Chapter 24: Producer? Singer!

  These two months of school life, formally said goodbye to Li Qiu. Jin Min-he thought for a long time and finally decided that Li Qiu would still have to learn from Yamaguchi Mirei, but now Li Qiu couldn't even understand Japanese, so going to school was just a waste of time. It's better to use this time to study Japanese seriously, so Li Qiu honorably dropped out of school. This led to Choi Soo-young pouting every day and looking at Jin Min-he with a sullen face, then happily carrying the lunchbox prepared by Li Qiu for her and going to school alone. BoA's schedule was also very busy, leaving early every day, even if she woke up late, she would immediately go out, without even having time to eat. Li Qiu had already gotten used to it, as when she was with Lee Hyori before, Lee Hyori was the same way, taking good care of her every day. For these two months, every day, Li Qiu seemed to have gone back to the days of taking care of Lee Hyori, preparing breakfast and dinner for BoA every day. She would prepare the lunchbox in the morning and put it on the living room table, reminding BoA to take it with her when she left the house so she wouldn't go hungry. At first, BoA would forget, but after a few times, she got into the habit of taking the lunchbox with her before leaving the house; Before dinner, Li Qiu would call BoA and if she could come back, Li Qiu would definitely heat up food for her in the pot...

  And Li Qiu, his Japanese special training began. Kim Min-hee invited a Korean teacher who teaches in Japan to teach Li Qiu Japanese, and he was taught all morning and afternoon. At night, if Boa came back, it was Boa who taught him; otherwise, it was Kim Min-hee himself who taught him. Of course, there was also Choi Soo-young, who spoke Japanese quite fluently but still wanted to attend classes with Li Qiu together.

  ……

  In August, the sun was scorching hot. On this day, Li Qiu finally had the confidence to make a phone call to Yamaguchi Mirei. In two and a half months, Li Qiu had managed to learn Japanese. Of course, he still couldn't read those obscure books, but he could understand general articles. His spoken language was also very fluent now. At least when going out to buy vegetables, he no longer needed to bring Kim Min-hee along. Although it was half a month later, upon receiving Li Qiu's phone call, Yamaguchi Mirei immediately asked him to hurry over to Kurashiki and begin formal training. This made Kim Min-hee so excited that she almost called back to Korea to tell Lee Hyori...

  Li Qiu left, BoA didn't know because her schedule was still busy; Choi Soo-young also didn't know because her group had released a single the previous month and she was busy with numerous activities until she finally calmed down and returned home, no longer playing pranks on Li Qiu. It was like this, getting into Kim Min-hee's car, bringing a few pieces of clothing, they set off towards Okayama Kurashiki, over 600 kilometers away from Tokyo.

  Again, at the foot of this small hill, the green wisteria hanging on the house has become more lush, a thick layer, like a down jacket, tightly wrapping the house.

  Kim Min-hee and Lee Qiu were taken aback when they saw Fujiki Shou and Yamaguchi Mirei, who seemed to have changed in just two and a half months! Yes, very different, as if they had aged more. Yamaguchi Mirei's jade-like hands now had wrinkles, her snow-white silver hair was disheveled, and even after being carefully combed, it couldn't hide the mess. Fujiki Shou's eyes, which were still bright two and a half months ago, had dimmed, but regained some of their luster when he saw Lee Qiu... What on earth had these two elderly people been doing in the past two and a half months to have aged so much?!

  "Has it arrived? Have you learned?" Yamaguchi Mireiko spoke first, still with a very serious expression, elegant temperament, and an aura that was as sharp as ever.

  "Yes, Grandma Yamaguchi, I can already read basic books." Li Qiu replied respectfully. These two old people must have changed for his sake.

  "Alright, Kim Min-hee, you can go now! When will this kid be able to leave, come back and pick him up again!" Tonomori Katsu's tone was sharp but his voice was very warm.

  "Yes, Uncle Tōgi! Before I go, can I say a few words to Akito?"

