Chapter 7 B-3

Sang Li was nine years old when she met Chang Qing. That year Sang Li was in the third grade of elementary school, and everyone who met her said that Sang Li was a very beautiful girl. Regarding "pretty", Nanyang's mother said that it is hereditary.She described Sangli's mother's appearance: her skin was fair, her chin was pointed, her eyes were big and energetic, her hair was so black and thick, tied into a thick braid, and her bangs on her forehead were neat and dense. She looks so bright when she smiles. Sang Li listened carefully, with a greedy look on his face, as if listening this way, he could see his mother's appearance—not the static mother in the photo, but a living mother who could laugh and talk.

At that time, for little Sangli, her mother was a god—she was there, always there, no matter how wronged, sad, sad, and lonely Sangli was, there was always her mother watching her in the sky.Although her mother didn't speak, Sang Li firmly believed that her gaze was on him, focused and affectionate. This is a persistent persistence, and because of this persistence, Sang Li never feels that he is a child without a mother. Until that year, she saw Chang Qing for the first time. It was a sunny afternoon, and the summer hibiscus trees exuded a strong fragrance. Sang Li and Nan Yang were arguing at the entrance of the alley about the ending of the last episode of "Dinosaur Express Kesai". The woman walked over side by side, and the woman was holding a seven or eight-year-old girl by the hand.

Dad saw Sang Li from a long distance away, and called her: "Xiao Li, come here!" Sang Li looked at Nan Yang, and he also looked straight at the strange woman and the strange little girl who was holding her hand.Nan Yang looked at it again and again, but still felt that the little girl was not as beautiful as Sang Li.It was not until he grew up that he realized that his kindness to Sang Li was due to his feeling that Sang Li was a doll worthy of pity, and that only Sang Li was the doll worthy of pity.From this, he also confirmed one thing, that is, Sang Li is unique in this world.

Sang Li walked over with a calm expression. Dad bent slightly, pointed at the woman next to him and said, "Xiao Li, this is Auntie Changqing, please call me Auntie." Sang Li raised his head, the bright sunlight flashed behind Chang Qing, he squinted his eyes, and said after a long time, "Hello, Auntie." Chang Qing smiled, her smile must not be as good-looking as Sang Li's mother (because Sang Li never believed that there are women in this world who smile better than her mother), but her smile is very gentle. She let go of the little girl's hand, squatted down, gently stroked Sang Li's cheek with both hands, then looked into Sang Li's eyes and said, "Sang Li, call me 'Mom'."

Sang Li's eyes widened. Until many years passed, when Sang Li grew up, she watched a lot of movies and TV series, and when she saw the women in them cautiously trying to gain the approval of a non-biological child, she looked at the "stepmother" who was either vicious or cautious. They always curl their lips habitually. Because she always thinks of Changqing, her gentle smile, and her calm and calm tone, she is not angry, and said to her "Sang Li, call me 'Mom'" when we first met... She has never seen such a "stepmother" who does not treat herself as an outsider.

But later, she had to admit that such an evergreen, although not very likable, was not annoying either. Chang Qing is a music teacher. After marrying Sang Yuecheng, she moved a piano from her original home and taught Sang Li to sing: In the valley, it is quiet, what is fluttering?Thin mist, faint smoke, floating high.In the valley, silent, what is shining?Rhododendrons and red plum blossoms are blooming beautifully.In the valley, there is silence, what is running?Small streams, little hares, alive and kicking.In the valley, it is quiet, who is beating the drum?The small hammer of the uncle of the geological team made the valley jingle.Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong...

Also learning to sing is Tian Miao, the daughter of Chang Qing who brought the Sang family after her divorce.Although logically there should be an inheritance from a musical family, but Tian Miao's conditions are inexplicably much worse than Sangli's - midsummer afternoon, the whole small courtyard is shrouded in hot air, but Sangli's singing is so clear and transparent, like mountain spring water Just as refreshing.Nan Yang sat in the yard and dozed off. When he woke up, he heard Sang Li's voice singing: In the valley, it's so quiet, what's shining?Purple azaleas, red plum blossoms, bloom beautifully...

Nan Yang was stunned, and it took a long time to realize that he blinked and stared at the door of Sang Li's house, wondering: Is this Sang Li? Sang Li's good voice also surprised Chang Qing. She has been a music teacher for ten years, and this is the first time she has met a child with such a good voice and a surprisingly good sense of music.She is such a smart and even shrewd woman, she admitted that her original intention was to continue teaching Tian Miao to sing, but she never thought that a child like Tian Miao who sounded good in pitch would be so far behind Sang Li.After all, she was born as a music teacher, and the idea of ​​loving and cherishing talents has overcome the selfishness of a mother.So, that night, she solemnly proposed to Sangli's father: Send Sangli to the Children's Palace to join the choir.

This was a turning point in Sang Li's fate, because not long after that, Sang Yuecheng still couldn't stand Chang Qing's persuasion, and on a Sunday in late summer and early autumn, he personally sent Sang away to the Children's Palace. But what was unexpected was: Sang Li, who was learning to sing, went to the Children's Palace together, and Nan Yang, who persuaded his mother to allow him to learn the violin by himself. Nan Yang, who was in the first grade of junior high school, and Sang Li, who was in the third grade of elementary school, became fellow travelers again.

In fact, Sang Li has always wondered about Nan Yang's violin trip. On the way to the Children's Palace, Sang Li asked Nan Yang, "Brother, why are you learning the violin?" Nan Yang lifted the violin case in his hand, thought for a while and said, "It's easy." Sang Li's eyes widened: "Is the violin easy?" Nan Yang nodded: "At first I wanted to learn the piano, but later I found out that the piano is too expensive and takes up a lot of space. I don't have room to put it in my house. The violin is much better, cheap and convenient. And I watch TV, and the conductor has to talk to the piano The handshake of the violin is very face-saving."

Sang Li immediately looked at Nan Yang with admiration. It was many years later that Sang Li realized that violins are not cheap at all, especially some top-quality violins, whose prices can reach millions of dollars.And Nan Yang said that the one who can shake hands with the conductor is the first violin in the symphony orchestra, and that is simply not a realm that ordinary people can achieve. But in any case, Nan Yang's violin journey has begun.The beginning was naturally bumpy - when he was learning "Ave Maria", he pulled a piece of music so hoarsely as if he stepped on a cat's tail.The creaking sound made Nanyang's father almost collapse, but Nanyang's mother firmly supported her son's music career, so Nanyang's father dared not complain.Of course, Sang Li didn't dare to have any opinions, but whenever Nan Yang practiced the piano, he covered his ears and looked at Nan Yang dully, without saying a word.Nan Yang himself was also very annoyed, feeling a bit like "shooting himself in the foot".But now that Haikou has already boasted that "the money for buying the piano will definitely not be wasted", and at the same time, in order to continue to accompany Sang Li to participate in the training at the Children's Palace every weekend, Nan Yang still perseveres in this great career of practicing the piano with a mournful face. At that time, perhaps no one thought that Nanyang was learning the violin for Sang Li, Nan Yang’s mother allowed him to learn the violin in order not to be pestered by his son, Nan Yang’s father tolerated his son learning the violin in order not to be nagged by his wife, and Sang Li In order to satisfy Nan Yang's vanity, he learned the violin from him... But in the end, Nan Yang's violin stopped at the eighth grade level. Under the guidance of Nan Yang, he has the ability to play some complicated repertoires. Chang Qing said: Sang Li is the child with the most musical talent I have ever seen. No objection was raised.