When the wind blows off the last leaf of the branch, winter is quietly coming.

Du Xiaoxian sat in front of the window with a cup of hot tea, watching Xiao Hei scatter joy in the courtyard intently. After an eventful season, everything seems to have settled.

It's cold, the old house on the side of the ancestral house is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it is warm in winter, Gu Guangxian and Fang Yaru have no intention of coming back, it seems that they are planning to celebrate the New Year over there.

Gu Nianbin knew that they didn't want to see Du Xiaoxian in another way, and it was just an expedient measure to promise him to be with Du Xiaoxian, because he knew his character and didn't want to lose both. So they were waiting and seeing, wanting to see how long his freshness to Du Xiaoxian could be maintained? And he also hopes that with the passage of time, his parents can see Du Xiaoxian's goodness and accept her. He is a filial son, and he loves Du Xiaoxian deeply, and it is not what he wants to see if either side is hurt.

So now it's better not to interfere with each other. Xiao Bonian pulled a cook over, transferred Laneige away, and replaced Ah Ling back. Ah Ling has always taken care of Du Xiaoxian, and she also knows about her and Gu Nianbin, she is not an eventful person, she doesn't ask anything, and she takes care of her as a sister like before.

Du Xiaoxian is not used to being served, and she has always regarded Ah Ling as her sister, but whenever there is any work at home, she does it with Ah Ling, Ah Ling was a little panicked at first, and then she was relieved when she saw that Gu Nianbin didn't care. After getting along like this, the atmosphere at home is quite pleasant. Ah Ling even felt that the young master, who had always been expressionless, was much kinder to others. This cannot but be said to be Du Xiaoxian's credit.

Du Xiaoxian stays at home every day, except for doing housework, the rest of the time is spent painting, Gu Nianbinxin found an art tutor for her, named He Sen, in his thirties, looks gentle, speaks gently, is very patient, except for the long hair that looks a little weird, everything else is very good, Du Xiaoxian likes him very much.

Four classes a week, four hours each time, Gu Nianbin vacated a house and came out to make a studio for Du Xiaoxian. In addition to the bedroom, this studio is the longest time Du Xiaoxian has stayed in. On Saturday, there was no class, because He Sen had something to do yesterday, so he changed the class to this afternoon, Du Xiaoxian sat in front of the window and watched Xiao Hei playing, while waiting for Teacher He to come over.

Ah Ling walked over, took away the tea that was already cold in her hand, and replaced it with a small plate of fresh oranges, which were cut into crescent-like oranges and placed in the emerald green plate.

Du Xiaoxian took a petal to Ah Ling first, but Ah Ling pushed and didn't take it: "I ate one when I cut it, you can eat it." ”

Du Xiaoxian didn't follow, and stuffed it into Ah Ling's mouth one by one, Ah Ling had no choice but to open her mouth to take it, but her eyes were staring at the stairs, Gu Nianbin was in the study upstairs, although she wouldn't say anything even if she saw it, but the master and servant were different, and she was always a little embarrassed.

Du Xiaoxian used the peeled orange peel to put on a variety of tricks on the plate, and asked Ah Ling to comment on which one was the best, and suddenly saw Xiao Hei turn her head and run towards the gate, so she smiled and said, "Teacher He is here." ”

Ah Ling just wanted to ask her how she knew, the doorbell rang, she walked over to open the door, and it was He Sen in the video.

Du Xiaoxian ran to the door to greet him, He Sen drove a bright blue car, which was eye-catching in the gloomy weather, he drove out of the car and raised the picture scroll in his hand towards Du Xiaoxian: "Xiaoxian, guess what I brought here?" ”

Du Xiaoxian's eyes lit up, and he ran over with a cheer to take the scroll, He Sen raised his hand and said with a smile: "You want to grab it without even guessing?" ”

Du Xiaoxian said: "It's my portrait!" "Teacher He had already promised to paint a portrait for her, although she didn't urge, but she thought in her heart, since Teacher He asked her to guess today, it must be it.

He Sen's hand was still raised, but he threw it down hard, and the whole painting unfolded, which was a sketch of Du Xiaoxian. The white paper and black lines are concise and bright, but they are full of images.

Du Xiaoxian was very happy, holding the drawing paper at the bottom and looking at it carefully.

"Isn't it cold to stand outside?" Gu Nianbin's voice came from the door, and Du Xiaoxian hurriedly took the painting and showed it to him: "Teacher He painted it for me, it really looks like it!" ”

Gu Nianbin glanced at him, and looked at He Sen who was walking towards them with a smile: "Teacher He, is the class a little longer, and there is still time to paint a portrait for her." ”

He Sen said: "I didn't draw it during class, I drew it when I got home." ”

"Oh, you don't have to face people, Mr. He can also draw portraits, and you are really skilled, no wonder my friends recommend you to me."

"I learned to paint, I still have this memory," He Sen heard the displeasure in his tone, but he didn't understand what was wrong with painting a portrait of his student, but Gu Nianbin paid a very high salary, and he still explained at the moment: "I promised to paint a portrait of Xiaoxian a long time ago, and it took a few days to complete it, so I brought it to her today." ”

Du Xiaoxian couldn't hear anything, and happily said to He Sen, "Teacher He, let's start class." ”

"Okay," He Sen nodded at Gu Nianbin and followed Du Xiaoxian.

