Chapter 245 Asking for a Birthday Gift (13)

Su Mingzhe returned to the classroom and saw that everyone was studying, so he quietly sat in his seat and started to busy himself with his own things.

Suddenly, Lin Miaomiao turned around.

"Squeak-"

Su Mingzhe was concentrating on doing experiments and said unhappily:
"You have something to say."

"Squeak-"

Su Mingzhe pulled the corner of his mouth, looked up helplessly, and saw Lin Miaomiao with a curious look on her face, and asked in a low voice:

"What does my uncle-in-law want from you?"

Su Mingzhe's eyes flickered slightly and he smiled:

"It's my birthday next week, so what gift do you want?"

"So what gift do you want?"

Lin Miaomiao also wanted to find out what gift the man wanted.

Every year on their birthdays, the gifts they give each other are their own handmade products.

For example, Lin Miaomiao sent oil paintings for six consecutive years starting from the third grade of primary school.

Last year, Su Mingzhe strongly protested against Lin Miaomiao's perfunctory attitude in giving gifts.

The girl used the little pocket money she had saved to buy a music box and gave it to Su Mingzhe.

The gifts that Su Mingzhe gave to Lin Miaomiao were varied.

When they were young, they were given paintings and calligraphy as gifts. When they grew up a little, they were given homemade seals, flutes, guqin, etc.

Last year, in order to complain about the boring gifts given by Lin Miaomiao, Su Mingzhe stayed at home for three days, made a music box by hand, and gave it back.

"I know you have no money, so just write me a poem."

Su Mingzhe was afraid that Lin Miaomiao would fool him again, so he quickly added:
"Remember, if what you write makes me happy, I will surprise you with your gift next month."

"no problem."

Faced with the temptation of the man, Lin Miaomiao could only hate him in her heart.

Why is Su Mingzhe's birthday a month earlier than mine, so that I can't take advantage of him?

If I were older than him, I could ask him to buy me a birthday present first.

When it’s time to give him a gift in return, you can just use the excuse that you don’t like the birthday gift he gave you and give him some trivial things in return.

But the reality is that her birthday is after Su Mingzhe's birthday, so she has to give Su Mingzhe a gift first, which makes her very passive.

According to Lin Miaomiao, she has been suffering losses for more than ten years.

Soon, the weekend arrived.

Saturday night.

Lin Dawei drove the car, Su Mingzhe sat in the passenger seat, Wang Shengnan and his daughter Lin Miaomiao sat in the back seat, and they arrived at the Haidilao hotpot restaurant not far from the community.

Haidilao was extremely popular in 14, especially with the overwhelming promotion through online articles.

When nearby residents celebrate birthdays for their elders or children and have a meal together outside, they will most likely choose to go to Haidilao.

When the four people arrived at the store door, they saw Tang Yuanming, his wife Wang Dingnan and Jiaojiao had already arrived.

"Uncle-in-law, aunt, Jiaojiao."

Su Mingzhe and Lin Miaomiao walked in front and were the first to say hello.

"Miaomiao, MUA~"

Wang Dingnan hugged Lin Miaomiao and kissed her first, then looked at Su Mingzhe and pinched her cheek with his hand: "Azhe, you little brat, you haven't come to see your aunt for a long time."

Su Mingzhe quickly explained:

"Aunt, I was on a business trip for two months during the summer vacation. After I came back, I was busy tutoring someone, so I was delayed."

When Wang Dingnan heard this, he looked at his niece Lin Miaomiao and was immediately happy:

"Is this someone's last name Lin?"

"It's her."

Lin Dawei and Wang Shengnan walked over, said hello, and then, led by the waiter, walked towards the reserved box.

Since we had ordered in advance, the food came out very quickly.

The cake delivered by Haidilao is also good.

Everyone raised their glasses to celebrate, and Su Mingzhe, as the 'protagonist', said a few words.

As the drinks came, the topic gradually shifted and everyone started chatting enthusiastically.

