I am a Big Player
Chapter 211 - 209. Various Societies Send Congratulations (Third Update)_1

Chapter 211: 209. Various Societies Send Congratulations (Third Update)_1

Who didn’t get pressured into learning an instrument by their family as a kid? Of course, all parents have that idea, but whether we stuck with it is another story. Elsewhere, the ratio of those who can play an instrument to those who can’t is probably around one to a dozen, but at No.4 Middle School, you can find a whole bunch of students who can play—some may be first-time schoolmates, but they might have crossed paths in some instrumental training class before...

Liu Bing and Li Yifan used to hang out in middle school, and had agreed that one would learn bass and the other drums, and then start a band in high school. As it turned out, Liu Bing later gave it up to sprint for the top spot in his grade.

Among the five people present, it seems that Jiang Haoyang is the only one who doesn’t play any instrument...

Jiang Haoyang was a bit defiant, "I can whistle!"

Pfft—Ren He almost couldn’t help but spray the food from his mouth all over him.

"That counts as a musical instrument? More like a mouth instrument," Liu Bing ridiculed mercilessly.

"Speaking of which, Liu Jiamin, the person you’re looking for... it’s not Ren He, is it...?" Li Yifan looked at Liu Jiamin, then Ren He with a skeptical expression, "Doesn’t he play the guitar?"

"Cough, I do know a bit of piano..." Ren He had originally told Liu Jiamin that they’d talk about it after she passed the assessment, and now that she did, he couldn’t go back on his word. Besides, the Divine Punishment System had imbued him with the skills. He wasn’t incapable of teaching, but it seemed she wouldn’t need guidance on the basics of piano playing.

What Liu Jiamin needed wasn’t technique in piano playing, but something deeper.

Actually, Ren He felt that to aid Liu Jiamin in her artistic pursuit, what she needed was to accomplish something that would deeply move herself, so that she could then move others. Her emotional sensitivity was acute, but her life was too mundane; she was too young to have the kind of tumultuous life experiences artists had, which required time to deeply settle in.

What she needed most was a transformation.

Just like how Ren He felt more emotionally expressive when playing guitar or piano after his experience on Heavenly Road.

That was the gift brought by real-life experiences.

Honestly, Ren He hadn’t expected Qinghe Club to end up with so few members. Many of the things he had imagined were no longer possible. However, this didn’t mean he would give up. To have come to No.4 Middle School and not leave a mark with Qinghe... that just wouldn’t do. Besides, this was only the first year; there were still long days ahead.

There was a lot of noise when recruiting new members, and now the disappointment felt from the Waterloo was doubled. The assessment process wasn’t confidential, and the fact that Qinghe Club was left with so few members was also not kept secret.

As a result, Qinghe Club became the butt of everyone’s jokes. At that time, in the forum, half of the ten posts would be making fun of Qinghe Club.

"The Chamber Orchestra sends its congratulations to Qinghe Club."

"The Drama Society sends its congratulations to Qinghe Club."

"The Chess and Card Club sends its congratulations to Qinghe Club."

The lead singer of a school band joked, "I used to think we might be the group with the fewest people in the entire school, but the kind-hearted folks from Qinghe Club didn’t want us to be at the bottom, so they established a group with even fewer members..."

They only had six members in their band, and one was just a substitute, but even so, they still had one more member than Qinghe Club!

The president of Kunlun Club posted, "Five people are just enough to form a team for Kunlun. Why not join us? The entire Kunlun Club welcomes you to play the game together."

Kunlun is a game meant for five-person teams...

Upon seeing this, Ren He calmly noted down the names of these clubs that had sent their congratulations in his notebook...

Few members? A small team doesn’t mean we can’t make a splash!

The next day, many people were still teasing Ren He, Liu Bing, and Jiang Haoyang about it, and Ren He was already getting a toothache. How awesome he was seemed to elude everyone—just because he kept a low profile and didn’t boast!

