Counting from the time he last went home, it was almost time for He Xiao to go out for a performance. He had been at home for a while, and summer music festivals were in full swing. Howling Pass was a very famous band, so it was normal for them to go out for a performance.
Tang Miao looked at He Xiao and thought this in his mind.
This summer, it was not the first time that He Xiao went out to perform. The last time he went out, it was Yu Yaya who informed her that He Xiao was not at home.
But this time, after the two exchanged a few pleasantries, He Xiaolin said this to her before getting on the elevator.
He probably felt that he needed to tell her about his performance.
Because if he went out, he would not be at home during this period, and if Tang Miao asked him for help, she would probably not be able to find him. And if the situation happened again, when they first met, Tang Miao was followed, no matter how much she knocked on He Xiao's door, he would not open it.
The two were neighbors. Although they rarely met because of their different schedules, He Xiao's presence still gave her a lot of sense of existence. Especially now, Tang Miao seemed to subconsciously regard He Xiao as her friend. If she had any difficulties or dangers, she would look for He Xiao, and He Xiao would definitely help.
But now, He Xiao said he was going out for a while and he was going to perform.
When He Xiao finished speaking, Tang Miao's heart blood vessels seemed to contract, causing her heartbeat to slow down. She didn't know why this happened, but no matter what happened, she couldn't change anything.
Tang Miao looked at He Xiao, and when her heartbeat slowly returned to normal, she said something to him.
"Bon Voyage."
The woman was standing at the door of her house, carrying a shopping bag. When she heard the news about the performance, there was some surprise and other emotions in her eyes. But she was always able to calm down her emotions quickly, and soon, she returned to her previous state.
Gentle and quiet, like the wind on a spring meadow.
He Xiao stood next to the elevator, looked at the faint smile in her eyes, and nodded.
"Thanks."
While the two were talking, the elevator had already reached the 16th floor. The elevator door opened, He Xiao turned around, stood up and got on the elevator.
The elevator door opened and closed, and soon there was a sound of the pulleys moving downward. Tang Miao stood at the door, her hand on the door handle, the cold temperature of the door handle transmitted through her palm.
After standing for a while, Tang Miao opened the door and went home.
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Tang Miao's fingers didn't feel much better.
The stiffness and numbness that started yesterday seemed to be even worse today. After class, Tang Miao pinched it with his hands, and he managed to finish the morning class.
At noon, according to yesterday's agreement, Yu Yaya came to give her a hot compress again. Yu Yaya carefully put the hot compress on Tang Miao's hand and said to Tang Miao, "I changed the herbal medicine for you today, let's see the effect."
Seeing Yu Yaya's serious look, Tang Miao smiled and said, "It smells better than yesterday."
"Ah? Did it smell bad yesterday?" Yu Yaya said.
"No." Tang Miao said, "This one smells better."
After that, Tang Miao said, "I quite like the smell of Chinese medicine."
After hearing Tang Miao's words, Yu Yaya also laughed and said, "Me too."
After saying this, Yu Yaya lowered her head and continued to fiddle with her. The heat from the hot compress mixed with the herbs penetrated into the skin and nerves, and indeed temporarily relieved the soreness and swelling in her fingers.
"Are you feeling better than yesterday?" Yu Yaya asked again while fiddling with it.
Tang Miao lowered his head, looking at the hot compress tool on his fingers, as if he was thinking about something, and did not answer.
"Miaomiao?" Yu Yaya looked at her and called her again.
"Ah?" Tang Miao raised his head and met Yu Yaya's puzzled eyes.
"Better." Looking at her eyes, Tang Miao smiled and answered.
Tang Miao's answer has always been like this. Even if it is not good, she will say it is better because she is helping so hard. In fact, when Yu Yaya passed by her piano classroom this morning, she saw that she was pinching her fingers all the time.
Yu Yaya looked at Tang Miao and said, "Why don't you take a few days off. This is a physical problem, it's not a small matter, tell the parents and students and they won't be in any trouble."
As Yu Yaya advised like this, Tang Miao lowered his head to look at his fingers.
"I don't know what to do during these days of rest," said Tang Miao.
After Tang Miao finished speaking, Yu Yaya said: "..."
Yu Yaya looked at her in disbelief and said, "Don't you know what to do during these days of rest? What else can you do during these days of rest? Rest is rest. You can do whatever you want, and you can not do anything you don't want. Have you never had a vacation before?"
At that moment, Yu Yaya felt that she and Tang Miao were from two different generations.
Young people nowadays are eager to take a vacation. For example, Qiu Yu would find someone to substitute for her even if she had classes, and go out to the bar to hang out with friends at night. Tang Miao said she didn't know what to do during the days off.
After Yu Yaya asked this, Tang Miao looked at her and smiled.
"I've taken a break."
