After four or five days, there was still no reply to the apprenticeship, and he was a little depressed when he looked at it, after all, he was a fourteen-year-old boy, no matter how cold and reserved he was on the outside, and his psychology was not strong enough to be invulnerable.

Chen Anxiu knows the character of Ton Ton, since he chooses to go, he must do his best, Ton Ton said that the foundation of painting alone, may not be able to enter the eyes of others, but the result of the unique way is that people don't seem to appreciate it very much, "It's really not good, let's let my uncle take some of your previous award-winning works and pass them over, and I'll take them to Mr. Zhao's side, okay?"

Ton Ton shook his head without hesitation, "Forget it, I don't have to choose him." "Grandpa and Big Dad said that there were other candidates, and he didn't want Dad to whisper down and beg for help. Even if there was no other candidate, he would not agree with his father to do it.

Before, he showed that he liked Mr. Zhao's paintings so much, but now his attitude has changed so quickly, Chen Anxiu can guess the reason, "Let's just let people look at the paintings again, and we don't want to die and hold on to it, what's the shame? Maybe in these two paintings, people don't see what level you are, and if you have more, people can see it." At that time, I will definitely be willing to accept you as an apprentice, if it doesn't work, let's die?" He not only said that, but in fact he did feel that this was a matter of more effort, if he really let him whisper for Tonton, he didn't can't do it, but he felt that it was unnecessary, and with Tonton's character, he would never be willing to worship a teacher who exchanged his father's dignity.

Tons still shook their heads this time, but obviously not as firm as last time.

However, Chen Anxiu knew that no matter whether he was firm or not, the matter that was vetoed twice would not change the decision, so it would be impossible to pull him to do it together. He himself sorted out some tons of pictures of award-winning works, as well as some recent exercises, and planned to send them to Zhao Yuanchu in person to see.

The address Chen Anxiu asked Lu Jiangyuan for it, the other party did not support his approach, according to Lu Jiangyuan's meaning, he felt that there was no need, he was better than Zhao Yuanchu, he could still find it, the reason why Zhao Yuanchu was chosen in the first place was because of the combination of all aspects, but that person was not completely irreplaceable. But he saw that Chen Anxiu insisted on doing this, and he didn't say much to stop it, but he showed his attitude by not interfering.

Chen Anxiu's idea is good, but the result is not satisfactory, there is no Lu Jiangyuan's connection, let alone meeting, he can't even enter the door of the community, now the Academy of Fine Arts has not yet opened, he went to school in vain, twice saw Zhao Yuanchu's car at the gate of the community, he just ran over with the picture folder and information, people didn't wait for him to say two words, he politely expressed the meaning of refusal, this is still he guarded at the gate of the community for several days, and the security guard was familiar, he asked a small security guard to invite lunch for three days, and the other party privately leaked the license plate information given to him。

When he was rejected for the third time, the little security guard couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for him, "Brother, let me tell you, you don't have to be very uncomfortable, you come to Professor Zhao all year round to ask for apprentices, I don't know how many people ask for guidance, if Professor Zhao wants to receive them one by one, he doesn't have to do anything, this is understandable, right? ”

According to Chen Anxiu's observations in the past few days, Zhao Yuanchu went out this time, most of them were going to come back at night, and he was destined to have no gain today, and he also had time to chat with the little security guard, "How do you know that he is just a guide and a confiscated apprentice." ”

Seeing that he doubted his judgment, the little security guard widened his eyes and said dialectically, "If you really become Professor Zhao's apprentice, don't come here often, after those people have come a few times, most of them will no longer come to entangle." ”

"You're pretty smart. ”

The little security guard is not very old, and when he heard the praise, he laughed twice, but after thinking about it, he provided Chen Anxiu with a message, "That Professor Zhao seems to be very busy recently, and I don't know what people are busy with, but his wife often carries some things out, and looks at the food and drink inside, and the portion is not small, and they sometimes come back together at night, so I guess I should go to a place." I once saw that she was carrying a lot of things, and I helped her stop a taxi, and I heard her say an address, or you should go there and have a look, better than wait here, right?"

