Chapter 781 - 326: The Melodious Harmonica (Part 2)

As soon as she finished speaking, she got a poke on the head: "You’re so incorrigible, going as far as to threaten your cousin."

After a pause, Li Younan yawned and said, "I’ll take you to meet her next time."

"When exactly is next time...?"

After lunch, several elders in the family gathered in the living room, chatting casually, while Li Younan and Lu Xiaoqin joined the conversation for a while.

Later, Lu Xiaoqin’s best friend Xu Liya called, asking her to come down.

Lu Xiaoqin replied to a few messages and then sneakily pulled Li Younan downstairs.

Li Younan felt a bit helpless but let himself be dragged away.

The last time Xu Liya and he interacted was that summer right after their high school graduation, when they went to Chengdu’s comic convention for some photography.

Not having seen her for a while, Xu Liya had changed a lot, and of course, she became more beautiful, dressing up more exquisitely.

The two arranged for Li Younan to take photos, so naturally, they wouldn’t just stay in the county, but they couldn’t go too far either.

For Li Younan, he could take great photos anywhere, so he drove the two of them to a nearby tourist town for a stroll, taking some pictures and enjoying a pleasant afternoon.

Checking his watch, it was about time to head back; otherwise, dinner plans would be uncertain.

Driving towards the county, they suddenly passed a music store, and Li Younan’s eyes twinkled as he slammed on the brakes.

Judging by the decor, it seemed to have opened recently.

In small counties like this, music stores often focus on guitars, ukuleles, or electronic keyboards, mainly making money through teaching classes.

To his surprise, the sign also mentioned polyphonic harmonicas.

Thinking of his harmonica skills made him itch, so he decided to pick one up.

Li Younan parked the car in front of the store and said, "I’m planning to go in and pick out something small, do you want to come with me?"

At that moment, Lu Xiaoqin was uploading pictures from the camera and shook her head, saying, "You guys go ahead, I’ll stay here."

Unlike Lu Xiaoqin’s focus, Xu Liya gleefully said, "Let’s go, let’s go! What do you want to buy? I’ll buy it for you! Brother Li, you helped us with the photos, so I’ll get you a gift."

She chirpily jumped out of the car and followed Li Younan into the store.

Lu Xiaoqin continued engrossed in the camera, when suddenly a video call rang loudly in the car’s enclosed space, startling her.

Seeing it, she realized her cousin had forgotten his phone.

She hesitated for a moment before sneakily picking the phone up.

The caller ID showed the name "Jing Chaoyi," which sounded like it belonged to a stunning beauty.

Lu Xiaoqin blinked, hesitated briefly, before lightly tapping ’answer,’ nervously watching the screen.

Nervousness made her breathing a bit erratic.

She knew picking up her cousin’s call was unethical, but curiosity over whether this might be his girlfriend was overwhelming.

After consideration, answering as his cousin, saying she was helping him, seemed reasonable... probing the situation.

The next instant, a stunning and pretty girl appeared on the screen.

She was really beautiful!

Judging by her looks, she seemed a good match for her cousin.

When Jing saw Lu Xiaoqin, she clearly froze for a second.

Lu Xiaoqin quickly said, "I-I-I’m Li Younan’s cousin; he... he went to buy something."

"Xiaoqin, help bring the phone over; I need it for payment but realized I forgot it."

Suddenly, from behind her came Li Younan’s voice, startling her so much she let the phone slip into the car seat gap.

Lu Xiaoqin stunned, turned to see Li Younan standing by the window, looking at her quizzically, "What’s wrong?"

Lu Xiaoqin was about to explain, stammering, "C-c-cousin, I was..."

Beside her, Xu Liya tugged at Li Younan’s hand, saying, "Oh, Brother Li, don’t be so modest. I told you, I got it for you, and I’ve already paid!"

Li Younan said helplessly, "You’re like a younger sister; this isn’t right."

"Why can’t I? If you don’t accept, you’re looking down on me."

"Heh!"

"Come on now, Brother Li, is it the one you liked just now?"

"Well, uh... alright, thank you."

Xu Liya pulled Li Younan back into the store, allowing Lu Xiaoqin to breathe a sigh of relief—but then panic struck as she tried to fish the phone out of the crack, struggling for a while.

While she was still at it, Li Younan and Xu Liya had already returned.

As the door opened, Xu Liya eagerly said, "Xiaoqin, your cousin is amazing; he can even play the harmonica! My goodness, it sounded beautiful."

Li Younan just smiled faintly, "Haha, it’s not that impressive."

"It’s true, I swear it’s the best harmonica I’ve heard—you can’t believe it, he can play like an orchestral band with it!"

Lu Xiaoqin’s attention shifted immediately as she curiously asked, "Huh? Cousin, when did you learn to play harmonica?"

"Uh, during college," Li Younan casually deflected.

"You never played it for me."

"Why should I play for you?"

"Cousin, please perform for us, would you? Please, cousin."