Cheng Ran called Shanhai's friends one by one. Yu Xiao talked incessantly about the start of the school year and went into many details. He mentioned that Song Shiqiu was not happy about regaining first place, but rather felt disappointed. He said that without him, No. 1 Middle School would be like losing a nuisance. The air they breathed was much fresher, not as suppressed and turbid as before.
Yu Xiao also mentioned that they saw Qin Xizhen returning to school, with some disbelief in his tone.
After Qin Xizhen made her debut in the music scene, she began to refuse various activities and interviews. Many people's desire to pursue an idol could not be satisfied, which led to her disrupting music events. The reason that time was that Qin Xizhen did not attend the event. Some fans were angry that the organizer gave the "Best Newcomer Award" to other people.
Later, music producer and Qin Xizhen's agent Chen Muyi came out to clarify the matter by publishing articles in newspapers and magazines, and clearly conveyed that Qin Xizhen only wanted to concentrate on making music and did not want excessive publicity. If you like her, please wait quietly for her new songs and pay more attention to her works. Only then did he calm most people down.
In the 1990s, when the record industry was still alive and Hong Kong and Taiwan music dominated the Chinese music scene, Qin Xizhen's songs could switch freely among many styles such as folk, jazz, rap... and the so-called "Chinese style" that appeared for the first time in this era, thus earning her the nickname "the versatile little queen".
Behind those songs that made her famous, she is currently working on some singles. Two or three of them have been released, and Cheng Ran has actually heard them. They are quite pleasant to the ear, and they also amaze him. The songs he gave Qin Xizhen are all works that are recognized as leading works in pop music after the great waves of later generations. These works are actually influencing her creative style in turn, and gradually revealing her unique musical talent of being versatile and able to hold all kinds of elements. Her personality is injected into the soul of the songs, and her spirit is compelling.
Sometimes when he saw Qin Xizhen, Cheng Ran could not deny that he would feel a sense of accomplishment. This sense of accomplishment was like the birth of Fu Long. Especially when he heard those songs he liked floating out of the CD player through Qin Xizhen's voice.
"…Have you met?"
"She came yesterday and probably talked to Tan Qingchuan... Today was our first day of class. After school in the afternoon, Lin Chu and her band called us to a restaurant outside, where she treated us to a meal. It was Lin Chu's 57 Degrees band, Fu Xiao, Zhang Qi and others... and then there were a few people from our compound who helped her distribute flyers during the music festival... me, Yao Beibei, and Liu Ying."
"She also asked about the No. 10 Middle School you transferred to, and asked me for your phone number..." Yu Xiao paused, "Actually, I think she came to see you more."
Cheng Ran hummed.
"Is that your reaction? Qin Xizhen, she's not our teacher anymore, she's already a little diva... Shouldn't she be excited that she's coming back to No. 10 Middle School for you?"
"What are you excited about..." After Qin Xizhen succeeded at the Shanhai Music Festival, Cheng Ran did not approach her but turned away from the crowd. In fact, he did not want to deviate from the track of his peaceful life. That was Qin Xizhen's ideal. Cheng Ran only helped her to that position and then let her go. As for the sense of accomplishment Qin Xizhen brought, it was limited to a sense of accomplishment. He did not want to be involved in anything more subversive.
Yu Xiao on the other end of the line chuckled, "But that's true, you put in a lot of effort to help her become famous at the Shanhai Music Festival, helping her to confront people and letting us release the playlist... Do you think Lao Qin will fall for you? Do you want to end your virginity early..." As he spoke, Yu Xiao howled like a wolf on the other end of the phone, obviously getting excited after putting himself in Lao Qin's shoes.
It was just the yearning of an adolescent boy of this age, and he came back to his senses, "Did you see Lao Jiang at No. 10 Middle School... Say hello to him for me, hey, is she shocked, she didn't expect you to come to No. 10 Middle School, she must have been scared to death!"
Cheng Ran coughed awkwardly on the phone, "To be honest, the one who was frightened... was me."
"Whatever you say..."
After Cheng Ran explained, Yu Xiao was also stunned. After a while, he couldn't help but sigh, "Old Jiang is worthy of being Old Jiang... Let alone knowing that you would come in advance... It's also very skillful to let people transfer you to the same class... Cheng Ran, you will finally meet your match in your career at No. 10 Middle School. But if the two of you show your swords, won't No. 10 Middle School, the top of the Forbidden City, be turned upside down?"
Cheng Ran laughed and scolded, "You have so much inner drama in a day!"
Yu Xiao said mysteriously, "But speaking of which, Yang Xia didn't come to Teacher Qin's dinner today. She said she was going home early to do her homework. You don't know how hard she worked at the beginning of the school year. She was studying all day... This momentum is very strong..."
"How's the situation in Rongcheng? Is Fulong rich? Has your father bought more land? We have agreed that when we come here, we must have a place to roll around. We also need to build a stadium or something. I will bring people to play football then... Of course..."
Cheng Ran hung up Yu Xiao's phone with a smile, turned his head, and saw the space fortress SDF-1 robot battleship model placed on the bookcase.
Cheng Ran took this gift from Yang Xia to his new home. When he had some free time after moving in, he glued it together.
Cheng Ran recalled the day they said goodbye, when Yang Xia patted him on the head with red eyes. She left a note saying, "It's better to part while we're still laughing than to be disappointed in each other in resentment one day."
Cheng Ran suddenly wanted to give her a call.
But I didn't know what to say, so I ended up putting down the phone.
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In the new morning, Cheng Ran ate at home, said goodbye to Xu Lan and Cheng Feiyang, and went out with his schoolbag on his back. When he went downstairs, he met Lian Hu. For a moment, it seemed as if he was still in the yard of Shanhai. Yu Xiao and he walked out, and Yang Xia, Liu Ying and others were standing outside. Everyone was talking and laughing as they crossed the flower bed to the station.
But when you walk out of the building, you will find yourself in a completely new environment.
"Cheng, Brother Cheng!" Lian Hu was obviously quite nervous, his face flushed. He was no longer the person who had said to him "I will protect you from now on".
"Lian Xiaohu!" Cheng Ran called him by his nickname with a smile.
"Brother Cheng, are you going to No. 10 Middle School?" Since Cheng Ran's identity was exposed in this courtyard, more information has been revealed in the conversations between the adults in their family. For example, Mr. Cheng's son studied in Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School. Some people said that he had good grades, and some people said that he was forced in because of his connections... In short, any movement of Mr. Cheng will be spread around in these courtyards, which is very lively. Overall, we still need to see clearly what kind of person Cheng Feiyang is and what plans and strategies he has for the future.
After seeing Cheng Ran nod, Lian Xiaohu said, "Jiang Zhou wants to talk to you. You can make an appointment. I want to explain the misunderstanding to you. We didn't know who you were that day, so we said those inappropriate words..."
Cheng Ran patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, I know. I can understand the situation... I can talk to Brother Erwa anytime and discuss the big plan with him."
Seeing that Cheng Ran had no grudges, Lian Xiaohu laughed, "I told you, you are not a stingy person! So what's the big plan?"
Without waiting for Cheng Ran to answer, the two of them parted ways as soon as they walked out of the door.
After saying goodbye to Lian Xiaohu, Cheng Ran took bus No. 37 and arrived at Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School after four stops. As for this high school, which actually has a certain status in the hearts of Rongcheng people, Cheng Ran did not have any admiration for famous schools.
The best way to fall in love with a place is to fall in love with someone there. This is true whether it is a country or a city.
To Cheng Ran, No. 10 Middle School was a place that made him look forward to carrying a schoolbag to class.