Warm and respectful people

After a meeting, Wang Man managed to find some famous people from everyone. At the end of the meeting, He Wen smiled stiffly.

"Wang Man, what do you think?"

"Then let's do this for now." Wang Man smiled calmly.

After the end, a group of people went out one after another without staying for a moment.

Several colleagues gathered together to chat while Wang Man was away.

"I don't have hundreds of nannies at home, so I can't do such a messy thing."

"He Zu is such a good talker, his face froze because of her anger."

"We're not a sales company, and we don't have performance requirements. What kind of monster is she doing?"

"It's not that I want to get in touch with more people, but I can also get acquainted in front of the leader."

A group of people chattered in a hurry, but after Wang Man came in, they were all silent, and they had to put on a smile in front of their faces.

At noon, Xia Wen met Wang Man in the bathroom again. There was agarwood burning beside the open sink. She turned on the tap and squeezed some hand sanitizer on her hands.

Wang Man came in from the door, stopped behind her, and the two looked at each other in the mirror.

"I asked someone from your group today, Wen Wen, will you be unhappy?"

Today, Wang Man is still wearing an elegant suit, with meticulous makeup, and adjusted the position of the pearl earrings in front of the mirror. Although she said something that seemed to be apologetic, her face was overflowing with pride .

Probably because she really looked down on her who wore clothes worth hundreds of dollars.

Looking at his blue striped shirt in the mirror, Xia Wen felt to himself that the texture looked pretty good.

"I don't care." Xia Wen said the truth.

Wang Man also squeezed a little hand sanitizer on her hands, and there was a splashing sound of water coming out.

"The situation of the Shen family is quite special. Although she is a university teacher, she is actually very difficult to get in touch with. She won't even meet people she doesn't know, let alone have a good face. I do this because I don't want to see You hit a snag."

Xia Wen actually wanted to laugh when she heard that, everyone knew Shen Xueyu's bad reputation, she blinked, but couldn't hold back the corners of her eyes from rising slightly.

"... I am very grateful to you." This is indeed Xia Wen's sincere words.

Originally expecting to see Xia Wen jumping in anger, but turned out to be so indifferent, Wang Man was a little surprised, frowned and took out a tissue to wipe her hands.

-

A few days later, Xu Fengmian contacted Xia Wen to talk to the publishing house about publishing the album.

Xia Wen originally thought that it would be after the long vacation at the earliest, but she didn't expect it to be so soon. She and the other party made an appointment at a cafe near the museum, and took an hour or two off with He Wen at noon at work.

When they arrived, Xu Fengmian and the editor had already arrived.

The warm light shone through the floor-to-ceiling glass on the long wooden table, and the editor took out a stack of contracts from his bag.

"Two copies, one for the author and one for the publisher. If there is no problem, you can sign it. After signing, we can enter the process of editing and publishing. I think your work has almost taken shape, so it can be published before the end of the year. It is not a problem for the sample draft to be printed before the Spring Festival."

Xia Wen was stunned.

Because of this picture book, she did not ask for less before, and met with several publishing houses. No matter how big or small the position is, she always accompanied her cautiously.

She looked at the name of the publishing house on the contract, and it was one of the few publishing houses with the best picture albums, generally publishing the works of big names in the industry.

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Liu, are you right?" Xia Wen glanced at Xu Fengmian in surprise.

"Are you sure you want to publish my picture book for free?" There is such a good thing.

The editor was also a little surprised: "Of course it won't be free. We will pay you the corresponding manuscript fee. The market price will be given to you, so it will not be particularly high, but we guarantee that it will never be lower than other authors."

There is still a manuscript fee? ? ?

Xia Wen was a little overwhelmed, and began to wonder if this person was a scammer. Seeing Xia Wen's strange expression, Xu Fengmian probably guessed what the other person was thinking, so he reminded her: "I have read the contract clearly before coming here, there is no problem. , and the publishing house has no problems."

After speaking, Xu Fengmian took a serious look: "Wen Wen, there is one more thing I didn't tell you, that is, your album is not published separately, it is part of a series, and it will be placed in the section of the new generation of painters."

