Seeing the old man so excited, Zhao Yu was also very curious. From this, it seemed that something must have happened to the child goddess back then.
So, Zhao Yu began to kindly persuade the other party, saying that what he wanted to know now was very important, and he hoped that the old man could cooperate with the investigation. He also indirectly hinted to her, saying that if you don't cooperate now, then when your daughter comes, I will have to ask her myself!
The old man was very worried that his daughter would hear the word "piano". After some weighing, he had no choice but to tell Zhao Yu the truth.
Zhao Yu had a lot of speculations about the sudden withdrawal of the female child. However, it was not until he listened to the old man's story that he discovered that things were far more complicated than he had imagined!
"Yes, my daughter Li Dan once played the piano, and she was also a well-known piano prodigy in Fengling County!" The old man's expression looked extremely heavy when he told the story, "We only have such a precious daughter. For the sake of the child, her father and I She also sacrificed all her family wealth on her.
“In order to allow her to study piano in the capital, we even sold the house in our hometown!
"My daughter is very sensible. She knows that her father and I work hard, and we work harder than anyone else to learn the piano. She has won awards in all competitions, including county-level competitions, municipal-level competitions, and even provincial-level competitions.
"At that time, although our family lived in poverty, we could see hope in Dandan and lived quite happily.
"Her father is even more confident. He thinks that my Dandan family has a great future and will definitely be able to bring glory to our ancestors in the future. It will be much better than those who have sons! But..."
Unexpectedly, when she said this, the old man's hands suddenly started to tremble, and she said with great pain: "But at that Qinshan Piano Competition, all our family's dreams were shattered!"
"Auntie, are you talking about the 10th Qinshan City Piano Competition? It was held in the No. 2 Middle School?" Zhao Yu asked in order to confirm the information.
"Yes! Yes! To be precise, it is the 10th Qinshan High School Piano Competition!
"That competition, I... I will never forget it in my life!" The old man's eyes were full of wet marks. Maybe he was too excited. She covered her stomach with her hands and waited for a long time before continuing, "Although it is only a municipal piano. competition, but this competition is very important, and it is of great significance to our Dandan!
"Those who can participate in this competition are all recent high school graduates. If the players can achieve good rankings in the competition, they may be selected by some art universities and provincial normal colleges in advance. These piano students are one of the Excellent jumping platform!
“If our family Dandan can enter the finals, it will definitely save our family a lot of money in going to college in the future.
“So, during that competition, the child seemed very nervous and wanted to get a good ranking to compete for her father and me!
"Originally, the competition went very smoothly. Dandan passed through the qualifying, preliminary, and preliminaries all the way, showing her extraordinary strength early on.
“At that time, some teachers even thought that with Dandan’s strength, let alone reaching the finals, or even winning the final championship, it was not impossible!
“Soon, my Dandan finished third in the preliminaries and firmly entered the finals.
"At that time, our family was all very happy. If Dandan performed at a normal level in the finals, it would be a sure thing to be admitted to the Art University!
"However, my Dandan was not satisfied. She thought that the gap between herself and the top two in the preliminaries was not big, so she wanted to surpass them by making her self-selected songs more difficult in the finals!
"The result... alas!" The old man lowered his head weakly, tears already falling on her old cheeks.
At this time, Zhao Yu said it was useless, so he waited patiently. It wasn't until the old man calmed down a little that he continued:
"In order to make the competition fair, all the contestants will use the same piano in the finals. In order to let the contestants become familiar with that piano, the organizing committee has arranged practice time for each contestant in advance.
"Alas..." The old man sighed again and said, "The other contestants are all from the city. They have some relationship with the organizing committee, and they all chose a good time to practice. But no one in our family has anything to do with it. He was squeezed to the last place and had to wait until 8 o'clock in the evening to start practicing.
"We thought, let's just go to 8 o'clock in the evening. It's not too late anyway, and there is no time limit for the last place, so you can practice as long as you want. There are indeed some shortcomings in the piece Dandan chose, and it's just the right time to practice more. practice.
"But who would have thought that something went wrong during the day, and our piano practice time was actually squeezed to around 9 p.m. Although Dandan's father went to the leader to discuss the matter, the finals were about to start the next day. His theory no longer makes sense.
"We had no choice but to wait, and finally it was almost 9:30 before the child finally practiced the piano.
"At that time, everyone was gone, and there were only three of us in the auditorium. This child Dandan has a very good mental quality, and was not affected at all. He was very dedicated to practicing!
"But... but..." The old man trembled violently and continued with great difficulty, "At that time, her father and I were listening in the audience. The child was talking to a very nice tune. We were both intoxicated, but... but... Suddenly I heard Dandan yelling "Ah"!
"After her father and I hurriedly ran onto the stage, we saw that the child was clenching her right hand hard, and the blood was pouring out uncontrollably, staining the child's clothes red! There were blood everywhere on the piano and on the floor. is blood!"
What!
Zhao Yu was extremely immersed in hearing this and immediately exclaimed. He had never expected that such a thing would happen back then!
"The child was frightened and looked at us in horror. Her father and I were even more frightened," the old man continued with difficulty, "I wonder what happened to the child? When he saw that the child's hands were bleeding, he hurriedly I took Dandan to the hospital!
"On that day, there was no one inside or outside the auditorium, and we couldn't even find a helper. Moreover, there was no taxi at all on the road, and finally a kind-hearted truck driver took us to the hospital.
"After the doctor examined my child, he said that the child's middle finger was cut by a sharp instrument. Not only did the tendon and part of the joints be injured, but a small half of the finger was also cut off! It is best to find the small half of the finger and reconnect it, otherwise the child The finger may become permanently disabled!
"Have her father and I ever encountered such a thing? We were all dumbfounded! After the doctor asked to find half a finger, her father hurried back to the auditorium of No. 2 Middle School to search.
"However... when her father came back... he only saw that all the blood stains on the piano were gone, the piano had been wiped clean, and Dandan's finger was nowhere to be found!" At this point, The old man couldn't bear the tears any longer and burst into tears.
PS: Thanks to classmate Dan Yanwei for the tip!
(End of chapter)