Return to the Road of God

The old clock on the opposite side was still drinking tea cup by cup. When it was cold, he replaced it with new leaves. When it was cold, he continued to add hot water. He was not in a hurry, just like what Guan Hongze saw when he came in.

What Old Zhong said that night was more than what Guan Hongze remembered he had said in the past ten years, but now he was sitting there, and he was silent again, as if he didn't know anything.

Guan Hongze asked a little confused: "Why did Uncle Zhong tell me this?" He seemed to have just experienced a storm in the sea, the wind and waves had receded, but his heart was still churning.

Old Zhong didn't answer his question, but asked instead: "Young master thinks, why does the master not want to tell you these things, but prevent you from finding out?"

Guan Hongze quickly understood what Lao Zhong meant. Yes, if the truth of the past was told by Guan Linyun, it would definitely look different.As Steward Zhong said, bystanders are clear, authorities are confused, how can Guan Linyun tell such a story calmly like a story?

"Young master has been very worry-free since he was a child..." Old Zhong said quietly, "But no matter how worry-free you are, in the eyes of the master, you are always a child who has never experienced any wind and rain."

Guan Hongze had nothing to say. Compared with Guan Linyun's experience, he was indeed a flower in a greenhouse.

"Everything that happened back then was a big blow to the master, especially Mr. Xia's departure. After that, he didn't laugh again for a long time, so that he may have forgotten it by now. , the taste of happiness."

Guan Hongze was silent, he thought his father's sternness was innate.

"But everyone can fall down, the master can't. Er Shao Bai still has a big brother who can support everything for him, but the master can't escape his family responsibility. Of course, the most important thing is you."

Guan Hongze smiled wryly, feeling a little wronged in his heart: "Why? He doesn't love mom at all, he should hate me."

Butler Zhong smiled knowingly, as if he knew he would say this: "That's why the master doesn't want you to know those things, Hongze, do you think you have the maturity to digest all this and the tolerance for the past?"

Guan Hongze was shocked. The man called his name, and asked such a serious sentence, which made him realize that the person in front of him was not just an official, but also an elder who had experienced decades of ups and downs just like his father. .

Steward Zhong sighed deeply: "In the past ten years, the master has often blamed himself for his marriage with your mother, but every time he sees you, he always feels a little relieved, because you are very obedient and outstanding, He tried his best to set a good example for you, and I hope you can grow up healthy and happy. The master does more than he says, and has more worries in his heart than he expresses. He is a father, and he will be like a normal father. I am worried that my son will be disappointed with him after knowing what happened; he is also worried that you will be hurt, after all, he has to take some responsibility for your mother's affairs..."

Guan Hongze was in a complicated mood. He never considered this from his father's point of view. He thought that he was domineering and dictatorial if he didn't say anything.

"He is very angry today, but he is not angry with you for caring about that child, but angry with you for not trusting him, disobeying him, rushing against him, and digging into his pain desperately..."

Butler Zhong's words hit the nail on the head, making Guan Hongze feel guilty. He remembered how he made his father speechless during the day - he could have sat down with his father in a more tactful manner and had a good chat. It's a father and son. No one in this world can surpass the father's position in the son's heart, but he chose to act on his own after hitting a wall. Like all young people, he couldn't wait to prove himself... He admitted that he was naive .

"So your performance today made the master even more unwilling to let you know about the past. After you left, the master specifically asked me to stop you from continuing to investigate."

"Then why do you still..." Guan Hongze raised his head in confusion.

"My master's order, I will do my best, but, the young master is a persistent person, and you are rebellious at this age, it is too difficult to stop you, and you cannot continue to investigate, so what should I do? ?" Butler Zhong asked himself like an old urchin and answered, "That's fine, I told you all those things myself."

Guan Hongze: "..."

