After moving in together, I was pampered by the big boss.

Song Chuxia was dumbfounded. "How much did you say?"

"Seven figures," Tang Yu looked at her questioningly, "What's wrong? Did you overpay?"

He didn't know anything about this, so he directly instructed Steward Zhao to buy it. However, the seller knew Steward Zhao's identity, so surely he wouldn't dare to cheat even someone from the Tang family!

“No, not at all,” Song Chuxia sighed, “You can tell from its appearance that this instrument is quite valuable. I think that with my current skill level, it’s a bit too much for me to play this instrument.”

"How could that be!" Tang Yu didn't quite agree with this. "I think it's better for it to be on your level! Besides, you yourself said it's based on your current skill level. You're still so young, your skill level will definitely get higher and higher in the future. Anyway, this instrument will definitely not be wasted in your hands."

Song Chuxia felt that what he said made sense. "Then I will try my best to improve myself and strive to bring out the value of this instrument as soon as possible."

"Okay!" Tang Yu smiled and patted her head. "Keep it up!"

On Saturday, Song Chuxia met up with several girls from the next dormitory and found an empty classroom to rehearse the piece they were going to perform.

As soon as Song Chuxia opened the cello case, the girl next to her exclaimed, "Chuxia, your cello is so beautiful! It's like a perfect work of art. Is it very expensive?"

"Yeah, it's quite expensive," Song Chuxia felt a pang of sympathy for Tang Yu when she thought about it, but the violin really touched her heart. She loved both its appearance and its tone. "But it's worth the price. The sound of this violin is super beautiful, and the tone is exceptionally clean. You'll see when you hear it later."

“Okay,” the girl readily agreed.

When rehearsals began, everyone heard the sound of the instrument, and unsurprisingly, it drew another round of praise.

After two hours of rehearsal, Song Chuxia felt that everyone got along quite well, but there were still some obvious problems with the ensemble performance.

Firstly, different musical instruments have different volumes, and sometimes one instrument may completely drown out another.

Secondly, during their performance, they played five instruments together, which made it impossible to highlight the unique characteristics of each instrument.

Of course, as a performance for a university welcome party, it was already quite good. But Song Chuxia is used to being strict with herself when it comes to music, and given the ability, she wants to do even better.

So during the break, she shared her idea with the others: "I have an idea. I think everyone's skill level is quite high, and they are all fully capable of soloing a piece."

"Then could we rearrange the piece slightly so that everyone has a chance to play a solo piece? This would also bring out the unique characteristics of each instrument."

The girls thought her suggestion was a good idea, but it would be too difficult to rearrange the piece while taking into account the characteristics of each instrument.

"Chuxia, do you know how to rearrange songs?" Lin Yue, the literature and art committee member, recalled that Song Chuxia had sung a rearranged version of "Wind and Moon" during military training.

“Yes,” Song Chuxia already had some ideas for the song’s adaptation, so she didn’t mince words, “I have some experience in this area before.”

Lin Yue and her roommates discussed it and finally agreed to entrust the adaptation work to Song Chuxia.

As for rehearsals, let's stop here for today. They'll continue practicing once Song Chuxia has finished adapting the material.

Lin Yue said somewhat embarrassedly, "Chu Xia, then we'll have to trouble you with everything. We can't really help much. We're sorry!"

“It’s alright, no trouble at all. I enjoy making this myself,” Song Chuxia put away the instrument and slung it over her shoulder. “I should be able to finish it this afternoon. I’ll bring my computer over tomorrow so you can listen to it. Then we can adjust it based on your feedback.”

"it is good."

Once home, Song Chuxia immediately got to work on her laptop in the living room, not even bothering to eat lunch.

By the time the entire piece was finished, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

Song Chuxia then realized she was hungry.

Even my hands and feet felt weak.

She quickly found some candy and a bag of potato chips to replenish her energy.

After eating, Song Chuxia finally regained some strength and planned to go downstairs to find a small restaurant to have a quick meal to fill her stomach.

But to her surprise, she ran into Tang Yu, who was returning from work, as soon as she stepped out.

Tang Yu was surprised to see her at home and asked, "When did you get back? Why didn't you tell me?"

If he had known she was home, he would have come back long ago. Why would he have stayed at the company for so long with that single guy, Fu San?

"I just... I just got back a little while ago," Song Chuxia said with a guilty smile.

She had originally told Tang Yu that she was going to school to rehearse all day, but because of a last-minute suggestion to rearrange the music, everyone disbanded early.

After she returned, she was so busy that she forgot to tell Tang Yu.

Tang Yu could tell from her expression that she was lying, but he didn't call her out on it. "So what do you want to do downstairs now?"

"I'm going to buy something," Song Chuxia said, not daring to let him know she had forgotten to eat lunch. She quickly pushed Tang Yu towards the door. "Brother Tang Yu, you've been working all day, you must be tired. Why don't you go home and wait for me? I'll be right back after I buy what I need."

“I’m not in a hurry to go home,” Tang Yu said, grabbing her small hand and holding it tightly. “I’ll go with you.”

"No need, I can manage on my own..."

Before Song Chuxia could finish speaking, he picked her up with one hand and carried her into the elevator.

Song Chuxia: "..."

As they exited the elevator, Tang Yu looked down at her and asked, "What do you want to buy? Where do you want to buy it?"

Now, lying is probably no longer an option.

Song Chuxia turned around and hugged Tang Yu's arms and upper body together, then looked up at him and admitted her mistake, "Brother Tang Yu, I'm sorry, I lied. I actually came back around 11 a.m.

"But I was busy, so I forgot to call you. And I also forgot to eat lunch..."

As soon as Song Chuxia finished speaking, her stomach rumbled a few times, just as expected.

Tang Yu was annoyed by him, but he also realized that the most important thing now was to get Chu Xia to eat as soon as possible.

So he kept a straight face, said nothing, took her hand, and found the nearest restaurant.

I ordered her a bowl of beef noodles that would be served the fastest.

After the food was served, Song Chuxia ate her noodles absentmindedly while secretly observing his expression, pondering how to appease him later.

She spied on him so many times that Tang Yu couldn't pretend he didn't know.

He could only tap the table with his finger with a cold expression and say seriously, "Focus on your food."

"If you have anything to say, we can talk about it after dinner."