The International Piano Competition is held every three years.

  This is the third time to participate in the competition. Both of them are over twelve years old and can only participate in the youth group competition.

  There are some contestants in the group who are older than the two of them and have been practicing piano for longer than them.

  So it is not an easy task to get the ranking.

  The reason why the two continue to compete is because they both know that only by constantly competing with outstanding people can they see the gap between themselves and others, so that they can catch up—

   Originally, Junjun didn't understand these things, but because he has been getting close to Cousin Qingning these years, he was gradually influenced by Gu Qingning and became very self-motivated.

  …

  The game will start tomorrow morning.

  The plane landed at Seine City Airport. After receiving the contestants and their families, the person in charge of the event took them to the hotel arranged by the organizer to rest.

  During the previous two visits, Lan Shu and Xiao Bai's foreign friend Mark both came to receive them, doing what the landlord wanted.

  This time Mark was on a business trip to other countries due to temporary business, so he couldn’t come back for the time being.

  So Mark called Lan Shu in advance to express his apology.

   Regarding this, Lan Shu didn't think there was anything wrong with Mark not coming to pick them up.

  She let Mark work with peace of mind, and if he is free in the future, he can visit their country. At that time, she and Xiaobai will take Mark to taste delicious food from all over the world!

   Lan Shu still remembers that Mark is more interested in their country’s food than playing games~!

   At noon, although there was no banquet from Mark, Lan Shu and Xiao Bai still took their children out to a local specialty restaurant for dinner.

  Before the family of four set off, Lan Shu called Tang Chu to join Junjun.

  During the previous two trips abroad, because Mark was treating guests to dinner, Tang Chu didn’t know him well, so he didn’t go together.

  This time is different.

   Putting aside the fact that she is Lan Shu's sister-in-law, Tang Chu doesn't have to be embarrassed about her relationship with Lan Shu.

  So Tang Chu took Junjun with him, and everyone had lunch together in the restaurant outside.

  In the afternoon, Gu Qingning and Lan Juncheng needed a good rest to recharge their batteries.

  So the two families did not go out in the hotel.

  Five-year-old Gu Zerui was lively and active, but when Rarity heard that her sister was going to participate in the competition tomorrow and had to take a good rest today, Rarity rarely clamored to go out to play.

   Instead, he stayed in the hotel obediently, with his parents accompanying him and telling him stories.

  …

  The next morning, in the famous music auditorium in the city of Seine, the procedure was the same as the previous two piano competitions. At the beginning, the contestants in the children's group performed on stage.

  By the time the junior group started the competition, it was already past ten o'clock in the morning.

  This time, because Gu Qingning and Lan Juncheng were young, they were ranked first on stage.

  The competition party never thought that they would be able to compete with those older than them in the junior group at their age.

  So it was placed in the front, that is, to show performances, as cannon fodder.

  Even if they won the gold and silver awards of the children's group in the last piano competition, there is still a big gap between the children's group and the youth group.

  Lan Juncheng's order of appearance this time is still ahead of his cousin Gu Qingning.

  Fourteen-year-old Junjun inherited Lan Dazhuang's physique. He was more than 1.7 meters tall. Among the contestants in the junior group, he seemed to be taller than many of them.

   Only by looking carefully can one see from his slightly green face that he is indeed younger.

  Junjun began to learn piano when he was six years old, and he has been learning piano for more than seven years.

  In the words of the piano teacher, he is inherently talented, coupled with his persistent practice over time, Lan Juncheng's level of playing the piano is not much worse than that of the teacher.

  Three years ago, he was able to win the silver medal in the children's group of the International Piano Competition. At that time, he had only learned piano for more than four years.

   Now that there are three more years of study and practice, Lan Juncheng's playing level is much better than before!

   So when he stood on the stage, sat at the piano, and started his playing.

  In just a split second, the jumping notes turned into a moving piano piece, which surprised all the judges in the audience at first, and then amazed!

  No one thought that a fourteen-year-old half-year-old boy could have such a level of performance.

   This can completely compete with those outstanding contestants in the junior group!

  After Lan Juncheng's performance ended, Gu Qingning's performance followed.

  Gu Qingning's piano learning time is three years longer than her cousin Lan Juncheng's.

   Even though Gu Qingning has never slackened in playing the piano, most of the time talent determines how far a person can go.

  Her playing level is not bad, but it is not as natural and agile as Lan Juncheng, and it is not so amazing to listen to!

  But with regard to her mellow playing skills, she can be compared with other contestants in the junior group!

  In the International Piano Competition, the contestants in the junior group played and performed one by one, and there is still a competition for the youth group.

   But before that, the judges already know who will be the top three in the first two groups.

In the auditorium under the stage, a domestic competition leader sitting in the front row of Lan Shu, Xiao Bai, and Tang Chu turned his head and said with a smile on his face, "Lan Juncheng and Gu Qingning performed very well. There may be good news later."

  With these words, Lan Shu smiled knowingly, and Tang Chu was also very happy.

  However, before the child won the prize, Lan Shu did not raise her psychological expectations.

  She thinks it's good to treat it normally.

   Otherwise, if you don’t get the prize, you will be very disappointed.

  But Tang Chu felt that his son would definitely get a good ranking this time because of the words of the teacher leading the team!

   Fortunately, Junjun was up to the challenge. When the competition of the youth group was over and the rankings of the first two groups were announced, among the top three in the youth group, Lan Juncheng's name was ranked first, and he won the gold medal in the youth group of the International Piano Competition!

  Gu Qingning is ranked third.

   Junjun surpassed his cousin in piano playing in three years.

   And Gu Qingning was already very happy to get the third place.

   After all, she is only fourteen years old now, and the second foreign contestant is already seventeen and will soon be eighteen.

  She believes that if she is given another three years, her piano performance will be much better than it is now!

  So she is still young, and the future can be expected—

  …

  After the international piano competition was over, the next day, Lan Shu and Tang Chu took their children and started a day trip to Seine City.

  Xiaobai flew to Lin City of Seine City to participate in an exchange meeting in the game development industry.

  The game development exchange meeting in 1996 was not very popular, after all, there were not many people in this industry.

   And Gu Jue, who holds the right to develop two popular games, has become an eye-catching presence in the entire game development exchange meeting!