The Pianist And The Lady[Republic Of China Gl] Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Shen Xian’s sudden intimate contact made Lan Yuan speechless for a moment, her mind went blank and she didn’t know what to say.

“You should have a good rest. I’m going back first. You didn’t lose your composure last night. There’s no need to blame yourself. Classes will continue tomorrow. I hope you can recover by then.” Shen Xian put the bench back to its original position and left the room.

It seems that the kiss on the cheek just now was just a personal demonstration of teaching, but is this really the case?

As soon as she left the room, Shen Xian put her right hand on the left side of her heart. Her accelerated heartbeat reminded her that the kiss on the cheek just now was unusual.

Hearing Jasmine say that Lan Yuan was feeling uncomfortable this morning, Shen Xian thought it was caused by drinking too much yesterday, so he came to visit without saying a word, walking much faster than usual.

But as soon as he arrived outside the door, Shen Xian’s ears heard the movement inside. Lan Yuan got up from the bed and lay down again, all in one movement, unlike a sick person who knew that nothing was wrong with him.

After entering the house, he saw that Lan Yuan’s face was fine, and he was even more sure that he was fine. Shen Xian guessed that Lan Yuan was embarrassed last night and was embarrassed to see people now.

But seeing Lan Yuan lowering her head and pretending to be well-behaved, Shen Xian remembered Lan Yuan’s lawlessness at the lake yesterday and couldn’t be taken advantage of so easily, so he came up with a plan and gave Lan Yuan a kiss on the cheek as she was.

But she really didn’t expect that a kiss on the cheek would reveal that something was wrong in her heart. Shen Xian couldn’t explain why her heart was beating so fast, and why it wouldn’t be the same when kissing someone else.

After Chen Xian left, Lan Yuan touched her hot face with a look of disbelief on her face.

Shen Xian actually stuck it on his face!!!

Is this still the teacher Shen who was like an immortal in her impression?!!

Teacher Shen, what exactly does this mean???

Could it be that he was unwilling to tease her back?Teacher Shen doesn’t look like such a naive person!!!

But no matter what Shen Xian’s purpose was, Lan Yuan felt happy. She kicked the quilt happily and smiled like a silly child. She couldn’t help being excited. If she could say hello like this every time she saw Teacher Shen, it wouldn’t matter how many years of her life she lost.

But before two hours of the happy day passed, Lan Yuan was taken out of the house by her mother and visited the Li Mansion.

“Sister-in-law, please come and be well. I should have come to see you before the festival, but my family is too busy, so I delayed coming until now. This is a small gift and not a sign of respect.” Mrs. Lan asked her entourage to pass the ginseng to the servants of the Li family, and then continued to introduce her daughter, “This is my little girl Lan Yuan. Lan Yuan, please say hello to your aunt.”

Lan Yuan walked from behind her mother to her side and saluted Ren Fangqing, the eldest lady of the Li family: “Lan Yuan has met my aunt.”

Mrs. Li’s wife was so happy when she saw Lan Yuan’s beautiful appearance that she opened her mouth from ear to ear and stepped forward to hold Lan Yuan’s hand: “I have heard from Mrs. Wang that your daughter is stunningly beautiful. I didn’t believe it at first. But after seeing her today, she is well-deserved. Good girl, please let Auntie take a good look at her!”

Lan Yuan doesn’t like Mrs. Li’s over-enthusiasm. Mrs. Li always has a calculating look on her face and feels that she has some plans for her, but she still has to live up to her reputation. “Auntie is so complimentary, but Lan Yuan doesn’t dare to take it seriously.”

“Auntie said you deserve it, you deserve it.” Mrs. Li was a strong person and did not tolerate criticism: “Oh, I am so confused. Come sit down and chat, and I will ask the servants to serve us tea.”

“I heard that brother Fangqing has returned to China recently? My sister-in-law can also reunite with her family and enjoy the blessings. It’s such a blessing.” Mrs. Lan took a sip of tea and turned to Li Fangqing, the only son of the Li family.

“I heard that your Lan Zhi is prospering in Peiping. You are really lucky!” Mrs. Li was polite.

“My useless son is just working around and doesn’t make much money. He doesn’t even come back for the holidays. I just hope that he can marry Su Wan as soon as possible so that I can have a grandson.”

“My dear wife is already twenty-two years old, and she hasn’t even written a single horoscope. I’m worried!” Mrs. Li got a headache when she talked about this. Her son drank foreign ink outside, refused to listen to his parents’ orders or the advice of his matchmaker, and didn’t want to start a family at all.

“I heard that your Fangqing likes to listen to symphonies, and my daughter can also play Western instruments.” Mrs. Lan tried.

“Really?” Mrs. Li looked at Lan Yuan: “Good boy, what did you learn?”

“As far as my aunt is concerned, I know how to play the piano, but I have only scratched the surface of how to play the piano. I can’t get into the realm of elegance.” Lan Yuan remained polite and courteous as always.

“Have you ever read any books? What else?” Mrs. Li became even more interested in Lan Yuan.

“I went to a private school, read all ancient Chinese classics, and am also good at embroidery and sewing.” Lan Yuan replied.

Mrs. Li was so happy that she couldn’t open her mouth from ear to ear: “My son drank foreign ink, and there were often noisy musical instruments in the room. I don’t like it, but he is obsessed with it. I think Lan Yuan and my son probably have something to say. You can meet one day and give it a try.”

After chatting for another half an hour, Mrs. Lan declined Mrs. Li’s kindness to treat her to dinner, and got into the car with Lan Yuan to go home.

As the car drove away from Li’s house, Mrs. Lan changed her serious expression again. Lan Yuan sat next to her mother, not daring to speak easily.

