Chapter 223: Mice Love Rice (Part 1)

Shen Lingyao was skilled at the piano and also loved the guitar. Her passion for music made it impossible for her to walk away upon hearing someone play and sing.

However, she noticed that the tuning seemed a bit off.

“Sigh…” The shopkeeper sighed, “I can only sing, not play, forget it…”

Seeing Shen Lingyao’s interest, Zhao Qingfeng quickly offered, “Boss, shall I help you tune it?”

The shopkeeper was slightly surprised, “You can?”

Zhao Qingfeng nodded, “Learned a bit, I have some experience.”

Delighted, the shopkeeper immediately handed over a red 36-inch Red Cotton brand guitar, “Young man, then please help me tune it. If you get it right, I’ll treat you to two more bowls of bean milk!”

Bean milk… Better skip that.

Zhao Qingfeng took the guitar, holding it gently, and carefully adjusted from the sixth string down to the first, listening closely.

Some people are naturally drawn to music and have perfect pitch, like Jay Chou, and so was Zhao Qingfeng.

After just a brief listen, Zhao Qingfeng identified that the second and third strings were out of tune. After a few tweaks, he quickly adjusted the guitar to standard pitch.

“Wow!” The shopkeeper took it back, immediately impressed, “Young man, it’s perfectly tuned now, amazing!”

Shen Lingyao was equally astounded. How could Brother Qingfeng be good at everything?

It’s not hard to understand. After all, even billionaires have hobbies. Jack Ma once organized a concert, Ken Lin has performed on stage, and even Bill Gates is a die-hard fan of MJ. Why not Zhao Qingfeng, who has an interest in music?

“Learned it in the provincial city from a classmate…” Zhao Qingfeng made up an excuse. Seeing the shop busy, he asked the shopkeeper, “Sister, may I play it for a while?”

Of course, that was no problem. The shopkeeper, who was primarily a vocalist, had never seen her small band gain fame. As she grew older, she took over the family shop out of necessity.

She busied herself finding a sound system and a microphone for Zhao Qingfeng and then continued with her work.

“Brother Qingfeng, what song will you sing?” Shen Lingyao was looking forward to it, glancing around at the gathering crowd. She was slightly worried, hoping her beloved man wouldn’t embarrass himself in front of everyone.

Zhao Qingfeng had forgotten how to play the chord breakdowns. He didn’t remember the intro, but strumming and the fingerpicking pattern 53231323 were still manageable.

Placing his left hand on the fretboard, he remembered his past life when he had only practiced for two months, also reaching quite a high grade in guitar playing.

What to sing? He decided to perform a love-related song for the young lady.

Starting with the C chord.

He chose to sing “Mice Love Rice,” a future hit song in C major that wouldn’t emerge for another three years!

“I’m going to sing a new song called ‘Mice Love Rice!'” Zhao Qingfeng raised his eyebrows at Shen Lingyao, then stood up, nodding to the audience around them.

“Ha ha ha, what kind of song is that, ‘Mice Love Rice’? Is it a special song for thieves?” “What’s so good about mice, did you make this up?” “Don’t get it, a novelty song?”

The crowd seemed entertained, munching on skewers and holding their bowls, chattering away.

Yes, it was a novelty song.

But don’t underestimate novelty songs.

Though simple in melody, they’re incredibly catchy.

Consider this: A singer with the surname Yang later earned over a hundred million in a year from this song alone, back in 2004. Could the average person even imagine that?

Hearing the name “Mice Love Rice,” the shopkeeper also stopped her work and came out to listen.

Interesting!

Entertaining!

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