Chapter 5 Section five

No matter how many times she said it, Chiori still couldn't change her habit of holding a spoon or fork with her left hand.I squinted at Chiori, who was struggling with the omelet rice, and tried to swallow this pasta dish that made people regret it—the battered noodles and the tasteless meat sauce cut like a sponge, and then gave up. , drink coffee instead, and light a cigarette, anyway, Chiori will take at least fifteen minutes to eat.I didn't expect the price of the food at the rest stop to be delicious, but this is too outrageous, how can it be called food!I think omurice is probably not much better, but fortunately, I have never seen Chiori picky about the taste of food. She will distinguish between what she wants to eat and what she doesn't want to eat, and it doesn't matter whether it is good or not.Not only Chiori, but children in general are like this!I tried to think back to the foods I liked as a child, but I couldn't even remember "what I liked".

Looking at Chiori happily scooping up omelet rice with a spoon, I can't help but recall the past in a trance. A few years ago, the wife of a famous music university professor—my mother’s mentor, who once taught me piano art for a while—was very enthusiastic about various social welfare activities. After learning about Chiori, she suggested that we perform on tour. So, I took Chiori to visit nursing homes and other facilities, and engaged in piano performances similar to condolences.Of course, the two couples are more concerned about my affairs. These performances are not held on a regular basis, mainly because Chiori still has to accept compulsory education at her age, but she seems unable to adapt to school life and often asks for leave, so she was able to graduate the next spring, but due to insufficient class hours, she has to take another two years to graduate.But my mother and I never thought that Chiori had to graduate, and we never thought about asking her to take the entrance exam.Since she doesn't want to go to school, it's useless to force her. Of course, this is somewhat indulgent, maybe it can be called indulgence!However, it is an indisputable fact that Chiori will one day have a relationship with this society in some form, but how to do it better at that time, there is no clear plan yet.

However, for Chiori who is destined to be a family member, my mother and I only hope that she can find a way of life that I think is not bad.Therefore, in this regard, I think that playing the piano will help Chiori more than school education.So, even though it was late May, we were still driving around and performing. These performances are supposedly for the purpose of condolences, but in fact they are for Chiao to practice the piano, and it is also a way for her to learn how to adapt to the real world, with her family—she should know us like this—people other than Best chance to get in touch.So I wanted to pay the other party, but at the beginning, no matter which social welfare organization would accept my proposal, I argued and evaded it for a long time, and finally I got tired of it, and now I just accept it silently, but how much is the amount? It is up to me to decide, and I am only willing to receive the same remuneration as the gas and meal expenses.

It's not my job, but I don't have anything else to do right now, so maybe it's a job.I'm actually financially secure, but that's not something to brag about.In short, this habit started a few years ago. At first, I went out to play every two months or so, and now I am away from home for 50 to 60 days a year. By the way, Chiori wouldn't hit the keys if I wasn't there, so I had to accompany her all the way.Once before, the mother accompanied Qianzhi to play, but Qianzhi refused to sit in front of the piano, so the mother finally had to bow her head to apologize to the other party, and brought Qianzhi back in embarrassment.For a mother with strong self-esteem, this must have been a very embarrassing experience, so since then, she has been reluctant to follow her.

It wasn't until this habit of playing around started that Chiori's piano skills improved by leaps and bounds.After all, most of the things like practicing the piano have to rely on the strong willpower of the person who wants to play to be so proficient. "Thank you for being full!" Qianzhi shouted, her voice was so angry that she didn't know why.Probably because I was too distracted to think about things and didn't pay attention to her, so I expressed my dissatisfaction with this!Although I realized this, I had no intention of pampering her.I frowned and pointed at the place where the ketchup was stained on Qianzhi's cheeks. She was about to wipe it off with her hands in a panic. Fortunately, she still knew how to take out the tissue that was inserted into a small cup in a tube, but wiped it from the side of the cheek to the center of the face.I was worried that Chiori would wipe all over her face, but inconceivably, her face turned around was clean.

"say it one more time." "what?" "Say 'thanks, I'm full' again, and be polite." Qianzhi pouted her lips in disbelief, but said it again obediently. "Do you want to go to the bathroom?" I asked Chiori as I walked out of the restaurant. "Yes." Chiori said. I took her hand to the toilet entrance and told her I would wait here.Watching the back of her walking in, I lit another cigarette.There are not many cars at this time of noon, but the rest stop at this time is really empty and scary.The smoke exhaled from the mouth seemed to be happy with this expanse, and slowly swirled and fluttered up like a game, and then flew away into the blue sky without a trace.

Probably because she was full, not long after she set off, Chiori let out a steady breathing sound.Our destination is deep in the mountains, so after getting off the expressway, we have to take a few toll roads, and it will take about four hours to arrive.If Qianzhi was allowed to sleep like this, she might not be able to fall asleep at night, and it would be troublesome... Forget it, the boat will go straight when it reaches the bridge, let's figure it out then!Now that the road conditions are smooth and the weather is so good, in these short few hours, it is not bad to enjoy the lush greenery flowing around by one person.