Today at the dinner table, Cheng Ran had already noticed Cheng Feiyang's abnormality. When he got home, Cheng Ran hid in his room so that his parents could talk without restraint. Cheng Ran felt like he was playing Conan. After a while, a voice came from the living room. Sure enough, Xu Lan asked about it, and Cheng Feiyang told her what happened at that time.
The situation is always developing in the direction of the previous life. Cheng Ran vaguely remembers that his father failed to obtain investment from Shanhai Development at that time. It seemed that it was because someone inside the unit was playing tricks. Now it seems that it was Zhao Pingchuan and his gang.
Sometimes Cheng Ran really didn't understand why, as neighbors and colleagues who had lived in the same compound for more than ten years, the conflict would reach such an extent, and they even couldn't stand seeing you doing well. Maybe it was because of the ecological environment. People from the outside were as ferocious as tigers and wolves, and they couldn't fight or bite each other, but colleagues in the unit saw each other everywhere. If you were once looked down upon, you should be under their sight. If one day you want to stand out and become famous, it will probably stimulate them, so there will be people who greet you with a smile on the surface, but report you with bad intentions behind your back, and there will be people who are afraid that you will take advantage of them and take the initiative, and maliciously sabotage and interfere.
There must be something hateful about pitiful people. These people in the whole unit are also sad and lamentable. The root cause is also the model of making food in the unit at that time, which made them have some ability internally but weak and incompetent externally. In those days, social progress was slow. In a factory producing thermos bottles, workers made shells and bottle stoppers. They might only have this skill for their whole life. At that time, the quality of a product was really good. Cheng Ran even remembered that there was a floor fan older than him at home, silk quilts and the like. Although industrial design and the new era are not the same, the quality is extremely strong. As social progress accelerates, old things are replaced by new things, the market shrinks, duplicate construction, no innovation, and a large amount of overcapacity. Various factors have led to a large-scale loss and bankruptcy of state-owned enterprises.
At this time, the craze will continue to spread and sweep across the country. Many aspects of human nature will be revealed, such as corruption, selfishness, and some people will give up their dignity to pick up trash for their families. Some people may even be unable to get over the blow and poison their entire family while making dumplings... After the tide recedes, there will be widespread grief.
Such lessons should not be forgotten.
Cheng Ran picked up the water cup, opened the bedroom door and walked to the living room. His parents' conversation stopped. He picked up the teapot with cold boiled water on the table, filled the water cup, and then tilted his head and said, "Dad, I think you are right. Shanhai Development is too stingy and cannot accommodate the future you can create."
Xu Lan opened her eyes wide, "You have been eavesdropping on our conversation..."
Cheng Ran laughed, "I know. I won't be bothered, nor will I let this kind of thing affect my studies... And I don't think it's a bad thing. If Dad agrees to Sun Zhuofu's request, he will never get ahead in his life."
Cheng Ran was speaking from his heart. He had hoped that his father would get investment, which would not only greatly shorten his struggle and reduce the time it takes to earn his first pot of gold, but also allow him to focus more on technology and go further. But if the situation is like this now, Cheng Ran feels that it is not a pity to reject Shanshui Development.
Moreover, what actually concerned Cheng Ran more was the attitude his father showed in this matter, the kind of proud and uncompromising courage.
This is what my father was really like... not the life that came many years later, where he was overwhelmed by setbacks and had to compromise.
Doing things you don't like to do may help you support your family and keep your children in school, but it will wipe out your self-confidence and your enterprising spirit. In comparison, this is the biggest loss, but life is often like this. Nine out of ten things are not satisfactory, full of helplessness and compromise.
After being reborn, there are endless possibilities in front of Cheng Ran.
What is the most important thing in the process of reaching the other side through the intricate fog? It is the original heart.
Unexpectedly, this time Cheng Ran did not wait for Cheng Feiyang to scold him, “What does a kid know?” Maybe his recent performance made Cheng Feiyang think that he had grown up, or maybe at this time, his son’s encouragement was a kind of comfort and spiritual support for him.
Cheng Feiyang nodded and stopped talking.
Cheng Ran knew that for Cheng Feiyang, the battle with Shanshui Development ended in failure, and the next... there would be an even more difficult war.
But life is nothing but a series of battles.
The new week saw two consecutive rainy days and the work on the cultural wall was also delayed. The rain stopped on the second night. Yu Xiao had probably given up hope, knowing that it was a pipe dream to spend some time alone with Jiang Hongshao. He mentioned that he still had some watercolors he had bought before at home and would bring them over tomorrow.
In the afternoon, after school, they came to the cultural wall. Yu Xiao opened the tubes of watercolor paint he brought from the bag he was carrying. The two of them took out the used watercolor paint tubes and squeezed them. Some of them could not be squeezed at all, and many were dry. Even if there were usable ones, they were about to solidify. They might be barely usable if mixed with water, but many of the solidified small particles were too diluted, and the texture of the painting could not meet the requirements at all. They knew that they could not rely on this thing.
Yu Xiao was still squeezing one of the tubes hard, "Some of them forgot to tighten the cap before... and my mom is to blame. My mom put the bag on the balcony, exposed to the sun every day, and it dried up naturally over time..."
He threw the tube in his hand into the black plastic bag, "Forget it! I've wasted time again today!"
It’s not that Yu Xiao really has a sense of urgency, but recently all the classes have started to get active on this bulletin board wall. Every day, he can see other people’s bulletin boards being updated. Some are a pair of men and women, looking like a pair of childhood sweethearts. On the other hand, Cheng Ran and Yu Xiao are hiding behind these construction boards, which makes him feel creepy... It’s better to finish it quickly and leave.
