The good substitute is actually a group pet

?? The agreed location is a piano store in the city center.

?? When Meng Tinghe arrived, the other three people were already there, squatting in the middle of the floor of a piano practice room, holding their mobile phones head to head, muttering in their mouths that they seemed to be black.

??Meng Tinghe looked at the surrounding chairs and the three people squatting on the ground. He didn't quite understand what kind of new-style hacking posture this was.

?? Luo Ling's sharp eyes saw Meng Tinghe at the door, put down his phone, and waved his hands at him: "Tinghe! Come here, here!"

??The place where they are is a practice room of the piano shop.

?? "This is opened by Xiao Le's aunt, and she specially vacated a room for us." Luo Ling dragged a chair to Meng Tinghe, and Yang Xiaole smiled honestly beside him.

?? "Are you playing games?" Meng Tinghe put down the piano case and asked them.

?? Luo Ling could not help but think of the six characters "Do not eat the fireworks of the world". He tried hard to explain: "We are playing Suihe Villa, an mmorpg game, uh... it is a role-playing game."

??Facing the players in his game, Meng Tinghe nodded lightly: "Oh, I've heard of it."

??Luo Ling tentatively sold Amway: "It's super fun, we just formed a team to explore. It's very interesting, and it's not a loss if you enter the pit!"

??Meng Tinghe was not surprised by favor or humiliation: "It sounds very good."

??Luo Ling: "Yes, yes, it's super fun, and the version has been updated recently. The game designer is a genius."

??Meng Tinghe smiled slightly: "Yes, a genius."

??Luo Ling always felt that Meng Tinghe's attitude was a little weird, not like a cute new player who was about to enter the pit, but he couldn't find out what was wrong, so he had to tell the other two people to put down the game and prepare for rehearsal.

??Before today, none of the three of them had seen Meng Tinghe's musical instruments.

?? Now I finally saw it, and they were silent for 5 minutes.

?? "I... rely on?" Luo Ling came back to his senses and murmured, "I'm not mistaken, Zitan?"

??Meng Tinghe nodded.

??The pipa in the case looks like it hasn't been used for a while, but it's in good condition.

??Luo Ling felt that his perception of Meng Tinghe might have been a little bit off.

??After hesitating for a while, Luo Ling still couldn't hold back: "You look really good, Pipa."

??Meng Tinghe understood what he meant, stroked the strings on it, and said with a light smile, "Well, it's a very good pipa, given by someone else."

??As the young master of the Meng family, no matter how salty he is, he has learned some musical instruments.

??However, before joining Yuezhao Lihua, he did not learn classical musical instruments, and he also learned pipa at that time.

??His little ones were nervous for a long time after he suffered a kidnapping. They knew that he wanted to learn the pipa, so they immediately invested in and made the best pipa for him.

??But Meng Tinghe's down-and-out personality is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Hearing what he said, Luo Ling automatically categorized his smile as a bitter self-mockery, and imagined the last gift that a poor boy received from his elders The tragic story of embarking on the journey alone.

??Luo Ling showed the same loving smile as Cheng Xuyuan that day, and changed the subject: "Let's try the first version first."

??The music score has been preliminarily finalized. Today they just want to use the first version to improve the tacit understanding of the four of them.

??Meng Tinghe carefully carried the pipa out, lowered his head slightly and tried to tune the strings.

??When he sat on the chair and made these movements, the other three subconsciously held their breath and looked at Meng Tinghe seriously.

??The white fingertips landed on the black-purple pipa and stroked it briskly.

??The soft and warm music immediately washed away the noise in my mind.

??Yang Xiaole's fingers trembled randomly on the guqin, and tremblingly expressed his opinion: "Qi...the temperament is different!"

??The other two nodded in a daze. Luo Ling looked at Meng Tinghe, who was like a prince, and doubted his own judgment again. He didn't even dare to call him Tinghe for a moment.

?? Several people adapted to each other's style for a while, and then began to adapt according to the music score.

??Meng Tinghe sat in the somewhat empty piano practice room with his eyes closed, as if he had returned to the time when he was practicing in the orchestra.

??…

??When people devote themselves to music, they can always ignore the passage of time. By the time they get acquainted with the new team and make adjustments to the second edition of the score, it will be dark already.

