After Tao Xi finished painting four paintings, he successfully received a reward of 1,200 yuan. One of the boys even gave an extra 200 yuan as a tip because he was satisfied.
If Tao Jian came to him again, he planned to give the money to Tao Jian.
Tao Xi couldn't help but think that this way of making money is actually not bad. Art students who study fine arts are basically not bad at money. If there is an urgent matter in the future, they can take a few emergency orders.
After the National Day holiday completely ended, the last trace of summer heat was also blown away by the autumn wind that arrived as scheduled.
Tao Xi and Bi Chengfei hurried to the classroom after eating in the cafeteria at noon. Bi Chengfei was going to play basketball, but he looked at the weather software on his mobile phone and gave up: "The weather forecast says there will be rain at noon, and it looks like it's going to fall soon. "
Tao Xi looked up at the sky, the dark cumulonimbus clouds in the sky could pour water with a twist.
The two hurriedly ran to the classroom before it rained. As soon as they reached the first floor of the teaching building, they were stopped by Pan Yan who came.
Pan Yan was anxious and ashamed, so he knelt down on the spot for Tao Xi's performance: "Xi Da! I'm sorry! Teacher Jiang saw that those paintings were painted by one person, and we didn't hold back and sacrificed you. Come out, just been yelled at all morning, she's letting you go over now..."
The more he spoke, the lower his voice, and he carefully looked at Tao Xi's expression, but Tao Xi was not panicking at all. He frowned and said to himself, "You actually see it?"
What time has he been thinking about painting, Pan Yan was sweating profusely.
Bi Chengfei didn't know that Tao Xi helped the art students with their homework, but the art teacher Jiang Lei's famous Wenhua No. 1 Middle School did not know that this witch had created a record of yelling at students for three hours without breathing.
"Brother Xi, you are too miserable. It's not good to offend anyone, but Jiang Lei." Bi Chengfei patted Tao Xi's shoulder helplessly, his eyes solemn and his tone solemn.
"Okay, I'll go there." Tao Xi didn't care, he and the principal of junior high school fought wits and courage for three years, so he wasn't afraid.
He went to the office building of the Art Department with Pan Yan while Bi Chengfeifeng Xiaoxiaoxi Yi Shuihan watched him, and when he was still on the first floor, he heard a high-pitched and loud soprano from the third floor, and when he reached the third floor, the eardrums emitted Level 1 warning.
As soon as Tao Xi stepped into one foot, the roar covered his head and covered his face: "Go over there!"
On the edge of the office balcony were the four brothers and sisters who were looking for him to buy paintings. One of them was facing a flower pot, and his head was bowed like a gourd child, so he was not discouraged. As soon as Pan Yan entered the office, he hunched over and stood up to the fifth one. before the pot.
Tao Xi smiled at the angry Jiang Lei, and shouted, "Hello, teacher!" Then he walked slowly to the sixth flower pot, and looked down, there was a cactus in the pot.
Jiang Lei was stunned for a moment. The "gunman" from the Belt and Road Five was obviously a habitual offender. She sneered angrily, and the five art students stopped scolding, pointing to Tao Xi and starting unilateral sound wave output:
"You're Tao Xi from Class 1 of Senior 2, right? You can see everything if you live a long time. This is the first time I see students from Class 1 come to the art class to be gunmen. Is it because there is too little homework or too itchy hands? "
"You really think I'm blind and can't tell that it was painted by one person. You didn't even have a fertilized egg when I held an exhibition, so you thought you could hide it from me?"
"Aren't you curious about how I figured it out? Let me tell you, painting is just like writing. No matter how disguised the handwriting of the same person is, you can recognize it. Some characters are used to writing and can't be changed in this life. The same is true for painting! You want to play tricks in front of me just because you are so small?!"
"You can draw for them for a while, will you give them the art test?! Are you responsible for helping them in the Academy of Fine Arts?!"
"I think I'm going to call Zhou Qiang and ask. The students from the top class went to the art class to do business, so I'll teach you well for him!"
