After the Mei and Lin families finished lunch, Mei Lijun took Liang Meijuan and drove back to their hometown, Baimesina. Mei Fang and Lin Youxi waited in the room for Xia Xun and his daughter to return to the hotel.
Xia Yuan knocked on the door and entered the room, and immediately threw herself into the arms of Mei Fang who opened the door to greet her. Seeing her abnormal state, Mei Fang thought that the assessment was not going well, and patted her back while softly comforting her:
"No, it's okay... You've been preparing for so long. We composed the song together. It must be much better than others—"
"Yeah, yeah, we're so strong."
"Well, that is to say—"
"So strong, so strong, so strong!"
Xia Yuan raised her head and looked at Mei Fang with excitement. "The teacher who assessed me praised me and said that they haven't seen a music student as outstanding as me who can compose music by myself in many years!"
The song Xia Yuan used in the assessment came from the song "In That Not Far Away Place" in his previous life. Although the lyrics were copied from Mei Fang's text, the music was basically composed by Xia Yuan himself.
Mei Fang originally wanted to guide her to use Hao Ge's set of music, but he felt that this would restrict Xia Yuan's performance too much, so he tried to let her try to compose the music herself.
Although the music composed in this way is a far cry from the original, it still has the lyrics as the keynote and the music style is bright and upbeat.
Of course, the overall performance is definitely not as good as Hao Ge's original composition, and there are still many unfamiliar parts. Mei Fang is a lover who sees beauty in everything, and when he listened to it, he felt that it had a different charm compared to the original song, so he didn't think there would be any problems with Xia Yuan's assessment from the beginning.
"Well, you... actually scared me! I'll teach you a lesson-"
Mei Fang and Xia Yuan were playing around excitedly for a while, and Xia Xun, who was standing by, coughed a few times. The two of them calmed down a bit, and Mei Fang told Xia Xun, "My father and Aunt Liang are driving back first."
"Well... I know this. He called me and told me."
"Dad! We agreed before that we would go to Happy Valley this afternoon!"
"Go, go."
Xia Xun smiled slightly and said, "I have to do what I promised my daughter. Of course we will go. Wait for Dad to check out of the room first."
"Dad, you're the best!"
When his daughter was little, she would always give him a big hug when she praised him, but Xia Xun did not wait for his daughter's intimacy now. He could only watch as his daughter went to Lin Youxi and Mei Fang to chat enthusiastically after praising him.
"Dad, what are you still standing there for? Aren't you going to check out? Let's pack our luggage."
"Uh... um..."
Xia Xun hid his arms, which had nowhere to put, behind his back in dejection.
Old father Xia Xun drove the three of them to Happy Valley in Jiangcheng. This place is a large amusement park and also the amusement paradise that many children in Chubei Province have been dreaming of. It would be unreasonable not to have some fun in Jiangcheng on this rare trip.
Because she performed well in both exams, Xia Yuan seemed to be in a particularly good mood today. She held Lin Youxi's arm while holding Mei Fang's arm, and happily led the two to sing together:
"I am like a fish in your lotus pond, waiting for the bright moonlight with you - swimming through the four seasons, the lotus flowers are still fragrant, waiting for you in the middle of the water..."
Seeing his daughter so happy, Xia Xun, the old father, felt as sweet as eating honey.
The only uncomfortable thing about this honey is that my daughter and Mei Fang are too close...
Although the kids did nothing wrong, I really don't like this kid Mei Fang anymore.
"Dad, don't you have any other music?"
Xia Yuan patted the car seat gently, "Why are there so many old songs in your car? Aren't there any songs by Allen? Didn't I play songs like "Honoka" and "Sea of Flowers" in it before?"
"Um... that's from another car, I forgot to copy it over."
"Well... okay, okay, I can't count on you, Dad. But I can sing the old songs!"
Xia Xun felt a little aggrieved, and the group arrived at Happy Valley.
Today is a weekday and there are not many people coming to Happy Valley. It can be said to be a good time to travel.
"Dad, go buy the tickets!"
"Dad, hurry up and get in line!"
Because Xia Xun doted on his daughter too much, Xia Yuan ordered him to do work all the way. However, after all, he was doing it for his daughter, so he had no complaints.
However, Mei Fang, who was in the middle of it, could vaguely feel Xia Xun's complicated gaze towards her.