"Then you don't know what to do when you are resting?" Yu Yaya said with a smile.
After Yu Yaya finished speaking, Tang Miao smiled.
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Tang Miao really didn't know what to do if he had a break.
When he was in South City, the piano store had a fixed day off every week. On that day, Tang Miao did not have any entertainment activities. Most of the time, he did the same as usual, doing housework, cooking, or going out for a stroll, or reading a book.
She had this kind of time before, but for her, it was actually dispensable. Her life had been filled with work since she was sixteen, and when she really had some free time, she was actually not much more comfortable than when she was working.
Now, in a strange city, the only place where she could talk to people was the piano store where she worked. If she didn't go to work, she would have nothing to do.
Go out and play? She didn't know where to go in Huaicheng.
She couldn't stay alone at home for a few days, and it was very likely that she wouldn't even have anyone to talk to during those days.
If it were just to be locked up in a house like this and rest quietly for a few days, Tang Miao would rather go to work.
In other words, if He Xiao was still at home, she would be at home all day and could hear the sound of He Xiao's door opening and closing. She could happen to run into him when he went out and came in, and chat with him for a few words.
But this situation no longer exists.
He Xiao has already gone out to perform.
He told her yesterday when she came home from get off work.
Tang Miao stood at the door of her house, holding the same food she bought yesterday. She held the key in her other hand and turned to look at the closed door next door.
Even if He Xiao doesn't go out to perform, he doesn't spend much time at home.
Just like when she came back normally, even if she knocked on the door for something, he would rarely open the door. But even if he didn't open the door, Tang Miao would still knock on it steadily. Even if he wasn't there now, his presence was still there.
In fact, sometimes, loneliness does not mean that you need someone to accompany you. It does not require a complete person to stand in front of you and exist in reality. It can just rely on a consciousness, a thought, a little breath, to make you feel that you are not alone, and to make the loneliness in your heart disappear.
As Tang Miao thought this, her fingers remained stiff, and the key didn't fit into the lock, so it fell to the ground again.
The key fell to the ground with a crisp sound. Tang Miao stood there for a while before his eyes fell on the key that fell to the ground.
The keys fell and scattered on the floor tiles. The cold tiles and cold metal made the picture look like a cold realistic painting.
Tang Miao stood at the door and looked for a while before squatting down and picking up the key.
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"You should take a few days off. Even if you don't do anything, you can just stay at home."
In the piano classroom, Yu Yaya took out the hot compress tool and gave Tang Miao a hot compress. After three days of hot compress, even Yu Yaya could see that Tang Miao's fingers seemed to be more seriously injured than in the previous few days.
Hot compress can indeed relieve some pain and stiffness, but it is only a temporary solution. Tang Miao has many courses. Even if hot compress can relieve the pain, if you continue to overwork your fingers, the relief provided by hot compress will be a drop in the bucket for its recovery.
Tang Miao sat on the piano bench, watching Yu Yaya carefully applying hot compresses to her. The heat passed through her fingers, as if wrapped around her bones, bringing moist warm steam, which was comfortable.
Even though she had been moving her fingers during class, she felt a little cold in her bones. Only now did she feel like her fingers had some feeling.
Yu Yaya said this while still looking at Tang Miao, with some worry and heartache in her eyes. She was worried about Tang Miao's fingers and felt sorry for the pain in his fingers.
When Tang Miao said this to Yu Yaya, she looked up at her. Seeing the heartache in the girl's eyes, she smiled, raised her hand and touched her face, and said.
"It's okay actually. It's not that serious."
"Isn't this serious?" Yu Yaya said. As she spoke, she pinched Tang Miao's index finger and said, "It's a little swollen."
After being pinched twice by Yu Yaya, Tang Miao frowned slightly, but it was not to the point where he could not bear it.
"Are you short of money?" Yu Yaya asked this question as she saw Tang Miao going to work even though his fingers were so tired.
After Yu Yaya asked, Tang Miao looked at her and smiled.
In fact, Yu Yaya could see that Tang Miao was not really short of money. Although she usually dressed very simply, unlike Qiu Yu who was covered in designer clothes, she had a calm and relaxed feeling that was not bound by the hustle and bustle of life.
It is the temperament of truly rich people.
After Yu Yaya said this, Tang Miao looked down at his fingers and said another sentence.
“I just don’t know what to do with my free time.”
Yu Yaya: “…”
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After get off work in the evening, Tang Miao returned home.
She is very tired.
Not only did she have problems with classes every day, but she also had problems with her fingers. She also felt discomfort in other parts of her body, which brought her a deep sense of fatigue.
Tang Miao didn't buy ingredients for dinner today. She bought a box of salad and sandwiches directly from the store downstairs. Carrying the dinner she bought, Tang Miao stood at the door of her house and took out the key.
