classmate engagement

Jiang Muping's voice broke the long silence: "Do you know Li Sizhi?"

"She was my former teacher."

A little surprise flashed in Jiang Muping's eyes: "Teacher?"

Li Sizhi was only three years older than him, how could he have been Chengyan's teacher?

Cheng Yan explained: "Art teacher, at that time she had just graduated from university, and she ran an art tutoring class by herself."

Jiang Muping got a little impression that Li Sizhi was studying at a university in China, and he had been working as a part-time student during college, and never asked Jiang's mother and Jiang's father for a penny. After graduating from university, she did mention that she wanted to start her own business, but within two years I went abroad for further study.

"I have studied art with her for more than a year." Cheng Yan said.

At the beginning, Cheng Yan couldn't afford the tuition fee, so he worked as a model for Li Sizhi for free to cover the tuition fee, and worked as a model for half a year.

Li Sizhi was still very young back then, and his thoughts were full of wild romance. Of course, this kind of "wildness" often overwhelmed the diagenesis at that time.Li Sizhi once recommended Cheng Yan as a nude model, and his salary was increased by ten times, but Cheng Yan ruthlessly refused.

All in all, Li Sizhi is kind to Diagene, and is his art enlightenment teacher.

"You," Jiang Muping thought of Chengyan's work, "you were already a tattoo artist at that time?"

Based on this calculation, the diagenetic person should only be 20 years old, the same age as Jiang Muping.

Cheng Yan shook his head, forked a small piece of steak into his mouth, lowered his head and said, "Then I was still an apprentice, and I didn't know how to draw, so I learned it." He raised his head, "Tattoos require art skills. "

Jiang Muping hummed, and looked absently at the goblet filled with red wine.

He was still in his freshman year, and Cheng Yan became an apprentice tattoo artist. In his third year of high school, Cheng Yan disappeared.

Where did Chengyan go?What happened next?

Based on his current relationship with Yan, it seems that he is not qualified to get to the bottom of it.

"You are not married yet."

Cheng Yan found himself asking another nonsense.

Would a married person still sit here and have a blind date with him?

He felt that he should be a little nervous, so he picked up the glass and drank the rest of the red wine.

Fortunately, Jiang Muping was willing to patiently answer his stupid question: "Well, not married."

Cheng Yan's question brought back the theme of the dinner - they all remembered that this was not a class reunion, but a blind date.

After the relaxation of national policies a few years ago, same-sex marriage has finally become a reality, but these days, same-sex marriage is still a relatively trendy and avant-garde thing, and people still care about what others think.

Cheng Yan's awakening of sexual orientation came at a good time, just around the year when the policy was opened up. Before that, he had been in a hazy state of being in a relationship. Until same-sex marriage was allowed to exist, people came one after another. Only then did he realize that his face, which was said to be beautiful like a woman since he was a child, was very popular with gays.

Chengyan doesn't know when Jiang Muping found out that he likes men——

Cheng Yan raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Muping. He was still a little curious about what kind of man Jiang Muping would like.

Cheng Yan's eyes were a little blunt, which caused Jiang Muping to catch him straight, and the two of them met their eyes.

"It's my first blind date, and I don't know the process very well. Do you need to introduce yourself first?"

Jiang Muping's attitude is very serious, but Chengyan feels that he is obviously not interested in him at all.

Cheng Yan struggled with what to call Jiang Muping for a while, and chose the one he thought was more appropriate: "Teacher Jiang——" He paused, probably because he didn't want Jiang Muping to feel abrupt when he heard such a title , then explained: "Ms. Li said that you teach in school."

Jiang Muping hummed.

"Are you really here for a blind date today?"

Jiang Muping was puzzled: "Why do you ask that?"

"There are a lot of people who are forced into marriage now."

Jiang Muping laughed and asked, "What about you?"

"I am." Cheng Yan said truthfully, "I... haven't been in a relationship for a long time."

He only told half the truth, in fact, he has never been in love.

The waiter brought dessert, interrupting their conversation momentarily.

After the waiter left, Jiang Muping picked up what Cheng Yan said just now: "I'm here for a blind date, but I didn't expect to meet you.

"I am 35 years old. I should be the same age as you. I am a teacher by profession and reading books as a hobby."

Chengyan was stunned.

"Is this okay to introduce?"

For a moment, Cheng Yan couldn't tell whether Jiang Muping was serious or joking with him.

"It's a bit earthy." Cheng Yan said.

Jiang Muping picked up the cup and took a sip of water: "I think so too."

"I'm 35, a tattoo artist, and I have no hobbies."

Jiang Muping put down his cup, curious: "Don't you like tattoos?"

"Tattooing is not my hobby, I make money from it."

Jiang Muping felt an inexplicable coldness from Chengyan's frankness. He saw Chengyan scooped up a spoonful of dessert with a small metal spoon. After eating the dessert, Chengyan's eyes became a little crooked, and the coldness disappeared.

This blind date ended very early, and depending on the situation, there will be no follow-up.It's just that the timing and the person don't match. They were former high school classmates, but because of a blind date and reunion, it seems that they can't talk about the past or the present.

And back then, they were far away from each other's worlds, and they couldn't be called familiar, let alone have a common topic.

