Difficult To Raise Chapter 36

Chapter 36 Band On Saturday night, Jiang Ran sat in He Qian’s…

On Saturday night, Jiang Ran took He Qian’s car to the bar.As the night gets darker, the bar shows its busiest appearance.

It was just after nine o’clock when they arrived. The sign at the entrance of the store was dazzling, and fashionable men and women were walking in in an endless stream.This store has a good location, a large area, and a particularly atmospheric decoration. It is already full of seats at the moment, and there are many customers waiting to enter at the door.

Jiang Ran looked at this posture and suspected that He Qian’s statement that the business was not bad was just modest.

“Usually there aren’t so many people, really.” He Qian said exaggeratedly: “What kind of god did this come from today? I’m really getting more and more curious.”

Jiang Ran asked worriedly: “Can we still have a place?”

“Don’t worry.” He Qian patted him on the shoulder, “This is my sister’s shop, there will definitely be room for us.”

While the two were talking, a woman wearing a suspender skirt walked out. The woman had long hair hanging on her shoulders. She wore delicate light makeup and exaggerated earrings on her ears, which made her face look smaller.

Even though they only met once many years ago, Jiang Ran recognized the person at a glance. It was Shen Xin whom he hadn’t seen for a long time. She looked much more mature, but still very beautiful.

When she got closer, she realized that there was someone standing next to her. He was a boy wearing casual clothes. He was tall and had long legs. He was quite handsome, but his expression seemed a bit cold and he didn’t like to talk to others.

Shen Xin also saw them and said hello with a smile: “Aqian.”

“Sister.” He Qian stepped forward, grinned and praised, “You are so beautiful today.”

“Get lost.” Shen Xin glanced at him, ignored him, and turned to look at Jiang Ran behind him.

She was quite impressed by him, not only because of his appearance, but mainly because of his unique temperament. He was aloof and cold, sandwiched among a group of enthusiastic boys, and he looked a little introverted and shy.Several years have passed, and the young boy has grown into a tall and tall adult.

Shen Xin stared at him for a few times before smiling and greeting him: “Xiao Ran, do you still remember me?”

Jiang Ran was stunned for a moment, but he didn’t expect the other party to be able to say his name outright, and hurriedly said: “How could I forget? We haven’t seen each other for so many years, and Sister Xin is getting more and more beautiful.”

“Everyone has such a sweet mouth.” Shen Xin pursed her lips and smiled. She seemed to be in a good mood. She pointed to the boy next to her and introduced: “This is He Siyu, my partner and the drummer of ‘Waiting for the Rain to Stop’.”

When the rain stops, it will be the band that will perform tonight. When he heard He Qian mention it before, Jiang Ran felt that the name was quite special and he kept it in his mind without knowing it.

He Siyu’s eyes moved slightly, and he nodded to them as a greeting, but there was no expression on his face at all, and he didn’t look very approachable.

He Qian stared at him for a long time, then suddenly whistled, winked at Shen Xin, and said suggestively: “This one looks quite young. He has changed his taste.”

He knew that his cousin was always surrounded by many men, and he thought that this was also her new boyfriend.I have never seen this type before. He looks young and has a bit of a drag.

“What are you thinking about? I’m still a high school student.” How could Shen Xin not understand what he meant and rolled her eyes at him, “He is really my partner.”

Shen Xin has never been shy about this kind of thing. She just says whatever it is. If she says it’s not, then it really isn’t.

He Qian understood Shen Xin’s character and knew that he had misunderstood. He scratched his head a little embarrassed and said to He Siyu, “I’m sorry, I didn’t keep my mouth shut.”

He Siyu didn’t answer, his eyes fell lightly on He Qian, and he couldn’t tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

From the time he showed up until now, he hasn’t said a word to them. His demeanor is aloof at best, and arrogant at worst.

He Qian usually annoys people like this the most. He ignores conversations with him, acting dumb and not knowing what he is proud of.He looked at He Siyu’s cold expression, and couldn’t help but say, “You are still a high school student? Then I have to call you brother. Why did you come here to play? Have you finished your homework?”

That look is embarrassing, and he can easily arouse people’s anger. If it were someone else, even if he didn’t make a move, he would still have to argue with him.But He Siyu still had no intention of paying attention to him. He even lowered his eyes and didn’t even look at him.

The more he behaved like this, the more enthusiastic He Qian became and continued: “Eh? Why doesn’t my brother speak? Could it be that he is mute?”

He asked this question very rudely, with the attitude of looking for trouble. Not to mention Jiang Ran, even Shen Xin glared at him dissatisfied.

He Qian ignored them and just looked at He Siyu provocatively.It seems that if he doesn’t arouse people’s anger, he will feel weak all over.

He Siyu raised her eyes and stared at him for a long time, then suddenly laughed with unknown meaning, turned around and left without saying a word.

