bookcurios Chapter 1177 Old people are so hard to please!
Chapter 1177 Old people are so hard to please!
Old Chen's mouth gaped open, his eyes widened, and he stared at Su Xing for several seconds before finally finding his voice, "Are you deliberately trying to provoke me?"
He was completely dumbfounded. She was now saying that she hadn't performed perfectly?
This young man is really going too far!
Su Xing looked utterly innocent and quickly said, "No, no, I really didn't mean that..."
Old Chen turned his face away in anger.
"You old man, why are you throwing a tantrum at a little kid?" The old man playing the suona rolled his eyes at Old Chen, then said, "Xiao Su is a sincere person, she definitely says what she thinks!"
He then said to Su Xing, "Ignore that old guy!"
Su Xing's smile was somewhat awkward.
She genuinely felt that her performance of "Flight of the Bumblebee" was not perfect enough.
At this point, the auntie playing the hulusi asked, "What instrument originally played this piece?"
Su Xing said, "The original version is an ensemble of multiple instruments, including violin, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, viola, cello, etc."
The auntie playing the hulusi exclaimed in amazement, "It's really not easy for you to play the flute like that."
Aunt Pipa also said, "This piece is really difficult, it uses too many techniques."
Although they weren't good at playing the flute, they all played traditional musical instruments, so they could naturally tell how difficult the piece was.
The other elderly people also nodded in agreement.
No wonder Lao Chen thought Su Xing was pretending to be weak while actually being strong, and was deliberately teasing him.
Su Xing thought helplessly: If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have played this piece with the intention of showing off her skills.
She looked at Old Chen and said sincerely, "Teacher Chen, I'm sorry."
Old Chen finally turned his face back, and snorted: "You're talented, you're good at bragging, that's your skill. What are you apologizing for? Who have you apologized to?"
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Old people are so hard to please!
The erhu-playing old man reached out and nudged Old Chen, saying, "Alright, alright, look at you, don't scare the child!"
The old man playing the flute then approached Su Xing and asked, "Do you have sheet music with holes for this piece? Could you send me a copy?"
Su Xing said, "Sure."
She took out her phone, opened WeChat, and discovered that Grandpa Dizi had added her as a friend through a group chat.
She accepted his friend request, then took out the sheet music saved on her phone and sent it to the old man playing the flute.
Old Chen craned his neck and stared longingly.
Su Xing looked up and met Old Chen's gaze. Old Chen quickly shrank back.
Su Xing asked with a smile, "Teacher Chen, shall I send you a copy too?"
Old Chen said, "I didn't say I wanted it..."
Su Xing smiled and said, "It's something I wanted to share with you."
Old Chen said, "Alright then, I'm the one who embraces all things in the group."
Su Xing found Lao Chen's WeChat in the group and clicked to add him.
Old Chen approved it instantly.
Su Xing also sent a copy of the sheet music to Lao Chen.
The old man playing the suona rolled his eyes at Old Chen. This old Chen, what a scoundrel!
At this moment, the old man playing the erhu suddenly asked, "Can this piece be played on other instruments as well?"
Su Xing said, "Yes, it's possible. You should be able to play it on the erhu, guzheng, liuqin, yangqin, etc. However, I only have sheet music for the bamboo flute on my phone. If you teachers don't mind, I can send the sheet music to the group. If you are interested, you can modify it to suit the instrument you are good at."
Upon hearing this, everyone became interested.
"Sure, I'll send it to the group!"
"Let's post it in the group chat, and practice together when we have time."
"Yes, yes, we can all play together in the future!"
Old Chen initially felt he was being treated specially, but now that he saw everyone in the group knew what was going on, he couldn't help but curl his lip. These old guys, humph! They're all so shrewd!
Aunt Pipa laughed and said, "When Xiao Su plays this piece by himself, it sounds like a swarm of bees has flown into the house. If we were to play together in the future, wouldn't it be like a bee farm?"
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
The old man playing the flute said to Su Xing, "Why don't you play this piece again? Let us experience it one more time."
Su Xing looked at everyone and saw that their eyes and expressions were quite expectant.
She nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll play it again."
She held the bamboo flute to her lips, took a moment to get a feel for it, and began to play.
This senior activity center isn't just for these elderly folks; there are also some staff members there.
When Su Xing played "Flight of the Bumblebee" for the first time, it attracted several staff members to watch the spectacle at the door.
Now that Su Xing is playing the piece again, staff members are taking out their phones to record it.
The old man playing the flute was also filming with his phone. He planned to record Su Xing playing the piece in its entirety, then go back and listen to the video several more times while referring to the sheet music, so he could learn the piece as soon as possible.
This piece is so difficult. Once he learns it, he can show off his skills to others!
Just imagining the future scene, he was already feeling excited and couldn't wait to learn.
When Su Xing played "Flight of the Bumblebee" for the first time, everyone was so shocked that they forgot to applaud.
This time, after Su Xing finished playing, applause and cheers immediately rang out from the surroundings.
"it is good--!"
"That's a really good blow!"
"Wow, so many techniques!"
"Clap clap-!"
Su Xing bowed to everyone, "Thank you!"
Then, the atmosphere became relaxed and harmonious again.
The elderly men and women all began to perform their favorite instruments and pieces, and some even collaborated on a performance.
For a time, the sounds of various musical instruments rang out in turn, creating a lively atmosphere.
When Su Xing saw the old man pick up his suona and prepare to play, she also took out a suona from one of her boxes.
Everyone was quite surprised. Could this young Su really play the suona?
The people who met Su Xing in the park last time were puzzled, because didn't she say last time that she couldn't play the suona?
The old man playing the suona looked at Su Xing and asked in surprise, "Little Su, you've learned to play the suona??"
Su Xing said, "I've only talked to teachers who know how to play the suona online and watched some suona instructional videos, but my current level is probably not even at the beginner level."
"Are you serious??" The old man playing the suona sounded somewhat doubtful.
Su Xing nodded repeatedly, "Really, really!"
"Oh..." The old man playing the suona still didn't seem to fully trust Su Xing's words.
Su Xing felt somewhat helpless.
Old Chen pursed his lips at the old man playing the suona, thinking to himself: "He was just telling me how sincere this girl is, how she says whatever she thinks, and now look at that expression on your face, you old man!"
The old man playing the suona withdrew his gaze from Su Xing and prepared to begin his performance.
His fingertips pinched the reed, his eyes slowly narrowed into slits, and with a gentle puff of his cheeks, the suona exploded with a loud "whoosh!"
The sound instantly pierced through the noise, like a pair of pliers with tempered force being plunged straight into the ear!
He was playing "Heroes' Song".
The old man playing the suona swiftly moved his fingers across the pole. When he played the high notes, it was like a hero shouting at the mountain, rough yet bright. When he switched to the low notes, it was like the rambling of someone who had drunk a few rounds of wine, with a touch of mellowness and warmth. Even the recklessness and joy of "roaring when you see injustice" in "Heroes' Song" was clearly conveyed by this sound.