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Tao Xi lowered his head from beginning to end, sometimes nodding his head in agreement, showing a positive attitude of acknowledging his mistakes.
But he actually went in one ear and came out of the other. The rainwater that had been accumulated in the sky for a long time was spitting down as if to set off the environment. The sound of the rain was loud and dense on the balcony railing, and the cactus in front of him was completely wet.
He was thinking about how he would go back without an umbrella.
After Jiang Lei shouted for a while, when she saw that Tao Xi was staring at the cactus in a daze, she suddenly became angry and raised a few scales and cursed: "I don't think it's enough to find the head teacher, you must bring your parents to me, son. If you don't study hard at school and engage in some crooked ways every day, do you have no father or mother, and you rely on you to make money by being a gunman in school? I don't know which game to recharge with this money behind my parents' back, I think it's you No tutoring!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Tao Xi, who had been hanging his head, suddenly raised his head to look at her, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "Sorry, I really don't have a tutor."
Jiang Lei was stunned for a moment, this fair and beautiful boy was against the dull sky outside the balcony, a pair of slightly damp eyes filled with heavy gloom, just like the cactus in front of him, covered with thorns.
She couldn't help but shrank, but the anger of the backlash quickly overwhelmed everything. She was about to continue yelling at Tao Xi when three knocks suddenly came from outside.
Jiang Lei paused and said loudly, "Come in."
The door was opened, and a tall and handsome boy walked in with a black umbrella dripping with water. The office was dimly lit with no lights on. Jiang Lei couldn't see the person for a while, and asked impatiently, "What are you doing here?"
The boy stood his umbrella by the door, walked to the balcony, looked at the person standing in front of the sixth pot of cactus, and said indifferently:
"Come and take him back."
Jiang Lei took a closer look at the light outside, and the person who came in turned out to be Lin Qinhe. Although she only taught art students, she couldn't possibly not know Lin Qinhe. In addition to her grades, it was also because of the deep connection between the Lin family and Wenhua No. 1 Middle School. In terms of relationship, only Qiushi Building is named after Lin Zeqiu and Lin Zeshi, the two sons of Lin Weiliang, the old city party secretary.
Lin Qinhe is the donor of Qiushi Building and the only son of Lin Zeshi, chairman of Ruize Group.
And her husband works in the Ruize Group, and he has been mixed for half his life, but he is not good enough.
Jiang Lei's face immediately softened, and she even showed a smile, and asked politely, "Who will you take back?"
This is obviously a meaningless question, because Tao Xi has already jumped in front of Lin Qinhe, there is no gloom on his face, looking at Lin Qinhe's eyes bright like thousands of stars are crushed.
In fact, Tao Xi didn't jump, Jiang Lei just felt that Tao Xi's excitement was like seeing a kindergartener who saw his parents come to pick him up.
Yes, looking for the parents, Jiang Lei suddenly remembered, and was about to say something to Tao Xi when Lin Qinhe looked at her and asked, "Teacher, can I take him away?"
This is obviously a question, but the tone does not mean the slightest question.
Pan Yan and the other five art students who were still taking the penalty stand immediately cast envious glances at Tao Xi.
Jiang Lei was stunned for a while, she didn't plan to let Tao Xi go so easily, but she didn't want to offend the young master of the Lin family, who had a deep background, and didn't want to lose face in front of her students, so she said to Tao Xi with a straight face:
"You can go back, but you must recognize your mistake and apologize for your actions."
Tao Xi lowered his head and whispered, "Teacher, I'm sorry."
Jiang Lei's face darkened a little, this thorn head was very obedient after Lin Qinhe came in, but she didn't talk back again, she planned to let Tao Xi go, but heard Lin Qinhe say slowly:
"Since Tao Xi has already apologized to you, shouldn't you also apologize to him for what you just said?"
The entire office suddenly fell silent.
Jiang Lei's face froze, and she heard Lin Qinhe continue: "Whether it's a boss to a subordinate or a teacher to a student, you shouldn't slander a person without tutoring, right?"
He paused, looked at Jiang Lei, the corners of his lips lifted slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes:
"Besides, how much do you know about him?"
