be late

"No kidding."

she says.

Nan Xue looked at her quietly with her black eyes, sitting there motionless, with a light and cold fragrance on her body.The two were close, and the man's eyes fell on her, as if he was observing her expression, as if it was real.

Shu Yubai was sensitive to her seriousness.

The winter morning is a bit cold.

Shu Yubai held the breakfast Nan Xue bought, two buns, and a cup of soy milk.She warmed up, but the man shivered slightly from the cold, and did not speak.

Shu Yubai went to touch her hand again.

Her hands were cold, soft, like ice cubes, and a little stiff.

pitiful.

What do you think about running out to buy breakfast early in the morning?

She glanced at Nan Xue, who was sitting on a bench made of wooden slats, with white fluff floating on the brim of her down hat, staring at her with dark eyes without blinking, her red lips were silent, as if she was waiting for her to speak .

Warm breath, quietly, emitting a little white mist.

"You don't like girls."

Shu Yubai said helplessly: "What will you and I try?"

Nan Xue stared at her blankly, a little nervous, and asked:

"You don't want to try it with me, do you?"

"Yes." Shu Yubai lowered his head, his soft and smooth long hair fell down, and he gently draped his waist, covering the expression on his face.

"why?"

Nan Xue looked at her, her fingertips turned white.

"No reason."

Shu Yubai said calmly.

give it a try?

She wanted to, but she dared not.

Does Nan Xue like her?She wasn't sure herself, so she said "give it a try".How does she feel about herself?Or just pure possessiveness among friends.

With her, what if you get stuck?

Besides these, there are many other contradictions.Family, status, wealth... It's not so easy to be together all the time.

At that time when I confessed, my head was hot, but now I am calm.

Still friends.

For a long time.

Shu Yubai glanced at her, this person was wearing the pure cotton white T-shirt from last night, and a down jacket was loosely put on, his face was buried in the thick clothes.

Her earlier uneasiness after her failed confession was gone.

Shu Yubai squeezed her hand and said, "Go home first."

The two held hands, Shu Yubai put her hands in his coat pocket to warm them.

Nan Xue glanced sideways at her.

Shu Yubai's expression was calm, holding her so naturally, neither blushing nor heart beating faster, as if he had no other thoughts

She really thinks of her as a sister.

Nan Xue moved her eyes away.

Good.

When she got to the door, she slammed it shut.

"no work today?"

Li Nian boiled a can of porridge, red dates and longan in the morning, and it melted, filling the room with a tangy fragrance.She brought the can of porridge to the table in the living room, put it away lightly, and turned to ask Nan Xue.

"Need not."

Nan Xue stood up and took a small bowl to fill a bowl: "Today is off, thank you auntie."

"Oh. Are you usually busy?" she asked.

"It's okay. Many things are unfamiliar, and my father took them with me."

Nan Xue lowered her head, her thick eyelashes trembling.

"It's not long after graduation, it's normal. It will be fine in the future."

The two chatted for a while.

Li Nian turned to get the spoon, followed by the puppy, shaking her head and tail. She took a look and said, "Xiao Shu, give the dog some food."

Shu Yubai squatted on the ground, scooped out a spoonful of dog food from the bag, and sprinkled it in the bowl.

At this moment, the phone rang.

She stood up, went to the coffee table to get her mobile phone, and glanced at the screen in a hurry, it was her teacher calling.

Shu Yubai went to the balcony to meet him, and closed the sliding door.

Nan Xue looked sideways, quietly watching her back.

Who is it?

It's a bit chilly outside.

On the opposite side is a green mountain covered with white snow, and a small lake at the foot of the mountain. Winter is the low season of water flow, and it has frozen at the moment.

"Mr. Su?"

Her voice was soft.

"Ying Ran came here to have a lecture, and I don't know how long I will stay before I leave."

Shu Yubai's teacher talked to her on the phone.

The teacher's voice was very patient, and he told her slowly, "I will take you to visit when the time comes."

