Claire, who calmed down, suddenly pushed Li Cheng away and said viciously: "Cheng, what do you mean by this, do you want me to worry about death?" You don't know if you wait for me to bring the ladder, and you will come down again, is it necessary to do it? ”

Seeing that Claire seemed to be really angry, Li Cheng didn't dare to talk any more, and hurriedly accompanied him, and finally calmed Claire, Li Cheng smiled thiefly, Li Cheng pulled Claire directly into the bathroom, and started the battle for three hundred rounds!

After a burst of clouds and rain, Li Cheng hugged Claire on the bed, both of them were tired, Li Cheng said, "Claire, let's get married." ”

Li Cheng's words were like a thunderbolt from the blue, Claire didn't reply for a long time, get married? What a distant topic this is, in the eyes of Westerners, marriage is equivalent to a grave, it will be firmly confined to death, and many things will change, so Claire has not been in a hurry to get married, which is completely different from in China.

Unexpectedly, the marriage was proposed by the man, which also proves that Claire's charm is great, not only so that Li Cheng can still refuse very freely in the face of other beauties, but also intends to formally maintain their relationship by legal means.

Claire is only in her 20s, two years younger than Li Cheng, but she looks mature, which is also because of the physiological characteristics and education model of Westerners.

"Cheng, we are still too young, marriage is not as simple as you imagined, the price you need to pay during the period is too great, I am not ready."

Claire's words are also normal, Li Cheng suddenly proposed to get married, just planning to test Claire. After letting him be mentally prepared, talk about the tone, in fact, Li Chengye would not do such a solemn thing about the marriage proposal, he had a plan.

That is, the previous plan was to organize a marriage proposal ceremony in the sea fortress on the Isle of Wight, England, and was about to go to the United Kingdom, Li Cheng had no bottom in his heart, so this time he came to test Claire.

"What are your concerns?" Li Cheng's tone was very low, after all, Claire had no intention of getting married, didn't this mean that she didn't recognize herself enough?

"Done. You have to know the way. I'm not the kind you think, but I'm really unprepared, and to be honest, I've interviewed a lot of couples. And also read some stories about the life between couples. Ninety-five percent are unhappy. Or rather, in your words, a group that has made do, but I'm not sure yet. If we get married, will the next life be like now, each other has a certain space and social circle, can be together without any distance, or everything is dull, do you and I still have sparks? Claire's words were well thought out, and Claire stubbornly believed that love and marriage were two things, and there was no need to force them in.

"Didn't you think of marrying me?"

"Yes, it's just that I wasn't prepared to ......" Claire's words full of grievances made Li Cheng's heart flutter, perhaps because the two received different educational concepts, which led to the fact that the general direction of looking at some problems can be deviated, but the purpose is the same.

"Okay, in that case, you should think about my words, marriage is not the same as compressing the personal space of both parties, on the contrary, it is to integrate the space of both parties, expand this space, and then give birth to a new life, live happily together in this space, don't you like babies?" Li Cheng was still a little unhappy, Claire's answer did not satisfy him, isn't the advancement of a couple a husband and wife? Could it be that Claire thinks that the two are not suitable for the next generation to be together, or does she have any concerns?

Or is it really like she said, just simply unprepared? After she figured it out, she would probably agree, or was the environment in which Li Cheng made the suggestion right now? Maybe Claire, who is French, is more inclined to romantic proposals, but no matter what, Li Cheng is still quite sad.

After getting up, Li Cheng said goodbye to Claire, got dressed, left the city of Calgary, and returned to the Grizzly Bear Ranch, both of whom needed to calm down.

The next day, a strange person attracted Li Cheng's attention, a middle-aged white man in his forties, dressed relatively shabby, wearing a peaked cap, with a vicissitudes of life, carrying a sketchpad and a duffel bag, after coming to the grizzly bear ranch, he sat directly in a place, opened the sketchpad, and began to paint, during which no one's movement disturbed his creation.

Painting from morning to noon, the painter basically did not move a single inch except after the brush moved, and it is hard to imagine anyone sitting there all morning.

This is the artist's excellence, he can endure loneliness more than ordinary people, so that he can devote himself to the creation of art, seeing this painter, Li Cheng thought of the Spanish poet in Liufa Ranch, but the poet is an ADHD patient, it is estimated that it is unlikely that he will sit for a morning, this may be the different category of art created.

