The counsellor[1] said that Kasukabe City is rich of wisteria and is famous for it"s "wisteria street". The comic book Crayon Shinchan created by the famous cartoonist Usui Yos.h.i.to is also takes this place as the background, and the students are cherred.
But soon the teacher broke the students fantasies. It turned out that the Kasukabe City isn"t Crayon Shinchan residence, but they could buy some souvenirs, which is considered to soothe the students hearts.
They"re going to Haruhi Private High School[2], is a famous aristocratic private school in the local area. It is a closed school and is basically a boarding system. Campus festivals are being held on the campus, and they are beautifully decorated everywhere.
In order to welcome them, the school held a welcoming party, the men and women seat was separated by a small aisle in the middle. When they arrived at the auditorium, Mo Shaoqing felt that the people in the auditorium had turned their eyes to them. He suddenly understood that Xing Zhipeng had just tidy his hairstyle and clothes for a while because there were obviously more girls in this school.
But the girls are wearing knee-length skirts, black stockings, and both men and women are dressed in black suits, not the cute sailor uniform like in the anime. When they entered the auditorium, several beautiful and lovely girls on the stage began to sing the traditional folk songs of the R Country.
It is likely the school often hold such events. After the song is over, the male and female hosts invite them to the stage with great enthusiasm. Fortunately, the stage was big enough, and then the princ.i.p.al spoke to the teacher. But he spoke so quickly and Mo Shaoqing did not understand.
But soon he understood. Because some students pushed three pianos. This is a good relationship between the counsellor and Haruhi Private High School, so several people are prepared. Originally their school was rehearsing a big scene similar to a symphony program.
But did not expect to be divided into 32 teams after come to N City, and randomly formed four large teams. Last night, the leader"s teacher asked them if they could play an instrument. As a result, several of them were selected, including Mo Shaoqing, Xing Zhipeng and Zhao Duo.
The teacher arranged for them to perform a song known to the most foreigners, "Liang Zhu"[3]. The song "Liang Zhu" which can be played by saxophone, violin and piano, but several of them have never rehea.r.s.ed together, so Mo Shaoqing was very nervous when sitting in the chair.
When the stage lighting was turned on, Mo Shaoqing gradually couldn"t see the pair of eyes in the ground, at a glance there was only a black ma.s.s. A few people look at each other—— at the beginning, the wonderful and melody of the piano blew out from Mo Shaoqing"s fingers, like a faint stream flowing through the heart, soft and quiet, gentle and comfortable. Mo Shaoqing kept his eyes on the music score for a moment, afraid of making any mistakes, but gradually he became more and more engaged, and he ignoring the eyes of others and was absorbed in the music. When the music is over, Mo Shaoqing felt like as if wakening from a dream, Stand up and bowed.
Forty people were arranged to watch the show in the first row, followed by the traditional music, and judo performance next. The boys were boiling with blood, and then the girls in the kimono slowly walked out and showed the beauty of kimono.
The last program is a girl singing solo, it seems to be a foreign language, Mo Shaoqing doesn"t understand very well, in short, not R Country nor the language of B Country[4].
After the performance, the girl said a lot of words on the stage. Mo Shaoqing only vaguely heard the "piano", "handsome", "welcome" and "performance" or something. It was not as he had imagined it, and when all eyes were turned on him, including Xing Zhipeng, who was always slow looked at Mo Shaoqing. He felt as if he had been driven to Liangshan Mountain[5] without knowing it.
The girl on the stage is still talking about something, very modest, and there is a cheering applause from behind Mo Shaoqing. Even Xing Zhipeng starts to make a fuss. He shouts that he must sing a foreign language song. Everyone can"t understand that, can"t let R Country people be superior.
Mo Shaoqing can"t hear clearly. He was a very nervous, just finished playing the piano and already sweating all over, now can only move slowly from the stage.
Fortunately, the lights on the stage were so bright that the people underground could hardly see. "May I ask your name for a moment?" the girl blurted out in Chinese and handed him a microphone.
Mo Shaoqing surprised. Is R Country high school so powerful? They can speak so many languages. After taking the microphone, Mo Shaoqing first told his name in Huaxia, and then she introduced her name, birthplace and so on to the following students in R Country language.
While talking, he think about the countermeasures. He know how to sing English songs, but these songs will be popular all over the world in the next few years. In addition, an English song may not be able to keep up with the girl. A song in his mind flash across, and Mo Shaoqing had blurted out——
"Apple and pear trees were blooming,
Mist on the river floating
The girl sang a wonderful song
She is singing the eagle of the gra.s.sland
She is singing for the loved one
She also has a letter of her lover."
