Chapter 289 Stir-fried Crab Roe

Tang Shuo stayed in the clubhouse for the whole morning and arrived at Xinghai International Community around lunch time.

He was lucky this time. Lu Xiangrong himself was not there, but Xie Erfu, whom he had met in the restaurant yesterday, was at Lu Wanqi's house.

After Lu Wanqi helped Tang Shuo open the door, she said, "Teacher Xie is waiting for you at home."

During their conversation yesterday, Tang Shuo had already learned that Xie Erfu was currently the Vice President of the Pearl Conservatory of Music. She also taught classical music, so she certainly deserved the title of "Teacher Xie."

But why is the other party looking for me now? Didn’t he agree to talk to me after the song is written in a few days?

Tang Shuo walked into the room and greeted Xie Erfu with a smile. Xie Erfu immediately stood up and said, "I've already written the song. Would you like to take a look?"

So fast?

Tang Shuo took the music sheet handed to him by Xie Erfu in surprise, looked at it for a while and said, "The music looks fine. But I need to practice it twice."

"When are you free?" Shelf asked. "If you're not busy, why don't we go and try it now?"

Tang Shuo grinned. This woman is a little too impatient!

Lu Wanqi on the side smiled and said, "Teacher Xie, it's lunch time now, let's talk after we eat."

Xie Erfu also felt that she was a little rash, and smiled apologetically and said, "Then I'm sorry to bother you."

After meeting Tang Shuo yesterday, she went home and watched the video of Tang Shuo playing the Zou Guangling San Ta again. She looked carefully at the back of the figure in the video and felt that he was indeed a bit similar to the Tang Shuo she had met before.

So she could no longer bear it, read Li Quan's script, and wrote a song overnight.

Outsiders may not be aware of Tang Shuo's strength. Watching videos of Tang Shuo playing might only make them feel beautiful and inspiring.

Only someone like her who has been immersed in this industry for decades knows how difficult it is for Tang Shuo to achieve this.

Chinese classical music has a long history, but it has never been widely accepted. In recent years, Chinese classical music has gradually declined. How to revitalize this industry is what Xie Erfu has been working on.

When Xie Erfu created the first Chinese-style pop song, her purpose was simply to draw people's attention to Chinese classical music.

Later, this song became quite successful, but its contribution to Chinese classical music was very limited.

She had also made many attempts over the years, but without exception, these attempts all failed for various reasons.

It was not until she watched the video of Xiao Ran’s concert that Xie Erfu saw hope in Tang Shuo!

When it comes to attainments in guqin, there may be several industry predecessors who are better than Tang Shuo.

But these people are too rigid, and their thinking has become a little inflexible due to playing the music day after day.

The music played by the young man Tang Shuo seemed to have some kind of magic, making it easier for people to resonate with it.

You know, the key to playing the guqin is to please yourself!

If you weren't a very focused listener, or a fan of this industry, you would rarely be directly infected. But Tang Shuo was able to bring people into the world he portrayed. This outrageous talent was so great that even she felt it would be a waste if she didn't work in this industry.

So when Li Quan approached her about this movie, she didn't even ask about the remuneration, but instead made this request.

Now she really couldn't wait to see how Tang Shuo played the piece. However, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

What she is most worried about now is whether Tang Shuo can achieve the effect she wants.

Perhaps Tang Shuo’s “Zou Guangling San Ta” can be used as a textbook example for demonstration, but who knows if this is the only piece of music he knows?

While the probability of this happening is low, it's certainly not impossible. There are so many strange people in the world, and there are bound to be many who specialize in a single thing or a single song.

Tang Shuo didn't take it to heart. He smiled at Xie Erfu and went to the kitchen to ask if there was anything he could help with.

Lunch was soon completed with the help of Tang Shuo. Except for the two dishes that Tang Shuo prepared later, most of the remaining dishes were made by Lu Qian.

There was a dish among them that was made by Lu Wanqi herself, but judging from the appearance, Tang Shuo felt that it was not good.

If he hadn't seen some traces in the kitchen trash can, he wouldn't even be able to tell what kind of dish it was.

