The Pianist And The Lady[Republic Of China Gl] Chapter 17

Chapter 17

“Also,” Shen Xian tugged Lan Yuan’s ears, “You’re only eighteen. You’re not allowed to think about becoming a mother. You’re still so young, so don’t be dragged down by your children.”

Are children a drag?It was the first time Lan Yuan heard this statement, and his face was full of doubts.

Chen Xian looked at Lan Yuan’s expression and knew that this person might not understand well, so he continued: “Anyway, you should live your own life clearly first. Play the piano well in class tomorrow and live well in the moment.”

“Okay.” Lan Yuan could understand this sentence and nodded seriously.

“You haven’t said anything about others chasing you yet.” Lan Yuan reminded, she was too curious.

“That person didn’t succeed in chasing her, so it’s not worth mentioning.” Shen Xian couldn’t remember that classmate. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to say it, but she really forgot how that person chased her. At that time, she just wanted to play the piano well and was not interested in relationships.

Lan Yuan’s eyes sparkled, she wanted to hear it very much. She wanted to learn from her failure experience, but unfortunately, Shen Xian was kicked out of the door directly, using the excuse of going to bed early.

“Don’t forget to take your medicine.” Lan Yuan shouted through the door.

On the second day, Shen Xian’s fever had completely subsided, his face was not sick, and the class went smoothly.

Looking at Shen Xian’s expression, which was the same as usual, Lan Yuan couldn’t help but wonder – what kind of thing could make Shen Xian’s eyes so troubled? Even being “bitten” by someone could be so calm and calm. Does this person really care about anything?

“Teacher Shen, has your uncle’s matter been resolved?” Lan Yuan asked. The only person she could think of who could move Shen Xian was the uncle from Nanjing.

Mentioning Hunter, Xu Ziyu’s face flashed through Chen Xian’s mind. He felt unhappy for a while, but his face remained calm, “It’s been solved, it’s not a big deal.”

“That’s good. If something difficult happens, students can also help.” Lan Yuan said politely.

Shen Xian felt that Xu Ziyu’s matter was indeed quite difficult, but Lan Yuan could not solve it. Xu Ziyu was a thousand-year-old bastard, and Lan Yuan was nothing compared to her. Although that person had hidden evil intentions and did excessive things, it was hard for Shen Xian to hate her when he calmed down.

“I can’t always rely on you, I’m older than you.” Shen Xian bit his lip and thought.

“You can.” Lan Yuan looked at Chen Xian seriously and said these three words loudly, you can always rely on me, I will always protect you.

Chen Xian looked at Lan Yuan’s affectionate look and inexplicably remembered the way Xu Ziyu looked at her. She wondered how Lan Yuan was so lonely and enthusiastic. Why would he do this for an ordinary tutor?

“I have other things to do, so I won’t chat with you today.” Shen Xian left the piano room. She didn’t know why she wanted to avoid Lan Yuan today. Maybe it was because Lan Yuan now looked too much like Xu Ziyu.

In the next few days, Lan Yuan found that Shen Xian was somewhat avoiding her. Except for having no interactions with each other in class, there was much less chatting.

In the evening, Shen Xian was going to the kitchen to have dinner. When passing by the yard, he happened to see Lan Yuan making tea in the pavilion.

Lan Yuan deliberately sat here at this time. She had chosen the right time for Chen Xian to go out, and also wanted to hint to Chen Xian that she could not avoid him if she wanted to.

“The sun is setting now. Teacher, do you want to watch the sunset?” Lan Yuan took a sip of tea and spoke slowly.

“I’m afraid it’s too late to rush outside the city now.” Shen Xian calculated the time and set out for the wild mountains outside the city. The sun was probably setting.

“I have a good place that can be reached in three or two minutes.” Lan Yuan put down the tea cup.

“Okay.” Shen Xian replied. It’s a blessing, not a curse. It’s a curse that can’t be avoided. It would be too deliberate to refuse.