"and many more…"

Shu Yubai whispered: "I'm afraid he's too famous, and I'm not qualified enough."

"It's all right."

Over there smiled lightly: "Worry about what to do. You are great."

Shu Yubai was holding the phone, looking at the green hills in the distance, and there was a soft chirping sound in his ears.

She replied softly: "Then, thank you teacher."

"Small thing."

The teacher hung up the phone.

Shu Yubai stood by the window, a little tangled.

Ying Ran is Nan Xue's uncle.

If he had known earlier that the person her teacher recommended to her was him, most likely Shu Yubai would have declined.With this rather delicate relationship, she always has some concerns.

Shu Yubai usually doesn't like to trouble others.

On the other hand, her teacher was right.

Ying Ran is indeed suitable for her.

Like Shu Yubai, Ying Ran has learned a wide range of subjects. He has learned both Western and Chinese paintings, and his painting style is his own, but the industry recognizes his original painting style.Ying Ran is good at figures, whether it's an old man or a young girl, they all have a bit of agility, even if it's just a few freehand strokes, they are all vivid.

The works Shu Yubai plans to prepare for this exhibition are figure paintings.

She is not good at figures, but figure painting is closer to the theme of this large-scale art exhibition, and it is easier to be selected.

Teacher Su took the initiative to recommend for her.

It would seem unkind to refuse.

She gently put the phone on the table - just go.

She opened the door and entered the living room.

Nan Xue sat on the table and looked at her: "Who was it just now?"

"My teacher." Shu Yubai pulled out the chair and sat down opposite her: "You don't know him, she was the one who brought me up in college."

"Bring you and You Fu?"

"Ah."

Shu Yubai lowered his head to drink the porridge.

Nan Xue looked at her, suddenly stopped talking, and was quiet.

The expression is somewhere between frustrated and angry.

Nan Xue stayed at her house like this for a day.

Sometimes I helped Li Nian sweep the floor, and sometimes I leaned over to watch Shu Yubai draw or practice calligraphy.

"Sister, teach me."

There was a rather wide table in the study, Nan Xue moved a small stool over and sat beside her.She still remembers that day when she saw Shu Yu holding a little girl's hand in white, teaching her to draw, with tender eyes.

Shu Yubai stopped writing:

"it is good."

She practices lower case, which is used when signing the money.Nanxue's handwriting is pretty good-looking, but compared with the professional ones, it's still not as good.Shu Yubai gently squeezed her hand and led her to write, but Nan Xue looked at her profile.

Fair and thin, with reddish lips, long hair covering half of the side face, long and thick eyelashes drooping gently, trembling like butterfly wings.

She leaned over lightly, her gaze fell on the tip of the pen, but her lips touched a little strand of her hair.Shu Yubai tilted his head and just avoided it.

"All right."

A word on paper.

snow.

Nan Xue took a look, her earlobe felt slightly hot, and her heart beat faster.

In the evening, Li Nian drove the two of them out to buy vegetables.

It was Nan Xue who drove the car when she came, but because she was usually driven by the driver, her driving skills were not very good.Shu Yubai thought about it, and planned to drive her there by himself, but this man shook his head stubbornly: "Sister, I will drive you."

After getting out of the garage, she opened the car door and let Shu Yubai in, while she went to the cab and closed the door.

Shu Yubai was sitting there, Nan Xue came over, bent slightly, and leaned over to fasten her seat belt.She suddenly got so close that the two of them were almost touching each other, Shu Yubai froze slightly for a moment.

The man's cold hair fell down, with a heavy texture, and the ends of the hair gently brushed Shu Yubai's collarbone.When she lowered her eyes, she saw the twists in her black hair.

There is a light fragrance at the tip of the nose.

Nan Xue fastened her seat belt, stood up straight again, and sat down.

It seems that the sudden approach just now was not intentional.

The traffic passed by a clean street, Shu Yubai looked out, there were many galleries there, and he was somewhat interested.

"what happened?"

