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Chapter 423 The Little Princess Cannot Learn to Play the Suona!
Not only was the little princess in a hurry to leave, but even the Chengyang little princess and the Gaoyang little princess looked at Xiao Ran with expectant faces.
Xiao Ran smiled and reached for the car keys on the coffee table.
"Let's go, I'll take you to find your teacher."
Finding a teacher is not something that can be done entirely by chance, so before setting off, Xiao Ran searched online for the largest music education institution in the area before taking his three little princesses into the car.
Following the map navigation, Xiao Ran looked up and the first thing he saw was the word "Lingyin," which was also the name of the place.
This is a three-story shop. Pushing open the door, you see that both the walls and the floor are pure white, but not the kind of glaring white. On the contrary, this white is mixed with a touch of gray, which looks very high-end and simple.
On the left side of the first floor is a small rest area with several sofas and coffee tables, as well as a storage cabinet with some ornaments, a teapot, and several cans of tea.
The rest area is not large, and there is a reception room next to it, but the inside cannot be seen through the frosted glass.
On the right were various musical instruments, and when Xiao Ran saw that there was also a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument), he knew he had come to the right place.
On a sofa to the left sat a woman who looked very elegant. She was wearing a white suit and looked very capable.
As Xiao Ran pushed open the door, the wind chimes hanging on the door rang.
The woman turned around and saw Xiao Ran.
"Hello sir, are you here to have your children learn a musical instrument?" the woman asked.
Xiao Ran nodded. "Hello, my name is Xiao Ran."
The woman smiled. "Mr. Xiao, my name is Qiu Lefeng. I am the person in charge here, and also a teacher."
Although he graduated many years ago, and Qiu Lefeng is a musical instrument teacher, he should have no relation to Xiao Ran at all, especially since Xiao Ran is a parent.
But for some reason, Xiao Ran felt a little intimidated whenever he was in the teaching profession, regardless of what a teacher taught.
He was unusually reserved.
"Hello, Teacher Qiu. I'm here to register the children. This is my sister."
Qiu Lefeng looked at the three little princesses standing around Xiao Ran.
The little princess wasn't shy at all and gave Qiu Lefeng a big smile.
"Hello, Teacher Qiu!"
Qiu Lefeng smiled, his expression softening instantly.
"Hello little friend, how old are you?"
The little princess held up her finger, "I'm three years old!"
Qiu Lefeng's smile became even gentler.
Then, Qiu Lefeng looked at Xiao Ran and said, "Mr. Xiao, please come with me."
Xiao Ran followed Qiu Lefeng into the reception room.
The reception room contained a large desk, a large sofa for two, and two executive chairs.
Qiu Lefeng walked to the boss's chair inside and sat down, gesturing for Xiao Ran to sit opposite her. Then she said, "You can let the three children sit on the sofa and rest for a while. I have some snacks here."
As he spoke, Qiu Lefeng actually took out three packets of cookies from the drawer.
Seeing Xiao Ran's hesitant expression, Qiu Lefeng smiled and said, "Take them, it's just a few bags of cookies. My niece loves these cookies, and she takes classes here, so I bought some."
Hearing her say that, Xiao Ran nodded to the three little princesses, who then thanked her sweetly and went to sit on the sofa to eat cookies.
At this moment, Qiu Lefeng turned to Xiao Ran and asked, "I'd like to ask, where are the child's parents?"
After saying that, perhaps fearing that something might have happened at home, Qiu Lefeng added, "Of course, it's okay if it's inconvenient to talk about it."
Xiao Ran shook his head. "There's nothing inconvenient about it. They're at home. I just happened to have some free time today, so I brought them over."
Qiu Lefeng nodded and then said, "It's like this, I think our children are still quite young, isn't it a bit too early for them to learn musical instruments now? Actually, these extracurricular classes should be based on the children's interests, and it's not advisable to force them to grow too fast."
