Math professor returns to routine

Chapter 479: Spring Chapter Ends, See Brothers

The days passed by.

The number of people in the big house is decreasing, and everyone is returning to their own lives.

It was rare for Lu You to stay in his hometown for a long time, and he personally experienced how the elderly felt when they witnessed the loss of popularity and the gradually deserted atmosphere.

It felt like my chest had been hollowed out, and everything around me was like an oil painting that had lost its color and interest.

It was noon on the eighth day of the first lunar month.

After lunch and a half-hour rest, Lu You walked out of the courtyard carrying a lot of bags, followed closely by Tang Wan.

Lu You stopped, looked back at the two elderly people, and said, "Grandpa and grandma, you can go back. I will just drop you off here."

"Okay, be careful on the road and don't drive fast." Grandpa reminded.

Lu You nodded and said, "I know."

Grandma stepped forward, held Tang Wan's hand, and said kindly, "Come often when you have time. Grandma will make delicious food for you."

"Of course, of course!" Tang Wan responded repeatedly.

"I plan to come back during the Qingming Festival to burn incense for my great-grandfather," Lu You added.

After a few brief greetings, the two of them set off on their journey home, watched by the old man.

……

Perhaps it was because all the traffic jams on the return journey during the Spring Festival travel rush had cleared up on the sixth and seventh days of the Lunar New Year, so the road conditions into Guangzhou were relatively good today.

Although there was a lot of traffic, there was no congestion and the journey was smooth.

inside the car.

Lu You held the steering wheel, looked straight ahead, and his brows tightened and relaxed from time to time.

On the passenger seat next to her, Tang Wan was holding a bag of authentic, handmade dried sweet potatoes, chewing them and humming along with the music.

"I know the world is dark, but I am the one who marches forward despite being injured. I won't retreat, I won't cry, I won't be embarrassed, and I won't accept my fate!!!"

After howling a high note that she thought was perfect but was actually broken and rotten, Tang Wan took out a brand new dried sweet potato from the bag and handed it to Lu You's mouth.

"Honey, would you like some potato chips?"

Lu You tilted his head slightly, opened his mouth, took the dried sweet potato, and then sucked the whole thing into his mouth like he was eating noodles, chewing it hard.

This dried sweet potato is very fragrant and really hard. You have to use a lot of strength in your cheeks every time you chew it, and it's still a bit sticky to your teeth.

I swallowed a potato chip when a container truck appeared in front of me and there were no conditions for overtaking in the left lane.

Lu You reduced the accelerator appropriately to keep a sufficient distance from the king.

"My dear, did I ever tell you that you sing beautifully?"

"Hmm?" Tang Wan turned to look at Lu You and said innocently, "I didn't say that. What's wrong?"

"So you still keep singing?"

Tang Wan's good mood suddenly disappeared.

If Lu You wasn't driving, she would definitely slap Lu You.

Lu You hadn't finished talking yet, and continued, "You know what? I'm like the audience in the audience when Mayday and JJ Lin sang "A Song Not Made for Anyone". If you don't make any noise, it's heavenly music. But if you make any noise, I feel like I'm in deep water and on fire, and it's so good to hear it."

It’s not that Lu You dislikes Tang Wan’s voice. Objectively speaking, Tang Wan’s voice is actually very good. It can be soft and touching, but also cold and lifeless.

But her singing level is really not satisfactory. Her singing skills are insufficient, the tune is off, she can't reach the high notes, can't go down to the low notes, she can't switch between true and false, and can't distinguish between strong and weak.

If Tang Wan sang the songs, the singer herself would most likely not be able to recognize them.

Tang Wan was annoyed by Lu You's words. She put on an unhappy expression and retorted, "Do you think I want to sing? If we weren't going to the KTV for a party in a few days and I wanted to warm up my voice in advance, I wouldn't want to sing for you."

"It's useless to believe me. Professional singers practice singing in advance to warm up their voices. If you don't have a good foundation, no matter how much you sing, you will just stay where you are. Be pragmatic. I advise you to understand your personal physical fitness and the basic concepts of music first. Singing is not a final exam for college students. You can't pass it by cramming at the last minute."

