Chapter 200: Ocarina

After finishing 6 classes, Li Heng rushed to the outside of the school, found a public phone, and dialed according to the note Yu Laoshi gave him.

"Dong dong dong!"

"Dong dong dong!"

Phones in this era required transfer, and it took a long time to get through.

"Hello, who is it?" A mouth of Shao Yang dialect came from the other end of the phone.

"Aunt, hello, find Li Lan." He could tell who it was just by the voice. This was the hospital leader, and also the future mother-in-law of the second sister. Her voice was a bit hoarse, the most recognizable. Almost once heard, it wouldn't be forgotten.

"Who are you exactly?" The other side asked again.

Li Heng said, "I am Li Lan's younger brother."

"Oh, Lanlan's younger brother, please wait a moment, I'll go call for you." Hearing that it was Lanlan's younger brother, the voice on the other side immediately became enthusiastic, and the words even carried a bit of a smile.

"Thank you."

While waiting, Li Heng bought a bottle of soda from the grocery store owner and drank it while waiting.

A minute later, a voice came from the phone again. This time it was Li Lan speaking, "Li Heng?"

"Mm, how is your work in the hospital?"

"Just like that, I'll change places in a while."

Li Heng knew she was going to be transferred to the Finance Bureau, so he didn't ask much, but went straight to the point, "When are you and Mom and Dad going to Beijing?"

Li Lan said, "They didn't want to go at first, but I did ideological work for a long time before they agreed."

Li Heng was stunned, "Why?"

Li Lan turned back to glance at the door and lowered her voice, "They said they were afraid of owing favors and wouldn't be able to pay them back later."

Li Heng was inexplicable, "Wasn't it agreed? Why are you talking about favors again? Is the favor important? Or is life important? Mom is also an intellectual, how can she not even understand this?"

Li Lan only said one sentence that made him shut up, "Mom and Dad are afraid that you will abandon Chen Zijin in the future and marry Song Yu or Xiao Han. There's no way to give an account to the Chen family."

Li Heng's mouth twitched. Was it that all his little things had been seen through?

After a long silence, he said, "My business is my business, don't mix them up. Distinguish the situation. Currently, treatment is the priority."

Li Lan agreed, "I think so too. Who can tell what will happen in the future? As long as you don't break up with Chen Zijin during the treatment period."

Li Heng: "..."

After chatting for a while, he remitted 30,000 to his second sister first, and she would take Mom and Dad to Beijing the day after tomorrow.

After the treatment was settled, they also talked about the eldest sister. The second sister said, "The eldest sister gave birth to a boy, 7 jin 2 liang, born in the town hospital."

Li Heng said happily, "That's good. How is the eldest sister's body?"

The second sister said, "Still need to ask about her body? She has always been rough, and her appetite is so big that she can eat a cow in one meal."

Li Heng asked, "Is the brother-in-law's family happy? Are they good to the eldest sister?"

Speaking of the brother-in-law's family, the second sister looked down on them as always, curled her lips and said, "A family of confused bugs, feudal ideas, old stubborns, they just love boys. How can they not be happy? They are okay to the eldest sister, but the family is so poor, being good means killing a chicken to eat at most, there is no hope."

Li Heng: "..."

After a while, he opened his mouth, "Seal a red envelope for the eldest sister for me."

"Mom and Dad have already sealed one for you." Li Lan said.

Li Heng asked, "How much did you seal?"

Li Lan answered, "Didn't ask how much, too lazy to ask. If you think it's too little, seal another one yourself when you go home for the New Year."

"Fine, then that's it. Call me when you arrive in Beijing." He instructed.

Li Lan confirmed, "Call your university Yu Laoshi's home phone?"

Li Heng said yes.

Li Lan turned her eyeballs, "I saw this female teacher of yours in No. 1 Middle School that day. Be careful, don't get her pregnant before you graduate from university."

Suddenly hearing this presumptuous remark, Li Heng almost vomited blood, "No, so in your heart, I am this kind of person?"

