My second life is a bit strange?

"Yu Xing is under too much pressure. When we were young, we couldn't see the talents and gifts we had. Discovering them takes time. Let's give Yu Xing some more time. The most important thing in childhood is happiness."

“Everyone is special. There’s no need to compare Yu Xing to anyone else. His strengths are unmatched by others.” Feng looked at his mother earnestly.

After hearing Feng's words, the mother seemed to understand something. When she looked at Yu Xing again, her eyes were filled with tears, and her hands were gripping the hem of her trousers so tightly that her knuckles were turning white.

A wave of guilt washed over her, and she pulled him into her arms, saying, "It was Mom's fault."

Shirogane Miyuki could no longer hold back his tears and buried his head in his mother's arms: "I...I will...try harder in the future."

"Yes, Mom believes you."

Feng walked out of the school gate with a smile. His father and sister must be getting impatient waiting outside. Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

All of this was observed by a little girl with blonde pigtails. At first, she was just curious about his hair color and secretly took a look.

She quickly followed her out, and saw a little girl stepping on her own shadow at the door.

The white-haired boy said, "Childish."

But they carefully dodged, afraid that the other party would step on their shadow.

The little girl clearly recognized him. She ran over with a grin and stepped on his shadow. He quickly arched his body and dodged a few times, but the little girl still stepped on his shadow.

"Haha, hug me, brother!" The little girl jumped into Feng's arms.

"Has Xiao Gui been obedient?" Feng pinched Bai Yin Gui's cheek; it's so nice to touch a child.

"Yes, Gui waited obediently with his father." Gui looked like he wanted praise, his two bright eyes seeming to shoot out many stars.

"Okay, okay, you're the best. Mother and Yu Xing are coming out. Go comfort Yu Xing because he didn't do well on the exam."

"Okay~" Gui ran towards Yu Xing with his short legs.

"Didn't you say it was childish? Why are you still dodging it?"

Feng turned around when he heard the voice and saw a blonde girl standing behind him. Unlike Yu Xing's blonde hair, hers was a light gold that was very bright under the sun.

"It's Sawamura-kun."

You know my name?

Feng smiled slightly. He had a good memory. When he was looking for his seat before the exam, he accidentally saw that the student sitting in front of him was named Sawamura Spencer Eriri.

"You'll sit in front of me during the exam."

Eriri blushed slightly and muttered softly, "How come I didn't see it?"

"Xiao Feng~"

Hearing his father's call, Feng quickly waved.

"Alright, I should go now. Here, take this. Oh, by the way, you asked me earlier, isn't it better to be a little childish?" After saying that, Feng went to find his father.

The sun was high in the sky, and the weather was extremely hot; you could even see the heat waves surging on the asphalt road. Eriri watched his departing figure, clutching the cold juice in her hand.

That slight coolness reached my heart.

.....

On August 29th, a scream shattered the peaceful morning!

"It's nine o'clock!!!! Get up!"

A thumping sound came from each room; it was the sound of bare feet stomping on the floor. Everyone quickly got up, changed their clothes, and washed up.

"Honey, did you bring your exam admission ticket and ID card?"

"I've brought everything." Baiyin's father opened his wallet and checked it over.

"Miyuki, have you packed the bento box?"

"Ok!"

"I'm ready too." Baek Eung-kyu hugged his teddy bear and grinned foolishly, unaware that he was wearing his shoes on the wrong feet.

This amused the whole family. Mrs. Baiyin bent down and kindly helped him get dressed: "Where's Xiaofeng?"

"coming."

As everyone looked at him, they saw that he was wearing a white dress, with his fluffy white hair swaying slightly, and golden eyes. He looked like a prince from a fairy tale.

"Mother, there's no need to be so nervous."

Bai Yinfeng looked at everyone with a wry smile, got into his father's car, and his mother kept reminding him: "Don't be nervous during the competition."

"You're the one who's nervous; this will put pressure on the child."

Bai Yinfeng felt no pressure at all. Have you ever seen a pianist who has won a Grand Slam be nervous when participating in a national children's competition? No matter how he tried to comfort his mother, it was no use.

Miyuki Shirogane and Kei Shirogane were saying encouraging words to him, which gave him a boost of fighting spirit, so he decided to take things a little more seriously.

On their way to the auditorium, staff checked their credentials and gave the Bai family badges to wear around their necks. A staff member then escorted them to the audience seats, while Feng went to the waiting area alone.

Humming a light and cheerful tune, I arrived backstage and saw many children. They were all little geniuses from all over the country who had come here after going through many rounds of auditions. Their expressions were more or less a little nervous. Only one girl with pink hair was wearing a white dress. She looked natural and seemed very curious about everything, touching this and that.

The two suddenly made eye contact, and the girl gave him a sweet smile and greeted him. Feng smiled and nodded in acknowledgment, then sat down alone to the side, closed his eyes, and tried to get into the right mood.

Chapter Three: Starting today, I'm a primary school student!

"You mean Xiao Feng..." Mrs. Baiyin was about to say something, but was interrupted.