The door next door remained closed.
There was still no sound from behind the closed door.
Tang Miao looked at the closed door and put the key in her hand against the keyhole. She thought she would have to check it several times and was ready to squat down to pick up the key.
However, the key was inserted into the keyhole, and with a "click", the door lock was opened by her.
The "click" sound of the door lock opening startled Tang Miao slightly. She came to her senses and looked at the open door. The door was a crack open, and the aroma of fruit tea drifted out from the crack.
Tang Miao stood at the door and smelled the familiar smell for a while. Then, she put away the key, closed the door and went home.
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Everything at home is still the same.
Because Tang Miao came home late recently, she usually kept the lights on in the dining room. The lights were hanging above the dining table, and the entrance faced the dining room, so the lights could just illuminate her way into the house.
After Tang Miao walked into the house, he closed the door, changed his shoes and threw away the key.
After doing all this, Tang Miao put dinner on the table in the dining room, and then she turned on all the lights in the house.
The decoration style of this home is very warm and comfortable, and the lighting is also a warm light with a home style. Once the lights are turned on, whether there are people or not, the atmosphere of home is immediately in place.
After turning on the lights, Tang Miao changed his clothes and went to the bathroom to wash his hands.
After washing her hands, Tang Miao returned to the dining table, opened the takeaway box, and started eating her dinner.
If Tang Miao doesn't cook, she prefers to buy this kind of light food. Take-out meals look delicious, but they are too greasy for Tang Miao to eat.
The light meals are also quite nutritious, with meat, eggs, vegetables, and a bowl of vegetarian soup.
Tang Miao sat at the dining table, took a sandwich and took a bite.
Her left hand was still fine, and she was able to hold the sandwich firmly, but the index finger of her right hand was even more damaged after the past two days.
Tang Miao took the chopsticks, picked up some vegetables and ate some. She had a normal appetite, so after eating some vegetables, she took the spoon and started to drink the soup.
The soup was vegetarian. It looked like a soup stock mixed with boiling water. There was no oil in it, only some egg fluff. Tang Miao took a plastic spoon and scooped the egg fluff. After a while, the egg fluff was scooped into the spoon. When Tang Miao took the spoon and put it into her mouth, her fingers had no strength, and the spoon and the egg fluff fell back into the soup.
"ah."
Along with the sound of the spoon falling into the soup, Tang Miao also made a sound in trance.
Her voice was very soft, and it echoed in the empty dining room and living room of the house, but disappeared before it reached the living room.
The soup was splashed.
It fell on the dining table, on her fingers, and on her chest, making a mess.
Tang Miao looked at the mess on the table for a while, then took out a tissue and wiped the table clean.
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"Miaomiao."
In the piano classroom, Yu Yaya persuaded for the umpteenth time.
She was still giving Tang Miao hot compress.
This morning, Yu Yaya saw that Tang Miao's fingers were more painful than yesterday, so she took her to the hospital without saying anything. However, the X-rays showed nothing was wrong, and the doctor just told her to rest and recuperate.
After returning to the music store and finishing their morning class, Yu Yaya brought some things over and continued to give Tang Miao hot compresses, which was only a temporary solution.
"ah."
After Yu Yaya called her name, Tang Miao responded.
Yu Yaya listened to her response, moved her lips, and said, "That's right, do you want to..."
Before she finished speaking, Tang Miao looked up at her and said.
"Yaya."
"Let me ask you something."
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Tang Miao went to Qian Cheng's office.
In the office, Qian Cheng was still sitting behind his desk playing games. When he saw Tang Miao coming in, his eyes subconsciously fell on her fingers. Tang Miao's fingers were crossed and clasped in front of her. Qian Cheng took a look at her and stopped playing the game. He asked.
"Is your finger feeling better?"
After he asked this, Tang Miao moved his fingers and smiled at him.
"Better."
After Tang Miao said this, Qian Cheng looked up at her.
Being stared at by Qian Cheng, Tang Miao moved her fingers again, and the smile on her face faded slightly. She said to Qian Cheng, "I asked Teacher Yu to apply hot compress again at noon, and it got a little better, but after a few classes in the morning, it went back to its old state."
As Tang Miao said this, Qian Cheng still looked at her without saying anything.
Being looked at like this by Qian Cheng, Tang Miao narrowed her eyes slightly. She lowered her head to look at her fingers, pursed her lips, and then said to Qian Cheng.
"I'd like to take a few days off."
Qian Cheng smiled.
Qian Cheng smiled like this, Tang Miao glanced at him, and meeting Tang Miao's gaze, Qian Cheng smiled and said, "I thought you were an iron man."
After hearing Qian Cheng's words, Tang Miao blinked, with some confusion in his eyes.
"You should have rested a long time ago in your condition, but you insisted on going to work and I couldn't say anything," Qian Cheng said.
