The song that Li Xuan played was the one that the principal had played back then. Although Li Xuan was struggling at first, he was very coherent. Slowly, Li Xuan's playing speed became faster and faster. The principal and teacher were already stunned by the side.
When Li Xuan finished playing, he looked at the piano in front of him and was a little happy because he finally had the chance to touch the piano. However, now that he had finished playing, Li Xuan left his seat reluctantly and came to the principal and teacher's side.
The teacher asked Li Xuan in shock,"Did you just learn all these by yourself?”Li Xuan nodded when he heard this and did not say anything. Then, he looked at the principal and said,"Principal, I beg you, please teach me the piano.”
The principal glanced at Li Xuan, then thought for a moment and said,"I can teach you, but I have a few conditions.”
When Li Xuan heard the principal's words, he was immediately delighted. Then, he said,"Please go ahead, Principal."
"Little Xuan, you can't drop your studies because of piano in the future. If your teacher and I find out that your studies have regressed, I won't teach you anymore." Also, the time you spent learning the piano is definitely not as long as the time you spent in school. This will make you sacrifice some time. Are you willing?”
When Li Xuan heard the principal's words, he immediately said,"I'm willing. Also, don't worry, principal and teacher. I'll definitely guarantee that I'll always be in the top five of the class.”
Li Xuan's teacher and the principal looked at each other. Then, the principal said,"Alright, then from tomorrow onwards, you'll learn the piano from me.”
When Li Xuan heard this, he immediately smiled. Moreover, his smile was very bright and happy. He bowed to the principal and the teacher and then returned to the classroom. As it was a self-study class, Li Xuan took out his music textbook and started reading.
The next day, other than studying in class, Li Xuan could not be found after class every day. Only the sound of the piano came from the office from time to time. In the countryside at that time, primary school had eight classes a day and eight periods of rest. Li Xuan used his break time to learn the piano.
"Hello, Principal." Li Xuan came to the school and greeted the principal with a smile. Today was the weekend. The school had two days off, but Li Xuan did not rest. Instead, he came to the school. The school was a little deserted. It was like a different world compared to Monday to Friday. Li Xuan came to school at this time to learn and practice the piano.
The principal also smiled and said,"Yes, I'm here." Then let's begin." Li Xuan smiled and nodded. Then, he sat on the stool in front of the piano and began to play slowly. The principal sat behind him, his eyes occasionally showing a satisfied expression.
Li Xuan was playing a world-famous piece, the World Symphony of Einstein. Li Xuan's fingers danced agilely back and forth on the piano. Not only was his speed very consistent, but he was also very skilled. At a glance, it was obvious that this was not the first time Li Xuan had played this song.
The principal saw all of this with his eyes. There was even a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was very satisfied with Li Xuan's performance. However, immediately after, the principal sighed silently. He looked at Li Xuan's infatuated look and thought,"This child's talent can be said to be very heaven-defying, but he was born in such an environment. If there are conditions, he will definitely be an outstanding pianist in the future. But now, sigh, the future can only depend on himself.”
Li Xuan stayed in school for a day, and the principal also accompanied Li Xuan for a day. Every time, Li Xuan felt that he had let down the principal because the principal was not from Zhongshan Village. Moreover, he was from another village and was a little far from Zhongshan Village. However, the principal would ride a bicycle to school every weekend to teach Li Xuan how to play the piano and teach him new piano songs.
When Li Xuan returned home, it was already 5:30 in the afternoon. As Li Xuan's parents rarely saw him for the whole day, they scolded Li Xuan after Li Xuan returned home. Li Xuan knew that his parents were worried about him, so he took the initiative to admit his mistake. At night, when Li Xuan took out his weekend homework and prepared to finish it, Li Xuan's mother saw it. At first, her mother thought that Li Xuan had gone to look for his classmates to do his homework after not seeing him for a day. However, after seeing Li Xuan's actions, he thought that Li Xuan had gone out to play for the whole day. Not only did he not do his homework at all, but he had also completely forgotten that his parents were worried about him at home. Therefore, his mother beat Li Xuan up, and Li Xuan silently endured it. When his mother was tired of beating him up and left, Li Xuan silently wiped his tears and did his homework.
Just like that, he studied day after day. Li Xuan made use of the rest time outside class and the weekends. He used it to go to school to learn piano until Li Xuan graduated from the first grade. When Li Xuan was promoted to the second grade, the school held the final exam. Li Xuan won the fifth place in the class because of his studies and received a red scarf at the same time.
When Li Xuan showed all of these to his parents, his parents were relieved. They thought that their child had not given up on learning because Li Xuan's life could be said to be a little painful in the past six months. Li Xuan did not tell his parents about learning the piano. Even if he told them, his parents would not believe him. This was because in the countryside, the piano was really too far away. It was as far away as buying a small car in the countryside in the 1990s. That was something he didn't even dare to think about.
Therefore, because of this matter, Li Xuan's parents felt that their child was a little strange at that time. They even thought that Li Xuan was possessed and were prepared to hire some fortune-teller to exorcise Li Xuan.
