Chronicles of the Modern Empress Dowager

After being picked up by Qi Jingyi, he was finally able to go out.

Qi Jingyi smiled and said to Li Wei: "I wish you all have fun."

"Thank Sister Qi."

"My set of make-up has good waterproof performance, so as long as you don't sweat profusely, you can't easily spend makeup." Qi Jingyi has always been confident in her dressing skills.

Li Wei was about to leave, Qi Jingyi sent her to the door, and suddenly said to her: "In fact, you call me auntie and I'm very useful."

Wait, her seniority is a bit messy, this time she finally corrected it with Qi Jingyi's reminder: "Auntie, goodbye."

Sure enough, Qi Jingyi said with great joy: "Goodbye!"

For her elder nephew, she was exhausted, and she only hoped that the two of them would not miss it again and again.

Li Jianbo knew that women were more verbose when going out, so he didn't think it was a big deal after a while. When he saw the well-dressed Li Wei appear in front of him, the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise, and a smile burst out quickly, and he said with joy, "My aunt helped you clean up?"

"Yes, she said that my previous outfit was too student-like, but I actually think it's okay. Simple and convenient is more important, isn't it?"

"It's all good to me."

Li Jianbo and Li Wei went out, the sun outside was a bit blazing, Li Wei hurriedly put on the straw hat in his hand. Li Jianbo stopped a taxi, and he helped Li Wei open the door first.

As the car drove towards the destination, Li Wei head tilted to the left. Through the car window, we could see the undulating water and groups of seagulls crowing.

There are a lot of palm trees planted along the road, which is quite tropical.

The last time I came to Beihai was also a few years ago. In the past few years, the city has developed extremely rapidly, and the tourist market has been completely opened up, showing a vibrant look.

When they came to the movie theater, Li Jianbo pointed to the movie posters and asked, "Which one do you like to watch?"

Li Wei looked around and found that none of the blockbuster action movies currently being screened was what she wanted to see. Finally, she saw a poster for a literary and artistic film, so she pointed and asked, "How about this one?"

Li Jianbo took a look, but saw that it was the "Letter from a Strange Woman" adapted from a foreign novel. He was not very interested in these literary films themselves, but he still followed Li Wei's meaning and said, "Well, just This one."

Li Jianbo went to the front desk to ask for a seat reservation, but the film was about to go down. There was only one show a day, and today's show is at nine o'clock in the evening. In terms of time, it was not very suitable, but thinking that this was the first time I went to see a movie with Li Wei, I still bought a movie ticket.

Li Wei took the ticket and took a look and said, "Why is it so late?"

"There is only one show today. It is said that it will be released the day after tomorrow, so I will watch it."

Li Wei glanced at his watch, and it was a quarter past three in the afternoon, a few hours before the movie was shown.

How should I spend these few hours? Li Jianbo said he would invite Li Wei to have afternoon tea.

It was good to find a café or teahouse to pass the time, but when they were shopping and looking for a cafe, they inadvertently passed a studio and held an event in the square, letting people paint a competition on the spot.

Li Jianbo could not help asking Li Wei's meaning when he saw it: "Would you like to try?"

"I haven't taken a paintbrush for a long time, I'm afraid the painting is not good."

"What are you worried about, the most important thing is to participate." Li Jianbo encouraged her. In Li Jianbo's heart, he always remembered how he sent his sister to the city to compete many years ago. It was also the time when he noticed something was wrong with this sister.

With the encouragement of the second brother, Li Wei finally walked towards the center of the venue.

"Will the lady participate in the live painting to win prizes? Our prizes are very rich. Would you like to try it?"

Li Wei didn't look at what awards were set up, only asked: "What are the requirements for the painting content?"

"No requirement. Oil painting, watercolor, or sketching are ok, and the subject matter is not limited. We are doing publicity activities in response to the city's cultural promotion month to improve the cultural literacy of the citizens. As long as you participate, there will be rewards."

Finally, Li Wei asked the organizer for paint, paper and pen. She stood there and wondered what she wanted to paint. After thinking about it, she began to draft and grade. The few strokes already had a rough outline, and she used colors to render layer by layer, Li Jianbo looked a little dumbfounded.

"Don't you paint Chinese painting?"

"Watercolor should be faster and direct enough."

Under Li Wei's brush, a blue sky gradually appeared, followed by blue waters, white seagulls, fishing boats going to sea, palm trees, white sand beaches, and tourists on the beach.

She showed what she had seen on the beach these few days through her brushes one by one. She used bold colors, not limited to form, fine brushwork, and strong color layers.

Her brilliant technology provoked a lot of people around, and the host on the side said: "It seems that today a professional artist has come to show everyone his skills, and it also opened our eyes."

It took Li Wei an hour from start to finish, until the back of the painting became sore in his arms and eyes. The apron on his chest was stained with a lot of paint. There are various paints in the gaps between my nails.

This painting has not been taken off from the shelf. Many people came to watch and appreciate it, and finally the judges also came to appraise it.

"This lady's paintings look very vivid, and they are really good."

The host handed the microphone to Li Jianbo and asked with a smile: "Mr., is that lady your girlfriend or your partner?"

Li Jianbo was obviously a little confused at this question, he said a little embarrassed: "She is my sister."

The host heard that he was obviously more embarrassed than Jianbo, and quickly said, "I'm so sorry."

Li Jianbo smiled, and the host asked: "What do you think of this gentleman about Lingmei's paintings?"

"I'm a complete layman, I just think she painted very well, but I can't tell you how to do it. Thank you for this competition, so that she can regain her confidence."

In the end, Li Wei's painting was awarded second place, and the reward for the second place was 500 yuan. Although I didn't get the first place, I can accept the second place. Li Wei made five hundred yuan out of thin air.

"You definitely don't just make this point with your painting skills. In fact, watercolor painting is not your forte."

Li Wei said: "Well, the focus is on participating. Besides, I'm not going for awards. Brother, I'll treat you to dinner."

Seeing her so happy, Li Jianbo's mood naturally also became happy.

Five hundred yuan is also a huge sum of money for Li Wei, who has no income now. She took out one hundred yuan as a meal. The two found a small seafood restaurant on the side of the road. They ordered fresh shrimp and enjoyed their meal. It turns out that one hundred yuan is enough for a nice meal.

"Thank you for your hospitality!" Li Jianbo smiled beautifully.

Li Wei said: "You only need to be satisfied with the food."

The two looked at the time and went to the cinema.