Mr Gingerbread

Lu Ming rubbed the tip of his nose, and said, "I don't know, I didn't tell him, it would be a shame if it couldn't be sold."

Cheng Ye smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said sincerely: "No, how good your paintings are, and selling paintings also pays attention to fate, which means fate has not arrived yet."

The flashing lights of the car parked at the door flickered a few times, and without making a sound, one could feel that the driver had a bad temper.

Cheng Ye hurriedly said: "I have to go, my brother is waiting for me, and I will tell you when I go back to school."

Lu Ming thanked him and waited for him to leave before coming in.

Han Qiaoyu was still eating porridge slowly, when he saw him come back, he asked, "A friend you know?"

Lu Ming said: "Well, the teacher of the Academy of Fine Arts, called Cheng Ye, has held several meetings together."

Han Qiaoyu said "Oh", and continued to drink the porridge with eyes half down, as if he didn't hear their conversation just now, or didn't intend to ask after hearing it.

Lu Ming sat down and finished eating with him, and then got up to pay the bill. This time, Han Qiaoyu didn't stop him, but said to the boss, "I want another box of plum shortbread, pack it up and take it away."

Lu Ming said, "Haven't you had enough yet?"

Han Qiaoyu shook his head and said, "Take it home for you to eat, it can be breakfast tomorrow."

The owner of the restaurant neatly cleaned up a box of freshly baked cakes, which smelled like sweet and sour plums, and looked like a dessert, "The plums pickled in the past two days are a bit sour, if you want to make it sweeter, dip it in Some honey to eat."

Han Qiaoyu took it without blinking and thanked the boss.

Lu Ming glanced at him, Mr. Han looked flat, wearing a custom-made formal suit and carrying a box of bright yellow shortbread standing in the small restaurant, full of sense of disobedience.For some reason, Lu Ming suddenly remembered that when Han Qiaoyu accompanied him to the toy store a few years ago, he seemed to stand beside him with a calm expression, not caring about the location.

The two walked for a while, taking a walk to digest food.

There are many college students around, and the narrow street is very lively. A young couple ran over and accidentally bumped into Lu Ming. The next moment, Han Qiaoyu held his shoulder with one hand to protect him, and said in a low voice: "Be careful! .”

The girl who ran away also noticed it, stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry!"

Lu Ming smiled and said, "It's okay."

After walking over, Han Qiaoyu patted him on the shoulder, as if to flick off the scent that the girl rubbed on when she met her just now, frowned slightly and said, "You have a very good temper with girls."

Lu Ming said: "Women need to be treated with care."

Han Qiaoyu said again: "It's also very good for your nephew."

Lu Ming couldn't laugh or cry: "What are you arguing with Xiaobao!"

Han Qiaoyu didn't speak any more, but held his hand calmly. Lu Ming moved his fingers, but Han Qiaoyu didn't let go.Lu Ming didn't give up either, and continued to move a few times, but Han Qiaoyu relaxed his strength a little. Lu Ming inserted his fingers into his, intertwined with his fingers, and held him more intimately than before.

Han Qiaoyu looked down at him, and saw Lu Ming laughing with a little dimple under the street lamp, and said softly, "When you have times, trust me more, you won't let go."

Han Qiaoyu's eyes turned warm, and he nodded slightly: "Okay."

****

The performance of the People's Art Theater was very successful. During the celebration banquet, Mr. Song called Lu Ming and asked him to go with him.Lu Ming declined with a smile, and said, "No need, Mr. Song, you are worried. I still have classes here, so I can't leave."

Song Jingqiu said angrily: "Xiao Lu, why are you still being polite to me? Didn't you tell you that you will call me auntie from now on!"

Lu Ming said, "Aunt Song."

Song Jingqiu was happy after being coaxed, and agreed, without forcing him any more: "Then auntie will write down this meal, when you are free, auntie will have a meal with you alone, and I will make up for you! "

Lu Ming thanked her, Ms. Song was also very busy, told him to take care of his health and hung up the phone.

The young teacher next to Lu Ming smiled and tapped his dinner plate lightly, and said, "If someone invites you to dinner, you won't go. It seems that Teacher Lu really cares about the cafeteria. Does the teppanyaki you made today suit your taste? ?”

Lu Ming took a piece for him and said, "Mr. Cheng is polite, come here, let me taste it for you! The chef in the cafeteria is really not simple. I guess he killed two salt sellers today, so salty."

Cheng Ye had already ate it in his mouth, and his mouth was pinched, but he still chewed and swallowed it slowly.

Lu Ming picked his mouth, put down his chopsticks after eating three full, and only drank a bottle of mineral water.On the other hand, Mr. Cheng Yecheng, who was next to him, ate his food little by little. Lu Ming was a little curious: "Is yours delicious?"

Cheng Ye shook his head and said, "It's not tasty." He ate up the food and drank more than half a bowl of soup, and said in a good temper, "When I was young, the conditions at home were not good, so I got used to it."

Lu Ming laughed and said, "I thought that those who learn jade carving are very rich, and the jade materials that are bigger than palms cost tens of thousands, right?"