After Qian Cheng said this, Tang Miao realized what he said and smiled at him.
Actually, it is not a good time to ask for leave now. The business of the piano store is only prosperous during the winter and summer vacations, especially in the summer.
Recently, the popularity of the piano store's courses has been even greater than before the summer vacation. Tang Miao has the most students and courses in the store.
She needs to take a leave to rest. Missing classes for a few days will cause considerable losses to the piano store.
A few days ago, when she and Qian Cheng were off work together, Qian Cheng had asked her to take a leave to rest. Even so, Tang Miao didn't really want to ask for leave at that time. After all, she knew that Qian Cheng was a humanitarian, but he was still their boss. As a piano teacher in the piano store, she had to make money for the boss.
But today, her fingers couldn't hold on any longer, and she was too embarrassed to ask. Even if she did, she thought Qian Cheng would consider it, but she didn't expect him to agree right away.
Not only did he agree, he even approved several days of vacation for her.
"Is a week enough?" Qian Cheng asked Tang Miao.
When Tang Miao was in a daze, Qian Cheng asked her this question.
Tang Miao came back to his senses and said, "It's OK without that."
Tang Miao was not a person who liked to trouble others, and Qian Cheng did not bargain with her any more, and said in a very friendly manner, "Okay."
"I will ask for leave from parents and students." Tang Miao said, "I will also finish the class tonight."
Tang Miao told Qian Cheng about her future arrangements for her leave.
Qian Cheng listened to what she said, looked at her and smiled, saying, "Okay, you decide."
Qian Cheng didn't seem to care much about these.
Looking at Qian Cheng, Tang Miao smiled and said again: "Thank you."
"Don't thank me." Qian Cheng seemed to have a headache for Tang Miao's thanks. He raised his hand and touched his short hair, and said with a smile: "I am the owner of a piano store, not Zhou Paopi. You should have rested long ago because your fingers were uncomfortable. Isn't it natural for you to take a vacation?"
After Qian Cheng finished speaking, Tang Miao smiled again.
Seeing Tang Miao smiling, Qian Cheng also smiled with her and asked, "You finally got a vacation, have you thought about how to spend it?"
Tang Miao rests her fingers, and there is nothing wrong with her body. During the holidays, she can do anything except playing the piano.
Qian Cheng asked casually. Tang Miao was slightly stunned when he heard the question.
Then, she smiled and nodded, and said to Qian Cheng, "Yes. I've thought about it."
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Tang Miao finished his classes for the day.
After the class, she asked for leave from the parents of the students who were going to take the next class. Tang Miao's parents had noticed that her fingers were uncomfortable these days, and when she asked for leave, they did not have any complaints, but just told her to have a good rest.
After finishing all the classes in the evening, Tang Miao took a taxi home.
After returning home, Tang Miao changed his clothes and took a shower, then sat on the sofa in the living room to look at the ticket information. The ticket was quickly booked, and Tang Miao got up from the sofa and simply packed his luggage.
She didn't need too much luggage for her vacation, so she packed a small travel bag. After packing, Tang Miao returned to the bedroom, turned off the lights and went to bed.
Tang Miao went to bed early at night and woke up early in the morning. Before the alarm on her cell phone rang, Tang Miao opened her eyes and got out of bed. She went to the bathroom, washed up, changed her clothes, locked the door and left home with her luggage.
Huaicheng has a high-speed rail station. It is far from the city center, and it takes Tang Miao half an hour to get there by taxi. Half an hour later, Tang Miao arrived at the station. After passing the security check and entering the station, Tang Miao went to the waiting room to wait for the train.
It was eight o'clock in the morning, and there were not many people waiting for the bus. The waiting room was quiet. The breakfast shop was open, and the steamed buns were steaming. Tang Miao went over to buy a cup of soy milk and drank it in small sips.
When she had almost finished drinking the soy milk, the train she was going to take started to check in.
After hearing the announcement, Tang Miao stood up from his waiting seat, took his ticket, went to check in, and got on the bus.
Tang Miao bought a business class ticket. She had to take a two-hour train ride, and the business class was more comfortable. After entering the carriage, the attendant helped her put her luggage in the upper luggage compartment.
Then, Tang Miao sat in his seat.
The sun has already risen outside.
The weather is very good today, the sun shines in through the windows of the high-speed train and falls on the red leather chair. The glass of the high-speed train blocks ultraviolet rays, so the sun is not very uncomfortable.
Tang Miao sat in his seat, looking at the sun, the driveway, and the scenery outside the car.
Not long after, the voice announcement in the car indicated that the train had started moving. In Tang Miao's field of vision, the scenery outside the window rapidly receded along with the train, but her heart, which had been silent for a few days, slowly began to beat faster along with the speed of the train.
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