The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 54 Ruijia
Looking at Rui Jia in front of him, Chen Qiu couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, not knowing what he should say.

And Rui Jia seemed to be gradually waking up from the confusion, her expression became extremely embarrassed, and she said quickly.

"Sorry, sorry, Commander Chen Qiu, I was about to go back to school, and I felt a little busy and fainted for a while. I didn't mean to tell you that I was late, I was just reacting to stress. I'm really sorry..."

"Wait a minute, how did you manage to ask me if I was late the first time you saw me? What kind of stress reaction is this? Why is there such a stress reaction? Please explain it to me clearly!"

Chen Qiu asked Rui Jia with a strange expression: "Is it possible that you were late on purpose? Or when you saw my face, your first reaction was that you were late?"

"no no!"

Rui Jia waved her hands quickly, then looked at the crowd around her, her expression became a little nervous, and whispered to Chen Qiu: "The main reason is that I am often late, and then I got used to it..."

"I'm used to being late..." Chen Qiu was out of breath for a while, and asked angrily: "So what have you been busy with recently? Why are you always late?"

"Nothing, um...can you give me back the piano first? And let me go?"

"Ah? Oh..."

Chen Qiu was startled when he looked at the back collar of Rui Jia's clothes that he was still holding on to. He immediately let go of Rui Jia, then picked up the double bass next to him, casually patted the dust on it, and held it with both hands. Pass it to Ruijia.

Rui Jia took the double bass from Chen Qiu's hand. The next second, her body couldn't help but sink. She staggered. She quickly took two steps forward, stabilized her body, carried the double bass on her body with difficulty, and looked at Chen Qiu smiled awkwardly.

"Um...thank you Chen Qiu for your command? I, I'm leaving first?"

"Don't worry about thanking me for now. Please tell me what you have been busy with recently."

Chen Qiu didn't just ask Rui Jia to let go.

When Ruijia was about to slip away, he directly reached out and grabbed the double bass behind her. After pulling on her weak point, he spoke to her angrily.

"I was late before. Although I was able to stabilize myself a little later, you were also late for everyone's gathering. Are you really that busy recently? I can't understand it. After all, I am also the conductor of the orchestra, right? Can you tell me Tell me the reason why you are late?"

"Um, how should I say..."

Rui Jia's expression became tangled, and she looked at Chen Qiu with a bit of difficulty.

"It's just that the time schedule is quite full, and there will be less space left for me. If I want to go from one place to another, if I accidentally miss a subway, I have to wait for the next one. If I am unlucky, If there are too many people, my double bass can't squeeze in, so I have to run away, so..."

Her voice became softer and softer, followed by the growling of her stomach.

Hearing her stomach growling, Ruijia's face became even more embarrassed.

She rubbed her fingertips and asked Chen Qiu very embarrassedly.

"Um... can I leave first? If I leave later, the vegetarian dumplings in the school cafeteria will be gone. That vegetarian dumpling is always cheap and very fragrant. Chen Qiu and I will tell you, although this dumpling is made of green vegetables and tofu Yes, but the oil used in it is lard, so it’s very fragrant! It sells out very quickly every time, and if you don’t go there early, it will be gone!”

"You haven't had breakfast yet?"

Chen Qiu glanced at the thin Rui Jia, narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a while, and asked her.

"So do you have anything else to do later? If not, just come with me."

"Um... I gave myself a little time to eat. Nothing happens before almost ten o'clock! I have a small job to do after ten o'clock!"

Rui Jia's eyes lit up, then she suppressed her inner excitement and raised her hand cautiously: "Commander Chen Qiu, do you want to treat me to breakfast?"

"I……"

When Chen Qiu saw Rui Jia's appearance, his first reaction was to refuse, but soon, he shook his head and smiled helplessly.

"Forget it, okay, just treat it like I'm inviting you, come in."

"Great! Thank you, Commander Chen Qiu! Long live Commander Chen Qiu!"

Rui Jia immediately became excited, and her steps that were a little frivolous even became much brisker.

She lifted the huge double bass behind her again and followed Chen Qiu closely into the concert hall.

Although she had come several times during rehearsals before, she was in a hurry every time and had no time to pay attention to the layout of the concert hall.

Now I finally have some time.

She looked around at everything around her, looking at this huge and even legendary concert hall, and asked Chen Qiu with a hint of curiosity.

"Conductor Chen Qiu, by the way...do you live in this concert hall by yourself? By the way, this is my first time visiting this concert hall?"

"Hmm...how should I say it?"

Chen Qiu led Rui Jia forward and said as he walked, "To be precise, I don't actually live here. I live in the lounge behind the concert hall."

After that, Chen Qiu led Rui Jia from the side door to the backstage lounge, came to a corner where few people noticed, and opened the door.

Behind the door is a small corridor that leads to another door.

Chen Qiu walked over with Rui Jia, then stood at the door and said to Rui Jia.