Su Mingzhe quietly pulled out three red strings of love, and tied one for each of Wang Shengnan and Lin Dawei, Wang Dingnan and Tang Yuanming, and Lin Miaomiao and himself. Then he said to Wang Dingnan:
"Aunt, are you still working at that accounting firm recently?"

"Still here, what's the matter, are you going to introduce a new job to your aunt?"

Since Wang Dingnan had a daughter, Jiaojiao, he has become even lazier. He often takes leave from work, and after various deductions from his salary every month, he is left with little money.

In other words, Tang Yuanming has a good job, which is why he can support Wang Dingnan's slightly luxurious life on weekdays.

“It’s a new job.”

Su Mingzhe smiled softly, reached out and took out his mobile phone, and said with a smile: "Recently our company has been researching overseas pig-killing schemes, and we are also planning to do it. I wonder if you are interested, auntie."

"What is a pig-killing plate?"

Wang Dingnan asked a question that he shouldn't have asked.

She is a salesperson in an accounting company, but she didn't even know about the pig-killing scheme. It shows how bad she is at work.

"The so-called pig-killing scheme means that our company provides technical support, and you attract people to invest online, and we can split the profits 50-50."

Su Mingzhe explained some simple operations of the pig-killing scam and demonstrated it with his mobile phone:

"This company is headquartered overseas, and its main method of operation is to cast a wide net and recruit people from domestic football clubs..."

Wang Dingnan watched Su Mingzhe demonstrate the 'pig killing' tricks with his mobile phone. His face gradually turned pale and his arms and fingers began to tremble.

This sounds so similar to the investment group I encountered.

Thinking of the tens of thousands of dollars he had already invested, Wang Dingnan began to feel nervous.

Tang Yuanming, who was standing next to him, saw that his wife was frightened, and quickly scolded Su Mingzhe, telling him to stop talking nonsense.

Seeing that his wife also had a gloomy and ugly face, Lin Dawei quickly "criticized" Su Mingzhe, saying that he was not a good boy at such a young age and was not allowed to mess around with things in the future.

After hearing this, Su Mingzhe could only remain silent in grievance. Except for Wang Dingnan, Lin Miaomiao and Tang Jiaojiao, no one else at the table noticed that the three men were performing a double act.

After leaving Haidilao and separating from Tang Yuanming's family.

Wang Shengnan could no longer suppress her anger when she got into the driving seat, and her eyes were filled with ferocity:
"Lin Dawei, you three are really amazing. You actually teamed up to scare my sister! And you, Azhe, you little brat have also learned bad habits. You are so young, but you dare to scare your aunt. Why can't you talk about it in a nice way? You have to scare your aunt. Have you forgotten how good your aunt was to you in the past!"

When Su Mingzhe saw that his "mother-in-law" was really angry, he immediately raised his hands in surrender and betrayed Tang Yuanming, saying:
"Auntie Wang, you can't really blame me for this. It was my uncle-in-law who said that my aunt was brainwashed by the butcher and she refused to listen no matter how much we advised her. That's why I came up with this idea."

Lin Dawei also quickly distanced himself from the matter:

"Wife, I swear, I didn't know about it beforehand."

"Okay, you don't know."

Wang Shengnan didn't know if she was angry, so she stopped talking, stepped on the accelerator, and drove towards home.

"Little Zhezhe."

Lin Miaomiao and Su Mingzhe were sitting in the back row. Seeing that their biological mother was really angry, they didn’t dare to speak and could only mouth: “You’re finished.”

Su Mingzhe felt that he was very wronged. His original intention was to help Wang Dingnan.

All I can say is that Wang Shengnan is too protective of her sister. She is the only one who can reprimand her sister. If others dare to interfere, it would be touching her reverse scale.

The car stopped downstairs and Lin Miaomiao got out:

"Mom, it's still early. I'm going to go to Xiaozhezhe's house first and ask him to explain the math problems to me again."

"Go."

"Auntie Wang, goodbye."

Su Mingzhe didn't expect that Lin Miaomiao would be so considerate and help him through this. He wanted to hug her immediately and give her two big kisses.

After returning home, Lin Miaomiao lay down on the bed directly. She had eaten too much and was too lazy to move.