The first class in the morning was taught by the homeroom teacher Yang Lan, who stood on the lectern cheerfully, "Some people have been saying that I post anonymously, and my books don’t sell, and had the audacity to send their congratulations in my anonymous post saying, ’Congratulations, Teacher Yang, your fifteenth book has tanked again.’ But I feel oddly delighted today. Thinking of the heroic struggles of Qinghe Club, what are my little setbacks?!"

This damn... Sometimes teachers in No.4 Middle School are really one more irreverent than the other!

By that time, pretty much the whole school knew there was a club called Qinghe that had failed. They made a big show during recruitment, and indeed people showed up, but they insisted on doing an assessment and ended up with just 5 people, three of whom were friends of the club president...

Many people, having nothing better to do, would loiter around the entrance of Class 1-5.

During the break after the third period, the president of the Kunlun Club, a sophomore, even came over himself, chuckling as he consoled them, "Don’t be disheartened no matter what; we deeply sympathize with what your club has been through..."

Ren He was livid. Why on earth were they showing up at the door to post? Did they think this was the school forum without any security risks? Posting online wasn’t enough, they had to come and show off too. Damn it, the games you’re playing were developed by me, and you’re still hopping around so happily, I’m already being merciful for not banning your account!

Could I endure this? Absolutely not!

Bring it on!

The president of the Kunlun Club burst into tears on the spot...

Liu Bing and Jiang Haoyang gasped in shock. Damn, is he really crying? Wasn’t he getting too much into character?!

The president of the Kunlun Club felt baffled inside; he didn’t even know why he was crying, and the more he cried, the more heartbroken he became...

His tears left all the students in Class 1-5 completely dumbfounded; it turned out he had really come in sympathy, and he was crying out of genuine regret!

What a good person!

As the president of the Kunlun Club wept his way out, it was clear that he wouldn’t stop before classes resumed. Only then did Ren He feel slightly better about the whole situation.

Now, there was only one thing he wanted to do, which was to raise the profile of the Qinghe Club by all means necessary!

However, at that moment, the classroom suddenly quietened down; they watched as Yang Xi, sitting at the front, slowly stood up and began to walk toward Ren He at the back of the classroom.

Since the freshman welcoming party, anyone who mentioned Ren He and Yang Xi together could make everyone sensitive, igniting the gossip’s fire in their hearts almost instantaneously.

If someone claimed now that Ren He didn’t like Yang Xi, surely no one would believe it. Why not?

Why would he cause such a stir during Yang Xi’s performance just to sing a duet with her if he didn’t like her?

But did Yang Xi have a good impression of Ren He? Nobody knew.

Most people even thought that Yang Xi was just singing a duet with Ren He, how could she possibly fall for him just like that? It was just a normal interaction.

Moreover, everyone knew that Yang Xi had a boyfriend from another school, even from another city.

In the budding years of adolescence, the rumors about who or whom were as elusive as dandelions in the spring breeze; nobody knew where the dandelions would ultimately drift, nor where they would eventually land.

The energetic and tireless gossipping of the youths was a part of the fun, carefree life of their youth.

The classroom had gone quiet all of a sudden, only to see Yang Xi standing quietly in front of Ren He’s desk with a smile, "Your club seems pretty interesting, count me in?"

I can’t always be the one you help; it’s time I did something for you, Yang Xi thought silently, her mind wandering who knows where.

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Extra Chapter for the supporters is here. After the New Year, updates will definitely be later due to work, but I will still try to post four Chapters as much as possible, after all, the rewards have not been fully repaid.

Let me explain again about the VIP group and the regular group. As I’ve said before, the regular group has no restrictions. I’m in it too, and everyone can join now.

The VIP group is actually from an old book of mine, initially made up of followers who had over 2000 fans; standing rules can’t be changed so easily. So, don’t rush to get into the VIP group. I think both groups are more or less the same.

I’m going to take a break, and there will be another Chapter coming up. I’ll try to get it out before 12 o’clock.