Lan Yuan took Shen Xian to the bottom of a dangerous building at home, and ordered the servants to bring the ladder to the sky, “Climb up and you can see today’s sunset. Do you dare to climb?” Lan Yuan climbed up the ladder first, with a hint of contempt in her tone. She just wanted to provoke Shen Xian. Why should she be ignored? She deserved it.

“Why don’t you dare?” Shen Xian also climbed up the ladder.

Finally, the two of them reached the rooftop. The afterglow of the sun fell on the entire earth, and the entire city of Yangzhou was covered in orange-red.

The water town in the south of the Yangtze River is not as majestic as the solitary smoke in the desert and the long river with the setting sun, but it is also interesting to stand on the dangerous building and overlook the small bridges and flowing water. The Jiangnan style is swaying under the setting sun and is beautiful.

Today, Lan Yuan is wearing an emerald green Han attire, while Shen Xian is still wearing a shirt and trousers. The two people’s eyebrows and eyes looking at each other are dyed with beautiful skylight, and they look at each other tenderly for a while.

“The beauty of life often happens in unexpected places. When you walk to a waterless place and sit and watch the clouds rise, for example, today’s sunset is even more beautiful than I imagined.” Lan Yuan said.

“Nature is indeed the best medicine to heal people’s hearts. The skylight in the distance will always be the most beautiful yearning in my heart.” Shen Xian looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him and sighed. It would be great if the human heart was as clean and pure as the natural scenery.

“The students don’t understand why the teacher is avoiding me, and they don’t know what they have done wrong to make the teacher avoid me like a snake or a scorpion.” Lan Yuan withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Shen Xian, with tears in her eyes. To put it seriously, she deliberately went above and beyond. She was sure that Shen Xian would relent.

“I regard this sunset as our last beauty. At the same time, the students want to use this sunset to tell the teacher not to give up on a life full of hope and love, even if the fate is bad, the luck is bad, even if the teacher’s heart cannot be connected in this life., unable to walk side by side with the teacher, Lan Yuan will always wish Shen Xian freedom and radiance.” Then he said these words in a light and gentle tone, using both grace and power, Lan Yuan felt that the emperor’s technique was also suitable for attacking Shen Xian.

Of course, these words were also her true feelings. She guessed that Shen Xian must have been wronged and bullied in Nanjing a few days ago. She knew that Shen Xian was calm about this or that Shen Xian was optimistic and strong enough, but she still couldn’t help feeling sad for others. So she waited outside the door all day just to watch the sunset with her. Even if Shen Xian didn’t go out this evening or happened to take a detour and didn’t pass the yard, she would continue to wait tomorrow, and so on day after day, until she met.

Looking at the tearful and pitiful Lan Yuan standing next to him, Shen Xian recalled the days when he came to Lan Mansion and how kind Lan Yuan was to him. Lan Yuan would remember his taste preferences and feed him thoughtfully… He would seriously please himself and even put down his body to take care of himself when he had a fever.

Chen Xian reflected for a moment and realized that his sudden neglect would indeed hurt others. Lan Yuan was not Xu Ziyu. She should not stop eating because of a similar look in her eyes at a certain moment. She should not harm other people because of her infatuation with Xu Ziyu.

“Lan Yuan,” Chen Xian called her name softly, wiped away her tears, and looked at Lan Yuan’s eyes with gratitude and tenderness, “I’m sorry, I was wrong, and I won’t do it again.” Shen Xian didn’t want to tell Lan Yuan the extra things, because she was afraid that her past with Xu Ziyu would scare Lan Yuan.

Lan Yuan knew that she had achieved her goal and did not ask too much. She was a person who cherished the people in front of her. She wanted Shen Xian to stay by her side. They were destined to be separated anyway. She would not pry too much into Shen Xian’s secrets. She would listen if Shen Xian wanted to say it, but she would not ask if he didn’t want to.

