Chapter Eighteen: Participating in the Art Exam

  Lu Di bought a hard-seat ticket, by the window seat.

  The train had already started, and at this moment Lu Li was propping up his head to look out the window at the fleeting scenery, his thoughts drifting back to the scene of him returning home yesterday.

  Lu Li returned home to find that Lu Yanxin had come back at noon yesterday and hadn't taken a nap, but as soon as she went back, she was stopped by Lu Yanxin.

  "He didn't even come back for dinner, where did he go today?" Lu Yixin's tone was bad and his face was icy cold, probably still angry.

  "I went to apply for a student loan, my family's condition is not good I know, but I chose music major and it's not because I'm crazy, so nothing can stop me from choosing this major." Lu Li also said with some stubbornness, this sentence was said without leaving any room for doubt.

  "Hmph!" Lu Yanxin let out a cold snort and didn't say anything else before returning to his room.

  Lu Li didn't mind and returned to her own room.

  "Are you worried about me?" Lu Li's mouth curled up into a smile as he walked back to the room. Because Lu Yanxin saw that Lu Li hadn't returned and was worried that he hadn't taken his noon nap, Lu Li, who had experienced life before, naturally noticed. If it were the bookworm from before, he definitely wouldn't have known these things.

  But today, Lü Dé himself took the train, and his father, Lǚ Yán Xìn, didn't come to see him off. Only his mother, Zhāng Wén Huì, personally saw Lǚ Lí onto the train, repeatedly reminding him to be careful and pay attention to safety. Her nagging almost made Lǚ Lí collapse, but in the end, when the train was about to depart, Zhāng Wén Huì finally let Lǚ Lí go.

  Although he was nagging, Lu Li felt warm in his heart. Yes, even if he had hurt their hearts, they still cared about him very much.

  Thinking of this, Lu Li's mouth corners rose with a smile, and his mood also became much more relaxed.

  Lu Li arrived in Hua Jing on the second night, and it was inconvenient to go to school at such a late hour, so he found an inn near the train station to stay for the night. After sitting on the train for so long, Lu Li felt extremely tired, locked the door of his room and fell fast asleep as soon as he had booked in.

  The next day, Lu Li got up after 10 o'clock. Due to the fatigue of the trip, Lu Li didn't get up early in the morning either. It was already late, so Lu Li didn't rush to school, but instead had lunch first, and then followed the instructions on the art examination notice to take a ride to Huaxia Music Academy, a prestigious institution among Huaxia's art schools.

  As soon as he got off the car, he couldn't help but be impressed by this school in front of him.

  The Hua Xia Music Academy covers a very large area, almost 60,000 square meters. The buildings of the Hua Xia Music Academy are also very distinctive, with ancient-style buildings that have a classical flavor, as well as modern concrete high-rises. Moreover, the designers have combined these two different styles of architecture extremely well, giving no sense of disharmony at all, but rather feeling that it should be this way.

  Along the campus roads, both sides are lined with lush trees, adding a touch of nature to the entire college. Moreover, although it is currently summer vacation, there are still many students who stay on campus.

  Lu Di walked along the main road in the campus, occasionally seeing students carrying guitars or other instruments wandering around. Some people's hairstyles and clothes were extremely "artistic", making Lu Di click his tongue in wonder.

  The campus is very large, and Lu Li kept asking people on the road before finally finding her own exam location - the multi-functional music hall.

  Ludi walked into the multi-functional music hall and found that the huge music hall was actually a bit crowded. The art examination time of Huaxia Music Academy is from August 10th to 20th, a total of 10 days. And today is already August 14th, I guess many students came to take the exam earlier, so there were more people in the first few days. After all, coming to take the exam doesn't necessarily mean passing it, and if you don't pass, you can make other plans early.

  When filling out the major, it's not just one, there is also a second choice. So many people, although their first choice was the Central Conservatory of Music, must have also reported other art forms. The latter half of January can be said to be the day of the art exam.

  Ludi only filled out one volunteer, not that Ludi was very confident, but in fact, Ludi was the least confident. After all, Ludi didn't know a bit of music. Ludi thought to himself, if he couldn't get in, then he wouldn't take the exam, first focus on writing novels online, and after making money, go outside to attend a training class to learn.

  Lu Li took out her own art examination admission ticket and lined up at the back of the crowd.

  Standing in front of Lu Li was a relatively tall girl, who was not much shorter than Lu Li, who was almost 1.8 meters tall. Although Lu Li was relatively slender and weak, he was not short, and after the summer vacation training, his body looked much better.

  Not long after Ludi lined up, another person came from behind. Although Ludi felt it, he didn't care. However, the guy who came later seemed to be a self-starter, patted Ludi: "Hey, brother, what's your surname?"

  Lu Li heard the voice and turned around to look at the person who was calling him. But as soon as Lu Li turned around, he froze, muttering absent-mindedly: "It's like... it's really too similar."

  "Hey, bro, what's wrong with you? Although I know I'm really handsome, but do you have to react like that?" The person behind him said self-lovingly as he saw Lu's dazed expression.

