Second Piano Concerto

Brother Long had other entertainment that night, so he left shortly after the performance.Later, Xiao Hei made barbecue for everyone.Liu Yang and Yu Doudou wanted to keep fit, so they sat aside and chatted after eating two bunches of mushrooms symbolically.Nalan Jin also ate very little, and she was much more silent than usual today, so she seemed a little idle at this moment.After Qin Haiou noticed it, he took out some of the small fireworks that Cao Nan had brought, and asked her if she wanted to play with them.Nalan Jin smiled and said "Okay", and the two came to the yard.

Since the last time he came to apologize, Qin Haiou had never met Nalan Jin.At first, he deliberately avoided it, but later he was too busy collecting folk songs and had no time to look around.It wasn't until the wind gathering was over and he moved into Xiaopengmen to practice the piano that he finally calmed down and rethought this matter.

Qin Haiou didn't want to cause any misunderstanding to Nalan Jin, but his state of mind is different now, he doesn't want to avoid her because of such things anymore, he just dodges blindly, and he doesn't want to hurt her.It's not that he hasn't met crazy female fans before, but they are very strange to him, and they are far away from his life.Yu Doudou told him that if you can't take everyone's feelings into consideration, then you have to learn to deal with it calmly.He has always done a good job in this regard, because he was originally a person who had no distractions in his heart except the piano.However, Nalan Jin is different from them, he can't just treat her as a stranger who admires him.Every friend he met in Longjin Town is special to him, and he cherishes the time spent in that small tea shop very much.He didn't want to avoid being the end of all this, so he still went to the tea shop and invited Nalan Jin to Xiaopengmen to celebrate the New Year.

Nalan Jin accepted Qin Haiou's invitation, but it was still awkward when the two met.For Nalan Jin, the most important change in her life this year was getting to know Qin Haiou.His appearance added a secret and sweet miss to her.Once the love sprouts, every contact with him will make her emotionally lean towards him irresistibly.However, what happened later was beyond her expectation. First, Qin Haiou broke the appointment for no reason and apologized to her incomprehensibly, and then what happened between Ah Si and Qin Haiou.While Qin Haiou was away, Ah Si also left the ancient town to live in a new place. Before leaving, he told Nalan Jin everything and asked for her forgiveness.Only then did she know that she had lost her chance before she could express her affection.If there was an element of misunderstanding in Xiao Nanqiao's breaking the appointment that night, then Qin Haiou's reaction to Ah Si's accusation and subsequent apology to her has clearly shown his attitude.

Such a result made Nalan Jin feel depressed and painful.Knowing that there is no hope but it is difficult to let go, wanting to let go completely, but in the bottom of my heart I am afraid that the two will become strangers from now on.She specially used the set of Qin emblems that Qin Haiou gave her on the newly made Qin, but now when she plays the Qin again, she only feels bitterness in her heart.

Qin Haiou's performance today finally made Nalan Jin understand that there has always been an insurmountable gap between his real life state and her wishful admiration.Maybe Ah Si was right in saying something—maybe she never really understood him.

Qin Haiou found a lighter and lit the fireworks stick in Nalan Jin's hand.There are many wooden buildings in the ancient town, so setting off fireworks and firecrackers is strictly prohibited, but Cao Nan somehow got some fireworks sticks and small fireworks that were set off on the ground, and there is no danger in setting them down in the open space in the middle of the yard .

Looking at the flower-like fireworks in his hand, Nalan Jin felt mixed emotions in his heart, overflowing with the desire to talk, but he didn't know how to speak.Qin Haiou bent down and lit another one on the ground, took a step back, and watched the small ball of fireworks circling happily on the ground.

"When I was a child, there were fireworks at home during festivals, and I always rushed to light them." Seeing that Nalan Jin was silent, he took the initiative to break the silence, "Brother was afraid that I would burn my hands, so he tied a cigarette to his chopsticks instead of a lighter." Let me hold it. But I lost my shape when I was happy, and burned a big hole in his clothes. Later, whenever he saw me playing with fireworks, he would hide away."

When Nalan Jin heard him talk about her childhood, there was a long-lost peace and nature in her words, which relieved the depression accumulated in her heart. At least she could feel that Qin Haiou was trying to resolve the embarrassment between the two, so that They can talk with the same harmony and ease as before.

"Your hands are so powerful, of course you have to protect them well." Now that he understood his intentions, Nalan Jin cheered up, "I didn't know before, but I was still wielding an ax in front of you. Now that I think about it, it's really embarrassing."

Qin Haiou smiled and said, "How could it be? I don't know how to play the guqin, and I think you play it very well. If it were me, I wouldn't even know where to put my hands."

Nalan Jin also smiled: "Since this is the case, why did you always hear my mood and thoughts from the sound of the piano?"

Qin Haiou still said the same thing: "Maybe I'm lucky." After thinking for a while, he said, "Although the guqin and the piano are different instruments, the music is interlinked. If I have to give a reason, I think it is because this."

Nalan Jin looked at the fireworks thoughtfully.She used to think that the reason why Qin Haiou could become her bosom friend was because they had established a mutual understanding and a tacit understanding that others did not have, but Qin Haiou's answer just now denied this premise—maybe he could really be Her bosom friend, but that was not because of his understanding of her, but because he had a keener sense of music than ordinary people.She didn't understand this matter until now, and while disappointed and sad, she suddenly felt relieved.All along, it was her who had unrealistic expectations for someone she didn't know well.Although her affection for him would not decrease because of this, she was finally able to face up to this matter now and was no longer entangled by messy emotions.

She sighed softly: "It seems that I really don't know you at all."

Qin Haiou also nodded with emotion: "Yes, it's really difficult to understand a person."

After he finished speaking, he fell into deep thought, thinking about his own thoughts.After a while, Nalan Jin asked again: "What are your plans for the future? How long are you going to live in the town?"

Qin Haiou said: "I'm preparing for a very important performance, how long I'll be here...I don't know yet."

"Then you have to work hard!" Nalan Jin laughed.

"What about you, what are your plans for the coming year?" Qin Haiou asked.

Nalan Jin said: "I have always wanted to own a tea garden of my own. Now that the place has been selected, I am preparing to take care of it. If everything goes well, after the spring of next year, I will be able to put my own new tea in the shop. "

Qin Haiou felt admiration: "Running your own tea garden will be very hard, right?"

"If you can do what you like, you won't find it hard." Nalan Jin said, "I don't think you think playing the piano is hard work, either?"

"Of course not." Qin Haiou shook his head.

"Now I feel like I'm beginning to understand you a little bit." Nalan Jin smiled.

Qin Haiou also laughed, and was about to speak again when he heard chaotic shouts from the main room.

"Wow, you two actually set off fireworks outside secretly!"

"It's almost New Years! Six seconds to go! Five! Four!  …"

Qin Haiou looked back at the crowd for a few seconds, and said sincerely: "In the new year, I hope you have a happy life and less worries."

"You too," Nalan Jin raised his head and looked at him with a smile, "Happy New Year!"