“…”
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
Mikan seemed very surprised, while Goto Jun looked as if he had done something bad and was discovered. The three of them lowered their heads and said nothing, not daring to speak.
What is going on?
Seeing this scene, Fang Zheng was quite interested, but he also knew that now was not the time to ask this, so he clapped his hands.
"Alright, Jun, Nozomi, Sora, go check your instruments and make final preparations before the performance."
"Ah, um..."
At this time, Hongyetani Ximei no longer had her usual domineering attitude. She just replied with a mosquito-like sound, then grabbed Jinchengkong and Goto Jun and turned around and ran away like a flash. After watching them leave, Fang Zheng retracted his gaze and looked at Meigan.
"classmate?"
"Yeah...we're in the same class."
Meigan's expression was also very complicated at this moment.
"I didn't expect that you were talking about them, brother."
"Do they have a bad relationship with their classmates?"
"It's not that bad..."
Speaking of this, Meikan seemed a little distressed.
"How should I put it...they always hang out with three of them and don't interact with others. Although I have tried to get them to integrate into the class, it's...very difficult."
"I see."
Hearing this, Fang Zheng nodded. He finally understood why Goto Jun and the others were unwilling to invite classmates to the concert.
In fact, this is easy to understand. People tend to stick together, especially people like Goto Jun, Kaneshiro Sora and Momiji Ya. They have no father or mother and grew up in an orphanage. This kind of relationship itself is very special, just like the discussion of single-parent families that often appears in society, saying that they are different from ordinary children from native families.
Fang Zheng also has a lot of experience in this regard. He also comes from a single-parent family. The fact is, no matter before or after the time travel, even if he has experienced countless worlds and started his life again and again with various identities, Fang Zheng still cannot understand what the concept of love is for ordinary people.
In fact, most of the girls who had an intimate relationship with him did not have the "normal" concept of love in the general sense of the world. If Fang Zheng were to date a girl with normal values of love, the result would be either that he led her astray, or that the two would break up.
To put it bluntly, children without parents are different from children with parents, whether in terms of experience, way of thinking or ideas. Of course, not to mention the famous Japanese class bullying, even without this layer, children like Nozomi would not take the initiative to chat with others.
What else would you talk about? Watch them excitedly talking about their parents, family, and life? And then you just stare blankly at them?
Isn't this self-abuse?
So from a certain perspective, the reactions of Nozomi, Sora, and Jun are actually quite normal. No one wants to abuse themselves, right?
Meigan's situation is a little different. Although in the "setting" of this world, she is also an orphan, Fang Zheng raised her alone as both a father and a mother. In addition, Fang Zheng himself is very powerful, so Meigan did not feel the pain of being an orphan, so her growth process is relatively normal.
Of course, if you think about it carefully, maybe it's because Meigan doesn't want Fangzheng to worry about her anymore, so she becomes sensible at such a young age... Well, this doesn't seem like the way a child of this age should think.
Although normal itself is a very vague definition.
“So the people in the class don’t know about their situation either.”
"Of course, if I knew, then I would have guessed it when my brother mentioned it, and I wouldn't be so surprised."
That's right, living in an orphanage is not something to be proud of. If Fang Zheng hadn't found a way to work to make a living, he and Meikan would probably have lived in an orphanage too.
"What do the classmates think of them?"
"Basically, there's nothing special about it... To put it simply, I just feel like it's hard to get along with."
That's why they wouldn't invite their classmates. After all, they have always been together as a group of three. Asking them to suddenly break the status quo and talk about this with others seems to be more difficult for these three little kids than handing out flyers to strangers at the station.
It's not that I can't understand it. After all, even if they don't want to communicate, they are classmates who spend every day with each other. It's not like dealing with strangers at the station.
"Then I'll go check on them."
After a simple greeting with Meikan, Fang Zheng came to the stage not far away. It was called a stage, but it was just a simple arrangement on a platform in a corner of the park. At this moment, Jun, Kong and Ximei were silently checking the instruments. The atmosphere seemed quite stiff, completely different from before.
