All of the Shen family's houses are located in prosperous areas. In order to pay off his debts, Shen Yuhan initially sold them at a price more than one million yuan lower than the market price. One house is a school district house, and the other is an apartment. The old house has a superior geographical location and is a school district house. It is surrounded by provincial key schools in Jiang City. I think the Shen family sold this house to meet their expectations for Shen Yuhan's academic performance.
Shan Qihuan sent Liu Tu to buy this house. Liu Tu was specifically there to do some secret things for him, investigating people who he was not comfortable with doing things for. He looked honest, about 35 years old, with an ordinary appearance and a medium build. No one would notice him if he walked on the street.
Liu Tu was standing at the gate of the community, holding a thick black briefcase, waiting for Shan Qihuan.
"Mr. Shan, just drive into the community. Mr. Shen's house has a parking space. I bought it for you. I'll take you in."
Following Liu Tu's instructions, Shan Qihuan's driver quickly found the corresponding parking space, which was right downstairs.
Then he took the house key from Liu Tu and went upstairs.
There is a reason why the house price is high. This is also a rare apartment with an elevator.
Liu Tu told him about the current condition of the house as they walked.
"Mr. Shan, this house must have been left unoccupied by the owner after it was first sold. The furniture inside has not been moved, but I'm not sure if they took away any valuables. After all, there are no original photos of the house before it was sold, and the contract was hastily signed without details of the furniture."
Shan Qihuan said: "It's okay, I'll just take a look at the general decoration of the house."
Liu Tu: "Okay, I'll wait for you outside."
Shan Qihuan nodded: "Yes."
He opened the old iron door, pushed open the second wooden door, and walked into the house.
Shen Yuhan was in a hurry to sell the house at first, so except for important documents, all the furniture in the house was preserved. The subsequent owner even covered the furniture with dust cloth, so the quality of the furniture was probably quite good.
Shan Qihuan walked in and saw clearly that the house was decorated in Chinese style with dark and deep colors, but it was obvious that the house was well maintained.
He slowly lifted the dust sheet covering the furniture to prevent himself from being choked by the heavy dust.
The dust cloth on the sofa slid off automatically, and finally the true appearance of the furniture was revealed. It was a set of Chinese-style carved furniture in the imperial concubine style. The wall behind it was covered with ink painting wallpaper. The tables and chairs in the restaurant were all made of solid wood, and even the sideboards were of the same color.
It is not difficult to see that Shen Yuhan's aesthetic taste for antique style is actually related to the original decoration of their home.
Shan Qihuan walked around the house and found that the decoration of the whole house was unified, even the bed was custom-made of solid wood.
The house has three bedrooms and a living room, covering an area of more than 100 square meters, and I finished looking around in one go.
All the personal belongings in the room were cleared away, and it was hard to tell which room was Shen Yuhan's and which was Grandpa Shen's. Shan Qihuan didn't find the piano table. Maybe the person who bought the house later thought it was in the way and moved it away, leaving only the bed, electrical appliances and furniture.
Shan Qihuan bought the house where Shen Yuhan lived just to get to know him better. The original investigation text was too cold and he couldn't experience his past personally. He was still a little worried that Shen Yuhan would return to his past state. It was his responsibility to him to have a deep understanding of his growing environment.
His guess was correct. Shen Yuhan's personality really changed drastically due to the reduction in family members in his later years. After seeing the decoration of this house, he had a general understanding. Shen Yuhan has just returned to his original personality.
There were no souvenirs related to the Shen family left in the house, so Shan Qihuan didn't continue reading. Even if he wouldn't move in front of Shen Yuhan, these were not such a beautiful past, so they wouldn't bring back his sad memories. He just wanted to see Shen Yuhan smile happily every day.
As for those strange thoughts that had flashed through his mind, they were all caused by his distrust of Shen Yuhan. He would trust him more in the future.
Shan Qihuan left the house.
Liu Tu was still standing at the door, and asked him, "Mr. Shan, do you want to look at the next house?"
Shan Qihuan said, "I'm still busy, so I won't look at it anymore. Just give me the key."
Liu Tu didn't ask him why he wanted to buy this house. After handing him the key, they went their separate ways downstairs.
When Shan Qihuan got back to the car, he thought of how Shen Yuhan had acted coquettishly with him when she went out in the morning, and he just curled the corners of his mouth slightly.
