Urban Film and Television: Jiang Lai is the Top Choice

Hu Yifei was in a low mood and looked at Yang Chu, saying, "I'm sorry!"

Yang Chu knew why Hu Yifei apologized to him, and he smiled as he rubbed Hu Yifei's face, saying, "It's all in the past, let it go. We need to look forward, there's still a long way to go."

"Yes! There's still a long future ahead!"

After Hu Yifei finished speaking, she dodged Yang Chu's hand, turned her head to the side, and wiped away her tears.

"I didn't rest well last night, I'm going to lie down for a while longer."

Yang Chu knew perfectly well that Hu Yifei wanted to escape for a while, so he smiled and shook his head, saying, "You've been here with me for quite a while now, aren't you going back to class?"

Hu Yifei waved her hand and said, "I took a six-month leave."

After saying that, Hu Yifei went upstairs without turning her head.

Yang Chu then turned to Qin Yumo and said, "You didn't also take a six-month leave, did you?"

Qin Yumo shrugged and said, "My job as a beauty consultant isn't that hard to find, so I just quit! Besides, plucking a single hair from your leg would earn me more than I've made in my entire life, so I've decided to give up trying and just pluck your leg hair instead."

Yang Chu smiled and shook his head, not saying anything more. He stood up and said to Qin Yumo, "Let's go, let's go for a walk! Get some exercise!"

Qin Yumo smiled and nodded, then followed Yang Chu as they wandered around the villa.

To be honest, Yang Chu hadn't really explored the villa properly since arriving, especially the backyard, which he hadn't visited even once!

When Yang Chu walked to the back courtyard, he found that it was completely different from the front hall. It was not as fancy as the front hall, but rather simple and plain.

After carefully examining the place, Yang Chu couldn't help but admire it. The decor here was definitely in Tan Zongming's style—understated luxury and simple enjoyment.

Yang Chu looked through each of the rooms in the back courtyard.

The rooms here basically include a music room, a study, a chess room, and a tea room. To Yang Chu's amusement and dismay, there is also a yoga room. Yang Chu did not expect that Tan Zongming would practice yoga. Everything else is normal, such as a gym, a small kitchen, and the entrance to the underground wine cellar.

Yang Chu walked into the study and saw a painting of a lady hanging on the wall. Yang Chu thought it was painted by Tang Bohu, but upon closer inspection, he found it was a high-quality forgery. Yang Chu immediately lost interest.

Just as Yang Chu was about to leave the study, he suddenly remembered what Jiang Lai had said when she was jealous.

He turned back and asked the waiter, "Do you have any paint here?"

"Yes! Do you need me to go get it?"

"Bring it here, I'm going to draw a few pictures."

The waiter nodded and went to prepare it.

Qin Yumo looked at Yang Chu with some surprise and said, "You don't mean you're going to paint ink wash paintings?"

Yang Chu sighed helplessly and said, "We have to draw a few! We can't refuse!"

Yang Chu knew that Jiang Lai had deliberately acted childishly last time, but the envy in Jiang Lai's eyes for his paintings was genuine.

Since we have time now, why not grant Jiang Lai's little wish?

Therefore, Yang Chu decided to paint a traditional Chinese ink painting for each of Jiang Lai, Wang Manni, and Fang Wenxi.

Qin Yumo looked at Yang Chu with a hint of doubt in her eyes. She didn't know if Yang Chu was good at drawing, so she didn't ask him to draw one for her.

After the waiter brought the drinks and laid out the paper, Yang Chu closed his eyes and pondered what kind of ink painting he should create for Jiang Lai.

After much deliberation, Yang Chu decided to paint a picture of Jiang Lai in a cheongsam from the Republican era, mainly because Jiang Lai's face was slightly long, and ink paintings of other clothing wouldn't look very good.

However, Yang Chu also had a mischievous idea and painted Jiang Lai a little more glamorous, since Jiang Lai usually loves to wear glamorous makeup!

But despite all the joking around, Yang Chu also drew a portrait of Jiang Lai as a typical Jiangnan woman, just in case Jiang Lai caught him and gave him a beating.

Then Yang Chu drew another picture of Fang Wenxi. Fang Wenxi's face was a bit big, but it would be good enough to draw her in ancient costume as a Tang Dynasty empress.

However, as soon as Yang Chu picked up his brush, a question came to mind: In ancient times, the empress held the position of the principal wife. If Yang Chu painted this portrait for Fang Wenxi, would Jiang Lai and the others have any thoughts about it?

To ensure the stability of the inner quarters, Yang Chu decisively abandoned the idea of ​​painting the Empress.

After much deliberation, Yang Chu finally decided to paint a female physician portrait for Fang Wenxi, which would suit Fang Wenxi's job and avoid causing jealousy or rivalry.

So Yang Chu decided to paint a comic strip using ink wash, depicting the entire process from seeing a doctor, getting medicine, brewing medicine, and serving the medicine.

Looking at the painting in front of him, Yang Chu felt it was somewhat childish. He sighed helplessly and painted another one: a beautiful woman enjoying the scenery under the flowers.

After finishing the painting, Yang Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he wasn't satisfied with the first painting, the second one was decent enough that Fang Wenxi shouldn't have any objections.

Then there was Wang Manni, which gave Yang Chu a bit of a headache.

Jiang Lai and Wang Manni look almost identical, how should I draw them!

After much thought, Yang Chu decided to paint a picture of Wang Manni strolling in the bamboo forest. However, the expression and demeanor in the picture Yang Chu painted were slightly more restrained, and the expression was a bit more timid compared to Jiang Lai's two paintings.

After Yang Chu finished drawing, he was about to put down his pen, but seeing that Jiang Lai and Fang Wenxi had each drawn two pictures, he wondered if drawing only one for Wang Manni would make her have some reservations.

Yang Chu sighed, picked up his pen again, and continued drawing. This time, the drawing he made for Wang Manni was simpler; she was just wearing a cheongsam, holding a round fan, and waiting expectantly at the door.

After putting down his pen, Yang Chu said, "All done! It's finally finished."

No sooner had Yang Chu finished speaking than a series of hurried footsteps were heard.

Immediately afterward, Hu Yifei, Qin Yumo, Dan Dan, and Bao Niannian rushed in.

Hu Yifei muttered to herself, "I didn't expect you could paint ink wash paintings! I'd like to see how good you are."

After speaking, Hu Yifei looked at the six paintings placed to the side.

Bao Niannian and Dandan also walked forward chattering and looked down.

Yang Chu looked at Shan Shan and Bao Niannian with some surprise and asked, "When did you two arrive?"

After only glancing at the painting a few times, she said, "We arrived this morning, but when we got here, Sister Yu Mo said you were painting, so we didn't disturb you."

"Morning?"

Yang Chu glanced at the time in surprise. He was shocked to find that it was already 4:30 in the afternoon. Yang Chu had been painting for at least eight hours.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Chu heard his stomach rumbling.

Yang Chu looked at Dan Dan and the others speechlessly and said, "Then you should call me when you're eating!"

Dandan pouted and turned her head to the side, saying, "Who knows what you're thinking? We were just afraid of bothering you."