Chapter 21: The Old Man Meets Occasionally
Suddenly, almost at the same time, the mother and daughter were attracted to all their attention by a gallery in a remote corner, not strictly speaking, not in this neat mouth, but in an abrupt corner of the street, although the door was wide open, but inside it was pitch black.
It was such a seemingly cold gallery, and there were foreigners coming out of it in twos and threes, carrying a large picture frame wrapped in oiled paper, Hu Yuening paid close attention to their conversation, and spoke in French, and the content was probably "very satisfied" and "this painter is of a very high level" and so on.
Ha, don't ask Hu Yuening why she can understand this language, which is known as the most elegant and extremely tongue-twisting language in the world, her elective course in college is the French she studied.
At the moment, Hu Yuening unexpectedly swept away his boredom and became a little interested, and Hu Ning was also very curious about what good paintings could be in this black hole gallery!
As soon as she entered the gallery, Hu Yuening's eyes suddenly changed from the brilliance of the day to the darkness of the night, the gallery has a slight light, scattered in every corner, but it is not enough to see the road ahead, it is easy to wait for the eyes to adapt to the darkness, but she was pleasantly surprised to find that the layout of this gallery is surprisingly similar to the Paris cafΓ© art gallery she has seen, there are paintings hanging in the corridor, and there are scattered piles on the road, scattered but very natural, not deliberate but carefully made.
There are not only paintings, but also various sculptures, exquisite coffee utensils, and colorful drinking utensils. Everything here exudes a fatal allure of charm, pure beauty, and no utilitarian artistic atmosphere at all. The tranquility in a corner of the country is the first feeling in Hu Yuening's mind.
Suddenly, among the many paintings, Hu Yuening saw such a painting for the first time - Munch's "Scream". Suddenly frozen, a chill rose from the soles of her feet, rushing to her back, this painting was her favorite, but it was also the most hated, the most shocking to her, and the most terrifying to her. And this fear is inexplicable, for no reason, from the first time she sees it, and each time it is more intense.
Just as soon as she enters the hospital, she will have an inexplicable sense of fear, but when she is sick, she will have to see a doctor, Hu Yuening likes Munch, a Norwegian artist with a reputation in the world. However, his paintings have a strong subjectivity and a sad and depressing mood, and people who are already depressed are not suitable for appreciating his paintings.
It is said that it was a series of deaths of loved ones that made the painter's personality melancholy and withdrawn. Feelings of loneliness, despair, and death haunted the young Munch so much that they had to be expressed. He was going to cry, he was going to paint the living people, and their breathing, their feelings, and their suffering.
The picture shows a small person running from the bridge with its mouth open, with the bay and the sunset in the distance. The sky was like rolling blood-red waves, making people tremble and be terrifying, as if the whole of nature was bleeding.
"Oh, that's the famous 'scream'? Yuening, do you want to do the same? Just as Hu Yuening was twisting her whole nerves, Hu Ning dragged her steps.
"Do you also want to shout and vent?"
"Ah, Mom......" Hu Yuening came back to his senses suddenly, "No, it's not that far!" She smiled at Junin, "I can, and we'll be luckier than Munch!" β
"Yes, we should all be luckier than Munch! Do you two like Munch very much? The mother and daughter suddenly realized that someone was talking to them, and turned their heads to meet a pair of beautiful eyes.
In fact, Wang Yi has been paying attention to the mother and daughter since they entered the gallery. Anyway, this is the first time she has seen a pair of mother and daughter holding each other to her gallery since she opened this gallery.
"Ah......" Hu Yuening reacted at this time, what he said just now should have been heard by this well-dressed lady, and he was a little embarrassed for a while, and there was a buzz in his head, and he completely forgot what to say.
