Chapter 17 V-Notification Dance Spring Breeze Cup
The Kong Ling Cup is considered a watershed in the piano world. Many people say that all previous Kong Ling Cup winners will be future pianists. Before Ming Yi, Huo Jiamu won the Kong Ling Cup at the age of fifteen, becoming the youngest winner of the Kong Ling Cup. Now this record has been broken by Ming Yi.
In the photo that was trending, the thirteen-year-old Mingyi had grown into a graceful young lady. She was wearing a white long dress and holding a trophy. Even through the screen, one could feel the alienation in her eyes. She seemed like a fresh and elegant lily, attracting countless people to approach her.
After coming down from the stage, Mingyi handed the trophy to He Kejia: "It's so heavy."
"The heavier the trophy, the higher the honor." He Kejia smiled as she accepted the trophy that the pianist had been longing for.
"That's all." Mingyi originally planned to participate in the Kongling Cup competition when she was ten years old, but the minimum age limit for the Kongling Cup was thirteen, and she had been restricted before.
"Mingyi, are you ready? The interview will start soon." A staff member outside reminded.
"It will be ready soon." He Kejia answered for her and fixed her makeup at the same time. You Shiliu was also looking at her gently from the side.
Mingyi thought the post-competition interview was a boring thing, but her teacher said she had to respect the organizing committee, so she went to the interview area. When the reporter asked her how she felt about her acceptance speech, Mingyi thought carefully and said seriously, "I hope the organizing committee can remove the age limit for participating."
If it weren't for the age limit, she should have been able to get the Void Spirit Cup earlier. While the reporters were stunned, Mingyi had already left. As soon as she opened the door to the lounge, she heard her senior sister Qiao Mengan say, "Look at her arrogant tone! Seriously, she still can't learn to be humble after all these years!"
"I'm telling the truth, why should I be so humble?" Mingyi walked in.
"Humility is a virtue." Qiao Mengan glared at her and handed her the bouquet of flowers. If she was still seventeen years old, she would not think there was anything wrong with what Mingyi said, but at the age of twenty-six, she had already learned to be tactful and worldly-wise.
"Our Mingyi has the capital to say this." Huo Jiamu showed his support.
"Mingyi is also considering everyone. There is no age limit so everyone can adapt in advance in the future." Yuan Heyu smiled gently.
"Okay, okay, you are all good people, and I am the only bad guy." Qiao Mengan rolled his eyes.
"Sister Qiao, I know you are doing this for my own good, don't worry." Thirteen-year-old Mingyi has mastered the skill of acting coquettishly to perfection.
Qiao Mengan has been arrogant since she was a child, and her habit of saying one thing and doing another has never changed. Her tone is full of disgust, but her eyes are filled with uncontrollable joy. This is the youngest winner of the Kongling Cup. Only pianists know the value of the Kongling Cup. She is only thirteen years old and has unlimited possibilities in the future. Such a genius is her junior sister, how can she not be proud?
"The teacher said she can't come today, so we must celebrate for you properly. Let's go, I have already arranged a private room." Huo Jiamu stood up and said that. Although he was over 30 years old, he was still full of vigor and vitality.
Mingyi glanced down at the messages in the Loudspeaker Alliance group, which were filled with flattery. She raised the corners of her lips and replied, "My flight is tomorrow. I'm celebrating with my brothers today."
Mingli and the others had been keeping an eye on their phones since they sent the message. Seeing the message from Mingyi, Mingxian couldn't help but snort, "I knew it would be like this. It's all your fault. I told you it would be best to go to the scene so I can celebrate with her first."
"Do you want to skip school?" Ming Yan asked calmly. The family had very strict requirements regarding academics. Ming Yi was able to ask for leave because she had a competition, but they were not eligible for leave.
"I knew that group of people wouldn't let go of this opportunity, hum." Mingli snorted coldly. Ever since Mingyi started learning piano with Liang Qinglan, those three guys started competing with them for their sister.
"Shouldn't we have someone set up the scene first?" Ming Yuxuan, who was sitting at the edge, couldn't help but remind.
"Of course it's most attentive if you arrange it yourself." Mingxian rolled his eyes at him. He had asked someone to prepare everything.
Just as they were busy preparing for the celebration banquet, Mingyi had already started opening the champagne and pouring it from the glass tower.
Qiao Mengan gave Huo Jiamu a thumbs up and said, "You're the one who's mean. You asked her to open the champagne but didn't let her drink it. Hahahaha."
