Parental Love: Jiang Weimin's Life of Lying Down

Since the clothes painted by Jiang Weimin were reproduced on Songshan Island, Jiang Weimin's paintings have been fully promoted in primary schools, middle schools and high schools. He has received more and more picture books, which makes Jiang Weimin's life very fulfilling.

However, this fulfilling life only lasted for three months.

As time went by, there were fewer and fewer people on the island who needed to paint.

Jiang Weimin took advantage of this period of time when he had more time to start classifying and organizing the picture books he had received.

During the sorting process, I found that many picture books were duplicated, and many sets of books were not complete. Many were missing two or three books, unlike the picture books in Wang Haiyang's house which were so complete.

Looking at the incomplete sets of picture books, Jiang Weimin's obsessive-compulsive disorder kicked in. He decided that if he wanted to collect them, he must collect a complete set, so he thought that he had to think of other ways to collect all the picture books.

The next day, Jiang Weimin, who had come up with an idea, stopped Jiang Yafei who was walking out.

"I need to tell you something."

"What's the matter?"

Jiang Weimin handed him a piece of paper and said, "Jiang Yafei, these books can no longer be exchanged. Now there are already three or four of these books. Here is the details. There is no point in keeping too many duplicates. I only need to collect two of the same comic book. However, comic books of the Four Great Classics can still be exchanged."

Jiang Weimin collects Dream of the Red Chamber himself. Children don’t like to read it. However, they like to read picture books like Journey to the West, Water Margin and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Jiang Weimin did not expect to make money from collecting comic books, as there were many opportunities after the reform and opening up. He collected comic books just for personal interest.

"Jiang Weimin, how many picture books do you have now?" Jiang Yafei asked after taking the list handed over by Jiang Weimin.

"I just finished organizing it the day before yesterday. In the past three months, I have collected nearly 350 picture books. I have also drawn nearly 300 pictures in the past three months. However, the number of people who draw in exchange for picture books has decreased."

"So many, if I read one book a day I can finish it in a year." Jiang Yafei's face was full of surprise.

"I can't read that. There are more than 100 duplicates in it, so I won't collect duplicate comic books."

"That's a lot. I'll explain it to my classmates and friends tomorrow."

"One more thing. I plan to stop drawing for others after I finish collecting these things," Jiang Weimin said calmly.

"Why?" Jiang Yafei's face was full of confusion.

"I have almost collected all the comic books. It is hard to collect them now, so I plan to improve my drawings, such as the background, actions, clothing and paper size, so as to collect the comic books that I have not collected yet."

After three months of practice, my drawing skills have improved. There is no need to improve them in order to draw for others. Besides, I feel that I have collected most of the picture books on the island, so I can only collect more slowly in the future.

Jiang Weimin decided to take advantage of this final stage to collect money crazily once more, and then stop.

"Upgrade your painting" Jiang Yafei's face suddenly became full of excitement.

"Yes, I'm working on the new edition of your and Yaning's album and will give it to you tomorrow."

"Can I take a look first?"

"I can take you to have a look, but it's not finished yet and hasn't been colored yet." After saying that, Jiang Weimin led Jiang Yafei into the room.

Jiang Yafei came to the room and looked at herself in the painting, wearing brocade and satin. She looked like a fairy, and she was a little fascinated. She really wanted to see the finished product as soon as possible!

"Okay, get out now after you've finished reading! Don't disturb me while I'm painting." Jiang Weimin said speechlessly as he looked at Jiang Yafei, who looked like she was infatuated with him.

"Jiang Weimin, please draw faster. I can't wait any longer," Jiang Yafei said anxiously.

"If you call me brother, I will finish the painting for you even if I work overtime today." Jiang Weimin looked at Jiang Yafei proudly.

"Hmph, I called you a big-headed ghost, so hurry up and draw!" After saying that, he walked out of the house angrily.

The next day, the sun was shining and the breeze was blowing. Jiang Yafei was sitting on a stone bench in the yard, concentrating on reading a book she was looking for someone to talk to. Suddenly, a familiar voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Jiang Yafei, my latest upgraded 16-page picture album, which contains four landscapes on the island and four sets of new clothes corresponding to the landscapes, is now officially available." The person who spoke was Jiang Weimin, who was holding two exquisite picture albums in his hands with a proud smile on his face.

"These two books are for you and Yaning."

Jiang Yafei took the album, her eyes sparkling with excitement. She opened it and was immediately attracted by the colorful pictures inside. Every page showed a delicate and realistic painting style, as if bringing her into a dreamlike world.

"Wow, Jiang Weimin, this painting is just like a fairyland! Is this really our island? It's so beautiful, the characters, clothes and scenery are all perfectly integrated together, like a lively painting, which makes people intoxicated." Jiang Yafei's face was full of joy.

Jiang Yaning also came over and looked at the album curiously. She was also deeply moved by these beautiful paintings.

“Yes, it’s so beautiful! These paintings make our island so charming, as if we are in a fairyland in a fairy tale.”

They were immersed in the beauty of the album and praised Jiang Weimin's painting talent.

Jiang Weimin listened to the sisters' praise and felt a sense of accomplishment. He smiled and said, "Thank you for liking my work. This time I deliberately used new painting techniques to present the most beautiful side of our island. I hope this album can become a beautiful memory for us."

Jiang Yafei gently stroked the cover of the album, feeling the warmth on it. She looked at Jiang Weimin with gratitude.

"Jiang Weimin. Your album made me see a different island. It turns out that our island is so beautiful. It's just that we have become accustomed to such scenery. But it is so beautiful when presented on the drawing paper. Thank you. I will treasure this gift."

"That's right, Third Brother will also keep it well. Third Brother is the best."

"Haha, as long as you like it." Jiang Weimin was very happy seeing his two sisters happy.

"Oh, Yafei, don't forget the details I gave you yesterday. This kind of painting only collects the ones I haven't collected yet. At the same time, this kind of painting can also draw a family photo. You can choose any scenic spot, but you need two picture books for the photo."

Jiang Weimin thought for a moment and added, "The previous way of painting only exchanged for the comic books of the four great classics, no matter how many copies were collected."

"Absolutely no problem. I guarantee to complete the task. But it seems that the clothes cannot be made this time!" Jiang Yafei said with envy as she looked at the clothes in the album.

"It's definitely impossible to make it. I made it based on the clothes in Dream of the Red Chamber. The skills of the people on the island should be difficult to replicate."

Jiang Weimin said confidently and affirmatively that after all, making such a piece of clothing nowadays is time-consuming and laborious, and no one in this era would spend so much energy to make such a piece of clothing.