"Then what should I do?" Tang Wan pouted, her face showing a bit of grievance, "You think it's hard to practice now, and you say it's too late. If I don't practice, I will only make a fool of myself in KTV. Do you really want to see me being laughed at?"

While we were talking, there was enough space ahead to overtake, and the vehicle behind was also quite far away.

Lu You seized the opportunity, turned on the turn signal, waited for two or three seconds, turned the steering wheel to the left, waited until the car was completely in the overtaking lane, stepped on the accelerator to speed up, and successfully left the cargo hauler behind.

"I'll give you a suggestion, don't sing JJ Lin's songs."

"What do you mean? Do you think JJ's song is not good?" Tang Wan's eyes flashed dangerously.

Lu You activated the assisted driving function of the car computer and said, "You think too much. As a member of Zhou Wang Tao Lin, while the other three have seen their professional skills decline to varying degrees, JJ Lin still maintains his peak level, and his singing skills are even getting better every year. His strength is beyond doubt."

The fierce light in Tang Wan's eyes subsided, the corners of her mouth slowly curled up, and she said, "It sounds good, I like it, say more."

Lu You curled his lips, feeling a little jealous, but didn't say anything.

Everyone who loves listening to music has one or more sacred and inviolable pure lands in his or her heart. Once touched, there will be counterattacks, and there will be no reason to argue.

It's like elementary school students arguing about whose dad is more powerful. Each of them has his own reasons and it's basically impossible to tell who is better.

Lu You gathered his scattered thoughts and continued, "I hope you understand that a good song doesn't mean you can sing it well. Especially JJ Lin's songs, most of them are very difficult, and you can't sing them without some basic skills. For example, in the song "Lonely Entertainment" that was just played, there are two explosive high notes in it, 'helpless, no way', do you think you can sing it?"

Tang Wan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then replied seriously, "I can sing, but I can only sing once in my life, and my throat will be ruined after that."

"So, for the sake of your voice, try not to sing JJ Lin's songs until you have mastered the basic skills. If you really have to sing and you will die if you don't, I suggest you pick a few simple songs."

"Not really." Just as she finished speaking, Tang Wan had an idea. "Hey, I have an idea! How about this? A song can't be difficult from beginning to end. There are difficult parts and there are naturally easy parts. When we get to KTV, we can sing together and divide the work. I'll do the easy parts and you can do the difficult parts."

"Get lost!" Lu You refused without even thinking, "I'm your boyfriend, not your horse or cattle!"

"Hmph, you stingy bastard!" Tang Wan shook her head and turned to the other side, muttering softly, "Other boys are very caring and obedient to their girlfriends, but you are so mean, not only do you say it, but you also fuss over trivial matters."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing!" Tang Wan turned around and said with a smile, "I was thinking about which songs of JJ are easier to sing."

“I recommend “Little Dimples” first. The lyrics are catchy and the melody is simple. You can get it right with just a little practice. I recommend “Always Online” second. The reason for the recommendation is the same as above.”

Tang Wan briefly recalled the two songs and found that just as Lu You said, they were indeed not difficult.

"By the way, do you have any method to improve singing skills in a short period of time? Can you give me one or two tips?"

"Singing skills can only be improved through hard work and practice. There is no shortcut."

Tang Wan lowered her head, secretly disappointed, when Lu You changed the subject.

"But if you want to sing a song in a non-unpleasant way in a short period of time, there is a way."

"What method?" Tang Wan asked quickly.

"It's very simple. I sing, record and listen to myself, and then make corrections little by little by comparing it with the original."

"Let me try."

Tang Wan did it right away. She put on her Bluetooth headphones and opened the karaoke software.

After a short ten minutes.

Tang Wan took off her headphones, her expression extremely solemn.

"Hubby, you've had a hard time these past two years. I covered your ears with feces every day, but you still stayed with me."

"It's okay. Mencius said that when God bestows a great responsibility on a man, he must first make his heart and mind suffer and his muscles and bones work hard. I will just regard this as an obstacle set by God on my road to success."

"If you have the ability, don't sleep at night!"

……

Two hours later, they returned home safely.

