Chapter 213 - 211 Xiaoshi’s Interest.
After Xiaoshi turned four, Pei Yu began consciously teaching him various things to expand his hobbies. Besides Horse Riding and Archery, the little guy showed a keen interest in Musical Instruments.
Pei Yu asked him which Musical Instrument he wanted to learn, but he couldn’t decide himself; eventually, he chose the Piano and Violin first.
Two years later, when Xiaoshi was six and had sequentially learned the Piano, Violin, Guzheng, Pipa... dozens of Musical Instruments and achieved decent results in each, everyone thought he would pursue a career in music. One evening, he suddenly knocked on the door of Pei Yu’s study.
At six years old, Xiaoshi was already taller than most of his peers, his cheeks no longer as chubby as they were when he was three, showing the early signs of a handsome jawline, bright eyes, and a pronounced nose, growing more to resemble Pei Yu.
Cradling an antique Stradivarius violin that Pei Yu had recently acquired for him at an auction, he stood at the doorway of the study and said to his dad, "I don’t want to play the violin anymore, I want to design robots myself."
The Violin was the first Musical Instrument he had touched and was so far his most accomplished one. His teacher treated him like a favorite pupil and even asserted that with further training, he could definitely become a top-notch violinist.
However, two years had passed, and Xiaoshi’s interest was no longer as intense as when he started; he simply said he did not want to study it anymore.
Pei Yu looked up from his busy work, and after observing him for a while, nodded slightly, "Okay, I’ll hire a teacher for you later."
Thus, Xiaoshi left contentedly, still cradling the violin.
Shen Zhiyi came home that evening and couldn’t help but laugh, "That explains it. Two days ago, he and Jiaze took apart their favorite robot saying they would put it back together themselves, but those pieces have been lying there untouched for two days."
It was probably a setback that made him decide he wanted to thoroughly study it to redeem himself.