in the name of painting

In the place where Si Huanian wanted to be aggressive again, Lu Yi almost believed that she was really doing well now.

This house, these decorations full of traces of Wu's life, can't deceive anyone.

Si Huanian couldn't let go.

Lu Yi drank up her glass of milk, but didn't dare to touch Si Huanian's bread again, she still wanted to leave alive.

Before going out, Lu Yi glanced at the small apartment again. For a moment, she wanted to call Wu her and tell her what happened here, but she quickly stopped the thought.

As the door closed, Lu Yi laughed at herself, she had handled her own feelings in a mess, so how could she have the right to criticize others.

In the days that followed, Lu Yi never went to see Li Xi again, and the daily contact became less and less.

Lu Yi is hiding, she thinks it's time to get away from Li Xi's life.

Since she didn't have the courage to walk in, she shouldn't block the door all the time and block her happiness.

There are already good people around Li Xi who can take care of her and give her support, she no longer needs herself...

***

Saturday evening, Liyi Studio.

After seeing off the children in the painting class, Li Xi went back to tidy up the studio and prepare for tomorrow's class.

Mother Li is also there. She is a university teacher. She is on summer vacation, so she comes to help her daughter.

"Xiao Li, what do you think of your student's father? It's a doctor named Zhao, right?"

Dr. Zhao often sent flowers over recently, but Li didn't want to accept them, so he asked his son to help them stay in the studio.

The bouquets of fiery roses are eye-catching, so that all the students and parents, as well as Li Xi's parents, know that someone is chasing her.

When mentioning Dr. Zhao, Li Xi felt a little helpless, "Mom, why are you even gossiping like this?"

Mother Li: "I'm just curious, don't worry, your emotional parents will let you decide for yourself."

Li Xi: "I've been thinking about how to reject him recently."

Mother Li: "Oh? Didn't see the right eye?"

Li Xi: "Well, he's not my type."

Mother Li: "Then what type do you like?"

Li Xi stopped writing, and a specific face appeared in her mind:

Short fluffy hair, long bangs, always blocking those eyes that will shine when seeing yourself, obviously the world is only black and white, but so optimistic, sometimes silly and cute...

Li Xi was lost in thought, when Li's mother interrupted with a smile: "Hey, my daughter already has a crush on her?"

Li Xiqiao blushed and did not deny it.

Mother Li went on to say, "If you have a chance, introduce me to your dad?"

Li Xi shook her head: "She is too timid, I'm afraid you will scare her."

Lu Yi is indeed too timid. After so many years, his intentions have become so obvious, and he has not dared to admit that he likes him.

Mother Li: "How come, as long as it's what you like, parents are easy to talk to."

Li Xi is not worried about this, her parents have a long history of studying abroad and are very open-minded, even if they know that they like girls, they will not say much.

It's just···

Li Xi opened the phone's information interface, and the message sent to Lu Yi the day before yesterday has not been replied yet.If nothing happened, then Lu Yi was avoiding herself.

Looking at the rose bouquet in the corner of the studio before she had time to throw it, Li Xi quickly understood why Lu Yi wanted to avoid her.

She knows Lu Yi too well, that person is usually quite courageous in his actions, but when it comes to feelings, he is always worried about this and that.

Li Xi sighed, and said to Li Mu: "Just wait a little longer."

Give Lu Yi some more time.

The moon in the sky was covered by thick clouds, occasionally revealing a little clear light.

Wait a little longer, the clouds will always pass, and the moonlight will eventually fall.

***

Sucheng, Wu's Yanfang.

A new batch of color-making raw materials came into the store today, and Wu and Xiaoju sorted it out until late.

The moon is hazy.

She Wu sent Xiaoju to the door, a little apologetic, "I'll call a car to take you back."

"It's okay, I came here by bicycle, it's very close to my school."

Xiaoju is a student at a local university, studying art theory. Wu's part-time job here pays her wages and is often very free. She is also allowed to read books during working hours, which is not too good.

