Chapter 434 (2/2)

When Xue Chao completed the song, everyone recovered from the shock, and applause followed. Yue Kai hugged Xue Chao’s shoulder and sighed, “Damn, old Xue! I never thought you could sing so well! Even you are no different than those great singers, you know! How about you quit studying? I’ll set up a music company, and become your personal manager. Let’s make money after you get famous, okay?”

Embarrassed, Xue Chao let out an awkward smile, waving his hand and said, “Nope, not a chance! I only sang randomly, and I can’t read musical scores at all. I’d only make myself a laughingstock if I were to be a singer! Cut the joke, Yue Kai!”

On the sofa in the corner, Hu Wei gazed at Xue Chao with bright eyes, and the smile on her face turned more brilliant, a thoughtful look flickering in her eyes. No one else knew what she had in mind.

After laughing merrily, Hu Qingsong then shifted his eyes toward Tang Xiu and smirked, “Tang Big Bro! It’s your turn to sing now! Only you and great belle Mu among us have yet to sing.”

Shooting a look at Tang Xiu, Mu Wanying found that Tang Xiu gave a ‘please’ gesture to her. She then immediately got up, and said with a smile, “All right. I’ll sing once. Just don’t laugh at me if my voice isn’t pleasant to your ear!”

Shortly after, Mu Wanying picked a Moon in the Sky song. She sang the song with a beautiful voice, melodious harmony, and strong immersion in its artistic conception.

Jiang Feiyan looked shocked and exclaimed in admiration, “Heavens! Wanying, you can sing so well. It’s so good to hear! If you were to become a singer, you definitely can match my favorite singer, Zhang Xinya!”

“Well, like someone once said to me, I don’t have much interest in music, nor do I want to be a star,” Mu Wanying replied and smiled slightly.

“Who exactly was this someone?” Jiang Feiyan confused.

While pointing at Tang Xiu, Mu Wanying smiled and said, “It’s him. A professor at a famous music academy in China once sought out Tang Xiu twice, hoping that he could go to that music academy, working as a teacher and become a professor there. Those words were what he replied to that professor.”

“What?”

Everyone present looked at Tang Xiu incredulously.

_Invited by a famous music academy to work there as… a teacher?_

_Who are you joking with?_

_How old is Tang Xiu? Though he may have profound attainments in music, would he even qualify to be a music teacher?_

“Mu Wanying, can you not mention that topic to me?” Tang Xiu bitterly said, “I really don’t have much interest in music. Hearing it on some occasions is okay, but you might as well kill me if you want me to be a music teacher, more so a performer!”

Yue Kai approached Tang Xiu’s side, slowly observing and sizing him up a few times carefully. After that, he said incredulously, “Tang Big Bro, was what Beauty Mu said for real? There was a professor from a famous music academy who came to you and invited you to become a teacher?”

“There were indeed some, but it didn’t interest me,” Tang Xiu nodded and replied.

Yue Kai’s lips wriggled a few times, yet he didn’t utter any words, as he didn’t know what to say. Suddenly, he realized that what he knew of Tang Xiu truly was minute. It seemed like his classmate had a very mysterious air about him, no?

Suddenly, he recalled one thing.

“Big Bro, I recalled Old Xue saying that you seem to have a big villa and many luxurious cars. Is that true?” Yue Kai asked.

Tang Xiu hesitated for a moment before he reluctantly nodded and said, “It seems true if you ask me. They are gifts presented by my relatives, though.”

“So, you are also second generation nouveau riche, huh?” Yue Kai called out.

Tang Xiu couldn’t help laughing and replied, “I prefer to hear you say I’m first generation nouveau riche, mate.”

Yue Kai rolled his eyes, and sarcastically replied, “Bah! If you are the first generation nouveau riche, then I’m the country’s money-bags. Tell me something, what does your family do exactly?”

“Open a restaurant,” Tang Xiu told him.

“Damn! You turn out to be a bigwig who pretends to be a layman.“ Yue Kai gave a thumbs-up and praised, “We all thought you were just a poor bloke, never had I ever expected you’ve been playing a pig to eat tigers. That’s not right. I just looked at the menu. The price for wine on it is very expensive. It seems a bottle is priced at more than five digits, no? Yet you just gave them to us to rinse our mouth.”

“Go to hell!” Tang Xiu cursed, as he was at a loss whether he had to cry or laugh.

Bam!…

The private box’s door was knocked and opened. Two youths then staggered into the box. After one of youth glanced around the inside situation, his eyes then fixed on Mu Wanying for a few seconds before finally falling on Jiang Feiyan.

“Feiyan, it’s so late at night and you-you’re still playing outside? Do you know that I’m very worried about you?” The youth tottered over to Jiang Feiyan, and then sat down beside her.

Jiang Feiyan furrowed his brows. She held the youth’s arm and said, “Why did you drink again? You even got drunk and turn out to be like this?”

“I’m okay.” The young man waved his hand and said, “A few fellow-townsmen have just come to study at Shanghai University, and they invited me to drink. If I don’t go with them, then… that would mean I didn’t give them face. Your man has a great capacity for liquor. Besides, An Rui also helped me to pour them on. And those little blokes quickly drilled to the bottom of the table. Hahaha…!”

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Notes:

Xintianyou, literally “rambling in the sky”. A major folk tune of Shaanxi Province and its bordering regions in Shanxi Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.