I'll find a time to give him the key to the suite. If he needs it as a souvenir, he can keep it. If he doesn't need it, I'll get rid of it. It won't be a big deal.
He wanted to send a message to Shen Yuhan, but when he thought of his concentration when painting, Shan Qihuan put away his phone and decided not to disturb him for the time being.
After Shen Yuhan separated from Shan Qihuan, he followed Liu Tan to meet Old Master Liu.
Old Master Liu had been through all kinds of ups and downs, and had met so many people. After chatting with Shen Yuhan, he felt that this kid was well-spoken and much more comfortable than his unfilial son Liu Tan.
"Xiao Shen, that brat Liu Tan may not have told you too much about today's party. Several of us old guys have offered some prizes, and you youngsters will write and draw within the specified time. The theme is determined by all of us in a meeting, and then several teachers in the calligraphy and painting circles will give you scores. I hope you don't mind. You are just playing a game of house."
Liu Tan couldn't stand it anymore and said with a displeased look on his face: "You just thought it was just a game, but you agreed to it after being provoked by others. You even gave away our treasures."
"What do you know?" Old Master Liu rolled his eyes at him. "Is it exciting for me to do this to save face for me?"
When Liu Tan heard that she was about to start making hateful comments about him again, he immediately stopped talking: "Okay, okay, it's my fault, but Yu Han is Shan Qihuan's treasure, you have to take care of him, otherwise he will lend you someone next time."
Mr. Liu said, "If he doesn't lend me the money, he won't go directly to Xiao Shen. Xiao Shen doesn't have the right to choose, right, Xiao Shen?"
Shen Yuhan smiled and joked with him: "I will try my best to help Uncle Liu win the baby back." He felt that the relationship between this father and son was quite good. Although their conversation was insulting to each other, it was indeed full of intimacy. They were a true example of a good modern father-son relationship.
"Hahaha, tell uncle what you like later. But now you have to help uncle get back his face." He pointed at the fat old man in Tang suit sitting behind the desk in the upper right corner. "He is my mortal enemy. He always says that my calligraphy and painting are not as good as his. He mocks me every time he sees me. He also said that he brought a very talented young man today, and mocked Liu Tan for being bad. You have to beat the young man he brought today."
Shen Yuhan didn't dare to make any guarantees. He knew that this was just a harmless dispute between the old men. Calligraphy and painting were all a matter of personal opinion, so he didn't dare to make any guarantees.
"I'll try my best. I haven't practiced calligraphy today. How about I practice for a while first?"
Mr. Liu said, "Okay, everyone isn't here yet, you should get a feel for it first."
This kind of internal small competition has a clear process and is very formal. The prizes are all sponsored by the members who came up with the idea. They range from cash to antiques and treasures. Even the judges are people of considerable status.
When Shen Yuhan stood in his own position, he began to look at the overall layout of the calligraphy and painting scene.
They were using a conference room in the hotel, which had three rows of tables and more than twenty or thirty long tables. However, there were probably not that many people coming. There were no names written on the seats in the front rows, but each seat in the back rows had a corresponding name on it. I guess they were for Ping Dian and Mr. Liu and the others.
Shen Yuhan randomly chose a place and started practicing calligraphy.
He uses ink sticks at home, and needs to grind the ink when writing. This may be a fast-paced competition, so the current ink is used. Shen Yuhan doesn't like the taste of this ink very much. He doesn't feel anything when using it, and the texture of the painting is not very good.
At this time, the bag he was carrying came in handy, and he placed the pens, ink, paper and grinding paper on the table according to his own habits.
He waved towards Liu Tan, and Liu Tan walked over.
Shen Yuhan asked him: "Can you grind ink? Please help my book boy for a while."
"Bookboy?" Liu Tan thought he just needed to accompany his father for a while, but he didn't expect that he would be pulled over to do the work. "Okay, when I was a child, I often helped my father grind ink. I am good at it. It's much more interesting to grind ink here than to sit with my father and listen to them compare and step on me."
Shen Yuhan smiled, just like an audience member listening, and didn't say much else. He was always careful with his words and actions in his hometown, not to bring trouble to his family. It was the same here. If he made the slightest mistake, it would bring trouble to his husband, so it would be best if he did not trouble his husband as much as possible.
He chose a pen he liked and began to get a feel for it.
