one step away [Interstellar]

32.

In the blink of an eye, at noon, the sky was covered by lead clouds, and dense rain fell from the dark sky, covering the sky and the sun.Sharp lightning pierced the rain curtain, and a huge thunder came from a distant place, deafening.

Xia Zuo, who went to deal with the handover affairs halfway, was busy all noon, and did not go to find the two younger sisters who had already gone to play with Heber until the afternoon.The dim sky seemed to be shrouded in night, and the too dim light made every light in the Duke's Mansion light up.

Xia Zuo walked through the brightly lit promenade, looking at the lamp standing downstairs in the rain, frowned.

The sound of pattering rain kept washing against his ears, Xia Zuo quickened his pace and turned into the strange face of the main building.Unsurprisingly, instead of the sound of rain, the familiar sound of the piano came to my ears.

Xia Zuo walked and listened, his expression became very subtle.Compared with the melodious and soothing piano music at other times, today's music seems to be extraordinarily cheerful.And it's still... four-handed bombing?

With other thoughts in mind, Xia Zuo walked to the door of the piano room.At a glance, they saw one big and two young sitting in front of the piano.Heber and Nolan sat side by side. The two put their hands on the keys, and the black and white keys undulated under their fingers, bursting out cheerful tunes.

The beautiful woman's face was filled with a joyful smile, and Nolan, who was beside her, pursed the corners of her lips and smiled shyly.Obviously, the two pianists looked very happy, and of course, Winnie on the other side was also very happy.She held her chin, listened to the sound of the piano, and said happily, "Sister Heber, sister Heber, it's me, it's me, how about we play "Dandelion in the Wind"?"

This is a very cheerful Windsor piece, a must for beginners.If Winnie wants to join, Nolan will not be able to play four hands.Showing a very regretful expression, Nolan reluctantly left the keyboard and let Winnie take her place.

Seeing the expression on her face, Heber thought it was very cute, and couldn't help saying, "Nolan can join us too~"

"Huh? Is it still possible to have six hands?" Winnie looked at Heber curiously and said, "The teachers never taught us this way."

"Of course." Heber laughed, and said to the twin sisters, "Can you play this piece with four hands?"

"Yeah." The two nodded together, and said in a tacit understanding, "Teacher taught me." They said in unison again.

The natural tacit understanding between the twins was particularly evident at this time. Heber reached out and touched their heads, and said, "Then you play four hands, and leave the rest to me, okay?"

"Okay!" Unusual, Winnie agreed as obediently as Nolan.

"Then it will begin." Heber put his finger on the keys, looked at the two sisters sitting beside him and said.

The first key fell, and the two sisters who reacted quickly began to play the keys following the score in their minds.A melodious and melodious voice came out. Curious Winnie glanced at the comfortable Heber next to her, wondering when she would cut in. Just when the first short section was about to end, the more playful voice changed to follow the rhythm of the two sisters. , came in smoothly.

The score began to add new symbols, and Winnie, who continued to play according to the four-handed score in her head relying on the tacit understanding of the twins, glanced at Heber in surprise, but received an encouraging look from the other party.

As a result, the keys under his fingers fell more forcefully, and the expression on his face became more cheerful.

After finishing the song with great interest, both Winnie and Nolan looked at Heber with admiration, and said, "Sister Heber, this is much more interesting than what the teacher taught. If you come to teach us music, I will definitely learn it." of."

Even though there is mother Connie who is very proficient in rhythm, and mother princess who is very talented in art, Winnie, one of the twins, is not very good at rhythm just like her half-sister.

To put it bluntly, the reason why she dared to invite Heber to play together was because it was the piece she was most familiar with.This is still due to the tacit understanding of the twins playing - after all, there are many occasions, and many people like to watch them perform together.

Heber showed a smile that couldn't help but rubbed her cheeks, and said, "Because your teacher is serious about teaching you knowledge, if I were the one in class, I would be strict."

"Well... no... Sister Heber is fine now." Winnie tugged at her, pouting her lips in a rare coquettish manner.

It seems that Heber has tamed his two younger sisters to be very obedient, Xia Zuo thought so, and clapped his hands lightly, making a crisp sound, which attracted the attention of the three of them, "Very wonderful cooperation."

Hebe raised his eyes, set his eyes on her, and showed a soft smile.Nolan, who was sitting on the chair, ran down, walked to Xia Zuo's side, and said, "Xiaer, have you finished your work?"

"Yes." Xia Zuo reached out, touched the top of her head, and asked, "Are you practicing the piano?"

"Well, stay with the baby." Nolan led her to Hebe, and said with a smile, "Do you want to come together?"

"No, there won't be enough space for Charles to come again." Winnie stretched out her hand, pulled Heber and asked, "Hey, Sister Heber, shall we play another song?"

Heber raised his eyes to meet Charles' gaze, and there was a smile in the eyes of the other party, revealing the meaning of pampering his sister.Smiling, Heber lowered his eyes and asked the girl beside him, "What does Winnie want to play?"

Seeing that his sister was ignoring Shire capriciously again, Nolan, who has always been good at watching the atmosphere, tugged Shire beside him, and responded to Heber for the twin sister, "Sister Heber, can you play "Blooming Violet?" "Woolen cloth?"

