The Pianist And The Lady[Republic Of China Gl] Chapter 6
byChapter 6
In fact, Chen Xian’s room is only twenty meters away from Lan Yuan’s residence at most, so Jasmine is needed to lead the way.
But Chen Xian always felt that he was different from Lan Yuan, and it was best to maintain a relationship that was neither far nor close.
After saying that women could show up and make money that day, Shen Xian always felt that he had hit Lan Yuan and destroyed Lan Yuan’s life order. The world was so chaotic, why did she, a rich girl, have to think so much? She could just live a good life for now.
Since she and Lan Yuan are not the same person, it is best to teach piano well and not care about anything else. If her employer is sick, why should she, a part-time worker, be too worried about her.
But now that he had arrived at Lan Yuan’s door, Shen Xian was silent to himself. In the end, he broke the rules he had set. There was nothing he could do about it.
Opening the door and walking a few steps inside, he saw Lan Yuan sitting on the bed with a pale face. Shen Xian immediately forgot about the rules and only cared about the person on the bed.
“Are you feeling well? What disease do you have?”
“It’s just a cold. I went to enjoy the peach blossoms a few days ago and got caught in the wind. Now I have a cold. The doctor said I’ll be fine in a few days.”
Lan Yuan dragged her weak body to answer Shen Xian’s questions and kept silent about the punishment of kneeling. This would only add trouble to Shen Xian’s disciples. She was very happy that the person she had been thinking about day and night had finally arrived.
“Have you taken the medicine?” Shen Xian asked.
“The doctor prescribed the medicine, I just drank it.” Lan Yuan replied.
Chen Xian also smelled the strong smell of Chinese medicine in the room. This stuff was extremely bitter and felt sorry for Lan Yuan’s suffering.
“Don’t pay too much attention to what I said to you a few days ago. The most important thing is that you live your life with peace of mind.”
Shen Xian was worried that Lan Yuan’s illness was related to what he said.
“I have been lying in bed for the past few days, and I have always thought of what my mother said about women being virtuous without talent, and what Teacher Shen said about equality between men and women and women’s independence.”
Lan Yuan coughed and continued.
“I think my mother is right, and so is Teacher Shen. Everyone has a different way of living. We are people from two worlds. I understand Teacher Shen’s way of dealing with people, but I also ask Teacher Shen to understand us.”
During the two hours of kneeling in the ancestral hall and the days of illness, Lan Yuan thought a lot. She thought carefully about Shen Xian’s words, her mother’s teachings, and the other girls around her. She understood that she was destined to be different from Shen Xian. Shen Xian’s world and her own world were so distinct and had no intersection.
After eighteen years of living in the Lan Mansion, Lan Yuan did not dare to disobey her parents or betray the teachings of Confucius and Mencius she had learned.
Lan Yuan believed that Shen Xian’s appearance was an accident. Since it was an accident, it was destined to be short-lived. Such a good person could not be dragged into the water by himself.From now on, it’s better to just treat people as piano teachers who make a living and stop thinking about trivial things.
“Teacher Shen, don’t worry about my condition. When I get better, I will naturally go to class. If I delay the teacher’s time for a few days, the fees will be paid as usual.”
Originally, she was thinking about Shen Xian day and night, but when the person actually came over, Lan Yuan pushed him away again.
After hearing these words, Chen Xian felt that the grievances he had suffered in his life were not as great as at this moment.
It should be a good thing for Lan Yuan to be so clear-headed and draw a clear line with herself, but why does she feel bad in her heart?
“You should take good care of yourself. I will come see you another day. There is no need to ask Jasmine to ask for leave every day. When you can go to class one day, just ask Jasmine to tell her the night before.”
She didn’t know what to say, so it was better not to say anything. Shen Xian left the room directly and continued to carry the cloth bag, which contained the new clothes that were supposed to be given to her. It was not a good time now. Let’s talk about it another day.