Chen Anxiu thought about it, so he patted the little security guard on the shoulder and said, "Okay, you tell me, I'll take my mobile phone to remember, if it really happens, come back and ask you to be good." ”

The little security guard actually estimated that this good meal was no play, and it was so easy to let Professor Zhao accept apprentices, he just got along for a few days, and felt that this person was not bad, he should eat and drink, he should make friends and make friends, and if he wanted to inquire about something, he would come openly. It's not like some people, who give a little favor to them, and they feel that they should pour out all the things they know with tears and tears, or else they are friends with them on the surface, and secretly think they are smart, is it really that they are smart in the world, and everyone else is stupid?

Chen Anxiu got the address of the little security guard, thanked him, stopped a taxi and went over, and found that it was a private museum, and asked the person at the door, saying that it was an exhibition in the past few days, so it was open for free, and Chen Anxiu didn't figure out what kind of museum this was, but he saw Zhao Yuanchu's car in the parking lot outside, so he pretended to follow in. When I went inside, I found that it was a ceramic museum, and there were many things such as porcelain and pottery, and there were also docents explaining it. Although Chen Anxiu is following the people, but he is not interested in this, plus at a glance, there are many broken dishes and dishes, he can't see a flower, he doesn't deliberately follow the commentator, he walks around, and when he sees a beautiful one, he looks at it carefully, to a certain extent, he is similar to the aesthetics of the offensive, and there are good-looking and bad-looking things.

After a relatively large exhibition hall, he found that many people were busy inside, but the movement was not very big, he saw Zhao Yuanchu's figure in the flickering inside, he found a side door and went in, the inside is arranging the art exhibition, looking at the scale is not small, looking at the clothes of those people do not look like they came to work, looking at some friends who are here to help, some people saw Chen Anxiu holding a picture clip in, thinking that he was a peer who was called to help, so he pointed to a place for him to put things away, and pulled him to work together. Chen Anxiu chatted while helping people, and soon learned that there would be a week-long joint exhibition of young painters here the day after tomorrow, and these people had a common identity, that is, they were all Xie Banshi's re-apprentices, in other words, the art exhibition held by Xie Banshi's apprentices, which also included the works of Zhao Yuanchu's two apprentices.

Chen An Xiu said in his heart No wonder Zhao Yuanchu wanted to help, but the kind of master is not young, and he definitely can't do manual work like young people, he asked someone, and the other party said that he was most often in the office next to him, but he didn't see anyone in the past two trips, and he saw a very old and imposing old man looking at paintings inside. The first time he went in, he saw that people were looking at paintings very seriously, and he was not too embarrassed to disturb, so he quietly withdrew. The second time he went in, Zhao Yuanchu was not there, and the old man inside also noticed him, so he asked, and the old man said that Zhao Yuanchu and the curator here went to talk about things, but the person had no frame at all, and he spoke very kindly, and he withdrew again when he got the result.

The third time was when he had lunch, maybe the exhibition was about to begin, and it was the time when he was busy, so he was busy until he was a little faster, and lunch began. He didn't bother to eat lunch, so he went over with the picture folder and materials again, and this time the door was locked. But he didn't give up, he still didn't leave in the afternoon, and finally at three o'clock, he saw that the office opened the door again, so he went in with the painting folder, this time there were two people inside, in addition to the old man he saw before, there was also a seventy-year-old person, but it was not Zhao Yuanchu, Zhao Yuanchu He had seen it a few times, and it was considered to be an acquaintance.

Xie Banshi has not many apprentices, but there are many apprentices, except for a very few of them, most of them he can't recognize, but those people know him for sure, he saw this young man come in three times and didn't know who he was, so he concluded that this person was not his apprentice grandson, and saw someone holding a painting clip to see the original, he knew a little in his heart, he saw too many such people, he didn't want to interfere, but he saw that this young man was really busy here for most of the day, and he was sweating all over his body, so he asked one more sentence for the first time, " Is there something you're looking for him?"

