Chapter 264 \nTitle: My Son Might be a Villain\n
Translator: Fringe CapybaraChapter 264 – “You need to work on your ability in music appreciation.” (3)
Lu Shao glanced over at Su Han at the same time.
“You need to put up a front until you have the ability to make everyone keep their mouths shut,” said Lu Shao in a deep voice, his tone a bit solemn.
“Tsk. Now you are just lecturing for the sake of lecturing!” Su Han would not miss out on any chance of retorting.
This guy never missed out on a chance to lecture! What was up with him? Was he really getting high on becoming a parent?
Did he ask if he was okay with it? Did he ask if his mother was okay with it?
As much as Su Han wasn’t happy about it, he put away his cellphone without too much of a fuzz.
But that was only because Liu Yangyang was being annoying. It had nothing to do with Lu Shao at all.
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“Su Han.”
“What?”
“Your mom is the next one up.”
“I know.”
Truth was, even without Lu Shao’s reminder, Su Han had been paying close attention since numbers 13 and 14 and been counting down to his mother.
“The next one will be #17, Su Ran. She will be performing No. 5 in C Major.”
With the host’s announcement, the light on the stage dimmed.
In the dark, a series of ethereal notes came pouring out and, the very next second, a beam of light casted on the stage and lit up the woman and the piano in the middle of the stage.
The woman sitting in front of the piano, with her long hair tied up above her head and a long white formal dress, was simple, solemn, but also experienced.\n“She is so pretty!”
A small cry could be heard coming from the audience area. It was, however, completely drowned out by the piano sound that followed.
This piece that Su Ran was playing right now was pre-determined by the program team.
Before the event, the program team had picked out four piano pieces and the six competitors in each team must play a part from one of them.
The rule was mostly created for the sake of the show. Nevertheless, it served a specific purpose as well.
After all, even if different parts were played but they were from the same piece. After a series of them, it would be obvious which competitors were stronger than other others.
This was Su Han’s first time watching Su Ran played the piano. Su Ran would occasionally used the electric piano at home in the past but usually it was just a casual string of notes.
Su Han had never seen Su Ran playing the piano so beautifully and solemnly as she did on stage right now.
He was taken aback a little all of a sudden.\nVisit wuxiaworld.eu for extra chapters.
Su Han: So, this woman has this side of her as well… ?
“My mom is much better than the others,” said Su Han in his lowered voice after he had recollected himself some.
Regardless of whether he had on the son filter, he stood my his assessment firmly: Su Ran was the best and no objections will be accepted.
Lu Shao nodded upon hearing that.
Then, immediately after that, he gave Su Han a resentful look and said, “Listen carefully.”
This was Su Han’s first experience but it was also Mr. Lu’s.
He had listened to Su Ran’s piano many times in the past but this was his first time watching her performed in person.
Sure enough, it was exactly like he had imagined.
Er, no, specifically, the scene was even prettier than he had imagined.
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\nThe crowd applauded after she was done.
Right when many of the audiences and even the judges felt that that was the best performance of the day, Su Ran’s next piece brought them even more surprises.
Home was the title that was given to Su Ran on site.
For this round of the competition, even though the topic was given to the candidates the last minute, there was no rules that it had to be original. Most of the competitors, in order to avoid a total disaster, would opt for a piece that was somewhat related to the topic.
As the topic was provided to them on site and the competitors were not given a lot of time to prepare for it, most of the second round of performances would tend to be more plain and less impressive than the previous one.
That was also the judges’ expectation for Su Ran.
Except that, melodious piano sound started to flow and the crowd slowly but surely came to realize that this was an original piece and ad hoc no less!
Its tune was cheerful at times, slow and relaxing at others, and sometimes even has a hint of nervous rush to it. At first listen, it sound very casual but, as time went on, these casual notes that sounded very casual at first would start to connect with each other and a comprehensive main piece seemingly began to form.
It was like one story or a conglomerate of many stories. Not all of these stories were happy ones nor were they all bad. But, when strung together, they were enough to warm one’s heart and that feeling of love and happiness was enough to reach the deepest part of everyone’s heart.