Chapter 1300: Chapter 1299: Piano Competition
Looking at Xia Tiantian, Xia Lan was still a bit worried, fearing her daughter might develop some psychological issues. Now Xia Lan knew that others could not be relied upon; the only one she could count on was Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu was in the middle of a class when he saw Xia Lan’s call. He quietly stepped out of the classroom to ask, "How is it? Did you take her to see her dad?"
"Yeah, we saw him, but she almost fainted there at the Cemetery. When I took her to the hospital’s emergency room, the doctor said she suffered a huge blow and might need some time to recuperate. I’m afraid she might have some psychological problems."
Ye Qiu had already anticipated this.
However, he also knew that knowing earlier wasn’t as good as knowing later; Xia Tiantian would have to pass this trial sooner or later. After enduring such a psychological blow, Xia Tiantian might mature.
"Don’t worry, I’ll go check on her in a few days."
Ye Qiu said.
Upon hearing Ye Qiu’s reassurance, Xia Lan finally felt relieved.
After hanging up, Ye Qiu returned to the classroom to continue the lecture. It was almost January, and the semester’s courses were nearly finished. Next week, the professors might highlight key points for the exams.
This was very important for other students, but for Ye Qiu, it was nothing.
After class, Luo Yang and the others headed to the gaming company. For them, just starting an entrepreneurial venture was exciting, and they didn’t want it to fail.
Moreover, Ye Qiu also had high hopes for their startup.
Ye Qiu didn’t go with them. After listening to Xiao Yun from accounting talk about the situation at the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant yesterday, Ye Qiu planned to spend the next couple of days at the restaurant, teaching the chefs how to prepare a few newly released signature dishes.
However, Ye Qiu knew that all of this would take time.
So, he planned to go over there after class in the afternoon.
For now, he wanted to write down some theories and key points about the new dishes to print for the chefs to see later on.
Of course, in the end, he would have to cook the dishes himself. No matter how much theory there was, it’s not as useful as the actual recipe.
Arriving at the boys’ dormitory, since Luo Yang and the others had gone to the gaming company, Ye Qiu stayed alone in the dorm writing those theories.
Around lunchtime, after writing several thousand words of such theories, he planned to print them later.
When Ye Qiu was calling Luo Yang and the others to eat lunch at Canteen No. 1, he had just come down from the dormitory and saw Lin Wanqing, who looked stunning as always, quickly approaching.
Seeing her, Ye Qiu had to stop.
"Hey, you’re not afraid of me, are you? Why are you running so fast?"
Ye Qiu just didn’t want to give Liu Lingxiu any psychological pressure.
"What’s up?"
"I don’t need the Music Score now, and I can play twenty piano pieces."
"That’s good, keep it up. Remember, if you read the Three Hundred Tang Poems thoroughly, even if you can’t compose a poem, you’ll be able to recite them, understand?"
"So when can you teach me? I might represent Jin University in the East Sea National College Piano Competition soon."
This competition was crucial for Lin Wanqing; after all, she had already won numerous championships in piano competitions in Jinling, and even Jiangnan Province.
However, this was her first time competing on a national level.
So Lin Wanqing wanted Ye Qiu to give her some guidance.
"I’ve said all I could, it’s up to you now."
Lin Wanqing refused to believe him.
Even though she had made rapid progress recently, it was thanks to Ye Qiu’s simple guidance earlier. But she still felt it wasn’t enough.
"I don’t believe it!"
"Do you know why Beethoven became a master?"
"Why?"
"Because in his eyes, there was only piano music."
Lin Wanqing was taken aback for a moment.
However, Ye Qiu didn’t stop and continued towards Canteen No. 1. Lin Wanqing followed, seeming to understand something, but not quite.
Lin Wanqing was familiar with Beethoven; despite being deaf and suffering from various afflictions, including heartbreak, he persevered in composing to become one of the greatest musicians.
However, Lin Wanqing knew she was different from Beethoven and didn’t fully grasp what Ye Qiu meant.
"Why?"
"Think for yourself."
Ye Qiu said nothing more.
As he was about to take out his meal card to get food, Lin Wanqing said, "Come to my house for a meal; my mom’s cooking is pretty good."
"Forget it, I’ll eat here."
Ye Qiu didn’t want to go. What if she asked him to teach Lin Wanqing piano there? How could he refuse?
As Ye Qiu went to get food with his meal card, Lin Wanqing said, "Then I’ll eat here too."
Lin Wanqing definitely didn’t have a meal card, and seeing what Ye Qiu got, she ordered the same.
After Ye Qiu picked a few dishes and got some rice, he returned to sit, and Lin Wanqing found that the food indeed wasn’t very good.
However, she saw Ye Qiu eating with relish and couldn’t quite understand.
"Ye Qiu, can you compose music?"
"Yes."
"Can you compose a piano piece for me?"
"No."
"You!"
Lin Wanqing was almost infuriated by Ye Qiu.
But that’s just how Ye Qiu was; he wouldn’t cater to Lin Wanqing just because she was beautiful.
When Ye Qiu was almost done eating, Luo Yang and the others arrived, surprised to find a beauty sitting next to Ye Qiu. All they could do was watch Ye Qiu with envy.
After lunch, when Lin Wanqing was still reluctant to leave, Ye Qiu said, "Hey beauty, I’m going to take a dump; are you coming with me?"
"I’m scared about this competition!"
"Then you shouldn’t enter the competition. Those who truly excel at playing the piano won’t do it for fame."
When Lin Wanqing heard this, she stood there, even more dumbfounded.
It was then that she realized she might have misunderstood something.
Ye Qiu played the piano so well that he even surpassed those so-called maestros, yet he didn’t make time to enter any competitions.
Such accolades meant very little to him.
However, at that moment, Lin Wanqing suddenly thought, since Ye Qiu was a university student and played even better than her, why not let the Academy recommend Ye Qiu to participate in the competition?
Seeing Ye Qiu already leaving, Lin Wanqing hurried back home, planning to discuss this with her parents and then with the Music Academy.
Lin Wanqing was well aware that Ye Qiu was a musical genius; she just didn’t understand why he didn’t want to focus on this aspect.
Ye Qiu returned to class, and it was their counselor Song Ying’s English lesson. He hadn’t attended in a while, but now Song Ying’s College English lessons were indeed too simple for him.
In the first class of the afternoon, Song Ying arrived at the classroom, saw Ye Qiu sitting at the back, and began her lecture in English.
After finishing both afternoon classes, Ye Qiu didn’t stay any longer and drove over to the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant.