Peerless luthier

The New Year is a good one, the homework assigned to Zhong Xiaoyi by her father has been reduced a lot, the countless delicacies can be eaten casually, the red envelope money is open for use, and Ah Li is with him every day—all of a sudden, Zhong Xiaoyi feels that so many lonely days are far away from him .

Zhong Li left on the tenth day, and one day, when Zhong Xiaoyi took him to run outside, Zhong Li held his hand and smiled at him helplessly: "Xiaoyi, I have to pack my luggage today."

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Xiaoyi fell silent.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?"

"Ah."

After a while, mother came to order Ah Li to tidy up.

Sure enough, happy days are always fleeting.

Zhong Yi sat on the bed, watching Zhong Li busily tidy up.

He turned his head and looked out the window. The sky was overcast, and it seemed that it was going to snow again.

In the evening, snowflakes fluttered down one after another.

Wearing a thick white coat, Zhong Han smiled at Yan Hui: "Go and see Ah Li, he is leaving early tomorrow morning."

Yan Hui smiled and said, "Alright, be careful on the road."

Zhong Han held up an umbrella and walked towards the door.

The red lanterns at the gate flickered on and off at night, and the sky was a bit dark today, making it hard to see far away.

The sound of the wheels of the carriage came down from a distance, and soon stopped at a place still some distance away from the gate of Zhongfu.

Zhong Han was slightly puzzled.

At this moment, someone shouted: "Carillonist? Get in the car."

Zhong Han responded, and approached the carriage holding an umbrella.

The flickering light of the red lantern was behind him, getting further and further away.

Zhong Han walked up to the carriage and asked the rider, "Why don't you stop at the door?"

The man who carried the horse did not answer.

He put away the umbrella, stepped on the shaft of the car, stretched out a hand from the dark car curtain, and wore an emerald ring on his slender index finger, which still glowed fluorescently at night.

Zhong Han's eyes widened.

The hand grabbed his hand and dragged him into the car.

The carriage ran a long way in an instant, like a gust of wind passing by, and the street was empty again in an instant.

Only the two red lanterns of Zhongfu were left in the snow wind, bright and dark.

Zhong Yi was watching Zhong Li and Yan Hui organize their luggage.

After a while, a servant suddenly called out: "Ma'am, someone from the White House is here."

Yan Hui heard it, felt puzzled, and hurried downstairs.

Zhong Yi tilted her head and looked at Ah Li: "Didn't Daddy go to the door?"

Zhong Li said, "Let's go downstairs and have a look."

Yan Hui said to Zhong Yi: "Xiao Yi, Fourth Miss Bai invited you to visit Bai's house. Go, anyway, your father is there too."

Zhong Yi looked at Ah Li subconsciously, Ah Li was uncharacteristically smiling and said, "Go."

Yan Hui dragged Zhong Li upstairs.

Zhong Yi followed the servant to the door, and sure enough, he saw the Bai family's carriage parked outside the door.

Bai Jinyu raised the curtain of the car, and smiled at him brightly: "What are you doing in a daze, come in."

Zhong Yi got into the carriage and asked her, "Why do you think I'm going to be a guest now?"

Bai Jinyu smiled slightly: "It's snowing today, I suddenly thought of you."

Zhong Yi paused and said, "Where is my father?"

Bai Jinyu blinked her eyes: "I'm playing the piano, but I'll take you to a good place tonight, so I won't mingle with them adults."

Zhong Yi asked: "Why?"

Bai Jinyu knocked him on the head: "You are stupid, there are so many people in our Bai family's celebration banquet, what are we going to do? Or, do you like to be lively?"

Bai Jinyu's eyes are round and bright, and Zhong Yi finds her somewhat domineering appearance inexplicably cute.

So Zhong Yi nodded seriously: "Yes, you are right."

Along the way, Bai Jinyu told him some trifles. The girl was delicate and thoughtful, and Zhong Yi was amused by her witty words many times.