At least he had never seen black stir-fried crab meat in his life, and no matter how he looked at it, there was no way to salvage this dish. Tang Shuo wisely didn't mention the matter and simply served the dish.

Lu Wanqi herself felt that the dish she cooked was a bit strange. This stir-fried crab roe was the simplest dish for lunch, so she took the initiative to suggest making it.

She had cooked a few times before, and although the food was not delicious, she thought it was okay.

After everyone sat down, Lu Qian said, "Teacher Xie, please try it and see if there is anything that does not suit your taste."

"Sorry to bother you." Xie Erfu apologized.

"No," Lu Qian replied, "It just so happens that we need to eat too, so it's just a matter of adding an extra pair of chopsticks."

Xie Erfu smiled and nodded, and then she stopped being polite. She picked up the dish in front of her, took a bite and said, "It tastes very good."

"This dish was made by Tang Shuo." Lu Qian smiled and said, "When it comes to cooking skills, even I can't compare to him."

Perhaps it is just as the saying goes, "The more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes him," Lu Qian's affection for Tang Shuo has been continuously increasing.

"oh?"

Xie Erfu exclaimed in surprise, then glanced at Tang Shuo and said, "There aren't many young people willing to cook for themselves these days."

"Thank you for the compliment, Auntie. If you like it, I will come over and make it when I have time." Tang Shuo replied with a smile.

Xiao Ran, who was sitting opposite him, curled his lips and muttered to Lu Wanqi beside him, "You only know how to flatter me."

However, Lu Wanqi, who was happily waiting for Tang Shuo's comments on the stir-fried crab roe, didn't notice Xiao Ran's words at all.

Tang Shuo deliberately avoided Lu Wanqi's gaze and concentrated on eating the rice in his bowl.

Xie Erfu and Lu Qian chatted for a while, then saw the dark fried crab meat in the middle. She scooped a mouthful with a spoon and asked, "What is this?"

Because the previous dishes had served as a foundation, even though Sherfu didn't know what it was, she didn't hesitate and put it directly into her mouth.

Lu Qian and Xiao Ran both immediately looked at Xie Erfu with sympathy.

Seeing someone eating her dish, Lu Wanqi's attention was diverted from Tang Shuo. She continued, "Stir-fried..."

Before she could finish her words, Xie Erfu covered her mouth, stood up suddenly and ran towards the bathroom.

Lu Wanqi raised her eyebrows and her face instantly darkened. Of course, she could see why Xie Erfu wanted to leave suddenly.

Is the food I cook really that bad?

She also tasted the food when she was cooking just now, and it was generally okay!

Tang Shuo caught a glimpse of Lu Wanqi's expression, gritted his teeth, picked up a piece, stuffed it into his mouth, swallowed it, and said, "What kind of dish is this? It's quite delicious."

To be fair, this stir-fried crab roe was normal except that the winter bamboo shoots were undercooked, there was a bit too much salt, and it was a little burnt.

Seeing Tang Shuo's calm look, Lu Wanqi became a little confused again. She picked up another piece and tasted it, then frowned.

She didn't think it was that bad, but compared to Tang Shuo and her mother, this dish was indeed a little less tasty.

Seeing that Lu Wanqi was still unhappy, Tang Shuo took another bite and said to Lu Qian and Xiao Ran, "Why aren't you eating?"

Then he quickly helped Lu Qian and Xiao Ran to pass it over. By the time the two of them came to their senses and wanted to refuse, it was too late.

Xie Erfu also came over at this time. She said to them with an apologetic look on her face, "I felt a little unwell just now."

A native of Mingzhu, she preferred light meals and was not one to be idle. The level of this dish had completely overwhelmed her, but she was too embarrassed to mention the problem, so she could only look for the problem within herself.

"It's okay." Lu Qian said with a smile, "If you can't eat salty food, try something else."

The lunch ended quickly, and Tang Shuo ate up the stir-fried crab roe by himself.

While Tang Shuo was eating, Lu Wanqi sat silently on the side, watching him silently.