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"Yes...that's it."
Shiina nodded slightly, feeling a little more shy.
What's wrong with me? How come I can't even express such a simple meaning?
"So what do you want me to do? Let me make it clear first, you can't do anything illegal or criminal."
"I won't let you do those weird things!"
How could Shiina possibly let Su Qing do such a thing? If Su Qing were to be arrested, who would share the monthly food expenses with him?
However, after Su Qing made such a joke, Shiina suddenly felt much calmer now, and thought that she should be able to properly express her needs now.
"Okay, okay, then tell me what you want. If I can do it, I'll do whatever you ask."
Shiina appeared unusually cautious at this moment, as if he were carefully considering each word that followed.
After a long pause, she spoke carefully, word by word:
"Could you sing it for me again?"
Chapter 96 The Overly Cute Angel
"Could you sing it for me again?"
"What to sing?"
To be honest, when Shiina was deep in thought, Su Qing had even mentally prepared himself to hug Shiina again, but then...
What am I supposed to sing?
"It's...it's the song you sang when you hugged me just now..."
At this thought, Shiina's mind flashed back to the image of Su Qing hugging him so tightly, that voice that was so beautiful it was almost unfair, that broad chest, that strong heartbeat, and that reassuring warmth...
No! I can't think about it anymore!
"I think it sounds great, and I'd like to hear it again..."
So it was that poem... I never thought that the old man's teachings would actually be liked by people.
In a daze, Su Qing recalled that one and only period of happiness.
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"Xiao Qingzi, come here, come here."
"Hey Dean, can't you just call me by my name properly?"
"Ahem, as long as you understand, that's all that matters. I'm just asking you, have you learned that song I taught you last time?"
Honestly, he's over 30 and still doesn't do anything right. He must be watching Douyin (TikTok). I guess I'll have to recommend some positive videos to him from now on, like "My 50-Year-Old Dad Gets a Graduate from a Top University" or something.
At the very least, you can learn some lessons, such as how you can achieve good results by fully relying on your father in everything you do.
Despite her inner complaints, Su Qing still held this old rascal in high regard.
"You've learned it? What? Are you going to teach me some new song now? Let me make it clear, I'm not learning it."
"No, no, no, this time we're not learning songs, we're learning classical Chinese poems."
"Classical poetry? Is it on the exam?"
Su Qing hesitated for a moment. If it were a test, using singing to memorize would not be a bad method, especially for long narrative poems like "The Song of the Pipa".
"Um... I'm not the one who set the questions, I don't know either, so... it probably won't be on the test, right?"
The dean hadn't expected Su Qing to be so pragmatic. After thinking for a while, he said in exasperation:
"You child, does the fact that we won't take the exam mean we won't study?"
"Why study if you're not going to take the exam? Don't you know I'm very busy?"
The dean didn't know how to refute it for a moment. This child was good in every way, but he was too stubborn. When he took him in when he was a child, he told him that if he studied hard, he could change his destiny.
To be honest, he didn't really understand these things. He just saw people on Douyin saying these things to their children every day, so he casually mentioned it. As a result, the child really took it to heart and studied it day and night. He felt a little sorry for the child when he saw the bloodshot eyes.
Fortunately, the child's grades were also quite good...
What kind of ghost is that!
What kind of genius did I pick up? He got full marks in eight or nine subjects. I don't feel any sense of accomplishment at all!
The same thing happened during the high school entrance exam. Since the high school entrance exam was a city-wide unified exam, Su Qing could only be forced to get first place in the city because other cities used different test papers, so there was no comparability.
Even if they used the same test paper, he figured it was impossible for anyone to score higher than this kid.
After all, any higher than that would exceed the score limit!
But people are not learning machines, so from then on he was wary of Su Qing secretly buying extra practice papers behind his back.
but now……
"If you learn it, I'll let you do an extra test paper?"
The dean hesitated.
"One copy."
"Two."
Two books.
“Two!”
Seeing that Su Qing wanted to say something more, the dean made the final decision directly.
"Three tickets, no more haggling!"
"Alright, three cards it is."
Actually, it doesn't matter how many there are. Although the old man doesn't allow me to buy them, he didn't say I can't let others buy them for me. Besides, he won't even know the papers are at school, right?
"Ahem, then listen carefully and learn well. This is a precious thing left to us by our ancestors..."
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"Sing it again, no, can't I?"
Noticing that Su Qing hadn't responded for a while, Shiina couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, thinking that the other party might have some concerns. She gently raised her eyelids, her gaze briefly meeting Su Qing's, before quickly lowering them again, like a dewdrop touched by the first light of dawn.
