"Holy crap! System, you still say you're not using NetEase Cloud Music! You idiot, can't you just get a membership on QQ Music?" Mai Ge couldn't help but complain.
"Born to be a Cloud Village person, die to be a Cloud Village ghost!" the system declared solemnly.
"I'll pay for your membership." Mai Ge said, pouting.
"I'll go get it right now!" the system's cheerful voice rang out.
"Damn it..." A million curses ran through Mai Ge's mind...
After some intense bargaining and maneuvering, Mai Ge finally managed to buy a thousand classic classical music tracks and Jay Chou's entire music collection from the system for a membership and three thousand copper coins, all in lossless quality.
"Jay Chou has released a new song recently?" Mai Ge looked at the music playlist on his tablet. The top song was "If You Don't Love Me, It's Fine," but it was a grayed-out status bar.
"It's not released yet, just a preview. Once it's released, host, if you want to buy it, you can pay extra. This system provides lossless audio quality music, guaranteed to satisfy you." the system said cheekily.
"I paid for your membership." Mai Ge rolled his eyes, but the song title was a bit arrogant, which made him quite curious about what kind of new song this man who had accompanied him through his youth would release.
"Let's test the sound system first." Mai Ge stopped thinking about it and stood up. He smiled at Amy, who was chasing the Ugly Duckling all over the restaurant. "Amy, I'm going to play some music. Don't be scared. It's just a giant music box."
Sally and Yabemia had both gone out, so only the father, daughter, and the Ugly Duckling were in the restaurant.
"A giant music box?" Amy's eyes lit up as she looked around with curiosity and anticipation.
"Let's listen to 'Für Elise' first." Mai Ge tapped the screen lightly. As an amateur pianist with a grade 10 piano skill, this was the first piano piece he was taught as a child when he was forced to sit in front of the piano.
Back then, under the guise of cultivating interests, his mother dragged him to learn a lot of random things. While it turned out that none of these things were of any use after he grew up, it's undeniable that learning a musical instrument can enhance one's temperament.
The soothing and beautiful piano music began. This iconic piece, widely used for school bells, telephone ringtones, hearing test setups, and even the 10086 customer service call tone, truly possesses a unique magic, its lighthearted melody instantly relaxes the mind.
The all-around surround sound effect is indeed incomparable to ordinary speakers. The delicate sound quality is impeccable even for Mai Ge. When the music starts playing, you feel as if you are sitting in a concert hall, facing a musical genius and listening to his moving piano solo.
Mai Ge's lips curled up slightly, as if he could see himself as a little guy sitting on a long bench, struggling to play the piano keys, with her mother sitting quietly behind him watching him.
Back then, they weren't so busy. Although they were stricter, but he could still recall their presence.
"Giggle~"
Amy's laughter interrupted Mai Ge's thoughts. Turning his head, he saw the little one dancing with the Ugly Duckling to the music. Their dance moves were a bit clumsy and casual, but the way the two little ones wobbled around was so cute that Mai Ge couldn't help but laugh along.
"Daddy, so our restaurant has become a giant music box? We live inside the music box, and the guests eat inside it too?" Amy asked excitedly, looking at Mai Ge.
"Yes, that's right. Music makes people happy, so we want to spread that happiness and make our guests happy too." Mai Ge smiled and nodded, looking at Amy with a heart full of satisfaction. He cherished the time he could spend with her, so that at least he wouldn't regret it when he looked back on it later.
He turned the music down a little and placed the tablet on the counter. Beautiful music was enjoyable, but after all, he wasn't running a concert hall, he was running a restaurant. The food was what he truly wanted to present to his guests. Music could be a side dish, but it shouldn't overshadow the food or distract the guests from their meal.
"Little Amy, Daddy has something fun to show you. Come upstairs with me." Mai Ge smiled, patted Amy's hair, picked her up, and scooped up the Ugly Duckling as well, heading upstairs.
"Something fun? Daddy, what is it?" Amy's eyes lit up, full of curiosity.
"You'll find out in a moment." Mai Ge said with a smile, carrying Amy upstairs and gently pushing open the door to the outer room.
The door slowly opened, revealing a children's playground filled with toys and amusement facilities.
"Wow…"
Amy's eyes widened, staring incredulously at the things in the room.
"Meow~"
The Ugly Duckling's eyes also lit up, showing some excitement.
"Daddy, is this really for Amy?" Amy turned to Mai Ge, still somewhat incredulous.
"Of course, this is a playground specially prepared for Amy. In the future, you can also invite other children to come and play at home." Mai Ge nodded with a smile. When the restaurant was busy at night, Amy would often sit alone behind the counter, bored, waiting for the closing time to end. This made Mai Ge feel quite sorry for her, which was why he spent a lot of gold coins to have the system build the playground.
"Daddy, you're so wonderful!" Amy hugged Mai Ge's neck and kissed his cheek, saying happily. She didn't have a single toy before, but now she even had a playground. In the future, she could invite Jessica and Daphne to come and play, and they would definitely love it.
"This is just a small playground. In the future, Daddy will build you a much bigger playground with a super huge Ferris wheel, carousel, and roller coaster. It will be a thousand times, ten thousand times bigger than this playground." After being kissed and praised by Amy, Mai Ge felt his confidence soar and said confidently.
"Really?" Amy's eyes lit up immediately. Although she didn't know what her father was talking about, but the playground already seemed huge to her. If it were a thousand or ten thousand times bigger, it would be incredibly huge and super fun.
"Of course it's true. Once Daddy makes a lot of money, I'll build it for Amy." Mai Ge suddenly realized he might have been exaggerating, but looking at Amy's expectant eyes, he couldn't bear to take back his words and nodded earnestly.
"It seems that once I make a lot of money in the future, I must get a few idiots to invest and build a huge amusement park." Mai Ge made up his mind in his heart.