It was already dark, Jiang Muping and Cheng Yan stood at the door of the restaurant, Cheng Yan's body exuded a faint fragrance of wine.

"Did you come here by car?" Jiang Muping asked.

"No, I took a taxi." Chengyan took out his mobile phone and prepared to call a taxi.

"I'll take you back."

"No, I'll take a taxi."

Cheng Yan lowered his head, the light from the phone screen hit his face, and he blinked a few times slowly.

Jiang Muping looked at his slightly red cheeks, raised his hand to cover the screen of his mobile phone, and said, "I'll see you off."

Cheng Yan raised his head and glanced at him, his eyes were very clear, as if he was drunk.Jiang Muping guessed that he might have drunk on his face, and there were two obvious blushes on his cheeks.

It took a while for Cheng Yan to speak: "I'm sorry to trouble you."

After getting in the car, Jiang Muping fastened his seat belt and asked Chengyan, "What's your address?"

"I'm not going home, I'm going back to the studio."

Jiang Muping turned to look at him.Cheng Yan lazily closed his eyes half-closed: "No. 34, Xijia Road, please."

Cheng Yan squinted in the car for a while, and when he opened his eyes, he had reached a familiar street. Jiang Muping's car stopped slowly in front of the studio. It was not too late now, and the studio was still brightly lit.

"Thank you." Cheng Yan unbuckled his seat belt.

Jiang Muping glanced out the window: "This is where you work?"

"Yeah." Chengyan got out of the car and walked to the window, ready to say goodbye to Jiang Muping.

Sitting in the car, Jiang Muping looked up at him: "Do you still have to work so late?"

"Not working, I'm drinking."

Cheng Yan's voice was really low and hoarse, even worse after drinking. His head was slightly lowered, and he looked down at Jiang Muping, and his curly hair drooping by his ears fell to his forehead.

Jiang Muping asked him, "Then why are you still here?"

"I live in a studio these days." Cheng Yan's left index finger rested lightly on the car door handle, "Be careful on the road."

"teacher?"

Zhu Yu's voice came from behind, and Cheng Yan turned his head.

"Didn't you go on a blind date? Why—" Zhu Yu said as he walked over, stopped suddenly, tilted his upper body to the side, and saw the people in the car.

Jiang Muping nodded to Zhu Yu, Zhu Yu was stunned, then smiled and waved: "Hello."

Zhu Yu walked to Chengyan's side, and smelled the smell of alcohol, "Teacher, have you been drinking?"

"Drinked."

Zhu Yu looked at Jiang Muping, then at Chengyan, and thought to himself, why did he come back so soon after drinking all the wine?

Cheng Yan turned around and said to Jiang Muping, "Then I'll go in first."

"it is good."

Cheng Yan wanted to say goodbye, but felt that they would never see each other again, so he said nothing.

He turned around and walked into the studio, and when he entered the door, he threw the note in his pocket into the trash can at the door, with Jiang Muping's name and his mobile phone number written on it.

There are six people in the studio, three apprentices, two assistants, and the boss Cheng Yan.Zhu Yu was the latest to come to the studio, but he has the closest relationship with Cheng Yan, mainly because he has a more lively personality and is lovable.

He also knew about Cheng Yan's blind date today.

"Teacher, was that person on a blind date with you just now?"

Cheng Yan entered the lounge, took off his coat and sat on the sofa, closed his eyes and said, "Xiaoyu, pour me a glass of water."

"Okay." Zhu Yu hurriedly poured a glass of water for Cheng Yan, pulled a small bench and sat down beside the sofa, "He's quite handsome."

Cheng Yan lifted his eyelids and glanced at him.

"I said the one who sent you back. I think he seems to be the most handsome among all the people who have chased you. He looks quite temperamental. What does he do?"

"He didn't chase me."

Zhu Yu chuckled twice: "Slip of the tongue, what is he doing?"

Cheng Yan got up and took a sip of water: "Teacher."

"I'll go, man of culture."

Zhu Yu didn't go to school after graduating from high school. His family conditions were not good, his parents died early, and there was a sick grandmother at home, who became poor due to illness, so he couldn't afford to go to school. His longing for university made him have a feeling for intellectuals Instinctive reverence.

There is no shortage of apprentices with diplomas in Chengyan's studio. There is a child who graduated from a well-known art school and has much better artistic skills than Zhu Yu, but Zhu Yu is the one who pleases Chengyan the most.

"Teacher, why are you back so early, why don't you go to a movie or something?"

"We didn't even stay on the phone, watching some movies."

"What do you mean, you...didn't make it?"

"It can't be done."

"Why?"

Cheng Yan said something in his heart: "I'm not good enough for him."

Zhu Yu was taken aback for a moment, and his face suddenly changed: "What are you talking about?"

Cheng Yan thought his expression was funny.

"You want money and money, you want good looks, how can you not match them?"

"Identity, family background, knowledge, heart, many things are not worthy."

Zhu Yu seemed unable to accept Cheng Yan's self-deprecating, and frowned: "You just met him once, so it's too early to draw conclusions."

Cheng Yan lowered his head and stroked the thin calluses between his fingers, and said, "I've seen him a long time ago, and I've seen him many times."

Chengyan remembered Jiang Muping, his name, his appearance, and he was very good.