Suddenly, both of them heard the sound of footsteps and plastic bags rubbing against each other outside the building partition. At this moment, a sudden gust of wind blew through the trees on the roadside, and the rainwater accumulated on the leaves suddenly fell off. Only a "Ya!" sound was heard outside the building board, and a slender shadow flashed in like a cat.
Jiang Hongshao held a transparent bag in one hand and covered her hair with her free hand. There were only a few drops of water on her body. She was wearing a pure cotton shirt and jeans with her legs straight, and she appeared in front of them in a pretty manner.
The two people here were stunned.
Cheng Ran thought to herself that the water from the falling leaves didn't even reach her. This woman's reaction was really quick. Was she immune to sneak attacks
Yu Xiao couldn't believe it, as if he was still in a dream.
Jiang Hongshao's eyes flickered as she said sweetly, "I'm sorry... I had some things to do in the afternoon recently, so I was delayed and didn't come. But I came to see you yesterday, and you were not here."
The two of them looked at each other at the same time. They obviously knew what she meant by having something to do in the afternoon. Thinking about the quiet and ethereal way she talked about the piano during rehearsal, and the lively and lively way she looked in front of them, which one was her real side
“It’s okay, it’s okay. We just started working today... You brought so much..." Yu Xiao was overjoyed.
Jiang Hongshao opened her pocket, which was filled with paint bottles of rich and bright colors. Most of them were brand new. Even if some had been used, the signs of use were very shallow. Some boxes were not sealed well enough and were tied up with plastic bags. They were completely different from Yu Xiao's paint tubes that were thrown around carelessly.
"I don't know how many colors you want to use, so I brought all the ones I had..."
"That should be enough." Cheng Ran said.
"What do you want to draw?" Yu Xiao asked, "Didn't we agree to just paint it sky blue? A comet is so easy to draw..."
"I'll draw a diagram of its periodic trajectory, showing the route and location of each period, just as a popular science article." Cheng Ran said.
Jiang Hongshao folded her hands and looked at him. "You divided the layout before, so this is your plan."
"The trajectory map must be an elliptical arc," Cheng Ran said. "This cultural wall is about seven meters long. After allocating the proportions and combining the data, we can draw this trajectory map. At the same time, we can divide it along the trajectory line and list what happened on Earth at each stage of the comet. These can be expressed in images."
Bang bang bang!
Jiang Hongshao clapped her fair and slender hands and nodded. "That's a very good idea, maybe even very unique, but are you sure you can draw it? It requires a lot of skills and expression... Can you do it?"
Is this girl trying to provoke me
"How about you come? I heard that you are very accomplished in painting?" Cheng Ran made a gesture of humility.
Jiang Hongshao shook her head. "If I draw it, it will be mine... and your idea is very unique. I want to see the final appearance of it after your hands..."
Cheng Ran seemed to have successfully aroused her interest, and Yu Xiao felt inexplicably jealous.
As she said this, she smiled and said, "Try to see if you can impress me."
Cheng Ran narrowed his eyes, "What does it mean to be moved?"
Jiang Hongshao was startled, glanced at him, and said, "It can't be that you are just being crazy. What are you thinking about... It's just a simple comment on art."
She choked back.
Yu Xiao, who was standing by, also felt overwhelmed and immediately responded by breaking the siege. “How can we have something like a trajectory map? Cheng Ran, you are just asking for trouble.”
Cheng Ran frowned. This was indeed a problem. "I'll try to check it out. There isn't much information leaked out in this regard..."
Jiang Hongshao said, "I can provide it. My aunt is overseas and can help me get the research data from the Griffith Observatory. I'll ask her to find a way to fax it to me within the next two days."
Cheng Ran looked at her. "So straightforward?"
Jiang Hongshao smiled, "I fully support you... I'm waiting for you to surprise me."
"Why?" Cheng Ran asked cautiously, "Why are you so interested in what I can draw?"
Jiang Hongshao thought for a moment and said, "I was interested in your poem at first. If it is written out of emotion, then it is good. But if it is pretentious and sophisticated, then it will be discounted. There is only one way to verify all this, and that is to see what kind of person you are."
Yu Xiao knew that she had bad intentions. It turned out that she was not convinced by Cheng Ran's poem and came here specifically to expose it. Moreover, they had always had a grudge against each other, not to mention the hatred of stealing loquats. How could she be so kind to help them? It turned out that she had other intentions.
But being so straightforward... I really like Lao Jiang's style.
"So you came here to expose me?" Cheng Ran didn't know whether to be angry or amused. It was indeed not a good thing to be targeted by her.
Jiang Hongshao smiled slightly, "See unfamiliar scenery, do things you have never done before, and make friends with interesting people. This is my life principle. Are you a blank slate, or do you have an interesting soul inside..."
What does this sentence mean...
The two people present were slightly stunned.
Is this... an olive branch
So that's it! Yu Xiao is very smart, what a chance, what a chance, finally he can be good friends with the goddess! We are all interesting people like clowns, if we miss this opportunity, there will be no next store!
Jiang Hongshao tilted her head and smiled at Cheng Ran, who also looked at her. The two of them stood face to face for more than ten seconds, and then Cheng Ran nodded, "Well, change the last sentence to "Life is long, be with interesting people"... It's just right."
After saying that, Cheng Ran reached to the side and dragged the confused Yu Xiao over to block in front of him.
In Yu Xiao's wide-eyed vision, there was a beautiful half arc drawn by Jiang Hongshao's slender arm, and a paintbrush stained with paint was thrown at his face without any fancy moves.