Both father and daughter's feelings towards subtle things changed. Qian An was more and more satisfied with Shuishui. The child had developed in the direction he wanted. That night while they walked the streets, the neon lights appeared to be more colorful and bloomed more brilliantly. The lights added a vibrant vitality to the beautiful and rich city of Oubei.
Father and daughter arrived at a piano shop. The shop had a glass window, and through the glass, the dazzling array of musical instruments could be seen. When they entered, the lady at the front desk smiled at them. "May I help you?"
"We want to buy an erhu for beginners," Qian An said directly.
"Yes, the erhu instrument is on the second floor. I'll bring you up so you can take a look." The lady at the front desk walked and gestured for them to go up with her.
Shuishui and Qian An went upstairs. The lady introduced them to the three kinds of erhu that were suitable for beginners. "These three are more cost-effective and have a one-year warranty."
Shuishui chose. "I'll take the dark-colored one, Dad."
"Hmm. Then we'll take the dark-colored one." Qian An didn't know how to choose, so Shuishui could get whichever she wanted.
After he paid for the erhu, Qian An carried it. It was quite heavy. They left the piano shop and walked around the area. Shuishui still needed to buy Xuan paper and ink supplies, which were not available in stationery stores. After they walked around for a while, they finally found a store that sold ink and wash. Considering that she needed ink and wash for practicing, she bought more.
When they had bought everything, they were ready to go home.
Qian An's happiness showed as he played songs while he drove on their way home.
Shuishui closed her eyes to rest. When they arrived home, Qian An woke Shuishui up. "Shuishui, we're home. Get up. Are you tired?"
"Hm? No, I'm just sleepy from listening to the music. I'm not that tired." Shuishui opened the door and yawned as she got out of the car.
A lively sound came from the villa. Qian An smiled and said, "Momo brought her friends here for a party. You should rest early. If you're disturbed, tell Dad."
"It's fine. After all, I'm on holiday now." Shuishui did not mind. Moreover, her room was soundproof.
As they walked in, Shuishui saw a few girls wearing clothes that looked very familiar. She frowned slightly and looked at them. However, she did not say anything and went upstairs to her room. When the young people saw Qian An, they naturally greeted him.
"Hello, uncle."
"Dad, you're back? Do you want to eat something?" Momo and Qian An were not as close as Shuishui and her father were. However, Momo liked her father more than she liked her mother. She would sometimes get jealous that her father treated Shuishui well.
"No, I'm full today. I ate with Shuishui. I won't disturb you. Enjoy yourselves." Qian An was ready to go upstairs to rest.
Momo didn't say anything. Anyway, her father had brought Shuishui out for dinner.
Shuishui returned to her room and saw her open wardrobe. She walked over and saw that her neatly arranged clothes had been messed up.
She remembered that the few women downstairs were wearing her clothes and immediately understood what happened. She guessed that it was this big sister who was a student from a famous university. Shuishui was a germophobe and didn't like others messing around with her things, especially when they took her things and messed them up. It really disgusted her when they all had their own rooms and basically had their own private territories.
Shuishui tidied up her wardrobe. Her clothes were mainly ones that her body's original owner had chosen. She did not like them very much. After she tidied up her wardrobe, she picked up her erhu and began to practice. The teacher said that she could learn the basics slowly. Moreover, she was familiar with it and could read music scores. She started playing the simplest songs. Although practicing was very boring, she enjoyed it very much because her heart was very calm. She liked the feeling that came with it.
She practiced more than ten basic pieces and then thought of the piece she learned back then. Unknowingly, she played it. Although she was not familiar with it, she continued playing the piece. Her hand was a bit painful, so she stopped. This piece was difficult to play, but she was a lot more familiar with it. It was not like the first time when she paused.
Shuishui felt that her fingers were in pain, so she soaked them in hot water to ease her discomfort.
She had to protect her hands, so she applied hand cream.
Not long after, someone knocked on the door. The way the person on the other side knocked was rather rude. Shuishui opened the door, and it was her elder sister. Shuishui frowned. "What's the matter?"
"Bring a few more sets of clothes down." Momo's commanding tone was accompanied with her arrogant expression.
Shuishui sneered, closed the door, and locked it. She ignored the woman who was frantically knocking on the door.
"Shuishui, what do you mean by this?" Momo slammed her fists on the door.
Pa pa pa pa.
Shuishui replied, "What do I mean? Am I close to you?"
"Damn it! As expected, this is the only thing you know how to do. Don't come to me for help in the future." Momo slammed the door.
Li Xue came out of the room and looked at Momo. "Momo, what are you doing?"
"That Shuishui—I needed a few clothes but she refused to lend them to me. She even closed the door and almost clipped my hand!" Momo said.
Li Xue quickly went forward. "I almost didn't catch it. Shuishui, what are you doing? Your sister is borrowing clothes. Why are you so angry?"
Shuishui put on her headphones and didn't let herself be bothered. This big sister still dared to say that she wanted to clip her hand. She remembered that Momo stood at a good distance away from the door.
Shuishui didn't react, and Li Xue couldn't vent her anger. "Forget it. Go get your clothes. Don't you have a lot of clothes too?"
"Mom, don't be angry." Momo comforted her mother.
Shuishui was too lazy to say anything. She would turn in after she had brushed her teeth and washed her face. By morning of the next day, she would start her busy summer vacation.
For Shuishui, she had too much to learn. The results of the middle school entrance examination were to be released on the 21st of June. Shuishui began her path of learning and went every day. At first, she went four days a week. Later, the three teachers felt that there was not enough time, so they let Shuishui go every day. Shuishui did not refuse. After all, there was nothing much to do. Learning from the three teachers was a good choice.
Therefore, the family only saw Shuishui at night. Shuishui often left and went out early.
This situation lasted for more than ten days. Of course, during that time, Mu Zilin had called Shuishui and had invited her to go out. However, when he heard that Shuishui had started learning calligraphy, he did not say anything. He just said, "I want to learn too!" After that, he did not contact Shuishui for a few days. It was also the 21st of June.
The three teachers gave Shuishui a day off, and because they knew that the results would be out on that day, they did not say anything. In fact, they were very nervous.