Please, come home and practice the piano

"Good thing."

Song Lian felt very picturesque when she thought about it, and she even felt a little proud of her old mother.

Lao Chen: "It's a good thing."

Chen Xuan retorted: "Everyone will be happy if it is done well, but it will have a negative impact on him if it is not done well."

Lao Chen waved his hand: "The cultural center is a city-level unit, how can it be worse than hosting a competition?"

Chen Xuan: "Yes."

Lao Chen: "Shall we order some more staple food?"

Chen Xuan: "If you order it, he must finish it. He has no stomach left. Can't you tell that he can't eat anymore?"

Lao Chen really didn't notice it, "That's it."

Song Lian: "Let's sit down for a while when he comes back. Let's go to bed early today. You will compete tomorrow. He has been very tired recently."

Speaking of the issue of rest, the atmosphere at the dinner table was slightly awkward for a while.

Fortunately, Lao Chen didn't let the topic stop here. As someone who has been here and eaten to this extent, what else could he say, "Your mother will give him a red envelope when he leaves. Don't say anything while you are there."

Chen Xuan was happy in her heart, but she showed impatience on her face and lowered her voice: "Didn't I tell you, no, no, no, what are you doing?"

Lao Chen curled his lips, wondering why he was still holding back, but he didn't dare to frown, and coaxed again in a low voice: "Then you said that you two have been together for such a long time, and today is the official first time we have met, then As elders, can we not show it to you, isn't that someone you recognize?"

Chen Xuan: "Didn't you invite him to dinner?"

Listening to these words, Song Lian couldn't tell for a moment whether Chen Xuan was acting or real. The mother and daughter did secretly do some homework for tonight's meeting, "Xiao Xuan, please stop talking. Leave everything to your dad, don't be too arrogant for a while, you two are you two, we and him are us and him, they are two different things, so be obedient."

Chen Xuan sighed: "Then if he invites you to dinner again, you can't refuse."

Lao Chen: "If we have time, it's okay for us to sit down together. The key is your time."

Chen Xuan: "Okay."

Lao Chen was relieved. He was really afraid that Chen Xuan would get angry soon, and he didn't want to meet her a second time.

Chen Xuan picked up another shredded carrot and thought hehehehe~
  No one knew how comfortable Teacher Chen Xiaomi was at the moment. Tonight's meeting was more successful than he expected. She caught a few glimpses of Lao Chen's admiring glances at Li An, which made her feel extremely sweet.

It had to be Teacher Li. She still remembered that in the dessert shop just now, Li An predicted that tonight would go well.

Sure enough!
  Of course, thank you, Mom and Dad!

"Why hasn't he come back yet?" Chen Xuan said as she stood up and went out to take a look.

Lao Chen stretched out his hand: "Don't rush him."

Chen Xuan didn't even look back, and jumped up and down: "I want to go to the toilet."

This child, the old couple smiled, looks different.

As soon as Li An hung up the phone, he saw Chen Xuan walking out of the private room, "The call is over."

Chen Xuan: "How to say."

Li An: "I didn't say anything specific. He asked me to give some suggestions, just to test my attitude. I didn't go into details with him. Let's talk about this later. Let's go in first."

Chen Xuan: "I'm going to the toilet."

Li An: "I'll go with you."

Chen Xuan: "Hurry in."

Li An returned to the private room, and Chen Xuan came out of the bathroom and went downstairs to pay the bill.

After paying the bill, the three of them were laughing happily when they saw Li An and Lao Chen were smoking again, "What are you talking about behind my back?"

Li An stood up and asked Chen Xuan to sit inside, "Uncle and aunt are telling you things about your childhood."

"You guys continue, I'll watch." With the addition of Chen Xuan, the memoirs of teacher Chen Xiaomi's teenage years officially began.
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  The joyful time passed by in a blink of an eye, and the time came to eight forty-five.

Before dinner ended, Li An took out the prepared gift from his bag and said, "Uncle and aunt, thank you for your hospitality tonight."

Song Lian and Lao Chen had no idea that Li An had prepared gifts for them. Chen Xuan had not revealed anything to them before, and looked at the two gift boxes in front of her and laughed and sighed for a while.

Chen Xuan shirked the responsibility and said: "I didn't let him buy it. He insisted on buying it. It was specially brought from Chengdu. There was nothing I could do."

"Hey." Seeing Li An hand over the gift with both hands, Lao Chen couldn't let Li An wait and took it with both hands: "Thank you."

Li An: "Uncle, you're welcome."

Song Lian happily took her gift from Lao Chen. Although she couldn't see what was in the gift box, she was already indescribably happy.

"Hurry up." Lao Chen reminded, and he took out a red envelope from his bag as a gift, "Li An, this is a little thought from your uncle and I, take it quickly."

"Thank you, uncle and aunt," Li An only hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and bent down to take it with both hands.

