Chapter 95: Wang Ying’s Wild Side (Seven-Update Release, Seeking Your First Subscription)

In the music room, before the drum set.

Wang Ying wore her long hair over her shoulders and a gentle smile. Sitting in her lap was Little Xi’er, her small face bright with excitement, and in her hands she held two drumsticks.

“It’s about to start, Xi’er. Are you ready?”

“I’m ready!”

“Mm...” Wang Ying smiled gracefully, then pressed her foot to the bass drum as both hands guided Little Xi’er’s little ones.

Boom, boom...

Her hands lifted and fell with the child’s, and the sticks dropped in rhythm, sending out a beat at measured intervals.

Then...

Boom boom, chi, boom boom, chi...

The drumbeats and cymbals tightened into a brisk, driving rhythm, and an intense sense of momentum surged through the room.

In the very next instant, Wang Ying seemed to erupt all at once. Her long hair whipped sharply, and her hands, still guiding Little Xi’er’s, fell like a sudden storm.

The drums exploded like a tidal wave, and the wild, fierce crash of beat and cymbal rang through the entire music room like thunder.

Wang Ying’s hair swayed, her body rising and falling, and even Little Xi’er moved along with her rhythm, her little bun bobbing adorably as it shook.

Xiao Bai, standing by and watching, and Xiao Qiu’er, who was tightly holding Xiao Dong’er’s hand, were stunned, their little mouths falling open in amazement.

They were used to Wang Ying’s refined gentleness, but now she had suddenly revealed such a wild side.

That abrupt contrast left the two little ones unable to react for a moment.

But only for a moment. Soon after, little Xiao Bai blushed with excitement, and her small body could not help but sway along with the powerful rhythm of the drums and cymbals.

Xiao Qiu’er also began to wiggle her little body, and as she did, the little bottom of Xiao Dong’er, whose hand she was holding, started to sway along with her.

A fierce joy instantly filled the hearts of the three little ones.

In the dance studio, after Tan Jin’er finished a segment of dance practice with Xiao Min, she suddenly remembered the children next door and quickly turned to look.

Because the full-length mirror in the dance studio faced the opposite direction, they had been dancing with their backs to the music room. And because she had been so absorbed in learning the dance just now, she had actually forgotten about the little ones for a moment.

Now, when she turned and looked, she froze in blank astonishment.

Looking into the music room at Wang Ying, sitting before the drum set with her long hair flying wildly, she could hardly believe her eyes.

“Th-tha... that is... is that... Ying... Ying, the queen of heaven?”

As her stammered words fell, the women in the dance studio all turned to look as well, and then they all stood there dazed.

For a long while, while Tan Jin’er and the others were still staring dumbly, Xiao Xia’er suddenly blushed with excitement.

“Wow! Sister Ying is so cool!”

With a clear little cry of delight, she grabbed Xiao Chun’er’s hand and said eagerly, “Sister, let’s go see Sister Ying!”

With that, she dragged Xiao Chun’er along and ran off toward the music room.

“Let’s go too.” Tan Jin’er came back to her senses and said to Bai Lingyue and Xiao Min.

“Mhm, mhm! My idol, my goddess!”

By now Bai Lingyue had also snapped out of it, leaving only excitement and thrill behind.

Yesterday, during the meal in the courtyard, she had wanted to speak with Wang Ying and ask for an autograph and a photo, but unfortunately her big brother had kept her pinned down tightly.

At last, she had another chance today.

Thrilled, she ran after them as well. Tan Jin’er smiled and shook her head before following behind her.

Xiao Min was the only one left still dazed.

She was one of Wang Ying’s studio employees, but she had only ever seen Wang Ying play the piano, the guitar, or the zither, elegant instruments all. She had never seen her play the drums, let alone so wildly.

She too had been shocked by her own boss.

At the same time, she was also puzzled by how Tan Jin’er and the others treated her boss.

She had been leading Tan Jin’er and the children around the studio to play. At first, she had simply been following the instructions of the second boss, Wang Ming, and had assumed they were merely the family and friends of a client.

After all, people from the television station were waiting for them to arrive, so she did not dare be careless.

But now, looking at Little Xi’er in Wang Ying’s arms and thinking back to Xiao Xia’er’s intimate way of addressing Wang Ying just now, she suddenly felt that she herself was the outsider here.

