CHAPTER 18

The huge passenger plane cut through the blue sky and landed at the Imperial Capital International Airport. When Xu Fuhai got off the plane, employees of the Industrial and Commercial Capital Branch came to meet him and moved all the luggage he carried to the car. The Imperial Capital Branch sent a Buick GL8 to pick him up. Although it was of average grade, it was clean and tidy. Xu Fuhai didn't care about these details. He and Lin Mixue took the car and went directly to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel near the Imperial Capital Normal College to check in. The hotel was booked in advance by the bank, and of course Xu Fuhai had to pay for the expenses. Although Xu Fuhai was not short of money now, he did not book a presidential suite, but only an executive suite. He came to the Imperial Capital to see Ranran on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was going to invest in some high-quality real estate here. Since he was going to buy a house, there was no need to waste money on staying in a hotel. The two settled down, ate something casually, and returned to the room to rest for a while, then took the car arranged by the hotel and went straight to the Imperial Capital Normal College. Imperial Capital Normal University is a national double first-class key university directly under the Ministry of Education. Although it cannot be compared with famous universities such as Tsinghua University and Peking University, it is also a very good school. Thinking of his daughter, Xu Fuhai's face unconsciously revealed a hint of pride. From childhood to adulthood, although she grew up in such a family environment, her daughter was very well-behaved and sensible. She never worried too much about her studies. From elementary school to junior high school, and then to high school, she has always been an excellent student ranked among the top in the school. What is rare is that despite having such an incompetent mother, Xu Ran's character has not been affected by Zhou Na at all. From childhood to adulthood, she not only has excellent academic performance, but also has a cheerful and generous personality, mature and sensible, and particularly tenacious. In this regard, Xu Fuhai feels that his daughter is particularly like himself. "Old Xu, you came to the capital to see Ranran, didn't you call her in advance?"

Sitting in the car, Lin Mixue asked with a smile. "No, give her a surprise!"

Xu Fuhai said with a smile, "I didn't expect that an old comrade like you is quite romantic."

Lin Mixue giggled and said, "Of course I will. My daughter is my precious lover."

Xu Fuhai said with some pride. After the two registered at the school gate, the security guard let them through. Xu Fuhai took Lin Mixue and walked slowly all the way in the university campus. When his daughter Xu Ran started school, Xu Fuhai personally sent her off. Later, he came twice, so Xu Fuhai was quite familiar with the campus environment of Imperial Capital Normal University. "This area is the teaching building of Ranran's college, and that is the music building for their music department to practice. Not far in front is the cafeteria. We can try the food there at noon later. I ate it last time. The rice with toppings tastes great, much better than that in the big restaurants outside!"

Xu Fuhai took Lin Mixue and introduced her like a treasure as they walked. From time to time, college students dressed in youthful and fashionable clothes walked by the two of them, and occasionally there were middle-aged and elderly people of similar age. The two of them were not conspicuous walking here, but Lin Mixue's beautiful figure still attracted the attention of some boys from time to time. There was no way, people like her would basically become the focus of men's attention wherever they went. Compared with those immature college students, this kind of charm that was mature to the bones was obviously more attractive to young boys. Along the way, Xu Fuhai had seen more than one person paying attention to Lin Mixue. Fortunately, the basic quality of students in the Normal University was still quite high, and there was no such bloody scene of actively approaching and chatting to gain prestige. "The main teaching building is in front. I saw someone posted a course schedule in the parent group of their class. There is an open class today, and Ranran should also go to the class. Let's go there and look for her to see if we can run into her?"

Xu Fuhai looked at the teaching building in front and said, "Great, I haven't attended university classes yet, it must be very interesting."

Lin Mixue said eagerly. "Well, many people think that you can't hear anything real in university open classes, but it depends on who is giving the lecture. I heard that the person giving the lecture today is an associate professor from the Central Conservatory of Music, who is quite impressive."

Xu Fuhai said with some anticipation. "Brother Xu, I remember that Ranran was very good at piano. Didn't you say once that she could get into a music college with her professional courses? Why did she go to a normal school later?"