The important thing is that the boss is still so eye-catching...

She Wu nodded, told her to be careful on the road, then turned around and put a notice on the door panel.

Xiaoju was startled when she saw it, "Boss, do you still want to recruit?"

Is it not enough to have me as a cutie?

She smoothed the notice with her hand, and explained: "This time, I am recruiting apprentices. I will learn how to make paint with me. It will not conflict with you."

Time to find the right person to carry on Dad's craft.

Wu's ambition is not here, and it takes a lot of time to take care of her mother. In terms of color production, she has little spare energy.

"Boss, can you see me?" Xiaoju blinked, eager to try.

Wu looked back into Xiaoju's eyes, "Color making is very boring and tiring, are you sure you want to learn?"

Xiaoju straightened up, "I think about it, boss, I am very persevering, and I am not afraid of hardship or tiredness."

Although her self-recommendation just now was largely aimed at furthering her relationship with Wu, but at this moment she didn't want to be underestimated.

She Wu smiled, "I see, let's go back quickly."

Xiaoju's heart twisted, why did she still have the feeling of being underestimated by the boss, no, she has to perform well tomorrow, and let her know how worthy of training she is.

Xiaoju never thought that her competitor would come so quickly.

the next day.

There was no class on Sunday, so Xiaoju came early in the morning.

As soon as the open sign was put up in the store, a handsome boy walked in.

Xiaoju warmly greeted: "Welcome, our store recently launched a 12-color Chinese painting set, you..."

"Where's your boss?"

Before Xiaoju could finish speaking, the boy interrupted her with a casual attitude, as if he had walked into his own home and casually asked where my dad was?

Xiaoju took a look at this guest and thought about it, he should be the kind of person the boss wants to avoid.

"The boss is away." Xiaoju said without changing his expression.

"What? Did she go by herself?"

"Correct."

"If you lie, it's even more impossible for her to leave by herself."

"Believe it or not, anyway, the boss is not here, so you should go."

"I do not!"

······

The arguments downstairs kept ringing, Wu she gently closed the door of her mother's bedroom, frowned and walked down.

Why does the male voice downstairs sound so familiar to her?

The voice gradually became clearer, and when she walked past the corner of the stairs, she recognized the person coming at a glance.

"Xia Yu Sword?!"

This is really unexpected.

Xia Yu Jiangang was still arguing with Xiaoju, but the moment he saw Wu, he suddenly became quiet.

He was holding a big bag in his right hand, and he put his left hand in his pocket several times but failed to put it in. With a twisted and embarrassed expression, he said:

"Hi~"

She waited for a few seconds, walked down the stairs, and stood opposite Xia Yujian, "Is there something wrong?"

She didn't think that Xia Yujian came all the way from the capital just to say "Hi" to her. Could it be that... the Xia family is going to mess up again?

"that···"

Xia Yujian seemed to go dumb suddenly, unable to say a word he had prepared before coming.

My mother asked me to come and see you.

---No, Wu, she hates Xia's family, so it is more likely to cause resentment.

I'm coming to Sioux City to play, and I'll drop by to see you.

---Bah, the relationship between him and Wu is not very good, well, whoever tells it will believe it!

"That... I'm here to apply for an apprentice!"

Xia Yujian had a flash of inspiration, remembering the notice he saw at the door just now, and made up a temporary reason.

After compiling, he still praised himself in his heart, he is really smart, so it would be difficult for her to drive him away.

"what?!"

Before she had any reaction, Xiaoju jumped up first. Before she had time to show, she came out to grab a job?

Xiaoju squinted at Xia Yujian from top to bottom, "Just you?"

Xia Yujian was a little angry, who is this little girl?As soon as he came in, he kept looking for trouble, "I'm talking to Wu, it's none of your business."

When the two were about to start arguing again, she stopped them, "Okay, okay, don't quarrel, someone is resting upstairs."

Xia Yujian immediately shut up, looked in the direction upstairs, and stopped talking.

