He Yu's painting unfolds in the botanical garden, with the theme of "wild growth".
The works on display are mainly his oil paintings, which were inspired by He Yu's childhood life in the mountains.
Vibrant paintings are placed next to real plants, and the colors in the paintings are so dazzling that they seem to spill out of the frame and blend into the background.
The art exhibition was held on a Friday, and Jiang Xiaozhen came here with her friends after school in the evening.
When the three of them entered the venue, they got a brochure about the exhibition, which briefly introduced He Yu and every painting on display in the venue.
At first when Lin Xuemei and Zhao Fugui heard Jiang Xiaozhen say that her friend held an art exhibition, they thought it was a simple small exhibition in a campus classroom.
I didn't expect it to be of such a scale—He Yu's paintings covered the entire botanical garden.
When they enter the infield, there are dedicated service personnel to provide them with free tea and snacks.
Zhao Fugui held a teacup in one hand and a small cake in the other, his chubby face was full of excitement: "Jiang Xiaozhen, do you know the artist who painted these paintings? I still can't believe it!"
Lin Xuemei was busy flipping through the introduction brochure, nodding her head in agreement: "I can't believe it either, this is so cool."
They tacitly agreed that Jiang Xiaozhen knew that this art exhibition was very powerful, but they didn't know that she couldn't help being surprised and moved in her heart.
—He Yu is really amazing!
Jiang Xiaozhen scanned the venue, but didn't see where he was.
The botanical garden is too big, and there are many people who come here. There are young people who are about the same age as them, middle-aged people who are well dressed, and families with strollers who come to see the exhibition...
The three of them were submerged in the crowd, an inconspicuous existence.
Walking around in the botanical garden, the surprise attracted by the paintings and the environment at first gradually subsided. They began to pay attention to the people around them, and realized that they did not fit well with the environment here.
Staring at the backs of a group of people passing by, Lin Xuemei covered her mouth and said to her friend: "Those seem to be high school students too, but they don't wear school uniforms, they are so beautiful and fashionable."
"Well," Zhao Fugui also noticed, "It seems that we are the only ones wearing school uniforms here."
Not only were they wearing school uniforms, but they were also carrying schoolbags, and the three of them were inseparable from each other.
People come and go, they can't help feeling small and a little awkward.
Zhao Fugui and Lin Xuemei looked at each other, and said to Jiang Xiaozhen: "Xiaozhen, how about we wait for you at the door? We don't know how to read paintings either."
Jiang Xiaozhen disagreed: "We just came in, we should take another look."
The two people beside them had "embarrassed" written on their faces.
"Okay..." She had to let them go out first.
Jiang Xiaozhen wandered alone in the botanical garden.
She had been looking forward to He Yu's painting exhibition for a long time, because she had never seen his paintings since they were separated in childhood.
It was only when I saw her today that I realized that all the paintings displayed in the cultural window of the previous school were all made by He Yu.
Oil paintings, his strokes are bold and the landscape is profound.
It's just the overlapping of shades of color blocks, the surging and rough mountain scenery is outlined, vividly on the paper...Jiang Xiaozhen's paintings of him can only be described here.
In fact, she couldn't appreciate anything except that he painted very well.
After looking at the paintings, one must feel something. Jiang Xiaozhen thought she was very familiar with He Yu, but facing his paintings, she felt strange to him for no reason.
But Jiang Xiaozhen didn't want to leave so soon, she didn't want to waste the tickets he gave, there were still three tickets.
After looking at an area carefully, and walking around the corner, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.
The protagonist of the exhibition stood there talking to people.
Jiang Xiaozhen subconsciously took a step back, and the lush vegetation blocked her.
At that moment, Jiang Xiaozhen suddenly understood where the weird anxiety and depression in her heart came from.
When she was rescued by He Yu from years of suffering, she finally had the chance to approach him, and he was willing to share with her what he had... but Jiang Xiaozhen didn't dare.
She seemed to feel every moment that he was better than she imagined.
She knew there was a big gap between them.
Today's He Yu has become a figure in the center of the spotlight, and now Jiang Xiaozhen, like her new friends, is afraid of light.
There is no doubt that Jiang Xiaozhen is envious of He Yu.
But this envy is just envy, she looked up at him from the stage with peace of mind.
"It would be embarrassing to have a friend like me," thought quietly.
Jiang Xiaozhen grasped the strap of her schoolbag, and hurriedly walked towards the exit.
…
He Yu thought Jiang Xiaozhen didn't come to see his painting exhibition.
After a few weeks, he talked with her on the phone. Jiang Xiaozhen seemed to be very busy with her studies, so she answered him very briefly.
He understands that she has a lot of things to do in the new school, so he picks the key points in his speech.
"I got the recommended spot." He Yu said.
There was a pause on the phone for a few seconds, and her voice suddenly became louder, making his eardrums hurt.
"Really? Which school."
He named a name, which was the top art academy in the country.
This time, Jiang Xiaozhen was silent for a longer time.
"He Yu..."
He rested his chin and responded to her: "Huh?"
She said in a low voice: "I want to go there in two years, the same school as you."
With his ear firmly attached to the microphone, He Yu struggled to hear her listless mumbling.
"Tsk tsk, Jiang Xiaozhen's tone is not small," he said with sarcasm, deliberately provoking her: "Do you think that any cat or dog in my school can take the exam
Jiang Xiaozhen really fell for it.
"I will definitely become a great person!"
She suddenly restored the original volume, banging the tabletop loudly, as if she was shouting slogans.
"He Yu! If you don't believe me, just wait to regret it."
"Okay." On the other end of the microphone, he chuckled softly, "I'll regret it later."
Jiang Xiaozhen has never been a lucky person. It can even be said that her luck is very bad.
When she made a wish with Grandpa God, she didn't have great hopes that he would take time out of his busy schedule to respond to her.
However, on that day, Jiang Xiaozhen put her hands together and made a wish to him very sincerely.
After more than ten years of ignorance, she finally has something she wants to achieve and a place she wants to go.