Forced to Date a Big Shot

The painting depicts mountain waves, peaks and waves, layer upon layer, the vast river surface, and the smoke waves rippling with the shadows of mountain-shaped towers. The whole painting gives people a feeling of elegance and timelessness.

In the lower right corner of the painting, a red seal shows its author's pseudonym: Qingtan.

Ye Li stared at the name, her expression slightly tense.

The professor helped her choose it when she was in college, but compared to this pen name, she preferred the one she randomly chose: Ye Li.

But now, Xu Fang is suppressing her. Her paintings cannot be displayed in the studio at all. A friend gave her an idea to change her pen name.

So she drew another one today and planned to try it out.

Ye Li put Xiaozhang beside her, looked up again, and saw Xue Xi looking at her paintings curiously, and suddenly asked: "Xixi, do you want to learn Chinese painting?"

study……

Xue Xi's eyes lit up and she nodded: "Okay!"

When Ye Li heard this, she directly opened the painting and placed it on the table next to her. She also covered it with a layer of rice paper, picked up a brush and handed it to her: "Chinese painting is mainly based on ink, supplemented by color. , pay attention to speed, slowness and pause. To draw landscape paintings, you need to learn brushwork, ink, composition and color..."

After Ye Li gave a brief introduction, she demonstrated using a brush to draw two strokes, and a distant mountain appeared on the paper.

Ye Li handed the pen to Xue Xi: "Try it."

Xue Xi learned calligraphy when she was in the orphanage. She couldn't draw, but she was the best at imitating. The thin gold calligraphy she wrote was exactly the same as the original copybook, making it look fake.

She thought for a moment and drew two strokes on the paper.

Ye Li was shocked when she saw it: "You really haven't learned anything?"

Xue Xi nodded.

Ye Li exclaimed: "But your writing posture is too steady! And the mountain you drew is exactly the same as the mountain I painted!"

Her eyes were bright: "Xixi, I will teach you how to draw after school!"

She has always loved painting. Painting itself is a calming thing and contains a lot of knowledge.

Xue Xi was also very happy: "Okay."

Ye Li pointed to the books on the bookshelf in the room and said, "These are photos of famous paintings. You can take a look at them when you have time."

She pointed to the rolled-up paintings next to her: "These are my paintings from eighteen years ago. One of them even won an award. You can take a look at it too."

Those were all written by Ye Li.

Xue Xi walked over curiously. She picked up a volume at random and was about to open it when Ye Li asked casually: "By the way, are you looking for me for something?"

Xue Xi was stunned, and then she realized: "Oh, I called you to eat."

"…………"

"…………"

Ye Li silently raised her head, and the two looked at each other wordlessly for a while. Finally, Ye Li coughed and said, "Then let's go eat first?"

"……Fine."

Xue Xi took another look at the scroll in her hand. She had just opened it halfway, but she could already tell that this painting was absolutely extraordinary. She couldn't put it down and couldn't bear to leave.

Seeing her like this, Ye Li smiled and asked, "Do you like it?"

"Um!"

Ye Li took back the scroll. This was her best painting that year and the one that won the award. She rolled it up and put it away, "Then I'll frame it and hang it in your room. It can be considered a gift from your mother!"

Xue Xi's eyes lit up: "Okay."

The two of them went downstairs and found that the others were already seated in the restaurant. Xue Sheng pursed his lips and seemed to be suppressing a smile. Xiang Huai also raised his eyebrows, and seemed to be in harmony with the other people.

Song Wenman snorted: "I asked them not to call you. I want to know how long it will take for two nerds to get up to eat together. Tsk, it's only been forty minutes, so fast!"

The irony made Ye Li laugh, and she said to Xue Xi: "When I was a child, I always forgot the time when I was drawing. Your grandma didn't call me or wait for me. She was hungry after missing her meal. Now she knows how to wait for us. ”

"I'm waiting for Xixi. It's okay if you're hungry, but don't make my eldest granddaughter hungry! Xixi, come on, the porridge has just been served and it's still hot." Song Wenman waved to Xue Xi.

Xue Xi walked over and found that there were only two empty seats on the round table. Ye Li naturally sat next to Xue Sheng, while Xue Xi could only sit between Xiang Huai and Song Wenman.

As soon as she walked over, Xiang Huai suddenly stood up and helped her pull out the chair.

Xue Xi paused.

How could this man not be such a gentleman when we were eating at the grocery store?

She didn't realize that this action made Xue Sheng, Ye Li and Song Wenman a little satisfied.

Next, it’s time for Xiang Huai’s performance.

Xue Xi likes to eat meat, so she had a plate of beef tenderloin with green peppers. After picking up a few pieces of beef, she found that Xiang Huai only ate green peppers. When she was confused, Ye Li asked: "Xiao Xiang likes to eat green peppers?"

Xiang Huai hurriedly straightened his body and looked at Xue Xi fondly: "Xixi likes to eat meat, and I will eat green peppers."

Ye Li was a little more satisfied.

Xue Xi paused for a moment, feeling that this person was quite inexplicable. Who was the person who snatched buns from her every morning?

Next, Xiang Huai took serving chopsticks and frequently served Xue Xi with food:

"The chicken wings you love."

"Your favorite eggplant."

"…………"

Ye Li watched with admiration. Her daughter was actually not very picky about food. She always thought that Xue Xi just preferred meat, but she didn't expect that there were so many details.

Xiang Huai is indeed very considerate.

She looked at Xue Xi again: "Xixi, what does Xiao Xiang like to eat?"

Xue Xi, who was staring at the dishes on the plate and didn't know that she originally liked chicken wings and eggplant, looked up blankly when she heard this: "...I don't know."

Ye Li and Xue Sheng looked at each other, and then looked at Xiang Huai, their eyes even more full of pity.

Their daughter only thinks about studying, so she is not a romantic material.

Only people like Xiang Huai can be tolerated, right?

It's so distressing.

Xiang Huai, who successfully gained a wave of attention, lowered his eyes and said calmly: "Auntie, I can do anything, as long as Xixi likes her."

Xue Xi: "......"

After finishing the meal, Ye Li became much more enthusiastic towards Xiang Huai. When he left, he even said, "Xiao Xiang will come to our house for dinner more often in the future."

Xiang Huai glanced at Xue Xi, a boy who was 1.88 meters tall, and asked in a low voice: "Is it okay?"

Before Xue Xi could speak, Ye Li spoke: "It's okay if I say yes."

Xue Sheng also spoke: "If you don't understand anything about business, you can ask me at any time."

"Okay, uncle, aunt, goodbye." After saying that, Xiang Huai looked at Xue Xi again: "Are you anxious to go upstairs to study? Then don't see me off."

Xue Xi, who had no intention of sending him off, said: "...Oh."

After Xiang Huai left, Xue Xi went upstairs to the bedroom. She thought about it and sent a message to the boss group:

Study: [I want to ask you about someone. 】

Mathematics teacher: [Sister Xi, tell me. 】

Piano player: [Who? 】

Painter: [Who? 】

Study: [Do you know a person named Xiang Huai? 】