She thought of chasing people away, but she didn't believe a word Xia Yujian said just now, "Xia Yujian, stop making trouble, go back, I have nothing to say with you."

"Don't..."

Xia Yujian was in a hurry. He came to Wu this time not only to see Xia Jinnian, but also because of himself.

His improvement of Chinese painting has been stuck at a certain bottleneck for a long time.

He tried all the suggestions of the teachers, but it didn't help.One day, accidentally, he watched the video of her painting during the international competition again and again, and suddenly felt that he had found the answer.

He didn't know the details, but he firmly believed that she could help him.

But how could he have the nerve to say it directly.

"No, no, no, I really want to learn from you... really."

Xia Yujian omitted half of what he said, and said it with piercing eyes and sincerity. If he didn't know what kind of person he was, he might have been deceived.

But how could she believe Wu.

The Xia family said so many harsh words to the Wu family's color-making skills in the past, but now how can they let Xia Yujian come to learn it?

Wu she waved off the guests.

Xia Yujian was not annoyed either, and bent down to put down the bag in his hand, "Think about it, these things are regarded as apprenticeship gifts, you put them away, I specially carried them from Beijing."

Saying that, Xia Yujian walked out of the store, and before leaving, he still turned around and shouted: "I will come back tomorrow."

She Wu stepped forward and wanted to throw the bag out, but the bag was too heavy, so she didn't pick it up.

What is on the back of Xia Yu's sword so heavy?

She Wu opened the bag and looked inside, her expression paused.

It is full of supplements to help the sick recover, bottles and jars, a wide variety.

Some labels in foreign languages ​​also specially attach Chinese notes, take a ballpoint pen, and write the precautions for taking it neatly.

Wu was in a complicated mood, but she had no intention of throwing away the bag.

At this time, Xiaoju said something surprising: "Boss, that person just now was your ex-boyfriend, right?"

This is how she analyzed it. Although Xia Yujian has a distasteful personality, he still looks good. He came to him from thousands of miles away, refused to leave, and even gave him gifts. Isn't he just a typical ex in romance novels who wants to get back after being a scumbag?

What kind of cosmic invincible brain hole is this? !

Wu was glad she wasn't drinking water, or she must have sprayed it.She glanced at Xiaoju speechlessly,

"Think too much, I don't know him well."

The author has something to say: Sometimes I really want Wenwen to be seen by more people, and sometimes I am very afraid of being seen by more people...

☆、Hope corner

Xiaoju looked at her with a meaningful smile on her face, "I understand, I understand"

She Wu: No, I don't think you understand.

···

Next, Xia Yujian began to come to her shop to sign in every day.When Xiaoju was absent from class, he took over the job of looking after the store with a big face.

Unlike Xiaoju, Xia Yujian knows more about paint, and can make the customers dizzy every time he comes to the store. When he is excited, Xia Yujian will directly spread paper and give a set of painting demonstrations on the spot.

Customers who just come in to have a look will end up buying one or two paints to go back;

Customers who only come to buy a certain kind of paint will eventually buy a whole set of paint to go back;

In the end, she had to admit that with Xia Yujian, the store's business improved a lot.

Xiaoju and Xia Yujian still quarreled several times every time they met, but the two of them quarreled and developed a tacit understanding. Every time they didn't hurt each other a few words, they felt uncomfortable.

Xia Yujian was also very sensible, never went up to the second floor, and only came here every day to help sell goods, clean up, and never make trouble. Gradually, she didn't chase him away.

After Xia Yujian worked hard and worked hard on the first floor for free for three months, she finally called Xia Yujian to the studio on the second floor early one morning.

Xia Yujian looked at this color workshop as if he were looking at Xintiandi.

Small, about 30 square meters, with a skylight opened, the sunlight shines in through the gaps in the willow trees at the door, leaving water-like tree shadows on the huge workbench in the center of the room.

There are various color-making tools on the workbench: stone pestles, stone basins, hammers, and several porcelain bowls with blue bodies and white backgrounds.