Lin Qinhe's eyes were calm, but Jiang Lei clearly felt the oppression in his eyes.
Tao Xi looked at Lin Qinhe, his eyelashes trembled a few times.
Jiang Lei was speechless and her face was blushing. She had never apologized to a student for so many years of teaching here.
But Lin Qinhe was obviously going to protect his short-term care to the end. Jiang Lei couldn't help but wonder if this student named Tao Xi had anything to do with the Lin family. If so, she really couldn't afford to offend her.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have said that to you just now." Jiang Lei apologized to Tao Xi after all, and even complimented a few words, "But I see that you are very talented in drawing, and you will pass the test after systematic training. There is absolutely no problem with the best art academies in China, do you want to consider transferring from the first class to our art class?"
Lin Qinhe frowned and interrupted: "No need." Then he raised his hand to look at the time, and said coldly, "Teacher, do you have anything else?"
Jiang Lei noticed Lin Qinhe's obvious displeasure and impatience, and hurriedly said, "It's alright, it's alright, you all go back first."
She watched Lin Qinhe take the umbrella and walked out of the office with Tao Xi. She suddenly remembered that her husband had told her that he had met the young master of the Lin family in the company. Come out like.
As soon as Tao Xi left the office, he couldn't help but ask Lin Qinhe with a smile, "Why did you come here? Did Bi Chengfei tell you?"
At that time, when he saw Lin Qinhe coming in in the office, he almost thought he had hallucinations. He never thought that Lin Qinhe would walk so far in the rain to lead him back.
Tao Xi hadn't experienced the kind of surprise and happiness that the whole world was shining brightly for a long time, so it was nothing to be criticized by Jiang Lei for a long time.
But Lin Qinhe ignored him, with a stern face, walking downstairs without saying a word, walking quickly.
Tao Xi quickly followed, and found that Lin Qinhe seemed to be angry again. Thinking that he was causing trouble for Lin Qinhe, he pursed his lips and said cautiously, "I'm sorry, it's hard for you to run so far."
But Lin Qinhe still ignored him, so he had to follow Lin Qinhe all the way to the first floor of the office building.
Tao Xi thought that Lin Qinhe only had one umbrella.
He looked around the lobby on the first floor, hoping to find a public umbrella.
There was a dense rain curtain outside the door. Lin Qinhe stood at the door and held the black umbrella in his hand above his head. Then he looked at Tao Xi and frowned, "Come here."
Tao Xi was stunned.
Does Lin Qinhe mean to play an umbrella with him
But the rain was so heavy that both of them would get wet.
But in the next second, Tao Xi's arm was held by a hand, and he was pulled under the black umbrella. In the abruptly approaching distance, he seemed to smell a very fresh smell. He didn't know it was Lin Qinhe's body. , or the smell of grass in the rain.
His heart skipped a beat, followed Lin Qinhe in a panic, and walked into the majestic autumn rain together under an umbrella. The water vapor and the sound of rain from all directions immediately wrapped them in a small space.
The rainy feet came densely on the bluestone road, splashing the transpiring white steam all over the ground. Tao Xi lowered his head and walked very lightly, for fear that the water from his shoes would splash on Lin Qinhe's legs.
After walking for a while with his head sullen, he heard Lin Qinhe finally speak, and asked him in a deep voice, "Do you like painting others so much?"
Tao Xi was stunned for a moment. He didn't quite understand what Lin Qinhe meant, but he clearly noticed Lin Qinhe's displeasure when he asked this sentence. He thought about it and said tentatively:
"I like painting very much, but I paint them not because I like it, but to make money. A painting can earn 300 yuan."
Lin Qinhe was silent for a moment and asked, "Didn't the school give you a subsidy? Not enough?"
Tao Xi was surprised, but he didn't expect Lin Qinhe to even know this. He hesitated for a while and said, "Actually, it's enough, maybe I'm spending too much money. You see, I even bought a mobile phone. I used to I didn't even think about it when I was in Qingshui County."
"No matter what, don't help people draw in the future. Bringing up your grades is the most important thing for you now."
