My wife is in my arms

Chapter 845 Birthday Banquet Part 4
Jiang Yiren was too lazy to explain.

This brat looks just like the stuff her dad produced.

She always had a serious expression on her face, but what she said always made a lot of sense. Seeing that her mother wasn't paying attention to her, Xiao Zishan called out, "Mom."

"I'm not your mother, I'm Li Ran's mother."

Jiang Yiren said coldly.

"Dad, Mom doesn't want me and you anymore. Take me to Aunt Zhang's house tonight! I'll be a good girl."

Xiao Zishan said with a grin.

"hehe"

Zhang You chuckled twice, then gestured towards the stage and said, "Listen to how they play!" Just then, Tan Yao's daughter sat down in front of the piano.

This ten-year-old girl is indeed beautiful.

She has an oval face, cherry lips and a delicate nose, and almond-shaped eyes. At only ten years old, she is already over 1.5 meters tall. If she grows a little more, she could be a model in the future.

However, considering the family situation of Tan Yao and his wife, they don't need their daughter to be a model, so she will definitely develop in the entertainment industry. The girl sat in front of the piano and played the piano keys as if her fingers were flowing.

Suddenly, notes that seemed to have traveled through a rift in time and space slowly resounded throughout the hall. Upon hearing that it was "Thoughts Across Time and Space," Zhang You was slightly taken aback.

He also heard that many piano training classes now like to use his pieces as teaching materials, and many parents even use a few of his pieces as a standard to measure how well their children are learning.

But... playing such a sad tune at a birthday party seems a bit inappropriate, but it doesn't really matter, since no one insists that cheerful tunes must be played at birthday parties.

They learned this piece well, so they played it.

soon.

The song ends.

Tan Yao's daughter, being very sensible, bowed to everyone, and a round of applause followed. Jiang Yiren, while clapping, said to Xiao Zishan, "Look at how she played, and then look at how you played, Zhang Zishan. If I were you, I wouldn't even be able to eat tonight."

"dad……"

Xiao Zishan had just uttered a shout.

As the applause faded away, Tan Yao stood up, microphone in hand, and suddenly looked at Zhang You, saying, "Zhang You, you're the composer of this piece. What do you think of my daughter's playing?"

Taking the microphone from a waiter, Zhang You smiled and replied, "Excellent, flawless."

"Do you have any ideas?!"

Even though he had already spoken with Jiang Yiren and knew that the chances of Zhang You agreeing were slim, Tan Yao still didn't want to give up. However, worried that a direct rejection from Zhang You would embarrass him, Tan Yao thought for a moment and changed his approach, saying, "My daughter idolizes you so much..."

"A photo and autograph, right? No problem!"

From Tan Yao's words, Zhang You had already intuitively realized her intention, so he used this answer to indirectly refuse.

He's not a comedian or skit performer who needs to take on many disciples to make a cut! It's only because Li Ran has a special talent in this area that he's willing to take him on; as for the others... Zhang You doesn't have that idea.

Haiqing and Baili exchanged a glance.

Both of them were intelligent and understood what Tan Yao was trying to do from her words, but they were not qualified to comment on the matter.

Feeling her husband tug at the hem of her shirt, Tan Yao smiled reluctantly and replied, "We'll talk about it later." She still didn't want to give up.

Then, to the accompaniment of soft background music, Tan Yao's daughter performed a classical dance. Afterwards...

The banquet had just officially begun. The two girls were already so grown up that they didn't need anyone to take care of them. They could pick out whatever they wanted to eat themselves. As Zhang You filled the two empty glasses with drinks, Tan Yao's daughter sat back down next to her mother and asked, "Mom, does Teacher Zhang not want to teach me anymore?"

"You eat first, and after you finish eating, your mother will talk to him directly."

Tan Yao smiled and comforted him.

Today, Tan Yao asked the hotel to prepare a piano. Besides wanting her daughter to show it off to relatives and friends, she also hoped that Zhang You would see her daughter's piano skills and then accept her as a student.

However, after listening to his daughter's playing, Zhang You still showed no interest whatsoever. Tan Yao didn't know if Zhang You had no intention of taking on any more disciples, or if his daughter's piano skills, after so many years of study, were just average in Zhang You's ears and couldn't arouse his interest in taking her on.

If it's the former, she can accept it, but if it's the latter... that would be too upsetting.

After all, Zhang You is an authority in this field compared to piano hobby teachers. You know, no matter what industry you're in, there's a world of difference between being able to do something and being able to create something.

Just like an extracurricular class teacher, who might not play any worse than Zhang You, when it comes to these pieces, the one universally acknowledged as the best is Zhang You, the composer.

He is the authority on the music he composes.

When everyone had almost finished eating, the staff came over to hand out gift bags, each containing a box of chocolates worth several hundred yuan. They originally only had one box, but Zhang You immediately asked for an extra one for Li Ran.

It's fine if there's only one child, but since there are two and only one box, it's inevitable that one of them will be unhappy.

After the banquet.

A staff member pushed over a large cake, and all the children were called over. Zhang You glanced at it and realized it was almost nine o'clock. After the two children finished eating the cake and ran back, Zhang You asked Xiao Zishan to go and call her mother.

After the singer finished eating, she sat down and chatted with Bai Li and a few other women. When Jiang Yiren arrived, Zhang You greeted Tan Yao and his wife, who were talking to guests who were about to leave, and then prepared to leave.

"Zhang You, wait a minute."

Tan Yao quickly called out.

"Something happened!?"

Zhang You asked in confusion.

"Wait a few minutes."

As soon as Tan Yao finished speaking, the guest who was talking to her saw that she had something to do, so he stopped the conversation and gestured for her to go about her business. Tan Yao called her daughter, then gave her husband a few instructions, and then led Zhang You's family to the lounge.

Sitting on the sofa in the lounge, Tan Yao pointed to her daughter and said to Zhang You, "Zhang You, I know you're in a hurry to go back, so I won't beat around the bush. I'd like you to take my daughter as your student. This girl has loved playing the piano since she was little, and her teacher at the extracurricular class says she has talent in this area. So, as a mother, I naturally want to give her the best."

"I don't have time"

Zhang You directly refused, saying, "I'm so busy with work that I can only spare an hour or two to teach in the evenings. And because my eldest apprentice is studying at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, I can only have her train at the company's training class with other trainees, so I can't find the time either."

"I can arrange for a driver to take you there every night, and then pick you up after you finish your studies."

Tan Yao spoke up.

"Tan Yao, if that's the case, you're not doing what's best for the child, you're just burdening him. And even if you pick him up and drop him off, I can't guarantee I'll have time every evening. The teachers at the extracurricular classes are already very good; let's get him to level ten first."

Zhang You still wouldn't budge.

The main problem is that this is a thankless task.

(End of this chapter)