[Entertainment] Atypical 'immigrant' daily life

In Seoul at the end of August, there were few people on the road. It was the hottest time of the day at two o’clock in the afternoon. The bright sun outside the window shone into the room from the window sill, and the too hot light was covered by the hazy lace curtain. , fell on Li Xiyan's almost pious face, casting a layer of natural soft light on her.

Li Xiyan slowly flattened and straightened the linen, and carefully tapped the nails one by one to fix the canvas.Her movements are extremely slow, so slow that it is impossible to tell. It is because her hand is raw, and she has to get used to it little by little. This movement has been done for nearly ten years; or she is too careful, afraid that the courage she finally summoned will cause the Because of one of her mistakes, it dispersed again.

Touch the frame with your hand to confirm the condition of the canvas, pick up the brush at hand, and prepare to apply the primer.When I was in junior high school, the teacher in the studio was used to adding some water to the primer. The teacher she followed at first did not add water, which could better seal the grain pores of the linen.

Many of her habits are acquired from childhood, which are different from the children in the studio. For example, she is more used to making canvases by herself instead of buying ready-made ones.In fact, it is better to be older and do it yourself. Too young not only lacks strength, but also easily hurts yourself if you are not careful.

Li Xiyan can't remember when she officially started to learn painting, but when she was two years old or younger, she could hold chopsticks and just hold a paintbrush.In the beginning, it was Li's mother who taught her. When she was a little over three years old, Li's mother took her to see paintings and chase after teachers, because Li's mother was afraid that she would delay her daughter.In fact, the foundation is the same thing, there is no difference, but Mother Li dare not easily instill what she thinks is the foundation in her daughter.

When I was in high school, I insisted on going my own way and dropped my paintbrush. At first, it was a successful resistance to my mother's power, but now I can't tell whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.Li Xiyan went to high school at the age of 16. As long as she can remember, she studied painting for at least 13 years, and was thrown away just like that.The calluses on Happy’s hands slowly disappeared. Now, with a pair of soft and slender hands, he picked up the paintbrush again after seven years, but he didn’t know if he could still hold the brush steadily.

She wanted to leave something for those people, those things, and the dream that she had to dare to think about. Li Xiyan wanted to draw them all.Whether it is saying goodbye to the past or welcoming the new future, she is just innocent now, and wants to use what she has learned to commemorate everything she has done, that's all.

Li Xiyan inhales slowly with the brush, and stretches it forward steadily. When making the base glue, the force should be light, fast, quick and even. Spots, after the glue dries, it will bubble and bulge, and if you use too much force, the brass will be loosened, so you need to tighten it again.

The theory has long been familiar by heart. She is too used to making this thing. Seven years ago, she could do it while humming, with one stroke, two strokes, and three strokes. The glue on the cloth is nothing like what she has seen before. The appearance is too light, too heavy, neither submissive nor uniform.

In the shadows under the sun, there seems to be a violent beast, the brush is thrown to the canvas, and the quiet room suddenly 'touch! 'With a loud bang, the jingling thing fell to the ground.There were hurried footsteps outside, and Jin Huizi pushed open the door of the study, "What's the matter, what's the matter?"

The study was in a mess. My daughter said she planned to learn painting, and a pile of things she bought fell on the ground in a mess. Jin Huizi ran over to remove the wooden shelf that fell on Li Xiyan's feet, and squatted down to try to pull up her trousers. Get up to see if there is any injury, but Li Xiyan grabs her.

"It's nothing, I accidentally knocked down the easel." Li Xiyan took Jin Huizi's hand, walked straight out, closed the messy study with her backhand, took her to the living room to sit down, and went to the kitchen to pour water for her "Didn't you go to have dinner with Brother Deye? Why did you come back so early?"

Jin Huizi couldn't sit still on the sofa, got up and went to the kitchen to take the cup in her hand, and poured herself a glass of water, "Didn't you say you were going to write a thesis, why did you get something for painting, you should go out with me I happened to meet Deye for dinner, and it’s been a long time since we met last time.” Although Li Deye and Li Xiyan didn’t have much contact at first, things are not what they used to be, now there are only these women left in the family, one Brother is a good thing to Li Xiyan.

Putting the water glass on the table, Jin Huizi took out an apple and asked her if she wanted to eat it. Seeing her nodding, she happily peeled the skin for her. What kind of double degree, he even asked me to persuade you, don't be so lucky, if..."