Tao Xi heard from Lin Qinhe's tone that it was not negotiable, but he was a little embarrassed and said after a pause: "Can't I paint even during the holiday? Painting is the only way I can make money now, otherwise how can I support my living? Myself?"
He turned to look at Lin Qinhe, and couldn't help making a joke: "Could it be that you came to support me?"
After saying that, I regretted that I wanted to bite my tongue and commit suicide.
But Lin Qinhe suddenly stopped, turned slightly under the umbrella, and looked down at him.
Tao Xi had to stop as well, looking into Lin Qinhe's eyes, slightly stunned.
He had never seen Lin Qinhe's eyes like this. Perhaps the whole world was filled with rich water vapor due to the wind and rain, and Lin Qinhe's always indifferent eyes seemed to become hazy and unreal.
It was as if... as if Lin Qinhe would agree to that question.
The rain hit the umbrella surface densely, like his heartbeat suddenly beating loudly.
Tao Xi pinched his fingers to drive away his absurd thoughts. He smiled and said, "I'm joking! In the future, I will make a lot of money by myself." The kind you eat!"
He also wants to be like everyone else, focus on his studies without any burden, go out on vacation with friends, take pictures of beautiful scenery along the way, share and like each other in the circle of friends.
But his life is destined to be harder than others.
But he didn't want Lin Qinhe to know.
Lin Qinhe was silent for a while, then raised his feet and walked towards the teaching building again, explaining: "I'm not forbidding you to paint, I mean, your paintings shouldn't be sold for hundreds of dollars to those who don't cherish them. people, it should have a higher value and be appreciated by more people."
He looked at Tao Xi and asked, "Can you understand this?"
Tao Xi was stunned for a few seconds, and then his ears started to heat up.
He didn't expect Lin Qinhe to have such high expectations for his paintings, which made him a little flattered and a little confused.
For him, it is not bad to be able to earn a few hundred yuan by painting a picture. In Taoxi Bay, the villagers work hard for a whole year, and they may only earn a few thousand dollars.
Can his paintings have such a high value? Will it be appreciated by so many people
Tao Xi didn't believe Lin Qinhe's words at the time, but he nodded obediently and said, "I see, I won't help them paint in the future."
After that, Lin Qinhe's face really improved a lot, and Tao Xi felt relieved and began to talk about other things.
"Are the midterm exams in early November?"
"Yes, so you're short on time."
Tao Xi found that Lin Qinhe seemed to be a little anxious about his grades, and he was also anxious: "I wrote all the papers that Teacher Zhou gave me before, and after I got the answers right, I found that there were still a lot of wrong questions. What about the top 50?"
Lin Qinhe frowned, and his voice became deeper: "Study hard, there is still more than half a month left."
Listening to Lin Qinhe's words, Tao Xi seemed to have a lot of peace of mind, and then he began to make further progress: "Then if I get into the top 50, can you give me a reward?"
When I was a child, when my classmates advanced two or three places in the exam, parents would buy candy and toys, but even if he passed the exam first, Guo Ping never expressed it.
Tao Xi looked at Lin Qinhe's profile and clenched his fingers nervously, but Lin Qinhe did not answer directly:
"I'll take the test first and then talk about it."
Tao Xi felt unwilling, grabbed the sleeve of Lin Qinhe's left arm that was holding the umbrella, and shook it gently. A pair of eyes dazed by the rain and mist looked at Lin Qinhe in the dim light under the umbrella, and softened. the voice said:
"No, you promise me first."
He didn't realize at that time that he was doing his most annoying coquetry to Lin Qinhe.
I don't even realize that acting like a baby is often because of the possibility of being favored.
"What kind of reward do you want?"? Lin Qinhe didn't seem to be used to being looked at like this, so he turned his face slightly and asked.
Tao Xi smiled successfully and said happily:
"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll tell you when I think about it!"
The author says:
Thank you all starfish! I didn't expect there would be so many 555's so moved!
I didn't expect to write almost 100,000 words, but only 24 chapters, alas