Chapter 138: Paintings
"Auntie, thank you so much!" Tang Xuan spread each of the paintings that Ouyang Lei took from Ouyang's house on the desk, looked at them carefully, and finally rolled them up with love, and sincerely thanked Ouyang Lei, she learned calligraphy and painting since she was a child, although she didn't have much talent and didn't learn well, but the level of appreciation was still there, and it was natural to see that the ten paintings that Ouyang Lei took were very good.
The three paintings brought by Ouyang Lei's brother and brother respectively, if not the best of their works, are still high-quality, and the four pairs of Ouyang Laozi's are his pinnacle works, such calligraphy and paintings are generally reserved for their descendants, and they are reluctant to go out. What makes Tang Xuan especially grateful is that these paintings are inscribed by them, and the inscriptions are all congratulating her on the opening of the bookstore, which is the most rare.
"What kind words did you say?" Ouyang Lei snorted, and said with a smile: "Your uncle said that his paintings are a little out of touch with the old man's, so don't worry, wait for him to brew well during this time, and see if he can paint two better paintings...... Xuanxuan, it's been a long time since I've seen your uncle like this...... Well, shame and courage! β
Tang Xuan was amused by Ouyang Lei's words, and said, "Shame and courage? You really know how to laugh at people, and my uncle may be angry when he hears these words! By the way, what about my uncle? β
"I said that I was looking for inspiration, so I took my brother to Huangshan, and I also took Yanzhi to be their companion...... Hmph, I see, he let Yanzhi go just to ask for a backpack and a little guy with luggage! Ouyang Lei snorted dissatisfied, and said with a smile: "However, Yan Zhi is also very happy, he just wanted to go sketching, so he packed up a bunch of things and went, and he didn't know when he would be able to come back." β
"It's all gone! Why didn't my aunt go out with them? Tang Xuan asked with a smile, maybe it's genetics, or maybe it's because of it, Wang Yanzhi has had an extremely strong interest in painting since he was a child. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he became more fascinated by oil painting, and then focused on oil painting, and he also studied Western oil painting in France.
Several of them have similar interests, and they get together in three sentences without leaving calligraphy and painting. If I go, you can't suffocate me? I still stayed at home to tidy up, and when they came back, I would like to wait for them to come back for the New Year. Ouyang Lei smiled, put away Tang Xuan's rolled up calligraphy and paintings, so that she could take them away later, and said, "What about you?" Why don't you go to the beach with your parents for a few days. Distracted? β
"I don't want to go, I always feel sandwiched between the two of them, I'm like a big shining light bulb, they don't mind me mind!" Tang Xuan smiled, Tang Zhijun was originally the busiest time a year ago, but he still put down the work at hand for the time being, pushed off all the entertainment, and set aside three days to accompany Wang Zhi to go out for a walk. Tang Xuan was still a little interested, but seeing their ticket time, she dispelled her interest in traveling with them.
"Your mom is in a bad mood. It's time to go out for a walk, it's not good for her to be bored at home! Ouyang Lei nodded approvingly and said, "It's rare that your father can actually make time at this time." β
"yes!" Tang Xuan nodded and said, "For this, my dad worked two days in a row before, and he also took the initiative to take care of the things on duty on the fourth and fifth days of junior high school, so as to free up time." β
"Your dad has a heart!" Ouyang Lei sighed, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, your mother is the luckiest thing to marry your father." After so many years of being pampered and protected by your father, there have been no setbacks. β
"It's the luckiest, but it's a pity." Tang Xuan smiled slightly and said, "She has less frustration." There will be no chance to hone yourself, and this time it will be a big blow...... I hope she can be less naΓ―ve in the future. β
"You're right!" Ouyang Lei nodded and said, "Actually, your uncle and I have always been worried about your mother!" Generally speaking, after a woman marries and has children, she will become more and more capable and mature, but your mother is just the opposite. More and more naΓ―ve and simple. This qiΔ is caused by the environment, your grandparents don't have too high requirements for her, and your aunts and aunts are also competitive outside, but they can let anything go through at home, and she gave birth to a baby daughter like you who is held by the whole family...... Of course, the most important thing is that your dad is a family first. After getting married, your mother has been living in a honey pot, and if her life has always been the same, it is fine, but if there is a little change, she may not be able to cope with it, and she may be hurt. It's good that this time things are going to make a fuss, it will teach her a profound lesson that won't hurt too much, like you said, at least she won't be as naΓ―ve as she is now. People, once the mind changes, many things will be different, your mother is originally a beauty and wisdom connotation is not lacking, after less naivety, it will definitely get better and better, and my uncle and I don't have to worry about her. β
"You and your uncle have been worried about my mother?" Tang Xuan blinked, this believed, and believed that Wang Wei and his wife had talked to Wang Zhi about this matter, but Wang Zhi didn't listen.