His silence seemed like He Qian was making trouble unreasonably.

“Fuck,” He Qian was feeling aggrieved. Looking at his back, he complained unhappily: “What is this guy dragging?”

Shen Xin advised from the side: “He has this temper. Besides, it was you who recruited him first, so you still have the nerve to say it.”

He Qian said dissatisfied: “Sister, where do you stand?”

Shen Xin pursed her lips and said happily, “I’ll stand in the middle.”

“Okay, you two can drink or eat whatever you want. I’ll leave first if I have something else to do.” She ignored her angry cousin and turned to Jiang Ran with a smile, “Have fun, don’t be polite to me.”

“Sister Xin, if you have something to do, go ahead and do your business. Don’t worry about me.” Jiang Ran pointed at He Qian and said thoughtfully, “You Qianzi is here.”

“Okay.” Shen Xin was probably really busy, so he hurried away without saying anything more.

As soon as she left, He Qian couldn’t hold it in any longer and said angrily: “Did you see that brat just now? What kind of attitude did he have? He was so angry just by looking at him.”

Jiang Ran lowered his eyes, thinking of Jiang Jin for some reason, and said helplessly: “Maybe all children nowadays are like this, relatively…”

He searched around in his mind and came up with an adjective, “More individual, don’t be as knowledgeable as him.”

“Can someone like him get along in a band?”

He Qian’s temper came and went quickly. He complained casually and then disappeared.

He saw someone at the bar ordering drinks, and waved to the bartender, ordering a strong Long Island iced tea. After a glass of wine, he had long forgotten the unpleasantness he had just experienced.

Jiang Ran was not interested in the wine, so he swayed the wine glass in his hand casually. The sky-blue wine liquid flowed between the walls of the transparent glass, creating a hazy and dreamy color that made people unable to take their eyes away more than the wine itself.

This glass of wine is called “Bullet Shell”, the legendary “Qikoudian”, it is very strong.He Qianfei ordered it for him to try, but Jiang Ran couldn’t refuse, so he had to take it as a decoration.

“‘Waiting for the rain to stop’…” When Jiang Ran mentioned the band, he remembered their purpose of coming today and asked curiously: “Have you heard their songs before?”

“No,” He Qian said, “How could I pay attention to this? You know me, I haven’t had any musical talent since I was a child.”

Jiang Ran inexplicably remembered the songs He Qian sang in the KTV. It would be an exaggeration to say that they were like ghosts crying and wolves howling, and he couldn’t help but want to laugh.

Then I thought about it, and realized that my singing was also out of tune, so I decided not to laugh at a hundred steps, so I took the initiative to change the topic: “I see that there are many fans here today. Their songs should be very good. What is the name of the lead singer?”

He Qian opened his mouth and was about to answer when a voice suddenly came from behind him: “Ah Jin, you haven’t eaten at all today, have you?”

“Well,” someone responded softly, the tone of voice so familiar that Jiang Ran’s heart almost stopped, “Eat after it’s over.”

“Aren’t you even hungry? I’m going to starve to death.”

“Be patient, I won’t starve you to death.”

The smile on Jiang Ran’s face froze for an instant, and he turned his head almost stiffly when he saw three figures walking in from the door.The leader was none other than Jiang Jin. He was carrying a guitar and walked fast and steady, passing through the crowd like the wind. He was followed by a man and a woman, both holding instruments.

As soon as the three people appeared, the bar was quiet for a few seconds, and then burst into deafening cheers.

Jiang Ran covered his ears and frowned as he watched Jiang Jin’s back disappear in the direction of the background.

He didn’t see himself.

Jiang Ran felt a little empty in his heart, and he didn’t know whether he was disappointed or relieved.

He Qian also stared there for a long time. He rested his arm on the bar, rested his chin on his hand, and said casually: “Here, this is their lead singer, he looks pretty good.”

After a pause, he muttered worriedly: “It’s over, it’s over, my sister doesn’t recruit people based on their looks, right?”

“You are overthinking,” Jiang Ran turned his head and said seriously: “He sings very well.”

“Really?” He Qian smiled and was about to ask, “How do you know?” When he thought of the face he just saw, he showed a little doubt, “Why does it feel familiar?”

Jiang Ran was speechless, doesn’t that look familiar?When I was a kid, I even held him in your dad’s car.

But he didn’t say the words. He was worried now. He thought about the band “Waiting for the Rain Stops” for a while, and then thought about the boy who just said that Jiang Jin didn’t eat.

It’s already this late and I haven’t eaten yet. My stomach can’t bear it.

Jiang Ran sighed silently, feeling that he had to worry about his life. He pulled out the performance notice in the bar and looked at the time. He thought that it would be almost time and ordered Jiang Jin a takeaway.