"Minors are not allowed to drink alcohol, not even champagne. That's what the teacher said." Huo Jiamu spread his hands to show that he was helpless.
The three of them raised their glasses to congratulate Mingyi for breaking the record. Mingyi shook the juice in his hand and said calmly, "This is just the beginning."
This statement sounded arrogant, but the three of them knew that she had the capital. The Kongling Cup was just the beginning of her entry into this industry, and she would continue to sweep other awards in the future.
While the three of them were not paying attention, Mingyi used the cake next to them to smear the three of them into cats. For a moment, laughter was heard in the box.
At this time, the interview that Mingyi had just conducted was going viral on the Internet. Everyone was surprised that she returned to the public eye after nine years.
Strawberry Bobo: Wait a minute, did she mean what I thought?
Red Flag Flying: This girl is quite crazy. She means that if there were no age limit, she should be able to get it earlier?
Big White Goose: Isn't this great? On the one hand, you envy foreigners for their sunny and confident appearance, while criticizing Chinese people for their repressive education. Now that they're really confident, they start criticizing others for being arrogant? Can you please stop being so pro-Western?!
The brown sugar water is so hot: As the youngest winner of the Kong Ling Cup, what's wrong with her being a little arrogant? I don't need to explain the gold content of the Kong Ling Cup, right?
Little Conch Didixiang: Make good use of the search. I just want to explain Yiniu. And her suggestions to the organizing committee are also for the benefit of future pianists.
I won’t sleep until the moon sleeps: Have you all forgotten that she is Liang Qinglan’s last disciple? It was she who made Liang Qinglan make an exception back then. Putting aside her background, her talent is also amazing, okay?
Little Bear Loves to Sleep: I thought I was the only one who remembered the incident nine years ago. I was waiting for Liang Qinglan to share her story, but she just disappeared without a trace and I don’t know what happened to her.
Nine years ago, due to Zhong Anle's kidnapping attempt, the Ming family decided to protect Ming Yi and no longer allow her to appear in public. Almost all the news about her disappeared overnight. Because of this interview, many people did some research and found out that this was the eldest lady they had envied back then.
Eat watermelon in summer: Oh my god, does the young lady still need a piano boy?
After all, the world is too crazy: how can there be such huge differences between people?
Xingyu’s wish: People who are richer than you work harder than you, they deserve to succeed.
The online discussion was so heated that even the news about Mingyi's birth was dug up. Qiao Mengan, who was in the private room, saw the news and suddenly asked Mingyi, "The last time you came to Country Y, was the manor you took us to your birth ceremony?"
"Yes, what's wrong?" Mingyi was a little confused as to why she suddenly brought up this matter.
"I just suddenly understand netizens' jealousy of you." Qiao Mengan said as he took a big bite of the small cake next to him. As expected, comparison makes one feel nauseous.
Seeing the surprise of the three of them, Mingyi took a sip of juice and said, "You all don't know. It turns out you don't know me at all."
"Aren't we all cautious and don't easily believe what netizens say?" Huo Jiamu said as he quickly winked at the other two. After that incident happened that year, the news about Mingyi on the Internet disappeared almost overnight, and they had no channels to find out.
"I know you are a lady with a lot of style, so eat." Qiao Mengan said as she used the serving chopsticks to pick up her favorite dishes for her.
As they get older, everyone is busy running their own careers, and the four of them don’t have much time to get together. Just like this time, they came to celebrate for themselves and also put off a lot of work in advance. Mingyi said she forgave them after a little arrogance. At the end of the party, the four of them did not forget to take a group photo, but unfortunately Liang Qinglan was not there this time.
The three of them were very busy people. After leaving the party, they went straight to the airport. Mingyi returned to the hotel, and You Shiliu and He Kejia were waiting for her. She raised the corners of her lips and said, "Well, it doesn't matter. Even if they leave, there are other people who will stay with her."
As the three of them boarded the plane, Ming-Yi boarded her Big Eyes and posted her first post on her account: "Happy," accompanied by a photo of the four of them. Yes, her happiness today came from the party, not from receiving the Void Cup.
The video was already popular, and soon her blog post was also pushed to the hot search list, and her fans quickly exceeded one million from zero.