"I'll go in and clean it up first. Just put the piano at the door. The door only faces the concert hall. No one can enter the concert hall. At least, not now."

"Oh, ok, no problem!"

Rui Jia nodded vigorously.

She honestly placed her double bass at the door, and after confirming that no one around noticed her double bass, she breathed a sigh of relief, followed Chen Qiu's pace, and walked quickly into the house.

The interior of the house is a very ordinary Haicheng traditional house without any characteristics.

A simple square table, a TV in the corner, and a sofa.

Compared to the magnificent concert hall outside, this room is even a little shabby.

After all, this is normal.

Haicheng Harmony Concert Hall itself is located in the old city, surrounded by tube towers.

The place where they live will naturally be transformed from Tongzilou.

For Chen Qiu's family, the house is actually just a place to eat and sleep. The place where they really live is in the concert hall outside.

The family dedicated everything they had to this concert hall.

Even, life.

Rui Jia didn't know the story behind it.

After she put down her double bass and walked easily into the house, Chen Qiu took out two bowls of white porridge from the kitchen at the back of the house, handed one of them to Rui Jia, then took out another portion of salted duck eggs and said road.

"White rice porridge with salted duck eggs, is there any problem? Or do you want glutinous rice? Soy milk fried dough sticks?"

“No, no, no, no, no…just white rice porridge with salted duck eggs is fine!”

Rui Jia looked at Chen Qiu as if she were looking at her reborn parents, her eyes filled with excitement, and even her voice was a little unsteady.

"Thank you Chen Qiu for commanding! Then I will eat it directly? You... don't want me to pay?"

"No, you can eat."

Chen Qiu waved his hand, sat aside, poured himself another glass of soy milk, and blew in the hot air.

He drank the soy milk in the cup and looked at Rui Jia devouring it. He felt a little funny for a moment and asked her.

"Do you need pickles? I have some small pickles here that I can get you."

"No, no! Hehe, that's enough. Thank you Chen Qiu for the command!"

Rui Jia took a sip of the white porridge in the bowl and scratched her head happily at Chen Qiu, showing a silly smile.

"Commander Chen Qiu, your porridge tastes great! It's the best porridge I've ever tasted. Thank you so much!" "Thank you."

Chen Qiu waved his hand and asked Rui Jia with a little curiosity: "But I have a question, how did you get yourself to be like this? It feels like you are very hungry every time you eat, and you eat a lot, as if It seems like you don’t have enough to eat! Why?”

"Um..." Rui Jia lowered her head slightly and buried it in the porridge bowl. After taking a few sips, she whispered, "Yes, is there any?"

"Yes! And it's obvious! We discovered it last time our team had a dinner."

"Huh? Okay, okay..."

Rui Jia's expression became frustrated and she said helplessly: "Actually, it's nothing. Chen Qiu commanded you, didn't you always ask me what I'm doing recently and why I'm so busy? I just found a few part-time jobs. Several part-time jobs are quite full..."

"part time?"

Chen Qiu was stunned. He guessed that Ruijia might have something of her own, but he never guessed that the thing that Ruijia said about herself was actually a part-time job?

Rui Jia just took out the salted duck eggs and said casually to Chen Qiu.

"Well, compared to the assets of other families in the music school, my family actually doesn't have much money. It basically emptied all the family's savings to support my teacher and me in music studies. If I hadn't been admitted to Haiyin, My family is basically bankrupt."

Chen Qiu touched his chin and asked her, "But if you pass the exam, won't you also have no money?"

"So I'm not working?"

Rui Jia smiled at Chen Qiu. After finishing the salted duck eggs and white rice porridge in the bowl in one go, she handed the bowl with half an egg yolk left to Chen Qiu and asked in a low voice.

"Um...can I have some more rice porridge?"

"No, I didn't eat it. Here it is for you."

Chen Qiu handed his rice porridge to Rui Jia, watched her pour the rice porridge into her own bowl, and asked her.

"I don't understand, what is the connection between working and your family's bankruptcy? If I remember correctly, in addition to student loans, there are also subsidies for poor students in the school. You can apply for it, right?"

"The school gave me a bit too much money, and I felt uneasy after taking it. In addition, I have always heard that people who receive subsidies will be discriminated against by others, so I have never dared to receive subsidies."

Rui Jia shook her head, sucked the white porridge in the bowl, and whispered.

"And I work outside myself, and I feel very secure with the money I earn. Let me tell you, I actually earn a lot!
First of all, I took a part-time job at a music store, and I could get a salary of 50 yuan per hour. Every week, including Sundays, I had almost 20 hours of work, and I could earn a guaranteed salary of yuan a month!
In addition, I also teach classes in a nearby jazz band. The leader of their jazz band, the boss, is very generous with the money. I can be paid 800 yuan for a performance! Basically, I can perform four or five times a month without any problem. Calculating this, I can get a starting salary of 3000 yuan!