"I wanted to ask him to see my son's paintings. ”

This is a little different from what Xie Banshi thought, he thought that this young man was looking for the original by himself, it turned out to be a child, seeing that this person is not very old, it is estimated that even if he gets married early, the child will be six or seven years old at most, at such a young age, he will think about worshipping a famous teacher, and the parents' hearts are not small, but most parents hope that their son will become a dragon, and they can understand," The child is not very old, interest is the most important, you find here, even if you are willing to accept him, there is not so much time to guide in person, it is better to find a teacher outside first, and wait for him to be older, if the child still wants to learn to draw, you will bring him over. ”

Chen Anxiu heard him call the original and felt that it should be an acquaintance, and there was a door, so he explained, "He has been learning from people for six years." ”

This young man's speech is too unreliable, he has studied for six years, does he include one or two-year-old children's graffiti? Xie Banshi originally saw that this person's eyes were clean and calm, and he was willing to say a few more words, but after hearing this, he felt a little tired in his heart, "In this case, you can wait, I will come over before dinner, and you can show him when the time comes, and listen to what he means." ”

"Otherwise, you always help palm the eyes, my son is really good at drawing. I've won a lot of awards. He handed the folder out, but Xie Banshi obviously didn't mean to answer.

Although the other person next to him is not young, his temper is obviously much more anxious than Xie Banshi, and he speaks bluntly, "How old is your son, he has studied painting for six years, it's not me who said, you just want to apprentice, and there has to be a limit to blowing, you can show me what level it is?"

Chen Anxiu is big-hearted, but just now the old man made it clear that he didn't want to have anything to do with him, and he was somewhat embarrassed.

The man took his painting folder over, and there were some recent exercises and photos of award-winning works, and the man began to turn the ground quickly, and gradually slowed down, he spent about half an hour, and roughly looked at the work, and then said to Xie Banshi, "Teacher, it's really like learning for a few years, and the child's qualifications are good." ”

Xie Banshi took the painting clip and began to turn it one by one, he was slower than the person just now, but he finished reading it in half an hour: "You sit down, I was too arbitrary just now, how old is the child." ”

"I'm fourteen this year. ”

Xie Banshi looked up at him again, and his face was there.

Chen Anxiu knew what people meant, and took the initiative to confess, "I am more than thirty years old this Chinese New Year's Eve. He was embarrassed to say that he was thirty-two, after all, it is not a very honorable thing to have a child at the age of eighteen, and he is not yet the legal age of marriage.

"I can't see it. He thought the young man was twenty-eight or nine at most.

Chen Anxiu grinned, he didn't know much about painting, but his temperament has always been quite popular with the elderly. It's Xie Banshi's unruly temperament, but because of the misunderstanding just now, he is also quite kind to him now.

So as soon as Zhao Yuanchu entered the door, he saw this surprising scene, his teacher and the senior brother who had always been grumpy, actually sat with a young man and chatted quietly, and this young man, he still knew, was the one who stopped his car at the gate of the community again and again, he sighed and laughed and said, "You even found it here, okay, you bring the painting, I'll show it to you." ”

The painting folder was at Xie Banshi's hand, so he also handed it over, and added a sentence, "It's his son's, the child is good at drawing, take a look." ”

With the teacher's words, Zhao Yuanchu's attitude was also quite serious, after reading it, he promised to bring the child over another day, he was willing to give the child appropriate guidance, but he still did not immediately let go and said that he wanted to accept him as an apprentice. However, this is already good news for Chen Anxiu. Zhao Yuanchu asked him some other words, when he heard that he was from Green Island and his hometown, his tone was closer, and he took the initiative to say that he had stayed in Green Island for a period of time a few years ago, and had held an art exhibition there before, and his impression of Green Island was very good.

"My kid just watched your art exhibition and liked you very much, and he followed his grandfather to you a few days ago, maybe he begged for kindness, but he messed things up. ”

Zhao Yuanchu was a little strange when he heard this, he followed his grandfather a few days ago, and there was no one else except Lu Jiangyuan, but this young man introduced himself as Chen, by the way, that child is also surnamed Chen, "Chen Qiuyang is your son?"

"That's him. ”

"That Lu Jiangyuan, Mr. Lu ......"