"How are the preparations going?"
"Meow, Brother Zheng..."
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Goto Jun immediately shrank his body and lowered his head.
"It's okay..."
"You better cheer up, Run. After all, you're the lead singer."
Looking at Goto Jun in front of him, Fang Zheng shook his head. Then he felt a sharp gaze and turned around, only to see Hongyetani Hime staring at him with dissatisfaction.
"You didn't do this on purpose."
It seemed that she thought Fang Zheng brought Meigan here on purpose.
"How is that possible? It's just a coincidence. How would I know that you and my sister are in the same class?"
Fang Zheng spread his hands helplessly and looked at Hongyetani Ximei.
"Come to think of it, I was a little surprised. I gave my name at first. Didn't you think that Meikan and I were siblings?"
"Well……"
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Hongyegu Ximei's expression was a little embarrassed. Indeed, as Fang Zheng said, he had reported his name at the beginning. If these three girls knew their classmates, they should have thought of this a long time ago.
But now it seems that they probably don’t even know the names of their classmates.
After all, Kong always called Meikan "class monitor", so maybe they didn't even remember Meikan's last name.
"Anyway, you have to remember, as I said before."
Looking at the three girls, Fang Zheng clapped his hands again, signaling them to pay attention.
"Don't forget, anyone can come to listen to your performance, including your teachers and classmates. Now that you have made up your mind, you must do it to the end. If you can't even do this, then give up as soon as possible."
At this point, Fang Zheng's voice suddenly became serious. He stared at the three girls and asked.
"So, tell me now, do you still have the confidence to perform on stage?"
“…”
In response to Fang Zheng's question, the three girls fell silent. After a moment, Hongyetani Nozomi raised her head.
"I want to play, I'm not afraid!"
"Mmmmm... Me too...! I'll try my best too!"
Then Goto Junya hugged the guitar tightly in his hand and spoke with great effort. And Kaneshiro Sora beside him also raised his sleepy face with half-opened eyes and nodded.
"Ham... do it."
"Very good, let's get started."
Hearing their answers, Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction. The three girls seemed to be no longer so nervous at this moment, and quickly came to their positions and stood. At this moment, there were already some people standing in front of their stage. In addition to Meigan and Eve, there were also some middle-aged housewives who came to the park with their children. This was also what Fang Zheng had planned long ago.
After all, Run and Kong are just children, and it is easy to arouse women's maternal instinct, especially mothers with children of similar age. They will obviously be interested in what these three girls are doing and come to watch.
“Woo… meow…!”
Looking at the crowd in front of her, Goto Jun, the lead singer, was obviously a little nervous, but she still took a deep breath, then looked at the crowd and spoke.
"Hello everyone... We are... the... Little Wings... This is our first time to perform... Um... Please give us your guidance!"
Having said that, Goto Jun, Momiya Hime and Kaneshiro Sora bowed deeply to the people in front of them, then they took their seats, and then Goto Jun plucked the strings of the piano in his hand, and soon, melodious piano sounds rang out.
Fang Zheng also put a lot of effort into choosing songs for this outdoor LIVE. LIVE performances not only depend on the location, but also on the audience. Places like parks are not suitable for intense rock LIVEs. Although this can easily attract everyone's attention, in fact, most people who come to the park are here to rest leisurely, not to fill their ears with noise.
Therefore, Fang Zheng selected three songs with soft, pleasant and memorable melodies as the repertoire for the concert, namely "Fireworks", "Grand Escape" and "Secret Base".
The common point of these three songs is that the tunes are soft, pleasant to the ear and can easily touch people's hearts.
Not only that, the tempo of these three songs is not too fast, making them very suitable for little girls to play.
Otherwise, if Fang Zheng asked the three of them to play a song called "The Principle of Life", I'm afraid the three of them would just lie down when the song ended.