"I think, the young master should be able to understand my painstaking efforts and not be too paranoid." Jianguan Hongze nodded slightly, and Butler Zhong slowly picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "Listen to me talking so much, don't you?" You can also let me listen to the young master's story, the friend you care about is Ye Yufan, right?"

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In City S, Ge Qinzhou stood in front of a quaint stone storehouse and knocked on the black-painted door.

The branches of phoenix trees that have lost their leaves are sparsely covering the courtyard wall. Few people know that this is the residence of the Fu family, a dignified art family.

The nanny came to answer the door, greeted him in soft local dialect, and welcomed him in.

From the inside to the outside, from the low-key appearance to the exquisite garden, the mountain flowers on the lintel, the stone carvings of blessings and longevity, the trails in the pool... Every detail shows the atmosphere of a century-old book.

"Mr. Ge!" The owner of the house, dressed in casual home clothes, personally welcomed him into the teahouse.

"President Fu is polite." Ge Qinzhou felt uncomfortable in such a restrictive place, but he didn't expect that the patriarch would be so airless.

The two drank tea for a while in the teahouse, and it was not the first time they met.

The fact that Ge Qinzhou was banned by the government in the early years made him "famous". The Fu family was one of the few high-ranking people who extended a helping hand to Ge Qinzhou.

Not long after Fu Rongguo established Huaxia Academy of Fine Arts, there was a shortage of teachers. Although the salary was not high, he could at least give Ge Qinzhou a place to stay, but the help that time was not implemented. unknown path.

At that time, many people also accused him of being arrogant and conceited, but no one knew that his "resistance" was not entirely due to the officials, but also a special reason, which was Chongshan.

Compared with the domineering officials, the disapproval and harsh criticism of his sweetheart made it even more difficult for Ge Qinzhou to accept.

Chong Shan scolded him for being naive and naive, unable to see reality clearly; he was angry with Chong Shan for following others, and did not know what art was...

Love and freedom, Ge Qinzhou chose the latter, he rejected anyone's kindness, and left in anger; and the proud Chongshan also turned around to take the position promised to him by the government in order to prove his mistake, and the two have been inseparable ever since. stranger.

Now more than ten years have passed, they have all passed the age of standing, and they are close to no doubt.

Time seems to dilute everything. He thought that he would never forgive in his life, but when he thought about it, he had already forgiven him; With the long years, it has become precious...

In life, there is no absolute right or wrong.

Ge Qinzhou recovered from his memories and listened to Fu Rongguo talk about the painting competition two years ago.

Because almost all of the top few students left the "Qingzhou Studio", Ge Qinzhou reappeared in everyone's field of vision, but he still disdained fame and fortune as he did 20 years ago, willing to stay in a corner of the second-rate city, open a small studio, and An unknown freelance painter.

Although he also compromised with reality, his talent and personality still made the disdainful, sympathetic, envious... all kinds of views of him turned into respect.

And the worst of them probably belonged to Fu Rongguo, "It's always a pity that I couldn't win you over back then, and it was the same the year before last. I thought you finally wanted to stabilize after so many years. It must be better to teach at Huaxia Academy of Fine Arts than your Qingzhou studio." , In the past few years, the Academy of Fine Arts has become better and better..."

"Dean Fu, I didn't come here because I disliked your poor running of the school, but... hey, you know I'm used to being wild and can't stand restraint," Ge Qinzhou said bluntly, "and I can't take care of stupid students either. , It doesn’t matter if the students don’t draw well, if they don’t have the understanding, I’ll feel depressed and want to beat people, this is definitely not allowed in the university!”

Fu Rongguo laughed: "Understand, understand."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Ge Qinzhou said: "As I said on the phone before, the reason for my sudden visit this time is to take a look at that portrait of Xia Ziqin."

It is a very private matter that the Fu family has Xia's works. Ge Qinzhou did not mention Chongshan who leaked this matter to him. He only said that his student and Fu Tingxin were classmates. Fu Rongguo could not hide it anymore.