Li Lan said sarcastically, "How do I know what kind of person you are? I only know that the pretty ones have all entered your mouth. Chen Zijin in elementary school, Xiao Han in junior high school, Song Yu in high school."

"In university, I ponder you won't be idle either. Anyway, if it's not this female teacher who suffers, then there must be other female classmates who suffer. You'd better restrain yourself. Now Mom and Dad talk about your women, and they are all uncomfortable."

"In Mom's words, the ancestral grave of the Li family is smoking, but it's not smoking like this, the coffin lid can't be pressed down..."

Couldn't listen anymore, Li Heng hung up the phone sullenly, and then ran to the bank without stopping to remit 30,000 yuan to his second sister.

Returning to Bai Luyuan, while writing a letter to Zijin, he was still pondering: Can Chen Xiaomi help him find a satisfactory courtyard house?

After writing the letter to Zijin, he thought of Song Yu who was also in Beijing. Should he take the opportunity to show her face in front of Mom and Dad?

But after weighing it again and again, forget it, and extinguished the thought.

One is that the relationship between him and Song Yu in this life hasn't reached that point yet. He is still chasing her, and it is estimated that there is not much hope in the short term.

Second is that he is afraid of stimulating Zijin, causing a conflict with Song Yu in advance, which would be a loss that outweighs the gain.

After writing the letter, Li Heng opened the study window, poured a cup of tea, and sat for a while. In his mind, he began to ponder the erhu performance he promised to go on stage.

What piece to play?

"Butterfly Lovers"? "Fishing Boat Sings at Night"? "Plum Blossom Three Times"?

Or "refined and elegant art"?

Except for "Erquan Yingyue" performed during military training, the famous erhu pieces he could take out were all here.

How about "Butterfly Lovers"? This piece is familiar to everyone, relatively famous, easy to cause empathy, and the live effect should be good.

Just when he was thinking about the erhu, the sound of an ocarina suddenly came from the 25th building across the street.

After half a month, Yu Laoshi regained her interest again, playing "Gaoshan and Flowing Water." The momentum was magnificent, the melody was melodious, as if she were on the top of a majestic mountain, listening to the murmuring water, making people feel the magnificence of nature and the power of life.

Li Heng listened intently. After a song was finished, his mind suddenly flashed, and the first divine ocarina song that deserved its name, "Hometown's Original Scenery," couldn't help but pop into his mind.

"Hometown's Original Scenery" was a world-famous piece by the Japanese ocarina master Sojiro. It was only created in 1991. Once released, it became famous all over the world. The playback volume in later generations exceeded 5 billion, which shows its influence and everyone's love for it.

Should he do it?

Do it or not?

Do it or not?

Damn it! It's better to do it than not! Do it!

After asking himself three times, he could no longer suppress that restless heart.

Damn it, Li Heng didn't have any guilt about intercepting the good things of the little Japanese, and he was too lazy to even say sorry. At most, he was worried about how much power he could exert in this piece?

Now he was facing a situation. The flute was his specialty. Should he play it with a flute?

Or play it with the original ocarina?

But for the ocarina, he knew how to play, but he didn't have the same high proficiency as the flute, erhu, and piano.

Sitting on the chair, listening to the ocarina sound that rang again after two minutes of rest across the street, Li Heng's fingers kept tapping on the table, his heart was struggling, weighing...

He didn't know how long this passed.

It wasn't until Yu Shuheng appeared in the attic opposite that he gradually came back to his senses. After thinking about it, he found the ocarina Yu Laoshi gave Mai Sui, rode his bicycle, and went straight to the wilderness where there were few people.

No matter what? Try the ocarina effect first.

Riding for several miles, after staying away from Fudan University, he found a place where there were relatively few people, sat down, and played the ocarina.

For the basic playing techniques of the ocarina such as breathing, fingering, spitting, changing breath, and rhythm, Li Heng, as a master of musical instruments, didn't need to ask others at all. He held the ocarina and played for 5 minutes and found the familiarity of his past life.

