"Old Ning, what do you mean my paintings are selling well? Are you praising the value of my paintings, or are you mocking me for being greedy for money?" Mr. Wu joked.
Mr. Ning did not answer, but just said: "Are you still accepting students?"
Sheng Jiaoyang looked at Mr. Ning in surprise. He even went out of his way to help her find a teacher. Does this mean that the old man has accepted her
"I'm just telling you how you can praise my paintings in front of juniors." Mr. Wu said with a smile. There was no surprise on his face. Apparently, he had already noticed the intention of his friend when he mentioned his paintings. .
Mr. Wu looked at Sheng Jiaoyang and asked gently: "Have you ever studied Chinese painting before?"
"I started self-study in February last year. The more I study, the more I understand the breadth and depth of Chinese painting, and the more I like it."
A flash of surprise flashed in Mr. Ning's eyes. To be able to reach that level after one year of self-study is indeed a talent.
"Old Wu, Jiaojiao's level is no worse than that of your students who have studied for several years. In some places, your students are even not as good as her." Mr. Ning looked at Mr. Wu, but there was a hint of pride in his plain tone.
Mr. Wu raised his eyebrows with a look of disbelief, but his attitude was still very gentle. He said: "I have to see it myself to know what the level is. I am not boasting. My students are all very talented. The youngest last year And he won an award.”
"Come to my house and have a look. Jiaojiao painted me an ink painting yesterday as a birthday gift." As the saying goes, "Once you learn something, you will become familiar again." Mr. Ning already felt comfortable calling Sheng Jiaoyang by his name.
"Okay, I'll come to your house later." Seeing that his friend was so determined, Mr. Wu began to become curious. If he could really meet a good prospect, he would of course be happy to accept another student.
"Grandpa Wu, can I ask you a question?" Sheng Jiaoyang said.
"Just ask." Mr. Wu was particularly patient when facing a junior who was very likely to be a good prospect.
"Are you Mr. Wu Yinghui?" Sheng Jiaoyang looked at Mr. Wu with bright eyes.
Mr. Wu smiled heartily, "It seems you know a lot."
"I have thought about your paintings. Your landscape paintings are majestic and have a distant and open-minded artistic conception. I like your works very much." It can be said that Mr. Wu's paintings were her first teacher in learning traditional Chinese painting.
This flattery was so high-level that people didn't think she was being courteous on purpose, but felt that she was sincere. Anyway, Mr. Wu's eyes were full of smiles after hearing her words. He thought she was very good even before he saw her paintings. At least his appreciation ability was very good.
"I don't accept students easily now, but I can still give you some advice. If you have any confusion, you can ask me." Although Mr. Wu did not directly agree to accept Sheng Jiaoyang as his student, his tone has softened, half Said a promise.
"Okay, then we won't disturb Grandpa Wu and Grandpa's reminiscing about the past." Sheng Jiaoyang stepped away with great insight.
Everything must be done in moderation, and she has her own way of doing things.
Watching her walk away, Mr. Wu said to Mr. Ning: "Which family does your granddaughter-in-law come from? She is really well behaved."
"Just a child from an ordinary family." Mr. Ning said.
Mr. Wu didn't believe it. He looked at his friend with suspicion and said jokingly: "Are you afraid that I will steal my grandson's wife from you? Don't worry, my good grandson is too independent. No matter how much I like him, I won’t influence his preferences.”
Mr. Ning's mouth moved, "Our Zhi Ning's corner is as strong as iron, no one can dig it out."
Just as Sheng Jiaoyang walked away, someone blocked his way.
"I like your role as Zhen Xin very much." Ning Guangyu tilted his head, with a bit of ruthlessness.
"Then what?" Sheng Jiaoyang looked at him calmly.
"I'm really curious as to how you managed to win over our cousin who is always not a womanizer."
"What does this have to do with you liking my role as Zhen Xin?"
"It doesn't matter. Isn't this just a conversation? Naturally, we have to find something to talk about." Ning Guangyu said casually.
"You jump on this topic really fast."
"Haha, that's just me. You have to get used to it."
Sheng Jiaoyang suddenly laughed, making Ning Guangyu stunned. She said in a pleasant tone: "Why should I get used to it?"
Ning Guangyu had just put on his careless smile and was about to speak when the person in front of him had already passed by him and walked behind him. He was stunned for a moment, then turned around to look, only to see that someone had already walked up to the man coming up to him.
Then, the two people who seemed to be a perfect match walked to the other side.
Ning Guangyu curled his lips, looking really closely.
The birthday banquet is a Chinese-style banquet. When it is time to start the banquet, everyone takes their seats one after another.
In fact, this kind of banquet is very boring, but it is an indispensable part of interpersonal communication, and for some people, such a banquet is also an opportunity and place to develop interpersonal relationships.
However, this lunch was a bit embarrassing for Sheng Jiaoyang, because midway through the meal, she felt a cramp in her abdomen, and she immediately felt her aunt coming.