Liu Tan saw that he was fully equipped, and his equipment was more exquisite than his father's. Moreover, he was not rough at all, and he looked more beautiful than any woman he had dated. He was dressed very tastefully, and the earrings and bracelets he wore did not seem exaggerated at all. They seemed to be meant to be worn on him, blending with his temperament. He smiled gently, and was very polite when facing his father just now. In a word, he exuded the aura of a gentleman.
Such a person should be very wise, so how could he get into trouble because of jealousy with a woman over Shan Qiyun and end up in trouble
Taoist Liu Tan has a hard time figuring out his temperament. Without a certain amount of experience, one can see through his flaws at a glance. And from the time he last met Shen Yuhan at the hot spring villa until now, it seems that he has not done anything vulgar, and he has not even swore, which is rare among modern young people.
After analyzing it, he thought it was no wonder that Lao Dan fell for her. If Shen Yuhan was replaced by a beautiful woman, he would also want to pursue her.
Shen Yuhan wrote a few big characters in a short while. It was just a practice piece. When he was about to put down his pen to see if there was anything wrong with his writing, a young man walked in from the door.
A man with an arrogant look and an attitude of looking down on everyone walked towards Mr. Liu's old rival. It was actually Wen You, who had met Shen Yuhan once before, and was the young man who caused him minor injuries a few days ago.
Wen You also spotted Shen Yuhan at a glance, and surprise flashed in his eyes. He left his phone number after bumping into the person that day, and had been worried that the things he bought were not broken, but the other party never replied to him, and he thought he had missed the opportunity in the future.
He first went to greet an elderly man with gray hair, and then walked straight towards Shen Yuhan.
Wen You can see youthful vigor in him, and even speaks with enthusiasm: "Hi, hello, I didn't expect to see you again."
Shen Yuhan put the pen on the pen holder and nodded: "Hello."
"Is your hand completely healed?" Wen You was still worried about his hand.
"It's all right." Shen Yuhan opened his palms.
Liu Tan thought about what Lao Dan had said, looked at the young man in front of him, and asked, "Yu Han, who is this?"
Wen You was probably a sociable person: "My name is Wen You, I don't know what you call me yet."
It turns out that he doesn’t even know his name. Then there’s no need for Lao Dan to keep an eye on him, since he doesn’t know him anyway.
When they met for the second time, Shen Yuhan still told the other party his name and briefly introduced Liu Tan.
As more and more people arrived, the competition was about to begin. Wen You found a position next to Shen Yuhan and stood there.
Today's competition schedule has begun to be announced.
They were given half an hour for writing and an hour for painting, which lasted until noon. The awards ceremony began at 15:00 in the afternoon, and the 1 hour in between was given to the judges to rank the works.
After the process was announced, the time was given to all the young people, and the elderly went to the next meeting room to have a tea party.
The time for writing was limited, but Shen Yuhan was still very fast. He wrote very quickly, and his style was quite different from the calligraphy Liu Tan had just seen him practice.
Liu Tan was the one who specially ground the ink for Shen Yuhan. He first watched him finish writing a piece of calligraphy.
He asked in a low voice: "Do you know any other words?"
Shen Yuhan nodded: "When you have nothing to do, learn other characters. I think the poems they came up with are more suitable for this kind of characters."
"I think your idea is very good." Liu Tan felt comfortable looking at his calligraphy. "Please sign the calligraphy you just made and give it to me."
"Practice that one?"
"yes."
"Actually, I can write to you later."
"No, no." He dared to agree, but Old Dan would not agree, because he knew that he was taking advantage of Shen Yuhan and might even take some of his pocket money.
However, he really had a new respect for Shen Yuhan today. His brilliance was not exaggerated. Of course, his handwriting was not fake.
After Shen Yuhan stamped his signature on the words he wrote, he put them aside to wait for them to dry. Then Liu Tan hung them in the display area while he continued to create his paintings.
The theme of today's painting is very simple, just the word "winter".
The word "winter" contains a lot of content and can be drawn in all aspects, but Shen Yuhan quickly came up with an idea.
He continued with his creative ideas. He had always wanted to preserve everything in Qi. If there was such an occasion and such an opportunity, why not make good use of it? Perhaps more people could understand the life atmosphere and scenery of the people of Qi.
He now only has 15 hours of creative time and does not draw anything too difficult. Painting has become easy for him.
He wanted to choose a small scene for himself.
Liu Tan stood beside Shen Yuhan all the time, continuing to grind ink for him. When his hands felt sore, he rubbed his wrists. He did not make a sound to disturb Shen Yuhan who was immersed in his own world of painting, and he himself was almost mesmerized by it.
