My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1257 Not to Mention Two

night.

Around 5:30, Zhang You, wearing a mask, appeared at the entrance of Yaohua International Primary School. After waiting for about twenty minutes, Xiao Zishan and Li Ran followed behind the line.

When the teacher saw him arrive with two girls, she greeted him with a smile.

Zhang You responded politely and left with the two girls. He noticed that the atmosphere between the two girls was a bit strange tonight, especially Xiao Zishan, who kept a tense face and didn't say a word.

Zhang You immediately understood.

I guess I bombed my final exam again today.

However, Zhang You didn't ask. He had already relied on smashing the ball more than once or twice, so he had gotten used to it. He was content with staying in the middle ranks and didn't expect to go too high.

Studying also depends on talent. It's probably because he and Jiang Yiren haven't hired a tutor. If they really wanted to, it wouldn't be a big problem, but the key is that it's not necessary.

In such a family... to put it bluntly, all Zhang You wanted was for her to study at the age when she should have, but other than that, she didn't have many other ideas.

After getting in the car, Li Ran sat in the passenger seat, while Xiao Zishan sat in the back. After the car had driven for quite some time, the girl not only appeared unusually quiet, but also leaned against the window and kept looking out.

It's as if they've grown up a lot in an instant.

While waiting at the intersection for the light to turn red, Zhang You turned to Li Ran and asked in a very low voice, "Didn't Zhang Zishan do well on her exam?!"

Li Ran nodded quietly.

Zhang You chuckled twice, but didn't try to comfort his daughter.

It's always a good thing that she knows to reflect on her mistakes after not doing well on a test. It proves that she cares about her grades. Otherwise, it wouldn't help if only her parents were anxious.

As for what their own diva will think when she finds out at home!?

What can she do? She already has two precious sons, why would she care about Xiaoshan's studies? She might say a few words, but she certainly won't be as angry as before.

Another ten minutes or so passed, and Xiao Zishan still didn't speak.

Finally, Zhang You inquired about Li Ran.

How did you do on the exam?!

Zhang You asked.

"It should be alright."

Li Ran turned her head and glanced at Zhang Zishan, who was still looking out the car window, before replying softly.

"That's good"

Zhang You laughed.

"Dad, could you please speak a little softer when you ask Li Ran how her exam went?"

At this time.

Xiao Zishan started to speak, and the girl said with a dissatisfied tone, "Don't you know that this will hurt people's feelings!?"

"sorry"

Zhang You apologized readily, then said, "Continue to ponder." After speaking with Xiao Zishan, Zhang You started talking to Li Ran while driving, saying, "Have you memorized the lyrics to 'Sending You a Little Red Flower'? If you have, sing it for your master. The day after tomorrow, your master's wife will take you to record the song. Sing it well then."

"Dad, aren't you taking me with you?!"

Xiao Zishan immediately became anxious.

"You should continue to reflect."

Zhang You replied with a smile.

"..."

Xiao Zishan fell silent.

Instead of looking out the window, he leaned his head against the car window, and Li Ran's a cappella singing filled the car, saying, "I'll give you a little red flower, blooming on the new bud that grew yesterday, as a reward for your courage to take the initiative to talk to me..." Zhang You listened attentively.

The most distinctive feature of children's singing is their clear voices. When they reach high notes, they simply increase their volume themselves. However, it is precisely this kind of voice, which has no singing skills whatsoever, that is sometimes the most touching.

Before Li Ran could sing more than a few lines, Xiao Zishan, whose head was resting against the car window, started singing along in a very soft voice, probably testing his father's reaction. Seeing that his father didn't object, he grew louder and louder, and soon his voice was almost at the same level as Li Ran's.

She was fine when she didn't speak, but once she started singing, Li Ran's singing, which was originally on track, immediately went out of control. By the time she sang "The deepest mud and sand in my heart, I reward you for being able to feel, the struggle of every destiny," she had already lost her way.

Zhang Youwei let out a barely perceptible sigh.

This girl's greatest skill is that she sings off-key and can drag everyone else down with her.

The only exception was the recording of the children's version of "Tomorrow Will Be Better," because if she had gone, she would have led all the children astray. At most, this girl can only sing the "la la la" in the children's choir of "The Song of Remembrance," and that's it.

Anyway, it will definitely take some effort to record it.

"Dad, how did I sing?!"

In the midst of the chaos, Li Ran gritted her teeth and sang the song with her. Afterwards, Xiao Zishan didn't forget to ask her father a question.

"Just like your final exam, you bombed it."

Zhang You replied with a smile.

To this day, Zhang You still hasn't figured out one thing.

It's just that Xiao Zishan sings off-key... Singing off-key is a normal phenomenon. The key is that when a normal person sings off-key, it doesn't affect other singers. But Xiao Zishan's off-key singing is like she has a charm. Even her mother can be influenced when she sings with her.

In cases like this, it's definitely a problem with Xiao Zishan's voice.

After all, her mother is a famous singer with undeniable talent. Normally, a professional singer like her wouldn't be swayed by other people's performances, but she still couldn't resist her daughter's influence.

Zhang You estimated that Xiao Zishan's voice had that kind of timing quality, which meant it would appear at the crucial moments when other people were singing, such as transitions, breath control, or pitch, and then... lead them astray.

She definitely didn't do it on purpose; rather, her singing style subconsciously helped her achieve this effect by expressing her vocal timbre.

This is pretty much the ultimate form of tone-deafness; if you can't sing well, no one else can either.

The main message is "If I can't live well, then nobody else can either."

Hearing her father say that, Xiao Zishan looked hurt. Even after arriving home, she didn't say another word after getting out of the car. Li Ran, walking behind Zhang You, whispered, "After the math exam, Xiao Zishan ran over to check the answers. She got several of the big questions wrong."

"hehe"

Zhang You chuckled twice.

Unexpectedly, this girl even compared answers with Li Ran after the exam. From this, Zhang You realized... his daughter hadn't left any questions blank in her math exam, which was good. Reaching out to hold Li Ran's hand, Zhang You smiled and said, "As long as you did well on the exam, that's all that matters."

"Zhang Zishan and I felt so sad after we compared answers."

Li Ran spoke up.

"She's not sad at all."

Zhang You replied with a smile.

Zhang You knew exactly what kind of personality this girl had.

If she does well on the test, she can proudly wave her test paper in the wind; if she doesn't do well, she has her own excuse. If all else fails, she can ask her father for a way to fool her mother. But tonight, she can't even worry about not doing well on the test. He really won't take her to the recording the day after tomorrow.

Li Ran and I went to the reception room.

Zhang You saw that Xiao Zishan had already collapsed on the bench in the reception room, and had covered her head with a cushion.

This is the most common of the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

Bitter meat plan.

(End of this chapter)