  Lu Li heard the voice and came back to his senses, looking at the person behind him who was slightly shorter than himself, still somewhat disbelieving. Because this person looked too much like a master of comedy on Earth - Stephen Chow.

  "Are you surnamed Zhou?" Lu Li didn't answer the other party's question and asked hastily.

  "Huh, how did you know my surname is Zhou? I'm not one to change my name or surname easily. This Zhou Fan is indeed me." The familiar voice with a hint of laziness sounded again, and Lu Li was so excited that she couldn't speak. The person in front of her shouldn't be Xing Ye, but he looked too much like him, from his voice to his appearance. If there's anything different, it would be that this Zhou Fan is too young, even a bit immature.

  "May I ask your surname, brother?" Zhou Fan found Lu Li to be somewhat strange and didn't know why this person was staring at him with such excitement. Could it be that he looked too handsome, causing the other person to have some other thoughts? And did the other person have that kind of hobby? Zhou Fan thought about this and took a step back.

  "My surname is Lu, and my single name is Li. It's an honor to meet you, Zhou Fan brothers." Lu Li finally returned to normal and introduced himself.

  Zhou Fan saw that Lu Li had finally become a little more normal, and he leaned in closer, speaking to Lu Li in a mysterious tone: "Lu Li, do you have confidence in passing this art exam?"

  Lu Li heard this and smiled bitterly, telling the truth: "Actually, I'm not a music talent student at all. I came here just to try my luck."

  "Huh? Zhou Fan was somewhat surprised: "You're not a music major, why are you participating in this art exam?"

  "Alas, I have no choice, I love music too much, but when I was young, my family didn't allow me to learn it. I thought that if I'm lucky enough to pass this time, then I can study music." Lu Li heard Zhou Fan's question and calmly started to make excuses.

  "Oh, your courage is really admirable." Zhou Fan listened to Lu Li's words and said with a serious face, but there was a hint of smile inside. Moreover, this person originally looked like Stephen Chow, making Lu Li think of his goofy expressions and wanting to laugh.

  But Lu Li endured it after all.

  Zhou Fan looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he moved closer to Lu Li again, covering his ear and saying: "Actually, brother, I know how to pass this art exam."

  "Oh, brother, what's the trick?" Lu Li asked eagerly. As far as he knew, the art exam of Huaxia Music Academy was very strict. Without real talent and learning, it was impossible to pass. If not for the countless classic works in his mind, Lu Li wouldn't have dared to take the exam either. Moreover, Lu Li didn't know if he could make it, he just wanted to try his luck.

  Zhou Fan looked around cautiously again, then covered Lu Li's ear and whispered: "Actually, there is another way. We can buy a song sheet in advance outside, as long as we can memorize it before the exam."

  He said up to here, Zhou Fan didn't say anything else, with an expression that seemed to say "you understand, I understand, everyone understands".

  "Oh, it can be like this? How come I've never heard of it?" Lu Li asked with a sigh of relief.

  Lu Li's approach coincided with Zhou Fan's, but what Lu Li had prepared wasn't something bought, rather it was already in his mind. Although Lu Li didn't understand the basics, he could still copy from others.

  However, Lu Li did not know if this method was feasible or not before, so he said that passing the exam was uncertain.

  "This is internal news, ordinary people can't know about it, I also found out after a lot of effort, you absolutely can't tell others. I'm only telling you because I think you're quite lucky." Zhou Fan replied to Lu Li's words, and pretended to be calm.

  Lü Di didn't believe such words at all, and the two of them chatted on and off.

  "Hmph, with the two of you looking like that, you're actually participating in the art exam? You'll pass if pigs can fly! Lü Lí and Zhōu Fán were chatting enthusiastically when a handsome young man standing in front of them turned around and looked at them disdainfully.

  Lu Li didn't know how the two of them had offended this person, and she wasn't planning on responding. But Zhou Fan was not having it, with a arrogant expression: "You say we can't pass, then we won't pass, is this school yours or something?"

  "Hmph, not from my family, but looking at you two, you're not the material for learning music. Especially you, you look like a cheap person, what's the point of learning music? You'd better go move bricks." This person sneered at Zhou Fan after hearing his words.

  "Hey, I'm fed up with your cheap look! You're too abstract!" Zhou Fan retorted.

  "Pfft!" But it was the girl in front of Lu Li who heard Zhou Fan's words and thought they were funny, bursting out laughing.

  The boy became even more annoyed and angry, he actually turned back to say that Lu Li and Zhou Fan were originally just trying to attract the attention of the tall and fair-skinned beauty behind him. At this moment, seeing himself being scolded while the beauty laughed, feeling embarrassed, he wanted to start a quarrel with Zhou Fan.

  "Be quiet, students in the back! Don't affect the exam!" However, several people had already moved forward with the crowd and their voices caught the attention of those in front.

  That handsome boy could only glare at Lu Li and the others with a fierce gaze before turning his head away.