Because Li Xuan's parents were doing some small businesses at that time, they were considered self-employed, so they were especially busy. Therefore, he did not have the time to investigate what Li Xuan was doing, allowing Li Xuan to continue being mysterious.
When Li Xuan was promoted to the third grade, the school was about to end, and the principal called Li Xuan into the office.
After Li Xuan entered the office, he said to the principal,"Principal, you called for me?"
The principal nodded and said to Li Xuan,"Little Xuan, your studies in the past two years have made the principal very satisfied. Moreover, you are already completely familiar with the piano. Next, you will have to slowly learn more knowledge, but even the principal doesn't know the deeper things.”The principal's meaning was very clear. Li Xuan had already learned all his knowledge about the piano. The principal had nothing more to teach him. This did not mean that Li Xuan had learned everything, but that Li Xuan needed a professional piano instructor to give him professional training. However, the principal and Li Xuan both knew that this was impossible.
The principal took out a bag of things from the drawer and handed it to Li Xuan. Li Xuan took it in confusion. Seeing that this thing was carried in an old newspaper, the principal said to Li Xuan,"Open it."
Li Xuan opened the old newspaper and saw that it was actually a tape. Li Xuan counted it. There were a total of 20. Li Xuan took a look at the tape and found that the tape was all piano music. There were recordings of Einstein, Chopin, Horovitz, Liszt, and so on. They were all albums of world-class pianists. Li Xuan was a little excited when he held them in his hand. After all, in the past few years, Li Xuan had not only learned piano music by the principal's side, but also knowledge about piano. There were also some stories about musicians. These names were all very familiar to Li Xuan.
The principal said to Li Xuan,"Among these tape, 15 of them are songs by piano masters, and the remaining five are lessons about piano." I took all these from my friends, so you don't have to return them to me after I give them to you.”Li Xuan was a little puzzled by the principal's words. He could clearly see that the tape this time was very new, as if it had never been used before.
Li Xuan's guess was right. The principal had paid his friends to buy these tape because not to mention the countryside, even the county did not have these tape. The principal had spent less than 100 yuan to buy these tape. The principal knew that if he said that he had bought these tape, Li Xuan would definitely think of a way to pay up, but Li Xuan was very tight on money. Even his pocket money was only 10 or 20 cents, and he still had it every day. Even the New Year's gift money did not even add up to 10 yuan. When would he be able to gather those dozens of yuan? This money could cover Li Xuan's tuition fees for a semester.
Li Xuan did not say anything. Instead, he silently put away the tape. At this time, the principal asked Li Xuan,"You should have a recorder at home, right?”Li Xuan nodded. A recorder was the kind of radio that played tape in the 1980s. It had been there when Li Xuan's parents got married. Of course, only rich people could have a Walkman. Moreover, even if people saw a Walkman, they would not recognize it.
The principal nodded. Then, he took out a key from his pocket and handed it to Li Xuan. He said,"This is the key to the school gate. Take it. I'll put the piano in your classroom later so that you can practice on your own on weekends.”Li Xuan took a look at the key to the school gate and nodded. As long as he had the key to the gate, it would be fine. The key to the classroom was in the house of one of Li Xuan's classmates. Because the classmate's house was close to the school and was especially close to the school, Li Xuan could go directly to their house to get it.
After doing all this, the principal casually said,"But if you want to go further, you still need to have your own piano. The school's piano is still not suitable for you.”The piano that the principal was talking about was, of course, a very noble and advanced piano. After all, in this era, the blast piano could basically become someone else's collection.
After Li Xuan heard the principal's words, he went forward and asked,"Principal, how much does a new piano cost?”
The principal was immediately surprised when he heard Li Xuan's words. He asked,"Why are you asking this? That's too far away for you." Li Xuan said seriously,"I want to set a goal for myself. My goal is to have my own piano. So, principal, do you know the price of a piano?"”
The principal glanced at Li Xuan, then patted Li Xuan's head and said,"As far as I know, the relatively ordinary domestic pianos are basically around 20,000 yuan.”
"Ah! So expensive!" Li Xuan was a little dumbfounded. 20,000 yuan! Not to mention Li Xuan, this was a huge sum of money for Li Xuan's entire family. One had to know that Li Xuan's family was only a ten-thousand-yuan household at this time. Moreover, because his parents were from a poor society, his family was especially thrifty. Before Li Xuan was two years old, his family was still worried about food. Therefore, one could imagine Li Xuan's family. Thinking of this, Li Xuan let out a bitter smile.
When the principal saw Li Xuan's appearance, he comforted him,"Alright, all of this is still too far away, and you're only nine years old. You have a long way to go. Besides, you're both the future of our country, the flowers of our country, so you have endless possibilities.”The principal's words were completely comforting Li Xuan. However, what the principal did not know was that his words were actually right in the end.
After hearing the principal's words, Li Xuan no longer had a sad face. Instead, he said to the principal,"Principal, you're right. I'll work hard. Goodbye, Principal." After saying that, Li Xuan went straight back to the classroom and put the tape into his school bag. Since school had already ended, Li Xuan went straight home.
The principal looked at Li Xuan's back as he went home and could not help but sigh. Then, he rode his bicycle and left the school.
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