Lu You parked the car, each of them picked up their luggage, and took the elevator upstairs together. During this time, Lu You took the time to send a message to his grandmother to let her know that he was safe.

The elevator opened, and the two of them put on home slippers, walked through the corridor and living room, and went down the stairs.

It was working time, Lu Jianyan and Shen Yuyin were not at home, and as for Lu Jingshu and Mao, they were still in their hometown and had not come over yet.

"Honey, what are we having for dinner tonight? Should we go out or cook?" Tang Wan asked.

"I'm too lazy to go out, so I'll just do it myself at home." After driving for more than two hours, Lu You now just wants to lie down and rest.

"Then I'll help you." Tang Wan's idea was the same as Lu You's, but it wasn't that she was too lazy to go out, but that Lu You was cooking and she could make all her requests.

"Okay."

Tang Wan was just about to ask what they were going to have for dinner when their conversation came to an abrupt end.

I saw a person lying on the sofa in front of me, playing with his mobile phone.

The approaching footsteps and vague conversation of two people caught his attention.

"Hey? You're back! Find a place to sit by yourself!"

He looked so contented that if you didn't know him, you would think he was the owner of the house.

Lu You ignored him, leaned close to Tang Wan's ear and whispered, "Go up and boil a pot of hot water."

"Yeah." Tang Wan nodded in agreement, stuffed all the luggage to Lu You, and turned to go upstairs.

Lu You first went back to the room, put his luggage away, and then came out to entertain the guests.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Lu You was not surprised at all that this person would appear in his home, because his name was Li Yu and he knew the password to the front door lock.

"It's okay." Li Yu turned over and sat up, stretched his muscles, and replied: "I came here specially to play with you."

"You have time, but you come to me instead of looking for Xu Nian?" Lu You chuckled and said, "I don't believe it."

"Okay!" Li Yu reached into his arms, took out two red envelopes and handed them to Lu You, "This is the New Year's money my parents gave you."

"Thank uncle and aunt for me." Lu You happily took the red envelope and estimated the thickness of the red envelope. "You didn't open it secretly and took two of them, right?"

"You are just insulting me. Am I short of two or three hundred people?" Li Yu rolled his eyes speechlessly.

"It's hard to say." Lu You casually put the red envelope on the side of the coffee table and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Li Yu did not reply immediately, but looked in the direction of the stairs.

Lu You thought Tang Wan had come back after boiling water, so he looked over, but ended up looking at nothing.

"What are you looking at?"

Li Yu retracted his gaze and asked instead of answering, "Aren't you going to take Tang Wan home?"

"You ask a strange question. Isn't my home her home?"

Li Yu's eyes were full of envy.

When will he be able to say the same thing for Xu Nian openly?

"I'm not talking about this place, but her original home."

"On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, her whole family went to the capital to meet my cousin's family. There was no one at home. What was she going back for?"

"The parents of both sides have met, I'm afraid the wedding date is approaching."

"You should ask Tang Wan about this. I don't know much about them." Suddenly, Lu You remembered the day when the college entrance examination ended last year and smiled teasingly, "By the way, your parents and Xu Nian's parents have also met, so why didn't they see that your wedding date is approaching?"

"My situation was an accident, so it can't be generalized."

"So, how's the progress between you and Xu Nian?" Lu You asked with interest.

Li Yu scratched his head. Perhaps it was because of shame that he always felt it difficult to speak whenever Lu You mentioned Xu Nian.

"Progress... should be OK. He calls me every day, tells me where he's going, and replies to my messages almost immediately. If he can't reply immediately, he'll explain."

"Who of you usually looks for the other first?"

"Half and half. She comes to me more during the day, and I come to her more at night."

"Outside? Will she initiate physical contact with you?"

"Ah... can I say this?"

Seeing Li Yu's frown, with an embarrassed and repulsive expression, Lu You understood and said with a smile: "Okay, I understand, you don't have to say it."

Lu You didn't really want to pry into Li Yu's privacy. It was enough for him to make sure that Li Yu's feelings were not let down.

Li Yu also breathed a sigh of relief. There was nothing wrong with playing and joking with his brothers, teasing each other, or even recommending famous works and teachers to each other. But talking about love affairs with his brothers was really embarrassing. It was like being a middle school student and someone witnessed the whole process. He wished he could dig a hole and crawl into it.