An hour later, Shen Yuhan signed his painting and submitted it.
Liu Tan was also amazed by his painting. It was so good. He witnessed the formation of this painting. At this time, he was still able to ensure the quality of the painting and created the third series of paintings.
The previous ones are "Winter Solstice" and "Beginning of Summer", so what is this one called
Shen Yuhan told Liu Tan: "It's just a picture of life, so let's call it 'Market Life'."
Liu Tan said that the name "Marketplace" was well chosen. He looked at a lifelike painting coming to life, as if he was there. The feeling was really different. Old Dan really found a treasure.
They were the last ones to leave the competition venue. Shen Yuhan had been standing for the whole morning and his legs were a little sore and numb.
Liu Tan looked at him and pounded his legs, saying, "You lack exercise. Young people should run more."
"Okay, I understand." Shen Yuhan is no stranger to the word "exercise". His husband has been exercising in the exercise room for an hour every night recently, and he always sweats profusely.
Mr. Liu was still chatting with someone at the back of the room. When he saw the two of them come out, he immediately asked how the painting was going, but they did not allow them to go in and watch.
Liu Tan handed him the video he had taken and said, "Yu Han drew this, take a look, he said it was called 'Market Life'."
After reading it, Mr. Liu's eyes lit up, and he felt as if he had seen a picture of a person dressed like this before, but he couldn't remember where he was. "Xiao Shen is really a genius. This painting is wonderful. I'll take a closer look after they finish rating it."
Shen Yuhan rubbed his wrist and said, "Not bad, you're too kind."
They arranged lunch in the hotel, and the Liu father and son took Shen Yuhan there, as Shen Yuhan was hungry.
They divided into two tables and two private rooms, one for the elders and one for the younger ones. Shen Yuhan and Liu Tan naturally went directly to the room for the young people. Recently, when she went out, she often sat at a table with men, but that was always on the premise that her husband was not around. Now, she felt quite uncomfortable being squeezed together with so many people.
Wen You still wanted Shen Yuhan to sit next to him, but Shen Yuhan had his eyes on the seat next to a girl, so he directly left the seat next to Wen You to Liu Tan.
Wen You & Liu Tan: "…"
Liu Tan thought that this was a good thing. Shen Yuhan knew how to avoid men and avoid suspicion. He wondered what Lao Dan was worried about.
The dishes were served together and waiters filed in one after another.
Among the young men at the same table, the arrogant one knew Liu Tan. As soon as they sat down at the table, the arrogant young man started to mock him. The two went back and forth for several rounds until Liu Tan went out to answer a phone call and the tense atmosphere in the box subsided.
However, this arrogant young man did not gain the upper hand. He looked unwilling, thinking that Liu Tan had escaped without a fight, and then he directed his spearhead at Shen Yuhan.
"Hey, you and Liu Tan, what's your relationship? He's willing to grind ink for you." He deliberately distorted the meaning of Shen Yuhan and Liu Tan, "I didn't expect that he likes boys now."
Shen Yuhan didn't even give him a look for this impolite thing, but Wen You couldn't stand it anymore and stood up for Shen Yuhan: "Jiang Tong, why are you talking like that? I don't know my name."
Shen Yuhan realized that they knew each other.
"He is Liu Tan, don't you know? You may not know who Liu Tan knows and which young masters he hangs out with." Jiang Tong seemed to understand a lot. "It's a place that a simple child like you doesn't like to go to. Those young masters are very happy. But if you didn't rely on your brother, you wouldn't have invited him here. Who dares to yell at me?"
Wen You has a warm personality and is quite polite to others, but he is not good at quarreling. When he gets anxious, his face turns red and he opens his mouth for a long time without uttering a single word. If he hadn't been concerned about his brother, he would have jumped up and beaten someone up!
When Jiang Tong was still trying to say something smugly, Shen Yuhan, who could no longer bear it, wiped his slender fingers with a wet tissue. He said in the calmest tone: "You are full of foul language and have no manners. What kind of person are you?" He threw the wet tissue on the table and stood up: "Sitting with you is simply an insult to civility."
After speaking, Shen Yuhan stood up and walked out of the private room.
Wen You was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed. Everyone else looked at each other. The girl sitting next to Shen Yuhan stood up after Wen You. None of them were fools, so they also stood up and left.