The sun had completely set, leaving behind a colorful afterglow. There were large flaming clouds in the sky. The two of them had no time to care about the scenery. They only had eyes for each other.

In the blink of an eye, the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. As soon as today’s piano lesson ended, Lan Yuan came up to talk to Shen Xian.

“Teacher Shen, are you going back to Nanjing to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?”

Shen Xian thought about Xu Ziyu in Nanjing and felt scared. Moreover, Hunter didn’t care that he wouldn’t be able to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. “I shouldn’t go back because my uncle won’t be able to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival!”

“That’s just right. There is a lantern festival by the Slender West Lake. Do you want to go and see it?” Lan Yuan was overjoyed.

“Okay!” Shen Xian agreed immediately, but then he thought about Lan Yuan’s strict upbringing, “Does your mother allow you to go out?”

“Teacher Shen, have you forgotten that my house has a back door?” Lan Yuan smiled, with a cunning look in her eyes, “I have a reunion dinner at noon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. My mother usually goes to bed early in the evening. Don’t make too much noise and my mother won’t notice.”

“Okay, let’s adapt accordingly on that day.” Shen Xian also arched his eyebrows and smiled.

The weather is particularly good on the Mid-Autumn Festival, with clear skies. At night, a full moon hangs high in the sky, extremely bright, and white light pours on the ground.

At half past six in the evening, the two of them couldn’t wait to sneak out of the house.

Today, Shen Xian is wearing a white headband, with straight hair hanging loosely on her shoulders, a white sweater that makes her skin look fairer, a long white skirt on her lower body, and a pair of white leather shoes on her feet. She is gentle and beautiful, like a woman from a good family.

Lan Yuan wore a blue dress, her hair was carefully pulled up into a bun, and a silver hairpin was inserted into her head. A jade rabbit was embedded in the front of the hairpin, making her look delicate and white.

The two were walking on the street, talking and laughing, quite like two good sisters.

“Would you like to eat something first?” Lan Yuan was afraid that Shen Xian would be hungry.

Chen Xian noticed that there was a soup dumpling seller in front of him, “I want to eat soup dumplings.” Shen Xian pointed to the stall.

“Okay!” The two ordered two cages of soup dumplings.

Lan Yuan thoughtfully poured the vinegar into the dipping dish for Shen Xian, “Does Teacher Shen like eating soup dumplings dipped in vinegar?”

“I like it, but I can’t add chili oil. I can’t eat spicy food.” Since Shen Xian came to China, wontons, soup dumplings and roast duck are her favorite delicacies.

“I can’t eat spicy food either.” Lan Yuan smiled, finally finding something in common with Shen Xian.

After the two finished eating, they continued shopping.

Chen Xian couldn’t move his eyes away when he saw the paper rabbit lantern. Lan Yuan was surprised by Chen Xian’s childlike innocence and grinned, “Buy one.”

Lan Yuan just took out her wallet, but Shen Xian beat her to it. She handed the money to the boss, “I want two rabbit lanterns.”

Another rabbit lantern was handed to Lan Yuan by Shen Xian, “I’ll buy you one too. This rabbit matches the jade rabbit on your hairpin today.”

“The student thanked the teacher for his kindness!” Lan Yuan happily took the rabbit lantern.

“You don’t have to be so polite to me outside.” Shen Xian scratched the bridge of Lan Yuan’s nose and showed a bright smile.

“Let’s go take a boat.” Shen Xian then naturally took Lan Yuan’s wrist and walked forward.

Lan Yuan was surprised by this sudden contact, but she couldn’t help but feel happy, showing a shy expression.

The two chose a small boat, with the old boatman punting in front. The two sat in the middle. Lan Yuan also placed several snacks she had just bought on the small table.

“To compare the West Lake to the West, light makeup and heavy makeup are always suitable. I have never seen the West Lake, but today when I went boating on the lake, the scenery of the Slender West Lake under the moonlight was already incredibly beautiful.” Shen Xian took a bite of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and said with emotion.