The Pianist And The Lady[Republic Of China Gl] Chapter 5

Chapter 5

After returning to the house and putting down his luggage, Shen Xian rushed to the piano room at a quarter past eight.

Pushing the door open, I found Lan Yuan already waiting.

“Good morning, Teacher Shen.” Lan Yuan greeted with a smile, mentally calculating that Shen Xian was already fifteen minutes late.

“Good morning.” Shen Xian responded politely.

Chen Xian noticed that Lan Yuan was dressed particularly beautifully today, and the pink clothes were not tacky at all on her.

Lan Yuan also noticed that Shen Xian had changed his attire. His hair was tied up in a bun, with a little bit of broken hair on his forehead. He was wearing a small knitted cardigan, white bottoming and a blue skirt. He was clean and refreshing, and his skin was as tender as gel. He wanted to be touched.

“I passed by a narrow alley when I came back. There was a shop selling wrapped peach blossoms. I thought you might like them, so I bought a bunch for you.”

Chen Xian handed the flower hidden behind his back to Lan Yuan. The flower also matched Lan Yuan’s clothes.

“Teacher Shen spent a lot of money.”

Lan Yuan took the flowers with a smile, sweeping away the gloom of the past two days, and was moved by Shen Xian’s thoughtfulness.

The peach blossoms bloomed delicate red with dew, and some of them were still buds. Lan Yuan had already thought about using the white porcelain vase in the room that was as slender as a swan’s neck to hold the flowers.

“It’s hard to buy a smile. Your happiness is the most important thing.” Shen Xian said it sincerely. She said whatever she thought in her heart. She really hoped that Lan Yuan would be happy.

Lan Yuan was embarrassed by these straightforward words. Could it be that people who have been to the West have such sweet mouths?Is this so coaxing?But he still had to keep the same look on his face, just a slight smile.

It wasn’t until the official class started that Lan Yuan was willing to let Jasmine keep the bouquet for her.

The two of them met again after almost two days, and they were both indescribably happy. Today’s class also went extremely smoothly.

“I’m in good condition today. I played very well. Come on next time!” Shen Xian praised Lan Yuan without hesitation.

“By the way, Teacher Shen, I have something to inform you.” Lan Yuan came out of the blue and grabbed Shen Xian’s wrist, preventing him from leaving.

After holding on, Lan Yuan realized that her action was very abrupt, and let go again.

“What’s the matter?” Shen Xian showed a puzzled expression.

“Teacher Shen, please move in with me.” Lan Yuan opened her thin lips slightly and spoke in a moderate voice.

“Yesterday I discussed with dad that it is too far from my courtyard to the piano room. When summer comes, my head will be so bad that I will inevitably suffer from heat stroke.” Lan Yuan used herself as an excuse.

“There are a lot of vacant rooms in my yard. Let’s pick one and transform it into a piano room. We will have classes in my yard in the future.” Lan Yuan said with reason.

“The student didn’t want Teacher Shen to suffer the hardship, so he took it upon himself to make the decision and told dad that it would be more convenient for you to live in a side room in my courtyard from now on. Teacher, can you accept it?” Lan Yuan had already finished the draft last night.

Shen Xian didn’t notice anything wrong with it. She had been to Lan Yuan’s courtyard, which was elegant and clean. It was several times better than her own residence, which was surrounded by the sound of sweeping every day. It was naturally very good, so she immediately agreed.

“Of course it would be nice to stay at your place, thank you Miss Lan.”

Seeing Shen Xian agree, Lan Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, hugged Taohua and left the piano room, walking very briskly.

The servants moved at lightning speed. As soon as Shen Xian returned to the house, a servant came to help her move the room.

“Teacher Shen, we were sent by the lady to help you move your things. If you have anything to bring, just ask us.” One of the three strong men said to Shen Xian.

“Give me some time and I’ll just sort it out.”

Shen Xian usually arranges his things neatly and stores them neatly. There is nothing special that needs to be organized.All you need to do is take back the clothes to dry and pack the things on the table.

When the three strong men saw that Shen Xian only had three small suitcases of luggage, they suddenly felt that the lady was overkill.

When Shen Xian moved here, Lan Yuan happened to go to have dinner with her parents and didn’t meet him.

Lan Yuan, who came back from dinner, happened to see Shen Xian resting on a rocking chair in the yard, covering his head with a book.So he immediately slowed down and signaled Jasmine behind him not to make a sound.

Lan Yuan was afraid that staying in the yard would disturb Shen Xian, so she quietly entered the house.

But only half an hour after entering the house, Lan Yuan felt that it was not appropriate for people to sleep in the yard. Although the sun was good at the moment, it was early spring after all, and it was not that warm.

She took a blanket from the cabinet and walked out of the room, covering Shen Xian.But it also woke people up unintentionally.

Shen Xian picked up the book on his head. The sun was very dazzling and he immediately half-covered his eyes with his hands.

“The students are stupid and disturbed the teacher’s purity.” Lan Yuan was very sorry and felt guilty.

Shen Xian, who had just woken up, was not very clear-headed. He rubbed his eyes, barely adapted to the sunlight, stood up and sat upright.

But because of the rubbing, his eyes were red and wet, which made him want to pity her even more.

“It’s okay, you have good intentions.” Shen Xian pointed to the blanket on his body.

“Teacher, do you have lunch?” Lan Yuan avoided Chen Xian’s eyes, not daring to look directly at them, feeling that those eyes were too beguiling.

“Eat.” Shen Xian said casually.

“By the way, these days, I haven’t asked the teacher if he is used to the taste in the house? The teacher used to live in the West, so he may prefer the food there.”

Shen Xian was naturally not used to it. Although Yangzhou cuisine was delicious, she had a British stomach.

