The rehearsal of the program and the arrangement of the song accompaniment were carried out almost simultaneously.
Mei Fang has now achieved a certain level of accomplishment in fingerstyle guitar playing. For a melody like "I Know" that can be found everywhere on the market as a reference guitar score, he can play it smoothly after practicing for an hour or so.
On weekends, he practiced the guitar accompaniment of "I Know" with Lin Youxi at home, while Xia Yuan brought his computer to school to accompany Liu Xiaoyu to compose the music. The two sides worked together for nearly two weeks, and the composing and rehearsal work was finally coming to an end.
Liang Meijuan knows that the children want to express themselves on stage. Unlike other parents, she does not worry about whether it will affect their studies. She has been silently supporting and encouraging Mei Fang and others.
"Come... Ah Fang, Youxi, I made chicken soup for you. Stop what you are doing and drink it while it's hot."
"Here I come, Aunt Liang."
Mei Fang and Lin Youxi obediently went to the dining table to drink chicken soup. Lin Youxi scooped it up for Mei Fang one ladle at a time and also scooped in a lot of chicken gizzards.
"I don't eat chicken gizzards, don't scoop so much..."
“You can’t be picky about food.”
Lin Youxi emphasized this point as always, and then scooped up a spoonful of soup and handed it to Mei Fang.
"If you don't drink your soup properly, I'll feed you."
Liang Meijuan was now cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen. Lin Youxi's action scared Mei Fang. He quickly took Lin Youxi's spoon and drank the soup obediently.
Lin Youxi knew that Mei Fang was afraid of being seen by outsiders when they were being intimate, so she always used this matter to tease Mei Fang.
Of course, she was just teasing, and she definitely had no bad intentions.
"Ah Fang, be careful of the heat."
"Ah, bah, bah—"
"That's why I said..."
Mei Fang and Lin Youxi were drinking soup happily when Liang Meijuan came to Mei Fang with a stainless steel thermos containing chicken soup.
"Ah Fang, Yuanyuan is still busy at school, right? After you finish drinking the soup, please go and give the chicken soup to Yuanyuan. Chicken soup should be drunk while it's hot to nourish people."
"Got it, Aunt Liang, I'll send it over in a moment."
Mei Fang thought for a moment, then said to Liang Meijuan, "Aunt Liang, please fill one more bowl. Yuanyuan and her friend are also busy with her."
"Oh, I see... Then I should prepare one for her as well."
Lin Youxi did not go with Mei Fang, but patted Mei Fang on the shoulder and said, "Yuanyuan has been working too hard recently. When you go there, spend more time with her and bring her back with you. I'm afraid she will forget to go home for dinner again."
"Yeah... OK."
The club classroom of Ximilu Studio is only as big as a six-person boys' dormitory. Before Mei Fang entered the room, she saw from the window that Xia Yuan had fallen asleep at his desk due to overwork, while Liu Xiaoyu was still testing the sound track with headphones on.
At the same time, Liu Xiaoyu was holding a pineapple bun in his hand and chewing it slowly, as if he didn't want to disturb Xia Yuan.
When Mei Fang knocked on the door and went in, Liu Xiaoyu saw Mei Fang, immediately put down the bread in his hand, waved at him with a smile, and asked softly:
"Have you come to visit Yuanyuan?"
"Well... she's still working so hard."
Mei Fang gently closed the door and sat next to Xia Yuan. It was officially autumn now, and the weather was a little chilly, but Xia Yuan was still wearing Liu Xiaoyu's coat, and it was obvious that Liu Xiaoyu took good care of her.
"The accompaniment arrangements for the three songs have been completed. Xia Yuan asked me to wake her up around five o'clock. Do you want to listen to the results and see if you need to adjust them again?"
Liu Xiaoyu handed the headphones to Mei Fang, who just shook his head and smiled, "No need, as long as Yuanyuan and you have decided, it's fine."
"Um... OK."
Liu Xiaoyu saw the thermos cup that Mei Fang had placed on the table, and immediately stood up and said, "Then... I won't disturb you from accompanying Yuanyuan. I'll go back to the dormitory first."
"Hey hey... wait a minute, don't leave in such a hurry."
Mei Fang called Liu Xiaoyu and said, "Youxi's family asked me to bring some chicken soup over. Would you like to drink some?"
"How can I be so embarrassed... I don't need it." Liu Xiaoyu waved his hands hurriedly, "Is it for Xia Yuan?"
"Yuanyuan can't drink so much, and you haven't had dinner yet. Or... are you planning to fill your stomach with that bread?"
Liu Xiaoyu waved her hands quickly, "I... just want to fill my stomach first. I'm a little hungry after working all afternoon. It's still early for dinner."
"Okay, okay... don't be polite to us, you can try it too."