"I started out just to give it a try, but I never expected Xiaofeng to go so far. I'm already very satisfied. Now it's up to him."

"But Xiaofeng is the last one to go on stage. If the people before him perform well, the pressure will be too great."

Yuyuki: "Feng can do it."

Little Gui also said in a childish voice, "Brother is the best!"

The lights began to dim, and the first child stepped onto the stage, skillfully introducing himself. His cheerful voice echoed in the auditorium. Those sitting in the front row were all influential figures in the music industry, and they couldn't help but smile as they looked at these adorable new talents.

One by one, the children stepped forward to play songs, and the four judges scored them one by one. After listening to them continuously for two hours, the judges became a little tired of the songs, because they were playing only a few of the same tunes.

"It's the second to last one, and it'll be Xiaofeng's turn soon. I'm so nervous." Mrs. Shirogane held Yuxing's hand tightly.

"Hello everyone, my name is Fujiwara Chika. The piece I'm going to play for you is 'Kaze ni Fukarete'. I hope you'll enjoy it." Fujiwara Chika stood on tiptoe and sat on the stool. The soothing music started playing, and she played it simply without any flamboyant techniques.

The body sways slightly to the beat, and the music seems to come alive, making one unable to help but be immersed in it.

Even after the piece was finished, the judges continued to listen attentively, the lingering melody clearly indicating that this little girl should win the national competition award.

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, and Fujiwara Chika scored a high score of 96, instantly taking first place.

"Little one, it's your turn to go on stage now, don't be nervous~" a staff member in the waiting room kindly comforted him.

Feng smiled slightly, swallowed the lemon slice he was chewing, straightened his clothes, and slowly walked onto the stage, unhurried as if strolling in a leisurely garden.

"Hello everyone, my name is Bai Yinfeng. It is an honor to perform for you. The piece is called 'Summer'."

The judges below the stage looked at each other. They had never heard of this song before. Was it some kind of niche genre?

Bai Yinfeng sat down, not in a hurry to play, but instead stroked the Stanley logo on the piano.

He closed his eyes, raised his hands halfway in the air as if conducting an orchestra, waved them twice, and twitched his ears slightly.

With one hand resting on the piano, the performance began. Each note seemed to burst forth from the piano, and the slender fingers flew across the strings, each note perfectly timed.

Everyone was transported back to that summer, and the other hand began to play, the cheerful melody bringing smiles to everyone's faces.

Perhaps it's the image of that person from that summer, or everyone from our student days; this resonance strikes right to the soul.

"I saw a cat, it knocked over things and ran away in a panic," a parent said in disbelief.

"Shh!" The person next to him immediately signaled him to be quiet. Who doesn't have a little fantasy?

With a slight sway of the body, youth has returned.

With the final few accented notes, summer came to a close.

The audience was unusually quiet. Seeing everyone so engrossed, Feng smiled slightly and bowed.

A round of enthusiastic applause immediately followed.

The judges also gave it four perfect scores. The original composition and the superb skill made them admire it.

"Little Bai Yinfeng, did you compose this piece yourself?"

Bai Yinfeng simply smiled and did not answer the question.

The person who asked the question simply assumed he was implicitly acknowledging the question and sighed, "The younger generation is truly formidable. Just now, I was reminded of my summer vacation after my junior year of high school. I was thinking back then, how could I possibly graduate? Now, more than a decade has passed since graduation. I really miss those days."

"Thank you."

Finally, the staff presented the trophy to Su Bai. Just as he finished his speech and was about to go home with his family, a middle-aged man in a suit with a camera around his neck chased after him.

They gave him an admission invitation to Shuchiin Academy, but it was for junior high school.

"Mr. Shirogane, if your child chooses to study at Shuchiwon in the future, he can be exempted from the entrance examination and all tuition fees will be waived."

On the way back, my mother talked a lot. This was the second time I had seen her smile so happily. The first time was when Kei was born. I suppose it was the same when Miyuki was born.

"What does Feng want to eat when he gets back?"

"I like everything my mother makes."

"Then let's stew some pork with potatoes and fry some boneless chicken thighs."

Feng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Mom, the meat is delicious, but we can't skimp on the vegetables."

"Hmm, then I'll make some tomato and egg soup, and stir-fried water spinach with salted pork."

"Brother, can I touch your trophy?" Gui asked with wide eyes, his little hand already reaching out to touch it, as if he had found some treasure.

.....

"Come on! Everyone stand still and let's take a picture." The father took the camera, and the family took a group photo at the door to commemorate the official start of school for Feng and Yuxing.

"From now on, we'll be elementary school students." Shirogane Miyuki walked with him along the road.

Feng touched his nose. Why did that sentence sound so strange? But he still hoped that he could meet some fun people when he went to elementary school, so that it wouldn't be as boring as kindergarten.

After entering the campus, Shirogane Miyuki escorted Kaede to her classroom before going to find his own class.

Feng looked at the seating chart posted on the blackboard for a while and found that he was in the back row by the window: "That's good, I can look out the window and daydream when I'm bored."

Feng went to his seat and put his schoolbag on the inside to prevent it from being knocked away by passing classmates.