"Can you not be worried?" Ouyang Lei shook her head and said, "However, Ruan Xianghan doesn't know anything about your father's mind and the things he did behind it, otherwise he wouldn't have let things develop to this point." β
"Oh~" Tang Xuan responded.
"Actually, we know why your mother never cared. Ruan Xianghan is a short-sighted person who can only see the material benefits that can be obtained, and that is not important to your mother, let alone your father and the people in your family...... Isn't it also because you don't pay attention to those material things with gifts? Ouyang Lei asked, and after seeing Tang Xuan nodding, she smiled again: "Your mother is actually not ignorant of the fact that their family takes advantage, she lets them calculate, but she actually has a desire to spend money to sell her sense of identity." Xuanxuan, don't be in a hurry to deny it, think about it first, do you have a feeling that your grandparents love your mother the most among their children, and you feel the most loved among their grandchildren. β
"It's this delusion!" Tang Xuan nodded, in fact, she had such a feeling at the beginning of her rebirth, so after she was reborn, she did not alienate herself from her grandfather's family because of her disgust with Wang Zitian, and it was in this kind of interaction that she found out that her uncle was not as good to her as she imagined, and her grandparents were not necessarily the most distressed about her, or they were very good to her, but once she and Wang Zitian were opposed, their hearts were biased towards Wang Zitian, and they couldn't see her grievances.
"You're so much smarter than your mother!" Ouyang Lei laughed, what an illusion, isn't it just an illusion? She smiled and said, "Of the three brothers and sisters you have, your mother is the youngest and the only girl, so it stands to reason that she should be the most favored." But in fact, it is not true, your grandparents love her is love, but no matter how much you can go beyond the two sons, and your mother has been taught to be filial to her parents, respect her brother, and put her brother first in everything, and she has been subsidizing your brother-in-law's behavior is actually deeply favored by the old man and the old lady, the old man is introverted, and has not expressed his opinions and opinions on this, but he is more kind to her, but the old lady has praised her more than once, saying that she is not forgetting her roots, right, On the surface, it's better for her. So, even if I tell your uncle not to always think about taking care of your uncle's family, she won't listen. β
"Sometimes my mother cares too much about her grandparents' attitude towards her, so she will become what she is now!" Tang Xuan sighed.
"It's not wrong for a married girl to subsidize her mother's family, especially when her husband's family is much better than her mother's family, but you must grasp a degree, after that, it will be unfair to your husband's family, and it will be bad for your own family, and it will be bad for your mother's family! Your mom is just too much! Ouyang Lei sighed lightly and said, "Xuanxuan, do you know, my father once said something to us, and your uncle couldn't wait to find a hole to get into." β
"Oh? What did Grandpa Ouyang say? Tang Xuan was very curious, Old Man Ouyang can be said to be a master in the calligraphy world, very prestigious, and has a higher status than Old Man Wang.
"My father said that 20 years ago, when others mentioned the Wang family, they were talking about the old man's literary attainments and calligraphy and painting attainments, two well-bred sons and well-behaved daughters. He said that it is not necessarily a bad thing to be able to marry a strong in-law, but if it is because of this, he forgets to struggle and relies on his in-laws for everything. Ouyang Lei sighed and said, "Your brother-in-law was originally a very talented person, but now ...... Last year, the old man read a few of his articles and sighed, saying that he only saw the utilitarian articles. β
"Grandpa Ouyang is wise!" Tang Xuan sighed, I have to say that the old man's eyes are like torches, and he was all right by him!
"It's not wise, it's just a bystander! He also said that he can't say that the old man is stupid, it's just that he forgets a lot of things after getting used to it! When my father said this, the main reason was that he was worried that in order to make Yanzhi go smoothly, and ask your mother to use the Tang family to help him pave the way, that would make Yanzhi follow your brother-in-law's old path and become a person who always wants to get something for nothing. Ouyang Lei sighed, and said very strictly and cautiously: "So, Xuanxuan, no matter how good your relationship with your cousin Yanzhi is in the future, don't think about how to help him." He is a man, whether the scholarly family of the Wang family can continue to pass on can only depend on him, he has the best ability, if he doesn't have that ability, he can sharpen himself well, and he can't always think about relying on others. People, once they have dependence, they will have inertia, and they will also have greed that they shouldn't have, so their whole life will really stop there. β
"Auntie, I take your words to heart, don't worry!" Tang Xuan nodded, and agreed with Ouyang Lei, no wonder the uncle's family will get better and better, can it be bad to have such a capable and clear aunt here?
"Then I'm relieved!"
(To be continued.) )
PS: When I locked the small black room, my hand shook slightly, and now I unlocked it......