When he was about to get out of the car, Bai Jinyu said with a smile, "Brother Xiaoyi, why are you still so stupid."

Zhong Yi was not happy: "Where is someone like you, why am I so stupid?"

Bai Jinyu just giggled and didn't speak.

Getting along with Bai Jinyu is actually quite a pleasant thing, Zhong Yi thinks that he has been in a good mood until now.

The carriage stopped, and the rider said: "Miss, we are here."

Bai Jinyu responded and patted the bell: "Go, we're here."

Zhong Yi got out of the carriage first, and as soon as he stood firmly on the ground, a snow-white figure rushed over.

"what!"

The two fell to the ground.

Bai Jinyu lay on his chest, looking at him cheerfully, her eyelashes were long and fluttering.

Zhong Yi blushed and whispered, "Get up!"

Bai Jinyu got up quickly and gave Zhong Yi a hand by the way.

Zhong Yi stood up and realized that this was the gate of Bai's house, and the lights in the lanterns were bright.

Zhong Yi thought to herself: No one should have seen them just now.

Bai Jinyu obviously didn't take it seriously, so she grabbed him and walked inside.

After entering the gate, Bai Jinyu dragged him to run, snowflakes fell on their hair.After running around for an unknown amount of time, Zhong Yi heard the sound of the piano.

He stopped: "I'm going to see Daddy."

Bai Jinyu looked back at him, "Okay, but you have to change."

"What?" Zhong Yi wondered, "What are you doing, changing clothes?"

Bai Jinyu smiled again and didn't speak, just led him for a quick walk.

When they arrived at a room, Bai Jin said, "Okay, you can go in."

Two maidservants walked up to him: "My lord, let the servants dress you up."

Zhong Yi looked at Bai Jinyu: "I want to change clothes?"

Bai Jinyu said: "If you want to see your father, of course you can't be too casual at the celebration banquet."

Zhong Yi said: "But didn't you just say you couldn't go?"

Bai Jinyu looked innocent: "Originally, but if you want to go, go first."

Zhong Yi had no choice but to go in.

Fortunately, in winter, I only need to take care of my coat, and the two maids are smart, and Zhong Yi will take care of it in a short while.

Bai Jinyu clapped her hands and said with satisfaction: "It's not bad, brother Xiaoyi looks good in whatever he wears."

Zhong Yi said helplessly, "Let's go."

Bai Jinyu nodded and said with a smile, "Okay."

The celebration banquet of the Bai family was indeed grand. The huge hall was brightly lit and full of voices. Zhong Yi couldn't find his father and was a little anxious.

Bai Jinyu smiled and said, "It will be fine soon."

Zhong Yi said: "What do you mean?"

Bai Jinyu leaned close to his ear, and Zhong Yi felt that the distance was a little close. Just as he was about to avoid it, he heard Bai Jinyu say, "Brother Xiaoyi, go up and play a few songs later."

Zhong Yi was stunned: "What?"

Bai Jinyu giggled, pointed to the high platform on the side of the hall, and pushed him lightly.

Seeing the attendant at the table of the Bai family walking towards this side suddenly, Zhong Yi felt that everyone's eyes were on him.

The servant spoke loudly and said, "Carillonist, can you play a piece for us?"

Zhong Yi saw that the guests looked at her with different eyes.

Don't they think of themselves as their father?

Bai Jinyu came over suddenly, and said to Zhong Yi with a smile: "Won't the carolinist be disrespectful?"

Zhong Yi glared at her lightly.

Bai Jinyu winked playfully at him.

He bit the bullet and smiled slightly at the attendant: "Naturally."

The attendant respectfully guided him to the high platform.

When passing around the guests, I heard their discussions: "Isn't this the young master of Zhong Han's family?"

"Sure enough, he has the demeanor of a carillon master back then."

"I don't know how to play the piano? Why did the carolinist let his son come?"

While slandering this inexplicable incident, Zhong Yi went up to the high platform with a smile on her face.

The high platform had already been arranged properly, and he stood on the high platform to salute the guests.

