"Attention! At this moment, your left-hand fingers should be quite relaxed. Feel this sense of relaxation and unify it with the sensation of pressing down firmly. This way, the feeling of pressing the strings with your left hand will gradually become as relaxed as when you're lightly touching them."

"Then practice alternating between real notes and muted notes with your left hand in a chromatic scale, and move this practice across all strings and frets."

"The first problem can be solved!"

After Chen Qi finished speaking, he nodded.

"Yes! It can be solved!"

Chen Xiaokun, with an adorable expression, felt that Chen Qi was absolutely right.

[What? Am I losing my mind? He really understands!]

[No way... Why am I a bit confused? Isn't Chen Qi supposed to be a gigolo? How come he seems a bit omnipotent?]

[I love it, I love it. This calm, composed, and confident demeanor is simply intoxicating.]

[I'm convinced. My wife always calls me useless.]

"And the second one?" Chen Xiaokun couldn't help but ask.

Chen Qi nodded and said calmly:

"Second, your vibrato technique is incorrect. You're moving in the vertical direction of the strings, but the correct vibrato action is—your wrist and fingers should be extremely relaxed, pressing at one point without moving, and your fingers should sway left and right along the direction of the strings..."

Chen Qi thought for a moment and continued:

"Have you ever played with a roly-poly toy? The whole motion is just like that!"

"You can try starting with a single note, then move on to double and triple notes, practicing with your left-hand fingers standing upright on your right wrist, and then practice on the strings..."

"In this way... the second problem can be solved!"

Chen Xiaokun was shocked.

Before leaving, Li Huange had reminded Chen Xiaokun that this man might be hiding his true capabilities, but she wasn't sure.

If that were the case, Li Huange hoped Chen Xiaokun could bring out Chen Qi's abilities.

First the piano, now the guitar...

As a child prodigy, Chen Xiaokun could immediately hear the professionalism in Chen Qi's problem-solving approach.

There was only one thing left...

He had to get him to play!

Suppressing his surprise, Chen Xiaokun deliberately pursed his lips.

"Tch... You talk a good game, but can you play?"

Chen Qi chuckled and shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

Chen Xiaokun rolled his eyes instantly.

Good grief, the same attitude again?

"All talk and no action is just empty boasting. Play for me, and if you play better than me, I'll be convinced."

Chen Qi shook his head with a smile.

"Sorry, I really don't care if you're convinced or not. I'm just a bit of a perfectionist with OCD..."

Chen Xiaokun got impatient and went to pull Chen Qi's shoulder.

"You have to prove it to me!"

But he couldn't move him.

"Hey, hey, hey? Why are you getting physical? It's not that I don't want to play, it's just because..."

"Because of what?"

Chen Qi suddenly said something shocking.

"Because this song is just too awful..."

Chen Xiaokun was stunned on the spot.

"Aw... awful?"

[Does he know what he's saying? It's 'Chasing the Moon' written by Li Huange and Lin Duo, sung by Su Yu, and it's still third on the new song charts!]

[This song is so popular, and he says it's awful?]

[Damn, he actually said Su Yu's song is awful? He's really asking for it!]

...

Li Huange suddenly realized she was standing and hurriedly sat down, meeting the eyes of Bai Qinghe and Lin Xiaolu.

The three foxes exchanged slight smiles, each with their own thoughts.

Not exposing it was the rule, but each of them knew what to do.

"How... how can Chen Qi say 'Chasing the Moon' is awful?" Zhuo Yiyi looked at Li Huange with some dissatisfaction. "Doesn't he like Queen of Songs Huange? Why would he say that?"

Li Huange chuckled, "A song can't please everyone, can it?"

Bai Qinghe and Lin Xiaolu immediately became indignant.

"Chen Qi is really too rude."

"Even if he understands guitar, that doesn't mean he understands songs. What right does he have to say this song is awful?"

Li Huange looked at Bai Qinghe and Lin Xiaolu.

"Are you saying that as ordinary people, we can't say a work is bad?"

"Or are you saying that your songs or films can't be criticized by an ordinary worker?"

"Or do you think I'm so petty that I can't accept someone saying my company's song is bad?"

Li Huange's tone was calm, her expression gentle.

Since you all know, I don't need to worry so much.

Bai Qinghe and Lin Xiaolu's expressions changed slightly, and they immediately shifted.

"Of course not, I was just standing up for Queen of Songs Huange."

"Yes, yes, that's not what we meant."

Li Huange said no more and turned her attention to the screen.

...

"Aw... awful?"

Chen Xiaokun was angry.

This was a song Chen Xiaokun really liked, with lyrics written by Li Huange, who also participated in its production.

Yet Chen Qi nodded again.

"It really is awful. In my opinion, most of the world's pop music is not good, it's completely outdated..."

"You..." Chen Xiaokun's face turned red with anger. "Stop talking nonsense here. You don't even dare to play the guitar, yet you boldly claim 'Chasing the Moon' is bad? I think you don't understand anything."

Chen Qi shrugged, "Yes, I really don't understand. Just pretend I didn't say anything."

"No way!" Chen Xiaokun grabbed Chen Qi's arm. "You have to play and sing a song for me! If it's not better than 'Chasing the Moon,' I'll tell my mom!"

Chen Qi was a bit helpless.

It's all because of that damned perfectionist tendency and OCD.

Some things shouldn't be said, and some abilities shouldn't be shown.

If Li Huange found out, could he still lie around and be a gigolo?

It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from "pawread dot com".

Wouldn't he be dragged to Huange Entertainment to work as a laborer?

"No, no, no, I was just talking nonsense earlier. I really can't play the guitar, and I can't write songs either."

"Heh..." Chen Xiaokun gave a sly adult-like smile, "Then I'll call my mom now."

"No!" Chen Qi quickly stopped him.

Chen Xiaokun sensed Chen Qi's tension and knowingly stared at him, waiting for his response.

Chen Qi looked troubled and conflicted.

"Little Kun, are you a man?"

"Of course!" Chen Xiaokun replied unhappily.

Chen Qi said solemnly, "Then let's make a man-to-man agreement! I can play and sing a song, but you absolutely can't tell your mom!"

"Why?" Chen Xiaokun didn't understand. "Isn't it a proud thing for a man to show some skills in front of his wife?"

Chen Qi shook his head.

"You're too young to understand some things."

"Then tell me. If what you say makes sense, I'll agree with you," Chen Xiaokun said.

Chen Qi sighed and said seriously:

"Every healthy family has its division of labor. If mom is career-driven, then dad lets mom take charge outside, letting her prove her value!"

"And all the tedious and troublesome things at home need someone to handle. Dad willingly retreats to the background, working like an old ox for the family..."

Chen Xiaokun stared with bright eyes, trying hard to digest this.

[Wow! This guy actually makes being a gigolo sound so refined? I'm impressed.]

[No matter how you put it, it doesn't change the fact that he's a gigolo, right?]

[It seems like Little Kun doesn't acknowledge Chen Qi as his dad. Is it because Chen Qi often tricks him like this?]

[I don't believe a word from Chen Qi!]

Chen Qi sighed again.

"Our family only needs one person to shine brightly. Dad chooses to watch mom become the most dazzling star in China from the shadows!"

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Proofreader: Peter Pan