The design director skipped work

It was almost eight o'clock when Jiang Heng got home, the phone rang before the door was closed.

The word "Mom" on the screen made Jiang Heng a little reluctant to answer the call.

But there is no way.

"Hengheng, are you home from get off work?" My mother's voice sounded from the phone, with a familiar accent.

"I'm back." Jiang Heng said, usually his mother wouldn't speak in such a kind tone, unless it was...

"Your brother is getting engaged." Mom cut straight to the point, "The woman is from the county, and the conditions are very good, but they want a bride price and build a new house. You also know that your brother is a small employee, and your uncle and I are both kind Where is the money..."

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Jiang Heng interrupted directly: "How much?"

"The bride price is 18, and you don't have to worry about the new house. Your uncle will figure out a way for himself." Mom said in one breath, knowing how many times she typed up the draft.

Jiang Heng almost laughed out loud.

"Zhang Jinpeng got married, I paid 18?" Jiang Heng asked, "Am I his father or his mother?"

"You..." Mom's voice choked up, and she spoke again after a while, obviously raising her voice, "Jiang Heng, that's your younger brother! How can you not take care of him!"

"I'm still his brother, why doesn't he take care of me." Jiang Heng said.

"Mom just knew you shouldn't be allowed to go out and read some damn books, committing crimes..." My mother immediately started crying and howling on the other end of the phone, "Jiang Chengwen, you old ghost, you left a white-eyed wolf when you left so early. The city looks down on his mother and younger brother in the countryside..."

Jiang Heng couldn't take it anymore, so he hung up the phone.

Jiang Heng had a fairly happy childhood.His father was a middle school teacher in the county seat. He was smart and eager to learn since he was a child. People in the village said that he was worthy of being the child of a scholar, and even his name was literate.

When Jiang Heng was six years old, his father died in a car accident.

His mother remarried at the age of seven, and had a younger brother at the age of eight.

Perhaps it was to gain a firm foothold in the new family, since then, her attitude towards Jiang Heng has changed drastically.

Back then, his father attached great importance to Jiang Heng's education, and spent a lot of money to send Jiang Heng to a good school in the city. My mother didn't dare to go against his father's last wish, but she scolded him countless times because of this.

After Jiang Heng became an adult, he never took a penny from his family. After he graduated and settled in the imperial capital, his mother's demands on him became even more severe, always asking him for money for various reasons.Although his stepfather would not ask for it openly, Jiang Heng would not refuse if he offered it.

18 million.

After working for six years, it is not impossible for him to take out 18 yuan, but for Jiang Heng, this is not a small number. His mother naturally asked him to use this money as a bride price for his younger brother, which he found a bit ridiculous.

The phone screen lit up again, it was a WeChat message, and the sender was "brother".

- Dapeng: Brother, don't listen to the mother, I have quarreled with her many times, but I can't stop her, I'm sorry.You must have spent a lot in the imperial capital, so you don't need to give me money, really.

Jiang Heng stared at the news for a long time, his expression gradually softened.

Strange to say, the younger brother should have been the one who had the most trouble with him in the family, but the younger brother admired him since he was a child, saying, "My brother is smart, beautiful and educated!"

As far as these three are concerned, for more than ten years, Jiang Heng has never entangled with him whether the word "beautiful" is used correctly or not.

-Jiang Heng of Jiuyuan: Okay, if there is anything I need to tell my brother.

- Dapeng: Yes.Brother, don't be angry, if you are in a bad mood, go out and have fun.Do you have friends over there?In the past, you talked less and talked more with people.

These words made the corner of Jiang Heng's mouth slightly curved unconsciously.

-Jiang Heng of Jiuyuan: [little raccoon touches head]

- Jiuyuan Jiang Heng: Yes, very important friend, I am very happy every day now.You also take care of yourself.

When Jiang Heng was worried about 18 yuan, Wu Zheng was concentrating on searching for cars on the website.

Wu Zheng didn't know much about cars at first, and he was dazzled by the online quotations. During the period, his family members kept lobbying, persuading Wu Zheng to buy at least a million-dollar car. The price of 10,000+ was too embarrassing for our old Wu family.

In the end, his brother said: Zhengzheng, what's the point of staying in a broken business unit? Wouldn't it be good to resign and become your talented little painter?The beauty of Xiangche wants nothing.

Wu Zheng knew that his brother was doing it for his own good, but he was just irritable and his toothache made things worse.

- Stand aloof: [Little raccoon freaks out]

Wu Zheng has always had a good temper, this is his extremely irritable state,

He locked his phone and turned off the car website, not wanting to read anything.

After about 5 minutes, the phone rang.

Wu Zheng took a look, and the person calling was "Sister Youyou".

If it was someone else, Wu Zheng might be angry and would not answer, but his sister was very kind to him since childhood, so he had no choice but to answer her sister's phone call.