He couldn’t let go of his younger brother anyway, so he admitted it.

In the middle, He Qian turned around and said something to Jiang Ran, but he didn’t listen to a word.

From the moment Jiang Jin appeared, his mind was completely affected by him.I don’t know when it started. As long as he was around, it was always difficult for Jiang Ran to notice others.

After an unknown amount of time, the dazzling lights around him gradually dimmed, and the noisy crowd became quieter. He Qian pushed his arm excitedly and said, “It’s time to start.”

Jiang Ran seemed to feel something and suddenly looked up at the center of the stage.

Under the spotlight, four figures stood there, three men and one woman.But Jiang Ran’s gaze seemed to be drawn by something invisible, passing through the crowd and light and shadow, and only fell on the tall and thin boy holding the guitar in the middle. There was no room for anyone else.

The man came closer to the microphone and said “Hey” softly. The deep voice came out through the speaker, losing the youthful youthfulness and adding a bit of seductive sexiness, which made people’s ears itch.

“Good evening, we are the band ‘Waiting for the Rain to Stop’,” he said, his voice softer than usual, “Most of the friends who came today have heard of our songs, right? Do you need me to introduce you again?”

A burst of enthusiastic laughter broke out from the crowd, and someone shouted: “No!”

“Let’s get started!”

“They are all old acquaintances.”

…

A smile gently appeared on the young man’s face, a very bright and warm smile, like the afternoon sun, like the time when he was still in Xihe.Depression, irritability, anger, all bad emotions seemed to have disappeared from him at this moment.

“Then let’s not waste time. We have brought you three original songs tonight, which were just released on the To station some time ago. Do you want to listen to them?”

“Want to hear it!!”

There was a crazy scream from below, almost breaking the throat. At this moment, no one could not feel their anticipation.

Jiang Ran was slightly startled. He had heard of To Station, a famous music website, but what he didn’t know was that Jiang Jin had already posted a song.

After meeting again for such a long time, Jiang Jin seemed to be a different person. His appearance, personality, and everything were different from before. He thought he had stopped singing a long time ago.It turns out that he never gave up.

“Okay.” The young man raised his lips, his whole body was so dazzling, “Then – I will sing it for you.”

“A song called “Summer Night” is given to everyone. I hope you like it.”

“Ah ah ah, it’s a new song from Waiting for the Rain to Stop. It seems like this is the first time it will be sung live.” A little girl in front said excitedly: “Today is really not in vain.”

“Oh my god, I haven’t heard the live version yet!”

“Summer Night!!!”

…

Amidst the shouts that filled the sky, Jiang Ran heard someone calling Jiang Jin’s name, but soon, all the sounds disappeared from his ears.The lights on the stage dimmed suddenly, and a moving prelude sounded. First there was a little guitar sound, then drums, bass, piano, and all kinds of music mixed together to form a wonderful melody.

Then Jiang Jin started singing.

The sound came steadily into his ears through the speaker, and it was both familiar and unfamiliar.

After hearing him sing again for so many years, Jiang Ran had the urge to cry. He would never forget the way the little boy sang to him for the first time in a dark room with his guitar in his arms. At that time, he felt that Jiang Jin was particularly charming when he sang.

His singing is only more moving and attractive now than it was then.

It can be sentimental and soft, or it can be dynamic and wild.However, only Jiang Ran had heard it and heard him sing the feeling of desperately wanting to protect and cherish it.

It’s just that he may never hear that kind of desperate and gentle tone again in his life.

“This song is quite nice.” He Qian smiled and turned his head, “Did you see that the drummer behind is that little mute? He was so excited just now. I didn’t expect it to be a little different as soon as he came on stage. I have to pay attention to this band. I think it is popular. Jiang Ran, you…”

The unfinished words were stuck in his throat, and even his laughter stopped. He Qian looked at his red eyes blankly and said, “Isn’t it right? Even if this song is very good, you won’t cry after hearing it, right?”

“I’m not crying,” Jiang Ran sniffed and said sincerely, “I just remembered some things from the past.”

“Ah…” He Qian stared at Jiang Ran’s red eyes, feeling a little at a loss. “If you don’t like it, we won’t listen. I’ll send you back.”

“No, this song is very nice. I like it very much.” Jiang Ran tried his best to suppress his emotions and forced himself to laugh, “I really like it.”

He Qian’s eyes kept falling on his face, as if he would take him away immediately if he saw the slightest reluctance on his face.Seeing that he was indeed fine, I felt relieved and said, “You scared me to death. I brought you here to make you happy, not to make you sad.”

“How can I be that fragile?” Jiang Ran laughed.

“Why not? When you dropped out of school…” He Qian blurted out, but he realized something was wrong halfway through the sentence and quickly stopped talking.

But Jiang Ran’s expression had changed.