"He's my dad. ”

Zhao Yuanchu figured it out now, he patted his forehead and said with a smile, "So that's the case." He didn't mean to drag it, nor did he not want to accept it, but things have been busy recently, and the teacher seems to have some inexplicable importance to the child, he wants to show the painting to the teacher, listen to the teacher's meaning, who knows what is wrong, he really didn't expect that with Lu Jiangyuan's identity, his son is willing to do this, everyone is willing to be respected and valued, and he believes that with such a father, even if the child is arrogant, it must not be bad in nature, and now the teacher also said that it is good, "Three days later, you bring him over." Let's sit down and talk. ”

Chen Anxiu could hear the difference between this sentence and the previous one, he promised to see the child before, and specially explained the guidance, this time it was clear that he could accept the apprentice, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao." ”

"Thank you, old man. He could also see that Zhao Yuanchu agreed, and the old gentleman's words also played a lot of roles, and the old gentleman who gave him the steps was also a good person, "Thank you too, old man." ”

Zhao Yuanchu heard him say this, and after a long time, this Chen Anxiu didn't know who the two people here were, since he decided to accept Chen Qiuyang, he would not be an outsider in the future, and he would have to know each other sooner or later, so he introduced the other two.

Chen Anxiu is not a fool, he actually has a little guess in his heart, this old man may be Xie Banshi, but he didn't mean it before, and he didn't want to chase after people to ask, now it's confirmed, it's fake to say that he is not shocked at all, such a famous painter, he has only heard the name before, but he has never seen a living person, let alone can talk for a long time, he really didn't think about it, "I have admired your name for a long time, Xie Lao, if there is any rudeness just now, don't be surprised." ”

"Don't be inhibited. ”

Zhao Yuanchu introduced another one, it was his senior brother named Jiang Dufeng, this Chen Anxiu also knew that this time for tons and tons of apprenticeship, he made up a little bit of art knowledge, especially Zhao Yuanchu's teacher and a few senior brothers, this Jiang Dufeng, said that this person is good at fine brushwork, especially good at characters and ladies, he has seen a picture of this person painting the Bodhisattva crossing the river, the brushwork is delicate, even if he doesn't know how to paint, he feels that the Bodhisattva's clothes can float up, he also thought that he could draw this kind of words must be delicate, who knew that it was such a straightforward and slightly rude old man, Mr. Xie Banshi's apprentice is really strange, "Hello, Mr. Jiang. ”

"Sit down, don't stand, dizzy. ”

After saying this, Chen Anxiu sat for a while, after a while, he saw that people seemed to have something to talk about, he packed up his things and came out, although the time was not early, but the exhibition hall was still brightly lit and working overtime, today I was sweating, he used to help until almost eight o'clock, at first those people didn't know him very well, but they were busy working together for half a day, and there were many who could call out his name, and they insisted on pulling him to drink together at night, and invited him to bring friends to see the art exhibition another day, and he would definitely be free of charge at that time.

He was worried about going back to tell Ton Ton about this good thing, so he didn't agree to the matter of drinking. After eating some food outside, I took a taxi back to Ji's house.

When he got home, it was more than nine o'clock, Zhang Shinian had not come back, he had a lot of things to do after the New Year, often had to work overtime, and the other was some outside entertainment, he had a lot of time in Green Island in the past two years, and old friends here in Beijing frequently called him to say that they had to line up to make an appointment when they saw him. But the old man and the old lady were there, after Chen Anxiu entered the door, he heard that everyone was in the piano room, so he rushed over, and Ton Ton was playing the piano with his grandmother, and the old man was sitting on the sofa on the other side, as for the risk, he held an inflatable stick in one hand, jumped twice in the middle of the room, twisted his buttocks, jumped twice, and then twisted his buttocks, it is said that he was dancing for his grandparents, anyway, Chen Anxiu would never be able to see what it was, but the old man obviously liked it, his eyes were smiling, and he also slapped his hands together.

When the other people in the room saw him come in, he waved his hand to signal that everyone should leave him alone, and continued, risking his back to the door, not seeing his father, still stumbling and happy. He smiled, went back to the house to take a shower, and when he came out, the music had stopped, and the two old men went to the living room with Mao Mao first, and finally cleaned up the score. He used to tell Zhao Yuanchu about his promise to accept him as an apprentice, but Ton Ton was not very happy.

Chen Anxiu rubbed his hair, "Don't worry, I said that if I don't ask him, I will never go, my son is so good at painting, are you afraid that you won't find a teacher? It just so happened that I met it today, and when I asked, they told me by the way. You don't want to think about it, if you can't draw, I'll just ask for someone's door, and they won't accept you. How many people are waiting in line to be other people's apprentices, how can it be so easy for people to accept an apprentice, and whoever asks for it at the door, they will accept it? That person's grade is too low?"

From his words, Ton Ton really couldn't find much of a loophole, "Dad, do you also see the exhibition?"