"It's okay, and it's not very unfortunate. I'm just a little tired from looking for information for a while, so I want to relax." Li Xiyan interrupted her chatter. She really doesn't want to contact Li Deye, but she can't really After breaking this relationship, Ms. Jin has no objection to contacting her, so she can forget about it.

As for the graduation thesis, Li Xiyan was still struggling. It took her more than two months to finalize the outline with her own language advantages, "On How to Guide French Majors to Take advantage of English to Learn French".

Ms. Jin's hands are very skillful. Li Xiyan watched her nimbly turning the apples with her fingers, and the peels fell on the sink in circles. The pile was round and beautiful.The irritability in the bottom of my heart was like a peeled fruit, which fell into an invisible corner, and asked her softly, "Is it okay to install a small TV in your room? If you don't want to in the living room, you say it's a waste of money. Put a small TV in your room." in the room?"

The original owner of the house was a fanatic and installed built-in cinema equipment in the living room, including a projector that took up half of the wall. I don’t know what he thought at the time, but the installation was fixed. It would be troublesome to take it away when moving, so I sold half of it. I gave them half of it.Ms. Jin doesn't want to buy a TV because she has this, but she doesn't like watching movies all day long, and Li Xiyan is also busy, so the high-end equipment is basically idle.

"Isn't that the same? It costs money. I don't do anything at home every day. You are still a student. The more you spend, the less money you spend. There will be more places for you to use it in the future." Jin Huizi cut the apple into small pieces I inserted one piece and handed it to Li Xiyan, "It's all because of my mother, it's too useless, and I can't help you. This house will take 15 years to pay back. I don't even dare to think about it for such a long time."

Li Xiyan bit the apple with her hand, "That should be my fault, I thought too simple at first, and if it weren't for you, I wouldn't even be able to eat apples now." After falling in love with Jin Xiche, it seemed to light up She is inexplicably proficient in any new skills, such as coaxing people.

Jin Huizi wanted to go out to work at first, but she had no academic qualifications and no social experience. The job she was looking for was either a hard-working restaurant dishwasher or a housekeeper. Not to mention Li Xiyan disagreed, even Li Deye strongly opposed it.It's not that Li Xiyan opposes her independence, she wants Ms. Jin to be independent, otherwise both of them will be very miserable.

Li Xiyan herself didn't understand how to take care of another person's life. She knew that she was being supported by her sense of responsibility, but no matter how responsible she was, there would be a day when she would be worn out, and she couldn't stay with her all the time. She, however, cannot be independent in this way, this way is too fortunate.

Jin Huizi has lived with Li's father for decades, not to mention the rich wife who is covered with famous brands. When Li's father was rich, the family also had some jewelry.Now as soon as the husband left, he suddenly wanted to see what was going on with his daughter by his side.It was Li Deye who told Li Xiyan about this, to be precise, he called her to scold her, otherwise Li Xiyan would not have known about it.

Listen to the father when the father is around, listen to the husband when the husband is around, and listen to the daughter when he is gone.She looks exactly the same as Li's mother, but her personality is completely opposite. Jin Huizi, whose standard of living depends on others, has never made any decisions on her own, and of course has no concept of money.

The big and small things of the Li family are all decided by Li's father, otherwise there will be Grandma Park, and the family's finances are not in the hands of Ms. Jin.Also because of this, Li's mother has a very traditional concept of money. Whether it is owed to others or to the bank, it is all owed money. That is 15 years!

The so-called 15 years is about this new house.Li Xiyan and Ms. Kim's new home is in Yeouido, the so-called rich area of ​​Seoul. It was originally just a small island on the Han River, but now it is one of the most expensive places in Korea, and it will certainly be more expensive in the future.

In 2005, 7 million won was equivalent to about 420 million RMB according to the exchange rate. This amount of money can only be regarded as a small amount to buy a house in the capital district 12 years later, but it can be regarded as a considerable amount in Seoul now, and at the same time, there will be so-called Long repayment period of 15 years.

In terms of economic concepts, there is not much difference between Li Xiyan and Jin Huizi, maybe not as good as Jin Huizi, at least Ms. Jin has the thinking of the older generation, and saving is more reliable than spending.And Li Xiyan, who was born under the red flag and grew up in the United States, has always been a credit card kid. She used Li's mother's secondary card since she was a child. She got her own credit card right after entering university.

