The Romance of a Young Painter

"How is Li Xiang?" Wen Wenyuan heard who was on the phone, and there were only a few people that the youngest son frequented, and he could count them on one hand.

"It's okay," Zhou Nianjiu said. "He's graduating from his undergraduate degree at the end of this semester, and he plans to continue studying for a degree. At the beginning of the year, he passed the postgraduate entrance examination of our school, but his father seems to be planning to send him abroad."

"He takes one step at a time," Wenming Yuan asked, "Xiao Nian, what about you, do you have any plans to continue studying?"

Zhou Nianjiu said: "I plan to adjust for a year to return to the state of painting wholeheartedly, and then decide whether to apply for a school or go on a study tour like Teacher Shen."

Wen Wenyuan has always respected his ideas and said: "It's good if you have a plan. But there is one thing my father still wants to say, no matter what you do behind closed doors, it is always bad. You are still young, so it is best to get in touch with more people and communicate with different people." People-to-people exchanges are good for developing ideas.”

Zhou Nianjiu said a bit distressed: "I also understand this truth, but I find that the less I get in touch with people, the less I know how to get along with them. I still feel more comfortable painting."

Wen Wenyuan said: "Everyone has their own safe zone, Xiao Nian, painting is your safe zone."

Zhou Nianjiu nodded and said, "That's true. Do what you like and associate with people who make you feel comfortable. I did it without knowing it."

Wen Wenyuan is someone who has been there before. He said: "In fact, people are like this. It's okay if you are content with the status quo, but Dad knows that you have been looking for changes in the past few years. Xiao Nian, you can't just enjoy the pleasure of being like-minded when interacting with people. Sharing other emotions is also a part of communication, and my father suggests that you go out and get to know more people when you have the opportunity."

Zhou Nianjiu: "Okay, Dad."

Wen Wenyuan really wanted to pat his head, but he hadn't done this for several years. The child was growing up, and he was starting to grow old. Thinking of this, he sighed and said, "Xiao Nian, in fact, sometimes Dad will reflect, is it because Dad has always let you go without principle, which made you look like you are now."

Zhou Nianjiu stepped forward to hold his hand and said, "Dad, don't think so. Although you and Mom haven't told each other, I already knew that I was flawed in some aspects. I am very grateful that you always treat me like that. Treat me like an ordinary child and let me grow up freely. Now that I am an adult, I will learn to face what I should face. Dad, I will walk well in the future and try not to worry you .”

"You are a sensible boy just like your brother." Wen Wenyuan took his hand and patted it. "If Su Lan is still here, I must be very happy."

Zhou Nianjiu hesitated for a moment, and told Wenmingyuan about finding Zhou Sulan's old house before, but he didn't mention Joyce's message in a bottle, nor did he mention that his mother changed her name. He always felt that Zhou Mengdie's strange name would pull his mother away. distance from civilization.

"Has the house been demolished?" Wen Wenyuan sighed.

"I kept the pomegranate tree at home when my mother was a child, and now it is planted in the garden of Teacher Shen's house," Zhou Nianjiu said, "Why don't I tell Teacher Shen that I will take you there to have a look tomorrow."

Wen Wenyuan showed nostalgia, and shook his head after a while and said, "No, I won't go to see it. Since it's changed, let it grow in the new place."

Zhou Nianjiu called Wen Juan after Wen Wenyuan fell asleep.

"Brother, how did the investigation go?"

Wen Ju'an said: "There is not much information found yet."

Zhou Nianjiu said: "It's better not to investigate, let the past things go."

"Because of Dad?" Wen Juan knew about Wen Wenming's departure to City B.

Zhou Nianjiu said, "Yes."

Wen Juan stroked the mouse in his hand and said, "Okay, if you say you don't want to check it, then I won't check it."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Juan opened the folder on the desk. Contrary to what he said just now, he has almost all the information about Zhou Mengdie and Joyce in China. The only doubt now is Joyce's real identity. If his speculation is true, now is not the time to investigate further.

Zhou Nianjiu didn't know anything about it, he spent the next few days wandering around City B with Wenmingyuan, anyway, he didn't have to worry about the destination, he would go wherever Wenmingyuan said.However, the itinerary arranged by Wenmingyuan still made Zhou Nianjiu feel like his life had been disrupted. On the fifth day, he finally couldn't help asking: "Dad, you just go shopping with me here and go to the park. What about the company?" Are you okay?"

"The company has hired professional managers, and my father plans to hand over the business to them gradually," Wen Wenyuan said, "And the day after tomorrow, there will be a wedding at the home of a client in City B, and my father plans to drop by to say hello, Xiao Read, do you want to go with Dad then?"

"Okay." Zhou Nianjiu agreed wholeheartedly.

Wen Wenyuan felt very relieved, and enthusiastically dragged Zhou Nianjiu to pick out more formal clothes. Zhou Nianjiu followed obediently as a clothes shelf, and received a lot of glances from shopping guide girls.

When he got home, Zhou Nianjiu didn't want to move at all. For him, shopping was more tiring than running.

Wen Wenyuan was full of energy. After contacting the dry cleaner downstairs, he was busy preparing dinner. For him, the time spent with his son was precious, and he didn't want to waste it.Zhou Nianjiu originally wanted to help wash the dishes, but was deported by Wenmingyuan as usual. He was about to draw a few random strokes to pass the time when he heard the doorbell ring.

"It should be someone from the dry cleaners, Xiao Nian, take those suits to him and tell him to bring them back tomorrow." Wenming Yuan said in the kitchen.