As Mei Fang spoke, she opened the chicken soup bowl, handed a small bowl and chopsticks and spoon to Liu Xiaoyu, and handed the small soup spoon to Liu Xiaoyu.
"I don't know how big your appetite is, just help yourself. This is an old way of making chicken soup in Baimei County. It's really delicious."
"Um... OK, thank you."
Liu Xiaoyu only scooped a small bowl, took a sip, and then thanked Mei Fang:
"Please thank Lin Youxi's family for me. This chicken soup tastes delicious. It tastes exactly like the one my mom makes."
"Drink more if you like. Thank you for your hard work."
"Haha... This is enough for me to drink. It will be bad if Xia Yuan doesn't have enough to drink."
Mei Fang did not continue speaking, but instead rested his chin on his hand and looked at Xia Yuan who was sleeping soundly beside him.
"Yuanyuan, how long have you been sleeping?"
"We just finished debugging not long ago, and you're here in less than half an hour."
"so."
Mei Fang gently took off the coat that Liu Xiaoyu had put on Xia Yuan, and then handed it back to her with both hands, "Thank you for taking care of Yuanyuan for me, and you don't want to catch a cold."
"Hey hey... it's okay."
Perhaps it was because of the delicious smell of the chicken soup that Xia Yuan smacked his lips in his sleep.
Liu Xiaoyu wanted to tease Xia Yuan about her cute expression, but when she saw Mei Fang looking at Xia Yuan's cheek lovingly, she realized that now was obviously not the right time to disturb her, so she tactfully lowered her head and continued to drink her chicken soup.
After drinking the chicken soup, she did not get another bowl. Instead, she put the bowl and chopsticks back and then covered the thermos again.
Let's wait until Xia Yuan wakes up before opening it...
Liu Xiaoyu handed the thermos to Mei Fang, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and then stood up to say goodbye to Mei Fang.
"Since you're here, I'll go back to the dormitory and rest."
Mei Fang also nodded and said softly, "Yes, thank you for your hard work during this period."
"It's my duty. After all, I'm still getting paid."
Mei Fang watched quietly as Liu Xiaoyu quietly closed the door and left, and he breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.
I think you managed to keep a good sense of propriety just now, right
At least I'm not as shy or uneasy as I was at the beginning...
Being too enthusiastic will make her feel that you have ulterior motives towards her, while being too cold will obviously be artificial and will make you feel even more guilty.
In this life, Liu Xiaoyu is first and foremost Yuanyuan’s good friend, and only then is he someone I know, a fellow villager from Baimei County.
Keep this in mind and you will never lose your sense of proportion...
Mei Fang took a second to forget about Liu Xiaoyu, and then moved closer to Xia Yuan.
After a while, Xia Yuan was awakened by Mei Fang's body which was as warm as a furnace.
"What a nice smell of Ah Fang."
"It's really Ah Fang..."
She just wiped her saliva, and then rubbed Mei Fang's cheek with her red cheek in a daze.
"Ah Fang... what time is it now?"
Mei Fang almost fell asleep. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the clock. "It's a quarter past five. Oh, by the way... Aunt Liang brought you some chicken soup. Eat it while it's hot."
"Is there any chicken soup? Yay!"
Xia Yuan happily asked Mei Fang to bring the chicken soup.
"Serve it to me."
"Why are you acting like a spoiled brat today?"
Mei Fang grumbled a little, but still served Xia Yuan well. She carefully scooped the chicken soup for her and blew it near her lips.
"Hehe... Of course it's because Xiaoyu and I have already prepared the accompaniment! Oh, right... What about Xiaoyu? Let her try the chicken soup too?"
"I've already let her drink. She's now back in the dormitory to rest. You were asleep by then."
"Ah... I see."
Xia Yuan hung his neck and gulped down a few mouthfuls of the chicken soup that Mei Fang fed him.
"It always feels a bit awkward to drink like this..."
Xia Yuan was obviously still a little dazed. She patted the chair with Mei Fang, looking happy as if she had drunk fake wine, "Ah Fang! Let me sit on you, and you feed me soup."
"well… "
Mei Fang coaxed Xia Yuan into his arms like he was coaxing a child.
"It's slowly starting to get colder."
"yes."
"Afang is still warmer."
Xia Yuan moved his body and got closer to Mei Fang.
After drinking a few mouthfuls of chicken soup, Xia Yuan suddenly turned back to look at Mei Fang:
"Afang, you seem to be standing up now?"
"Didn't you always suspect that I was abnormal? I will show you my normal side."
"Um… "
Xia Yuan was drinking chicken soup when she suddenly blushed and turned to ask Mei Fang:
"Would you like me to help—"
"Drink the soup quickly, then go back and eat."
"oh."
It can be seen that Xia Yuan spent a lot of energy on composing the music. In just a short while, she drank all the chicken soup obediently.
I'm awesome, really.
(End of this chapter)