The sandstorm sweeping through the capital made people retreat, the sky was hazy, and stepping outside meant eating a mouthful of sand.
Director Fang considered that Shen Yuhan was from the south and had never seen a sandstorm, so he asked him to stay in a hotel for a day and wait for the strongest sandstorm to pass before going over to finish recording the rest of the music.
Shen Yuhan had never seen a sandstorm, and he didn’t practice music either, he stood by the window and looked at the extremely terrifying sky from a high-rise building, the sky was extremely dark in the middle of the day, there was no brightness at all, it was difficult for pedestrians to walk1寸步難行 (cùn bù nán xíng): unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation; find it difficult to move even a step; describes difficulty walking, it also refers to a difficult situation. on the road, those who went out all wrapped themselves into a zongzi, after looking at the color of the sky for a long time, he felt inexplicably afraid.
He immediately took a photo and sent a message to Shan Qihuan, he felt that the capital was too scary, and he wanted to go home early.
After Shan Qihuan returned to the office after the meeting, he started a video call with him: “I’m in the company, the weather outside is nice; if you can’t go out, you can watch TV in the room, just close the curtains.”
He also specially turned the camera around to show Shen Yuhan the sunny Jiang City.
“Um.” Shen Yuhan immediately listened to his words and closed the curtains, no longer staring at the dim sky outside, and then turned on the TV, randomly tuned to a channel, the TV was playing Spring Blossoms2春暖花開 (chūn nuǎn huā kāi): during the warmth of spring all the flowers bloom; spring blossoms; spring has come and flowers are in bloom; in full spring; the original meaning is that the spring scenery is beautiful, now it is often used to describe a good situation that is conducive to work or study. T/N: The Spring Blossoms here is 2021 Liaoning Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala program., it was the season when animals began to □□, the music is also very lively, his mood is much more comfortable, and the overly fast heartbeat also calmed down.
Shan Qihuan diverted his attention for him: “Are you going to continue recording for them tomorrow? How much have you recorded for them?”
When he mentioned his own work, Shen Yuhan said with excitement3眉飛色舞 (méi fēi sè wǔ): with dancing eyebrows and a radiant face; beaming with joy; exultant; radiant with delight; be (as) cheerful/gay as a lark; be enraptured.: “Not too much either, I’ve recorded nearly half of them, those tunes have to be learned first, and mastered before they can be recorded, the songs are not too difficult, I also didn’t go out today, so I can familiarize myself with all the songs first.”
Shan Qihuan has some doubts: “Didn’t you say that you can only practice in the research institute before, but now you can do it in the hotel?”
Shen Yuhan explained the process in detail: “Director Fang asked me to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and after I showed it to Assistant Yang, she said there was no problem, only then did I sign it.”
“Assistant Yang can be trusted, she has always been very strict.” Shan Qihuan couldn’t help but boast about it, she was the talent he found, “If you can’t find me for anything, you can ask Assistant Yang.”
“I know, Husband, are you busy?” He heard the sound of Shan Qihuan clicking the mouse outside the video, “If you’re busy, I’ll be practicing the qin, so just listen carefully and don’t hang up the phone.”
Shan Qihuan nodded in agreement: “That’s fine.”
Shen Yuhan took out his own qin and started practicing.
Shan Qihuan was indeed a little busy, he was busy talking to his subordinates about a new idea of his, during this period of time, he had been running between the Shan Group and his own company, and he learned a lot of lessons over there, he began to make some changes to his own company after he came back, he was determined not to follow Shan’s old path, otherwise, there would be a chaotic situation just like what happened now.
The eldest brother is still recuperating at home, and the second and third houses are busy taking power from Shan Tianfeng, as long as it is not too excessive, Shan Tianfeng will agree to their requests, and the two parties are now competing with each other, on the contrary, Shan Qihuan, who was so busy that he didn’t even touch the ground, had some free time to come back and deal with his own affairs, he is just a substitute, and he cannot be angered by the struggle between the other two houses, it’s better to sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight4坐山觀虎鬥 (zuò shān guān hǔ dòu): lit. to sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight—watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom); (figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer., this way, it’s more interesting.
Across the video, Shen Yuhan was immersed in learning new tunes, other than the music score he had played before, he had never heard of these; although the words on the music score were not exactly the same as Qi Kingdom’s, they were very easy to recognize.
Shen Yuhuan remembered the matter of Director Fang mentioning the ancient tomb of a person surnamed Shen two days ago, he had been thinking about it all along, wondering, could it be related to the Shen family?
He didn’t know whether he wanted it to be related to the Shen family or not, if it is related, then the person lying in the tomb is someone he knows, it is extremely unfilial to have the ancestral grave dug, and selfishly, he does not want this to happen to the Shen family.
