Chapter 191 191: Stellar.

Lily and Leo sat down on the stool, and then the hall echoed with light and soft notes from the piano. The people were stunned because, while Leo sat on the side with his hands folded, Lily played the music with a smile on her face. The tempo and the notes, everything was just perfect.

After a few moments, Lily pouted as she looked at Leo, and the man smiled as he raised his hand and the melody evolved, four hands danced on the keys, two big and two small, but while the small hands moved like a butterfly, scattering light and high notes, the big hands weighted down on the keys and added the much desired base and the depth of the piece.

The people were mesmerized, they didn't expect that the father and daughter duo of the civilian house, despite gaining a white Sigil would have the skills to stand out tonight.

Suddenly, an old veteran said, "The ode to victory."

The people looked at him and they realized the name of the song that Lily was playing. It was a classic music piece, and was often played in the honor of the soldiers and to respect those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the people.

However, the people who knew the song frowned, because the second movement of the son would need a higher speed, something they didn't expect from the little girl. However, after two minutes, when the tempo began to climb, the elders realized that Leo had taken over the melody and Lily had shifted to the chords and the base.

This was not a version they were used to hearing all these years, but this was something that completely belonged to the pair of father and daughter. Instead of the burst of rage and pride, the people sensed a burst of harmony that exploded from within. They had never thought that this song could have such an effect.

The president was listening to the whole situation from his VVIP table, and he couldn't help but stand up as the notes rang through the void. It was as if he could see every single note ripple within his heart.

After the movement ended, Lily and Leo entered the outro, and when they finished the song, the hall was dead silent, apart from the lingering sound of the piano melody.

Lily and Leo came to stand up from the stool, and only then did someone take the lead to applaud. The young man held Lily's hand and they bowed to the crowd. Lily then turned into the direction of the President and bowed to him, and the old man smiled as he beckoned her over.

Lily looked at Leo and only when the latter nodded did she walk over. Her pace was neither fast nor slow. Her grace was something that put many dignified women in a spot where they were astonished, and second guessing themselves. Lily was a normal child but her wisdom was far ahead her age.

She stood two meters away from the President and bowed as she said, "Good evening, Sir."

The old president was a man with a head filled with gray hair, and his eyes brimmed with compassion and affection. He has been in the government for a long time but never did he end up in a controversy where he was wrong.

The old man asked in a soft voice, "What is your name, Young Maestro?"

Lily smiled and replied, "My name is Lily Leo Cardinal."

The President smiled and nodded, "Miss Cardinal, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

Lily replied confidently, "I have yet to see and learn a lot of things to decide what I want to be, Sir. I would like to learn more before I could answer you."

The people were stunned by the answer. Leo knew that his daughter has said the same thing back when she had gone to take an admission in the school. He was calm, and the President looked at him with a surprised gaze as well. The old man raised his hand and took off the clover pin from the lapel of his suit and beckoned Lily close and said, "This is my gratitude for your performance. Thank you."

Lily smiled and replied, "The pleasure is all mine, Sir."

She accepted the small pin with both hands and bowed her head to thank the man before she took half a step back and walked over to Leo's side, where stood a few people who were congratulating him for the great performance and Leo, being the daughter slave, gave all the credit to his daughter.

Lily came to his side, and then she tugged on his pants gently before she extended the pin to him. Leo smiled and patted her head gently before he took a look at the President, who was looking at the two of them, and he bowed slightly with his right hand over his heart, the sign of gratitude.

The old man smiled and waved his hand, while Leo took the pin and carefully pinned it on the collar of her dress. After a few minutes, the dishes were served and Leo helped Lily with her dishes and then they began to ate, one of the people sitting on the table with them was a high ranking military officer, and he spoke while shuffling between his bites, "Chairman Leo, I have heard of the generous donations you have made to the military sector, this has been a great help."

Leo smiled and replied, "The soldiers are fighting for us, so we should give them at least this much. We still have a long way to go, Major Clarkson."

The man nodded and after wiping his mouth with a tissue paper, Major Clarkson asked, "So can you tell me what do you intend to do in the future?"

Leo thought and said, "Right now, we are thinking of exploring space tourism, and at the same time we are researching some medicines, and automobiles."

The major nodded and after some thought he asked, "I saw the launch of your health monitoring bot a few days ago. Would you be able to give a demonstration of these bots at the Army Retirement Home?"

Leo raised his brow and the Major said, "I am not asking you to do it for free, but many people like me, who commit too much to their tasks that they forget about the world they were a part of before they went off to the fronts. These people are provided to live in the Army retirement homes. Although there are volunteers from the national cadet force who would come in to check on them, the retirement homes lack medical attention."

Leo thought for a bit, and his silence made the Major think that he was hesitating. After all, he has been giving out monthly donations now someone comes asking for more, it would cause everyone to rethink about it.

The Major saw this and he wanted to say something when Lily said, "Baba, what is a retirement home?"

Leo replied with a smile, "It is a place where the elders live together as families and they look after each other."

Lily nodded and said, "Can you take me to visit them?"

The young man nodded and said, "How about we organize a trip from your school?"

Lily smiled widely, she loved going out with her friends. Leo smiled and poked the tip of her nose, before he turned to look at Major Clarkson and said, "You don't have to worry, I was only thinking about how many units can we set out to send them to the retirement homes. At the moment, five units a month would be the limit because we are pre-booked for the next seven months. I cannot disappoint the customers. Not like they would mind a delay, but business runs on commitments."

Major Clarkson smiled and said, "I would appreciate if you can give out five units. We will assign one unit in one retirement homes. There are about two hundred of them all over the nation, and gradually when every home has one unit, we will start the cycle again. Also, we will not scam you, but pay you the cost for every unit, is that okay?"

Leo nodded and replied, "Yes, Sir, I agree. It would be like that."

Major Clarkson gave Leo a business card and then the banquet came to an end. Apart from Major Clarkson, Leo held contact details of a few more influential people. Lily sat inside the car and leaned her head against Leo's arm. She was tired by how stiff the setting inside was. Leo pulled her into his embrace and asked, "What happened?"

The young lady replied, "Being Stellar is not easy at all."

The young man chuckled and patted her shoulders as he asked, "What makes you think that you were stellar today?"

Lily pouted and replied, "There was a lady who was clicking pictures of us. After the dinner when I went to the washroom, she was there as well, and I asked her to show me some. She showed me a picture of us on the piano and said it was Stellar."

Leo chuckle and asked, "Did you get the contact of that lady?"

Lily reached into the small pocket on her side, it was such a concealed pocket that none of the people could detect it. From this small space she took out a business card, and looking at the details mentioned on it, Leo raised his brow and said, "Love, that was really Stellar of you."