Glass Butterfly

At the beginning of December, Tang Tu asked someone to install floor heating.Ruan Youqing received a contact from Miu Kawai, saying that a local glass art museum wanted to collect his work "The Other Shore".

The art museum's bid was not high, but Tang Tu did not raise any objections: "If it can be placed in a public area, there is really no need to care about making more or less money. After all, our young teachers are still so young."

Ruan Youqing naturally said nothing, and handed over the contact matters to Xu Hanyi.

Tang Tu has been studying the co-branded jellyfish table lamp since the morning. The elegant Amakusa jellyfish is suspended on a matte dark blue metal bracket. There is a light bulb that looks like a bubble hidden in the double-layer umbrella cap. The moon-white light in the dark night makes the jellyfish more realistic. .

Ruan Youqing produced the design draft, injected the wax model himself, and handed it over to the factory to dig out the metal mold for small-scale mass production. The price is 4999, and the global limit is 1000 pieces, but it sold out within a week.

This one at home was snatched by Tang Tu himself online. Ruan Youqing forgot to ask the manufacturer to keep a sample. When he remembered, all the defective products and samples had been disposed of.

"What kind of person would spend 5000 yuan on a mere desk lamp..." Ruan Youqing poked at the jellyfish's flowing mouth like a gauze ribbon. Recently, he is considered a hot newcomer in the circle, and of course the industry's evaluation is also mixed. of.Some people think that he is just a handy craftsman, and his consciousness is not ahead of the times, and he is somewhat suspected of taking advantage of his youth and good looks to harvest leeks from laymen.

"Many people." Tang Tu turned on the switch, and then turned it off again, as if looking for a suitable place to place this beautiful little thing like a bridal veil: "There are still people who spend millions to buy two palm-sized shrimp hangers." It's in the study."

Ruan Youqing smiled: "That's Qi Baishi..."

"Even Qi Baishi will be questioned by posterity from time to time about his painting skills, and art critics will never let it go, so you don't need to pay too much attention." Tang Tu finally chose to place this lamp on top of the retro red refrigerator that was added on the first floor. Then he sighed seriously: "I want to eat beef tongue."

Ruan Youqing was taken aback, and immediately took out her mobile phone to place an order.It didn't take long for the fresh beef tongue to be grilled to arrive.He has been obsessed with cooking recently, and has added a lot of odds and ends in the kitchen. Now he is in charge of all the big and small things in the house, such as what to eat every day, what flowers and trees to plant, and what to burn at home. The smell of incense.After being frightened awake by the cleaning aunt downstairs on the first few mornings, he finally said, "I can do whatever she does..."

Tang Tu knew that he didn't like outsiders coming in and out of his residence all the time, so he agreed to let the housekeeping aunt who reported daily to come once a week, and the time also changed from early morning to afternoon, doing things like changing and washing curtains and stocking up on standing supplies. They clean and pack the ingredients by category for easy processing.

"This auntie is nimble and skilled. She used to work in the Intercontinental Hotel for 20 years. She started to do housekeeping after she retired and couldn't relax. She has a good reputation in the industry." Tang Tu said, "I don't want to fire her directly. After all, you There is also the main business, when you are busy, you still need someone to clean up the housework. You are handy, but you don’t always have to pay attention to what’s broken in the house and need to be repaired, or you need to run out of paper towels, right?”

Ruan Youqing nodded, and stuffed him with a piece of meat that had been drying for a long time.

The root of the beef tongue is the softest. It is cut into bite-sized cubes and roasted until golden on the outside. The inside is still pink and tender. A sprinkle of salt is enough to taste.Tang Tu picked out a bottle of Pinot Noir with low tannins from the wine cabinet and poured it into a decanter, waiting for the thick-cut beef tongue to cool.

"Drink?" He turned to Ruan Youqing when he took the goblet.

"No." Ruan Youqing didn't know much about wine, and always felt that white was bitter and red was sour, so Tang Tu only took a cup, poured half of it and shook it, the dark red liquid hanging on the transparent cup wall slowly fell After the wine calmed down, he raised his glass and sniffed lightly, raised his head and inhaled again, and swallowed very slowly.

At noon the weather was gloomy, and the windows were light gray.Red wine is not very attractive, but the calm body movements of wine tasters make people want to try it.Ruan Youqing put down the barbecue tongs in his hand, and approached Tang Tu who was leaning against the wine cabinet: "Let's take a sip."

Tang Tu's cup was still leaning against his lips, so he stopped and passed the cup between his lips.Ruan Youqing shook her head, brushed it away with her fingers, and lowered her head to grab the man's mouthful.

Tang Tu was startled, and subconsciously swallowed with a thud, but the taste remained.Ruan Youqing used the sour alcohol between her lips and teeth to act recklessly, but the mobile phone beside her didn't look at her, it kept buzzing and vibrating.

He reached out and handed it to Tang Tu before he let go of his mouth: "Have you arranged work for the weekend?"

Tang Tu flicked through while denying that there was no, but within a few seconds his brows were tightly knitted together.

"what happened?"

"It's my mother." Tang Tu looked up at him and dialed back the missed call.

In Ruan Youqing's impression, Tang Tu's family hardly ever called him, and the whole family was busy.

Tang Tu didn't avoid him, but casually pressed his forehead against his shoulder locks.The call ended quickly, Tang Tu just listened quietly most of the time, and finally said: "Okay, I see, it's not busy here, I'll arrange a time to go back right away."

