Sunset red

Next to a square full of tourists somewhere in London, there was an old man selling oil paintings at a stall.

The uncle has been setting up a stall beside the square for decades.Every morning he set up his easel and placed a chair opposite.If a customer sits down, he spends a few minutes drawing a small portrait of the other party.When no one was around, he would look around and draw some sketches.

As the uncle got older, his painting skills became more and more exquisite, but his physical strength could not keep up. There were fewer and fewer things that could attract him to draw.

One day, the uncle was in a daze with a pipe in his mouth when he suddenly saw a strange girl in a square not far away.

The girl had an oriental face, long hair and shawls, and she was sitting on a bench with a bag of bird food to feed the pigeons, with a suitcase at her feet.

Her expression seemed careless, but there seemed to be an unresolved melancholy in her brows.

It was that intriguing expression that attracted the uncle.Is she out of love?Are you in any trouble?The uncle involuntarily picked up the pen and began to draw according to her from a distance.

Two hours later, the girl got up and pulled the suitcase, and was about to leave, but was stopped by the uncle.

Uncle: "This painting is for you, I hope you will be happy."

The girl was really happy, she showed a sweet smile, and thanked him repeatedly.

The uncle thought he would never see her again.

Unexpectedly, since then, she will show up with a suitcase every few months.Usually do nothing, just sit on the bench and feed the pigeons for an afternoon, and then leave quietly.The uncle sometimes even suspects that the only purpose of her coming to this country is to feed the birds.

After a long time, the two of them became familiar with each other. Occasionally, they would meet each other and nod their heads.

What the uncle is most satisfied with about his job is that he meets all kinds of people.

The second strange thing he observed this year was a young man.

The man is impeccable from his appearance and figure to his behavior like a true gentleman.But if one must find a shortcoming, his expression is sometimes too rigid and lacks vividness.

He appeared in the square early in the morning, walked around a few times with a pensive expression, and finally bought a whole ten bags of bird food, and sat on the same seat as the girl before.

The uncle thinks this person is also very interesting.And he didn't know if he was blind to oriental people, but he always felt that this person's face was somewhat similar to that girl before.

So the uncle began to paint a portrait of him.

The young man sprinkled a handful of bird food every half a minute, as if he had accurately calculated the timing and dosage.He even prepared his own sandwiches ahead of time and ate them at noon.In this way, the ten bags of bird food were finally used up until dusk.

It happened to be a cloudy day, and the light did not change significantly.And although the young man didn't know that he had been a model for a while, he sat still and stable, as if he was more cooperative than the most dedicated model.

The uncle has obviously finished painting, seeing that he is still sitting still, he can't help but add some color here and a few more strokes there.

In this way, the more the painting becomes more delicate, the more realistic the painting becomes.When the guy finally left, the uncle was already reluctant to give him the painting.

For a long time afterwards, the uncle saw neither the girl nor the young man.

He didn't know if they were stuck in a situation where they couldn't afford to feed the birds, or if they were out of trouble and didn't need to be this way anymore.

Without these adventures, life becomes boring again.

Until one day, the uncle finally met the source of inspiration for painting again—this time it was two middle-aged men.

Two middle-aged men with outstanding appearance.

They sat side by side on the bench and fed the pigeons. Although there was nothing overly intimate, they exuded the atmosphere of lovers like no one else.

The afterglow of the setting sun covered the dove's down feathers with a layer of golden light, and the two people were also bathed in the warm light, warm and calm.

The uncle subconsciously thought that they would sit for hours like the young people before, so he decided to draw in secret.

As a result, just after writing a draft, the two people got up and walked towards him.

The uncle was startled.

It was too late to remove the canvas at this point.When those two people came closer, they both saw the manuscript he had written.

There was an awkward silence for two seconds, and then the man with the stronger aura laughed.

The man said in English, "Excuse me, please draw us a portrait."

The uncle dragged another chair: "Please sit down, relax, and find the most natural posture when you get along."

Then he watched helplessly as the middle-aged man turned around and kissed his companion.

uncle:"……?"

Uncle: "I really don't want to spoil your interest, but this painting of mine will take at least an hour to finish."

Man: "No problem, just draw and we'll kiss for an hour."

Uncle: "...Okay."

Both the uncle himself and the two customers were very satisfied with the final work handed over.

The uncle smiled and watched them leave in the early twilight.One of the two's heads was turned to the left, and the other was turned to the right, and they couldn't turn back for a while.