Chapter 3861 Let go
It really annoys the old man.

Has he had any bad luck recently?

But he had clearly gone to the temple to pray...

really……

Is it useless?

The old man is not a very superstitious person.

For him, worshipping in a temple is more about seeking peace of mind.

……

"Why do I hate Pipa so much..."

The old man murmured.

……

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao nodded slightly.

"It's okay if you don't like the lute."

Everyone has their own preferred instrument.

but……

"Your attitude towards Pipa is a little more than just plain dislike."

……

"So you think there's some hidden reason why I hate Pipa, right?"

The old man continued.

……

Xiao Xiao smiled slightly.

"Yes."

"It thinks you must be hiding something."

"Otherwise I wouldn't hate Pipa so much."

……

"Pfft~"

Even in such a difficult situation, the old man couldn't help laughing.

This is what I said...

"How much does your friend like the Pipa..."

So there is no way to accept other people's dislike for Pipa for no reason.

So we must prove that there is a real reason why others dislike us.

Rather than hating the pipa itself.

……

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao nodded.

"It likes the lute very, very much."

……

The smile on the old man's face slowly faded.

"But what the Pipa brings to me..."

“Not a good memory…”

……

"cough~"

The old man cleared his throat.

There was a hint of trance in his eyes and brows as he was lost in memories.

"Your friend is right."

"I hate the Pipa..."

“There is indeed a reason.”

……

The old man finally gave in.

Xiao Xiao's brows relaxed slightly.

If the old man continued to keep his mouth shut, he was going to give up.

He doesn't like to force others.

If I hadn't promised Pipa Ghost, if Pipa Ghost really wanted to know the hidden reason behind the old man's dislike for Pipa...

He might have stopped when the old man rejected him the first time.

But everything has its limits, and no matter how much he insists, he won't really touch the old man's bottom line of patience.

……

"…It happened a long time ago…"

After a long time, the old man finally spoke again.

He glanced at the young man next to him and couldn't help but say something.

"You are very patient."

He thought the other party would be unable to hold back and urge him for an answer.

Unexpectedly, he didn't say anything, and the young man didn't say anything either.

Just hang out with him.

……

Xiao Xiao smiled slightly.

He knew that it would be a bit embarrassing for the old man to talk about some "old stories".

He understood the old man's hesitation, entanglement and resistance.

Also willing to give the greatest patience.

……

The old man curled his lips.

I felt uncomfortable as if a young man had seen through me.

Humph.

He snorted in his heart.

Young people nowadays are very smart.

He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

Like a fox.

……

But now that we have started...

The old man suddenly thought it might be a good idea to talk to the young man.

Otherwise, he might take that incident to his grave.

There's no regrets though.

Or rather, this was what he intended from the beginning.

did not think of……

…The old man shook his head slightly.

"I was very young then..."

“I’m just in elementary school.”

"Parents at that time were just like you now, they all wanted their children to learn a special skill."

“In fact, I was willing to learn at the beginning.”

"This way I don't have to leave it blank when I fill out a form asking you to write about your specialties."

At this point, the old man smiled.

Children are really innocent.

……

Xiao Xiao blinked.

A smile appeared on his face.

This was the first time he had heard of such a reason.

It's really absurd, yet also very reasonable.

……

The smile on the old man's face quickly disappeared.

"But what my father wants me to learn is..."

The old man pursed his lips.

"You probably guessed it..."

……

"lute?"

Xiao Xiao blurted out.

After all, their common topic revolved around the pipa.

……

"Correct."

The old man's waist is slightly hunched.

He clasped his hands.

His eyes were staring blankly at the ground in front of him.

“My dad was very persistent.”

"…My grandmother is a great pipa player."

"When she was young, she was a famous Pipa beauty."

"She is beautiful and plays the pipa very well."

"Everyone who has seen his demeanor is full of praise."

"pity."

The old man sighed slightly.

"A beauty has a bad fate."

"My grandmother died of illness when I was very young... before I could remember much."

"I have a very vague impression of my grandmother."

"It was only through my parents' descriptions that I had a rough idea of ​​my grandmother."

"Grandma was looking forward to my birth."

"Grandma always hoped that someone in the family could inherit her pipa skills."

"My dad is my grandma's only child."

"I am my father's only child."

"In order to fulfill my grandmother's wish, my father had already promised her that I could learn to play the pipa from her."

“…but before I started elementary school, my grandmother passed away.”

……

"One day, I came back from school and my dad asked me if I wanted to learn a special skill."

"I nod."

"The reason is what I just said."

"Many of my classmates have signed up for interest classes."

“Whether it’s when they are introducing themselves or filling out forms, children with special talents always seem to be particularly at ease.”

“I also hope to be such a capable person.”

“I am willing to join interest classes.”

"Rather, before my dad told me about this, I was thinking about finding an opportunity to tell my parents that I wanted to take interest classes."

"Finally, my father came and told me."

“I felt very happy at that time.”

"But……"

The old man sighed slightly.

"My father wants me to learn...the pipa."

The old man's voice was somewhat difficult.

"I do not want to."

"The reason..."

"It's very simple."

The old man smiled.

"At that time, I thought the pipa was an instrument that only girls learned."

"I am a boy, I don't want to learn pipa."

"Besides, if other classmates knew that I was learning the pipa, they would definitely laugh at me."

“I’m afraid of this.”

"So, no matter what my dad said to me, I just shook my head like a rattle."

"I don't want to learn the pipa."

"My attitude is very firm."

"But my dad was more resolute."

"Now that I think about it, my dad was trying to fulfill my grandma's unfulfilled wish."

"Besides, my dad actually told me to try it first."

"Maybe I'll like it."

"If I really hate it then, he won't force me."

“…My father has already made concessions.”

The old man took a deep breath.

“But I didn’t know any better then.”

“My reaction was extremely intense.”

“Just don’t learn.”

"I even hate it so much that I don't want to have anything to do with Pipa..."

(End of this chapter)