Chapter 818: Madness and the Truth

"Of course, if you like it, I will give each of you a copy when I release an album in the future." Hu Youyu finally promised.

"Okay!" everyone responded in unison.

Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Hu Youyu looked at Nana and said:

"Nana, you sing beautifully, would you like to sing a song for us?"

When Nana heard that she was asked to sing, she immediately thought of the psychological trauma she had experienced when she was cyberbullied before, so she instinctively waved her hands and said:
"No, I can't. I don't sing well. Let someone else sing. Sister Xiaochun sings well too!"

Seeing Nana's refusal, Hu Youyu looked at Xie Xiaochun again.

Seeing this, Xie Xiaochun put down the barbecue in his hand and shook his head and said:

"I'm tone-deaf, I'm afraid I'll kill all of you!"

Hu Youyu looked at Xu Hongdou again and suggested:

"Hongdou, why don't you sing a song? You have a beautiful voice and you must be a good singer!"

Xu Hongdou also hurriedly declined:
"I really can't do it. I've been so busy with work that I haven't even been to a bar or KTV. Please don't make it difficult for me!"

Hu Youyu sighed, "Ah, you are all so boring. Singing is such an interesting thing. It's so boring that no one sings."

Lin Hao wiped the grease off his hands and said, "Since none of you want to sing, why don't I sing a song?"

As soon as Lin Hao finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Lin Hao. They didn't expect that this painter could also sing.

Hu Youyu asked curiously: "Lin Hao, can you sing?"

Lin Haodao said modestly: "I know a little bit, a little bit!"

Then Lin Hao said to Hu Youyu: "Teacher Hu, lend me your guitar!"

"Okay~!" Hu Youyu immediately handed the guitar to Lin Hao, and then waited for Lin Hao's performance.

Lin Hao took the guitar and sat on the wooden chair. He then gently strummed the guitar a few times to test the sound.

Then Lin Hao looked at Xu Hongdou and said with a smile:

"A song called "Red Bean" by Faye Wong, dedicated to my dear Red Bean, and to everyone!"

"Oh~~~!" Everyone was choked by Lin Hao's sudden dog food.

The clear sound of strings accompanied by pleasant singing slowly rang out in the windy courtyard, and then Lin Hao began to sing in a low voice.

I haven’t fully experienced the climate of blooming snowflakes yet.

As we tremble together, we will better understand what gentleness is.

I haven't walked hand in hand with you through the barren sand dunes yet.

Maybe from now on I will learn to cherish the permanence of time and space.

Sometimes, sometimes.

I will believe that everything has an end.

There is a time to come together and a time to leave.

Nothing will last forever.

But me, sometimes.

I would rather choose to linger and not let go.

Wait until you have seen through all the scenery.

Maybe you will accompany me to watch the long flow of water.

I haven't boiled the red beans into a lingering wound for you yet.

Then by sharing it together, you will better understand the sorrow of lovesickness.

I haven't fully felt the tenderness of a kiss while I'm awake.

Maybe it is only with me that you pursue the freedom of loneliness...

Lin Hao's deep and powerful voice gave "Red Bean" a different feeling.

Not only that, while singing passionately, Lin Hao also stimulated and mobilized the emotions of longing or missing in everyone's memories.

As Lin Hao's singing became more and more intense, the eyes of the people in the courtyard changed. This singing was so contagious. They all looked at Lin Hao in surprise.

Especially people like Hu Youyu and Nana, who are engaged in music, can feel the extraordinary singing of Lin Hao.

The person who was most deeply touched was undoubtedly Xu Hongdou. Listening to Lin Hao's song, she seemed to be immersed in it. She felt that what Lin Hao was singing about was her and Chen Nanxing.

All the memories of the past with Chen Nanxing seemed to reappear before her eyes. Thinking of her best friend who would soon pass away, tears flowed uncontrollably down her cheeks.

As Lin Hao finished singing the last sentence, the guitar music stopped, and there was no sound in the courtyard. Everyone was still immersed in Lin Hao's singing and had not yet recovered from their previous emotions.

It was Hu Youyu who reacted first. He shouted excitedly: "Brother Lin sings so passionately!"

Hu Youyu's exclamation woke everyone up. Da Mai was shocked to see Xu Hongdou in tears.

"Sister Hongdou, what's wrong with you?"

Facing everyone's gaze, Xu Hongdou quickly took a piece of paper to wipe away her tears and said in a casual manner:

"Nothing, I was just inspired by Lin Hao's singing and thought of some past events!"

Nana shared the same feeling and said, "Me too, Lin Hao sang so well, and I thought of some unforgettable things, and somehow tears came down!
Then Nana said to Lin Hao in a coquettish tone:
"Lin Hao, your song is really great, but it's a little sad. You have to pay for our tears!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately realized that something was wrong with him and tried to control his emotions.

