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The rich aroma of coffee filled the air, and everyone greedily took a deep breath before eagerly picking up their cups to drink.
Chen Meijia and Lu Ziqiao rarely drank this stuff, finding the taste strange. However, after a few sips, they quickly became captivated by its unique charm.
"It's still as delicious as ever."
Hu Yifei remarked with a sigh, then asked Su Mingyang, "By the way, your coffee shop is open now. I guess you won't be able to cook anymore, right?"
Chen Meijia, the foodie, finally realized what was happening and pouted, saying, "Yeah, we won't be able to eat anything good now."
Although Su Mingyang only cooks occasionally, with this coffee shop open, he doesn't even have time to cook anymore.
Just as Su Mingyang was about to answer, Luo Xiaorong asked curiously, "Boss, can you cook too?"
Chen Meijia excitedly praised, "It's not just that he can cook, it's that...even the chefs at five-star hotels can't cook as well as him!"
"Is it that amazing?"
Luo Xiaorong is also a foodie, and her mouth watered when she heard this.
Su Mingyang raised an eyebrow and said, "Of course, I'll let you try it whenever I cook."
Luo Xiaorong's face was full of anticipation as she excitedly exclaimed, "Great! Long live the boss!"
"Haha, no need to be so polite."
Su Mingyang waved his hand, feeling incredibly pleased to be called "boss" for the first time! Lin Wanyu chimed in, "That's right, Xiao Rong. We'll be working together from now on, no need for such formalities."
Luo Xiaorong nodded: "Yes, I understand, boss lady."
Hearing Luo Xiaorong address her that way, Lin Wanyu blushed slightly.
She looked up at Su Mingyang, who just happened to wink at her. She couldn't help but smile in response, her heart filled with excitement and a touch of joy.
"Uh-huh."
Seeing the two exchanging glances again, Hu Yifei couldn't help but cough. She then noticed the grand piano in the corner and asked, "Mingyang, you bought a piano too?"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the piano.
Su Danyang laughed and said, "Yeah, I bought it to play around with. Yifei, can you play?"
"How could I know that...?"
Hu Yifei pouted and looked at Lin Wanyu: "Wanyu, aren't you studying music? You should know how, right?"
"I know a little."
Lin Wanyu nodded, very modestly.
At this moment, Lu Ziqiao said with a smug look, "Haha, actually I know a little bit too."
Everyone except Luo Xiaorong, who didn't know him, was quite surprised that Lu Ziqiao could play the piano, and they stared at him with suspicious eyes.
Guan Gu Shenqi finally had a chance to speak, and hesitantly said, "Ziqiao, you're not kidding, are you? Piano is very difficult to learn."
Lu Ziqiao felt a little uncomfortable under their gazes, shrugged, and said, "Of course I'm not joking. Playing the piano is a magic skill for picking up girls, how could I not learn it?"
Everyone felt ashamed of this statement.
Su Mingyang gave Lü Ziqiao a thumbs up and said with a smile, "Not bad, Ziqiao. Want to try playing a song?"
Feeling guilty, Lü Ziqiao said, "Uh, I won't embarrass myself in front of Wanyu, who studies music. Let her play a piece for us instead."
"Ziqiao, don't flatter me. I only know a little bit."
Lin Wanyu modestly replied with a smile, "We'd rather see you play, Yifei, what do you guys think?"
Hu Yifei agreed, "Yes, Ziqiao, since you can play, why don't you go and play it first?"
Lu Zhanbo clapped his hands: "Welcome Ziqiao to play a piece for us!"
Seeing everyone joining in the commotion, Lu Ziqiao tried to decline, but Chen Meijia sneered, "I think he's probably just bragging. He can play the piano? He's more like a cotton fluffer!"
"Pfft, haha!"
This remark made everyone burst into laughter.
"Meijia, you're the one who's fluffing cotton! Today I'll show you what a true piano prince is all about!"
Lu Ziqiao rolled his eyes, provoked by her words, and strode towards the piano.
Chapter 130 A Wedding in a Dream!
Watching Lu Ziqiao's confident figure walk towards the piano, Chen Meijia was a little confused. Looking at everyone with a questioning gaze, she said, "Ziqiao really can play the piano?"
Hu Yifei pouted: "If you don't know, how could we possibly know?"
Chen Meijia recalled, "Well, I've known him for several years, and he's never told me he could play the piano."
"Yeah"
Lin Wanyu tilted her head and guessed, "That's probably something I learned recently."