This is a very famous court tango with a very cheerful rhythm.Of course, it is also necessary for practice.

"Nolan wants to hear?" Heber asked.

"Yeah." The well-behaved Nolan nodded, then looked at his sister, "Can Winnie play this?"

"Oh, whatever you want, I can play it if you want to hear it." The tsundere little princess pouted, reluctantly agreeing, but sat upright, and put her hand on the keyboard. Above, urged Hebe to the side, "Sister Hebe, let's start."

"Yeah." He Bo raised his eyes, just in time to meet Xia Zuo raised his eyebrows at her, lowered his eyes and smiled, and put his fingers on the keys.

The black and white keys undulate under the fingers, jumping out a series of cheerful notes.The brisk music played mischievously in his ears, and Nolan let go of his hands when he was ready, and stood opposite Xia Zuo, showing impeccable court etiquette, stretched out his hand towards Xia Zuo, and made a gesture The gesture of invitation to dance.

"Nolan wants to dance?" Xia Zuo couldn't help laughing as he looked at the serious sister opposite.

Heber, who noticed the movement on their side, was also taken aback by Nolan's action, and Winnie was even more surprised. She even played a wrong note.

The piano sound was still playing, Nolan looked up at his sister opposite, and said with watery eyes, "Can't you?"

"Of course." Xia Zuo reached out, took Nolan's right hand in his hand, bent slightly, embraced her petite body, and let her left hand rest on the forearm of his right hand.

Xia Zuo, who was the leader, took a step to the left, and Nolan, who was being drawn, took a step back to the right. At the moment of interlacing, his body turned slightly, and he began to walk tacitly.

"I wanted to dance with Charles before. My mother said that Charles has made great progress this year. I didn't step on Sister Ellen last time." Ciel, who has a huge difference in height, said.

Xia Zuo, who was playing with his younger sister, smiled when he heard the words, turned his steps, and brought his younger sister into his arms when he stepped back. He carefully followed the steps under his feet, and while trying to recall the cumbersome dance steps in his mind, he replied, "Of course, I It's improving every year."

"Hmm...but you went wrong again just now..." Nolan nodded, adjusted his steps to match Xia Zuo's chaotic steps, and danced with her in a roundabout dance.

Charles, who was mercilessly pointed out by his sister, said with a bitter face, "Please forgive me, this is already the best."

"If this is the case, you won't be able to find someone to dance with you at Sister Ellen's wedding next month." Nolan wrinkled her lovely nose and muttered softly, "Charles, I'm wrong again..."

"It's okay, you will follow..."

"I can't keep up, oops, I stepped on the wrong foot again..."

He Bo, who accompanied them, watched the orderly steps of the young and old, and gradually deviated under Xia Zuo's leadership, showing a smile that couldn't help.Winnie, who has been paying attention to them, is more intuitive and plays the notes under her fingers more cheerfully.

All the social dance steps of the palace have a uniform set of standards, especially the dance steps danced together on the "Festive" are even stricter.

From the first step to the last step, including the interlude of exchanging partners, it can maintain a good-looking shape from the beginning to the end, and return to the original point.

When dancers line up in a circle, they can move freely in the circle according to certain rules, and the lead dancers who want to change their partners approach each other.When it is fan-shaped, the position is fixed, and a small beat dance step is completed on the spot.

But now, when Xia Zuo and Nolan are dancing alone, they can't return to the original point in the middle of the song. It seems that they have to dance the whole song according to the rules at the ball with a group of strange young people who have never trained together. Very possible.

When the key fell to the last one, Winnie looked up at the two people who were far away from the initial position, and made a face, "Charles, you are all going to Sass."

Nolan also let go of her hand, and looked up at her sister with a worried expression on her face.Alas, what should I do? Without Sister Ellen, Charles will definitely step on someone again.

Xia Zuo, who had no such awareness of his image in front of his sister, lowered his head and asked, "Do you want to continue?"

Nolan shook his head and said, "It's tiring to hold your hands up." The difference in height between them is too big, and it's very tiring to always raise your arms and head up.

"Then you go over there." She said, patted Nolan on the head, urging her to run to Hebe.

"Huh?" Nolan, who didn't know why, obediently ran to Winnie, and then heard Xia Zuo say, "Nolan Winnie, "Crusu"."

The implication was to let them play the second piece they were good at. The obedient twins looked at each other and played the soothing prelude tacitly.

He Bo, who understood a little bit, raised his eyes, and saw Xia Zuo, who was gradually walking towards her, stood two steps away, and stretched out his hand towards her.

Um?Want to dance?

Heber shook his head and refused with a smile.

The mischievous alpha blinked and acted innocently.The woman with a puffed stomach was defeated under her eyes, showing a helpless smile, then reached out and put her palm on her warm palm.

The strong alpha reached out and embraced her in his arms, supporting her slightly bloated body with his strong arms, and stepped out with his left foot.

It's just a soothing tune like "Crusu", there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Hmm...probably ok...

The body under the palm is warm, and the aroma lingering at the tip of the nose is alluring.Xia Zuo lowered his eyes and met a pair of eyes that were as dazzling as agate stones, and his heart began to beat uncontrollably.