He had played "Hometown's Original Scenery" with the piano in his past life, played it with the erhu, and played it with the flute. The score was already well-known, and he didn't need to spend time pondering. Now there was only one point, which was performance! Performance! If there was an effect, just practice more.

Calming down, Li Heng began to try playing. As soon as the prelude sounded, the old yellow ox grazing not far away raised its head and stared at this side.

An old man even temporarily forgot to roll his cigarette and stood on a stone looking at this side.

"Hometown's Original Scenery" lasted 4 minutes and 40 seconds. After a song, Li Heng felt very good, just a bit breathless. It seemed that he had to practice more before going on stage.

After trying to play 5 times in a row, Li Heng had a number in his heart and determined that it was it!

Anyway, in this life, he was the first performer, and he was the authority! No one would question it.

Thinking that this awesome piece belonged to him, Li Heng was in a particularly good mood. When riding his bicycle past the old man, he even asked loudly:

"Grandpa, how did I play?"

Grandpa took off the cigarette holder he was holding and laughed, "I don't understand music, but it sounds pretty good! It reminds me of my childhood."

"Is that so? Then I'll come again tomorrow." Li Heng waved goodbye and quickly stepped on his bicycle to leave.

Returning to school, Li Heng didn't go anywhere, went straight to the downstairs of the 12th girls' dormitory, and shouted at the dormitory manager aunt as soon as they met:

"Aunt, please help me call Mai Sui."

The dormitory manager aunt said, "You are lucky, this female classmate just returned to the dormitory."

Then, the dormitory manager aunt turned on the small loudspeaker and shouted twice: Mai Sui of 211! Mai Sui of 211! Someone is looking for you downstairs.

After shouting, she turned off the small loudspeaker and stretched her head out of the window: "Where are you from?"

"Xiangnan." Li Heng answered.

"Xiangnan is a good place, the hometown of the great man. Where in Xiangnan are you from?"

"Shao City, have you heard of it, Aunt?"

Just when the two were chatting, Mai Sui came down.

Seeing this, Li Heng immediately dropped the topic he was chatting about halfway, took Mai Sui, and left the dormitory area.

Li Heng asked, "Have you eaten?"

Mai Sui answered, "Just finished the eighth class not long ago, didn't have time to eat."

Li Heng said, "Go, let's go to the cafeteria, you treat me."

Mai Sui smiled tenderly, "Don't boys usually treat girls to dinner? How come it's often reversed here?"

"We are different. I'm not chasing you." Li Heng said as soon as he opened his mouth.

Mai Sui looked at his back and didn't say a word.

Not waiting for a reply, Li Heng turned around and asked, "Why? Are you counting money in your heart?"

Mai Sui shook her head, "No."

Li Heng babbled, "It's good if there isn't. Comrade Mai Sui, remember my words. If one day I take the initiative to treat you to dinner, then it's dangerous. So, I eat your food, this is for your own good."

Mai Sui laughed, "Yes, yes, yes! One day if you take the initiative to treat me to dinner, I will refuse."

"Eh, these words sound good."

Able to take advantage of a meal again, Li Heng said happily, "I have something to find you today."

Mai Sui asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Heng said, "The repertoire for the school welcome party is set, called 'Hometown's Original Scenery', played with an ocarina."

"Ocarina? You use an ocarina?" Mai Sui was surprised.

Li Heng was dissatisfied, "What kind of look is this? I know erhu, flute, piano, what's wrong with knowing ocarina? Don't question."

Mai Sui said, "Didn't you say your best are erhu and piano? How come you temporarily changed to ocarina."

Li Heng asked, "Want to know?"

Mai Sui nodded.

Li Heng said, "Tomorrow afternoon after the sixth class, I'll take you to a place."

Mai Sui vaguely guessed something, her eyes were full of expectation, and she said okay.

(End of chapter) *** **Chapter 201: Mai Sui Numb, Cooking for Yu Laoshi (Please subscribe!)**