Fortunately, my mother Hu Ning reacted quickly and said with a smile: "We're just a layman watching the fun!" β
Wang Yi was noncommittal, smiled, walked to the coffee table, elegantly picked up the coffee pot, and asked, "Do you want anything?" β
Hu Yuening had no appetite at all, the cold noodles she ate in the morning were still choking in her stomach, and when she thought of seeing Yuanqing's mysterious friend in a while, she couldn't lift her spirits, and asked Hu Ning in a low voice: "Mom, do you want some coffee?" β
Junin shook his head and looked at his watch, it was almost eleven o'clock, "It's time to come in a while, don't drink it!" β
"Hmm." Hu Yuening responded, and then said to Wang Yi apologetically, "No need, we will have dinner later, thank you!" β
Wang Yi nodded, suddenly as if she had thought of something, and looked the mother and daughter up and down again, suddenly she stared at Hu Ning's eyes more and more suspicious, and finally she heard herself ask: "Hu Ning?" β
"Huh?" JunΓn was a little surprised, she didn't expect this gallery owner to know her name?
"Changning Dongda's Junin? Am I right? β
"You are?" Hu Ning dropped Hu Yuening, who was also surprised, and then carefully recognized Wang Yilai, "You are Wang ......"
"Wang Yi, Professor Wang Zhitong's youngest daughter!" Wang Yi laughed and stretched out his right hand.
"Ahh I really didn't expect ......" Hu Ning was first shocked, and then the joy of meeting a stranger in a foreign land, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to shake Wang Yi.
"How many years have we not seen each other?" Wang Yi smiled, "Back then, you were my father's protΓ©gΓ©!" β
"Ashamed ......" As soon as she thought of her mentor Wang Zhitong, Hu Ning's heart softened, the combination of her and Qin Li was still the matchmaker made by Professor Wang Zhitong from it, and what Professor Wang said to her at that time, Hu Ning was still in her ears.
"Hu Ning, I have two daughters in my family, who are about the same age as you, I also treat you as my own daughter, Qin Li's family background is average, but he is studious and can endure hardships, in the long run, you will not suffer with him!"
Yes, she didn't suffer much from Qin Li, and she enjoyed most of her life's blessings, but when she was old, she was still verified by another sentence, "As soon as a man is rich, he becomes bad"! In order to "have a child to inherit the industry", he was praised by Qin Li as a junior!
Wang Yi didn't know the reason, and asked with a smile: "This is your daughter and Qin Li's daughter?" I heard that you have two daughters, is this the eldest or the youngest? Like you, you're so handsome! At that time, Hu Ning often went to Wang Zhitong's professor's building at the University of Tokyo, so she and Professor Wang's youngest daughter Wang Yi were very close at that time, and the eldest daughter had never met her because she got married early.
"Well, this is my big girl, Hu Yuening. Yue Ning called Aunt Wang ......"
Although she still couldn't figure out what kind of old woman Aunt Wang was in front of her, Hu Yuening still smiled sweetly: "Hello Aunt Wang!" β
"Hello, hello!" Wang Yi liked this little girl who didn't look bewitching and dressed plainly and well-fitted, smiled at Hu Yuening, and said to Hu Ning: "By the way, how is your Qin Li okay?" This time he came to Beijing, did he come over and find time for us to get together and have a meal together? β
Qin Li? I'm afraid that even he doesn't know where he is locked up now, right? Hu Ning was embarrassed, not knowing how to answer Wang Yi's question, but Hu Yuening's mobile phone, who was stunned, rang at this time, and it was still "the five-star red flag fluttering in the wind......
Hu Yuening was taken aback, and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. She glanced at Hu Ning quickly, smiled apologetically at Wang Yi, then turned sideways slightly, took a breath and pressed the answer button: "Hey, hello." β
A female voice came from the earpiece: "Hello, is it Miss Hu Yuening?" β
"Yes, yes, it's me." Hu Yuening hurriedly responded, "Who are you?" β
"That's the case, Mr. Yuanqing should have made an appointment with you, I'm his friend, I'll be at the restaurant in a while, didn't let you wait for a long time, right?"
Hu Yuening glanced at his watch, eleven o'clock, and said, "No, no, we haven't arrived yet." You don't have to worry! β
Then the other party reported the address again, "If it's convenient for you, you can come over now, then I'll see you later." β
"'GIFT' 2nd Floor 206? I'll see you later! Hu Yuening didn't notice that when she reported the address, Wang Yi's eyes were wrong for an instant.
This girl is the one that the kid likes? It's Junin's daughter? Wang Yi remained silent, but his eyes became more and more enthusiastic.