After Chen Xian left, Jasmine looked at the tearful young lady and felt bad. She obviously needed her and could talk to her nicely, so why did she pretend not to care and ignore her.
In half a month, Shen Xian walked around Yangzhou City. She found that the willows on the shore were all luxuriant. Why was Lan Yuan not in good health?Why hasn’t Lan Yuan come to class yet?
The day before yesterday, she walked into the piano room and found that the piano cover was covered with a layer of dust.
Shen Xian never believed in Buddhism, but Aunt Li, the old cook in the house, fell in love with burning incense and worshiping Buddha in the mountains. She said that the gods in the temple would bless her wishes to come true and prevent disasters and diseases.
Aunt Li likes Shen Xian’s freshness and beauty, and enjoys having Shen Xian around her.
Today, Shen Xian knew that she was going to worship the Bodhisattva, so he followed her by some strange combination of circumstances.
Entering the temple, holding three sticks of incense in his hand, Chen Xian found that there was nothing to pray for in the end, and he could only wish Lan Yuan a speedy recovery.
I don’t know whether it was Guanyin’s spirit or the Buddha’s spirit. The next day, Lan Yuan really came to class.
“I guess your hands are raw, so today you will focus on reviewing.”
Chen Xian spoke in the same tone as usual.But I was happy inside.
Seeing Lan Yuan appear in front of her again dressed beautifully and with a rosy face, this is better than anything else.
Lan Yuan laid out the music score and started playing, but it was obvious that many of the tones were not right. She felt ashamed. Unexpectedly, her level returned to the original point after more than half a month.
“Don’t be afraid, it’s just how you play. Play it a few times.”
This time Chen Xian came around behind Lan Yuan, wrapped his arms around her, grabbed both of her hands, and took her to enjoy the music together.
“Relax your hands, I’ll play it with you this time.”
As soon as this sentence was said, Lan Yuan became even more nervous. Does the piano need to be taught step by step?
Lan Yuan’s hands were completely controlled by Shen Xian, letting Shen Xian control them. His four hands wandered on the keys. Shen Xian knew every note by heart and made no mistakes this time.
Chen Xian withdrew his hand, calmed his throbbing heart, and continued to stand back to the side of the piano.
She herself couldn’t explain the panicked heartbeat just now.
Lan Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, tried to calm her heartbeat, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her hands.
“Don’t be too nervous.” Shen Xian noticed Lan Yuan’s abnormality and felt that Lan Yuan was afraid of being blamed. “I’m not the kind of teacher who scolds students if they don’t play well.”
A few days later, on a sunny afternoon, Shen Xian took the initiative to see Lan Yuan. The things that were not delivered last time had to be continued.
Shen Xian wore a white shirt with a beautiful butterfly brooch, a long black skirt, and a pair of black leather shoes.Walking in the ancient courtyard of Lan’s house, it feels like a modern woman has traveled to an oriental garden.
“Teacher Shen, I didn’t know that you were a female student of cardamom age.” Jasmine teased her.
Chen Xian looked so youthful and energetic, and Jasmine felt from the bottom of her heart that Shen Xian was the best-looking person in a dress she had ever seen.When going out to buy things on weekdays, Jasmine also saw students from girls’ schools, none of whom were as good-looking and tender as Shen Xian.
“You’re used to making fun of me. One day I’ll dress you up like this too.” Shen Xian tapped Jasmine’s head with his index finger.
Then he handed Jasmine a small tin box, “These are chocolate candies. I asked my uncle to buy them for me. You can try them.”
“Thank you, Teacher Shen!” Jasmine took the box and was very excited.
Chen Xian entered the door and saw Lan Yuan doing embroidery.
“I brought you a gift to celebrate your recovery.”
Chen Xian smiled brightly and greeted Lan Yuan warmly.
Lan Yuan was not overjoyed. Since she and Shen Xian were not from the same group, she could not approach him at will.
But when I heard the word gift, I couldn’t help but be curious.
“What is it?” His tone was still calm.