In addition, I don’t only know how to play classical double bass. I can also play electric bass in ordinary orchestras or rock bands. The guys in rock bands are relatively poor and can only give me a few hundred yuan for a performance. Although I earn more than There are few jazz bands, but they give many performances! I can visit several houses in one night!
And there’s more! "

While Rui Jia was pulling the porridge, she counted to Chen Qiu: "Occasionally, I will be invited to special banquets. Although the money is not much, it can include a meal and you can eat whatever you want. This is extra. Income! If you calculate all the miscellaneous things, I can earn almost 7,000 yuan a month!

Sure enough, Haicheng is a big city, and a big city is better than the small city in our hometown. Even if I am just a student, I can use my major to make money here in Haicheng. Although it is a bit tiring, I can not only afford my You can also send some of your tuition back home!
At that time, my family basically sold everything for me to go to school. Now I can repay my parents, how about it? Am I awesome? "

After Rui Jia took the last mouthful of porridge into her stomach, she smiled and said to Chen Qiu.

Listening to Rui Jia's words, Chen Qiu didn't know what to say.

He stretched out his hand and hammered Rui Jia on the head, and said angrily.

"Your parents sent you here to work? Then they asked you to get low marks in the exam? Are you at the bottom of the grade?"

"Eh?"

Rui Jia blinked, but she didn't react at all.

Normally, when others hear a speech like this, shouldn't they praise themselves for being particularly independent?

Is this what other people say about themselves?

Why did Chen Qiu become...

Not doing your job properly?

Rui Jia's mind was full of doubts, she rubbed the area where Chen Qiu had just hammered her, and murmured in a low voice.

"But if I don't work hard to make money, then my tuition fees will fall on my parents. What should they do if they are stressed?"

"You can't allocate more of your time on your studies. As for making money, there are plenty of opportunities to make money after you graduate!
If you can graduate with high scores and go back to work in a band, the minimum salary will basically be around 7k, and it won’t take up much time, and you can also develop your own side business!

According to what I know, there are even people who work part-time in two or three bands. The income from a single band is 20,000 to 30,000, so why should you completely waste your time now? "

Chen Qiu looked at Rui Jia with a look of irony.

But Rui Jia didn't feel anything. She just shook her head and whispered.

"But, those are the futures that no one knows? Even the double bass students in our school who graduate with high scores may not be able to work in the orchestra in the future. Even some seniors I know who are in the same major, They don’t make as much as me now, how do I know I can make more in the future?

Commander Chen Qiu, I am different from you, I don’t know my future! So I take every chance I get! "

After saying that, Rui Jia sighed and swallowed the last mouthful of white porridge in the bowl, mixed with the remains of the salted duck egg.

She reached out and touched the corner of her mouth, stuffed the last grain of rice into her mouth, smiled at Chen Qiu, stood up and bowed vigorously.

"Anyway, thank you Chen Qiu for directing your breakfast. I'll treat you to dinner later! I have a private lesson outside at ten o'clock, so I have to teach the students first. See you later!"

After that, she waved her hand and stepped outside the concert hall. She lifted up her double bass with difficulty and hung it on her back. Then she turned to Chen Qiu and said goodbye again before leaving. concert hall.

Chen Qiu walked to the door and watched Rui Jia's leaving figure, narrowing his eyes slightly without saying a word.

Sure enough, basically everyone who can enter Haiyin and be at the end of the crane is a troubled boy.

This kind of troubled boy is really hard to explain.

Qin Xian was the only one who was almost forced to drop out of school by his teacher.

Ruijia, who is busy working every day and thinking about how to make money every day, can be considered one.

There aren't any other problematic teenagers in this band, right?

Thinking of this, Chen Qiu had a headache.

Ruijia's problem may be easy to solve or difficult to solve.

The simplest solution is to give her money so that she can study in peace instead of thinking about where to work all day long.

And if you don't give her money, you basically have to start thinking about how to change her thinking.

No matter which method he used, Chen Qiu felt a headache.

He rubbed his head vigorously, sighed, put Ruijia's matters aside, and prepared to have breakfast first.

Then he suddenly discovered that the soy milk in his cup had formed a thin film on the surface, and the soy milk on the surface even had some signs of cooling down. He couldn't help but pursed his lips, picked out the bean skins on the surface, and ate them. I added some new soy milk.

Sure enough, hot soy milk tastes better.

Unfortunately, I don’t know how to make it at home, so I can only buy it outside.

Do you want to buy a soy milk machine?
Chen Qiu's thoughts quickly dispersed.

Until another person appeared in front of Chen Qiu.

Qin Xian.

He brought his violin to the door of Chen Qiu's concert hall, looked at Chen Qiu who was leaning against the door frame of the concert hall holding a glass of soy milk, and raised his hand to say hello.

"Conductor Chen Qiu, I have something to ask you about, about the concerto performance behind us, but I just saw Rui Jia leaving your side and going to the subway station. Did something just happen?"

"Forget it, don't worry about her." Chen Qiu shook his head, and then asked Qin Xian: "Have you brought the music score you have questions about?"

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