Seeing that no one reacted and no one paid attention to what she had just said, Nana finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Lin Hao noticed it, he just glanced at Nana and didn't say anything.

He just felt a little emotional. When he sang, he aroused the emotions in everyone's memories, which was so powerful.

Ma Qiushan rubbed his eyes, then said with emotion:

"Don't even mention those little girls. Even a grown man like me, after listening to your song, recalled the past and felt deeply touched!"

Barley looked at Lin Hao with a strange expression, and then praised:
"I don't listen to many songs, but I feel that Faye Wong's singing is not as infectious as yours!"

Hu Youyu was somewhat envious of Lin Hao's singing ability, and asked impatiently:
"Brother Lin, can you teach me how to sing as infectiously as you do?"

Lin Hao smiled and replied: "Maybe I thought of something and put my own feelings into it!

"In fact, you sang very well just now. There is no need to learn from me. After all, what suits you is the best!"

Nana also praised: "This song is really nice, Lin Hao, you are amazing!"

"It seems that you are not only good at drawing, but also sing beautifully!"

The others also agreed deeply. Lin Hao smiled and shook his head and said:

"Please stop praising me. If you continue praising me, I will become arrogant!"

Then Lin Hao felt Xu Hongdou's strange look.

"Lin Hao, thank you!" She leaned her head on Lin Hao's shoulder.

Lin Hao smiled back and then put his arm around her slender waist. Although Lin Hao sang this song on a whim just now, he was indeed singing it for Xu Hongdou.

Originally, this song was sung just because of the name, but later Lin Hao had a flash of inspiration and aroused the emotions in the memories of the audience. Unexpectedly, the effect was so good that it also aroused Xu Hongdou's longing for Chen Nanxing.

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next day
Lin Hao kissed Xu Hongdou in his arms. Last night was a rare peaceful night.

On the one hand, Xu Hongdou had been exhausted from the previous three days and three nights, and on the other hand, Lin Hao's song last night had aroused Xu Hongdou's longing for Chen Nanxing, so Lin Hao comforted her.

After Xu Hongdou finished Lin Hao's loving breakfast, they went to the wood carving workshop to check the progress.

At the same time, Xie Xiaochun went to the e-commerce warehouse to help out, and heard a few old ladies chatting.

Aunt Hua said to Xie Xiaochun mysteriously, "Have you heard about what happened with Xiao Ayuan?"

"Little Ayuan?" Xie Xiaochun asked in confusion, "What happened to Little Ayuan?"

"Hahaha~!" Several aunties and grandmas burst into laughter, and then said:

"Don't tell anyone else. Xiao Ayuan was at school and he pooped during class..."

"Who said that~!"

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At the same time, as soon as Xie Zhiyuan went out, the villagers looked at him uncomfortable and talked about him behind his back.

Xie Zhiyuan felt a little strange, so he found an opportunity to eavesdrop~!

Then Xie Zhiyuan rushed into the windy courtyard angrily, looking for Lin Hao and Xu Hongdou.

Da Mai was playing with the cat, and Master Ma was practicing Tai Chi. Xie Zhiyuan rushed into the courtyard and shouted angrily:
"Lin Hao, Xu Hongdou! Come out now!"

"Where are they?" Xie Zhiyao shouted angrily.

"What's wrong?" Da Mai was confused when he saw this situation for the first time, so he replied subconsciously:

"Brother Lin and Sister Hongdou went to the woodworking workshop. What do you want from them?"

"Hmph~!" When Xie Zhiyao learned that the two had gone to the wood carving workshop, he rushed out unwillingly and headed all the way towards the workshop.

After Lin Hao and Xu Hongdou finished looking at the wood carvings, they went to the stable to ride horses.

Therefore, when Xie Zhiyuan arrived at the wood carving workshop, he was disappointed again. After asking others, he learned that the two had gone to his brother's horse farm.

Xie Zhiyuan felt that Lin Hao and Xu Hongdou must have done something wrong and were trying to avoid him on purpose, so he went to the horse farm angrily.

Lin Hao and Xu Hongdou were combing the little cutie's hair. Xie Zhiyao was holding a book without reading a word, and occasionally looked at Lin Hao and the others.

"Lin Hao, Xu Hongdou, you lied to me. We clearly agreed not to tell anyone. Why did you lie to me!" Xie Zhiyuan's extremely angry roar came from a distance.

Xu Hongdou and Lin Hao looked at Xie Zhiyuan in confusion. Xie Zhiyuan also heard his brother's voice, so he put down the book and walked over.

Looking at the angry Xie Zhiyuan, Xu Hongdou asked in a daze:

"Um, Ayuan, what's wrong with you? Why are you saying we lied to you?"