The various colored stones placed on the wall shelf quickly attracted Xia Yujian's attention. He has always been fond of pure ore pigments in traditional Chinese paintings. This is the first time he has directly seen the original pigments. Before Wu could introduce him, He got excited first:

"This is azurite made of stone blue color..."

"It's malachite, it's stone green, right?"

"God, this is the cinnabar used by the emperor..."

Xia Yu's swords were all treasures, until he stopped in front of a shell-like thing, he couldn't name it all at once.

"That's a giant clam." She Wu said, and in order to make Xia Yujian understand better, she added: "The white in the picture of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains."

Xia Yujian held up the shell with both hands, put it in front of his eyes, and his voice trembled, "Then, the white that has not changed yellow for thousands of years is extracted from this material?!"

"Put it down, put it down." She Wu hurriedly stopped, "This is a thousand-year-old giant clam handed down from my family, don't drop it."

Xia Yujian carefully put the clams away, turned around, looked at Wu with bright eyes, "tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Wu she handed Xia Yujian a set of overalls, and pointed to the gold leaf paper in the stone bowl.

She Wu: "Help me polish the clay gold."

Xia Yujian: "How to grind?"

"Use your palm, like this." Wu said and she showed Xia Yujian a demonstration.

Xia Yujian familiarized himself with the movements, nodded and said, "Understood. What kind of grinding is good?"

Wu she: "Grind until the gold leaf can float in the air."

Xia Yujian: "Are you joking?"

She Wu: "No, and you can't stop once you start, or you will lose gold and grind for at least eight hours a day."

Xia Yujian: "..."

She Wu: "You feel too tired, you can leave at any time, but if you leave, please don't come back."

As soon as Wu started the show this time, she directly chose the hardest "lacquer gold" in color making to Xia Yujian, hoping that the other party would quit early and stop relying on her.

The expected refusal did not appear, Xia Yujian rolled up his sleeves, sat down in front of the stone bowl with gold leaf, raised his head, and looked at Wu with hope in his eyes, "When it is finally made into lacquered gold, can you share some with me?" ?”

She Wu: "...as you wish."

This guy has been pampered since he was a child, and it is estimated that he will only be hot for 3 minutes, and he should not be able to stand it in a few days.

She left Xia Yujian in the studio, and turned to take care of Xia Jinnian in the bedroom.

Mom's complexion has been getting better and better recently, and she faintly felt hope.

The day and night of the small town change in a blink of an eye, the streets are lit with vermilion lights, and the crowds of people gather and disperse. When the ancient street is immersed in the silence of the night, the sound of grinding in the color making room still does not stop.

Wu stood at the door with her arms folded, watching.

Xia Yujian really didn't move the place, and grinded for a day without any complaints. Don't tell me, this guy is serious about making colors, and somehow he has a bit of the shadow of his father back then.

She was about to ask Xia Yujian to take a rest when suddenly there was a very small moan from the bedroom.

Wu's eyes widened, blood surged up, and she was frozen in place for a moment.

The sound only rang once, slightly, softly, weakly, barely audible, but Wu was absolutely sure that she had just heard it!

"mom!"

···

Hope always appears inadvertently, it is the fluorescence that suddenly rises in the endless darkness, it is the soft call that suddenly sounds after a long wait, it is the person you think is in a dream, but suddenly appears in front of you.

Lu Yi opened the warehouse door, and when he saw someone coming, he guessed that his current expression must be extremely stupid and stupid.

Why did Li Xi come here? !

Under the bright yellow light at the door, Li Xi was wearing a Roland purple high-waist casual long dress, her long, fluffy hair was scattered on her shoulders, and the evening breeze blew gently, and the fragrance of gardenias wafting from her body deepened Lu Yi's mood a little bit at this moment. sense of reality.

Li Xi smiled lightly, "Won't you invite me in for a sit down?"

Lu Yi came back to his senses, his eyes flustered, and he stammered: "Wait, wait a minute."

