After a breakup, a song heals the world

After all, most people who like gossip, star chasing, and variety shows are still young people like Xie Ming. Although most people don't have the same thoughts as Xie Ming, they just give the old man's deceased wife a "smart person" personality according to their own ideas.

However, since it took the old man nearly a month to receive a reply, he still subconsciously felt that it was the girl's own problem that she took too long to reply.

As for this issue, the old man quickly gave his own explanation.

"At that time, information was not as developed as it is now. Even if two people are far apart, they can still communicate face to face through mobile phones or computers.

But at that time, if two people were in different places, the only way to communicate was through letters.

The mountains are high and the roads are long, and the postal industry was not as developed as it is now. It took more than ten days from the time a letter was sent to the time a reply was received, and in some places it might take even longer.

So, sometimes, the longing will be extended indefinitely.

I remember hearing some young people discussing something not long ago. With information becoming more and more developed, when you send a message, the other party can receive it instantly.

But the more this happens, sometimes it takes a long time for the other party to reply to my message..."

When the old man said this, he was silent for a moment, as if he was sighing or lamenting something. At the same time, the scene fell into the same silence.

Xie Ming, who had been acting smart before, lowered his head, with a slightly unnatural look on his face.

The audience in the live broadcast room also began their discussions and expressions of emotion after realizing the era the old man lived in.

[I am now in my thirties. When I was young, I lived with my grandfather while my parents worked in other places. There were no telephones at that time, so my parents would send me letters from outside. My uncle would read the contents of the letters to me, and I would recite the nursery rhymes and poems I had learned to my parents through a tape recorder. It took more than a month from sending the letters to receiving the replies.]

[I was about the same age. Telephones didn’t become popular until I was in primary school. At that time, the village store still sold envelopes and stamps, but now almost no one writes letters. ]

[Yes, now there are a lot of people in the address book. Sometimes when I send a message, it takes a long time for the other party to reply, or even no reply. More often, I don’t know who I sent the message to.]

[I think Teacher Li probably misses that time too, but I think this story should be a heartwarming one. After all... the girl wrote back to Teacher Li, didn't she?]

[Putting myself in the shoes of that girl, she must have waited for this letter for a very long time. In fact, I can more or less understand the old man's thoughts. Nowadays, many things seem to be becoming more and more developed, but some things are not as pure as before...]

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No matter how the audience and netizens inside and outside the venue commented, or whether everyone on the scene was emotional or silent, it seemed that they did not disturb the memories of the old man on the stage.

The old man's smile widened, and he continued to talk to himself, "Speaking of which, I was quite surprised when I received the reply letter. After all, I just met her by chance at the beginning.

The reason I wrote to her was simply because I suddenly remembered that bowl of soy milk, and most of what was in the letter were distant greetings between strangers.

When I opened the letter, I was even more surprised.

Because the letter I wrote to her was only one page, but her reply took up five pages.

In the letter, she shared with me every detail of her college life, and most importantly, she told me to remember to reply. It doesn’t matter if it’s late, but the important thing is... to reply.

At that time, I felt that this girl was sincere and serious, so I began to use more words and a thicker letter as a response to the girl's feelings. "

Perhaps the old man suddenly thought of himself at this moment, on such a stage, asking questions to the young people around him in this way.

So he paused for a moment, glanced at several contestants including Su Yan, and then continued.

"Later...we kept sending letters to each other at this frequency.

Don’t look at my age, but I am actually quite interested in some of the things that young people like, including some things on the Internet. Although I don’t know as much as you young people, occasionally when I have free time, I will also take a look at some of the things you young people like.

Just like before, I read this sentence on the Internet: "Long-term and high-frequency chatting can easily give people the illusion of ambiguity and make people mistakenly think that it is love."

When I first saw this passage, I always felt that it didn’t make sense. Love can’t be that simple.

But after thinking about it, I felt relieved. The so-called high-frequency chatting on the Internet is probably using mobile phones, so that you chat with me one sentence at a time.

It's not like what we did in the past, when we sent a letter, we would often have to wait nearly a month to receive a reply.

A month is not long, but not short either. The moon has gone through a cycle from crescent to full...

At that time, what she and I called high-frequency chatting was probably just writing down the interesting things that happened in a month on a few pieces of paper.

Every stroke is so neat and tidy, and seeing the words... is like seeing the face..."

Beside him, Su Yan listened quietly to the old man's story.

Sure enough, just as he had expected, the old man’s proposition was not simply five “times in the past”.

However, although he realized that this proposition might be more complicated than he had imagined, Su Yan still focused more on the story itself.

After all, he is also a famous music educator. In the following time, Mr. Li told the story in concise language.

Through correspondence, the young couple became more and more familiar with each other.

Although they are in two different cities, their hearts are getting closer and closer as they get to know each other.

During the holidays, since both of them were from the same place, they had more time to spend together, and just like that, the two young people eventually got together.

Became a couple.

As for the photos that the old man has treasured for a long time, there is actually a little story behind them.

Although I worked for a while, in that era, the piano was an absolute luxury.

But it just so happened that Mr. Li's job was related to piano, although he changed his job later.

But usually, if you want to play the piano, you often have to travel for a long time to borrow a piano from a school.

