Chapter 266: First Contact With A Musical Instrument
“How was it, did you like it?”
Gu Chen put away his guitar, looking proud.
Yun Jiao perfunctorily nodded, her beautiful big eyes staring at the guitar he was holding.
Her eyes were full of curiosity, she wanted to try it.
Gu Chen couldn’t help but see it.
His eyes rolled, and he tricked Yun Jiao, “Want to try this? Then follow me and sing a couple of lines.”
Yun Jiao tilted her head slightly, like a beautiful and pampered little cat, captivating Gu Chen.
For the first time, he felt that children were such cute and soft creatures.
Of course, this was only limited to Yun Jiao. Before this, the children he met were all the type who would cry and scream at the slightest provocation, and throw tantrums and break things.
For example, he had some relatives with children. Once, two naughty children ran into his room and destroyed his beloved guitar and his favorite singer’s albums.
So, Gu Chen actually disliked children a little.
Of course, seeing this little one in Grandpa’s shop today, who was as beautiful as a doll and so obedient, made him not dislike her at all.
One can only say that people are visual creatures. When faced with a child like Yun Jiao, no matter their personality, the first impression is always good because of their appearance.
Yun Jiao sat beside him, seriously watching him strum the guitar, and sang the first line of the song he had just sung.
“Did you hear it clearly? Sing it back to me.”
Yun Jiao nodded and opened her mouth to sing: “The red sun shines on the sea, the evening breeze turns cool.”
Yun Jiao’s language talent was immediately evident. Even Cantonese was easily mastered by her.
The moment Yun Jiao opened her mouth to sing the first word, Gu Chen’s eyes widened, his pupils slightly dilated from surprise and excitement.
Yun Jiao quickly finished singing and looked at him.
Her expression seemed to be asking, what’s the next line?
Gu Chen swallowed and eagerly continued with the next line, and Yun Jiao followed closely.
Her voice was tender and ethereal, as if from another world. Someone outside was attracted by the singing and couldn’t help but peek around the shop entrance.
After singing a few lines, Gu Chen couldn’t hold back anymore. He put down the guitar and scooped Yun Jiao into his arms.
“Oh my goodness, little sister Yun Jiao, you were born for this! How can anyone have such a superior voice!”
“Ahhh!!! Why are you so small, why did I meet you now!”
Gu Chen, as if going mad, spun around with Yun Jiao in his arms, then knelt on the ground, grabbed his hair, and roared at the sky.
Yun Jiao: “???”
What was this person doing?
The people outside were scared away by his crazy behavior.
Gu Chen was just frustrated and regretful. After all, Yun Jiao was too young. Although he really wanted to bring her to his band as the lead singer, he knew that if he did, his grandfather would break his legs.
Besides, Yun Jiao was too young and not suitable for places like bars.
But to encounter such a voice and not be able to take her with him, Gu Chen was incredibly upset at the moment.
“Little sister Yun Jiao, if you want to sing in the future, you must come find me. Also, please don’t waste your voice.”
Seeing that he had finished his outburst, Yun Jiao, with a blank expression on her pretty little face, pointed at the guitar he was holding.
Gu Chen said “Oh”: “Come, I’ll teach you guitar.”
Inside the antique shop, the two of them, one teaching and the other learning diligently.
Later, Gu Chen let Yun Jiao try it.
But she was too small. The guitar was too big for Yun Jiao, and she could only strum it clumsily with her little hands.
The sound she played was choppy, but it wasn’t wrong.
Gu Chen’s eyes brightened even more as he looked at her.
This was truly a gift from heaven, but she was too young.
“Do you like this instrument? Do you want to learn? I can take you to try it. Besides guitar, there are other instruments you can learn.”
Yun Jiao nodded, her eyes sparkling.
She used to produce melodies with her voice, and she never expected that in the human world, there were instruments that could produce singing.
She wanted to.
Gu Chen was proud. His grandfather would lose to him now; this child clearly loved music as much as he did.
As he was thinking, someone walked in from outside.
Gu Chen glanced at the stranger and lazily said, “Buying or selling? The boss isn’t here, feel free to look around.”
“Dad.”
Yun Jiao stood up and ran towards him.
Gu Chen’s body straightened upon hearing her call him “Dad.”
He looked at the man at the doorway, who had dark skin, a simple and honest demeanor, and a face that was pleasant to look at but definitely not stunning.
No, could this fair and tender, beautiful, soft little dumpling be the daughter of this honest, dark-skinned man?
How was that possible?
Gu Chen, being an eighteen or nineteen-year-old youth, had his thoughts practically written on his face.
He not only wrote it on his face, but he also asked it aloud.
“Uncle, are you really little sister Yun Jiao’s dad? Then her aunt must be very beautiful, right? How could she give birth to little sister Yun Jiao so beautiful, like a little immortal child? How could she be so good at having children?”
Heh, this father and daughter standing together didn’t seem to be from the same world.
Of course, he himself was pretty much the same.
Yun Jiao didn’t seem to be from the same world as anyone she stood with.
Hearing him say that, Yun Linhai wasn’t unhappy; instead, he looked proud.
Their Jiaojiao was indeed such a beautiful little daughter, hehe.
“My Jiaojiao is the most beautiful child in the village.”
Gu Chen: “More than that. I’ve been to other counties, cities, and even other cities, and I’ve never seen anyone prettier.”
Yun Linhai became even prouder: “See? I haven’t seen anyone prettier either. And she’s obedient and filial. You don’t know that in our village, not just people, but even animals love to be around her…”
The two of them continued to praise Yun Jiao extensively.
Yun Jiao: …
Sigh~~~
She tugged at her dad’s clothes, “Enough, enough, stop praising me, I’m getting embarrassed!”
Having such an appreciative young man, Yun Linhai reluctantly stopped boasting about his daughter.
“Jiaojiao, where’s your Grandpa Gu? We need to go home.”
“Don’t.”
Before Yun Jiao could say anything, Gu Chen quickly stopped them.
“My grandpa said he wants you to stay for a meal. He’s already gone to the restaurant to prepare. Also, Uncle, I’ve discovered that little sister Yun Jiao has a special talent for music, and she likes those instruments.
You must cultivate her in this area and not waste her voice and talent. If you have time, I can take you to an instrument shop to see if we can find a teacher for her to learn.”
Regarding Yun Jiao’s hobby, Yun Linhai became serious.
He knew that Jiaojiao liked to sing and sang very, very beautifully.
But learning to play an instrument, he had never thought about it.
After all, he was an ordinary fisherman and had no concept of musical instruments.
“Jiaojiao, do you like it? Then we’ll learn!”
Yun Linhai was clearly doting on his daughter.
Gu Chen was somewhat surprised. He could tell that Yun Linhai was just an ordinary person.
Learning instruments and music was a very expensive hobby. Ordinary families wouldn’t be willing to waste money on it, let alone let a little girl learn.
He thought he would have to waste a lot of words to convince him, but he agreed so readily.