Speaking of which, Lu Yi ran back to the house, pulled off the bed sheet, covered it on the portrait of Li Xi that he was drawing, then swept away the garbage on the table, cleaned up two places where he could sit, and then ran back to the door.

"Please come in."

Li Xi walked into the warehouse, sat in the position Lu Yi pointed out to her, and politely did not look around.

Her visit this time was not a planned itinerary, but in the past three months, there has been less and less news about Lu Yi, and Li Xi felt a little uneasy.

Lu Yi squeezed her hands and sat opposite Li Xi, not daring to look up at her.

"Are you avoiding me?" Even though a little bit of complaint could be heard in her tone, Li Xi's eyes were still full of unresolved tenderness.

Lu Yi looked up at Li Xi, then lowered her head again.

"Ugh"

An inaudible sigh, perhaps from this side of the table, maybe from that side.

After a long silence, Li Xi's voice sounded softly, softly and slowly:

"Let me tell you a story...

···

Once upon a time, there was a pear tree that grew alone in the depths of the forest. It only bloomed but did not bear fruit when it was exposed to the sun and rain.

One day, a deer came to the forest.

The little deer seems to like pear trees very much, and will jump to pick up every fallen pear tree flower, will quietly bend down under the tree and lightly sleep, will blink his eyes, and wants to ask when the pear tree will bear fruit, but dare not ask.

The fawn comes every day.

Can use small hoofs to clean up the weeds under the tree, can hold a leaf of river water to irrigate when it is dry, and can come to accompany the pear tree in the rain during the rainy season...

The little deer walked with the pear tree for many days, but never asked whether the pear tree would bear fruit.

The pear tree will bear fruit. The little deer’s careful care helped it go through the flowering season and enter the full fruit period. When the pears were about to emerge from the branches, the little deer suddenly stopped coming...

The pear tree waited and waited, waited and waited, until the fruit that was full of the tree fell heavily to the ground, and the deer hadn't come back yet.

How to do it···"

"What should I do..." Li Xi's eyes gently wrapped Lu Yi, her voice was light and shallow, and it seemed to be sighing with Hua Yu, "If the little deer doesn't come back, how can the pear tree tell her that this tree is full of pears?" , all grow for you, all open because of you..."

···

Li Xi stopped here.

Lu Yi on the opposite side continued to remain silent, with his head still lowered, but his body trembled more and more.

Li Xi couldn't see her eyes, and couldn't wait for her response.

A burst of tears suddenly welled up in her eyes, and Li Xi felt in a trance:

Could it be that Xiaolu really doesn't want her anymore, is it that Xiaolu really doesn't want to come back...

When the teardrops were about to fall from the corners of her eyes, Li Xi stood up, leaving Lu Yi with a fading back.

Lu Yi suddenly raised his head.

There was a voice in my heart screaming desperately almost in fear: Keep her!Don't let her go!

Lu Yi has never been so sure as he is now: If he let Li go away this time, he will really lose her completely.

"Pear pity!"

Before Li Xi's hand was about to touch the gate, Lu Yi shouted anxiously, "Don't go!"

Li Xi stopped and turned her head.

Lu Yi took a deep breath, all the strange excuses in her mind were wiped out, and all she was left with was that she wanted to keep the person in front of her.

Her body trembled, her voice trembled,

"Xiao Lu wants to come back, but the fruit of that pear tree...would you like to share it with her?"

Li Xi's eyes were full of water, her smile was like a pear blossom dance in the warm sun,

"willing."

···

***

Xia Yujian accompanied her to take Xia Jinnian to the hospital.

After the doctor did a comprehensive examination, he told Wu the great news: Xia Jinnian had already breathed on his own, and his eyeballs also had a tracking response, and there was a high possibility that he would wake up soon.

Wu she was full of tears, seven years, mother slept for seven full years, finally woke up...

Somehow Xia Yujian was also happy together.

She Wu: "What are you happy about?"

Xia Yujian: "That's my sister, of course I'm happy that she wakes me up."

She Wu: "It's the first time I saw you, and you still said bad things about her."