We can’t expect too much from a fifth-grade elementary school student’s physical strength, right?
"Fireworks" is good for attracting the audience, while "Grand Escape" can make them stay and listen to the song quietly. The final trump card is "Secret Base" - this song is simply a killer. In fact, the three little guys cried several times while singing during rehearsal, saying that they want to stay together forever...
The situation was just as Fang Zheng expected. When "Fireworks" was played, people who were strolling in the park came over curiously. Although Goto Jun's singing skills were not particularly good, her high notes were quite soft. This reminded Fang Zheng of Esmaria in the microcosmic world, who was born with a good voice.
Of course, Nozomi's Beth and Sora's drumming are also pretty good, especially Sora. If you were to ask who among the three is closest to professional standards, it would be this petite little guy with short hair who always looks sleepy as hell.
Of course, as a drummer, Kong’s lack of strength is a major flaw, so Fang Zheng also made special adjustments when adapting the music... but in terms of technique, she is already quite outstanding.
Soon, the song ended, and the audience applauded - this was normal, the skills of the three girls were all up to standard, plus the songs Fang Zheng had chosen were all very famous and popular in other worlds, so as long as nothing unexpected happened, they would definitely receive applause.
Hearing the applause from the audience, the three girls looked at each other excitedly. The tension and anxiety that had remained on their faces had completely disappeared. Goto Jun was even more happy, holding his guitar and looking at the crowd in front of him.
"Thank you, everyone...! Next up is the second song... 'Grand Escape'! Please enjoy it!"
The time spent on the live performance was not that long.
Because Fang Zheng only prepared three songs, to put it simply, they would play once in the park in the morning and once again in the afternoon. With the three girls' physical strength, the distribution and recovery between performances, playing three songs would only take about half an hour.
But the response was quite good.
The third song in particular, perhaps because the lyrics are very consistent with the girls' ages, has a very unique flavor when sung, and attracted quite a number of people to listen.
After the performance, the flyers prepared by Goto Jun and the other two had already been distributed.
It was not until the show was over that Fang Zheng walked to the front of the stage from the corner.
“Big brother!”
Seeing Fang Zheng, Goto Jun ran over excitedly and grabbed his hand.
"We succeeded! Big brother! All the flyers have been distributed!"
"Well, that's a good start."
Fang Zheng patted Goto Jun's head and laughed. Just kidding, he had considered the right time, right place, and right people. Based on his experience as a producer, if he still couldn't attract viewers, he might as well just delete his account and start over.
"These are all good songs written by you, big brother."
However, Goto Jun was obviously not proud of this. She looked at Fang Zheng excitedly and spoke.
"The songs written by my elder brother are really nice. Otherwise, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to attract so many people."
"Yes, this is all thanks to you, Zheng."
At this moment, Hongyetani Hime also interjected. Her face was slightly flushed, and she was obviously very excited, but she still tried to appear calm.
And Jin Chengkong next to him also nodded.
"Ham, Jung-ge is the best, here's the sticker for you."
As he spoke, Jin Chengkong took out a round sticker that said "Well done" for elementary school students from his pocket and stuck it on Fang Zheng's clothes.
"Goto-kun, you guys are really amazing."
At this moment, Meigan and Eve also came over. Meigan looked at the three of them excitedly and spoke loudly.
"I didn't expect you guys to be so outstanding... I also want to introduce you to my classmates and let everyone come and listen to your performance."
"But, but this is because the song written by Yuuki-san's brother is good..."
"But even the best song would be wasted if it's not played well. Isn't that right, Eve?"
"Um."
In response to Meigan's question, Eve nodded slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her face, which usually had no expression.
"It sounds good... I like it very much."
"alright!"
At this time, Fang Zheng clapped his hands again, interrupting the conversation between the two parties.
"Well, let's do this. To celebrate the successful conclusion of the first LIVE of 'Little Wings', I'll treat you to a nice meal!"