A deeper sense of doubt crept into her eyes as she looked at Gu Chen.
Could it be that Brother Gu Chen suffered some aftereffects from that explosion and time travel, resulting in his eyesight failing?
It won't do for him to go blind at such a young age. She needs to find time to have her second cousin give Gu Chen a proper check-up.
Just then, the mournful yet powerful melody of "The Slaughter of a Thousand Loyal Men" drifted from the nearby pleasure boat, and Xiao Ruanruan's heart stirred upon hearing it.
Back when I was in the orphanage, the director liked to listen to this Kunqu opera on a broken radio.
She had listened to the song countless times with her mother, the dean, and knew it by heart.
The old lady on the boat across the wall had a beautiful singing voice, but because it was a cappella, it lacked a certain charm.
When Xiao Ruanruan got excited, she remembered that when she first boarded the ship, she saw a flute hanging on the wooden wall of the cabin.
She quickly slid off the deck chair and, with her short legs, ran into the cabin.
She tiptoed and tried her best to reach the flute.
Gu Chen followed her in without her noticing. He reached out and easily took the flute, handing it to Xiao Ruanruan.
"Thank you, Brother Gu Chen." The little girl said in a sweet, childlike voice. Before she could finish speaking, she had already disappeared into the cabin.
Gu Chen looked at that small figure from behind and smiled helplessly yet indulgently.
Little Duo'er stood on the deck, listening attentively to the old lady's opera.
Soon, she found an opening and began to play the flute. With the melodious flute music in response, the old lady's singing became even more moving.
The line "Every household tidies up, yet no one is on guard" brought the entire piece to a climax.
As the piece ended, Xiao Ruanruan put away her flute with great satisfaction.
When she was in the orphanage, the director would sometimes hum to herself, and she wished she had a flute so she could accompany the director.
However, because the orphanage was too poor at that time, this wish could never be fulfilled.
Now, I'm playing music for this old lady I don't know, which can be considered as fulfilling her original wish!
On the nearby pleasure boat, after finishing her song, Old Madam Qin was also extremely excited, asking, "Who played the flute just now?"
Li Wanjun, who was beside her, immediately stepped forward to flatter her and said, "Grandma Qin, it's the one playing on the boat across the street. I just took a peek and it looks like a little girl."
Perhaps the little girl was being silly and playing her flute, which is why she disturbed Grandma Qin's enjoyment.
Madam Qin glanced at Li Wanjun, said nothing, and instructed the maid beside her, "Xiao He, go and tell the boatman to move the painted boat closer to the painted boat next to it."
Li Wanjun's eyes darted around.
She couldn't understand what the old woman was singing at all, so when she heard the sound of a flute, she immediately became distracted and looked out the window.
By the dim light of the lakeside lamps, I could just see the little girl playing the flute. It was the first time I had ever seen her in person.
But she had seen the photos countless times. When she was still abroad, her cousin Xia Yuan would send her countless photos of that little girl being voodoo dolled every day.
I also heard this afternoon that Xia Yuan has been taken to prison by that girl.
My uncle and the others had already gone to the little girl's house to try and find a solution, but the little girl seemed to be in a good mood and was even boating on the lake.
But it just so happened that she ran into it, so she took the opportunity to help Xia Yuan get revenge!
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