Chapter 93 Su Yuchen's Singing
Su Yuchen's voice was low and hoarse, as if it penetrated the soul.
It was as if I could feel the cry from the bottom of my heart finally being released after layers of suppression, and the moment of release after day after day of forbearance finally being expressed under extreme restraint.
It makes people feel inexplicable and intense emotions surge in their hearts, thinking of the unwillingness, wishes, hardships and growth over the years.
Zhao Xiaojing unconsciously slowed down her breathing.
It's not that I haven't heard Su Yuchen sing before, but those were all class singing competitions. Su Yuchen led the singing with several classmates, and they all sang some inspiring red songs, so I didn't have any deep impression of her at the time.
Later, Su Yuchen said that she liked singing and bought a guitar to learn. She just regarded it as a personal hobby and didn't take it too seriously.
This is the first time I listened to her singing seriously, and I didn’t expect it to be so beautiful.
She also didn't expect that under Su Yuchen's handsome and calm appearance, the songs she sang were so passionate, full of vicissitudes and vitality, which made her scalp tingle.
"How is it? I'm asking you." Su Yuchen patted Zhao Xiaojing's shoulder suddenly, and Zhao Xiaojing came back to her senses from the shock.
"It was so beautiful, Comb! I was completely stunned." Zhao Xiaojing grabbed Su Yuchen's hand with admiration, "I think your singing is so penetrating, it makes my scalp tingle. You play the piano very well too, you don't feel like a beginner at all!"
"No, I played the simplest version in C major. I only know how to play a few chords in C major. I'm not even good at the barre chord... But I'm happy to hear you say that." Su Yuchen smiled and carefully placed the guitar against the wall.
"What does that mean?" Zhao Xiaojing, who knew nothing about music, was confused.
"Well... to put it simply, what I know is very basic, a level that can be achieved in two months of study. It's completely inadequate."
"You can learn guitar again. You said before that you like music and want to do something related. I think you are fully capable of making a living from it. Have you tried it?" Zhao Xiaojing asked.
"I saw someone post about wanting to form a band before, so I went to try. The keyboard player also said that I can sing, but I still need to learn guitar, but I don't have time..."
Su Yuchen sighed helplessly.
It's not that she hasn't tried to use her talents. When she first learned to play guitar, she saw someone posting online about their lack of skill and wanting to form a beginner band to try and learn together.
As soon as she saw it, she volunteered to sign up, thinking that everyone could study together.
After I went there, I realized that others who said her level was not good were just being modest, and she was the only one who was really not good enough.
The band has five people, a keyboardist, a bassist, an electric guitarist, a drummer, and her as the acoustic guitarist. She and the bassist also serve as lead singers.
Apart from her, the level of the other four people is far ahead of her, and she always finds it difficult to keep up with their pace.
Fortunately, the keyboardist was also a guitarist and had been playing guitar for nearly ten years. He was a serious person and willing to teach her. He made an appointment with her that before every Saturday rehearsal, Su Yuchen would go to him and learn the guitar part of the next rehearsal song with him.
She didn't live close to the keyboard player, and had to visit him about two or three times a week, each time taking an hour on the subway. But even so, she was very happy during the more than one month of studying with him.
During this period, the keyboardist tried hard to teach her, and she did learn a lot, and was able to keep up gradually in every rehearsal.
But as she worked more and more overtime and her work became busier, she found it difficult to make it to her rehearsal day on time on Saturday, let alone study time during the week.
After two or three weeks, Su Yuchen felt embarrassed to keep everyone waiting for her, and it was not good to keep delaying the band's rehearsal, so she took the initiative to quit the band.
After that, her busy life and work began. She always returned home after 10 o'clock. The rental house was not soundproof, and she didn't dare to play the piano to disturb others...
"Well, let's talk about these later. I have to make a living first before I can talk about my hobbies. I'm counting on making enough money to sign up for guitar lessons. I have to find a job first." Su Yuchen shook his head.
Zhao Xiaojing held her chin and looked at her, then fell into silent thought.
They stayed there until after seven o'clock, when dusk fell, and finally turned off the air conditioner and slowly went out.
"Look, once you get out of the alley, you'll recognize the red sign for the Tianshen Xiadi Massage Shop. Walk toward it, then turn right under the overpass. You'll see the subway station."
"See that intersection? There's a supermarket with a big sign there where you can buy groceries. They have a wide selection of things and the prices are pretty reasonable."
"We are now at the overpass and walking left, there is a university over there. There are a lot of snacks on the street in front of the university, which are delicious and affordable. However, you can't buy fruit there because there is a serious shortage.
Look at the street to the left of the glasses store. There's a night market over there, and the lights are starting to turn on now."
Su Yuchen described the surrounding situation to Zhao Xiaojing in detail along the way. Zhao Xiaojing listened and observed, memorizing the route carefully.
The two talked all the way to the university gate. This was a second-tier university with a large campus, and there was a constant stream of college students at the gate.
"Let's eat first. After dinner, let's go to the surrounding shops and night markets. If you can still walk, let's go inside the university and take a walk around."
"Can I enter the university without security stopping me?"
Zhao Xiaojing asked in surprise. In her impression, school was still a high school where one needed a pass to enter and exit.
"Sure! Universities are much more relaxed and free, basically you can come and go as you please. Only a few tourist attractions in universities don't allow that, you need to make an appointment and have an ID."
“It’s definitely much freer.”
Zhao Xiaojing looked at the campus and saw energetic college students chatting and laughing in groups of three or four, and she couldn't help but feel envious.
"Let's go, I'll treat you to Jiangcheng's specialty, three-flavor bean curd."
Seeing her friend staring at the university in a daze, Su Yuchen thought of her friend not being able to go to university, and she couldn't help but feel a pity in her heart. She changed the subject and took her arm and walked towards the snack street.
There are shops on both sides of this street, and every shop is doing good business. The street is almost entirely filled with college students.
Su Yuchen took Zhao Xiaojing to a small shop in the corner and lined up.
"It's okay today. There aren't many people. We'll probably be in line for about twenty minutes. Don't be fooled by the small size and humbleness of this shop. It's been open since I moved here. Business is good every day. There's always a line."
Zhao Xiaojing listened to Su Yuchen's introduction and looked around the shop.
It is called a small shop, but it is actually just a store of only a few square meters. There are several tables inside, and the tables are filled with various transparent food boxes containing ingredients.
The boss set up a large pot that was almost the same as the one used in the construction site canteen, and spread the tofu skin in the pot. After it was done, he put the pot aside. The boss's wife started to serve the tofu skin to the students, and the boss took another empty pot to continue cooking.
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