poppies in the attic

54.

Xiang Jin made coffee and walked to the easel. The tomato juice-stained paper had dried and was hung on the wall.

Before starting to paint, Xiang Jin touched his shoulder with his hand. There was still a faint sweet pain there, which was bitten by Wu Pengzhi with his teeth a few hours ago.

It's ridiculous to say that now every time they have sex, they will be extra excited in the confrontation between biting and not wanting to be bitten.Wu Pengzhi insisted that Xiang Jin wanted to refuse and welcome.Xiang Jin was very wronged, she really felt very painful, but what was irrefutable was that every time she was bitten by Wu Pengzhi, her body became very excited.

"That's what love is like. It needs moderate pain, and then there will be sweetness." Wu Pengzhi said like a literary youth.

The reality is that the pain is long and the sweetness is short.According to medical research, the average person spends more than one-third of their life experiencing various pains.And how much time do we have sweet feelings?

I don't know who said that friendship is thick and thick, but love is fragile.Loving someone is a matter of urgency, and being with your lover is the top priority.In short, there are many proverbs about love, but most people still can't talk about a relationship or manage a marriage well.

After this quarrel, the two entered a temporary period of harmony.Both sides conducted self-examination.But the fundamental problem remains unresolved.

The gratifying thing is that Xiang Jin's "Red Tomato" was bought by a Japanese just after it was exhibited in the gallery.

That day Xiang Jin was pondering over his sketches in the cafe.

Although he decided not to draw the set of city sketches during the quarrel, but now that he has calmed down, Xiang Jin has reconsidered this issue.But Wu Pengzhi's suggestion was to publish a book of stories and pictures about the loneliness of urban people, and Wu Pengzhi planned to collect the stories himself.

While Xiang Jin was drawing a sketch, she received a call from Wen Shaohui asking Xiang Jin if he could go to the gallery, saying that a Japanese guest was very interested in her painting "Red Tomato".And Wen Shaohui was already on his way back.This is the tacit understanding between the two of them. Xiang Jin will not participate in price negotiations, but sometimes he will meet customers.

When Xiang Jin saw this gentle and elegant Japanese middle-aged man, he was quietly standing in front of the painting and admiring it carefully.

Xiang Jin walked into the gallery, came to the man, and introduced himself.The man bowed deeply and politely.Then he began to communicate with Xiang Jin in not-so-fluent English.

Xiang Jin always asks customers this question, "Why do you like this painting?"

The man pondered for a while and said, "I can see your passion from this painting, not a strong one, but a warm one."

Xiang Jin smiled, she was very happy, this person knows her own painting.

The question men ask is, where did this inspiration come from?

Xiang Jin also pondered for a while, she needs to organize her own story.The man smiled, looked at Xiang Jin silently, and patiently waited for the answer.

"15 years ago, I used to complain that a girl was a green tomato, and I wanted to draw a woman who was like a ripe red tomato. 15 years later, she came to me and showed me her beauty. This is her, A ripe, beautiful, passionate red tomato. This is her masterpiece."

"She created it?" the Japanese asked wonderingly.

"No, she smashed it out with a beautiful tomato. A work made by collision." Xiang Jin lowered his head and laughed as he recalled the scene of that night.

"Interesting, colliding works. This is your joint masterpiece." The Japanese said.

"Yes, it is our joint masterpiece."

"I like this painting, and I also like your story." The Japanese seemed very sincere.The rest is about Wen Shaohui.

At this moment, Xiang Jin was reluctant to sell the painting again.The only consolation is that this person can understand the painting.

Wen Shaohui arrived soon.Xiang Jin said goodbye immediately, the Japanese bowed deeply again, and Xiang Jin also bowed back.Then he turned his head and glanced at "Red Tomato" again.

"Wow, my masterpiece was sold so quickly? That's amazing, me." Wu Pengzhi was very happy when he heard the news.

"The Japanese said, it's not your masterpiece, it's our masterpiece." Xiang Jin corrected and said that if she didn't suppress Wu Pengzhi, her tail would be up to the sky.

"That would be even better. I like to co-sign with you. Oh, I haven't signed the painting yet." Wu Pengzhi is really ready to add drama to himself at any time.

Xiang Jin didn't say anything for a while, she was seriously considering whether she could discuss with the guest and add Wu Pengzhi's name.

"Hey, Ah Jin, don't you take it seriously? I'm just being shameless for a while, but you still take it seriously." Wu Pengzhi was very amused by Xiang Jin's sincerity.

"Don't be ashamed again, Jin, tell me, have I inspired you many times? Tell me, can my family status be improved?"

"Just the two of you, how are you going to be promoted?" Xiang Jin answered this question without hesitation, completely unaware that Wu Pengzhi used the word "family".