Chapter 131: Number One Fan (1/2)

On Saturday mornings, Tang Hongjun usually sends Tang Jinyu to Teacher Leo’s place. In the evening, he arranged for Xia Ye to pick him up. The weekend would be spent at Xia Ye’s house, and he would wait until Sunday night to send him back. Sometimes he’s late, but sometimes on Monday morning, Xia Ye would send him directly to school.

Tang Jinyu went to teacher Leo's home to practice piano as usual.

After he came in with his bag on his back, Li He kept looking at him, his eyes were burning. During the period, he made a mistake several times and was knocked on the head by Teacher Leo.

”Li He, concentrate on it!”

Li He stared at the piano, his fingertips rose and fell faster. He was in a state of excitement as soon as Tang Jinyu came in. Even when Teacher Leo asked him, he confessed loudly: ”I was wrong!!”

In return, Teacher Leo knocked him on the head with another music sheet, and said angrily: ”What is there to be proud of when you make a mistake? Aren’t you ashamed to speak so loudly?”

Li He controlled his accuracy a little bit, but he couldn't control his emotions. He was so excited that he didn’t pay any attention to his hands at the moment. He played a song praising love with great enthusiasm!

Teacher Leo wrinkled his brows and drove him to the piano room next door to practice, and then taught Tang Jinyu alone.

However, what the young apprentice teaches is not easy. The song ”Dream of Love” he learned is Liszt’s music. Liszt’s hands are big, so many of his works are 13 or 15 scale degrees, and most of the piano players' hands don’t meet such conditions, so they can only omit a few notes, and play it as a creeping sound.

Tang Jinyu's hand was a little smaller than Li He’s, and it was a little bit difficult, but this could be overcome.

But after teaching, Mr. Leo discovered a problem. The little apprentice was too shy and didn't express love enthusiastically.

Teacher Leo interrupted his practice and muttered: ”Xiaoyu, this is a love-themed song. It should be full of love. It's not as crisp as you express it now. It should be softer and more pleasant. Wait until you play here in the middle section,” he pressed a few keys to pop up a tune, prompting, ”You should enter a more intense emotion when you play, because the uncontrollable love in your heart can't be controlled, it should burst out, just like having a secret crush, and later you should develop it into a hot love! You want to have sparks all over the place, so be bold!”

Tang Jinyu had just had a bold dream in the morning, and he blushed when he heard his teacher say this.

Teacher Leo wasn’t finished yet, and instructed: ”After reaching the climax, it is a cycle, back to the beginning of the book, the theme of love, it is all like this, but you have to express a reluctant feeling, or your own feelings… and on the way feel the lyrics. When I heard you play last time, didn’t you and Li He write a comment that there is a bit of heartbreak?”

Tang Jinyu blushed and nodded: ”Yes.”

Teacher Leo encouraged him: ”Then boldly express this feeling, come, you try again!”

Tang Jinyu played it again, and Teacher Leo quickly shook his head as he listened by the side: ”No, no, it's not like that. Come on, put your hand on your chest and feel it.”

Tang Jinyu followed his introductions, put his hand on his chest, and looked up at the teacher.

Teacher Leo took a deep breath and suddenly sighed loudly: ”Ah—”

Tang Jinyu was unprepared and almost fell off the piano bench in fright.

Teacher Leo: ”Do you know what it feels like to be heartbroken for your lover! Heartbroken! My love, love, love for as long as you can, and your heart is always hot and affectionate, as long as there is another heart that returns warmth to you, my dear, let the fire of love swallow us all! Xiaoyu, you tell me out loud, is this not love!”

Tang Jinyu said dryly: ”I don't know, teacher, I haven't talked about it.”

Teacher Leo looked at him with the ferocious ”love” on his face that was overly lyrical just now, ”Why don't you talk about it!”

”My teacher said not to let us fall in love early.”

”…”

”Then you just think about who is the most important person around you?”

”My dad and mom.”

”Anyone else?”

”My brother……?”

”Okay, just your brother, you bring him in! Some close relatives are more likely to have a sense of substitution, come, I want you to try again!” Teacher Leo was going to cheer again, just after ”Ah”, Tang Jinyu immediately rose, blushing and waved his hand: ”Teacher, I understand, I will feel it for myself and practice slowly!”

Teacher Leo put his arms around his chest, sitting by the side with a serious face listening to him play the piano.

Tang Jinyu took a deep breath. In his ears, the words that Teacher Leo had read aloud were still in his ears. There was also a bit of boldness that sprouted secretly from this morning, breaking through the ground bit by bit, bending towards the ground, and the branches and vines began to grow up.

When he first started, he trembled a little with his fingers on the keys, but soon after he bounced, he was immersed in it, even with a bold desire to say something that could not be said, maybe not so bold, but it was affectionate. The continuous tune was like a secret monologue in a midsummer night, and the sound of the piano was pure, poetic and dreamlike.

He did not speak, but his piano said two words for him.

He was saying, I like you.