As the saying goes: "One who stays near ink gets stained black, and one who stays near vermilion gets stained red."
Lin Hanrui, that little girl, has clearly been influenced by Xu Mei's crazy and bad ways.
The girl who was originally as quiet as a dog's tail and a blade of grass has suddenly become as fierce and aggressive as a climbing vine.
"President Liang! Is that a compliment?" Lin Hanrui asked, feeling annoyed.
"I heard you've taken on several apprentices? And one of them is a boy!"
"That boy learned DJing in order to pursue my mentor."
Lin Hanrui immediately became agitated: "That's not how it works! You're talking nonsense again."
"Look how scared you are! It's good to have someone pursuing you. I wish someone would pursue me, but they think I'm too young."
Liang Liang rolled her eyes at Xu Mei. Who was she talking to?
"Kobayashi! You'll graduate next summer, right?"
Lin Hanrui nodded.
How are your grades? Do you have any hope of getting into a top high school?
Lin Hanrui shook his head: "My grades are only average. I have no hope of getting into a top high school. If I don't get into a top high school, I don't plan to continue studying. There's no point in going to school anyway."
Although failing to get into a top-tier high school doesn't necessarily mean failing to get into university, the college entrance rate of top-tier high schools is still significantly higher than that of ordinary high schools.
In the days before universities expanded their enrollment, failing to get into a top-tier high school meant having little chance of going to university.
While this isn't absolute—some students from regular high schools do get into university—the proportion is indeed very small.
"Actually, even if you don't get into university, studying more is still useful. It's your choice, and no one has the right to interfere. What I mean is, if you don't get into a top high school next year, you can drop out and stop studying. I plan to have you and Xu Mei form a group next year, and you'll mainly play DJ music. Of course, if you continue studying, then this is as good as nothing."
Lin Hanrui blinked for a moment: "I can't say for sure right now, but I don't think a miracle will happen."
Her statement that a miracle wouldn't happen meant that he had no chance of getting into a top high school.
“Given your current living conditions, it’s unlikely you’ll do well in your studies. You go to school during the day, but you work at a disco at night. How can you expect to do well if you can’t even guarantee your studies during your free time? Here’s what we’ll do: starting tonight, you don’t need to come to the disco anymore. Xu Mei can handle things now, so let her take over.”
"How can this be allowed?" Lin Hanrui exclaimed anxiously upon hearing this.
She still gets a salary of nine hundred a month.
"Don't worry! I'll pay you every penny of your salary; consider it my sponsorship for your studies."
Liang Liang didn't want to jeopardize Lin Hanrui's future. It was only a thousand or eight hundred yuan a month! Spending so little money to raise a college student didn't seem like a bad deal.
Who told me to be a good person!
Liang Liang gave herself a "good person" card.
"this…"
"No need for this or that. The biggest achievement is that you taught Xu Mei. I don't want you to fail to get into university and have your parents complain about me. So it's settled then. From now on, you only need to come once a Saturday night. If you don't go home during winter break, you can come to work at the disco."
Although Lin Hanrui didn't say anything more, he looked worried.
Liang Liang took out the two songs he had just written and handed them to Xu Mei.
"The two songs you requested are written, little debt collector! Did I owe you something in my past life?"
Xu Mei took the music with a smile and hummed along as she read it.
"In my heart is a beautiful and happy girl, gentle as a flower, her smile as bright as the moon, making the starry sky pale in comparison. Come with me, salala laala! Salala, as beautiful as a flower, oh~ oh oh, salala laala..."
"It sounds amazing! It sounds so good!" Lin Hanrui exclaimed from the side.
After finishing one song, Xu Mei went to hum another.
"They all sound great! They sound so good! I need to go back and play them right away."
Lin Hanrui was already getting impatient.
Xu Mei agreed with her suggestion, and the two little girls, as free as the wind, disappeared without a trace from Liang Liang's sight in the blink of an eye.
Liang Liang watched their retreating figures and smiled helplessly.
He ran off before he even told Xu Mei that he was going to celebrate her birthday tomorrow.
This is the first time Xu Mei has ever celebrated her birthday away from home, so we can't be careless about it.
The next afternoon, Liang Liang had the cafeteria chef prepare a table full of food and sent people to decorate the room where the music school students were rehearsing.
The dance hall was too crowded and chaotic; it wasn't as quiet as the music school.
Around 4:00 AM, someone was sent to pick up Xu Mei and Lin Hanrui and bring them to the music school courtyard.
After Xu Mei and Lin Hanrui got out of the car, they were still chattering about the two songs written by Liang Liang.
They were dumbfounded when they stepped into the house.
The room was decorated like a fairy tale world.
Colorful streamers hung from the ceiling, and a small stage, about a foot high, was set up against the east wall, with instruments such as a drum set and an electronic keyboard on it.
The members of the Blue Shark band and Xu Wei are on this small stage.
Mu Shuihua and Bi Sheng were also present, along with a cameraman who was filming them.
A red banner was also hung on the wall.
The banner read in large gold letters: Happy Birthday, Xue Mei!
A large table was placed in the middle of the room, laden with delicious food, surrounding a birthday cake that was over a meter tall.
Xu Mei was initially clueless and didn't know what was going on, but seeing all this made her realize that it was her birthday today.
I was immediately moved to tears, my eyes welling up with tears.
If my mother doesn't forget my birthday at home, she'll just cook some noodles and that's it.
This was the first time she had ever celebrated such a grand birthday.
Upon seeing Xu Mei enter, the Blue Shark band members and Xu Wei began playing "Happy Birthday."
Mu Shuihua then instructed Xu Mei to complete the process of making a wish, cutting the cake, and blowing out the candles.
After the cake was cut and the candles were blown out, Liang Liang sang the birthday song himself.
Xu Mei's face was as red as an apple, whether from the cold or excitement, it was hard to tell.
The room isn't cold, so it must be because of excitement.
"The wish has been made, the cake has been cut, the candles have been blown out, and the birthday song has been sung. Now it's time to eat! Let's get started!"
As the birthday girl, Xu Mei naturally had to sit in the main seat, with Mu Shuihua to her right and Liang Liang to her left.
In this situation, Han Chui naturally had to say something.
"Wishing our little birthday star a long and healthy life, and may your Prince Charming come to join the party! Cheers!"
Xu Mei was both amused and exasperated. A whole group of princes in white? What was going on?
"That's well said! Just for that blessing, Brother Han deserves a girlfriend, the kind who can still get pregnant at seventy!" Liang Liang announced loudly!
Han Chui was initially quite pleased with himself, but after Liang Liang finished speaking, he abruptly turned his head back and coughed violently for three minutes.
"Pah! I knew you wouldn't say anything nice!"
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