"Hey, did you go to Xu Nian's house to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival?" Lu You asked again.

"Is this the first day you've known me? Every year I go back to the countryside early and leave the city on the sixth or seventh day of the New Year?" Li Yu said unhappily.

"I remember your hometown is only two or three hours away from Yangcheng by car, which is about the same as my hometown. Can't you drive out by yourself?"

"Ah? You can drive out by yourself?" Li Yu looked surprised.

"No, brother, you are already 18 years old, an adult! With a driver's license in hand, money and a car, you can go anywhere. Why do you still need to wait for your parents?"

"That's right!" Li Yu suddenly realized, slapped his forehead, and said in annoyance: "Why didn't I think of driving out by myself?"

I spent more than ten days in the countryside during the Spring Festival. I had nothing to do from morning to night. I was idle and could only chat with Xu Nian through my mobile phone to relieve my longing for him.

Looking back now, I really want to slap myself. There was obviously a way to meet earlier, but my stupid brain couldn't think of it and I wasted time in vain.

Now that things have come to this, there is no point in regretting it. You can't change the facts.

Li Yu calmed down and continued, "I plan to go to Xu Nian's house in two days."

"and then?"

"I'm struggling to decide what souvenirs to bring."

Lu You counted on his fingers, "Tea, alcohol and tobacco, supplements, cosmetics, and fruit. Just choose from these five. What's there to worry about?"

"Can you give me a more original and impressive suggestion?"

"Is the pregnancy test report novel and impressive enough?"

Li Yu pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "It's too novel. I'm afraid that when we walk in intact, we will be carried out one after another."

Lu You smiled silently, put away his joking thoughts, and said, "Giving gifts is nothing more than eight words: cater to the person's preferences and avoid what he hates. Go ask Xu Nian what her family needs and what his parents' interests and hobbies are. Once you find out clearly, you will know what souvenirs to bring."

"That makes sense." Li Yu took note of Lu You's words and asked, "What gift did you bring when you first went to Tang Wan's house?"

Lu You spread his hands and replied, "I didn't bring anything. I went there empty-handed."

"So crazy?"

"It's not crazy or not. The first time I went to Tang Wan's house was a coincidence. At that time, her mother didn't know that we were together and thought we were just ordinary friends."

"Wouldn't it be exciting to have a secret relationship in front of someone else's mother?"

“It’s really exciting.”

Lu You remembered that day very clearly.

Right in the pavilion of Tang Wan’s community, he kissed Tang Wan’s lips and stretched out his tongue for the first time to explore the unknown space.

The taste is sweet, slightly sour, with a light blueberry flavor, warm and moist.

Not long after, Tang Wan returned with a kettle and three cups and joined the conversation.

Li Yu was the one complaining most of the time, while Lu You and Tang Wan were listening.

The targets of Li Yu's complaints are mostly the elders of the previous generation in her family, who constantly complain about the difficulty in doing business, the inability to pay the rent, the high cost of their children's tuition and miscellaneous fees, and they ask their family for money in various ways, both openly and covertly.

Tang Wan felt a strong resonance with this. Her relatives were of the same kind and asked for money all the time.

The difference is that Tang Wan's family had already separated, while Li Yu's family still has a grandmother. Although the substance is gone, the face can barely be maintained.

The three of them chatted for half an hour, and Li Yu made an excuse that he had something to do and went home first.

Lu You saw through his true thoughts.

There's nothing wrong. I just want to go home and stay in my room to talk about love with my girlfriend.

Ordinary people who are trapped in worldly love are destined to never achieve great things and are not worth mentioning.

"husband."

Tang Wan's call brought Lu You back to his senses.

"what happened?"

"It's still a while before dinner, what should we do?"

"Learn..." Lu You stopped talking because he clearly felt something pressing on the back of his foot. "Don't you want to practice singing? There is a soundproof room upstairs. I'll take you there to practice."

"Thank you husband, you are so kind!"

Tang Wan's smiling face was so beautiful that Lu You wanted to punch her.

"Why should we say thank you between husband and wife?"

(End of this chapter)