Seeing Li An take it readily, Lao Chen felt very comfortable. The four of them walked down to the lobby on the first floor chatting and laughing. Lao Chen wanted to pay, but was told that he had already bought it. He turned around and looked at Li An immediately. Seeing Li An, he also looked confused.

"I'll treat you to today's meal." Chen Xuan raised her cell phone and said with a smile, "This time it's my home court."

Lao Chen didn't know what to say, "How much does it cost? I'll transfer it to you."

"Let's go," Chen Xuan took Lao Chen's arm, "Let's go, let's go."

As he spoke, Lao Chen was dragged out of the restaurant door by Chen Xuan, followed by Song Lian and Li An.

"Are you done eating?" Song Lian leaned closer and asked softly.

"Auntie, I'm about to throw up." Li An answered honestly.
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  The hotel room Chen Xuan booked for her parents was on the same floor as hers, which meant that the family of three were in the same hotel.

The hotel is less than [-] meters away from the south gate of Huaguo Yuan, and it is very convenient to get to the Poly Theater.

After leaving the restaurant, the four of them walked towards the hotel in the evening breeze.

After sending the three of them to the door of the hotel, Li An stopped and said, "Uncle and aunt, please go up and have a rest. I won't send you up."

Lao Chen and Song Lian were both stunned. Didn't Chen Xuan say that he also booked a room for Li An here?
  At this time, Chen Xuan said: "You should go back quickly and have a rest early."

Li An nodded: "Goodbye, uncle and aunt."

After watching the three people walk into the hotel, Li An turned around and went back the way he came. He finally finished the meal, which went more smoothly than he expected. Chen Xuan's father was much more enthusiastic than he expected.

This is undoubtedly a very good start for his and Chen Xuan's future.

Thanks to his uncle and aunt for their trust, Li An said in his heart and quickened his pace.
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  As soon as the three people here entered the hall, Song Lian asked what was going on?
  Chen Xuan spread her hands: "He thought it was inappropriate and asked me to vacate the room."

Old Chen said in his heart that it was okay, and this guy could indeed do it. In fact, Old Chen could still accept the idea that the two of them slept in separate rooms in the same hotel. In fact, he had no chance to know what happened in the end, but at least he said it on the surface. Can default.

Moreover, Chen Xuan also explained to them at the time that when preparing for the three rounds of competition repertoire, Li An had been playing steel for her, so tonight Chen Xuan wanted to discuss the competition repertoire with Li An.

Besides, both of them have reached this point, so he has no reason to disagree. But who would have thought that in the end, Li An would take care of their dignity and face. "Where does he live?" Song Lian asked again in the elevator.

Chen Xuan: "It's not far, just over the east gate. The hotel is opened by the planner of their event. You don't have to worry about him."

Lao Chen: "Don't you still want to discuss the music?"

Chen Xuan: "Tomorrow morning. We are all too tired today. He didn't even let me tell you. He did the course until midnight last night. He got up at around [-] o'clock this morning. He had an open class first, and then a One-on-one guidance, only [-] minutes for lunch at noon, until about four o'clock in the afternoon, and then I rushed over."

Song Lian: "Oh, this is too hard. If I had known this, we wouldn't have changed tomorrow. You, too, didn't tell us in advance."

Chen Xuan: "What happened in Rongcheng was quite sudden. We didn't expect it to happen at the right moment, but it's okay. He's used to it."

Lao Chen: "This won't work."

Chen Xuan smiled helplessly: "What can I do if it doesn't work? I used to always talk about him, but then I stopped talking. I can understand him."

This sentence touched the heart of the couple.

"Good night, Mom and Dad. You have had a long day. Go to bed early. I took a shower and woke up. Don't ask me to have breakfast tomorrow morning. I want to sleep until I wake up naturally."

After they parted in the corridor, Chen Xuan turned and walked toward the depths of the corridor, and the couple also returned to their room.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was attentive. Song Lian still remembered that the night before she left Chengdu, Li An was busy until midnight due to coursework, and got up early the next morning to make wontons for her.

Alas, we are all parents. Whose child does this and the parents do not feel distressed and dare not move.

After entering the door and opening the gift box, Song Lian sighed inwardly, but was still attracted by the exquisite brooch lying inside the box.

The silver snowflake brooch is inlaid with white shell beads in the middle. The leaves of the snowflakes surround the pearls, reflecting the shining silver light.

Song Lian, who always dressed modestly, fell in love with this brooch at first sight. She smiled, took it out, walked to the mirror, and drew it on her chest. Then she turned to Lao Chen and asked, "How do you like it?"

Old Chen grinned: "This brooch is beautiful."

Song Lian sighed that she could never learn how to speak with this mouth. Look at Li An, he is incomparable, "You can also open yours and take a look. It's still here when you enter the house, ouch."