Chen Anxiu knocked on his head, "Why can't I see an exhibition, and I am not allowed to improve my appreciation level?"

"Who did you go with?"

Chen Anxiu's face was not red and his heart was not beating, "And your little aunt." "Tianqing came back to work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Tianlan came to Beijing to play with him during the winter vacation, everyone else is working, he goes out these days, and he often carries the flag of shopping with Tianlan, but the actual situation is that Tianlan prefers to walk around with his bag at will. You don't need to be accompanied.

But when he said this, Ton Ton believed it even more, and the chance of his father taking the initiative to go out to see the exhibition alone was a little smaller, and it was not surprising to have a little aunt.

When the dust settled, Chen Anxiu went out to talk to the two old men again, and the two old men were also very happy about it. said that the second elder of the Zhang family would come over tomorrow, and everyone would have a meal together to celebrate.

Coaxed the child to sleep at more than ten o'clock, Zhang Shinian has not come back yet, but he called before and said that it will be very late today, Chen Anxiu is not very worried, but he rolled around the bed twice and still did not feel sleepy, he put on his clothes and went to the door to look, when he went back, he met the old lady, she went to the kitchen to get water, maybe she didn't want to sleep at this time, so she sat in the living room with Chen Anxiu, she asked about tons of apprenticeship, Chen Anxiu didn't dare to fool her with the set that fooled tons, with the wisdom of the old lady, if you are not eighty percent sure, you will not ask。 He briefly talked about the things of the past few days, and he didn't say that he had been blocked at the door of the community for several days, but said that he didn't see anyone at the residence, and he inquired about the art exhibition he went to, and the rest of the things were smooth, so he told the truth.

"I think the fourth child means that he wants to find a new teacher for Tonton. ”

Chen Anxiu didn't hide it from her, "He meant that." "Zhang Shinian has a high heart, where can he tolerate others to put up a shelf in front of him and pick his son, although Zhao Yuanchu didn't know that Ton Ton was Zhang Shinian's son, "But Ton Ton likes this teacher very much." ”

"Actually, you really want to like it, it's not difficult to do this, he is Xie Banshi's apprentice, Xie Banshi and your second uncle were good friends back then, although he is lonely, if I come forward, he will always give this face." ”

"I know, but I think it's always a little less favorable, and it's not to the point where you come forward. If there's really nothing I can do about it, I'll tell you. ”

The old lady patted his hand.

Sending the old lady back, Chen Anxiu went back to the house and lay down, about twelve o'clock when he came back, he entered the door very lightly, and did not turn on the light, as if he came to see him first, and then went to see the bubbling sleeping on the small bed next to him, closer, Chen Anxiu smelled of wine, but it was not strong, and then the man changed his clothes and went into the bathroom, and came out about twenty minutes later.

Zhang Shinian thought that Chen Anxiu was asleep, and the action of going to bed was relatively light, but as soon as he lifted the quilt and lay in, Chen Anxiu rolled over, he reached out and hugged the person, and the person had to press on him inch by inch, so he weighed more than 140 catties, just smashed down so straight, he almost didn't catch his breath, he touched the man's hair, "Why haven't you slept yet?"

Chen Anxiu stopped pretending, and sniffed at Zhang Shinian's neck socket and said, "I'll check if you have other smells on your body." "It's the same man, he knows too well where men like to socialize, especially powerful men, even if he doesn't sew, it doesn't prevent others from inserting two stitches. He didn't care about it before, but Zhang Shinian has been socializing a lot lately, and he dares to come back so late.

Zhang Shinian lowered his head and kissed the corner of his lips, hugged his waist and pressed him tightly on his body, and laughed softly, "To check, I suggest a thorough one." ”

Chen Anxiu had already felt something against his lap and half raised his head at this time, and he was provoked so easily, he deliberately rubbed it twice, and then flipped off Zhang Shinian's body, "Okay, I believe in you, don't check, sleep, sleep." Too late. You're going to work tomorrow. ”

Zhang Shinian didn't know that he was deliberately finding fault, but today it was really too late, and he was not the kind of person who was easily defeated by desire and reason, so he hugged An Xiu and slowly calmed down.

This person came back, Chen Anxiu's sleepiness followed, and when Zhang Shinian finally calmed down and said a few words to him, he found that the person had already fallen asleep.