In the storage room of the Fu family, Ge Qinzhou gently stroked the protrusion of the "SHOTRAY" on the picture frame with his fingers, and felt a burst of emotion in his heart. Finally, there are still works left in the world by the Xia family...

Ge Qinzhou didn't want to lose his composure, and asked casually to distract attention: "I heard that nephew Ling is a very talented child."

Fu Rongguo laughed and said: "The younger generations of our Fu family are all relatively mediocre, but Ting Xin is the only one who is outstanding, but he is not very good at painting..."

Ge Qinzhou: "He was stuffed by you guys since he was a child. It's normal for him to be a little bit lost. For a kid, just find him an opponent of the same age and just stimulate him."

He is very experienced in this point. Most of the students in Qingzhou studio are divided into two groups according to factors such as strength and personality. Only when there is comparison between children will they be stimulated and progress will be made.He Yuexi and Guo Zhekai are the most successful couple he has cultivated so far.

"You are really right. You know the art exhibition held by the Royal Academy of Arts in country A at the beginning of the year. There is a student named Safire, have you heard of it?"

Ge Qinzhou was startled: "I have heard of it."

Fu Rongguo: "The child was stimulated by that Safier, and he seemed to be a different person. He came back this summer, saying that he saw that Safier had a solid foundation in Chinese painting, and practiced with the old man for two months. Chinese painting... After the vacation, I chose the oil painting major without hesitation, and went straight to that Safier as my goal!"

"..." Ge Qinzhou laughed dryly, it seemed that this "talented" child was about to hit a mountain, and that "Safir" was not an ordinary person.He changed the subject: "Is Mr. Fu still in good health?"

Fu Rongguo: "It's okay, but it's because I'm getting older and my physical condition is not as good as before."

Ge Qinzhou nodded, looked at the portrait for a while, and then reluctantly put it back... He had no intention of taking the painting back.

Afterwards, Fu Rongguo showed him some of the collections of the Fu family, several of which were priceless treasures, and just taking out one would be enough for the Fu family to eat and drink for several lifetimes.

But Fu Rongguo exposed his family background unsuspectingly, which made Ge Qinzhou not only flattered, but also a little weird.

Looking at it, Fu Rongguo couldn't help but asked Ge Qinzhou: "Did you really not consider coming to Huaxia Academy of Fine Arts again? I can give you something special about the treatment of students."

"..." Ge Qinzhou was speechless. It turned out that this "offering courteousness" had a purpose, and he was waiting for him here!However, it is a great honor and sincerity for a big principal to condescendly invite him to be a small commoner as a teacher!

"Let's wait for me to accumulate more. It's still a bit stressful to be a teacher in a university," Ge Qinzhou said with a smile, "However, in terms of painting, I can still attend some small lectures in the school. Don’t dislike me for my low culture.”

Seeing that Ge Qinzhou's attitude had eased, Fu Rongguo immediately smiled: "You are welcome anytime!"

Passing the atrium on the way back to the teahouse, I happened to bump into Mr. Fu who was out for a walk. Ge Qinzhou respectfully greeted the old man.

Fu Ran stood there leaning on crutches, listening to his son introduce Ge Qinzhou's identity, "...Ge Qinzhou?" He murmured in a low voice, and asked casually, "Where is your hometown?"

"Fuqing." After Ge Qinzhou's mother passed away, his father took him back to his hometown in Fuqing, so he basically grew up in Fuqing.

Fu Ran shook his head and waved them to go. Just after taking two steps, the old man seemed to think of something, and stopped him again: "You just said, what's your last name?"

Ge Qinzhou was a little strange: "The surname is Ge."

Fu Ran looked at him: "Your hometown... Oh no, where is your mother's house?"

Ge Qinzhou was startled, and said, "My mother's family is in Suzhou."

The old man's chaotic eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at Ge Qinzhou nervously, and asked in a trembling voice, "Is your mother's surname Xia, and her name is Xia Zidan?"