My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1221 Level Examination 1
It was already dawn.

The outside temperature is still very low. Often, the reason why winter makes people feel cold to the bone is not because the outdoor temperature is so low, but mainly because of the gusts of cold wind that keep blowing.

If there is no wind, there is a limit to how cold it can get. But with wind, it's a different story. Even though it's only minus four or five degrees Celsius, it feels colder than the north.

Footsteps were heard, and then the door was opened.

A woman wearing black casual trousers and a neutral-style oversized down jacket walked in. Seeing her daughter still fast asleep with her head covered by the blanket, the woman did not wake her up immediately.

Instead, she first opened the wardrobe in the room, picked out a pair of thick trousers and a down jacket, and placed them on the bed.

After choosing her daughter's clothes for the upcoming outing, the woman bent down and carefully pulled the blanket off her daughter's face, saying with a smile, "It's time to get up."

The girl in bed reached out and pulled the blanket over her head, indicating that she wanted to continue sleeping. The woman wasn't annoyed; on the contrary, she teased her daughter.

She reached out and slowly pulled down the blanket that her daughter had just covered her head. This time, the girl, who had kept her eyes closed, opened her mouth and said, "Mom, you're so mean."

"What mother doesn't dislike something?"

Hearing what her daughter said, the woman smiled and said, "Alright, since you're awake, get up. I told you to go to bed earlier last night, but you wouldn't listen. You insisted on watching two episodes of a TV series before you would sleep. Now look what happened! You can't even get up. You should use the time you would have spent watching TV series on practicing the piano. I believe you can play even better."

I only glance at it occasionally.

The girl on the bed defended herself.

"It is indeed occasional, but if you want to do something well, you have to give up these occasional opportunities. If a person wants to accomplish something, he has to continue to work hard when others take a break. You won't see the results once or twice, but you will see the results over time. This is the principle of water dripping on stone."

The woman's tone wasn't particularly harsh; it was more about persuasion and guidance.

Ultimately, you only have one child. No matter how much you hope your daughter will succeed, you can't be so strict as to deprive her of any time for entertainment. That's not education, that's control.

After the girl got out of bed and got dressed, the woman took her to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face. While the girl was brushing her teeth, the woman prepared hot water so that she could wash her face right after she finished brushing her teeth.

She didn't even need to remind her. Girls are different from boys. Boys need their parents to remind them to apply skincare products in the morning, otherwise they either forget or don't want to. Girls don't need to. They will apply skincare products on their own after washing their face.

"Does it start at 9:30!?"

After his daughter and wife sat down, the man asked.

"It was arranged"

The woman responded.

You're getting a little impatient.

The man hesitated slightly, but still said the same thing.

"What's the rush? We can't keep not testing! It's just like students learning; no matter how well they do on their homework or how much others praise their intelligence, nothing tests their true abilities better than a test paper."

The woman replied while eating her breakfast.

"What I mean is, you just passed Level 7 last year, isn't it a bit too fast to take Level 8 this year?!" The man offered his opinion, saying, "In my opinion, it would be better to take it next year or in the second half of this year. You're still so young, no need to rush."

"Eat your food, go to work, and if you can't speak properly, then don't speak."

The woman retorted angrily, "What do you mean 'so young'? It's just a grading exam, what does age have to do with it? By taking the exam now, you'll know your strengths and weaknesses, and then you can practice accordingly. You'll never know these things if you don't take the exam."

After being scolded by his wife, the man became completely obedient.

Although he still felt that his wife was being a bit too hasty, since they had already arranged a time, he couldn't say anything. But thinking about it carefully, it wouldn't hurt to take the test.

After breakfast, the man smiled and playfully pumped his fist at his daughter, encouraging her, "Yuhan, good luck! Try your best to pass on the first try. Dad is waiting for your good news. If you pass, I'll take you and your mom out for a big meal tonight!"

Done.

The man went back to his room, changed into a suit, and then left first, carrying a briefcase.

Shortly after he left, the woman brought the girl to the piano room, telling her to practice at home a little longer while she still had some free time. Her daughter was now playing the instrumental pieces composed by Zhang You quite well.

However, she asked her teacher at the hobby class, and the teacher said that these pieces were not very difficult. Playing them well had little to do with whether one could pass the exam. The teacher said that it required fast running of the right hand and breaking the octaves, and that the pieces were much more difficult than Zhang You's.

There are some things she's really embarrassed to say.

If it's not that difficult, why was Zhang You able to create one, while none of the teachers in these extracurricular classes could?

Besides the teachers in the hobby class, many people online who play musical instruments also say that Zhang You's composition "On the Fields of My Hometown" on the ocarina is not difficult. But it is precisely because it is not difficult that the effect he plays is different from that of those who don't know anything about it.

The melody played by Zhang You is a tune that has settled deep in memory, containing a sense of emptiness and loneliness that can be heard at a glance.

Those people play their tunes, and you can listen to them, but they lack that ethereal and distant quality.

Piracy is piracy. No matter how well it's made, it can't match the attention to detail of the original. Right now, her daughter is playing a rather difficult song called "Wild Bee," which is a level 8 piece. The teacher at her hobby class said that if she can play this piece well, passing the amateur level 8 exam will be a piece of cake.

The woman stood to the side, listening patiently to her daughter play the instrument.

Occasionally, after her daughter finishes playing a piece, she will subconsciously praise her, saying, "Yuhan, you've improved again this time compared to the last time." Children need encouragement, and parental encouragement can often motivate them.

Only with motivation can you do something well and do it well.

Looking at the time, she realized it was almost 8:30. The woman drove her daughter straight to the examination center, which was affiliated with the music academy.

Some exceptionally talented individuals are specially recruited by music academies after reaching a certain age.

About forty minutes later, the woman arrived at the examination center and, with her daughter, walked into the examination room led by a staff member. Before she had gone far, she heard a familiar voice behind her.

"Dad, I'll definitely blame you if I don't do well on the test today. I told you I should have worn that bright red down jacket; it looks festive and might even help me skip several grades."

"If you wear yellow, you don't even need to take the exam; everyone will kneel down before you."

(End of this chapter)