"Katyusha"[6] has a fast and simple rhythm, and the melody is simple and smooth. There are some echoes, and the backstage also sing along with the musical instruments. Mo Shaoqing finished singing, and thunderous applause came from below.
After the performance ended smoothly, the school princ.i.p.al gave them a grand welcome to them and asked them kindly whether they have any favorite activities. They can follow the student council representatives to the club to partic.i.p.ate in the activities. Mo Shaoqing and Xing Zhipeng chose the fencing club.
"Mo Shaoqing, you"re not being nice ah! You can sing E Country songs, you not even tell me." after he stepped down, Xing Zhipeng hug Mo Shaoqing.
However, although this is a love song, it"s a song of World War II. He don"t know what R Country students will think. As it turned out that he was worried. After leaving the auditorium, many girls invited both of them to join the cla.s.s. Mo Shaoqing repeatedly refused, there are still many girls who not give up.
Fortunately, a boy rushed into the crowd, rescued them and took them to the club.
"h.e.l.lo, my name is Fujita Ichiro, a member of the student council, I will take you to Fencing Club."
"h.e.l.lo, my name is Xing Zhipeng, this is Mo Shaoqing."
"I know, I know. Mo-san"s piano play is very good, singing is also very nice." the big boy in front of him scratched his head shyly.
Xing Zhipeng is very talkative. When he walked to the fencing club, the two people basically chatted lively. Mo Shaoqing also get the information he wanted to know. For example, the girl called Watanabe Ayaka, who is the vice president of the student council. No wonder she is not simple, Mo Shaoqing thought.
At the fencing club, Fujita Ichiro put them on the fencing protective gear and taught them the rules of the game: in the fencing compet.i.tions man and woman have foil, epee and rapier, with individual and team compet.i.tions.
The requirement of fencing is to use the tip of the sword to strike the opponent, and the tip of the sword must be clearly and accurately stabbed in the effective part and has the quality to stab. After some teaching, Mo Shaoqing and Xing Zhipeng began to practice, they play too much and the two were dripping with sweat.
Then, Fujita Ichiro took two people to visit other clubs, letting Mo Shaoqing and Xing Zhipeng open their eyes. Fujit Ichiro is very kind. At the beginning, he was somewhat cautious. After a long time, he find that other also very talkative and changed Mo Shaoqing’s impression of R Country people stereotypes.
Mo shaoqing had a good harvest this afternoon. After visiting the club,it was getting late, but the campus festival still very lively. The lanterns of the R country were hung on the road. Everyone wore various kinds of clothes. Some people wear school uniforms and some wear colored yukata, and some people playing cosplay.
The stalls was crowded. Mo Shaoqing and Xing Zhipeng bought takoyaki, crepes and ice cream, and visited the haunted house. Although there was no real horror in the haunted house, it was full of laughter.
Then Mo Shaoqing and Xing Zhipeng were dragged by several girls to maid cafe, because they are foreigners, not only free of charge, but they also enjoyed tiramisu for dessert.
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On the way back to the homestay, w.a.n.g Xuena who was finally met with Mo Shaoqing, said excitedly: "Mo Shaoqing, you are so amazing, you know? Today you"re performing on stage like a piano prince." Mo Shaoqing somewhat embarra.s.sed, w.a.n.g Xuena still wants to say something, seeing Mo Shaoqing"s seem to lack interest, she had to shut up.
The homestay"s old lady has already prepared dinner. However, they eats lot of snacks on the campus booths, such as Mo Shaoqing and Xing Zhipeng, which can"t eat more. But looking at the old lady eager eyes, the two still eat a bowl of rice and tea, not to mention that it was light and refreshing.
After returning to the room, Mo Shaoqing found that the three beds had been laid with quilts, two new towels and some toiletries on the pillows. He sighed at the old lady"s mind. After washing, he automatically picked the innermost bed. By the bed inside, Xing Zhipeng always sleeps wherever he goes, so he slept in the middle. Zhao Duo came back with only one outermost bed.
Mo Shaoqing was exhausted. This afternoon, the heart jumped up and down from time to time, and fell asleep as soon as he got into the bed. A night without dreams, the next morning, Mo Shaoqing woke up in a daze, and some did not know where they were, and when they saw the surrounding, they realized that they were in the homestay.
After looking at the watch, he found that it was already seven o"clock. Eight o"clock was the gathering time. He wake Xing Zhipeng who was still asleep, and didn"t found Zhao Duo figure who was sleeping at the outermost. More than that, the quilt was also folded into tofu lump, which made Mo Shaoqing have some speculation.