Nan Xue kept looking at her from the corner of her eye, and saw that she was looking out of the window without moving, so she asked.

"There are many galleries on that street."

Shu Yubai opened the car window, a gust of cold air came in, and Nan Xue followed her gaze.

"Then let's go and have a look first?" she asked.

"it is good."

Nan Xue parked by the side of the road and accompanied her to see it.

The two visited many galleries, and there were quite a lot of paintings, all kinds of them.Nan Xue didn't understand those things, but she didn't say anything, and just stayed with her.

Shu Yubai asked: "Will it be boring?"

She shook her head: "No."

Then he couldn't hold back and yawned.

Shu Yubai looked at her and smiled: "Go and help me buy vegetables, we have to go home later, my mother should hurry me up."

Nan Xue nodded, went out, got into the car and turned around.

Perhaps because of the snow, there were few pedestrians on the road.In the grey-white world, people wear tight down and some wear thick scarves, walking on the road in a hurry.Several cars roared past, bringing up a gust of cold wind, blowing off the snow on the branches and leaves.

Shu Yubai went out and looked around again.

There is a pretty big gallery on the side of the road.

In fact, this clean and tidy street has many galleries.Because of the proximity to the nearby Academy of Fine Arts, the shopkeeper mostly deals with the students and teachers there, and what they sell are their paintings.

When I walked into that gallery, there were very few customers.The wooden floor in the living room made a crunching sound when stepped on, Shu Yubai looked inside with interest, not in a hurry.

The owner of the shop bought those paintings himself, and then sold them at a slightly higher price. The money he earned was not too much, but he could live a good life.

At this time, the owner is busy eating takeaway at the counter.

Not many guests.

There is also a woman in the gallery. She is wearing a soft knitted sweater, has long flaxen hair, a small bag on her shoulder, and a pair of glasses on the bridge of her nose. She looks very refined and looks at it with interest.

Shu Yubai browsed one by one, neither far nor near.

Suddenly, she paused slightly, and saw a very familiar painting

On the screen are hazy distant mountains and green willows, and the signature is two characters, beautiful lowercase: Yubai.

She was slightly surprised. Isn't that painting kept at home?

This painting was created when she won the gold medal for the first time. It has been many years. She is very precious, and it is absolutely impossible to sell it, but the one on the wall is...?She took a closer look, and it seemed that someone copied it, and the foundation was not bad.

"I want this one."

Another woman in the store pointed at the painting by Shu Yubai.

"okay."

The shopkeeper put down the takeaway, stretched out his fingers, and counted her: six.

"Six thousand?"

The woman lowered her head to hold her mobile phone, ready to pay, and asked, "OK, WeChat Alipay?"

"No."

The shopkeeper shook his head apologetically: "Sixty thousand."

"Ah?" The woman was a little confused, she smiled: "I just moved to a new house and I plan to hang it behind the sofa. Is this painting so expensive?"

"That's for sure."

The owner of the shop said mysteriously: "This is a gold award-winning work of a student from the Academy of Fine Arts. You see, the size of the painting is so large, and it will take a long time to finish. Buy it, it's worth it."

Whether it's worth it or not, the owner doesn't know.

In other words, he is not the owner of the shop, but an employee responsible for looking after the shop and selling some paintings for others.If he can sell one, he will earn a little more, so he will sell it conscientiously.

The woman sighed: "That's good. I'm a layman, I don't understand these things, I just look good."

"layman?"

The shopkeeper smiled and chatted casually: "What do you do?"

The woman opened Alipay and smiled: "Doctor."

"good."

The shopkeeper nodded and continued to pick up takeaways.

After the page was loaded, the woman walked over, ready to scan the QR code to pay.

Shu Yubai looked at the two of them from the side and didn't make a sound for a long time. When the woman wanted to pay, she gently covered the QR code with her hand and shook her head: "It's too expensive. Really."

The shopkeeper turned his head together with her: "?"

Shu Yubai: "The real thing is not worth the price, you are still an imitation."

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