Rebirth and the Beautiful Soaring

Fang Yi chuckled and glanced at Yu Fei, then said coquettishly, "You rascal, I knew you'd be thinking about your aunt's gift. Don't worry, your aunt hasn't forgotten. Come on, let's go to the room and get it."

With that, Fang Yi took a step forward and walked gracefully toward her room with a charming smile.

"Alright!" Yu Fei chuckled and followed his aunt around, but inwardly he was sighing. His aunt now laughed so much and so happily. It was a pity that her two failed marriages in her previous life made her laugh very little afterward. Even when she did laugh, there was always a hint of bitterness in her smile.

Yu Fei vowed in his heart that he would never let his aunt repeat the same mistakes in this life, and he would make sure that his aunt lived a happy and fulfilling life.

Changing his itinerary was his first step in helping his aunt escape her future nightmare.

"Feifei, guess what gift your aunt brought you?" Fang Yi suddenly stopped at her bedroom door with a smile and turned around to ask Yu Fei.

Yu Fei had a very deep impression of his aunt's gift this time; it was a Fujifilm autofocus camera, also known as a point-and-shoot camera.

In 1996, there were no cell phones or digital cameras. For junior high school students, having a point-and-shoot camera was something to be very proud of.

In my memory, many classmates borrowed this camera from Yu Fei, but Yu Fei was too busy with his studies to use it much, and he never even took a picture of Zhou Meihua.

Seeing that his aunt seemed quite interested, Yu Fei blurted out, "Auntie, is it a basketball?"

Fang Yi shook her head and laughed, "No, keep guessing!"

Yu Fei blurted out again, "If it's not a basketball, then it must be a ping-pong paddle."

Fang Yi rolled her eyes at Yu Fei and scolded, "You brat, how could your aunt from all this way bring you a ping-pong paddle? Keep guessing."

Yu Fei scratched his head, feigning speechlessness, and said, "Auntie, you didn't even give me a hint. This is too hard to guess. I definitely can't guess it."

Fang Yi pouted and said, "Okay, here's a hint: this is a very fashionable item."

"Something trendy? Is it a game console?" Yu Fei teased his aunt again.

"Of course not!" Fang Yi shook her head and snorted, "You brat, do you really like playing games? Wait a minute, your second sister said you study very hard and never sneak off to the arcade to play games like other students. Otherwise, your aunt wouldn't have brought you a gift. Guess again, this is your last chance."

Yu Fei shrugged and said, "Okay, then I'll guess one last time. I think it's a camera."

Fang Yi was genuinely surprised, but on the surface she smiled lightly and said, "Feifei, your aunt is honored to tell you, guess..."

"That's right, isn't it!" Yu Fei said with high spirits and confidence.

"No!" Fang Yi shook her head, a mischievous smile on her face. "You're still wrong."

"Did I guess wrong?" Yu Fei was somewhat dazed for a moment. Impossible. Could history have changed?

"What is that?" In an instant, he suddenly felt that change seemed normal, because his itinerary had changed, his thoughts and his behavior had changed, so why couldn't the gift change?

According to the butterfly effect theory, a tiny change can influence the direction of things.

Fang Yi chuckled and replied, "Ukulele."

Actually, before meeting Yu Fei, Fang Yi had decided to give him a Fujifilm camera as a gift.

Fang Yi was very happy with Yu Fei's changes and growth, especially that pure hug, which made her feel that her little nephew had grown up and knew how to be grateful and give back.

Then she remembered that Yu Fei had said last summer when she was playing the guitar that the guitar was too big and that he would definitely like a smaller guitar.

So she changed her mind at the last minute and decided to reluctantly give up the ukulele she had asked someone to buy for her nephew, hoping to spark his interest in music.

Similar to the Yu family, which is a family of calligraphers and painters, the Fang family also has its own tradition, which is musical instruments.

Yu Fei's maternal grandfather was proficient in erhu, suona, avant-garde, flute, gongs and drums, etc., and was a pillar of the backstage of the famous Fairy Wuju Opera Troupe in the surrounding villages in his early years.

Yu Fei's aunt, Fang Min, is a skilled erhu player. Yu Fei's mother used to play the flute and suona frequently, but she rarely plays those instruments since divorcing his father.

Yu Fei's aunt was different; she liked Western musical instruments and had learned the accordion, saxophone, and guitar.

Unfortunately, her family did not support Fang Yi's pursuit of music, as it was a very difficult path. Instead, they hoped she would have a stable and peaceful life, so she attended a teachers' college and graduated with a degree in English from the foreign languages ​​department.

In Fang Yi's eyes, her nephew was smart from a young age and had a dual talent for painting and music.

However, perhaps due to his parents' divorce, Yu Fei was unwilling to learn painting or musical instruments from a young age.

Yu Fei's mother doted on her son, so neither painting nor musical instruments were ever pursued. Fortunately, Yu Fei studied very hard and always had excellent grades, so over the years, neither his maternal grandparents nor his aunts forced him to learn musical instruments.

Fang Yi changed her mind this time because, through a short period of contact, she discovered that her nephew had changed and was no longer willful. Perhaps the appearance of the ukulele could rekindle his love for music.

"Ukulele, what's that?" Yu Fei appeared surprised, but was inwardly shocked.

He never expected that his aunt would give him a ukulele, which was, in his memory, his aunt's favorite.

"Hehe, you didn't know that, did you! Come on, let your auntie show you a little guitar from Hawaii."

Fang Yi chuckled and pushed open the screen door. Yu Fei walked into the room, glanced around, and immediately saw the small and exquisite ukulele hanging on the wall. It stood out like a dazzling star among the other instruments.

Fang Yi walked over, took the ukulele, and held it to her chest. With just this small movement, before she even started playing, she seemed to hear a melodious and pleasant sound.

Yu Fei recalled that there was a saying about the ukulele on the internet in later generations: it is an instrument that is suitable for both adults and children, sounds nice and cute, and can stimulate musical and rhythmic potential.

It seems that as long as you have it in your hand, there is no song you can't play.

"Feifei, this is a ukulele, which is a transliteration of the name UKULELE. In Hawaiian, it means 'a gift that has arrived.' Your aunt is giving it to you this time, and I hope you will like it."

Seeing that Yu Fei's gaze remained fixed on the ukulele, Fang Yi was very happy. She felt that her temporary change was absolutely correct, and perhaps this time she could awaken the musical talent that had been dormant in her nephew's heart for many years.