Xia Yujian: "Who are you talking about? It's nothing. Don't blame me when my sister wakes up."

Wu she: "..."

After Xia Yujian fully understood Xia Jinnian's story, she realized that she had misunderstood her too deeply. There was nothing wrong with her bravely pursuing her love, and she shouldn't have endured the hardships that followed.

It was the Xia family who was sorry for her.

Wu took out her phone and wanted to find someone to share the news right away.

Si Huanian's name was still at the top of the phone's contact book, Wu paused with her fingertips, then quickly slid down to Lu Yi's position.

The phone was dialed, but before she could speak, Lu Yi's voice came over first:

"Ms. Wu, Li Xi and I are together. You called... I was about to tell you."

The smile on the corner of Wu's mouth widened even more, "Congratulations, then I'll tell you some good news."

Lu Yi: "What news?"

Wu she: "The doctor said, your idol is about to wake up."

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

The receiver exploded.

The author has something to say: Sahua~Pear deer heck~ Will she be far behind? [ps: Do you like Li Xi's story? 】

Today's readers' comments really gave me a lot of encouragement, I will insist on finishing the story, there should be more than a dozen chapters to finish the book~

☆, turn around

On a dusk when the sky was full of clouds, Xia Jinnian slowly opened his eyes.

A tinge of orange red first appeared in the line of sight, warm and gentle, like a kiss on the eyes.

Xia Jinnian's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her vision became clearer:

Coffered ceilings, pure white walls, blue window curtains wrapped around the waist, and the unique smell of disinfectant in the breathing room...

She wanted to turn her head and look to the side again, but her head was too heavy, and she didn't turn it over after several attempts.

Suddenly there was a cry in her ear, as if someone was calling her.

Followed by the sound of footsteps, several doctors in white coats appeared in front of them, busy for a while, and then the world became clear again, and she finally saw someone close to her.

It's her precious daughter Wu, huh?How come I haven't seen her for a few days, she is already so big...

Why is she crying?

Xia Jinnian woke up a little faster, why is her daughter crying, who bullied her...

As soon as Wu took hold of Xia Jinnian's hand that had just been raised, she clenched her hands and pressed them tightly against her cheeks. While shedding tears, she stared firmly at her mother's face, like a lost child who finally found her way home road.

"mother"

Xia Jinnian's throat trembled slightly, he took a few breaths, and finally made a sound with difficulty:

"Mom is here."

Another layer of heat and humidity surged up on the palm, and Xia Jinnian's eyes were filled with distress and pity,

"Don't cry."

Wu's face was hot from crying, and she rubbed against Xia Jinnian's hand, "Mom, you're finally awake."

Finally, it is a word used to describe "hard work".

For those in the dream, it may be just a moment between fingers, but for those who are awake, it is hard to know how much suffering they will have to go through.

Xia Jinnian blinked, and asked uncertainly, "Mom has been asleep for a long time?"

"seven years"

She Wu replied softly, just two syllables, and it carried countless weights.

Xia Jinnian's eyes widened, fragments of memories floated in his mind, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make out seven years.

She was a little panicked, her eyes searched back and forth behind her daughter, why is Qinghan not there?Why didn't he wait for himself to wake up?

Suddenly there was a tighter grip from her daughter in the palm of her hand, which intensified Xia Jinnian's uneasiness at the moment. She looked away and looked into Wu's eyes,

"Wu, where's your father?"

No matter how thick the dark clouds are, they can't hide the rain.

No matter how cruel the truth is, it must be told to others.

Some "onces" are like unsharp knives, designed to scratch freshly scabbed wounds.

···

After Xia Jinnian quietly listened to what Wu told her about the past seven years, she didn't break down, or in other words, she didn't break down in front of her daughter.

Xia Jinnian couldn't fall down, she understood Wu's pain, and also understood Wu's panic at this moment.

She held Wu's face, and with her inflexible fingers, gently wiped away Wu's tears that kept pouring out, and responded to her gently and affirmatively over and over again:

"Mom won't leave you, don't cry, Mom won't leave you."