After hanging up the call, Ruan Youqing felt his shoulders sink, and the other party sighed heavily: "I want to go back to England. She said that my uncle passed away."

Ruan Youqing was stunned, and immediately took off her gloves and hugged him, but she didn't think about how to comfort him.

"I'm fine. Our family and uncle's family have been far away since we were young. We don't have much contact with each other all the year round. We only see each other once every three to five years. But there is still a need for courtesy. After all, we are relatives." Tang Tu raised his head and smiled at him, "don’t worry."

Ruan Youqing stared straight into his eyes, confirming that this man was not trying to be brave: "Do you want me to accompany you back?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt something was wrong. He was Tang Tu's boyfriend, not his girlfriend.Their relationship doesn't seem to be put on the table, and they have no position to introduce to their family members.

Sure enough, Tang Tu raised his eyebrows and looked at him in surprise.

"Forget it..." He took back the previous words, "Then how long will you go back?"

"You...would like to meet my family?" Tang Tu asked, "I thought you were not interested in these things."

"I'm not interested, but I'm not unwilling... I can pretend to be your friend..." He said truthfully.

"Pfft." Tang Tu actually laughed, "I go home for the funeral and bring a friend with me all the way? Is this reasonable?"

He broke free from Ruan Youqing's arms: "Don't worry, they knew that I like men, so they didn't care much about it. My ex-boyfriend, that Italian, later went to London to develop, and he was also a signed artist of my father's gallery. In my father's eyes , there are only geniuses and ordinary people in this world, as for his gender or age, it doesn't matter. He will definitely like you, because you are a valuable genius."

Tang Tu immediately informed Xu Hanyi that all the upcoming itinerary would be changed.Fortunately, their schedule was relatively loose during the New Year's Eve, and they got a two-week long vacation without much effort.

"Remember to bring a suit." Tang Tu reminded, "The old-fashioned people value this very much."

Given the opportunity to go to Europe, Ruan Youqing couldn't sleep the night before his departure.On the one hand, he vaguely expects that modern art originated in Europe, and anyone interested in this aspect hopes to have the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to witness the great masters such as Van Gogh, Monet and Da Vinci for human history.On the other hand, he was slightly worried. He was not good at getting along with people at close range, and he was not sure that he could please Tang Tu's family.The most important thing is that he hates airplanes, but the flight to London is actually more than ten hours. A few days ago, he even searched the Internet for a route to London by train, and he really found it. He had to pass through Russia. Irkutsk and Moscow, Prague in the Czech Republic, transfer to Eurostar in Paris, France to London.Even if it is a seamless transfer, it will take more than 7 days to arrive, not to mention the accident of bumps along the way.

He sighed softly in the dark.

"What's wrong?" Tang Tu didn't fall asleep either, turned over and patted his arm rhythmically, as if trying to lull him to sleep, "Are you nervous?"

Ruan Youqing shook his head, then couldn't help but nodded: "A little bit." He grabbed Tang Tu's hand and held it.

"Don't be afraid. My mother doesn't talk much. How should I put it? She is a painter who is a bit arrogant. She always sits quietly in front of the canvas and doesn't want to talk to anyone. As for my father, he should like you very much. Maybe he will pull You talk about his gallery. By the way, I regret that I didn’t have a son as talented as you. When I was young, he still painted occasionally, but later I don’t know if Jiang Lang’s talent was exhausted, or he discovered that he was actually very talented and had the characteristics of a businessman. His main business It became a collection of paintings and selling paintings... My uncle lives in Edinburgh and has two daughters, one is as old as me...the other is older..."

Tang Tu's voice was calm and soothing.Ruan Youqing listened dimly, and soon lost consciousness and fell asleep. When they woke up, their fingers were still clasped together.

Zhang Wenbin and Cheng Mo sent them to the airport. Cheng Mo said to Tang Tu before entering the security check, "Say hello to Mr. Tang for me. I can't leave this time. Next time I have a chance, I will make a special trip to visit him."

"En. Don't worry, I'll leave it to you here." Tang Tu explained a few words and dragged Ruan Youqing into the security check.

"Should I...prepare for a meeting ceremony?" Ruan Youqing suddenly realized this question as she looked at the people queuing up at the cashier counter in the duty-free area.

"Yes, there are a few boxes of Tongmuguan Jinjun Mei in the box, you can give it to him when the time comes."

"Jin Junmei?" The temperature at the airport was high, and Ruan Youqing was sweating while hugging the coats of the two of them.

"Black tea, a branch of Lapsang Souchong. Otherwise... After landing, contact a studio for you. What can you burn for him? It's more valuable than tea."

"Okay." Ruan Youqing nodded. He doesn't understand tea, but giving him a glass sculpture is also an option. If I knew I would have done something at home, it's a pity that the itinerary was too rushed.

"...I'm kidding you..." Tang Tu laughed and held his hand, "Why are you still nervous..."

He was so nervous that his heart was beating wildly. He saw the large passenger plane docked at the boarding gate through the glass. He resisted the thought of spending the night at an altitude of thousands of feet, but he could hide it for a second. It's not that I can't bear it.

The beautiful and slim stewardess welcomed them into the business class graciously, and served them drinks. Tang Tu put on slippers and hung up her clothes, and then ordered a glass of white.

Ruan Youqing looked at the partition between the two adjacent seats, and half of his heart dropped, at least Tang Tu didn't have to see him in distress all the time.

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Ruan Ruan: Flying... I hate it...