Time passed quickly. This year, Li Xuan was thirteen years old. It was also this year that Li Xuan was about to graduate from primary school.
When Li Xuan was twelve years old, a very important thing happened in Li Xuan's family. It was also the turning point of Li Xuan's life. For the first time, Li Xuan had the idea of dropping out of school. Moreover, it was only elementary school. However, Li Xuan knew that his parents would definitely not let him do this, so Li Xuan did not tell his parents.
Li Xuan was very tall. At the age of thirteen, he was already 1.75 meters tall. He had always been the tallest in the class. On this day, the principal called Li Xuan into the office.
After Li Xuan arrived at the office, he said,"Headmaster. Are you looking for me?"
The principal said," Little Xuan, your piano skills have been pretty good in the past few years. I'm very pleased. Now, you're in the last semester of this school. You'll graduate in two months, and it's almost Children's Day. This will also be the last Children's Day you'll celebrate in school. Therefore, the principal wants you to perform at the Children's Day party.”
"Is it a piano?" Li Xuan asked in confusion.
The principal nodded and said," It's been so many years. You've been playing the piano since you were seven years old. Now that you're thirteen years old, I can say that I've seen your growth. You've grown so fast, and your outstanding talent for the piano can be said to be one of the best in our province. However, our country is not rich yet, and many talents like you have been buried. The principal doesn't want to see you like this.”
Li Xuan fell silent after hearing the principal's words. When he thought about the last time he celebrated Children's Day in this school, it was also the last time in his life. After all, Li Xuan was no longer a child after he went to middle school.
Li Xuan thought for a moment and said,"Alright, we'll do as the principal says."”When the principal heard Li Xuan's words, he smiled and said,"Don't worry, this is the first time you've played the piano in front of so many people. At such an important moment, the principal has decided to record it.”
After hearing the principal's words, Li Xuan smiled.
A few days later, it was Children's Day. The festival party began. Although it was called a party, it actually started at 10 am. Li Xuan got his performance schedule and was a little surprised. His performance was arranged at the end, so it could be considered the finale.
Li Xuan came to a rehearsal room made of classrooms and saw many people surrounding the blowing piano. At the same time, some of them were even touching it while exclaiming. After all, in the countryside, they had never seen such an old piano. It could be said that other than knowing that this piano was called a piano, they knew nothing else.
Li Xuan came behind the people and said,"Can you make way?"”
When people heard Li Xuan's words, they immediately looked at him. Then, Li Xuan sat down. When Li Xuan's classmates saw Li Xuan's actions, they quickly said,"Xiao Xuan, get up quickly. This is the principal's seat, not yours.”
Li Xuan said to his classmates,"Don't worry. This is the show I'm going to perform today."”When the people present heard Li Xuan's words, they were all surprised. Then, a junior student said disdainfully,"Can you play? If you don't know how to, then stop pretending."
Li Xuan did not care after hearing the other party's sarcasm. Instead, he placed his hand on the keyboard and started to play. Li Xuan only played a few times, but it had already stunned all the students present.
"Fuck! Xiao Xuan, when did you learn this?”Li Xuan's best friend, Li Kang, asked in surprise. Li Xuan smiled and said,"I've been learning the piano since I was nine years old. Up until now, do you think the sound of the piano coming from the principal's office from time to time is from the principal?"”
"Could it be you?" Li Kang asked. Li Xuan only replied with a smile and did not say anything. Li Kang immediately cursed when he saw Li Xuan's expression.
Li Xuan and the others did not chat much because the party had begun. At the beginning, the host, who was composed of students, appeared. Although it was very unprofessional, there was still a process that should be followed. Then, it was the performance of each class. There were a total of six classes, from the first grade to the sixth grade. Basically, each class had two performances. There were poetry recitals, singing, but it was just a cappella. There were also performances of skits, and there were also very educational short plays. In short, although the students 'performance was very unprofessional, the audience was watching with great interest.
Finally, at the end, the host went on stage and said,"Next, please enjoy the last performance of this evening party, the piano performance. Performer, Li Xuan!" After the announcer finished speaking, many teachers immediately went to the rehearsal room and took out the piano and a stool.
This time, there was an accompaniment. In other words, Li Xuan was going to play a symphony, and the remaining instruments could only be played with a tape recorder. Li Xuan slowly walked from the crowd to the center of the venue. He held a medium-sized tape recorder in his hand and placed it on the piano. All of Li Xuan's actions attracted everyone's attention.
Li Xuan took out a tape from his pocket and put it into the tape recorder. Then, he adjusted the program he wanted to perform. After doing all of this, Li Xuan bowed to everyone.