If it is not related, then he would feel like there was a missing piece in his heart, wondering if the Shen family was still alive.
According to the information disclosed by Director Fang, the ancient tomb may be from two thousand years ago, if there was a Qi Kingdom, and gers at that time, why don’t they have it now, is it possible that their Qi Kingdom is just a legend?
A doubt was not solved, Shen Yuhan felt restless, and he also played a few wrong notes on the qin, so he stopped.
Shan Qihuan, who was typing, didn’t hear the sound of the qin and turned his head to look at Shen Yuhan in the video.
“Why don’t you play anymore?” His wife played the qin very well.
Shen Yuhan put his hands on his knees and said: “My heart is not calm, and I played the wrong note.”
Shan Qihuan asked him: “Why not calm? Are you still afraid of sandstorms?”
“It’s not that, I’m not afraid of sandstorms when you’re around, but there’s just one problem I can’t figure out.”
“Tell me about it and see if I can answer it for you.”
Shen Yuhan thought that his husband had a lot of knowledge, so after hesitating for a while, he asked his question: “Husband, what do you think could be the reason why a country that never appeared in history more than two thousand years ago has only been discovered now?”
Shan Qihuan said: “Just worrying about this matter, what’s the point, there are many countries in history, big countries destroyed small countries, the big fish eat the little fish, and the little fish eat small shrimps5大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米 (dà yú chī xiǎo yú ，xiǎo yú chī xiā mǐ): lit. The big fish eat the little fish, and the little fish eat small shrimps; (Proverb) The weak are the prey of the strong; might makes right; law of the jungle; it used to mean that the relationship between people is that the big bullies the small, the strong bullies the weak., the information and historical records that can be left behind will basically not exist, there are many countries that have not been discovered, in addition to those that were destroyed by other countries, there are also ancient countries like Loulan6樓蘭 (Lóu lán): Loulan, also known as Krorän (Uyghur: كروران) or Kroraina, was an ancient kingdom based around an important oasis city along the Silk Road already known in the 2nd century BCE on the northeastern edge of the Lop Desert. The term Loulan is the Chinese transcription of the native name Krorän and is used to refer to the city near Lop Nur as well as the kingdom. that suddenly disappeared overnight, so far, the reason is still unknown, and now only a ruin is left behind. What’s more, you are talking about a country that existed two thousand years ago, if it was a small country, wiped out, or annexed, and the people continued to live in anonymity7隱姓埋名 (yǐn xìng mái míng): to conceal one’s identity; to live incognito; maintain one’s anonymity; live under an assumed name; Conceal one’s real name from others., it’s also unknown. If they want to remain anonymous, what is the reason for that? There must be a reason for this.”
What does the Qi Kingdom have to offer that other countries can covet? Minerals?
If the Qi Kingdom disappeared, why would it disappear with it?
At first, he thought that his soul was reborn from one world to another, but starting from the music score, he began to realize that he had thought too simply and that perhaps he was still in the same time-progressing world, not another world.
Why did the Qi Kingdom and its surrounding countries never appear in history?
It seems that he needs to find out where the ancient tomb was excavated.
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The sandstorm lasted for three days before it disappeared, and Shen Yuhan also stayed in the hotel for three days. During these three days, he finished practicing the remaining pieces, and on the fourth day, he came to the institute and started recording directly, the notes he played were exactly the same as the music scores translated by the researchers, and the staff who were responsible for recording with him were surprised.
It took two days to complete the recording of eight of the songs, the remaining two songs, unlike the other eight, had lyrics, after the experts translated the words, they found that the lyrics were simple but beautiful, and were considering whether they should find someone to sing along with the songs.
They didn’t consider Shen Yuhan at first, but Director Fang saw that Shen Yuhan was multi-talented, so he asked casually when they were eating in the cafeteria.
Director Fang asked him: “Can Xiao Shen sing?”
“I can’t sing.” According to the rules of their Qi Kingdom, no young lady and ger would ever learn to sing, because it was only the people who made a living who would open their mouths in front of others.
After coming to modern times, singing has become a form of entertainment, everyone can sing, and there is no distinction between the poor and the lowly, but Shen Yuhan has not yet crossed the threshold of ‘reservation’ in his heart, and he is determined not to sing in front of outsiders.
Director Fang felt extremely regretful, he also watched Shen Yuhan’s recording video and the recording effect, it is pleasing to the eyes when the person sits there, if he could sing a few lines, he wouldn’t be out of touch with the mood, and they would be done once and for all, without having to invite people to come over to sing.
Shen Yuhan refused, and Director Fang couldn’t do anything about it either.
The next part will be up soon.
Thank you so much for your support, Charile ❤️❤️
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