At the same time, her voice was as thin as a whisper, mixed with an indescribable sense of loss, almost drowned out by the surrounding silence.
"Of course, you can listen anytime you want."
Seeing Shiina's reaction, Su Qing knew the other had misunderstood. She smiled and explained, then cleared her throat lightly, as if adjusting her state of mind and emotions, before resuming her a cappella singing:
"May I be like a star and you like the moon..."
When the song ended, Su Qing hadn't been able to observe Shiina's reaction because he needed to concentrate while singing. However, seeing her happy expression, he figured it must have been quite effective.
"You sang really well."
Shiina doesn't listen to music often, but at this moment, listening to Su Qing's a cappella singing, she unexpectedly felt a desire to keep listening forever. However, before that, she had a question:
"Why not finish the whole song? The lyrics you're singing now are the same as the ones you just sang, right?"
"It has been sung in its entirety, and moreover, this is not a song, but a poem to be precise."
"Huh? Poetry? The kind of poetry we learn in our textbooks?"
"Yes, in the beginning, these poems were sung by the ancients, but now we recite them, which makes them lose their charm."
"I see, that's really amazing."
Shiina remarked with emotion.
Su Qing, still smiling, asked:
"Would you like to hear anything else?"
"Can we listen to anything else?"
"Of course, didn't I say I could listen to whatever I wanted anytime?"
"I want to hear it! I want to hear it!"
Upon hearing that she could unlock more beautiful poems, Shiina's beautiful eyes sparkled with excitement as she looked intently at Su Qing. In her excitement, she moved even closer to Su Qing with her delicate face.
What kind of music would you like to hear?
"Hmm...something cheerful and lighthearted is fine."
Shiina thought about it. She didn't really like sad songs. Usually, when she listened to music, she would only listen to some light songs to relax.
"Is it cheerful and relaxing?"
To be honest, because poets often need deeper emotions and insights to create articles that can evoke deeper thought and empathy in people, there haven't been many cheerful and lighthearted poems throughout history, but they haven't been nonexistent either.
Su Qing then softly sang:
"The delicate clouds weave patterns, the shooting stars convey sorrow, and the Milky Way stretches far and wide in the dark."
As soon as Jinfeng Yulu met, they won but countless on earth.
The tenderness is like water, and the good times are like dreams.
If the love lasts for a long time, how can it last day and night? "
Throughout the first half of the piece, Su Qing maintained a clear and penetrating tone.
As Su Qing sang the second half, her tone gradually became stronger and slightly hoarse as she began to sing, conveying the deep emotions and reluctance to part. In the final part, her voice suddenly became firm and powerful, full of strength and conviction.
"It really... sounds really good."
Shiina's beautiful eyes blinked, making no attempt to hide her excitement.
"However...it seems that some parts of the song are sung in a rather sad way?"
Shiina was also hearing this kind of poetry for the first time, and she could only get a general understanding from Su Qing's tone of voice and emotional investment.
"Yes, although there were some minor setbacks along the way, it was generally easy and enjoyable. After all, one can better appreciate joy only after experiencing sadness."
"That's true..."
Su Qing nodded, then hesitated and said:
"Um...aren't you standing a little too close...?"
As Su Qing's melodious singing voice gently rippled through the air, Shiina unconsciously, as if drawn by some invisible force, slowly moved closer to Su Qing until the two were so close that they could almost hear the echo of each other's heartbeats.
She blinked her clear and captivating eyes gently, only then realizing the sudden closeness between herself and Su Qing. In that instant, a blush crept up her neck, then spread rapidly like the clouds in the morning light, eventually dyeing her entire face a shy blush.
So she quickly turned her head to the side:
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to."
Seeing Shiina pick up the cushion and try to hide her head like an ostrich, Su Qing chuckled softly.
"So cute."
"...What's cute about it?"
"It's lovely everywhere."
"...I feel like you're mocking me."
"How could that be? This is a compliment."
"It'll probably be that childlike cuteness again, right?"
[I don't want something this cute!]
"Um……"
Su Qing deliberately drew out the tone, then chuckled mischievously:
"Aren't you just a child?"
Soon, Su Qing felt waves of comfort coming from her upper arm.
Oh, it turns out that our angel has put down her modesty at some point and instead gently tapped Su Qing's upper arm several times with her hands.
Please remember, it's several times!
"That makes you look even more like a little kid!"
Clearly, the angel's protests and dissatisfaction did not attract the attention of the great demon; on the contrary, the latter laughed even more heartily.