When the principal saw Li Xuan's actions, he immediately said to the people beside him,"Start recording. This program must be recorded.”After the principal finished speaking, a middle-aged man beside him immediately picked up the video recorder and began to work. This middle-aged man was actually a professional videographer in Zhongshan Village, but he mainly recorded videos of newlyweds getting married. It was his first time in such a situation.
Li Xuan took a deep breath and turned on the recorder. A pleasant and shocking symphony came out of the recorder. Li Xuan placed his hand on the piano and began to play. It attracted the shock of many people. Moreover, Li Xuan was actually synchronized with the recorder, as if the recorder had become a part of the piano.
Li Xuan was playing the New World piano concerto. Every time Li Xuan pressed the button, it deeply shocked everyone present. The rhythm slowly became faster and then faster. However, Li Xuan did not panic at all. Instead, he completed it very skillfully without a single mistake.
When the principal saw Li Xuan playing the piano, he could not help but smile. The class teacher's eyes were also filled with tears because she knew what kind of hard work Li Xuan had gone through in the past few years to become like this.
The fourth-grade form teacher was also crying. This form teacher had never taught Li Xuan. The reason why this form teacher was like this was because of Li Xuan's younger brother.
After the performance of the World Concerto was over, Li Xuan did not leave. Immediately after, another song that was even more exciting appeared in everyone's ears. Li Xuan also began to play again. Moreover, this time, the shock brought was even greater because Li Xuan's fingers were very fast, so fast that most of the people present could not see clearly. The second song that Li Xuan played was also a symphony called Triumph. This was a piano piece of level eight difficulty. It was very difficult, but Li Xuan still performed it perfectly. At the same time, this song was even more cheerful and compact than the previous New World piano concerto. It could be said that it was very suitable for this moment.
After Li Xuan finished playing the two piano pieces, he bowed to everyone present. For a moment, the students in the school had already forgotten to applaud. They knew that Li Xuan was going to perform the piano, but they did not expect him to perform so well.
At this moment, the principal was the first to applaud. Then, more applause slowly appeared around them until everyone began to applaud. Li Xuan bowed 90 degrees to the principal to thank him for his guidance. The principal was also very pleased.
At this Children's Day gala, Li Xuan had won the honor of being the first in his class. He had also received a certificate of merit, and there was even a passage written by the principal himself.
However, Li Xuan did not show this certificate to his parents. The main reason was the words the principal had written on it. As for what it was, it would be deciphered later.
Li Xuan graduated. He successfully entered junior high school, which was the seventh grade. Moreover, he did not go to the town's junior high school, but a private school in the county. Because Li Xuan's studies had always been very good, his parents hoped that Li Xuan could have a good learning environment. However, when Li Xuan was in the eighth grade, Li Xuan suddenly dropped out of school.
The reason Li Xuan told his parents was that he could not keep up with his studies. He felt that it was very difficult to go to school, and he was no longer interested in going to school. The truth was that Li Xuan's academic performance in junior high school was getting worse and worse. In the end, he even fell below the middle.
When his mother saw Li Xuan's appearance, she did not say anything. Anyway, the family was in a difficult situation, so she agreed to let Li Xuan drop out of school. However, Li Xuan's father was very uncomfortable. He once sat on a bench in the courtyard and sighed all night. Li Xuan's heart ached when he saw his father's expression, but he knew that he had no choice. In fact, the reason why Li Xuan's grades had dropped was that he had done it on purpose. This was because Li Xuan already knew that the tuition and miscellaneous fees of the private high school were too expensive. Li Xuan had added a lot of burden to his family.
After Li Xuan dropped out of school, he was prepared to go out to work because Li Xuan did not want to stay at home. He did not even want to go out for a walk because he was afraid of meeting his primary school teachers and class teachers. If they knew that he had dropped out of school, they might be very disappointed and regretful towards Li Xuan.
This year was 2005. It was also the same year that the Internet began to rise and QQ began to become popular. Moreover, Li Xuan discovered a very interesting thing, which was virtual currency, which was Q coins. After Li Xuan saw the use of Q coins, he had a way to make money.
This method required him to have his first sum of money. Therefore, Li Xuan began to work in the factory. After working for half a year, Li Xuan finally relied on his own efforts to save 3,800 yuan.
When Li Xuan had money, he went home and told his parents that he wanted to buy a computer. However, when his parents heard this, they immediately rejected Li Xuan sternly and even asked Li Xuan to give them the money he earned from working.
Li Xuan did not agree. Instead, he insisted on buying a computer. In this era, computers were not only a luxury item for rural people, but they were also very unprofessional. In the eyes of many rural people, computers were like game consoles. However, they did not understand why this "game console" was so expensive.
After that, Li Xuan finally obtained the support of one person, and that was Li Xuan's uncle. Later, under the coordination of his uncle, his parents agreed to buy a second-hand computer for Li Xuan, and Li Xuan had to hand over the remaining money.
Li Xuan finally agreed.
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