Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

There was a huge piano in the center of the stage, and several judges were sitting in the front row.

Just like the original space-time piano competition, you usually choose one song from the prescribed repertoire, and you also have to prepare one yourself.

Although there are no great masters such as Mozart and Chopin, there are also other piano masters.

Yu Tongtong came on at No. 10.

After the eight people in front finished playing, Yu Tongtong left her seat and went backstage to prepare.

"Yu Tongtong, come on!" Xia Yunxing clenched his fists and whispered.

Unexpectedly, Yu Tongtong turned around, made a face at him, and walked away.

this.

However, Xia Yunxing seemed to be used to all this, and looked like he didn't care.

Yu Tongtong came on the stage quickly and sat in the center of the stage to start her performance.

Yu Dongqing listened quietly.

not bad.

At her age, she will inevitably be nervous when participating in such a competition, her fingering will be stiff, and she will often make mistakes in the front playing.

But Yu Tongtong is okay.

It's not an extraordinary performance, but at least it's at an ordinary level.

My daughter is good at this and has excellent psychological quality.

After the performance, the audience gave warm applause, and Xia Yunxing even slapped his hands loudly.

After her daughter's performance was over, Yu Dongqing and the others could not go back because they had to wait until the award ceremony at 4 o'clock.

Nothing happened, so the family went to the nearby Liugonghui Shopping Plaza to have lunch.

"Haha. That follower is finally gone!" Yu Tongtong said happily.

Only then did Yu Dongqing notice that Xia Yunxing had disappeared.

But I have to say a few words to my daughter.

"Tongtong, after all, Xia Yunxing is here to cheer for you. Even if you don't like it, you can't talk like that, right?"

"Huh! I don't like him anyway!" Yu Tongtong pouted.

Hmm. Just don’t like it.

If you like it, dad may be a little worried.

Liugonghui Shopping Plaza is newly opened and claims to be a new consumer landmark in western Beijing.

It is in line with the overall industrial style of Shougang Park and has a literary and artistic style. It provides one-stop services for food, drink and entertainment, and it also has the only automobile showroom cluster in western Beijing.

Although Yu Dongqing is not very interested in cars, the family of three still went shopping to kill time.

At almost four o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Dongqing returned to the competition site with her mother and daughter. The competition was over, and even the banner on the stage changed to the words "Award Ceremony".

After the host's passionate speech, the results of the competition were announced, and Yu Tongtong won fifth place.

Yu Dongqing and Meiliang were both satisfied with this ranking, but Yu Tongtong seemed a little unhappy.

"Dad, aunt, I think I can be in the top three."

"Fifth place is not bad." Yu Dongqing smiled and said, "The important thing is participation."

The award ceremony began, and the top ten children lined up. Various celebrities in the piano industry and the bosses of sponsors came up to award certificates and medals. Amid warm applause, the children stepped off the stage one after another.

Immediately, some parents handed flowers to their winning children and happily took photos with them.

Oops!

Forgot to buy flowers!

Yu Dongqing and Meiliang looked at each other.

At this moment, I saw a boy walking in front of Yu Tongtong holding a bouquet of flowers: "Congratulations, Yu Tongtong!"

It’s Xia Yunxing again!

Yu Tongtong was a little touched.

But I even wanted to smash that handsome face with flowers.

Anyway, when I saw him, I couldn't help but want to kick and punch him.

However, even if you want to do that, you have to do it in a place where no one is around.

"Thanks."

Yu Tongtong said in a ladylike voice and took the flowers.

Xia Yunxing was even happier.

The family got together again and prepared to go back. Yu Dongqing invited Xia Yunxing to ride with them in their car, but the boy declined.

"No, uncle, aunt, I will take the subway back by myself." Xia Yunxing said to them, and then said to Yu Tongtong: "Yu Tongtong, I will come to cheer you on when you are in the national finals! Bye!"

After speaking, he turned and left.

Looking at the boy's back, Mingliang praised him.

"This boy is pretty good. He is smart and has high emotional intelligence."

Not bad, but

Yu Dongqing always felt something was not right.

Naturally, it was a happy thing for her daughter to win a competition and advance to the national finals. In addition to going to her father-in-law and mother-in-law's house to tell her about it, Yu Dongqing also called her parents who were far away in her hometown to tell her about it.

Of course it would be a good thing for her granddaughter to win any award, but her mother, Liu Fenglan, was not focused on it. After saying a few words, she immediately asked Yu Dongqing: "How is Meigli now?"

"It's pretty good. I went for a pregnancy test the day before yesterday and the doctor said everything was normal."

"Did the doctor say it was a boy or a girl?" Liu Fenglan asked.

"No, it's not allowed to check the gender of the fetus now. Besides, isn't it different if it's a boy or a girl?" Yu Dongqing replied.

"It's the same, but you already have Tongtong, and you want another boy to start our Yu family! You are the only son of your father!"

Why.

My mother's feudal ideas are a bit strong.

In fact, Yu Dongqing could ask an acquaintance in the hospital to know the gender of the fetus in advance, but he didn't think it was necessary.

My own children, both boys and girls, like it.

Time passed by like this, and it was already November, the late autumn season in Yanjing.

Meili was less than a month away from giving birth, and her belly became more and more obvious. Yu Dongqing, who was walking with her waist propped up and looking at her, felt in danger.

"Meiliang, why don't we stay in the hospital?" Yu Dongqing was only worried about something happening. He had already contacted Peking University First Hospital. The conditions there were good and it was relatively close to where he lived.

But Mingmei doesn't care.

"Why are you so anxious? The doctor said it's not too late to go to the hospital when you're about to give birth," he said while feeding the goldfish in the jar.

Now they are all ordinary goldfish, and even Meili is too embarrassed to go to her parents' house to get her father's precious magpie flower fish.

Seeing his wife like this, Yu Dongqing didn't know what to do.

I had no choice but to follow him almost every day.

Today is another weekend, and Yu Tongtong is going to participate in the finals of the National Youth Piano Competition, so Yu Dongqing gets up early, makes breakfast for his wife, and then goes to the competition with his daughter.

Meimei didn't go this time. With such a big belly, the security guards probably wouldn't let her enter the competition venue.

Yu Dongqing had just made breakfast, including milk, bread, fruit and a steaming pot of millet porridge. Just as he was about to wake up Meimei, he saw Yu Tongtong running into the kitchen.

"Dad, my aunt has a stomachache now."

Yu Dongqing hurriedly walked towards the living room. When he entered the bedroom, he saw Meimei lying on the bed and humming.

"What's wrong? Does it hurt so much?" Yu Dong asked nervously.

"is a bit."

"Are you going to give birth? Then I'll take you to the hospital quickly." Yu Dongqing made a decision immediately.

"What about Tongtong? Aren't you going to accompany her to the competition?" Meiliang said.

"It's okay, I'll go alone. Auntie, please go to the hospital quickly. What should I do if I have to give birth?" Yu Tongtong said quickly.

Yu Dongqing was also worried about this and made a prompt decision: "I will accompany your aunt to the hospital, Tongtong, and I will call your grandma to accompany you."

"No, no, I'm already 13 years old. Besides, I've been to the Bird's Nest several times, so I'm very familiar with the road."

Seeing this, Yu Dongqing did not hesitate and gave her daughter a few words to bring her mobile phone to contact her at any time.

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