"It's me, I, I~, that~!" Xie Zhiyuan was about to say something, but he was too embarrassed to say it when the words came to his lips, and he jumped up and down anxiously.

Lin Hao knew what was going on with Xie Zhiyuan, so he said:
"Well, you don't think that we were the ones who spread the story of trouser pocket pulling and are planning to come here to accuse us, do you?"

Xu Hongdou asked: "Ah, it got out, you said?"

"Do you think I'm that boring?" Lin Hao said unhappily.

Lin Hao pointed out the matter of pulling his pants, and Xie Zhiyuan immediately said angrily:

"Who else could it be if not you? There are only four of us who know about this!"

Xu Hongdou frowned and said, "Lin Hao and I have always been together, and I definitely haven't told anyone about it!"

After saying this, he subconsciously looked at Xie Zhiyao, who immediately shook his head and said:
"How could I possibly be so boring as to talk about this!"

Xie Zhiyuan certainly didn't believe it, because his brother told him about the trouser-pulling incident, so he immediately said:

"It's impossible that my brother said that. He is my biological brother. He would never betray me. Besides, my brother already knew about this and would have said it long ago!"

"You are the only ones who know this. Who else could it be except you?"

Lin Hao smiled and shook his head. To be honest, it really had something to do with Xie Zhiyao, or rather, Xie Zhiyao didn't take it seriously at all.

"Calm down first. We found out about it last night, but it has spread all over the village today."

"Do you think that outsiders like us, who don't even know many people in the village, are capable of spreading the news throughout the village in one night?"

"This doesn't make sense, and~!"

Xu Hongdou was also a person who could read people's expressions. She knew something was wrong when she saw Lin Hao's expression.

So Xu Hongdou quickly grabbed Lin Hao and asked:

"Do you know something? If you do, please tell me now. I don't want to be wrongly accused!"

The Xie Zhiyao brothers also looked at Lin Hao at the same time, and Lin Hao no longer kept it a secret and said truthfully:
"When we left your house yesterday, there were actually other people outside besides the two of us!"

Xu Hongdou said in surprise: "There are still people here? Why didn't I see them?"

"Because they hid! And there's more than one!" Lin Hao stretched out four fingers and said, "There are four people!"

"What?" Xie Zhiyuan was surprised and suddenly felt his scalp tingling. He lost his composure and yelled:

"That means eight people knew about this yesterday!"

Then Xie Zhiyuan asked anxiously: "Who is it?"

Lin Hao looked at Xie Zhiyuan with pity and said:
"When we left yesterday, I heard some children's voices in the corner. I think it was Xiao Hulu, Guo Bao and the other four little guys!"

"Ah? It's them, no wonder, they are so small, if they hide, they really can't be found!"

Xie Zhiyao also said at this time: "If they knew, it would not be surprising if the news spread throughout the village overnight!"

"Ah~~~, I won't live anymore. I'll deal with them after watching this!" Xie Zhiyuan let out a long roar to the sky and ran straight towards the village.

"Ayuan, don't be impulsive~!" Xie Zhiyao glanced at Lin Hao and Xu Hongdou, then chased after them, fearing that his brother would do something stupid.

When Xu Hongdou found out that it was Xiao Hulu and the other four kids, she was surprised at first, then she started laughing:
"Ayuan's angry look is really~!"

After laughing for a while, Xu Hongdou said, "He has a strong sense of self-esteem at his age. Will something happen to him?"

Lin Hao put his arm around Xu Hongdou's slender waist, helped her onto the horse, and then said:
"Don't worry too much. With his brother here, nothing will happen to him. Ayuan is not the kind of person who doesn't learn his lesson. Even if he feels embarrassed and doesn't dare to see anyone, at most he will just run away from home for a few days. It's no big deal!"

Xu Hongdou widened her beautiful eyes: "Running away from home and you say it's okay?"

Lin Hao shook his head and said, "Don't worry too much. Xie Zhiyao has good connections in this area, and A Yuan doesn't know many people here. It won't be difficult for Xie Zhiyao to find him, so don't worry too much. Nothing will happen!"

After saying that, Lin Hao jumped onto the horse and sat behind Xu Hongdou.

In fact, Lin Hao knew that Xie Zhiyuan would run away from home next, and Xie Zhiyao would take advantage of this opportunity to make Xie Zhiyuan suffer outside, and then persuade him to go back to school.

This was not a bad thing for Xie Zhiyuan, so Lin Hao did not think about interrupting this matter.

Xu Hongdou said solemnly:

"Actually, Ayuan has a strong sense of self-esteem. If the whole village knew about this, he would definitely not be able to handle it. With his personality, he might even run away from home!"

Lin Hao hugged Xu Hongdou's slender waist, then said with a smile:

"Okay, don't worry about it. After all, it's their own business. It's not our turn to worry about it!"

(End of this chapter)