Gu Nianbin stood there, staring at their backs, his face was a little gloomy, Ah Ling was carrying a plate of oranges to be delivered to him, seeing that his face was wrong, he hurriedly put it on the table next to him, and whispered, "Young master, eat some fruit." ”

Gu Nianbin didn't hear it, but he lifted his feet and walked slowly towards Du Xiaoxian's studio. Ah Ling hadn't seen Gu Nianbin like this for a long time, and she was a little uneasy, but she could see why Gu Nianbin was unhappy? I'm jealous!

Gu Nianbin is really jealous, the sour taste is big! Du Xiaoxian has never been very close to other men, that is, Shao Baiqing, Shen Li, Ling Yun, who are already familiar with each other, have always kept a safe distance, how can they be so affectionate with He Sen? He was originally upstairs, and when he heard Du Xiaoxian shouting happily below, he looked at the window, and immediately felt that his temples were jumping suddenly, He Sen held the picture scroll, and Du Xiaoxian climbed his arm to grab it, and the relationship between the two looked very intimate.

When I went downstairs and heard He Sen say that the portrait was painted at home, I didn't feel good in my heart, I must remember Du Xiaoxian's appearance and demeanor very deeply, so that I can draw it, right? Why was he so impressed by Du Xiaoxian, could it be that he didn't have any thoughts? Thinking of this, he couldn't stay stunned, and went directly to the studio to sit and watch Du Xiaoxian take class.

He Sen is engaged in art, which itself has a bit of romanticism, and his personality is gentle, and he teaches vividly and vividly, and is very full of rendering. Du Xiaoxian liked to listen to his class, holding his chin and looking at He Sen without blinking.

Gu Nianbin watched from behind, feeling uncomfortable, as if apart from him, the little girl had not looked at other men with such an almost adoring gaze. And He Sen is also a very serious person, although Gu Nianbin sat behind, he didn't scratch him in the slightest. Two bright eyes looked directly at Du Xiaoxian. Such a four-eyed look is really an eyesore in Gu Nianbin's opinion. He coughed lightly, but the pair of master and apprentice didn't hear it at all, they still looked at each other, as if other people or things were cutting off their eye contact, Gu Nianbin coughed heavily, and now both of them heard it, He Sen quickly glanced at him, and went to class as if nothing happened, but Du Xiaoxian turned around and made a silent gesture towards Gu Nianbin, completely ignoring the angry expression on his face, and quickly turned around to continue listening to the class.

Gu Nianbin was disgusted by the little girl for the first time, and his heart was a little blocked, he stood up and walked out, until he walked to the courtyard, and saw Xiao Hei running after the ball in the lawn. The dog hadn't been here for long, but he was already very comfortable, running around the lawn every day.

Du Xiaoxian taught it very well, it was not allowed to go into the house, it was not allowed to defecate in the open, it was not allowed to bite things, if it didn't rain, she would play ball and frisbee with it on the lawn every evening, or take it out for a walk. Xiao Hei likes Du Xiaoxian the most, when he sees her from afar, he will run over and wag his tail affectionately when he sees her, and he will look everywhere when he hears her voice, Du Xiaoxian often hides by the door and shouts its name, teasing it to find himself, Gu Nianbin can often hear the noisy sound of a person and a dog playing happily when he is upstairs.

He didn't feel bad at first, but later, the first thing Du Xiaoxian did when he got up every morning was to run to the terrace to say hello to Xiao Hei. In the past, Du Xiaoxian always liked to stick to his arms after waking up. He lay on the bed, listening to the crisp and crisp voice of the little girl coming far away in the morning breeze, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Xiao Hei has already occupied a certain position in Du Xiaoxian's heart, and now there is another teacher He, Gu Nianbin stood under the porch and lit a cigarette very sadly. When Du Xiaoxian was a blank sheet of paper, he wanted to paint the most colorful colors on it, and now, he didn't change his original intention, just ...... When the colors are really rich, there are more troubles and troubles that come with it.

He flicked the ash of his cigarette and suddenly smiled bitterly, what was wrong with him? How do you eat these senseless sour vinegars? As the saying goes, what you gain must lose. Because Du Xiaoxian has more things in his heart, there is less space left for him.

finally waited patiently for Du Xiaoxian to finish class, and watched He Sen go out. Gu Nianbin wanted to take the little girl upstairs, but Du Xiaoxian smiled at him apologetically: "I promised to take Xiao Hei out for a walk." ”

Promised a dog that understands human speech? Gu Nianbin was speechless, Du Xiaoxian saw that he was unhappy, so he had to say: "You can go together, it's dark early now, let's go out for a walk and come back for dinner." ”

Gu Nianbin was unhappy in his heart, but he was helpless, so he asked Ah Ling to take the clothes and put them on, and went out with Du Xiaoxian.

Xiao Hei is very smart, looking at Du Xiaoxian's dress, he knew that he was going out, he was as happy as an arrow off the string, and ran all the way to the door, Du Xiaoxian shouted while chasing: "Xiao Hei, you slow down, slow down......"

Gu Nianbin shouted behind him: "It's running it, what are you chasing!" Slow down and be careful of falling! ”

Xiao Hei arrived at the door, but he couldn't stop screaming, as if there was someone outside. At this time, the sky was already a little dark, Du Xiaoxian didn't know who was outside, and he didn't dare to open the door, for fear that Xiao Hei would rush out and scare people, and afraid that if it was someone who was plotting against her, the last Xia Manyin incident still left a little shadow on her.

She looked back at Gu Nianbin and wanted to wait for him to come over to take a look at the situation, but someone outside the wrought iron gate called her: "Xiaoxian!" ”