It's not published separately, is it going to be put together with some people who draw poorly, is it some rich third generation playing tricks, she was used to make up the numbers.

It seems that it is not unacceptable.

"Yes. As long as you can get out."

Xu Fengmian felt that what he said was too tactful: "The main artist of this series is Lin Weiwei."

The editor also echoed: "That's right, Teacher Lin Weiwei is the lead artist of this series, and there will be six albums coming out together."

Xia Wen stared at Xu Fengmian with wide eyes: "Is it Lin Weiwei that I know?"

The editor smiled: "Is there a third Lin Weiwei among the painters?"

Lin Weiwei is one of the most eye-catching talented painters in the domestic painting circle. She has won many awards internationally. The most important thing is that she is Xia Wen's only idol since she started studying painting.

She is the painter she admires the most.

But now Xia Wen's own name can appear in a series of albums with Lin Weiwei, which is something she dared not even dream of.

Xia Wen's hands trembled a little when signing.

After the person left, Xia Wen's eyes were a little red, and she looked at Xu Fengmian: "Thank you, thank you very much."

Xu Fengmian was so cute by Xia Wen's appearance, she touched Xia Wen's head: "Don't thank me, I didn't do anything."

Xia Wen shook his head: "Impossible. I know my ability. Although I work hard, I don't have enough talent. The most important thing in this field is talent. Without your help, how could it be possible."

-

The week is not over yet, and another seven-day long holiday is ushered in.

Xia Wen originally planned to stay at home for a full seven days. Xia Yuan didn't mind much before, he would deal with human relations alone, but this year he decided to take Xia Wen out for a walk to meet more people.

"Those relatives know a lot of people, maybe they can introduce you to a few."

Xia Wen's scalp was numb by his father, so when Shen An'an called her to invite her to participate in a self-driving trip with girlfriends, Xia Wen agreed without thinking.

At that time, she had no idea what a self-driving car would be like on November [-].

On the morning of the first day of the holiday, Shen An'an appeared downstairs in Xia Wen's house in a black leather jacket.

Xia Wen went down with a backpack and a small luggage bag in her hand. She walked around Shen An'an's blue BMW.

"This self-driving car, are you driving it? Where's your driver?" Xia Wen asked, and he blamed himself for asking everything clearly and agreeing.

Shen Anan shook the key in his hand: "This is a birthday present from my mother. It has been eating ashes in the garage for a long time. I have to take it out for a walk."

"Are you on the road? Is it legal?"

Shen Anan took out her driver's license: "I just got it, it's still warm."

Xia Wen felt that she had jumped from one fire pit to another, and she sat in the co-pilot as if she was dead, and fastened her seat belt tightly.

"Two lives per car, be more careful." Xia Wen urged worriedly.

However, Jing did not develop in the direction of a horror story, because both the city and the elevated roads were full of vehicles, as if they had come to a parking lot.

Shen An'an even unpacked the bag of French fries, and a "bang -" sounded in the narrow compartment.

"I think it will take a long time to get stuck like this, why don't we change our destination?" Xia Wen asked.

They originally wanted to go to a popular nearby ancient town, neither of them had been there before, and wanted to take advantage of the holiday to relax.

"It is estimated that most of the people blocking here have the same idea as us." Xia Wen said.

In the end, Shen An'an got off the elevated road at the nearest intersection and went to a little-known ancient town. It was far less famous than the previous one, but the advantage was that there were fewer people.

Even after changing the location, the two of them still stumbled along the way, and it was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived.

Shen An'an didn't have time to book accommodation online, and when she arrived, she found that the few homestays had been almost booked, and the rest were windowless or very small rooms.

The pampered Miss Shen was naturally unwilling.

When the two of them were frowning, Shen An'an suddenly found a savior.

She held Xia Wen's hand excitedly: "The girl who went upstairs just now is my sister's student!"

The last two joined Shen Xueyu's team together.

Shen Xueyu brought three students, two graduate students, a man and a woman, and a Ph.D., Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan booked the room very early, covering the entire floor.He originally wanted to play with Rashawan, but was flatly rejected by the teacher halfway, but now he met again.