In this situation, she, who had become the old man's wife, saved money for a long time and secretly bought a second-hand piano for the old man.

In that era, even a second-hand piano could cost thousands of dollars.

When he said this, the old man's eyes were as gentle as water, and it was hard to tell from his face whether he was happier or sadder.

“I’ve played many pianos in my life, but the one she gave me is the one I treasure the most.

Even though I can buy a new piano that is many times better than that one later, I still love that one.

In fact, if you enlarge the photo, some of you may notice that there is a small brass lock on the piano.

Although pianos with locks do exist, they are not particularly common.

That’s because pianos in the past were too expensive, and the lid was locked to prevent others from accidentally touching it or damaging it due to other operations.

But to me, the copper lock means much more than that..."

Mr. Li closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and did not continue to explain what it meant to him.

Maybe it was because I had come to this point that I finally couldn't keep pretending to be relieved in front of the camera.

His tone had a hint of sadness and sentimentality.

"The girl in the story is naturally my wife. I am grateful for her companionship for 42 years. It was also after 42 years of our marriage that she left me forever.

Once, because of the death of my wife, I was unable to get over the grief. During that time, I always locked myself in my room. In that room was placed the second-hand piano that my wife had given me.

Immersed in sorrow, I could only read the letters we had exchanged in the past, which served as a remedy for my longing.

In total, she sent me 63 letters.

There are not many words in total in 63 letters. If they are stored in a current mobile phone or computer, it is estimated that there will be less than 1MB of memory. But they are indeed the most precious things to me after my wife left.

The writing is still there, but the voice and appearance are gone.

Perhaps it was her words of confession and concern that gave me new strength, so after my wife passed away, I was immersed in grief for half a year before I slowly began to come out of the haze.

Keep playing the piano, keep teaching, keep living.

But perhaps my students were worried that I would be too sad, so they rarely mentioned anything about my wife in front of me, and I also felt that it was enough to keep this memory deep in my heart.

Later, I also wanted to record this longing and past happiness forever in the form of a song in the field of music, which I am good at.

But I tried many times, and the final result was always failure.

Maybe as someone involved, I can’t help but have excessive emotions when thinking about these things, or maybe I don’t know what the point of this story is. ”

The old man paused, looked around, and spoke again, with a hint of emotion on his face.

“You young people have a very trendy term, called showing affection.

I think I'm probably okay, after all, my beloved wife has passed away, but the story I mentioned is what I really want to express.

Maybe it's because I feel that the previous relationship is precious. The 63 letters are enough for me to treasure for a lifetime, not only in that exquisite drawer, but also in my heart.

It is also possible that I think the love in that era was different from that now. I always felt that life was too short, so short that it was only enough to fall in love with one person.

It is more likely that my feelings at that time were more simple. It was not just me, but many couples of the older generation were like this. Once they got married, they became a family, and no matter rich or poor, they were tied together.

The 'old times' I mentioned earlier may not be specific enough, but my story should be considered relatively detailed.

As a guest of the show and the first person to pose this question, I still hope that all the contestants can fulfill my dream and help me create one, or even several, good works that can really move me. "

After saying this, Mr. Li bowed slightly and gestured to the audience.

Then, there was silence.

At the same time, the entire studio was also immersed in an immersive atmosphere. After a long while, the audience below the stage finally burst into warm applause.

Su Yan sighed unconsciously. In fact, he didn't know much about this old man.

However, after all, he is his teacher's teacher, so Su Yan still has some understanding of him.

He only knew that the old man's musical style was the same as his personality, very simple and honest.

Now, after hearing the story told by the old man, the first thing that came to my mind was not what kind of work I needed to produce, but more emotion in my heart...

I still remember that Su Yan had watched an anime in his previous life. It was a very beautiful, romantic, and poignant work.

And in that work, there is a classic passage.

"Even if we sent each other 10,000 messages, our hearts would not be even one centimeter closer."

The development of communications has enabled people in this world to exchange information more easily and quickly.

But perhaps it is precisely such simple and convenient communication of information that makes some communication seem easier.

Many things, once they become easy, also become cheaper... and become less cherished by people.

Su Yan also understood that the convenience of information has brought tremendous changes to the world, and naturally we cannot generalize.

More importantly, what has changed is not the information or the times, but people’s hearts.

While thinking about this, Su Yan suddenly felt something. He raised his head abruptly and saw a pair of kind but wise eyes of Mr. Li who was still on the stage.

Su Yan was stunned for a moment, then faced the old man openly and smiled slightly, which was considered as a return gift from the younger generation to the elder.

The old man didn't say anything, but turned his gaze to the side again.

Following the old man's gaze, Su Yan saw Jiang Zipeng's face with his head lowered and his brows furrowed in thought.

Jiang Zipeng's face did not look good. At the same time, Su Yan looked at the faces of other contestants.

It was discovered that apart from Yu Chenhua who was full of enthusiasm and excitement, the other contestants also had serious expressions on their faces.

In fact, if we just follow the topic of "the old times" mentioned by the old man before, then the first round of questions will seem relatively simple.

Even if Su Yan randomly picked a song with words like "past" or "before" in the title from his playlist, it could not only amaze the audience but also perfectly fit the old man's proposition.

But now... after adding the old man's story, it is obviously more difficult...