It was impolite to leave in the middle of such an occasion, and she originally wanted to endure it, but if her clothes got dirty, she would make a big fool of herself in the end. So she could only vaguely explain the situation to Shen Zhining beside her.
Shen Zhining didn't hesitate, got up and spoke to Mr. Ning before taking Sheng Jiaoyang away.
Seeing them leaving, Mrs. Ning couldn't help but frown, and asked the old man sideways: "Where are they going?"
Mr. Ning said: "Zhi Ning said he was not feeling well, so he and Jiaojiao went back first."
Everything at the banquet was as before, except for the main character of the birthday banquet, no one would notice.
It would be nearly an hour before she could return to Ning's house. Sheng Jiaoyang couldn't bear it for so long. In other words, it wasn't that she couldn't bear it, but that her aunt couldn't hold back her rushing heart.
She found the nearest shopping mall, because she was going to a birthday banquet today, and Sheng Jiaoyang didn't have any disguise tools like a mask. She leaned on Shen Zhining, lowered her head and walked into the daily necessities supermarket with him.
At first, Shen Zhining wanted her to stay in the car while he went to help her buy daily necessities, but Sheng Jiaoyang thought of the scene of him wandering alone in the women's products area and felt that it was better not to let him face that dilemma.
Of course, she was also afraid that he would pack her a bunch of auntie towels that she didn't use like the scene on TV, and then she would say she wouldn't be able to use them, which would be so embarrassing.
When she arrived at the women's products section, Sheng Jiaoyang went straight to the shelves where various auntie towels were placed. She found a kind of auntie towel that could be used instead, and took one pack each for day and night use.
"Miss, our kind with wings is also very useful. Do you want to buy a pack and try it out? We are holding an event..." The promoter followed and spoke quickly.
"No need." Sheng Jiaoyang quickly pulled Shen Zhining to the checkout counter.
The cashier was just making change on a routine basis, so she didn't feel surprised when she saw two packs of towels on the cashier table. But when a black card was stretched out in front of her, she was stunned and couldn't help but look up.
"You should still carry some change with you from now on."
"It's okay. I'll ask someone else to buy it later."
I just heard the couple in front of me exchange a sentence. The girlfriend lowered her head and couldn't see clearly, but the man in the couple was very handsome, with that dazzling look and temperament, and... that doting The tone of drowning is really enviable.
"You can also pay with your mobile phone." The cashier girl couldn't help but remind her.
"Oh, yes."
"Swipe your card." The handsome man said to her.
The girl's face turned red, she quickly took the black card, picked up the card machine and entered the amount to swipe the card. "Please enter the payment password."
"without password."
The girl's breath was stagnant. She had met a walking rich man. Unfortunately, the rich man had an owner.
After waiting for a few breaths, there was no movement at all from the POS machine. The cashier girl raised her head and met the man's deep and blushing gaze. She swallowed and said, "Sorry, sir, POS The machine has been out of use for a while, and there is something wrong with this one. Why don’t you try another payment method?”
The girl with her head lowered reacted, took out her mobile phone and brought up the payment interface, and scanned the payment barcode for the cashier girl.
Compared with paying by card, mobile payment is more convenient. Nowadays, many people are accustomed to only carrying their mobile phones when going out.
The cashier girl could not help but glance at the handsome guy's girlfriend, but by chance the other guy raised his head, and when she saw that beautiful face, she stood there with her eyes wide open.
After the couple left, when the next customer came to pay, the girl had not recovered yet.
The patrol foreman coughed and reminded: "Xiaoqin, why are you so dazed at work?"
"I, I seemed to be dazzled just now." The girl rubbed her eyes vigorously.
"What did you see? Why are you so surprised?" the foreman, who was not much different in age, asked curiously.
"Xu Jiaojiao, that person just now seems to be Xu Jiaojiao!" The girl was so excited that her voice rose.
"How is it possible? Why would Xu Jiaojiao come here to buy things? She is a big star, has an assistant and a manager, so there is no way she would come to buy things by herself." The foreman looked unconvinced.
The cashier girl didn't care about being criticized. She quickly took out her phone to search, and suddenly said with excitement: "It's really her! That handsome guy is her boyfriend, and there are photos of them online."
Because the handsome guy was so handsome, she had just secretly taken a few more glances and remembered his appearance very well. Wasn't the young man in the photo the same one who was standing in front of her just now and handed her the black card
"Oh, I didn't recognize it earlier." The cashier girl sighed dejectedly.
"Okay, okay, hurry up and don't get caught by the boss." the foreman urged.
The girl looked sadly as she took the product and scanned the code.
"Is the Xu Jiaojiao you're talking about the one who caused a stir on the Internet and pushed down pregnant women?" the person who was waiting to pay asked curiously.
"Yeah, but she didn't push the pregnant woman down. She was touched." The cashier girl retorted.
"I know this. What did she buy?"
The cashier girl was about to say something, but she stopped silently and said very officially: "I'm sorry, we have the right to keep secrets for customers." (To be continued)