Chapter 163

"When did the instruments in this classroom appear?" Ning Chen asked.

"Early last year, right after that particularly cold winter, a big truck brought them over." As the little boy spoke, he glanced again at the little girl who was wiping away tears, "I know I was wrong. Don't cry."

The little girl wiped her tears dry and looked at Ning Chen.

"Uncle, can you play the piano too?" the little girl asked.

"Oh." Ning Chen absentmindedly replied.

He raised his hand, placed his slender fingers on the keys, pressed a few at random, and the piano emitted several deep, resonant notes.

"Our teacher Yao Shu can play the piano too, she plays very well," the little boy said, "She often brings us here to sing, she teaches us to sing, and uses this piano to accompany us."

Ning Chen listened, yet seemed not to hear at all.

There was a small stool nearby.

He picked it up and sat down in front of the piano.

The two children watched him do this.

Suddenly realizing.

Was this uncle in front of them preparing to play the piano?

Can he play the piano too?

The two children stared at this strange person.

They stood not far behind him, watching him.

"Uncle, can you sing too?"

"Hmm..."

Ning Chen replied.

"Can you sing 'Childhood'? That's what Teacher Yao taught us." The little girl tilted her head, looking at Ning Chen.

Ning Chen said nothing.

He simply looked at the black and white keys before him.

"Uncle, are you going to teach us to sing too?" the little girl asked again.

But this strange person still said nothing.

For a long time, no more words were spoken.

In the classroom, it was extremely quiet.

The little boy and the little girl were both waiting.

They too were very quiet, as if performing a ritual of waiting.

The piano's prelude.

Finally began.

A simple prelude, neither fast nor slow.

It rose up amidst the dancing of Ning Chen's fingertips.

You are, the distant road

The lamp in the mountain wilds' fog

I am a child, walking within your eyes

You are, the bright moon and clear breeze

I am the dream you shelter

Seen or unseen, a whole life, embracing you

And I will, love the human world you love

Wish for the smile you wish for

Please take me to tomorrow

If, you have suffered the sweetness of my life

I wish to live as your wish

You are, the river of time

The sky where sparks ignite

I am the one who looks up, so I sing you into a song

You are, where I come from

And also where my heart returns

All roads in the world will, meet you

And I will, love the human world you love

Wish for the smile you wish for

The mountains and rivers are unharmed, the smoke and fire are ordinary

Yet it is your fulfilled gaze

Children, sleep soundly in the land of dreams

Just as you are deeply loved

And I will, dream the reunion you dream

May your wishes forever be granted.

May you walk the long road you choose.

This is how I love you.

I too will see the world you have not seen.

And write the poems you have not written.

The moon on the horizon, the thought in the heart.

You are always by my side.

I make a vow with you: a life of clarity.

Like your youthful face.

……

A melodious piano piece accompanied the strange man's perfect singing voice.

It came from the classroom.

And as the rhythm progressed step by step, it grew more intense.

Finally, Teacher Yao Shu in the classroom not far away heard it.

She faintly heard a man's singing and the piano accompaniment.

That beautiful melody and the deeply affectionate singing.

Made Yao Shu stunned for a moment.

Before her eyes, the live stream was still filled with various comments flying by.

Yet, she felt a sense of trance.

In this place.

Except for when she played the piano and sang for the children.

This was the first time she had heard someone else's singing and music.

The song ended.

Ning Chen sat before the piano.

Still motionless.

His body was heaving slightly.

It was clear that he had sung very hard just now.

Behind him, the little boy and little girl looked at him curiously.

They did not know how to judge music.

They only felt that the uncle just now played fluently and sang even better.