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After their conversation, the relationship between Xu Xinduo and Tong Yan remained awkward for a day and a half and the whole of International Class 4 felt it.
It seemed that if anyone did anything wrong, they would surely offend these two masters.
Only when Xu Xinduo asked for leaves to participate in a piano competition, was everyone in the International Class 4 finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Tong Yan originally wanted to go watch Xu Xinduo play as it was the first time she was using her own body to participate in a piano competition. However, they ended up quarrelling.
Originally, Xu Xinduo wanted to participate in the competitions using Tong Yan’s body, but he was not interested in the competition as he was tired of them. She simply wanted to use his body, because it wasn’t convenient for her to participate with her own body as she had not practiced much in it with a real piano. She had only practiced with an electronic piano when she was in her own body. However, she didn’t have a choice this time around.
While Tong Yan was upset, he received a message from his mother: I heard that Duoduo has a competition today?
Tong Yan: Yes, she does.
Yin Hua: Are you going to watch it?
Tong Yan: What’s so good about watching a beginner’s competition? It’s just a bunch of rookies pecking at each other.
Yin Hua: I want to go and watch. After all, Duoduo is going to participate.
Tong Yan looked at his mobile phone and typed quickly: I’ll accompany you.
After Tong Yan sent the message, he picked up his jacket and quickly left the classroom. While he was walking, he sent a message to his personal driver, asking him to come and pick him up immediately.
After arriving there, he sent a message to his mother. He waited by the entrance of the venue for her, so they could enter together. He asked his driver to go in first to buy the tickets.
Tickets only cost 25 RMB each.
The beginner’s competition was being held in a different place than the professional level competition. The venue was obviously not as good as that of a certified pianists competition and not many people came to watch the competition.
When they entered the venue, they realized that they didn’t have to pretend. As there were not that many people around and it was pretty deserted.
At Tong Yan’s current level, he always had competitions in bigger venues, full of people. He rarely participated in such a shabby venue.
Once he sat down, he began to complain to his mother: “I really don’t understand her. It’s tiring to participate in these competitions and the prize money is nothing much. Is it really that necessary for her to do it? She got angry when I gave her money. Did I do something wrong?”
“Well, you did make a mistake.” Yin Hua replied.
Tong Yan turned to look at Yin Hua, and asked, “How? I really don’t understand.”
“She has her own pride and values. She is a girl who doesn’t want to rely on you completely. She still needs to go to school and the cost of a private high school is not small, so she has to pay it all by herself. On top of that, she has to shoulder the expenses for her grandma’s nursing home. Even if her grandma was discharged, it would cost a fair amount to hire someone to look after her. Even though she is only 17 year old, she is already very strong.”
“I can help her…”
“I said she didn’t want to be dependent on you.”
Tong Yan couldn’t understand: “I don’t care. I’m willing to help.”