[Ding Di, congratulations on your achievement—crowds of people]
Mingyi was now immune to all this. Over the past nine years, she had maxed out her immunity and health points, unlocked numerous achievements, and yet the progress bar on the screen remained stuck. She guessed that she needed to continuously unlock achievements to advance the bar, which was why she had come to the Void Spirit Cup. Her gaze fell on the ever-increasing number of followers, and she quickly turned off her phone. What she needed now was rest.
The next morning, Mingyi woke up, had breakfast, and prepared to set sail back to Yuncheng. Yes, this time she came to participate in the competition, and her means of transportation was still a private plane. You Shiliu said gently, "Go back and rest, and go to school tomorrow?"
"In the afternoon, great grandfather said that we cannot miss classes without permission." Mingyi was not opposed to going to school. After the emergence of Mingxue, the environment in Shengming school is very good now.
"Okay, you decide for yourself." You Shiliu looked at her with a pride in her eyes that she herself didn't even notice. Mingyi was not only excellent in both character and study, but she could also achieve such success in piano practice after school, as well as dance. She had just received a message from her dance teacher, expressing regret that Mingyi did not choose a professional path.
Mingyi also started learning dance at the age of four. You Shiliu's original intention was just to shape her body, but she didn't expect Mingyi to have the same talent for dancing. However, she herself prefers piano, so dancing is just a daily practice. You Shiliu didn't take the teacher's regret to heart. Her Mingyi had thousands of choices, and there was nothing to regret.
Back at the old house, Mingyi had just walked in when fireworks on both sides exploded with a bang, and colored paper flew all over the sky. Mingli and Mingxian held a banner that read "Welcome Home, Miss."
Ming Yan and Ming Yuxuan stood on either side holding fireworks, and then said together: "Congratulations to Ming Yi for winning the Kong Ling Cup."
Colored paper fell on Mingyi's head and clothes. She looked up at the speaker group and frowned, "Don't you have class today?"
"Shh, great-grandfather is not at home today, so we took a special leave to celebrate for you at home. Are you touched?" Mingli said as he shook the banner in his hand.
"Do I look touched?" Mingyi flicked off the confetti that fell on her body.
"Don't you like it, sister?" Ming Yan was a little puzzled.
"I don't like it. Let's try another way next time." Mingyi shook her head. She preferred a more elegant way of celebration.
When Mingyi was taking a shower, she found that the progress bar on the light screen had moved forward a little. She curled the corners of her lips. It seemed that the Void Cup could indeed drag the progress bar. She tried to manipulate the light screen, but obviously failed.
After winning the Void Spirit Cup, Mingyi's life quickly returned to normal. Apart from the one she posted, no other photos appeared on the Internet. However, this still couldn't stop people from discussing her. Every day under her blog post, someone would check in and call her their best friend. Unfortunately, Mingyi knew nothing about this. Since that day, she never logged into that account again.
Ji Shuxuan, on the other hand, would complain to her every day on her phone, "These people are too much. They call you their best friend every day. Mingyi, you should tell them that I am your best friend."
"Yes, yes, you are right." Mingyi replied while continuing to look at the music score.
"Then you should quickly post a new one saying that I am your eldest daughter-in-law." Ji Shuxuan said as she started to select photos of the two of them.
Mingyi knew that Ji Shuxuan always cared about these things, so she simply opened her phone and handed it to her: "Here, send it yourself."
"Okay." The unhappiness in Ji Shuxuan's heart just now disappeared completely, so she announced her status as the eldest daughter of the legitimate wife as she wished. Thinking of Lu Xiujin, she raised her eyebrows with some pride. She was a person with a status, which was different from him.
Netizens discovered that although Mingyi did not update her social media, Ji Shuxuan would often update her daily life, and the photos she posted were all side views and back views. These daily lives were also jokingly called by netizens the only channel to understand the upper class.
After the Kongling Cup, Mingyi won two more piano-related awards, but the progress bars did not move much. Mingyi pondered for a moment and made another decision.
Two years later, Xu Chenxi, who has been learning dance since elementary school, was determined to win the Spring Breeze Cup this year, but she did not expect that a dark horse would enter this year's competition.
She sat in the audience, staring at the girl on the stage waving her sleeves. She raised her cheeks, the light shone on her face, and the girl's delicate face appeared on the big screen. There was thunderous applause from the audience, and satisfaction was written on the faces of the judges in the referee's seat. Xu Chenxi couldn't help but clench her palms. At this time, there was only one voice in her heart: it's over, she will definitely not be able to win the Spring Breeze Cup this time.
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