If it is said that two people have no fate, then no one will believe it.

Jiang Chuan led the two girls to choose a room, and specially chose the one with the best view for Xia Wen. He excitedly led her to the balcony, opened the door, and all the landscapes and houses in the ancient town came into view.

Shen An'an clamored to live here, but Jiang Chuan forced her to go to the next one.

After arriving at the destination, Shen Xueyu, who had been dealing with things in the room, only saw Shen An'an and Xia Wen when she came out.

Xia Wen greeted her naturally, and she leaned against the door with a gentle smile in her eyes, without rejection or nostalgia.

Shen Xueyu's hand holding the doorknob tightened unconsciously.

At dusk, six people sat around in the yard of the hotel to eat barbecue. On the wire shelf, there was the smell of fire and smoke. Next to it was the sparkling river surface. There were several black boats parked on the river surface. In the distance was a curved The bridge, beside the bridge are weeds dyed red by the setting sun.

Jiang Chuan gave Xia Wen the grilled kebab first, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the other two students.

Shen An'an leaned into Xia Wen's ear, and smiled maliciously: "What a sunny boy, don't you think about straightening yourself?"

Xia Wen directly stuffed a toasted steamed bun into her mouth.

"I told you that the best way to forget someone is to find someone new." Shen Anan looked at her sister provocatively as she spoke.

Of course, Shen Xueyu noticed Jiang Chuan's overly straightforward enthusiasm for Xia Wen.

But she knew that she was not qualified to dictate Xia Wen's life now.

Jiang Chuan brought a box of beer from nowhere, tore off the transparent wrapping paper, and distributed a can to everyone: "Barbecue and wine, the more you drink, the more delicious you are."

It made everyone laugh.

Several cans of pop-top tabs were pulled open, bluish-white foam scrambled out, and the air that hadn't dissipated the heat felt a little more like a summer evening.

Xia Wen also took a few sips lightly, feeling refreshed all over, and the tiredness from several days in a row was much better.

Shen Xueyu took two bottles of mineral water, walked behind the two of them, put one bottle beside Shen Anan, and handed the other bottle to Xia Wen.

"If you're thirsty, drink water, or drink less."

Xia Wen didn't refuse, and said "thank you" with narrowed eyes.

From everyone's point of view, there was nothing unnatural between the two of them, simply, Shen Xueyu was just her best friend's sister.

After dinner, a group of people discussed going to the ancient town.

Like most ancient towns, it is surrounded by a slender stream, with bustling night markets and quiet homestays on both sides.

The clear moonlight shines on the floating water waves, flowing quietly.

Xiawen University studied Chinese painting for a period of time, and learned a lot of techniques, but she was always a bit short of that kind of artistic conception. At this moment, she stood on the bluestone road by the water, and she had a little feeling.

A group of people came out together, and they dispersed as they walked. The few people headed by Jiang Chuan like to be lively and like to sneak into the crowd.

Xia Wen slowly backed out.

She walked in a direction with few people. On the road with few people, she passed an ancient garden. The stone sign in front of the door wrote the origin of this garden.

The house of a scholar family in the late Qing Dynasty.

Most of the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River give people a narrow and cramped feeling, with small gardens separated by winding corridors.

Xia Wen sat on the edge of the corridor, wanting to touch the red maple leaf in the yard, with a tiny still running water in the middle.

Her body tilted, she didn't control the strength well, she was about to fall, and the momentary feeling of weightlessness scared her out of her wits.

Then suddenly there was a force on her waist that pulled her back, and after a while, she sat down firmly again.

She glanced at the hand on her waist, and there was a brown mole on the white finger.

You don't need to look to know who it is.

Xia Wen lowered his head: "Why are you here?"

Shen Xueyu let go of her hand and stood straight behind her: "It's not safe for a girl to be alone."

Xia Wen smiled even bigger: "I used to be younger and went to the United States alone, so why are you not afraid that I'm not safe?"

"My English is not good, and I can't even speak a sentence."

Shen Xueyu's face darkened a bit: "I'm sorry, it won't happen in the future."