"Okay." Zhou Nianjiu opened the door with a pile of clothes in his arms, but Fang Leye was outside the door.

"What about work?" Fang Leye went in to change his shoes on his own, and when he saw another pile in the living room, he said, "What's the matter, are you planning to open a shop?".

Fang Leye's voice was quite loud, and Zhou Nianjiu couldn't hear well, so he quickly put his clothes aside, covered Fang Leye's mouth and whispered, "My dad is here."

"Hmmmm." Fang Leye blinked vigorously to indicate that he understood, then took Zhou Nianjiu's hand away and went to the kitchen with a flattering smile.

I don't know what kind of wind Fang Leye blew in Wenmingyuan's ears. Anyway, when they came out, they both looked happy. Fang Leye stayed for a meal, and praised Wenmingyuan's craftsmanship like no other in the world.Zhou Nianjiu watched it amusedly, he knew that Wen Wenyuan didn't usually follow this routine, but he didn't intend to remind Fang Leye.

After cleaning up, Zhou Nianjiu took Fang Leye to the balcony and asked, "Why are you here? You ran away from home again?"

Fang Leye said: "Hey, what are you talking about, I can't come to you unless I run away from home."

Zhou Nianjiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Leye gave him a pestle, and said, "Hey, Zhou Xiaonian, do you need to be so obvious?"

Zhou Nianjiu couldn't help laughing after being poked, "Stop making trouble, what do you want from me?"

"Sure enough, it's very attractive," Fang Leye touched his chin with an expression of expert appraisal, and said, "The decision is up to you."

"It's inexplicable, what is this for?" Zhou Nianjiu asked suspiciously.

"It's a good thing," Fang Leye pulled him and said, "My sisters are short of a male partner for a party. I have no other requirements, but to be handsome. You see, you are the first thing I think of."

Zhou Nianjiu said suspiciously: "Didn't you always rush to this kind of thing by yourself, but this time you actually came to me, Fang Leye, this is not like your style."

"Hey, everyone knows that my sisters and I are not a couple," Fang Leye said, "Let me tell you the truth, a girl in the circle got married in two days, and she didn't get along with my sisters since childhood, the groom I used to get along with my sisters for a while, and the relationship between the three of them was as bloody as bloody. That girl deliberately sent invitations to my sisters to demonstrate, and my sisters wanted to bring a handsome guy to get back the scene .”

Zhou Nianjiu said: "You know I'm not good at dealing with that kind of occasion, so it's not appropriate to ask me."

Fang Leye patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, my sisters are not easy to mess with. Besides, I'm on the sidelines, you just need to be responsible and handsome."

Zhou Nianjiu said: "He's having a wedding, how about you acting like a provocateur?"

Fang Leye said: "If people don't offend me, I won't offend others. If people offend me, hehe... don't blame me for being rude."

Seeing his eager expression, Zhou Nianjiu knew that the wedding couple probably had quarrels not only with Fang Leye's sisters, but probably with Fang Leye as well.

Fang Leye saw that he didn't answer, so he asked: "There are two brothers in one world, so you just say whether to go or not?"

"When?" Zhou Nianjiu asked.

"The day after tomorrow at eleven o'clock in the morning, White Swan Hotel." Fang Leye knew that he agreed.

Zhou Nianjiu felt that the time and place sounded familiar, so he asked, "Is the wedding party surnamed Chen?"

Fang Leye was taken aback, and asked, "Zhou Xiaonian, when did you bless the magic fortune teller BUFF?"

Zhou Nianjiu said: "Mr. Chen is my dad's client. I originally planned to go there with my dad."

"The world is really small," Fang Leye pondered for a while, and said, "I'd better find someone else, don't delay Uncle Wen's business because of this little shit."

Wen Wenyuan listened to the general idea in the living room a long time ago, and said, "It's okay, you play your own game."

Fang Leye scratched his head in embarrassment, and said, "Uncle Wen, have you heard everything?"

"The sound insulation effect of this glass door is not very good," Wen Wenyuan said with a smile, "Xiao Fang, you just take Xiao Nian with you. Things in the business world are the same as in the business world, and there will be no delay."

"Hey, thank you, Uncle Wen!" Fang Leye smiled and took Zhou Nianjiu back into the room and muttered with him for a while before getting up to leave.

Zhou Nianjiu sent Fang Leye away, came over to Wen Wenyuan and said, "Dad, is this really all right?"

"My family Xiao Nian has learned to care about people. It seems that it is not bad to have a friend like Fang Leye," Wen Wenyuan said with a smile, "Don't worry, young people have young people's ways of playing, and those who do things have rules for doing things. Take a step back. , although the Chen family has great influence in City B, it is also an ordinary customer of Dad in City S, and Dad doesn't have to make orders from the Chen Company."

Zhou Nianjiu doesn't know how well Wenmingyuan's company is doing now. Since his father said so, he has no worries.

On the day of the wedding, Fang Leye came to pick up Zhou Nianjiu to meet up with his sisters. The car drove to a Chinese-style mansion. He drove into the courtyard and pressed the horn. Soon a girl in a light pink dress ran out. The figure is like a petal fluttering in the wind.

Zhou Nianjiu looked at the girl and was stunned.

"Didn't expect that." Fang Leye touched him with his elbow.

Zhou Nianjiu opened the car door and went down to say hello: "So it's you, Meng Meng."

"How about it, doesn't it look good?" Meng Meng twirled around with her skirt.

Zhou Nianjiu nodded and said softly, "Very beautiful."

Meng Meng smiled.