***

She closed the shop and began her days as a permanent resident in the hospital.

Xia Yujian and dog skin plaster also followed.

When he came for the first time, he didn't know which tendon was cramped. He was dressed like a dog, in a suit, with shiny hair, holding a bouquet of lilies, as if he was here to propose marriage.

Xia Jinnian looked at her daughter meaningfully, Wu put one hand on her forehead, her heart was galloping, what is this idiot doing.

She pulled Xia Yujian over and formally introduced Xia Jinnian, "Mom, this is your brother, Xia Yujian."

Xia Jinnian:? ? ! !

How the development direction is so different from what I thought.

Xia Yujian scratched his head, and when he opened his mouth, he called out very naturally: "Hi sister, it's the first time we meet, my mother often mentions you to me, saying that I miss you very much."

Xia Jinnian blinked his eyes, and it took a lot of effort in his mind to figure out this relationship.

This should be the twin boy that Xia's mother gave birth to after she left Xia's house.It seems that in the past seven years, the relationship between the Wu and Xia families has also eased.

Xia Jinnian: "How are your parents?"

Xia Yujian: "It's pretty good, with a strong body, especially our dad, who is so old, he can still jump up and kick me."

Xia Jin smiled young, "Yes, Dad has always been like this."

Straightforward, big temper.

The two chatted happily, and she picked up a bag of cherries to wash, but Xia Yujian took it graciously, "I'll go, I'll go."

"Oh." She handed over the bag to Wu, and took advantage of the opportunity to sit back.

Xia Jinnian: "She Wu, go and wash."

Wu she: "It's okay, he likes to work."

Xia Jinnian: "Be polite to uncle."

Wu she: "..."

Xia Yujian's eyes disappeared from the smile, "It's all right, you sit down, niece, I'll wash it, hahahaha."

After so many years, this cheap price finally let me take it hahahaha.

Wu was speechless, Xia Jinnian was also full of doubts, she was so happy after washing fruit, her brother must be a fool...

In the next few months, Xia Yujian came to report every day, delivered food, chatted with Xia Jinnian, and discussed traditional Chinese painting and color making with Wu.

Unknowingly, the rift between Wu Xia's family was slowly filled and repaired by him alone.

Xia Jinnian was gradually able to walk on the ground. Although her footsteps were still unsteady, she was able to move independently.

Finally, before the weather in Sucheng turned cold, she took Xia Jinnian out of the hospital, ready to go home and continue recuperating.

On the day she was discharged from the hospital, Xia Jinnian took Wu's hand and asked her to take her to a place first.

Needless to say, she immediately understood where she was going.

It's not the season for sweeping graves. The cemetery in Sioux City is very quiet. When a car drives past the reception center, no one can be seen anymore.

Here is the end of life, a small square meter, a stone tablet, and a line of text, leaving a specific thought for those who are still alive.

She pushed Xia Jinnian in a wheelchair and brought Xia Jinnian to a clean tombstone, on which was engraved in bold script from top to bottom:

Loving Father: Tomb of Wu Qinghan.

Xia Jinnian patted Wu's hand, turned around and said to her with a smile, "You go back to the car and wait for me. Mom wants to talk to your dad alone."

She clenched her hand for a moment, then let it go quickly, and replied as calmly as possible: "Okay."

As the footsteps gradually faded away, Xia Jinnian leaned forward, gently resting her head against the cold stone tablet, tracing from the first to the last stroke of her lover's name with her fingertips.

"Qinghan, I'm back."

The wind in the cemetery was very light, and gently brushed the ends of the hair, as if responding to this long-awaited greeting.

"Qinghan, do you think I look like Yingtai who came to see Shanbo's tomb back then?" Xia Jinnian smiled wryly, "If we didn't have a daughter, I really wanted to go with you like this. "

"Qinghan, you must have worked hard during the years you looked for me..."

click

A drop of tear fell on the last stroke of the character "Han", and slowly flowed down along the groove of the stone character, with tears all the way, as if this character always ends with tears.