"Look, look," Lao Chen stood up and opened his gift box.

After taking it apart, it turned out to be a tie.

Lao Chen took it out carefully and looked carefully up and down. The black and gray dark floral fabric was calm and restrained, and the pattern on it could be vaguely seen under the light.

"Good."

As he spoke, he also gestured on his chest, and then asked: "How is it?"

Song Lian really felt that Li An had a good sense in choosing things, but in view of Lao Chen's evaluation of her just now, she replied: "It's a pity for you."

Old Chen Le liked this gift very much. He put the tie back into the gift box and looked at the brooch in his wife's hand. After a moment, he said, "These two items are quite expensive."

Song Lian: "It's a good choice. Li An took the trouble."

Lao Chen: "Young man is really careful."

Song Lian: "The key is to be attentive. The morning I came back from Chengdu, he got up before dawn to make wontons for me. It was already twelve o'clock when we went to bed, and he was still busy writing courses."

Lao Chen opened the window, lit a cigarette, and sighed for a moment: "I understand."

This is the reality. Young people are under great pressure, and Lao Chen can understand.

High housing prices, industry competition pressure, and marriage leave to raise children. Today's young people are indeed under too much pressure.

Especially in a situation like Li An's, the family can't make any efforts, so most of them can only rely on themselves.

Now the other party wants to open a school. "Have Chen Xuan and you discussed in detail about their plans to open a school?"

Song Lian: "She said it was the end of the year before, but it's here right now."

Lao Chen: "The plan cannot keep up with the changes, so we must seize the opportunity when it comes. Chen Xuan did not say how the school will be opened or how much start-up capital has been prepared."

Song Lian: "She didn't say anything, and I didn't ask. You two have never met each other, and it's hard for me to say some words. What will people think when these words reach Li An's ears?"

Lao Chen: "What do you think of Li An?"

Song Lian: "I quite like it."

Lao Chen nodded: "I think it's pretty good too."

Song Lian: "It doesn't matter whether we think it's good or not. Chen Xuan is so determined. Look at her like that. What else can you do? If you had any idea, you wouldn't have had this meal today."

After a pause, "I don't have any objections here. I heard Chen Xuan say it several times to Li An's parents. She often called them to care about them and sent them things. She should be quite satisfied with what she said."

Lao Chen: "I guess those two are pretty good people."

After a while, Song Lian said: "Chen Xuan wanted Li An to come to his house during the Chinese New Year this year. At that time, I saw that Li An was quite proactive, so I agreed. Anyway, we met in advance today. You can bring it up in two days." Let's just say, let's entertain them well during the Chinese New Year. What do you say when you see them? It would be better if this matter could be settled early, and then we can let them worry about their work later. Do you think there is any difference between the two of them now and their lives?"

Lao Chen: "Does Li An have any plans to buy a house?"

Song Lian curled her lips and said for a moment, "I don't think it's possible, then the two families can get together."

Old Chen was stunned: "Did Chen Xuan tell you this?"

"Listen to me," Song Lian smoothed over her thoughts, "She has never discussed this topic with me. It is my own idea. I think we need to discuss this matter in advance."

"You said that Li An is at the beginning of his career and his family can't help him. What do you want him to do? Should he use the savings to buy a house or use it to open a school?"

"He can afford to wait. As for Chen Xuan, don't think that Chen Xuan is still young and is already running towards thirty. It has been four years since graduation in the blink of an eye."

"From the struggle of graduation to now, she has always stabilized. Although she is no longer around, I think she likes her current life."

"She likes it, she is willing, so what should we do, just watch and wait?"

"So I think it's better for us to help when the time comes. When Li An comes for the Chinese New Year, let Chen Xuan go there and see what's going on. If it's just stuck on the house, we'll take a step back then."

"Let's not talk about whether Li An is worth it. Even if it is for Chen Xuan's sake, we have to think about whether there is room for negotiation on this matter."

"Last time you opposed her going abroad, what was the result?"

Old Chen sighed.

Song Lian finally said: "We only have one daughter, and not everything will be hers in the future. I think about it now. It's good that the child can live happily, and everything else is secondary."

Lao Chen: "I think what you said makes sense, but they themselves didn't even talk about marriage."

Song Lian: "So I said we have to make a plan in advance. The situation is like this right now. Neither you nor I can do anything, so don't wait until that step. Let's talk about whether you will let Li An come to your house during the New Year, right? Then Chen Xuan can't I have to go to his house and have a look, what should I do next?"

"It will be next year in a flash. Even if you buy a second-hand house, you still have to renovate it. After the decoration is completed, you have to leave it for half a year. It will be the year after tomorrow. Chen Xuanxu will be twenty-nine years old the year after tomorrow."

"Chen Guangping."

Lao Chen scratched the base of his ears. The air conditioner was cool above his head, but his chest felt stuffy.