??Luo Ling looked at Meng Tinghe packing up the piano case slowly, and jumped back to the topic when we first met: "Remember to play, the name of the game is Suihe Villa, and you can download it in the app store."

??Meng Tinghe nodded politely.

?? "I have opened a server for old players, and I have saved a lot of resources. I can take you to play!"

?? The developer himself, Meng Tinghe, thought about his account, which can be called the top match, and respected it with silence: "..."

?? When Meng Tinghe walked out of the building where the piano shop was located, there happened to be a bus directly downstairs to the villa area.

?? At this time, the evening rush hour had passed. Meng Tinghe didn't have any special requirements for the means of transportation, so he took advantage of the opportunity to get on the uncrowded carriage.

??The piano store in the city center is a little far away from He Mingkun's villa. Meng Tinghe, wearing earphones, listened intently to how much Jin Liang's loud urging this morning had done to his fragile heart.

??Meng Tinghe perfunctorily hummed a few times, and caught a glimpse of a new call cut into the upper notification bar.

?? "My mother is calling, shut up." After speaking, Meng Tinghe mercilessly hung up Jin Liang's call.

??Jin Liang said "Azai, I will teach you a lesson when I return to China" stuck in his throat, and almost had a heart attack.

??Meng Tinghe quickly hung up Jin Liang's phone and picked up the phone of his mother, Ms. Liu.

?? "Little Crane, have you eaten yet?" Liu Shuyun's voice was very gentle.

"I've eaten, Mom." Actually, Meng Tinghe, who hadn't eaten at all, was a little guilty, but when he thought about the small piece of yogurt bread he ate before getting into the car, he became more reasonable and confident.

??Liu Shuyun and Meng Tinghe babbled a few homely words, and their voices couldn't hide their longing.

?? After Meng Tinghe's incident, the Meng family increased their protection overtly and secretly, and even planned to let them stay in Beijing for university and work.

?? But Meng Tinghe and Liu Wenzheng are both grown-ups, and what happened after Meng Tinghe just finished the college entrance examination, one of the two brothers is now studying in Jiang City, and the other has gone abroad.

?? The main residence of the Meng family is now only occupied by Lao Meng and Ms. Liu.

??Liu Shuyun carefully talked about the matter with Meng Tinghe over the phone: "Xiaohe, your father has regretted it a long time ago, and he is looking forward to your return every day."

??Meng Tinghe hummed, but didn't say anything.

??His fingers rest on the address book.

??Lao Meng blocked him last year, but he hasn't been released yet.

??Liu Shuyun scolded her husband mercilessly: "Your father has that kind of personality. He has a terrible temper and wants to save face. Don't be angry with him."

??Meng Tinghe listened to Ms. Liu's scolding before explaining: "Mom, I'm not angry with him. But as long as he doesn't get over this hurdle, he and I won't be able to have a good chat."

?? "Your father is an old antique, and you know it. At that time, so many things were related to this, and he had... already had a very bad impression." Liu Shuyun watched her husband and son quarreling like this. The cold war has always been uncomfortable.

??Every time this topic is brought up, she can always think of that night, her son, who is always good-tempered and talkative and has no demands, stubbornly and calmly emphasized his position over and over again, and even stood in complete opposition to his father in the end On the position, a fierce quarrel broke out.

?? Liu Shuyun asked Meng Tinghe almost cautiously: "Xiaohe, can you follow his wishes?"

??Meng Tinghe closed his eyes.

?? After a long time, Meng Tinghe said softly: "Mom, I've said it many times. I was born with it, and there is no way to change it."

?? After saying this, both of them fell into silence.

??The sense of powerlessness swept through all of Liu Shuyun's senses like a tide.

??She knew that she was speaking from her husband's position, which was unfair to the elder son.

?? She slowed down and changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Are you coming back this year for the Chinese New Year?"

??Meng Tinghe followed her words and said, "It was he who drove me out last year, and he didn't let me go back. I didn't run away from home."

??Thinking of something, Meng Tinghe frowned and added, "And he even froze my card."

??Liu Shuyun choked, and scolded her husband again in her heart.

?? It was rare for Meng Tinghe to express these emotions. After saying these two sentences, he returned to his usual appearance.

?? "Well, I'll go back this year."