Meanwhile, as the two little girls and Bai Lingyue and Tan Jin’er arrived at the music room, Wang Ying gradually eased the rhythm of her drumming after seeing them, until she finally stopped.

“Hee-hee... Sister! Was Xi’er amazing just now, or wasn’t she?”

As soon as the drums fell silent, Wang Ying carried the blushing Little Xi’er down from the stool. The little girl immediately ran up to Tan Jin’er, bouncing in excitement as she laughed.

“You were amazing. You were the most amazing of all!”

Tan Jin’er smiled and took out a tissue to wipe the sweat from the little girl’s face.

Wang Ying was also using tissues to wipe the sweat from Xiao Qiu’er and Xiao Bai. Those two little girls had been bouncing around quite vigorously as well.

As she wiped them down, she looked at Xiao Min, who had just come in through the doorway, and said, “Xiao Min, go get a few bottles of water...”

Then she paused and turned to the three little ones with a soft smile. “And what would you all like to drink?”

Little Xi’er raised her hand and called out, “Little Bear! Hee-hee... Sister Ying, Xi’er wants Little Bear, and so do Qiu’er and Xiao Bai.”

“Mm...” Wang Ying smiled, then looked at Xiao Min. “Then please go buy some more Little Bear drinks.”

“There are Little Bear drinks in the lounge,” Xiao Min said quickly. “Brother Ming bought them this morning, two whole cases.”

“Wang Ming, that brat...” Wang Ying muttered. Realizing something, she waved Xiao Min off to fetch them, then looked at Tan Jin’er with a smile. “Jin’er, when did you get here?”

“We just arrived not long ago,” Tan Jin’er said with a smile. “Brother Ming took Brother Qing to the recording room to lay down the track, so we were just wandering around looking.”

“To lay down a track? What track?” Wang Ying asked, stunned.

“A backing track for Aunt Xue and the others’ show,” Tan Jin’er said, also surprised. “Sister Ying, you didn’t know? Brother Ming didn’t tell you?”

“No.” Wang Ying shook her head with a smile. “That brat is even playing tricks on me now.”

“Sister Ying, Brother said he’s also going to record songs for me and my sister!” Xiao Xia’er ran up excitedly to Wang Ying, took her hand, and said with bright enthusiasm, “And... and Sister, you were so cool just now!”

“Oh? Really?” Pleased by Xiao Xia’er’s praise, Wang Ying smiled happily. “Then how about Sister teaches you to play the drums too, from now on?”

“Okay!”

Xiao Xia’er jumped with delight, and Little Xi’er immediately bounced over to Wang Ying as well, raising her hand as she cried, “And me too, Sister Ying! And Xi’er too!”

“Ho-ho... hitting the sticks is my specialty, you know! I want to play too!”

Little Bai was not about to be left behind either; she bounced over, her little hands miming the motion of striking drums up and down.

“All right, all right, Sister will teach you all.”

Wang Ying smiled brightly. Being with such adorable children always made one’s heart feel easy and joyful.

...

In the recording studio, under the lingering notes of the piano, Yang Qing slowly lifted his fingers and then let them fall again. The final resonance drifted away.

With that, the second piece of background music, the piano track titled Spring, Autumn, and Summer of Work, was finished recording.

As soon as Director Wu saw Yang Qing come out of the isolation booth, he rushed forward and gave him an excited hug, praising him nonstop.

“Xiao Yang, you’re incredible, absolutely brilliant. Why do I feel like this piece was written specifically for our program?”

“Cough... just luck, just luck...” Yang Qing touched the bridge of his nose a little awkwardly, repeating the same old line that always left people speechless.

He truly did not know how else to answer, because this piece really was made for a food show.

“Brother Yang, if you stop showing off, we can still be good brothers,” Wang Ming said, shooting him a somewhat disgusted look.

Yang Qing gave an embarrassed laugh. “Heh heh... So, should we keep going, or... take a break?”

“Let’s take a break,” Qin Xue said with a smile. “We should go check on Qiu’er and the others too. I wonder whether the little ones are having fun.”

“Mm.” Director Wu nodded as well. “Xiao Yang, no rush. Rest well and we’ll record after that. Let Xiao Xue and Xiao Fang stay here with you. I need to head back to the office.”

“Huh? Director Wu, what are you going back for right now?” Fang Du asked, puzzled.

“Haha... Guess.” Director Wu grinned mischievously.

Fang Du: -_-