"Everyone who has money is going to buy jade carvings, and people don't learn this." Cheng Ye said with a smile, "The price of jade materials has been stable in the past two years, and it has increased several times the year before last. Fortunately, my brother helped me stock up, otherwise It’s hard to find anyone who has practiced it.”

Lu Ming asked a few words, knowing that Mr. Cheng's brother is also in business, he asked curiously, "Are the ornaments you carved also sold by your brother?"

"Half and half." Cheng Ye looked up at Lu Ming, blinked and said, "The gallery I told you about last time is the one my senior brother introduced. The boss has already hung your paintings today. He appreciated it when he went out, and asked me to definitely invite you to take the time to sit there."

Lu Ming became a little interested and said, "Okay, I don't have many classes these two days. When do you think you'll be free, let's go there together?"

Cheng Ye said: "Then I'll take you there after class is over today, but Xiao Lu, you must remember that if you meet my brother in the future, don't mention this place to him, my brother has a little feud with the boss... "

Lu Ming hurriedly said: "If it's not convenient for you, I can go there by myself, or change to another one, it's fine."

Cheng Ye hurriedly said: "No, no, I didn't mean that, I also secretly put a few of my own jade pieces on consignment over there!" He thought for a while and then felt a little embarrassed and said: "My brother's situation is a bit complicated. , In fact, he also has a jade antique shop, which can accept some landscape paintings, but the business is not very good."

Lu Ming nodded and said, "I understand, then I will let you make arrangements."

The store recommended by Cheng Ye is a well-known and time-honored store. Its main business is a jade shop. The boss is in the business of buying jade materials. Opening such a gallery is purely a personal hobby.When you walk in, you can see the simple and simple decoration inside the store. There are still many small items such as gold, stone and jade at the front desk, which are for consignment.

Boss Hu was very happy to see Cheng Ye and the others coming. He invited them to sit down on the second floor and drink tea. Try it, didn't you say you liked the taste last time?"

The tea buds rise and fall up and down three times and fall slowly into the cup. The tea is bright and fragrant, and it is indeed a good tea.

Cheng Ye was not in the mood to sit here tasting tea, took a sip, and introduced them: "This is our teacher from the Academy of Fine Arts, Lu Ming." He pointed to the gentlemanly man with glasses next to him, Lu Ming said: "This is Hu Yang, Boss Hu."

Boss Hu smiled and said, "I'm a few years older than you, so I'll call you Xiao Lu. The two pictures you asked Cheng Ye to bring last time are pretty good. I personally like them very much, but even though this one is also a gallery , still not as professional as Sosekizhai, and may be slow to move, if you don't mind, just put it here."

Lu Ming smiled and said, "I don't mind. In fact, I have contacted other galleries before, and the evaluation there is not high. It should be Boss Hu, you don't mind."

"Newcomers always have to practice slowly, and sometimes it depends on luck." Hu Yang looked at Lu Ming, smiled gently and said: "I have always had good luck here."

Boss Hu is gentle and interesting, and told them some stories about going to the south to buy jade materials, but before the tea was half drunk, Cheng Ye had already started looking at his watch non-stop.

Hu Yang asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

Cheng Ye probably doesn't do bad things very often. He was a little nervous since he came in, his expression was not as relaxed as Lu Ming's, he hesitated and said: "When I came, I didn't tell my brother, I was afraid that he would go to school to find me..."

Hu Yang glanced at him and said: "Then let him wait, how old are you, don't you still have this little freedom?"

Cheng Ye glanced at his watch again, and said, "Sorry, I really should go, Xiao Lu, you can talk to Boss Hu for a while."

Lu Ming naturally got up to follow, smiled and said: "No, I also remembered something at home, so we just happened to go together."

Hu Yang was a little helpless, but he and Cheng Ye had been friends for many years, and never pushed his temper, so he had to send them downstairs.Before leaving, Hu Yang gave Cheng Ye an envelope and said, "The money deducted by Ping An last time is the final payment, and it has all been settled."

Cheng Ye was a little surprised, he thanked repeatedly, put the money in his pocket and squeezed it, his smiling eyes were crooked.

Lu Ming walked a few steps with him, and looked at his body curiously. Although he looked very low-key, the seemingly inconspicuous items on Mr. Cheng's body were all very valuable.He asked, "Mr. Cheng, are you short of money now?"

Cheng Ye nodded and said, "Need, I handed in all my salary."

Lu Ming was even more incomprehensible, and said, "Leave it to your brother?"

Cheng Ye nodded with a smile, and said, "Yes, our family's money is spent together, but I want to save some private money. My brother's birthday is coming soon, and I want to buy him a gift. I don't want him to I know, in previous years, jade tokens were given away, so he couldn’t bring them with him.” He lowered his head and kicked a small stone by his feet, smiling a little silly, but also cute.

Lu Ming also laughed.

Cheng Ye asked again: "What about you, do you also want to buy something when you bring the painting on consignment?"

Lu Ming thought for a while and said, "No, I just want to see if I can do it."

Cheng Ye didn't understand. Lu Ming didn't explain any more to him. He patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "It's about the same as you. I also want to do something secretly."