The guests raised their glasses to him.

Sit down, try the tone, it's a good piano.

Zhong Yi sat upright, most of the guests below were a little curious about him, and they all quieted down, intending to hear how this "back wave" is.

Since it's a celebration banquet, it's better to be more festive.

I have performed many times in front of people, but this time it is just that there are more people present and the status is higher.

Thinking of this, Zhong Yi gently closed her eyes and put her hands on the piano.

The rhythm changed from slow to fast, and the strength of playing the piano was well grasped. The loud sound of the piano fell on the ears of the audience, arousing an echo.

When the song ended, the guests were very excited, and some asked him to accompany them, and they wanted to chant poems to the wine.

Zhong Yi had no choice but to play according to their wishes, in line with the atmosphere of the celebration banquet, and played for about an hour.

Bai Jinyu stood below and looked at him with a smile.

Zhong Yi felt helpless: "Where is my father?"

Bai Jin said: "Just now he came over and said that he met an old friend and went back first."

Zhong Yi felt strange: "Then what? No more?"

Bai Jinyu smiled: "He also said that you did a good job."

Before Zhong Yi could react, Bai Jinyu dragged him away again.

This time in a corridor, Zhong Yi asked her, "What are you doing here?"

Bai Jinyu took it for granted, "Look at the snow."

Then she raised her face and watched the snowflakes falling slowly.

Zhong Yi stared blankly at her side face for a while, and also watched the snowflakes slowly fall from the black night sky.

The two were silent for a while.

Bai Jinyu suddenly said: "Brother Xiaoyi, let's go to Yundi to play again in summer."

Zhong Yi said: "Yundi? What are you doing?"

Bai Jinyu lowered her eyes: "Brother Xiaoyi, if I say... I say..."

Zhong Yi said: "What's wrong?"

Bai Jinyu said, "I may have to stay in Yundi for a while in the future."

Zhong Yi wondered, "Why?"

Bai Jinyu smiled, with some bitterness, but also some pride: "Of course I will take over the family business."

"Oh." Zhong Yi said, "That's not bad."

Bai Jin said, "Brother Xiaoyi, visit me more often in the future."

Zhong Yi smiled and said, "That's natural."

The two chatted for a while, when a watch came from the White House, Zhong Yi said, "It's getting late, I'm going back."

Bai Jinyu said: "Indeed, go back by carriage, hurry up."

The servant girl walked in front of Zhong Yi: "My lord, please follow the servant girl."

Zhong Yi smiled and said, "Then, take my leave."

Bai Jinyu smiled and waved to him.

Zhong Yi arrived home in the carriage of Baifu, walked towards the inner courtyard, and suddenly saw a slender figure in front of him——Daddy?

"Daddy?"

The figure stopped.

Zhong Yi chased after him: "Where did Dad go? Why didn't you wait for me? Did you just come back?"

Zhong Han turned around, and the light shone on his face, making his face look pale, he forced a smile: "Go back to sleep first."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Zhong Yi wanted to say something else, but he felt that his father's face was very bad.

Zhong Han pushed open the door, and Yan Hui was sitting by the lamp doing embroidery.

"Hui'er, I want to take a bath."

Yan Hui was surprised: "What's wrong?"

Zhong Han turned his face to the side and said: "...It's a bit cold, let's go to get rid of the cold air."

Yan Hui stepped forward, touched his face, and said worriedly: "Why is his face so ugly, you must be tired, wait for a while."

Yan Hui hurriedly went to give orders to her servants.

Zhong Han told Yan Hui to go to bed first, and went to the bathroom by himself.

He took off his clothes one by one, and as the clothes fell off, his slender body was gradually revealed, and there were strange marks scattered on his fair skin.

Zhong Han sat in the hot water stiffly, looking tremblingly at the hickey marks on his chest. There was a mirror right in front of the tub, not only on his chest, but also on his neck and back.

Zhong Han sighed, closed his eyes, a look of bewilderment and sadness appeared on his face.