As he spoke, Qiu Lefeng looked at the three little princesses who were eating cookies, his eyes softening for a moment. Then he looked at Xiao Ran and said, "Mr. Xiao, please don't blame me for being blunt. You can't force your children to succeed. It's better not to put too many shackles on children of this age."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran was both amused and exasperated. He understood what Qiu Lefeng meant and quickly explained, "Teacher Qiu, it's not what you think. My children saw these musical instruments and wanted to learn them. When I celebrated Children's Day with them and asked what gifts they wanted, they told me themselves."
Teacher Qiu was relieved to hear this.
The problem is that their educational institution has had such issues. A five-year-old child was sent to learn a musical instrument. There was nothing wrong with that, but what child doesn't want to play? And the parents' expectations were too high. In the end, the child was driven to depression at a young age.
From then on, Teacher Qiu paid a lot of attention to these things.
After hearing Xiao Ran's explanation, Teacher Qiu finally felt half relieved. As for the other half, she would probably have to wait and see before she could feel at ease.
However, Teacher Qiu did not directly refuse Xiao Ran, but asked, "What musical instruments would the three children like to learn?"
Xiao Ran pointed to Princess Chengyang and said, "This is Fanyin; she wants to learn the piano."
Then, Xiao Ran pointed to Princess Gaoyang and said, "Seventeen likes the drums. As for the one you asked about earlier, she is my youngest child, nicknamed Sizi. She wanted to learn something special, so she chose the suona."
Instead of immediately commenting on the instruments the three little princesses had chosen, Teacher Qiu smiled and said, "Sizi, that's a good name; it sounds healthy."
Originally, Teacher Qiu wanted to mention that he shared the same name as a little princess from the Tang Dynasty, but then he remembered that the little princess died at the age of twelve, so he didn't say it.
Xiao Ran smiled as he looked at the little princess.
"Yes, as long as she is healthy, that's all that matters."
Seeing that Xiao Ran's expression didn't seem fake, Qiu Lefeng felt much more at ease, and his tone became more relaxed.
"It's good that the three children each have their own favorite instrument. We have teachers for all kinds of instruments here, including a teacher for the suona, who is a veteran artist we have hired. I know a little about the piano and drums. Although the two children are a bit young, it's good for them to get started."
Qiu Lefeng gave Xiao Ran a heads-up, saying, "However, because the children are so young, their progress may be a bit slow. Also, if they want to practice at home, it's best not to let them practice for too long. We'll keep that in mind during class too."
Xiao Ran nodded. "Okay, I understand. I'll remind them."
Qiu Lefeng then looked at the little princess and said, "I didn't expect this little one to be so cute and like the suona. The master would be happy to know. But to be honest, we only recently started the category of ethnic musical instruments, so I don't know much about the suona. We need to go upstairs and ask the master."
Xiao Ran naturally didn't see anything wrong with this, so he stood up and said to the three little princesses, "Si Zi Fan Yin Seventeen, let's go upstairs."
The three little princesses looked up, nodded, and followed behind Xiao Ran.
Teacher Qiu walked towards the door, glancing at the sofa as she passed. She noticed the sofa and floor were spotless, and the cookie wrappers were neatly placed in the trash bag. Her expression relaxed, even showing a hint of pleasure. These three children clearly had excellent upbringing; such children are easier to teach, and their parents are likely to be more understanding.
Xiao Ran led the three little princesses and followed Qiu Lefeng up to the third floor.
Although the entire educational institution only has three floors, it is equipped with an elevator. Adults can go up and down without any problem, but some younger children may find it tiring.
The group went up to the third floor. Logically, the third floor should be noisy since it was also a place where musical instruments were taught. However, they didn't hear any musical instruments when they went up to the third floor. They could only hear some when they passed by the door.
Seeing this, Qiu Lefeng explained, "We use the best soundproofing cotton here, and the doors are also custom-made soundproof doors, so the sound generally can't get outside."
Xiao Ran understood.
Qiu Lefeng led Xiao Ran and his group to the innermost room, then without knocking, took out his phone and made a call.
Since the door is soundproof, and there might be someone practicing an instrument inside, they might not hear you knocking. It's faster to call.
The call connected quickly, Qiu Lefeng greeted the person on the other end, and soon the door in front of him opened.
An old man came out; his hair was gray and he had a beard.
"Little Qiu, who wants to learn the suona?" the old man asked.
