Chapter 160: Each has its own flavor

After Suzuki Akane finished her piano piece, she only received sparse applause. The people who clapped the loudest and most enthusiastically were none other than her family.

She walked backstage to take a break, and her replacement was Rie Sakai. When Rie Sakai came back on stage, she did not have a western flute in her hand.

The instrument she was performing this time was the piano. As soon as she appeared, she was immediately greeted with thunderous applause, and some people even shouted out “Go!

The concert was supposed to be a collaboration between Rie Sakai and Akane Suzuki, but instead, Rie Sakai took the lead and Akane Suzuki was relegated to a supporting role.

It was clear to everyone that Suzuki Akira would not have much of a future in this field. Rie Sakai, on the other hand, had a bright future ahead of her, and after all, she had supporters who provided her with plenty of financial resources and connections.

Rie Sakai stood on the stage and bowed forty-five degrees to the audience before sitting down in front of the grand piano.

At that moment, the applause stopped. People not only quieted down, no longer whispering or playing with their cell phones, but also focused their attention on her.

Rie Sakai’s delicate hands landed on the black and white keys of the grand piano, and the sound of music softly drifted out. She didn’t close her eyes in self-indulgence and play the piano, she just concentrated on what she was supposed to do.

At this moment, although Masayoshi Kishimoto, who was sitting on the stage, was listening attentively, his heart was deserting. He laughed inwardly to himself, he really didn’t have the cells to appreciate elegant music in his body.

Even if the effect of hypnosis had not yet been achieved, he felt that it would be more practical to play a game rather than sit here and listen to these things that he did not understand at all.

Masayoshi Kishimoto’s heart was like a mirror, he absolutely could not show the slightest bit of boredom at the present time, after all, many people would be secretly observing the changes in his expression.

For this reason, he also had to carry out some camouflage and performance, both hands are the fingertips but also from time to time movement a bit, as if following Sakai Rie is together with the four hands collaborative playing the piano.

Ten minutes passed, Sakai Rie played the piano song ended here, greeted her stand up is still thunderous applause and cheers.

She retreated backstage amidst the applause and cheers. Suzuki Akane returned to the grand piano on the stage. She played a carefully selected piece by herself.

Sakai Shota, the little brother sitting on the other side of Sakai Meiling, yawned and whispered offhandedly, “It’s so boring! It’s really boring.”

Sakai Meiling sidled up to him and gave him a big blank stare, picking up, “It’s only natural that you don’t understand the fine art of music.”

Sakai Shota said defiantly, “I don’t pretend to understand like you do.”

Sakai Mirei sneered back, “Speak for yourself!”

“Both of you shut up and listen to the music properly.” Aiko Sakai, who was sitting on the other side of her youngest son, looked sideways in her children’s direction and chided in a low voice.

Sakai Meiling stopped arguing and bickering with her little brother and looked sideways at Kishimoto Masayoshi, asking with a smile, “Brother Masayoshi, do you think that my sister’s piano playing is better, or is she better?”

Justice Kishimoto couldn’t just say that he didn’t understand. He began to pretend, “Each has its own merits.”

“You still haven’t told me if my sister’s piano playing is better, or if this one on stage plays better?” Sakai Meiling winked at him and said.

“You have to get a high or low, then you can ask the professionals on that side of the Tokyo University of the Arts. In my opinion, there’s no real number one in the field of musical art.

It just depends on how you understand and interpret the existing musical works. Besides, this isn’t a piano competition, so does it have to be one or the other?

Don’t forget that your sister and Ms. Suzuki are in a partnership, not a rivalry.” Masayoshi Kishimoto gave his words away.

Meanwhile, several people had either started playing with their cell phones again, or exchanged pleasantries, their minds completely off listening to the piano music.

“Brother Justice, what instrumental music do you like? In the future, I’ll go learn that one for you.” Sakai Meiling suddenly came out with such a sentence out of the cold and said.

“Whatever you want as long as you don’t learn the instruments your sister has already learned.” Masayoshi Kishimoto didn’t think deeply about the other layer of meaning in the other party’s words and casually replied.

“Is that how little you value me?” Sakai Mirei said with a small mouth.

“Stop talking and listen to the piano music properly.” Masayoshi Kishimoto said as he made peace with the situation.

Kyoko Fukada, who was sitting on the other side of him, had heard the conversation between the two of them. Although she didn’t intentionally eavesdrop, she was more or less curious.

Naturally, the person who knows the most about women is not a man, but a woman’s own kind. Even if Sakai Mirei was a young girl, she was still a woman.

As for the heart of a young girl, Kyoko Fukada also had one. Nowadays, she was not even 18 years old, not much older than Sakai Mirei. The two were exactly the same age. They knew each other well.

Fukada Kyouko could see that Sakai Mirei had some special feelings for Kishimoto Masayoshi. Of course, she also had the same kind of special meaning for him.

The only difference was that she was a professional actress, so she could hide her special feelings better, making it difficult for others to notice.

However, Sakai Meiling was completely unable to do so. Therefore, once she showed it, it was easy for others to notice the difference.

Suzuki Akane still had her eyes closed, absorbed in her own music, imagining that the audience below the stage was also enjoying her performance.

If she were to see a real scene where imagination was different from actuality, the whole person would not be well. She opened her eyes for a split second, and her hands left the black and white keys, successfully completing the piano piece for this performance.

Suzuki Akane got up and walked out, once again bowing towards the audience on stage to thank them. There wasn’t much applause, but she still felt good about herself.

She didn’t walk off the stage as Rie Sakai took the stage again. She came out with a western flute in her hand. This time, the two of them were coming to play an ensemble piece.

Because of Rie Sakai’s presence, the applause from the audience became warmer. Suzuki Akane thought that the audience was beginning to appreciate her talent.

For some, the two-hour concert was a pleasure that ended without them realizing it. For some, it was a torture that was finally over.

Either way, the first New Year’s Eve concert was a successful conclusion. The next step was to go back to their own homes and find their own mothers.