"To save my beloved from his home, I left,"
"Who would have thought he'd become the top scholar in the imperial exams?"
"Wearing a scarlet robe upon becoming the top scholar,"
"A palace flower adorning his hat, oh so fresh and new!"
"........"
"This is a classic melody,"
"How could it intoxicate me and make me forget?"
..........
The passionate lyrics and tune made everyone's hearts leap with joy. Luo Tianyi's singing was perfectly pitched, rivaling someone with seven or eight years of dedicated Huangmei opera training.
Aunt Wang and her dozen sisters hummed along softly with the melody. As for why they were singing, they themselves couldn't explain.
Perhaps... that's the magic of music.
"Hehehe..."
Chen Xiaowan beamed with pride watching her daughter-in-law shine on stage. Her son and daughter-in-law's performance was certainly enough for her to boast about for half a year, no, at least a year. Thinking of this, a smile spread across her face.
The surrounding audience members gasped in amazement, their gazes towards Luo Tianyi changing. She could clearly rely on her looks, yet she insisted on relying on her talent.
Wasn't that infuriating?
Several minutes later.
The song ended, silence fell!
Although Luo Tianyi's singing had concluded, the audience's minds and thoughts remained immersed in the song's mood, unable to calm down for a long time.
Seeing the silent crowd, Aunt Wang couldn't help but purse her lips. She too was clearly moved.
Her son Ye Zi and his wife's two songs had completely redefined her understanding of opera. Could opera be performed like this?
"Ahem, next up is the next program..."
Aunt Wang, acting as the host, controlled the rhythm of the cultural performance, pulling everyone's thoughts back. Then, one program after another followed, intermittently eliciting applause and cheers from the audience.
The atmosphere was instantly brought to a fever pitch.
Aunt Wang and her dozen sisters performed with great effort, clearly wanting to present their best selves.
The thousands of audience members watched with great interest, showing no signs of leaving.
About an hour later.
"Next, for the final song of this cultural performance, please welcome the great singer Ye Xuan to sing another song for us! Let's give him a warm welcome!!"
Aunt Wang said with a smile. As soon as these words were spoken, the venue erupted into a buzz.
"What?"
"The male god is singing again, that's great!"
"Exactly, I didn't get enough just now~"
"Enough? Don't even mention hearing it once, I wouldn't get tired of hearing the male god sing it ten or eight times."
The chattering voices in the venue intertwined and rose into the air, continuing for a long time.
Seeing Aunt Wang and the excited audience, Ye Xuan smiled and walked onto the stage. He brought the microphone close to his lips and said, "I'm very happy to be the last performer at tonight's cultural performance."
"This next song, I want to dedicate it to my father, and also to everyone in the audience. I hope you can all cherish the present."
"A song titled 'Father,' I hope you will all like it!"
As Ye Xuan's voice fell, Ye Pengfei, who had a joyous expression, was stunned. Even Chen Xiaowan looked at Ye Pengfei, wondering if her son was afraid of her being jealous with such a gesture.
"Always asking from you but never saying thank you,"
"Only as an adult did I understand your hardships."
"Every time I left, I pretended to be at ease,"
"Smiling and saying go back, but tears wet my eyes when I turned away."
"........"
"How I wish for things to be like before, holding your warm hand,"
"But you're no longer by my side. I send my well-wishes through the gentle breeze."
.......
Listening to his son sing, Ye Pengfei was first stunned, then his eyes widened, his eyes gradually welling up with tears. "This... ahem, that brat!"
"It's the first time I've seen my son so sentimental."
Hearing her son sing, Chen Xiaowan's mind conjured up scenes from the past, and her eyes also became slightly red. When Ye Xuan was little, their family wasn't as well-off as it is now.
To provide her and their son with a better life, Ye Pengfei had worked countless all-nighters. No matter how tired he was, as long as he was in front of her and their son, he was as strong as a mountain.
Memories, like a fierce tiger escaping its cage, flooded into her mind, appearing before her eyes one by one.
Lost in thought, the thousands of audience members were all the same. Among Aunt Wang and the dozen sisters, some who were more sensitive shed tears. Especially those among them whose fathers had passed away years ago, they instinctively looked up at the sky, as if their fathers were watching them from heaven, with a knowing smile.
With his magnetic voice and superb singing skills, Ye Xuan performed the song "Father" to perfection. His almost magical singing resonated deeply with the audience's hearts.
On the spot, countless girls wept openly, and even many boys had a pensive look on their faces, clearly lost in precious memories.
Chen Xiaowan felt a surge of emotions at this moment, and she also thought of Ye Xuan's maternal grandfather. Every time she visited him, she noticed more white hairs and that he looked much older.
Yes, how much time did she have left to spend with her father in his remaining years?
"Time, time, slow down, don't let yourself grow old anymore,"
"I'm willing to trade all I have for your years to linger."
"Dad, who has been strong all his life, what can I do for you?"
"Accept my trivial care,"
"......."
"Thank you for everything you've done, holding our family up with your hands."
"Always giving your all to give me the best."
"Am I your pride? Are you still worried about me?"
"The child you've worried about has grown up!"
.........
*Pfft~*
Hearing this, Chen Xiaowan's tears flowed down her cheeks. Ye Pengfei next to her had already burst into tears. A man's tears are shed not lightly, but... when his heart is touched.
At this moment, it was clear that their brat had struck a chord with Ye Pengfei.
Not only him, but the girls in the venue were also crying, and some boys were choked with sobs, the love of a father like a mountain.
Indeed!
This song could be said to have interpreted the phrase "father's love is like a mountain" to the fullest extent. What is father's love, at this moment, they felt it as never before, and with unprecedented intensity.
Alas, parents' hearts are everywhere. Often, only when one becomes a parent does one realize... that the father, who was always taciturn, loved them so deeply.
And... in contrast, they not only failed to be grateful but also blamed and misunderstood their fathers, feeling self-reproach, shame, and regret...
Etc.
Various emotions surged into their hearts all at once, then erupted from the depths of their souls like a volcanic eruption, uncontrollably. They truly wished they could loudly tell their fathers: Dad, I love you!!
Silence filled the venue; at this moment... silence spoke louder than words!!!