There was nothing to say at night, at six o'clock in the morning, the biological clock woke up first, as soon as he woke up, he sat on the bed and shouted to his father, Chen Anxiu only slept for less than five hours, he pushed Zhang Shinian on the side, "You go and throw him out of the window." ”

Zhang Shinian was already about to get out of bed before this, and when he heard his words, he turned around and pulled the quilt to cover him.

Mao Mao saw that the big father was coming, so he stood up and waited for someone to come and hug him, and when Zhang Shinian hugged him in his arms, he rubbed his face with people affectionately, this time was early, the sky was not bright, but the two old people and the nanny at home got up, Zhang Shinian washed and dressed Mao Mao, sent him out of the yard to exercise with his grandfather, and when he came out of the bathroom by himself, it was more than seven o'clock, Chen Anxiu was still dying, his feet had touched the ground, and he thought of it like that, but his eyes were still persistently closed.

Zhang Shinian moved his two legs up, "You can sleep again, your parents don't care about this." ”

Chen Anxiu struggled to open a gap in his eyes, and said vaguely, "No, I have something to tell you,"

"What's the matter?"

Chen Anxiu was half-asleep, his mind was confused, and it took him a while to remember, "Mr. Zhao Yuanchu promised to accept tons and tons as an apprentice, saying that he made an appointment for us to meet in two days." ”

"You're looking for him again?"

"Just asked. ”

Zhang Shinian was silent for a while. Chen Anxiu didn't hear the response, so he got up by himself, "I just went over and asked, and they didn't mean to refuse, but they were stumped by the art exhibition recently, and they wanted to sit down with us in two days to talk." After all, it's our apprenticeship, and it's okay to show respect for the teacher, isn't it? ”

"I'll figure out the timing. ”

Chen Anxiu cheered and hugged him, "I know that Mr. Zhang is the most reasonable." ”

Zhang Shinian pressed his head and pressed it, he was not reasonable, he just didn't want An Xiu's efforts to be in vain, and he knew that An Xiu rushed over so recklessly, it couldn't be too smooth.

On the day of the appointment, Chen Anxiu and Zhang Shinian accompanied the ton to go, Zhao Yuanchu knew that the teacher was interested in this child, and specially invited the teacher over this day, they made an appointment to meet at ten o'clock in the morning, Chen Anxiu and they arrived at half past nine o'clock, he and Zhao Yuanchu on the phone in advance, knowing that the other party was at home, passing through the security room at the door, and deliberately came down, and wanted to say to the little security guard that please eat, but the other party was off duty today and was not there.

Zhao Yuanchu hung up Chen Anxiu's phone and also said to his teacher, Xie Banshi stood in front of the window and saw a car coming, stopped near their building, and three people came down from the car in turn, the child in the back seat, Chen Anxiu in the co-pilot, and then Zhang Shinian in the driver's seat, his eyes narrowed the moment he saw Zhang Shinian. For fear of seeing it wrong, he pushed open the window, the position on the third floor was not too high, and he heard the child shout Zhang Shinian, "Dad." ”

Xie Banshi closed his eyes, he was really a descendant of Mr. Shenzhi. Zhang Shinian is Mr. Shenzhi's nephew who has not yet had time to meet.

Zhao Yuanchu asked people to prepare refreshments for the guests, and felt that the indoor temperature had dropped, and then realized that the teacher had been standing by the window for a while, "Teacher, why are you standing on the tuyere?"

Before Xie Banshi could reply, the doorbell rang, Zhao Yuanchu came over and closed the window and said, "Teacher, it should be Chen Qiuyang and his father who are here, will you go out directly or ...... later?"

"Primordial?"

"Well, teacher, you have something to say. ”

"I want to take this child and teach it myself, are you willing to cut your love?"

Zhao Yuanchu was stunned for a moment, he didn't know why the teacher suddenly changed his mind, but he was not very surprised, from the beginning, the teacher's attitude towards that child was different from others, "He hasn't officially worshiped me as a teacher, and I don't have anything to be reluctant to, but teacher, your body is ......."

"A few years are a few years, and when I go, won't there still be you?"

"Teacher, don't talk about this, if this child really becomes our little junior brother, my senior brother and I will definitely teach them wholeheartedly. 166 Reading Network