Everyone snapped back into reality when Rong Lii said this.
"Ye Ning, your aunt is a trained musician. If she says it’s true, it must be," they chid in.
Even Rong Lihua said, "Exactly, if you can’t give a decent gift, don’t go trampling over our Ye Zi. It’s not like any of us were relying on you."
The color of Ye Rongguang’s face had darkened a little, reflecting the tenseness of what was initially a jovial birthday celebration.
By that ti, Ye Zi’s solo had ended.
Looking at Ye Ning, Ye Zi’s face softened, "Everyone... let’s not argue over this." Looking towards Ye Ning, she continued, "Ye Ning, if you say it isn’t, then it isn’t. It’s OK. This was just a token of my affection for Dad. Maybe Mom went a little bit overboard. But it wasn’t ant to an that you had to give a similar gift too. Whatever you give, it’s the thought that counts, right?"
Everyone heard this and thought that Ye Zi seed to be more magnanimous than the confrontational Ye Ning.
Ye Ning felt ridiculed by her words.
Although the words sounded nice on the surface, it seed she was subtly implying that Ye Ning had said so just to undermine her - as if she was conceding, saying that even if it was true, she would step back for Ye Ning’s sake. Was that not enough?
Ye Ning looked at her nonchalantly, "I just think that if you are giving Dad a gift, you should at least make it clear what it is. Wouldn’t you agree?"
Ye Zi was taken aback.
She knew that the current Ye Ning was not the sa Ye Ning she used to manipulate. Turning to Mu Yeli with a flirtatious look, she said, "Yeli, can you talk so sense into Ye Ning? We didn’t an to upset her."
Ye Zi thought, how could Ye Ning play this?
The violin wasn’t sothing that was easy to master.
Although Ye Ning had played the piano in the past, that was probably after a lot of preparation and practice ti, because Ye Ning definitely had no prior experience with the piano.
So, now that she brought up the violin all of a sudden, Ye Ning obviously wouldn’t have had ti to prepare.
Ye Zi herself had prepared in secret, not telling a single person.
Therefore, she was confident that Ye Ning wouldn’t be able to play.
Rong Lii imdiately chid in, "Exactly Ye Ning, if you claim to know, then why don’t you show us? Don’t co up with all this after not even knowing what a violin sounds like."
Ye Ning let out a snort of amusent and abruptly stood up.
Everyone looked at her in surprise.
She walked over to the violin, grabbed it confidently, and addressed the room. "Perhaps Auntie didn’t give a comprehensive enough lesson on the violin."
With a commanding posture, she gripped the violin and started to play.
As the flowing lodies filled the air, Ye Ning looked at everyone and grinned. "There are eight basic techniques in violin playing. Coincidentally, my sister just used a few of the simplest ones earlier. Though the tune may seem complicated with rapid finger movents, they’re made only in this C Zone, the easiest area to reach on the violin. So..." She looked at Ye Zi, "My sister, you are very clever. You chose an easily-learned piece."
Ye Zi’s face darkened.
Down below, Rong Lihua also choked back a gasp.
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