Lin Mixue suddenly asked. Hearing her words, Xu Fuhai sighed. This matter was an eternal pain in his heart, and it was also the place where he felt most sorry for his daughter. "Yes, Ranran's piano level at that time could have passed the art examination of the Imperial Capital Conservatory of Music if she worked hard, but at that time..." Xu Fuhai shook his head when he remembered the quarrel between him and Zhou Na on this matter. Speaking of which, Xu Fuhai is also an old literary young man. He liked to play the piano when he was young. He has worked for many years and has never given up this hobby even when he is busy. Influenced by him, his daughter Xu Ran started practicing piano since she was a child. Under the guidance of Xu Fuhai, she also practiced quite solid basic skills. Originally, according to Xu Fuhai's idea, he wanted her to take the entrance examination for the Conservatory of Music, which has always been Xu Ran's dream. But Zhou Na and Xu Fuhai had a big dispute over the application for his daughter's college entrance examination. Zhou Na believed that a girl would get married sooner or later, and there was no need to spend so much money to go to a conservatory of music. Xu Fuhai felt that his daughter Xu Ran had a talent for learning music and had the strength to go to a conservatory of music, so he should work hard to help her realize this dream. At that time, Xu Ran's piano level had basically reached the professional level of the Conservatory of Music. This was the result of Xu Fuhai's personal teaching and accompaniment for more than ten years. Yes, Xu Fuhai is such a person who has quietly played his hobby to a professional level. There is a famous 30,000-hour rule on the Internet, which says that anyone who spends more than 30,000 hours on a thing will become a master in this field. Xu Fuhai has been practicing for at least one hour a day for nearly 20 years, plus the time he spends practicing with his daughter. Although he has not reached this standard, he must have practiced more than 10,000 hours. It's just that he doesn't take students or participate in performances. He just practices at home every day as his hobby. Zhou Na doesn't understand those things. Every time Xu Fuhai plays the piano for a long time, she will complain about the noise. Therefore, Zhou Na doesn't know the fact that Xu Fuhai actually plays the piano very well. In her opinion, Xu Fuhai plays this every day when he has time, and he can't make a penny, so it's useless. The only thing that makes her feel useful is that her daughter Xu Ran doesn't have to go out to find a teacher to learn piano. Even so, Zhou Na often ridiculed Xu Fuhai, saying that he was not as good as the teachers outside. The teachers of a certain institution always took their students to participate in performances and competitions, and won some awards. However, he had taught his daughter for so long, but he did not win any awards except for the certificate of the examination. Of course, Xu Fuhai had no way to explain to her that the awards won in the amateur competitions held by those institutions were useless. Zhou Na would not understand how valuable the performance certificate of the Central Conservatory of Music was. The only criterion for her to evaluate whether something was useful was money. Of course, the dispute between the two ended with Xu Fuhai's defeat. At that time, Zhou Na had a firm control over the family's financial power, and when the art examination was approaching, it was necessary to find a teacher from the Central Conservatory of Music for classes, and the tuition fee was about 100,000 yuan. The family could have afforded the money, but Zhou Na was reluctant to do so. In this way, Xu Ran's dream of attending a music school was ruined. Because of this incident, Xu Fuhai and Zhou Na had a big fight for the first time, showing unprecedented strength, but it was useless. Finally, Xu Ran, who was sensible, gave up her dream of applying to a music college and changed her application to a normal school. Thinking of this, Xu Fuhai felt a dull pain in his heart. "Old Xu, it's all over, don't think too much about it. The school that Ran Ran applied to is also very good. Besides, you have such good conditions now. If she wants to continue studying music in the future, let her do it."

Lin Mixue saw that Xu Fuhai's face was a little gloomy, and hurriedly comforted him. "Well, you are right, but it depends on Ranran's opinion. Let's go. Their large lecture hall is in front. Let's go and experience college life."

Xu Fuhai said in a relaxed tone. When they arrived at the teaching building where the large classroom was located, there were already groups of students walking in outside. Xu Fuhai carefully looked for Xu Ran's figure, but did not find him. When they arrived in the classroom, the two of them found a seat at the back and sat down. Although most of the people in the classroom were young students, there were also some older people from society who came to listen to the class. This kind of open class does not have so many restrictions. As long as the outsiders do not make trouble and do not occupy the students' lecture resources, generally no one will care. The classroom is very large, with layers of stairs. There are probably more than a hundred steps. If they were all full, there would probably be more than five hundred people. However, there were not too many people coming to listen to the class, only about two hundred people, and more than half of the seats were empty. "Why are there only so few people? The person who came today is an associate professor of the Central Conservatory of Music. He is very famous. It stands to reason that the class should not be full."

Xu Fuhai said to himself in a somewhat strange tone, "Maybe it's not time yet. Many people like to come at the right time for class."

Lin Mixue said, looking around the university classroom, her eyes full of curiosity. Xu Fuhai nodded, and was about to say something when he suddenly spotted a familiar figure. "Hey? That person seems to be Ranran's roommate, what's his name? Xiaojing, or Xiaoxing?"

Xu Fuhai looked at the girl in the light yellow dress and tried to recall. While he was trying to recall, the girl had already sat in the row in front of him, still talking on the phone. "Minister Feng, don't worry, I'll take care of this little thing. You just like our Ranran, don't worry, we will definitely take her to the birthday party tonight, but whether we can take her away depends on your ability, haha."

Xue Xiaoxing was happily chatting on the phone and didn't notice at all that behind her, a middle-aged man had a face so gloomy that it looked like water was about to drip out of it.