Chapter 60: Only a Tyrant
“Uncle Ning.”
Shen Yinian raised her head after hearing the sound and greeted the comer kindly. She then pulled Song Qinghuan to introduce the girl to him, “It’s not me, Xiaofei asked my friend whether she will release an album.”
“Qinghuan, this is Uncle Ning.” Shen Yinian turned to Ning Yan with a somewhat proud look, “Uncle Ning, this is whom I mentioned to you before. Song Qinghuan is very talented in composition.”
Shen Yinian didn’t expect Uncle Ning, who had been giving her piano lessons since she was a child, to be here tonight. So she immediately took the initiative to introduce Song Qinghuan to him.
“Teacher Ning, hello.” Even if this was the first time they met, Song Qinghuan knew something about Ning Yan.
Ning Yan, a national piano master and piano performing artist, was in his prime now. His music was beyond comparison.
“Hello.” Ning Yan smiled gently, “It seems that I disturbed you.”
“No.” Shen Yinian shook her head quickly, “We were just chatting.”
Although he was over forty years old, Ning Yan did not look old except for the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. His smile was as pleasing as a spring breeze.
“Uncle, when did you get back to China? How come I didn’t hear any news?” Yu Fei looked at the person in surprise and asked.
Ning Yan was Yu Fei’s younger uncle, who had his mother’s maiden name. As the eldest member of the family, he always cared about his family, “You just came back yesterday, you still have to go out from time to time. Don’t stay in front of the computer all day long.” As he finished speaking, Ning Yan’s eyes fell on Song Qinghuan again. His look was a little complicated, but this complicated look quickly disappeared and turned to admiration, “I’ve heard your song at the centennial celebration of Xinghan Music Academy. It is very good.”
“Teacher Ning, thank you for your praise.” Song Qinghuan was a little excited. Ning Yan! That was her idol.
When it came to professional issues, there were naturally more common topics. Yu Fei was a layman when it came to music. Seeing the three were chatting, he stretched his neck and looked around. He saw Xiang Yan and a group of people waving to him, and soon he sneaked out.
Song Qinghuan was probably the most unexpected one at the banquet tonight.
This young girl who appeared in the upper-class circle of Wan’ning City for the very first time showed up with the Xu family, and she was a good friend of Shen Yinian. Plus, she was obviously the person protected by Xu Ningzhou according to their interaction. She was then able to strike up a nice conversation with the boy of the Yu family before discussing with Master Ning Yan. So some people became curious about Song Qinghuan’s real identity.
Those curious and inquiring people soon knew that this person was the youngest daughter of the Song family of Lin’an.
The Song family. It turned out to be the Song family again.
How powerful was this Song family? When they first entered the upper-class circle of Wan’ning City, the Xu family was there to escort them.
“I will be in the country for the next six months, and you can come to my house with Niannian when you have time.” After some exchanges, Ning Yan sent an invitation to Song Qinghuan.
Actually, Ning Yan had not accepted any apprentice so far. Even if he had taught Shen Yinian since she was a child, she would not be considered an apprentice.
“Thank you, Uncle Ning. After you get enough rest, I will take Qinghuan to visit you. Please excuse us if we cause you some inconvenience.” Shen Yinian winked at Song Qinghuan. When Ning Yan showed appreciation of Song Qinghuan, she did not feel jealous at all but quite happy.
Ning Yan couldn’t sit here with the two young ladies all the time. Otherwise, it would cause controversy.
After Ning Yan left, Song Qinghuan felt a little unbelievable while covering her chest with both hands. She murmured, “It feels like a dream, Teacher Ning, this is my idol.”
Song Qinghuan said while clenching her fist and lowering her voice. Yet she still could not restrain the excitement in the voice.
Shen Yinian nodded calmly, “I understand, just like the first love said by that kid, Yu Fei.”
First love. Netizens jokingly called Song Qinghuan “The Whole Nation’s First Love”. This name meant the same as “idol”. They were both affectionate address terms for someone, except that “First Love” was a playful term and exaggerated the meaning to some extent.
“However,” Shen Yinian took a bite of the cake and frowned, “I did not expect that Uncle Ning would take the initiative to ask me about you.”
“Huh? Ask about me?”
Shen Yinian nodded, “It was the day after the school celebration. He called me to send congratulations and mentioned you, and he asked me about your identity.” After finishing that, Shen Yinian patted Song Qinghuan’s shoulder and encouraged the latter by saying, “This shows that your talent attracted Uncle Ning. Dear, strive for the status of Uncle Ning’s apprentice. I bet you can make it!”
Song Qinghuan took a sip of the red wine in the glass, “I think I have a slim chance.” After all, she had given up playing the piano, and in terms of playing the piano, Shen Yinian was indeed much more skillful than her now.
“Be more confident.” Shen Yinian wanted to say something else, but Song Qinghuan raised her chin while saying jokingly, “The princess’s Prince Charming is here.”
“??” Shen Yinian looked back and saw Han Shuo approaching.
As a mixed-race man, Han Shuo had a nice figure and delicate facial features. But Shen Yinian whispered in denial, “How can that be! He is only a tyrant!”
Song Qinghuan wanted to say something but didn’t. She saw Han Shuo raising his eyebrows when Shen Yinian talked about the tyrant. Did he hear that?
Absolutely yes.
“Drinking is not allowed.” Han Shuo replaced the glass of red wine in Shen Yinian’s hand with an orange juice.
This wine was just taken by Shen Yinian and Song Qinghuan. At least Song Qinghuan took a sip. Shen Yinian only clinked glasses, and it was replaced forcefully by the tyrant.
Han Shuo was a man of few words. After replacing the red wine, he was still worried that Shen Yinian would get hungry and thus took some more food.
Shen Yinian couldn’t bear it and said, “Go mind your own business. I’ll do it myself.”
Han Shuo pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but after seeing Shen Yinian’s resistance, he obediently left.
“What are you guys doing?” Song Qinghuan shook the red wine glass, “You had a quarrel?”
“Quarrel?” Shen Yinian shook her head, “This boring man… It’s good if we could have words.”
Shen Yinian obviously did not want to mention Han Shuo and led Song Qinghuan through the crowd to the garden of the Xiang family. The light was dim, and they were away from the noise outside. Shen Yinian pulled Song Qinghuan on the swing and looked up at the starry sky, “I planned to invite you to the banquet held at my house at the end of the month. I didn’t expect your brother to take you to the Xiang family banquet. Is your sister still troubling you?”
Shen Yinian stayed abroad for the competition for a month, and she didn’t have time to return to school this time.
“You can rest assured, I can solve the trouble.” Song Qinghuan grasped the rope of the swing with both hands and stepped on the cobblestones with great strength. The swing started to move back and forth.
This feeling was like flying. Song Qinghuan was having a good time in the moonlight. She was like a butterfly with wings spreading, and one could hear the laughter free from any worries.