On the weekend, Ye Zhiran took a van from the economic community back to the provincial capital. The community is newly equipped with a "Jinbei" car, which is used to pick up and drop off the employees of the community office in the provincial capital once a week. Before arriving at the provincial capital, Ye Zhiran already had two messages on his Chinese machine, namely Nian Yue and Huang Yuwen's messages.

"Please call back when you arrive, Zhang Nianyue."

"Call back when you arrive, Huang Yuwen."

The messages of the two are the same.

When he arrived at the office of the community in the provincial capital, Ye Zhiran called Nian Yue first.

"204, Zhang Nianyue? Wait. The aunt who answered the phone said and went to call Zhang Nianyue. Ye Zhiran could hear her shrill voice changing in the amplification microphone from the phone. The chubby aunt screamed "wow-la-la" on the ground floor flashed in his mind, and countless windows poked out his head.

After a short pause, Nian Yue's voice came from the microphone: "Wood, have you arrived?" ”

Ye Zhiran heard Nian Yue's familiar voice, his mood was like the sun shining on the thin clouds after the rain, the rainbow all over the world, and replied happily: "Nian Yue, I just arrived at the office." ”

"Wood, I'm missing you a little. What time do you have class tomorrow? ”

"There are both morning and afternoon, and I have to take time to go to the tutor to do chores." Ye Zhiran said with a sad face.

"Wood, then we'll meet at noon in the second cafeteria. Also, does Grandpa have anything to bring to me? Nian Yue took a bite of "wood".

"Yes, Ye Lao said that he was coming to the provincial capital on National Day, so don't go back."

"Ahh Wood, so what do you do? Do you stay in the provincial capital too? ”

Ye Zhiran scratched his head and said, "I can't do it, I have to go back to my hometown on September 30, and I haven't been home for a long time." On October 2, a colleague of mine got married and had to attend again, so he probably didn't have time to come to the provincial capital on the National Day. ”

Zhang Nianyue was a little unhappy on the other end of the phone, pouted and said, "Rotten wood!" How's that going to work? Grandpa is coming, and I can't walk away. ”

"Nian Yue, it is difficult for Ye Lao to get the provincial capital, so you can calm down and accompany him." Ye Zhiran persuaded.

"Stinky wood, of course grandpa has to accompany you, but you're not around, how lonely you are." Nian Yue said coquettishly.

"That's it, after October 3, I will take time to accompany Ye Lao to visit the provincial capital, and also accompany my Nianyue."

Nian Yue replied with joy and said, "This is good wood!" That's it, there are a lot of people queuing up at the back, I won't talk to you, I'll meet tomorrow at noon. ”

"Okay, then you can rest early."

Hanging up Nian Yue's phone, Ye Zhiran was already nine o'clock in the evening, thinking in his heart whether it was appropriate to call Huang Yuwen now, and the machine vibrated again. First, it was Huang Yuwen who urged him to call back.

Seeing that she was in a hurry, Ye Zhiran didn't know what was wrong with her, although he had been wary of her in his heart, he thought about it and called back.

"Brother Feng, have you arrived in the provincial capital?" Hearing Ye Zhiran's voice, Huang Yuwen asked happily on the other end of the phone.

"Just arrived, came in the office van today. Huang Yuwen, call me so late, is there something wrong? ”

"Why don't you ask how my body is? Can't I contact you if I'm fine? Huang Yuwen was unhappy.

"Blame me! It's a little confusing. What I just said doesn't count, let's do it all over again. Ye Zhiran smiled and asked, "Yuwen, I haven't seen you for a few days, are you okay?" ”

Huang Yuwen became happy and said, "Thank you for your concern." I've gotten better and been discharged from the hospital. ”

"Then congratulations, but you are weak, you need to rest more, don't rush to go out."

"Protest! My physique is not weak! I'm still going to Xishan to take a photo, and I'll take me with you when you return to Changjia after class this week. Huang Yuwen said a little coquettishly.

"People are all 'bitten by a snake once, ten years afraid of the well rope', you are good, only to be discharged from the hospital and tiptoe up to the West Mountain?" Ye Zhiran hurriedly stopped. If something happens again, Governor Huang won't suppress him?

"I'm not afraid, this time I'll let you go ahead of the West Mountain, and if there is a snake, it will bite you first."

"・・・・・・" Ye Zhiran was a little big, and thought: It's good to extinguish her idea of returning to Xishan as soon as possible. He said: "Actually, there are many places to sketch, you are a painter, every tree and grass can be painted, why bother to seek far." ”

Huang Yuwen saw that he believed it was true, and laughed "hehe", and said, "Bluff you, if I go to Xishan now, my father may lock me up in a small black house if he knows." ”

"Amitabha, then I will be at ease." Ye Zhiran couldn't help but learn the tone of the monk and chanted the Buddha.

"Brother Feng, how can you do this? I didn't come when I was sick, and I said such ugly things. I tell you, if I get locked up in a dark room, tell Daddy that you're bullying me. ”

Ye Zhiran was startled, and hurriedly said, "How can there be?" Yuwen, don't talk nonsense. ”

"Yes! When you carried me down the mountain from Xishan, your two hands were dishonest and touched me ・・・・・・" Speaking of this, Huang Yuwen laughed softly on the phone. Ye Zhiran could imagine her shy expression, and her eyes might even reveal a prank.