  "Ah!" exclaimed Tōdori Shō, his excitement palpable as he caught sight of Li Qiu. It seemed he couldn't wait any longer, after all, he had spent half a lifetime studying this very thing.

  Kim Min-hee didn't say much, pulled Li Qiu out of the hospital gate, took a large box from the trunk of his own car, and placed it in front of Li Qiu. "This is your sister's new album, poster, and other merchandise, I got a whole set for you. From now on, all of your sister's new stuff will be sent to you, so don't think about anything else, study hard, and don't disappoint my expectations!"

  At first, Lee Choo was still puzzled by the large box that Kim Min-hee had moved out. After hearing Kim Min-hee's words, her whole body couldn't help but tremble with excitement. "Thank you, Uncle Min-hee! I won't let you down and will study hard!" In this world, how many people are good to me? Lee Choo counted them up, and there were only a few. Of course, the first one was Lee Hyori, Kim Min-hee, and he also included himself in that list...

  "Work hard! Uncle is leaving, I'll come back to pick you up when you've finished learning." With that, Kim Min-hee got into the car and drove away without saying another word...

  "Wait for me, Uncle Minhe, and sister! Next time we meet, you'll be surprised by my changes! I'm your younger brother, and I'll always be your younger brother! If I'm not worthy, I'll work hard until I'm worthy of you. You may not acknowledge me now, but I'll do my best to make you acknowledge me..." Li Qi's small body hugged the large trunk, lying on top of it, gazing at the car that was slowly disappearing into the distance...

  "Little Autumn..." Kim Min-heok gazed at the gradually shrinking figure through the rearview mirror, his eyes blurring for a moment. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, "See you later..."

  ……

  At night, after dinner, in the living room, Li Qiu knelt on a cushion spread out on the tatami mat, bowing her head to face Tōmoki Fujimori and Yamaguchi Mireiko who were sitting seiza-style.

  "Kokori, I have something important to tell you!" Makiko Yamaguchi's face was very serious as she looked at Xia Qiu.

  "Grandma Yamaguchi says."

  "I didn't plan on making you a qualified producer."

  "What? This..." Uncle Min-he said to let himself learn this, but, Nakayama grandma actually said not teaching himself, then, what can he learn.

  "Are you surprised? I've trained countless producers in my lifetime, and every student I acknowledge is standing in a shining position in Japan, even the world. However, as a producer, I haven't trained an artist yet; You are my last student, so I will train you to become a qualified singer with my husband!"

  "Singer? Artist!" Li Qiu's greatest wish was not to be a producer, but an artist! This is what he wanted to do most when he came to Japan. If it weren't for Kim Min-hyuk, he wouldn't have come to study with Yamaguchi Mirei.

  "Grandma Yamaguchi, you may not know that my singing voice is not good and I also have a phobia. Uncle Min-he said I'm not suitable to be a singer..." Li Qiu had been thinking about how to overcome these problems, but he was only a 14-year-old kid after all, what could he do to change? He couldn't even bear that fear under the gaze of three people...

  "This isn't your concern, the voice problem. My husband has studied it his whole life and he can help you change it. The psychological issue is my part to handle. Of course, if you're not willing, you can also leave, we won't stop you!" Yamaguchi Mireiko wouldn't let Li Qiu go, saying this was just a test of Li Qiu's intentions. If he was willing, then they could be happy together; if not, she would use force! Having finally found someone who could work with her husband to cultivate, how could she possibly give up?

  "I'm willing!" Li Qiu raised her head, and her eyes burst out with an astonishing light under the lamp in the room. Her fists were clenched tightly, and her waist was straightened! "Sister! I can become someone who stands on stage with you! Wait for me!"

  "Great! Now come with me to the lab! I want to check your vocal cords!" This kid, it wasn't a waste of the two months preparing for you! Haha! Tonomori Masaru immediately stood up and headed towards the lab.

  "Yes!"

  (I advise you, don't try the training methods that appear later, because they are all just my wild imagination)

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