make dumplings with cabbage and tofu stuffing tonight. At this moment, she is chopping the cabbage stuffing.

Zhang Guifang's positioning of herself became clearer and clearer. Since her son passed the chef's certificate exam, she no longer interfered with the stuffing. At most, she assisted in preparing the stuffing. Tang Zhitong had been working hard for the whole morning. Fortunately, he changed his subject in the afternoon to firearms disassembly, assembly and shooting.

Except for a few comrades who were a little unfamiliar with gun assembly, everyone else was very skilled.

However, during the shooting session, the comrades from the escort department did not perform well on the target today.

"This is weird, is there something wrong with the gun?" The instructor picked up a gun at random and fired a magazine of bullets.

After the target reporter reported the number of rings, the instructor scratched his head and said, "There's nothing wrong with the gun."

"Maybe everyone was tired from the morning drill, so their chopsticks were shaking when they were eating at noon," Fang Yuan explained.

"What about physical fitness...Okay, I'll report to Commander He when I get back." The instructor said halfway. He complained that the training intensity was not enough, but considering that they were not professional soldiers, he would leave it like this in the end. Whether to increase the training in the future would be a decision made by his superiors.

Tang Zhitong stood aside, holding up his gun and pretending to aim, feeling guilty. This time it was because he was indeed tired, but another reason was that he was cheating.

The bullets flew out very fast and could not be caught by the naked eye, so Tang Zhitong took advantage of this and collected a wave every few rounds.

Although guns are not banned at the moment, the only ones that individuals are allowed to own are single-shot ones. If a situation really arises, there will be no time to reload, not to mention that Tang Zhitong doesn't even have that kind of gun.

The bullet that just left the muzzle has great kinetic energy. If he collects about 1,800 bullets, Tang Zhitong feels that he can use this to fight against a hundred or eighty people if something really happens.

The space cannot hold living people, and these bullets that are eager to try and have their own energy just make up for this shortcoming. The safety range is expanded to at least 500 meters in radius, and they are silenced. Wow, perfect!
Do not leave the front line even if you are slightly injured. Even if you miss the target seriously, you must not miss any of the required training.

With Fang Yuan's excuse, classmate Xiao Tang continued to cheat. The reason he dared to do so was because he knew in advance that this shooting would not be used as the basis for the escort assessment, it was just a temporary squeeze-in drill, and it didn't even have a ranking with the brother units.

After finishing the afternoon training, Tang Zhitong returned to the unit, opened the door and packed up. The main thing was to take the payroll with him, as he would go directly to the Municipal Bureau to collect his salary early the next morning.

When I got home, it was still half a sack of corn.

"You're so dirty, go change your clothes quickly. Luckily you were given two sets of clothes. If you continue to practice like this for another day, you will have nothing to wear." When classmate Xiao Wang saw Tang Zhitong coming in dirty, he immediately tried to drive him away.

"Hey, why is it not wearing? It's just that my wife loves me. Someone went there today wearing the same clothes as yesterday. She said that if they don't get wet once, they can be worn for a longer time." Tang Zhitong walked out, laughing.

"I guess he is a bachelor? He has a lover at home, so he should wash his clothes. They are so dirty." Yesterday's clothes were dirty. Xiao Wang soaked them last night, washed them clean and hung them up to dry this morning. They are dry now, so he can take them off and wear them directly.

"Mostly of them are bachelors." Tang Zhitong lifted the cotton curtain and waited for Xiao Wang to enter first before he went in.

"Men are just lazy. Hey, I went to my mother's house today. You know, right? Grandpa Gao has a 'fiancée'..." Classmate Xiao Wang walked in and gossiped with her husband about what she saw and heard today.

"That's a good feeling, but food is not easy to get." Tang Zhitong had a good impression of Gao Dashan, a very upright man. Last time he said that his marksmanship was not good, but today he started practicing.

"There is always a way. Mom has prepared the stuffing and is waiting for you to mix it." Xiao Wang threw her husband's dirty clothes into the basin, soaked them first, and planned to wash them after dinner.

"Okay, let's go together." Tang Zhitong glanced at the stove and added a handful of firewood into it.

"Brother! My sister-in-law said she would teach me to sing!" As soon as she entered the door, Fengzhi happily showed off to Tang Zhitong.

"Good, study hard and shock your friends when school starts." Tang Zhitong rubbed Fengzhi's head. Beibei was also meowing at his feet, but he couldn't take care of that now because he had to prepare the stuffing.

"Sister-in-law also teaches my elder sister to play the piano. Sister-in-law knows so much." Fengzhi spoke with envy.

"Oh? What kind of piano?" Tang Zhitong looked at Xiao Wang. No matter what kind of piano it was, it was a bit rare these days and most families didn't have one.

It doesn't seem to be quite accurate. Among all the musical instruments named "qin", the harmonica is relatively popular. It is the earliest musical instrument for many children, such as the Shanghai brand, Guoguang brand, etc.

"Piano." Student Wang replied with a smile.

"Wow, that's amazing, you can also play the piano?" Tang Zhitong was a little surprised, as classmate Xiao Wang had never said that before.

"I studied it for a few days before. My mom said that if Fengzhen and Jingying go to study together, the study time will be longer. After the holiday, it would be better to let Fengzhen move to Chunshu Hutong so that it will be more convenient for her to study." Student Xiao Wang replied modestly.

When they first met, Xiao Wang consciously concealed a lot of things, for fear that if he told Tang Zhitong too much, he would feel psychological pressure. Later, they confirmed their relationship and got married, but these things were somewhat far away from their lives, so Xiao Wang never mentioned them specifically.

"Did our mother tell us where we went to study?" Tang Zhitong asked curiously.

"My mother said he was a teacher at the music school."

"Wow, our mom is so nice! She's very thoughtful and considerate! Fengzhen, do you want to learn? This is a rare opportunity." Tang Zhitong stretched out his hand and gave Ye Zhijuan a big thumbs up, then turned to ask for his sister's opinion.

This is the Conservatory of Music, No. 43 Baojia Street, the highest music school in the country! It has been moved here since 58, and the address has never changed.

Tang Zhitong was afraid that Feng Zhen didn't know, so he emphasized how rare the opportunity was.

"Will it be too much trouble for Auntie?" Fengzhen wanted to learn. When she heard her brother ask her, she looked at her mother, then at her brother, and finally at her sister-in-law.

"It's not a big deal. We are family. You can go over and study with Jingying, and you two can sleep in the same room at night." Xiao Wang held his sister-in-law's hand and comforted her.

"Okay, it's settled." Seeing that his sister had no objection, Tang Zhitong agreed happily. If he didn't come, his family might never have the chance to come into contact with a teacher of this level in their entire life.

We have to admit that no matter what period, the gap in children's education between different families has always existed.

Of course, this is a good thing. After all, the family now has this opportunity. As for the tuition fee, Tang Zhitong did not mention it directly, but mentioned the unfamiliarity.

(End of this chapter)