I can't be so blind...
So the clever boy followed Xia Xun when he was queuing to buy milk tea.
Xia Xun shook his head, "No, go play with Yuanyuan."
"It's okay! She has Youxi with her, so I'll stay with you."
"Then let's go together..."
Xia Xun thought that if he stayed there, not only would he not be able to get a word in, but his daughter would definitely dislike him, so he might as well queue up with Mei Fang.
Xia Xun and Mei Fang don’t have much time to spend together alone. It was nothing before, as he was just a little kid who had a good relationship with Yuanyuan. But now, Mei Fang can be said to be the second most important man in his daughter’s heart, second only to her father, so he has to take him seriously.
So, now his mind is full of thoughts about super energy.
If I asked Yuanyuan, she would definitely look down on me, thinking that I had eavesdropped on her conversation or read her diary or something.
However, if I ask this kid directly... This is a good opportunity.
Xia Xun was thinking about how to talk to Mei Fang when Mei Fang suddenly took the initiative to talk to Xia Xun.
"Uncle Xia, Yuanyuan performed really well this time. I feel she will definitely be admitted to Jiangcheng Normal University."
"With your good wishes, you and Youxi will definitely be able to pass the exam."
"Yeah... We have all done our best, so let's not waste our hard work during this period."
Mei Fang smiled and said, "Uncle Xia, you have worked hard. Whether it was the preparation time for the exam or the busy days, it all depended on you to help with the reception and organization. Yuanyuan is so lucky to have a good father like you."
"It's not hard for me. After all, she is my daughter."
After being praised, Xia Xun, who was a little flattered, said with emotion, "You guys... are really amazing. When Yuanyuan first said she wanted to go to this school, I was firmly against it. I thought that Yuanyuan had such a hard time with science, and even had problems with Baimei No. 1 Middle School, how could she possibly make it through the entrance exam to Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 Affiliated High School..."
"If you want to be honest, Yuanyuan has come this far. Without your and Youxi's help, it would be difficult to achieve this goal, right?"
"Uncle Xia, I don't agree with your point of view."
Mei Fang shook his head. "I think it's more that Yuanyuan herself is good enough, and the others just added fuel to the fire and helped a little."
Mei Fang said seriously, "Yuanyuan is a very capable and hardworking girl. In order not to fall behind others, she works so hard to learn subjects she doesn't like. I feel so sad when I see her."
"Don't talk about you. Who wouldn't feel bad? Hey, that period was indeed—"
Xia Xun and Mei Fang found common ground, and their favorability increased a lot.
After buying the milk tea, Mei Fang offered to help Xia Xun carry his things, and stayed beside him respectfully. On the way, he said, "By the way, Uncle Xia, the reason why the three of us have been able to hold on until now is that we also rely on some ways of cheering each other up, such as super energy."
"Super energy?"
That’s what Xia Xun wanted to ask!
But he couldn't show that he cared about it directly, because that would mean that he would still remember what he had talked in his dream in the car and he didn't dare tell Mei Fang, which would seem very ungraceful.
"Um... you kids like to use some special names... how do you encourage people?"
"This is a method that Yuanyuan came up with. We would hug each other gently, pat each other on the shoulder, tell each other that you have done a great job, and then get back to studying together..."
When Mei Fang talked about super energy, he seemed very pure, without any evil feeling at all. Xia Xun was also moved by Mei Fang's description and dispelled his concerns about this kid Mei Fang.
Although hugging is a bit weird, since it was Yuanyuan who suggested it and it sounds safe, there is nothing to complain about.
"Well... that's great. You have your own way of supporting each other, growing and improving together, just like partners. It's amazing."
"Yeah...thank you Uncle Xia for your encouragement."
Mei Fang thought that since Xia Xun might have heard about the super energy, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings (after all, the word energy sounded wrong), it would be better to clarify the matter first.
After all, a hug is indeed a form of encouragement!
It’s just that the language description and the actual hugging posture are another matter.
After all, the actual scene of their super power is so intimate that Xia Xun would beat Mei Fanghai up if he saw it.
Woo woo woo, I've been suspended again. Pigeons are really addictive.
Mainly because a friend came to me to talk and complain, and I spent a little more time to comfort her...
(End of this chapter)