Wu Zheng answered reluctantly, but his accent was still vague: "Giě, why are you swollen?"

"...Hahahaha or or or!!!" Wu You's hilarious laughter came from the other end of the phone.

"I hung up the phone and made trouble!" Wu Zheng was furious.

"Don't, don't, Zhengzheng, what's wrong with you, this is hahahaha or or!!!" Wu You said.

In the end, Wu Zheng hung up the phone angrily, and Wu You called again, and the chat returned to normal.

"Zhengzheng, are you angry with your elder brother?" Wu You asked.

"No." Wu Zheng's tone was a little blunt, "I just don't want to hear him say that...you know, sister."

"Little talented painter?" Wu You asked, "But Zhengzheng, when you were young, you really..."

"Don't talk about childhood." Wu Zheng interrupted Wu You, "I'm not a painter, let alone a genius."

Wu You was stunned for a while, then sighed.

Wu Zheng held the phone with his head sideways, got up and walked to the studio.

One of the three easels was old, bandaged and scarred.

Someone had obviously dropped and smashed it hard.

Wu Zheng has loved drawing since he was a child.

So Wu's father found the best teacher for him, and he began to participate in various art competitions when he was very young.

At the beginning, Wu Zheng was called a "little child prodigy" and even appeared in the newspaper, but later someone discovered that he was the son of the well-known entrepreneur Wu Suowei.

From that day on, the "little child prodigy" became "a prize bought by XX million", "it must be a shady", "there is no such thing as a prodigy".

In fact, Wu Zheng didn't care much about these things, he wanted to speak with facts.

The real turning point came when he saw the work of another peer called "genius".

That man's skills are very ordinary, but his paintings carry an aura that Wu Zheng can't match in his life.

Clear colors, thought-provoking artistic conception, astonishing composition.

Wu Zheng has used the most expensive painting tools since he was a child, found the best teacher, and mastered more subtle techniques than his peers.

But it wasn't until he saw the real phoenix that he realized that he was just a pheasant covered with gorgeous feathers.

He despaired, wondering why that man had such a wonderful inspiration.

Money can give Wu Zheng everything, but it can't bridge the insurmountable gap called "talent".

There are really geniuses in the world.

But he is not the lucky one chosen by God.

From then on, Wu Zheng began to refuse the halo added to himself, which is really unusual for a teenager who is at the age when he is most in the limelight.

As a result, when it was time for the art test, he heard the teachers discussing that genius.Talk about his current achievements, say that he may really be able to become a master of a generation, and become a bright pearl on the jade belt of art history.

Then the teacher mentioned intentionally or unintentionally, do you remember that there was a little child prodigy at that time.

Another teacher said that the one who spent money to buy prizes has long since stopped painting.Children from rich families, we can't compare with others, people just come here to play tickets.

I don't have a ticket.Wu Zheng thought.I'm really not the kind of winner in life you imagine.

His mind went blank when he picked up the pen.

Of course he failed the art test this time, almost the same as missing the test. He repeated the study for a year and then gave up fine art and switched to design.

As for Huahua, it's like an old lover who was deeply in love but ended up tragically. When I think about it, my heart is full of emotion, but my heart aches like a knife.

After such a long time, all emotions have calmed down, and even the heart-piercing pain at the beginning has left only a faint unwillingness.No longer carrying so much attention, I felt melancholy when I picked up the paintbrush, but more relaxed.

After graduating, he didn't take any money from his family, and his social life was a little tiring, but he didn't have to think about it so much. It was easy to miss work, and there were people who were willing to make him a bowl of egg custard when he had a toothache and couldn't eat.

Wu Zheng thinks he is very happy now.

"Zhengzheng." Wu You's voice was a little worried, "Zhengzheng, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Wu Zheng said, "I'm a little distracted. I don't want to resign, sister."

Wu You was silent for a while, and asked, "You like living like this, don't you?"

"Yes." Wu Zheng said, "I also like my current friends."

"That's enough." Wu You said with a smile, "Zhengzheng, our family actually wants you to be happy, and we'll be satisfied if you live well."

"Yeah." Wu Zheng also hooked the left corner of his mouth, "I'm very happy every day now."

Even where the sun shines, there is inevitably darkness where the light does not shine.

But even in the darkness that seems like an eternal night, there will always be a dawn that makes people want to hold on tightly.

The author has something to say: Today is a transitional chapter, let me explain the background of both sides.Don't worry, the director won't hate the rich because of his birth, we still follow the sand sculpture route as a whole.Tomorrow, I will start unlocking the achievements of traveling together~ (not the one on the copy! But~~~ there will be something that should be there!)

Also, the old Wu's family and the four of them are called Indifferent, Carefree and No Controversy, (＾U＾)ノ~YO.

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