Could it be a painter who came to sketch? Li Cheng took a hamburger and a bottle of mineral water and walked over quietly, Li Cheng still has a lot of respect for those who engage in art, although some artists are difficult to solve even food and clothing when their lives are at a low point, but they insist on creating, artists with dreams and infinite pioneering spirits are also creating spiritual food for the people of the world, and this strength will continue to be passed on to future generations.

Li Cheng saw an oil painting of a pasture scene, which should belong to the impressionists, not caring whether it is an image or not, but a feeling! Although Li Cheng does not understand the appreciation of oil paintings, he is also very curious about the source of the painter's creative inspiration and the spirit they give to the paintings.

The painting should be completed, and seeing the middle-aged painter's satisfied expression, Li Cheng asked in English: "Hi, hello, my rancher here, Li, I don't know what you call it?" ”

The middle-aged painter glanced at the young Chinese and said in English with an Italian accent: "Hello, my name is Raphael. ”

"You're an Italian painter?" Li Cheng handed him a hamburger box of mineral water, and the painter didn't seem to refuse, probably traveling all the way in this way.

"Yes, I'm an Italian, thank you for your burger and water, this painting will be given to you, I wonder if Lu Dao can offset the cost of room and board? You also know that we are wandering painters, and our lives are very poor. Raphael is right, before the painting did not get famous, basically the painter had no source of income, and could only make a living by selling paintings, but the price was only enough to feed and wear, the price was too low, and the output was not high, it was very difficult for the painter to survive, especially the wandering painter like Raphael, who stopped and stopped all the way from Europe, and used painting to make money to raise money to raise travel expenses, this kind of painter basically did not have any fame, and some painters who had a little success, the situation is very different.

Italian painter? Li Cheng thought of the more famous representative of the Renaissance masterpiece - Leonardo da Vinci.

He is also a painter of books, and not only that, but he is also proficient in many aspects, which can be described as an all-rounder! His works such as "Mona Lisa's Smile" and "The Last Dinner" still enjoy a high reputation in today's world and are collected in museums for the people of the world to enjoy.

When the painter is down, collect his paintings, so when it increases in value, you will get unexpected income, Raphael's "Pasture Landscape", from the perspective of creation and style, tends to Van Gogh's works, but has its own unique charm, Li Cheng likes it very much, after reading it a few times, nodded, took the initiative to reach out and said: "Mr. Raphael, your works can not only offset the cost of room and board, in my opinion it is a priceless treasure, with a strong collection value, thank you very much, If you need anything, call me at any time, and I will prepare a beautiful room for you, three meals a day is no problem, you can stay as long as you want, don't be polite to me. ”

"Xie Lu Xie, Li, you are the first to give such a high evaluation to my work, thank you so much, I will paint a few more for you, so as not to lose too much." Raphael's words were not very expensive in the market, and the painting was actually not enough to pay for room and board, so Raphael was ashamed and planned to paint more.

"Mr. Raphael, I mean sincerely, your paintings will definitely be favored by the people of the world, I believe it is only a matter of time." What Li Cheng wants to say is that after Raphael returns to old age in a hundred years, his paintings will definitely increase several times, or even hundreds of times, which is also the general regularity of the appreciation of paintings.

And the dealer will also hype it appropriately! However, of course, this kind of statement cannot be said explicitly, as a layman, Li Cheng thinks that Raphael's paintings are good and have the potential for appreciation, which is also the reason for the gradual improvement of his appreciation ability, but there is no authoritative statement, it is just a personal sense.

The arrival of this Italian painter has raised the grade of the ranch, and many tourists have stopped to see where the painter is painting, and their own art appreciation level has also been cultivated, not to mention that Raphael also has sketches, which is also what street painters often do, to make money from sketching! However, although Raphael charges a little more than the average French street painter, it is worth the money!

Li Cheng was also very happy about Raphael's arrival, not only did he gain several Raphael's exclusive paintings, but it is worth mentioning that the ranch has become more popular because of Raphael's arrival.

This also proves that the Grizzly Bear Ranch has gradually entered the eyes of many people, otherwise why would Raphael come to the Grizzly Bear Ranch? Compared to Calgary, Alberta, there are many ranches, such as the Six Harvest Ranch, which can attract Spanish poets, and it also proves that its fame has been greatly affirmed.

The grizzly bear ranch because of the presence of the Italian painter, the grade instantly became "high", but it took a few days or a week of room and board to exchange for a few paintings with immeasurable appreciation potential, Li Cheng was quite complacent, temporarily forgetting the disagreement with Claire about whether to marry or not.

Maybe Li Cheng is really in a hurry? It makes sense that Claire wasn't ready. (To be continued......)