Thirteen Bass

Chapter 26 [26] Leisure Holiday

For the next few days, Bai Lang stayed in Hallstatt, sometimes taking a leisurely walk along the lake to feed the swans, and sometimes going to Karl's bar to sit.He even got used to putting down his phone, listening to music and reading on the balcony, and then having dinner with Qi Sinian.

Compared with before, he lived a life of leisure that he never had.

Most of the time, he prefers to stay in a glass house in the yard, which was converted into a flower house by Karl, filled with blooming hydrangea, looking out from the inside, with roses covered with hedges on one side On the other side is the blue lake and the majestic ridge.

Bai Lang and Qi Sinian practice piano here.

Just like what Qi Sinian himself said, he doesn't really like to go out, even if he does, it's mostly to buy ingredients or take a walk with Bai Lang.Karl is Qi Sinian's old friend, during the few days they lived here, Qi Sinian did not visit him as many times as Bai Lang.

Bai Lang liked Carl very much.After getting acquainted with him, Bai Lang discovered that he has a gentle personality, likes quietness, and is a very easy-going person.He lives alone in a house not far from Qi Sinian and the others, tends a small garden full of flowers, and raises a few lazy British shorthair cats, living the ideal life of many Europeans.He taught Bai Lang to fish and grow flowers, and gave Bai Lang the fruits he picked himself.

Bai Lang really felt that such a life was very enviable, he thought so, so he said so.

"Really?" Carl smiled.At this time, he was watering the flowers in the garden, turned his head to look at Bai Lang, and asked, "Aren't you bored?"

Bai Lang was stunned for a moment, and asked a little strangely: "Mr. Carl, do you think this place is boring?"

Carl put the kettle at his feet, walked in from the outside, and said, "It's a little far from the big cities, and you have to drive to Salzburg to watch a movie, not to mention the nightlife that young people love. For people like you For boys, it may be very boring. Bai, do you usually have any hobbies?—I mean, besides music."

Here it is again.After thinking for a while, Bai Lang replied honestly: "No more. Playing games at home counts?"

Karl didn't seem to have expected his answer, he laughed loudly, couldn't help but reached out and touched the top of Bai Lang's head, watching his expression become much softer.

"I really like simple and happy musicians, especially those like Bai." He said while looking at Qi Sinian, who had been silent all this time, and said, "Sean, no wonder I saw you this time and thought you were in a better mood." gone."

Bai Lang was a little embarrassed by what he said, and whispered, "I'm really not very good at other things."

Qi Sinian smiled, put down the book in his hand, looked towards Bai Lang, and said softly: "Don't pay attention to what he said, just do what you like."

After returning home at night, Bai Lang lay on the sofa and asked Qi Sinian, "Chief, have you known Karl for a long time?"

Qi Sinian said uncertainly, "It should be almost ten years."

Bai Lang asked in surprise, "It's been so long?"

"Karl is a graphic designer." Qi Sinian said, "When I was in Berlin, I worked with BPO on a promotional cover, and we met back then."

Bai Lang suddenly thought that when Qi Sinian and Karl met, he was still in China on the other side of the ocean, he hadn't decided whether to take the music road, and he was still arguing with his parents because of his test scores and his confused way out.

It's almost like being in two worlds.

Bai Lang was a little thankful, but also inevitably melancholy, feeling that it was too late for getting to know Qi Sinian.By the time he appeared in front of Qi Sinian, Qi Sinian was already a perfect musician.Whether as a friend or an admirer, the part he can participate in is too limited.

If only I could be a little better, then maybe I could stand out in the Juilliard Symphony Orchestra and be seen by Qi Sinian, even if I could give him a little encouragement when he was going through a bottleneck?

Qi Sinian kept looking at Bai Lang's expression, smiled, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Bai Lang turned over and looked at him sideways: "I was just wondering why I took the Juilliard exam back then. If I could have been admitted to the Berlin Conservatory, would I have known you earlier."

Qi Sinian was silent for a while, then said softly: "Have you overlooked something? When you were in college, I had already graduated. We can't be together."

Bai Lang said: "But if we were all in Berlin, maybe we could have known each other earlier. Maybe we played together a few years ago."

Qi Sinian smiled, walked to the sofa, bent down and looked into Bai Lang's eyes: "Do you think we got to know each other too late?"

Bai Lang thought for a while, but didn't answer.

He also knows that he has little qualifications and is still well-known in North America, but he is not very competitive in the classical music soil of Europe, where the per capita child prodigy is.If he hadn't happened to meet the newly established E group and Qi Sinian, it would have been difficult for him to walk so smoothly.What's more, if the time goes back a few years, even if you are admitted to the Berlin Conservatory, you may not be able to find an excellent teacher like Fried.

Bai Lang still curled his lips and said, "If you do it all over again..."

"Even if you do it all over again, you still have to choose Julia, okay?" Qi Sinian's voice was low and slow, as if he was coaxing a child patiently, "Otherwise Fried will be very sad."

"Okay." Bai Lang went down the steps, looked up at him dimpled from laughter, his eyes sparkled, "Chief, you must never tell the teacher what I just said."

Qi Sinian gave a vague "hmm", reached out to touch Bai Lang's ear, pulled out the remote control from the gap in the sofa behind his head, and asked, "Are you bored here?"

Bai Lang shook his head and said, "That's not true. It's just that I'm always distracted by the performances in Venice, so I can't enjoy life here with peace of mind. When are we going to Venice?"

Qi Sinian smiled slightly: "You can go whenever you want."

Then they didn't stay for too long, and when they finally got the duet arrangement corrected, they set off from Hallstatt.

It was morning when they left, and Bai Lang carefully put the cello on the back seat, just in time to see a rainbow appearing in the sky through the windshield.

Qi Sinian and Karl were walking behind, talking about something, not paying attention here.When Bai Lang poked his head out of the car, he heard Carl say: "...you are really enviable."

His voice was a little sad, which made Bai Lang stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but listen carefully.

And Qi Sinian saw Bai Lang, smiled, and said to Carl: "As a friend, I will definitely support every decision you make, as long as you are happy."

"I'm afraid you can't make up your mind to support me, right?" Carl glanced at Bai Lang and smiled, "We have time to get together. I will pay attention to your duet."

Qi Sinian nodded and said, "Thank you."

Afterwards, Karl hugged Qi Sinian again, let go of his hand and looked at Bai Lang, his tone became brisk again, and said, "Bai, I look forward to seeing you again."

The car started slowly, and Bai Lang poked his head out to look back at Karl, and saw that he was still standing in front of the door, with a bright glass room and brilliant roses behind him.The face of the brown-haired man was blurred, and he looked a bit like a gentle prince in a fairy tale.

He said, "Chief, is Carl a bit reluctant to part with you?"

"We haven't seen each other for a long time, maybe a little bit." Qi Sinian glanced at the rearview mirror, the expression on his face remained the same, he looked forward and said, "It's nothing, don't worry about it. Wait until Elder prepares "Don't worry about it." We'll be coming here a lot when we're reading Quixote."

Bai Lang was a little bit reluctant to leave the beautiful Hallstatt. Hearing what he said, he thought about it, so he nodded and looked at the swans wandering leisurely by the lake outside the window.

The author says:

Let's go to Venice.

As usual, Weibo releases photos about Hallstatt. Those who are interested can take a look.