Qiu Lefeng treated the old man with great respect.
"Master, this is the little boy."
As he spoke, Qiu Lefeng looked at the little princess, who then took a step forward.
"Grandpa~ I want to learn how to tie my nest like a duck~"
As she spoke, the little princess grinned at the old man.
The old man smiled at the little princess, his tone full of satisfaction.
"It's wonderful that there are still so many children learning traditional musical instruments."
However, after speaking, the old man fell silent, and then said, "Wait for me a moment. I'll go back and tell those kids to practice on their own, and then we'll talk again."
As he spoke, the old man opened the door, gave some instructions to those inside, and then turned to look at the three little princesses, saying, "Let the children go in and rest. There are tables and chairs inside, and the other children won't bully them."
As he spoke, the old man looked at Xiao Ran, while Xiao Ran looked at the three little princesses.
“Sizi Fanyin Seventeen, would you like to go in and play with the other children? You can watch them play the suona.”
The little princess immediately became interested upon hearing the suona being played.
"I'm going to go duck~"
If the young princess is going, then the young princesses of Chengyang and Gaoyang will naturally follow.
So the three little princesses went inside hand in hand.
The old man gently closed the door, and Qiu Lefeng said, "What's going on? Why can't the children hear?"
Xiao Ran naturally realized that the old man's actions just now were clearly intended to get the three little princesses away.
The old man sighed and said, "Actually, it's nothing. I just saw that the child likes the suona and I was afraid it would upset her, so I spoke to you alone."
As he spoke, the old man looked at Xiao Ran.
"It's not that I don't want to teach, it's just that this child is too young, he looks only three or four years old, right?"
Xiao Ran nodded. "That's right."
The old man said, "At this age, her development is not yet complete. Playing the suona requires not only dexterity of the hands but also a strong lung capacity. If it were a systematic learning process, such a young child simply could not handle it, and it would be bad for her health. So I cannot teach her."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran felt a headache coming on. If the little princess knew that she couldn't learn it, wouldn't she be very sad?
But that's the situation. The old man made it very clear that such young children simply can't learn. Even Qiu Lefeng said, "Indeed, the children are too young. That's why I said from the beginning that they can't practice piano and drums for too long. Drums are okay, but piano should be strictly controlled. After all, such young children's hand bones haven't fully developed yet."
Xiao Ran nodded, "Okay, thank you, Teacher Qiu, and thank you very much, Master."
The old man waved his hand, "It's alright. Now that everything is clear, you should talk to the child properly. I'm going in to class now."
With that, the old man walked into the classroom.
From the moment the three little princesses entered the classroom, all the students looked over.
The oldest child inside was only a little over ten years old. When he saw the three little princesses come in, he quickly went over to them.
"Children, whose children are you?"
The little princess looked at the young lady in front of her and said proudly, "I'm from Xiaonangjun's family~"
Although I don't know what the little princess is proud of, the little girl was charmed by her expression.
"Hehe, you're so cute! Are you Teacher Yang's child?"
The little princess frowned, not knowing who Teacher Yang was, and emphasized, "No~ I'm Little Nang-jun~"
Princess Gaoyang, however, understood and explained, "We are new students, and we are here to register today. My brother is outside talking to your teacher."
The little girl then understood, "Oh, I see. Would you like to take a rest?"
Although it was a question, the little girl had already asked several of the older children in the classroom to make room for the three little princesses.
The other children also gathered around the three little princesses, some of them even taking out several bags of snacks from their backpacks to share with them.
The first girl asked, "Do all three of you want to learn the suona?"
The little princess quickly raised her hand, "Yes, I want to learn to duck!"
The little girl was a little surprised. "Oh, it's you! You like the suona?"
The little princess nodded, "Porridge~"
Another little girl smiled and said, "How about I play a tune for you?"
The little princess's eyes lit up. She initially chose the suona because she liked its shape, which resembled a trumpet flower. Later, after playing it herself, she found the suona's sound loud and clear, and thus fell in love with it.
But she'd never heard a tune played on the suona before, so she immediately clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Great! Great!" (End of Chapter)
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