With the excuse of "dreaming to be inspired", Shiraishi slept more openly.

I woke up at night, had dinner, went to the studio to watch the puppeteer work for a while, and when I came out to pour water to drink, suddenly a person jumped out of the study.

Sugie Akio had a lot of paint on his hands, and his face was a little bit, and he was very excited to hold his "masterpiece" and show it to Shiraishi: "Dad, does this meet the requirements!" ”

"I'll see." Shiraishi took it.

On the paper, it is still the familiar "Gundam Warrior Dragon Saves the Princess", but this time, the lines are much more serious than last time, and some paint is applied and colored.

Bai Shi took out his hand account and looked at it twice, pretending to be thinking, but in fact, he was listening to how the puppeteer who ran out of Yan picked and picked the thorns.

After listening to its nagging, Shiraishi organized the language: "Basically meets the customer's requirements, but ......"

This turn made Akio Sugue, who was originally smiling, lose his face and began to feel uneasy.

"But there is no overall color tendency, it is too fancy, and the lines are very dirty, especially on the tower side." Shiraishi tapped on the paper and handed the painting back to him: "Change it again, there is still hope." ”

"Good ......"

Akio Sugie originally thought that his paintings were perfect, but when his expert father said this, he immediately felt that there were many problems when he looked closely.

It turned out that it was so troublesome to draw a painting that could meet the customer's requirements, and it didn't seem to be as easy to make money as imagined...... No wonder my dad spends all day in the studio.

Oh no, it's not quite the same today. I heard that he was starting to look for inspiration in other ways.

Watching Akio Sugie return to the study in a trance, Shiraishi ate some snacks, drank water, and followed the puppet to the studio.

Before going to bed, Akio Sugie walked out of the room again.

This time, he was not as elated as last time, his little face was full of adult worries and vicissitudes, he handed over a new piece of drawing paper, and asked humbly: "Is it okay this time......?"

As soon as Shiraishi took it, the puppeteer's pointing came again.

This time, Shiraishi ignored its chatter, looked at the painting for a while, and nodded: "Yes." ”

“！” Akio Sugue's eyes suddenly brightened. If Shiraishi wasn't here, he would have jumped up and jumped twice and shouted "yes" or something like that.

With the painting in his hand, Shiraishi walked to the coffee table and picked up his wallet. Akio Sugie followed him like a little tail, staring at him with a blank eye.

However, I don't know if it's his delusion, after a while, he seems to see his majestic and steady father stiffen.

……

Baishi really didn't expect that this wallet, which was very high-end and high-grade at first glance, only had a few steel hammers lying in it after it was opened.

…… Why don't you tell Akio Sugie that the amount is too big and the buyer decides to pay in installments and can only give him 100 yen today?

Anyway, this kid has no pocket money, so 100 yen should be able to bluff it......

Thinking so, Shiraishi ignored his stinging conscience and was about to pull out one of the coins.

But at this time, someone secretly poked him in the back and pulled one of his arms behind him.

Shiraishi turned his head sideways and glanced at Ayami Sugie, who was approaching at some point, and the next second, he felt that there were two more banknotes in his hand.

He cleared his throat and, under the innocent gaze of Akio Sugie, pretended to take the money out of his pocket and put it in his hand.

Akio Sugie looked at the two 1,000 yen tickets, and his mouth was almost grinning to the root of his ears.

Although he didn't have pocket money, he once picked up a few coins of 10 yen and 50 yen on his way to school.

With this savings, he once asked his classmates about the price of electronic pets. But soon, he was frightened into autism by the high price of nearly 2,000 yen.

Unexpectedly, the job he received this time was just enough for him to pick up his "pet" home!

Akio Sugie held the two coins in his hands and imagined a bright future for a while.

After that, he suddenly thought of something, looked at Bai Shi, and asked in a low voice, "In the future...... Will there still be this kind of work? ”

Shiraishi, who finally realized that he had no financial power, was already a little empty at this time.

However, he nodded under the gaze of the child, and said stubbornly:

"It depends on the needs of the customer, but also your technology. If you draw well, they will definitely continue to place orders. ”

"Okay, thank you Dad! Thank you, Uncle Manaka! Sugie Akio was very precious and held the money, and ran back to the room to collect it. I thought that drawing was really useful, and I knew that when my father taught me, I should have studied hard.

Shiraishi sent him away, turned to look at Sugie Ayami, and was speechless for a moment: "...... How do you know. ”

Sugie Ayami squinted and smiled, "The first time you commented on his painting, I was cutting fruit next to me." ”

"......" Shiraishi thought hard, but found that he couldn't remember this stubble at all, and this lady's sense of existence was too weak......

After a pause, Shiraishi heard her ask curiously, "Didn't you always disagree with me giving Akio pocket money, why did you suddenly change your mind again?" ”

"I thought about it and thought he was too cowardly, so maybe it would make him more assertive......," Shiraishi casually said.