Su Mingzhe was grateful to the girl for helping him out, so he sat on the bed and asked:

"Miao Miao, let me play a song for you. How about "Swordsman"? "

Su Mingzhe didn't wait for Lin Miaomiao's consent. He took the guqin placed on the wall and began to tune it.

It is called guqin, but it is actually the name used by modern people.

In ancient times, it was called "Yaoqin", "Yuqin", or "Seven-stringed Qin".

The reason why it is called "seven-stringed lyre" is that it has seven strings.

The earliest Fuxi guqin had only five strings: Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu, representing gold, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Later, two more strings, "wen" and "wu", were added to make it a seven-stringed harp.
Therefore, the seven-stringed harp is also called the "civil and military seven-stringed harp".

Su Mingzhe knows a lot of songs, but Lin Miaomiao's favorite is Hu Weili's piano and flute duet of "Swordsman".

The sound of the lyre itself is mellow and elegant, clear and penetrating, and touching.

The song "Song of the Smiling, Proud Wanderer" has lofty ideals, distinct rhythms, and a natural and unrestrained style.

Lin Miaomiao looked at the man, holding the lyre in his hand, pursing his lips to make a whistle, which turned into the sound of a flute. His strong lung capacity allowed him to perform the "Piano and Flute Duet" easily by himself.

This piano and flute duet of "The Song of Smiling Proud Wanderer", also called "The Mantra of Purifying the Heart and Universal Goodness", has the effect of clearing the mind and concentrating the spirit.

A song of "Swordsman", with the courage of sword and the heart of the piano dependent on each other.

When the song stopped, Lin Miaomiao seemed to let go of all the pressure in her heart and felt relaxed and comfortable:

"Xiao Zhezhe, can you teach me to play the piano?"

Su Mingzhe smiled faintly, nodded and said:

"As long as you want to learn, I will teach you."

"Then teach me how to play the song 'Swordsman'."

Lin Miaomiao wants to learn to run before she even learns to walk.

However, Su Mingzhe did not reject her, but began to teach her how to distinguish timbre seriously.

If you want to learn to play the piano, distinguishing timbre is the first step.

Different musical instruments produce different timbres due to their different materials and structures.

If you want to play the piano well, you must at least know the basics of the instrument's timbre.

Musicians with a strong sense of music can clearly identify the sound characteristics of each, or even every, instrument.

Su Mingzhe possesses L10 level music skills, so his understanding of this aspect is naturally impeccable.

After teaching how to distinguish timbre, Su Mingzhe began to teach tuning and fingering of the piano.

More than an hour passed in a flash. Although Lin Miaomiao was studying very hard, her progress was very slow because it was her first time learning.

However, Su Mingzhe was not in a hurry and taught slowly.

At half past nine, Su Mingzhe's cell phone suddenly rang.

"Your mother."

"Well, I should go home and sleep."

Lin Miaomiao was a little reluctant to go back, but when she looked at the time, it was indeed very late, so she could only say goodbye reluctantly.

When I got home, Lin Dawei was sitting on the sofa watching TV:

"Miao Miao, did you have a hard time studying today?"

"It's not hard."

Lin Miaomiao leaned over and lay on the sofa, complaining:
"I was really interested in it, but my mom called me back."

Wang Shengnan, who was in the bedroom, rushed out after hearing this and said angrily:
"Lin Miaomiao, are you studying? It's the middle of the night, playing something randomly, aren't you afraid that the neighbors will report you for disturbing the public?"

"Why is it a nuisance? What time is it now?"

Lin Miaomiao retorted and then quickly hid back in her bedroom.

Today, Wang Shengnan was very angry because her sister was threatened by Su Mingzhe and Tang Yuanming. Lin Dawei and his daughter did not dare to provoke her at this time.

Seeing her daughter return to the bedroom, Wang Shengnan grabbed Lin Dawei who was trying to hide:

"Lin Dawei, I got you a new toothbrush, the pink one."

"No, why did you change my toothbrush again?"

Lin Dawei was a little depressed:
"Didn't you just change your toothbrush a few days ago?"

(End of this chapter)