"Yuwen, I surrender! Don't talk about it, make something out of nothing, and ruin my reputation. ”

"Then you say, how to compensate for the loneliness and loneliness during the hospitalization in our provincial capital?"

Ye Zhiran was a little big, and protested: "Why do you want me to compensate? ”

"Because you made the snake want me."

Confucius said: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise, those who are close are not inferior, and those who are far away are resentful." This means that these people don't know how to be polite if you get a little closer to them, and they complain if they get a little farther away. Ye Zhiran's comprehension of these words at this moment was deeper.

"Yuwen, I have a full schedule of classes in the past two days, and I still have the work of the office to care about, and I still have ・・・・・・ reading"

Before the word "Yue" could be spoken, Huang Yuwen took out the eldest lady's temper and said: "I don't care, I have held an exhibition at home in the past two days, you must come to visit, this is not open to outsiders, you must come to taste and evaluate." ”

Ye Zhiran knew that he couldn't refuse, and he also thought about her work, so he agreed: "Okay, I'll try to find time to come once, but I'm not sure when I'll be free now." ”

"Just make a phone call before you come, I'm at home for the past few days. Mom and Dad wouldn't let me go out. ”

Ye Zhiran said in his heart: "It's good that you are not allowed to go out." He promised, "Okay." ”

The next day, in addition to the time to listen to classes, Ye Zhiran ate with Nian Yue in the second canteen at noon, and accompanied Nian Yue to "pat" in the evening.

It wasn't until the morning of the third day that Ye Zhiran saw that the big class was "public relations", so he "skipped class" and went to Huang Yuwen's house to fulfill the contract.

Huang Yuwen received a call from him, changed her clothes and waited, and when she heard the call from the security guard, she quickly changed her shoes and went to the door of the provincial party committee's family area to pick him up.

After completing the registration procedures, Huang Yuwen asked with a smile: "Brother Feng, did you really skip class?" ”

"Isn't it? I've had a full schedule these days. ”

A smile bloomed on Huang Yuwen's face, and she nodded and praised: "Not bad, there is progress." ”

Ye Zhiran followed Huang Yuwen into her house, which was a three-story villa. In the small garden in front of the house there was a good meadow, and the green grass grew in a furry patch, like a blanket spread on the ground. In the middle of the green space is planted a magnolia, and the leaves are lush and full of life.

Entering the living room, Huang Yuwen took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet and said, "These are my brother's shoes, you should be able to wear them." ”

"Your brother?" Ye Zhiran didn't hear him say that he had been there.

"My brother has been studying in the United States for two years."

"Oh, after the reform and opening up, many talented people have gone abroad, and your brother plans to develop in the United States after finishing his studies, right?"

"No, my father asked him to return to China, and my brother said that he would come back next year when he got his second master's degree." Waiting for Ye Zhiran to change her shoes, Huang Yuwen said: "Let's go, first my private exhibition." After speaking, he smiled slightly.

Ye Zhiran followed her up to the third floor, and the corridor and studio on the third floor were full of calligraphy and paintings, and couldn't help but praise: "Okay, it really looks like an art exhibition." ”

Huang Yuwen pursed her lips and smiled reservedly, and said, "You judge carefully." ”

Ye Zhiran said with a smile: "I am a pure layman in calligraphy and painting, and I am not qualified to judge your masterpieces." ”

"You're welcome, in the teacher's house, you still talk about the Tao."

Ye Zhiran raised his eyes at a painting on the north wall and said, "Yuwen, whose ink treasure is this?" It's not like the handwriting of the Zhu painter. ”

There are only four words in this painting: "Yi Hat, Yi Xi".

Huang Yuwen said mischievously: "Guess. ”

Ye Zhiran heard her say this, and the meaning of the four words already knew that it came from her father's hand. said: "These four words, the pen is strong and powerful, straight through the back of the paper, the words are full of momentum, but they are mellow and leave an aftertaste. The character of a single word is known to be the handwriting of your father. ”

Huang Yuwen let out an "ah" in surprise and said, "You are Dad's confidant!" These comments not only tell the characteristics of the words, but also tell the character of the father, and if he hears it, he must like it very much. ”

Ye Zhiran shook his head slightly, and said, "How dare I ask Governor Huang for his favor, I will recite Amitabha Buddha if I am not embarrassed in the future." ”

Huang Yuwen didn't know Ye Zhiran's hidden worries, glanced at him with a clear gaze, and said, "Don't talk about this, you paint." After speaking, the gaze in his bright eyes lingered on his face.

That kind of expectant gaze, like a seven or eight-year-old child who has done something good and eagerly expects to be praised by adults, is full of childlike fun and innocence.

Ye Zhiran is much older than her psychologically, and of course she understands her expectations. He is not in a hurry to praise, and is ready to first paint a few paintings, and then praise them on the basis of seeking truth from facts, so that he can get twice the result with half the effort. However, when he seriously took a few paintings, the surprise on his face became bigger and bigger, and he said in surprise: "Yuwen, your painting has really made great progress. Your work in the Provincial Art Museum does not yet feel like it is today. Why haven't you seen you for a few days, you are already a great painter? ”