Racheal was so touched that he carefully walked up to He Xiaoguo, as if afraid of disturbing something, and then bent down and said, "Xiaoguo, would you like to play the piece again?"
Because it was in English and a very long string of words, He Xiaoguo didn't understand it very well and looked at He Jing in confusion.
He Jing smiled and said, "Racheal said he wants you to play that piece again."
He Xiaoguo immediately raised her little face and smiled. Knowing that Racheal was not unhappy, her big, bright eyes curved into a smile: "Okay."
He skipped back to the leather stool, nimbly climbed up and sat down, then flipped the sheet music back and started playing again.
This time, Racheal didn't rush to do anything. He sat down solemnly on the sofa in the living room, closed his eyes and silently counted the notes, and the melodious piano music flowed out with his imagination.
"Summer in the Stream" is a clear stream at the entrance of this village. Every summer, the stream would sparkle with light. Before the stream disappeared, there were shrimp, fish and aquatic plants in the stream. Every stone was smoothed by the stream and felt cool in your hand.
That was my grandfather's favorite place when he was a child. He would play there all day long. Unfortunately, the stream eventually became polluted and smelled bad, so it was filled in. Thus, the first half of the piece depicts the carefree childhood memories deep in my mind, while the second half becomes a lament for the stream, with a touch of sadness mixed in with the liveliness.
He Xiaoguo clearly couldn't grasp the complex emotions contained in "Summer in the Stream," and simply played it based on her own feelings, but her absolute sense of pitch still shocked Racheal.
Although the quiet sighs of my grandfather's playing were gone, the perfect, flawless playing was infinitely close to that feeling.
After the song ended, Racheal looked lost and his expression was gloomy, but he quickly smiled and said, "My gift!"
He Xiaoguo must be a gift from heaven!
He Jing smiled and patted He Xiaoguo's head, feeling very gratified. To receive Racheal's praise meant that his future was definitely no worse than any of his older brothers.
Then, Racheal stood up from the sofa, looked at He Jing with utmost sincerity, and said, "Can you let He Xiaoguo stay by my side? I will give him the best of everything."
He Jing's lips twitched. Unsurprisingly, almost every master-level figure would be moved by the golden finger of a true heiress. But after thinking for a moment, she still said, "I'm sorry, I cannot agree."
Xiao Guo is still young and needs to go to school.
Although He Xiaoguo could quickly gain fame, honor, and countless wealth by following Racheal, He Jing did not support him overdrawing his talent and being forced to grow too quickly.
Many geniuses and prodigies grow up to be ordinary people, never to grow any further. Before achieving any great feats, it is most important to study hard and lay a solid foundation.
However, He Jing could not deprive He Xiaoguo of her right to choose. Although He Xiaoguo was only 8 or 9 years old, her thinking was already more mature than many adults. She lowered her head and gently said to He Xiaoguo, "Xiaoguo, Brother Racheal is a very talented pianist. He wants to train you to become a piano talent. Do you want to follow Brother Racheal?"
Without even thinking, He Xiaoguo shook her head: "Xiaoguo doesn't want to."
"Why?"
"When Xiao Guo grows up, she only wants to play the piano for her older sister."
He Jing, who had expected He Xiaoguo to say things like "I don't want to leave my sister," "I don't want to stay in a strange place," and "I can't bear to part with my brothers," was genuinely taken aback. She smiled hesitantly and asked, "Does Xiaoguo not want to play the piano for others in the future, receive everyone's praise, and then earn lots and lots of money?"
He Xiaoguo shook her head again: "Xiaoguo will work hard to earn money for her sister to spend in the future, but Xiaoguo only wants to play the piano for her sister alone, because the teacher said that you should give your favorite things to the person you love the most."
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