“The food in the house is very good. I guess I will gain two pounds if I put it on the scale.”

Living under the roof of others, it is better to raise less opinions, Shen Xian thought to himself.

Lan Yuan feels that Shen Xian is not fat at all. “Just get used to it. If the teacher is not used to it, I will ask the small kitchen to cook it for you alone. I haven’t asked the teacher where you are from?”

“Northerners.” Shen Xian felt that London was considered northern compared to Yangzhou, so it was not a lie.

“Teacher, do you have any brothers or sisters?”

“I’m an only child.”

Lan Yuan had thought before that Shen Xian might have an older brother or younger brother, but she had never thought that she was the only daughter in the family. After all, every family didn’t need a boy to carry on the family line.Doesn’t every family have to have a boy?My mother also said that a woman’s waist will be straight after giving birth to a boy.

“The teacher’s parents must be the apple of his eye and love him very much.” Lan Yuan held Chen Xian in her hands and said as many nice words as possible.

“It’s true that my parents do love me.” Shen Xian smiled, thinking of his parents in London.

“Then why does the teacher come out to make money?” Lan Yuan has always had a question in her heart. Logically speaking, women should not be exposed to the public. Does someone like Shen Xian have some difficulties?

“Do you think I’m a woman… so I shouldn’t make money?” Shen Xian asked with an unclear smile.

In the past few months since he came to China, the most common thing Shen Xian has seen is Chinese women who are detained in a small world. Even the wife who comes to Hunter’s cheongsam shop to make clothes seems to be graceful and free, but she still talks about her husband, children and some trivial matters between her sisters-in-law.

Shen Xian ran out just because he couldn’t stand Xu Ziyu and those messy ladies.

Chen Xian suddenly realized that Lan Yuan was essentially the same as that group of people. But seeing Lan Yuan’s young age, Chen Xian couldn’t say anything to blame her and could only feel sorry for her.

Lan Yuan couldn’t answer and was speechless for a moment. She did think so. Women shouldn’t come out to make money, but looking at Shen Xian’s serious face, she didn’t dare to admit it.

“I disagree with your idea.” Seeing Lan Yuan’s silence, Shen Xian was even more convinced of Lan Yuan’s idea.

“In this vast world, men and women are equal. Men can have thousands of ways out, and women have tens of thousands of ways to live, and no way of living is shameful.”

Shen Xian’s words were sincere, and she hoped Lan Yuan could also understand these principles.

“The most important thing is that we feel that we are aboveboard and have a clear conscience. I am not afraid of being criticized. I just make money based on my skills. I don’t care and don’t care if others make trouble about my gender.”

“Although I am only responsible for teaching you piano, as I am a woman and I am two years older than you, I hope that you will also be independent, free and happy. Miss Lan, you must have your own thoughts and abilities. I don’t want you to be trapped by the closed-minded and pedantic ethics.”

Chen Xian looked into Lan Yuan’s eyes, full of heartache and sadness.

Independence?

free?

Happy?

Lan Yuan suddenly felt like a bell was being knocked in her head, and strange things suddenly broke into the chaotic world.There is no wakefulness, only dizziness.

What Chen Xian said was so profound that Lan Yuan found it even more difficult to understand than music theory knowledge.

It is a tradition that men are superior to women, why would Shen Xian go against it?But Lan Yuan somehow feels that Shen Xian is right.

There is also the closed-minded and pedantic thing mentioned by Shen Xian. Before this, Lan Yuan had never heard anyone say such a thing. Her father and others advocated Confucianism and Mencius. Is this something closed-minded and pedantic?

If you have received such an education, wouldn’t it mean that you are also closed-minded and pedantic?Lan Yuan felt sad, and felt even sadder when she thought that Shen Xian might also classify herself as closed-minded and pedantic.

Lan Yuan squeezed the tea cup tightly, her face lost its tenderness and was replaced by a heavy expression.

Seeing Lan Yuan’s look, Chen Xian felt that she might scare others if she spoke too much. She took Lan Yuan’s hand and patted the back of her hand gently.

“It’s okay, you don’t need to understand this right away, let’s take your time.” The tone was very gentle, and Shen Xian was very patient when it came to coaxing people.

“I’m going back to my room to rest first, Teacher Shen.” Lan Yuan took out her hand and turned back to the room without saying goodbye to Shen Xian for the first time.

The next day, Shen Xian arrived at the piano room early, but couldn’t wait for Lan Yuan.

The piano room was moved to Lan Yuan’s yard, which was much more convenient.Moreover, Chen Xian noticed that the small blackboard was also moved over by Lan Yuan.

“Miss asked me to ask for leave today. She is ill and cannot come to class.” Jasmine left after leaving these words, her tone towards Shen Xian not very polite.

Jasmine felt that it was Shen Xian who harmed the young lady. Since Shen Xian came, the young lady seems to have become a different person.

I would stare at the window in a daze on weekdays, and I was unhappy on the cruise. Last night, because I mentioned gender equality at the dinner table, I was punished by my master and had to kneel in the ancestral hall for three hours. When I came back, I became ill.

Next, for several days, Shen Xian sat in the piano room, waiting only for Jasmine to ask for leave again and again.

Although they live in the same courtyard, Shen Xian often wants to visit, but he feels that his excessive proximity exceeds the nature of the employment relationship.

But this morning, Chen Xian received something from Hunter and couldn’t sit still anymore.

Jasmine came to the piano room again. She was about to ask for leave when she was interrupted by Chen Xian——

“Can you take me… to see your young lady?”

Jasmine sighed silently in her heart, the sky still has eyes, Shen Xian still has the brains, and knows how to go see the young lady. Although the young lady doesn’t say anything these days, the flowers of waiting have faded.

“Okay, please follow me.”