“Li Fangqing is the only child in the family. The Li family makes more money than our family from business. Mrs. Li’s father was originally a flower girl in the late Qing Dynasty. You love to read our ancient books and classics. Mrs. Li has a good impression of you. If you can use this to get Li Fangqing and marry into the Li family, you will have all the glory and wealth in your life.” Mrs. Lan spoke.

Lan Yuan knew that what her mother disliked the most was being in public. Today, taking her out suddenly was not as simple as visiting relatives and friends. It turned out that she was arranging her own lifelong events.

“Mom, I’m only eighteen, isn’t it too early?” Lan Yuan whispered.

“Eighteen is too early. After the Chinese New Year, you will be nineteen. The blind date, engagement, and final marriage will take as little as half a year and as long as two or three years. In a few years, I’m afraid you won’t be able to get married. I gave birth to your brother at eighteen, which is not too early at all.” Mrs. Lan said, speaking earnestly to Lan Yuan.

“What if I have someone I like? What if I don’t like Li Fangqing? Will my mother let me marry?” Lan Yuan wanted to test her mother’s tone.

“If what you like is from a wealthy family, and you two are in love, and the man is really capable, Mom has no objection. But if you are a poor person, stop this thought as soon as possible. Marriage has nothing to do with whether you like it or not. It is a union of the family. Mom is a person who has been here before. Listen to Mom, liking is the least important. In troubled times, it is true that glory and wealth are in your hands.” Mrs. Lan took her daughter’s hand and spoke earnestly.

Mrs. Lan’s words were like a basin of cold water poured on her head, leaving Lan Yuan speechless. She remained silent until the car drove to the door of her house.

In the past, Lan Yuan might have listened to her mother’s advice and married anyone casually and lived her life in a hurry, but after her true heart fell in love, Lan Yuan no longer wanted to devote herself to anyone else.

After returning, Lan Yuan sat on the swing in the courtyard in a daze, holding in her arms the rabbit lantern that Shen Xian bought yesterday.

Lan Yuan looked at the red eyes of the rabbit, and then thought of Chen Xian’s affectionate, smart and bright eyes. Jasmine said that Shen Xian looked at her with tender and lingering eyes yesterday, but she didn’t know whether it was true or not. If Chen Xian really had feelings for her, how good would it be?

Chen Xian retrieved the mooncake package sent by Hunter from the post office. When he stepped into the yard, he found Lan Yuan in a daze on the swing.She stepped lightly, walked behind Lan Yuan, and pushed the swing gently.

Lan Yuan turned around and was very surprised: “Teacher Shen.”

“I’ll push you around for a while.” Shen Xian smiled.

After five minutes, Shen Xian stopped moving because he was afraid that Lan Yuan would get dizzy after swinging for too long, and the swing also slowly stopped.

“Do you like this rabbit lantern very much?” Shen Xian stared at the thing in Lan Yuan’s hand.

“Teacher Shen gave it to me, and I regard it as a jewel.” Lan Yuan’s tone was sincere and her eyes were sincere.

“Want to eat mooncakes? My uncle just sent them.” Shen Xian shook the mooncake box in his hand.

The two of them were sitting in the pavilion, and Shen Xian made a special trip to make a pot of black tea to go with the mooncakes.

“This one is stuffed with lotus paste and egg yolk.” Shen Xian opened a moon cake.

“This one belongs to Wuren.” Lan Yuan also broke open the one that Chen Xian handed to her.

“There are exactly two flavors, each of us has half, so we can taste both flavors.”

“Okay.” Lan Yuan took half of the mooncake from Shen Xian and gave her half of the five-nut mooncake.

“Teacher Shen, the students would like to ask some casual questions.” Lan Yuan took a bite of the mooncake and felt that it was more delicious than the mooncakes in previous years.

“It’s not class time now. You and I are close friends now. It doesn’t matter if you have anything to say.” Shen Xian drove the Blue Kite seriously.

“I like someone who doesn’t like me.” Lan Yuan said casually, with an imperceptible sadness in her eyes.

“Emotions are the most elusive and uncertain things. Today’s like may be just a whim. You are young, don’t hang yourself on a tree. If that person doesn’t like you and you still don’t get results after trying hard, then give up.” Shen Xian lowered his head to avoid Lan Yuan’s eyes. She always felt that Lan Yuan was looking into her eyes.She was not like ordinary friends. Even her sad eyes had a feeling of aggression at this moment. It was clear that Lan Yuan had done nothing, but it tightly touched her heart, making her moved again and again. This was not good. Shen Xian did not want to be trapped by someone or detained by a certain place. She yearned for the vast world, mountains, rivers and freedom.

Chen Xian laughed at himself, maybe it was because he was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of ropes for ten years. Anyone with gentle and affectionate eyes would think of love. How could Lan Yuan be interested in him? But who did Lan Yuan like?Chen Xian was curious.

“Teacher Shen, if you have someone you like in the future, please tell me.” So that I can completely give up, let me give up my fantasy completely.

Lan Yuan didn’t say the second half of the sentence, and she once again recognized her position in Shen Xian’s heart. Shen Xian’s eyes just heard that she had someone she liked without any fluctuations, which meant that she and Shen Xian could only be friends in this life.

No matter how sweet the mooncake is, it can’t relieve the pain in her heart, but the astringent black tea is very similar to her own state of mind. Lan Yuan puts down the mooncake she took a bite of, drank the last sip of tea in the cup, stood up and left the pavilion.

“Okay, I’ll tell you when the time comes.” Shen Xian pretended to smile happily, but for some reason, her heart felt like it was being torn apart.

It’s obvious that Lan Yuan’s liking for others has nothing to do with her, but she always feels something is wrong, and her heart feels sour and painful.

Staring at Lan Yuan’s unfinished mooncake, Shen Xian’s eyes were full of disappointment, but Lan Yuan missed this look again.