"Mom, you almost gave me a heart attack."
Child's Mom took a few deep breaths.
Her heart was still racing.
"What's a heart attack?"
The little boy was curious.
"...It's an illness."
Child's Mom wondered if she'd just said something pointless.
A heart attack, a heart attack... What else could it be but an illness?
"That's not important."
Child's Mom waved a hand.
"First, tell us what you were just calling out."
Oh.
The little boy immediately perked up.
He pointed at the TV screen.
"That's it."
"The Little Brother I saw before was holding one of these!"
Huh?
Child's Mom and Child's Dad instinctively followed the boy's finger and looked at the TV screen.
The TV was showing a music channel.
A concert that blended Eastern and Western music.
A pipa player was performing a solo.
The thing the boy was pointing at was...
Child's Mom and Child's Dad confirmed, "A pipa?"
"Do you mean this pipa?"
"Yeah."
The little boy nodded hard.
"This is called a pipa?"
"That's it."
The little boy ran to the TV in his slippers, pattering all the way.
He pointed right at the pipa on the screen.
"Exactly the same."
The little boy turned to look at his parents.
His eyes sparkled in the glow of the TV screen.
"Oh, oh."
Child's Mom and Child's Dad looked at each other, then nodded.
"A pipa, huh."
"It's not often you come across someone learning the pipa."
Child's Mom sounded thoughtful.
"Yeah."
Child's Dad nodded.
"And it's a boy, too."
"All right."
Child's Mom came over and pulled the child back.
"Don't stand so close to the TV."
"Lei Lei."
Child's Dad gave the boy a thumbs-up.
"You're really clever."
"You saw it once