Xia Wen stroked the wooden pillars: "Where is the future?"

Just as Shen Xueyu was about to say something, the phone in her coat pocket vibrated. She took it out, and the light in the dim garden was dim, and the phone screen became brighter.

Xia Wen glanced casually, and saw the word "Jiang Nian".

The vibration of the phone didn't stop, so Shen Xueyu picked it up.

"What's up?"

Xia Wen took advantage of this gap to leave the garden by himself.

Jiang Nian: "It's nothing. I remember that before returning to China, you asked me for Lin Weiwei's contact information. I met her today, and I was talking about you. I remember that you have no interest in art, so why do you want to contact her?"

"It's something personal."

Jiang Nian understood Shen Xueyu's subtext, so she didn't ask any further, and changed the subject: "I heard you went out to play, when will you be back?"

"In a few days. It's okay, hang up first."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Wen was nowhere to be seen when he turned around.

After leaving the garden, the night was even darker, she didn't dare to go into the dark alone, and joined the main force after walking a few steps towards the bright light.

A group of people went into a bar to rest at the suggestion of Jiang Chuan and Shen Anan.

When you come to a bar, there is no reason not to drink.

The two masters seem to be weak in writing but can drink a lot. Holding the cups, they are quite emotional: "Scientific research dogs are really not a day with many people. Now the articles are getting more and more volume, and I also met a boss who is super good at pushing people. How can you live without a drink."

Both Shen An'an and Xia Wen were happy.Xia Wen also wanted to drink some, and always felt that his body was a little congested.

Shen An'an refused: "You can't drink."

"I drank a little beer just now, and it's nothing."

Xia Wen has always had a bigger idea than Shen An'an, and they happily drank a few sips.The tune of the music in the bar changed from slow to jumpy, and people who were anesthetized by alcohol began to feel a little delirious.

The neon lights were flickering, and Xia Wen's face was flushed.

Jiang Chuan sat next to Xia Wen and asked, "Drink more?"

Xia Wen glanced at him, his black hair was like a waterfall, and his eyes were full of amorous feelings, Jiang Chuan felt his whole body shake.

"Okay."

"Next month, our school will have a campus art festival, do you want to come to participate?"

Xia Wen's head was in a daze, and she didn't hear clearly, but when she heard the last sentence "whether or not", she nodded, who was always good-tempered.

"Yes."

When a few people were about to go back at night, Jiang Chuan wanted to help the drunk Xia Wen, but was stopped by Shen An'an.

"If you want to continue working in my sister's laboratory, you can't get involved with Xia Wen's affairs." She also kindly gave him a good opinion.

Jiang Chuan was a little puzzled.

Xia Wen is not short, but has a small frame and is very light in weight, but drunk people like to make trouble. Shen An'an did not choose to return the same way, but took a detour to the other side and took a taxi back.

Xia Wen on the back seat pressed his head against the glass.

I have been smiling for no reason, but it is a kind of smile that does not reach the bottom of the eye.

The car stopped at the door of the hotel.Shen Anan helped Xia Wen go up.

The drunk still has a little self-awareness left: "I'm not drunk, I can."

Stumbled into the elevator and went straight to the third floor.

In the confined space, Xia Wen leaned on Shen An'an's shoulder: "My head hurts."

"I shouldn't let you drink it. If my sister finds out, it's time to scold me again."

When the elevator arrived, Xia Wen's room was on the right hand side and walked to the end. The lights in the corridor were on all night, and there was a person standing at the end from a distance.

The other party saw two people approaching.

Shen Xueyu came over and took the drunken Xia Wen from Shen Anan.

"Why do you always take her to drink?"

Shen An'an felt that she was a little innocent, every time she was bumped into by her sister, she didn't dare to stay any longer, and went back to her room after the person was handed over.

Shen Xueyu helped him into the room.

Xia Wenruan fell on the snow-white sheets, her face was buried in the sheets, her long black hair was more vivid.

Shen Xueyu unscrewed a bottle of water and straightened Xia Wen's body. Seeing the muttering in her mouth, she leaned closer to listen.

"Hook three and four, Shen Xueyu, you scumbag."