"Qinghan, I miss you very much..."

The cemetery was still quiet, and that gentle voice sounded over and over again, as if to express all the absent thoughts of the past seven years.

"Qinghan, I miss you very much..."

···

The stone tablet attached to the forehead gradually warmed up, Xia Jinnian's vision was hazy, and the memory brought her back to the summer when she first met Wu Qinghan many years ago.

The teenager squatted on the ground, holding a green plant in his hand, turned around, blushed and said to her: "I'm looking at bluegrass, these can be used to make paint..."

"Qinghan, I miss you very much..."

***

The living continue to write stories.

Xia Jinnian returned to Wu's shop, and under Wu's careful care, she was doing rehabilitation exercises seriously.

Xia Yujian took over most of the work in the shop in the name of his uncle.

At the beginning, he just wanted to discuss Chinese painting with her, but later, he gradually fell in love with color making, and was fascinated by the process of making his own exclusive paint with his own hands.

He is talented, and he has proved his perseverance with time. After Wu she thought about it a little, she really let him learn to her heart's content.

Lu Yi took a big bag of gifts and flew to Su City on the day after Christmas.

As soon as she entered Wu's Yanfang, she wiped her eyes. Why does that guy who pouts his butt and wipes the table look so much like Xia Yujian?

"Welcome." Xiaoju greeted first.

Xia Yujian also shouted when he heard the sound, "Welcome light..."

Before the word "Lin" could be uttered, Lu Yi's face happened to meet his line of sight, "Why is it you?!"

Lu Yi said the same words almost at the same time as him.

Lu Yi: "Why are you here?"

Xia Yujian: "My sister's shop, can I help here?"

Lu Yi reacted, "You mean her mother Wu, didn't you say that your Xia family hates the most..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Xia Yujian flew over and covered her mouth, "Don't spread rumors to slander the relationship between me and my sister."

"Bah, bah, bah..." Lu Yi struggled to break away from his hand, "You tm, you just wiped your hand with a rag, puff..."

She came down from upstairs, and said with a smile, "Here you are? You're welcome, and you still bring so many things."

Lu Yi directly skipped her, looked behind her, "Give me an idol, hurry up, introduce me first, I'll chat with you later."

Wu she: "..."

It was Lu Yi's first time chasing stars in real life, chasing idols she liked since she was a child, and even guided her on the road of Chinese painting.

Like a little daughter-in-law, she obediently called "Aunt Jinnian" under Wu's introduction.

The moment Xia Jinnian smiled and nodded, Lu Yi felt that his life was complete.

Lu Yi's fangirl face was undisguised, and Wu was amazed in her heart. She estimated that this guy would forget about herself for a while, so after the introduction, he went downstairs to help take care of the business, leaving Lu Yi a space to spend alone with his idol.

Xia Jinnian is friendly, and patiently chatted with Lu Yi for a long time. From the concept of creation to the techniques of traditional Chinese painting, she answered everything Lu Yi didn't understand.

Xia Jinnian learned a lot about Wu from Lu Yi. Wu was sensible and only picked the good parts to tell her, but Xia Jinnian knew how it would be easy for Wu to live by herself all these years.

Talking about rising, Xia Jinnian asked her long-standing question, "Xiaolu, do you know why she suddenly stopped painting in the past two years?"

Lu Yi paused, "This... didn't she tell you?"

Xia Jinnian sighed inwardly that she asked the right person this time, "When it comes to this, she always hesitates and doesn't tell me clearly, can you tell me?"

Lu Yi still hesitated, but Xia Jinnian was Wu's mother and her idol, she would not refuse, let alone lie.

Lu Yi got up and closed the door, sat back in front of Xia Jinnian, and slowly told her the story of "Her Nian".

Xia Jinnian's expression changed several times, from shock at the beginning to distress at the end.

Lu Yi: "In my opinion, these two people are letting go now.