Li Xiyan, a former resident of the old capital, has no concept of money. When she was young, Li's mother never deducted money from her. Instead, she had a kind of compensation mentality and always bought everything she wanted.If you go back to your grandma and grandpa, there will be no shortage of money. The two old people have a lot of retirement wages, and the granddaughter will not give it to anyone else.From her cheating junior high school reselling, it can be seen how ignorant this child is about money.

Li Xiyan was still painting in elementary school. Oil painting itself is very expensive. Better painting materials are only a little expensive. Of course, this is only a dozen of cheap paints. The price of the combination is not worth it. Count the money spent on pens, oil, and cloth.Most of the children who study oil painting in modern times know a joke. The painting materials that have been squeezed out since childhood are enough to buy a house in a first-tier city with full money.

But now Li Xiyan, who has worked and saved money for several years to realize the French dream, has a much better concept of money than before.Her original budget for buying a house and moving was at most 2 million yuan. The insurance premiums of her father and brother together were almost the same amount. The house would definitely not be as good as it is now, but it wouldn't be too bad either.

It's a pity that the ideal is very full, but the reality is more backbone.For those who have enjoyed the blessings, it is very difficult for her to go back to being poor.When I first came here, there was no way to change the house in the tower house. Now there is a way to change the house. The house is still Li Xiyan’s choice. It is the first time in two lifetimes to buy such a big one. In the future, I may live in this house for more than ten years. Even for decades, if she is asked to accommodate this and that according to the limited amount, she really can't do it.

Eyes limit aesthetics, and wallets also limit eyesight. Li Xiyan is satisfied when she sees the house. The location is good, the neighborhood is good, and the 20th floor is high enough to look far away. Opening the window, you can overlook half of Seoul, and even the scenery is very good.For such a place, even if it is clear that the budget is too much and the price is outrageously high, Li Xiyan is unwilling to give up.In the end, I licked my face and convinced myself that it’s okay. Think about the big capital. This is the capital of South Korea. It will definitely rise in the future, so it’s an investment.

"Don't worry about the loan. Those are all calculated thoroughly. Although the company didn't get any money when fishing was suspended, the money from going out to sea is definitely enough to pay off the mortgage. 15 years is just a long time, but it's nothing." The explanation of economic matters is not clear , Li Xiyan didn't know how to explain it, so she just stabilized Jin Huizi directly, "And it will be fine after I graduate, and it doesn't matter if I want to buy things. We won't have nothing to eat because of an extra TV."

"I don't usually watch TV very much. It's useless to buy that." Speaking of this, Jin Huizi handed the fork to Li Xiyan to let her continue eating. The box asks his daughter to offer a treasure, "Open it and have a look—"

Li Xiyan opened the lid with a smile on her face, and when she saw the classic lambskin, she admired it, "It's so beautiful, and you have a good eye. Are you going to buy a bag? I don't bring many things from Busan, so I really want to go." Buy, I forgot, shall I give you another card?" It wasn't that she didn't give Jin Huizi the money, it was that Ms. Jin refused to accept a card with an excessive amount because she couldn't use it.Now it seems that she thinks less, maybe Ms. King really just doesn't want a TV.

"Me?" Jin Huizi was stunned for a moment, put the box on the table with a smile, took out the bag and hung it directly on her daughter's shoulder, "Why should I buy this, this is for you, I saw it when I went to eat Girls carry it on their backs, so you must look good on yours too, I don’t think you have any bags.” He happily dragged Li Xiyan to look in the mirror, and stopped halfway there, “Hey Yigu, mom forgot, you don’t like it Look in the mirror, it’s okay to look good like this, do you like it?”

Li Xiyan, who had already considered whether to pick up a part-time job again, stared blankly at the happy Jin Huizi. For a moment, she seemed to see another woman, who was exactly the same as the person in front of her, and looked at her with disgust. She, tell her such a big person, take you to buy a car.The memory was just a moment, the girl who came back to her senses suddenly reached out and hugged the person standing in front of her tightly, and whispered "Thank you."

Thank you for the gift, thank you for opening that door, thank you for coming back early, thank you for being willing to come to Seoul, thank you for being my mother.