Chen Xian took the cheongsam made by Hunter and two boxes of candies from the cloth bag and placed them on the table.
“When I returned to Nanjing before, I made some clothes for you without my permission. You can try it out.”
Lan Yuan picked up the clothes and looked at them carefully.
The buckle on it is very well made, the craftsman’s skills are very good, and the pattern is also very good, white satin, with a red diamond pattern on the collar.
But the cheongsam showed off her figure too much. Even in summer, Lan Yuan had to wear at least two layers of clothes. Suddenly she only wore one piece for her upper and lower body, exposing her curves, and she felt a little embarrassed in front of Shen Xian.
Chen Xian saw Lan Yuan’s twitching, “Don’t worry, outsiders won’t know. I just want you to try something new. You are so young and you look good in anything you wear.”
Then he patted Lan Yuan’s hand and said, “Only wear it in your own room, and you and I are both women, so there won’t be anything wrong with it. Jasmine will also guard the door.”
Lan Yuan felt that she would be letting down Shen Xian if she tried to shirk him any more, and she also wanted to show it to Shen Xian.
She was destined to be separated from Shen Xian in the future. She wanted to leave a different look for Shen Xian in the limited time so that Shen Xian would always remember her, so she went to the back room and changed into this outfit.
When Lan Yuan came out again, she still had a hairpin on her head and pearl earrings on her ears, but it did not conflict with the cheongsam on her body. The white color matched Lan Yuan very well, and the red color on the collar highlighted her vitality. In addition, the loose clothes in the past had covered Lan Yuan’s good figure. The cheongsam showed Lan Yuan’s more comprehensive beauty.
For the first time, Chen Xian felt that Blue Kite was so attractive that people couldn’t take their eyes away. It was beautiful and charming with a youthful charm, enchanting yet innocent.
Lan Yuan felt awkward wearing the cheongsam and did not dare to make any big moves. She was very reserved and clutched the slits of the cheongsam tightly for fear of being exposed.
But looking at Shen Xian’s appreciative gaze, Lan Yuan gradually became relaxed again and let go of that spot.
“There is a beautiful woman in the south, peerless and independent.” Shen Xianhua praised Lan Yuan in an ancient poem.
“Teacher Shen is so complimentary.” Lan Yuan lowered her head, looking shy.
“You deserve it. It’s the first time I’ve seen someone wear a cheongsam so beautifully.” Shen Xian was completely fascinated.
“I’ll buy you another pair of shoes next time.” The embroidered shoes on Lan Yuan’s current feet don’t match the cheongsam. Shen Xian thinks that a pair of white high heels will be more perfect.
“This dress can’t be worn outside. My mother won’t agree with me meeting people like this. I don’t have to spend money on shoes.” Lan Yuan knew in her heart that she would never be able to wear such clothes.
Chen Xian naturally knew what kind of person the old lady of the Lan family was. He remembered that when she first came to the Lan family, Mrs. Lan was not very satisfied with her dress. The look with disdain made her very uncomfortable.
“Even if you can only wear them inside the house, you must have matching shoes that don’t cost a fortune.” Shen Xian interrupted Lan Yuan, “Wait for me for a while, and I’ll go back to the room to get something.”
Shen Xian ran back to the room, then ran back again, let Jasmine in, and then closed the door.
Jasmine came in and opened her mouth in surprise when she saw the young lady wearing a cheongsam.
“Jasmine, this is the camera. Press here later…” Shen Xian went back to the room to get the camera. She gave Jasmine the method of taking pictures, and then stood side by side next to Lan Yuan.
“Relax and smile.” Shen Xian gently tugged on Lan Yuan’s sleeve and showed her how to smile.
Lan Yuan turned and looked at Shen Xian, imitating Shen Xian’s smile and smiling with affection in her eyes.
Seeing Lan Yuan’s bright smile, Chen Xian felt that this was the happiest day in Lan Mansion.
Jasmine happened to click the camera at this moment and captured the first beautiful moment of their lives.