Listening to their conversation, Su Mingyang wondered if Lu Ziqiao had recently learned something new, but anyway... he was among the people talking.
Lu Ziqiao had already sat down at the piano, opened the lid, and revealed the bright black and white keys to everyone.
He closed his eyes, seemingly deep in thought, his fingers brushing across the keys as he tested the piano, producing a surprisingly decent sound. Then, nothing more happened; all eyes were on him.
After watching for three minutes, with his eyes closed and still not starting to play, Hu Yifei couldn't help but ask, "What is he doing? Why isn't he starting?"
Lin Wanyu guessed, "He's probably building up his emotions."
Chen Meijia asked curiously, "Does it really need to take this long to prepare?"
Su Mingyang complained, "Brewing wine should take a little longer."
Guan Gu Shenqi asked doubtfully, "I think Zi Qiao looks like he's asleep."
Zeng Xiaoxian agreed: "Very likely!"
Just as everyone was getting impatient and was about to speak up to remind Lü Ziqiao...
He suddenly opened his eyes and finally moved! His fingers pressed the first key, and a note floated into everyone's ears, followed by the second, and then the third, with slow, melodious notes echoing throughout the coffee shop.
Su Mingyang and the others were immediately stunned into silence.
After listening for a few seconds, Chen Meijia hesitated and said, "It sounds like two tigers are being played."
"Uh, I guess so."
Lin Wanyu nodded, her lips twitching slightly.
The reason it's "should" is because Lü Ziqiao played the last few syllables incorrectly.
Su Mingyang and the others were also completely dumbfounded.
All I can say is that these two tigers played quite uniquely! Later on, Lu Ziqiao's expression became somewhat absorbed, his fingers rapidly pressing the keys, his head swaying along with them, looking very serious. It was more like he was typing on a computer keyboard than playing the piano; it was impossible to tell what he was playing.
The melody was incredibly chaotic, making people irritable and restless.
Upon hearing this, Hu Yifei suddenly felt an urge to hit someone and asked疑惑地问道, "Wanyu, what piece is he playing now?"
"I don't know either."
Lin Wanyu shook her head; she really couldn't understand it, it seemed like she was just playing random tunes.
Su Mingyang laughed and said, "I know, this song is a joke."
Lin Wanyu was taken aback for a moment, then asked blankly, "What the hell? I've never heard of this master's piece."
Hu Yifei and the others were also very puzzled and looked at Su Mingyang.
Su Mingyang suppressed a laugh and explained, "This is a work created by Master Lü himself, called 'Blind Chicken,' and it also has another name: 'Random Playing of the Qin.'"
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They then realized that it wasn't that their appreciation level was low.
And that is indeed the case. Lu Ziqiao did teach himself piano for a few days in order to pick up girls, and he had reached the point where he could play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Two Tigers".
However, because I hadn't played for so long, I had completely forgotten everything and could only barely manage to play the two tigers, and then it was just a series of random plays.
Never mind what they're playing.
The movements must be quick and the posture stylish, so it looks quite intimidating.
Looking at him like this, Su Mingyang suddenly thought of the calligraphy masters of later generations.
At this moment, Lü Ziqiao finally stopped, ceasing his nagging at everyone, and turned to them with a smile, saying, "How was it? Not bad, right? Just now, I had a flash of inspiration and created a piece that blended classical, postmodern, and pop styles. I'm truly a genius."
Chen Meijia had been putting up with him for a long time. After taking a sip of coffee, she burst out: "I'll spray you to death with a mouthful of salt soda! You compose your own music? If you can compose your own music, then pigs can fly! What kind of nonsense are you playing? I was wrong just now. You'd probably struggle with fluffing cotton; you're more like playing marbles!"
Lu Ziqiao wasn't intimidated at all and stubbornly retorted, "Tch, Meijia, I completely understand that you have no musical talent. I won't argue with you anymore."
Chen Meijia rolled her eyes and ignored him.
Su Mingyang teased Lü Ziqiao, "Ziqiao, the song you just composed should probably be called 'Blind Chicken,' right?"
"Mingyang, how did you know I wanted this name?"
Lu Ziqiao feigned surprise and raised an eyebrow at Su Mingyang, saying, "It seems that among all these people, you understand me the most."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Ignoring the laughter of the crowd, Lu Ziqiao returned to his seat and began to drink his coffee.
Hu Yifei's head was still throbbing after listening to Lu Ziqiao play, so she turned to Lin Wanyu and said, "Wanyu, why don't you play a piece for us?"