As soon as Du Xiaoxian got home, he was still changing shoes in the entrance when he received a call from He Sen, asking if she was at home, saying that he happened to pass by downstairs and could come up to get the painting.

Hanging up the phone, Du Xiaoxian took off his wet coat and took it to the terrace to dry, but he heard the raindrops knocking on the glass and crackling, as if suddenly thousands of troops and horses were galloping, and people were frightened when they heard it.

She went to the kitchen to make a cup of hot tea, took two sips slowly, and felt a lot warmer.

The doorbell rang, she knew it must be He Sen, opened the door and looked, sure enough, his hair and clothes were all wet, and his long soft hair was stuck together, looking a little embarrassed.

Du Xiaoxian hurriedly beckoned him in and said, "Teacher He, why don't you take an umbrella?" ”

He Sen said: "When I got out of the car, the rain suddenly became heavier, and I was drenched after only ten meters of distance. ”

Du Xiaoxian went to the bathroom and took a dry towel to wipe his hair, and said, "Take off your coat and dry it for a while." ”

"No, the down jacket is not afraid of water," He Sen wiped his hair and looked at her carefully: "Xiaoxian, your face doesn't look good, isn't it comfortable?" ”

Du Xiaoxian smiled reluctantly: "No, I just feel a little cold." ”

Only then did He Sen realize that there was no heating in the house, and asked a little strangely: "Why don't you turn on the heating on such a cold day?" ”

Du Xiaoxian said: "I just came back, and I haven't had time yet. As he spoke, he walked to the wall and turned on the central air conditioner. I went to the kitchen again and made a cup of hot tea for He Sen.

He Sen sat on the sofa, warmed his hands with a cup, glanced at the backpack on the other end of the sofa, and said, "Are you really going to go far away?" ”

"Well," Du Xiaoxian sat down, "that's why I said that the exhibition may not be able to go." ”

"Did you encounter any difficulties?" He Sen looked at Du Xiaoxian carefully, and always felt that something was wrong, the little girl's personality was not very outgoing, but every time she saw her, she would always feel her happiness, even if she didn't speak, she smiled slightly. But now, he saw only sorrow on her face.

"It's not difficult, I just want to get out of here." Du Xiaoxian lowered his head, and his voice was thin and deep.

He Sen is a very emotional person, and he intuitively feels that Du Xiaoxian's departure must be related to Gu Nianbin, and he doesn't have a good impression of the indifferent and rejecting man who is thousands of miles away, so it is inconvenient to ask more, only said: "No matter what, you are the protagonist on the day of the exhibition, you must come, and I will inform you when the time comes." ”

"You can't notify me, I'll leave my phone behind when I leave."

"Is there any phone number where you can be contacted, such as where you can find your friends."

Du Xiaoxian thought about it and left Du Huayue's number to him.

He Sen entered the number into his mobile phone, looked at Du Xiaoxian, and said very seriously: "Xiaoxian, I don't know what happened to you, but you are an independent person, you have your own friends and career, you can't abandon everything just because you want to leave a certain environment, this is not right, do you understand?" You have a lot of potential to paint, you can take this as your own career, many people can only take their interests as interests for the rest of their lives, and you can treat your interests as jobs, which is very rare. Xiaoxian, I hope that under any circumstances, or under any circumstances, you will never give up drawing. All right? ”

Du Xiaoxian hung her head silently, painting was her pastime when she was a child in order to relieve her loneliness, but over time, it really became an interest, especially after she officially learned to paint, she saw so many colorful and gorgeous colors, she really liked it, she couldn't put it down, as long as she painted, she could forget her tiredness, she loved these gorgeous colors, and loved to express her inner thoughts. It would be great if painting could be used as a future job.

After being silent for a while, she asked in a low voice, "Teacher He, if I run out of money, can I still paint?" ”

"Of course," He Sen was a little surprised, "you can make money by painting, and when you slowly become famous, you will have to make a lot of money." He paused for a moment and then said, "Maybe you can sell some paintings on the day of the exhibition, except for the commission to the gallery, the rest is yours, and you earn it with your own ability." ”

This is indeed good news for Du Xiaoxian, she didn't think too far ahead, thinking that she had to take care of Nianbin to continue painting. Because paint, brushes, and paper are very expensive, if you can make money by painting as Mr. He said, then you don't have to worry about your livelihood in the future.

"Teacher He, I will definitely come on the day of the exhibition," Du Xiaoxian finally gave He Sen an affirmative reply.

"That's right," He Sen laughed, "Let's go, take me to see the painting." ”

The storm finally abated after half an hour, and the crackling noise was gone, turning into a rustling sound, like a spring silkworm eating mulberry leaves.

After sending He Sen away, Du Xiaoxian took a shower and went to sleep in the room, thinking that she would be sleepless all night, or wake up in the middle of the night, but no, except for waking up hungry once, but not long after, she fell asleep again. It's like you haven't rested for too long, and you're so tired that you fall asleep when you close your eyes.

Sleep early, so wake up early, the sky is gray, she stands in front of the window, looking at the sky after the heavy rain, the world is still in gray, Du Xiaoxian suddenly felt strange, when she was in a good mood, she saw that the world was bright and colorful, but now she was depressed, the world was bleak, and there was only one color left.

Just like last night, He Sen commented on her paintings, saying that paintings and words are actually the same, both want to tell a story or express an emotion, but the words are more simple and easy to understand, while the paintings are expressed in color and line. He Sen said that her early paintings were colorful and bright, making people feel enthusiastic, unrestrained and happy, while in her later paintings, the use of colors was mainly cold tones, giving people a touch of sadness. He Sen also said that this is a good thing, because she doesn't know how to hide it, so she paints it as the most realistic catharsis. And this is what people who know how to draw appreciate the most.

Du Xiaoxian stood silently for a while before going to wash, and made breakfast for herself, because the taste of hunger was too uncomfortable, she could still carry hunger before, maybe it was because she had been living too well recently, she didn't eat for one night, and she was so hungry that she couldn't stand it. Actually, she doesn't have an appetite, but she doesn't like to go hungry, so she should fill her stomach somewhat.

She felt that she was slowly returning to the original world, as if she had a wonderful dream, and finally woke up, a little melancholy, but her heart was steady, because that was the world that belonged to her.

When he walked away with his bag, he met the housekeeper in the lobby, he was an old man in his fifties, but he didn't look old at all, he looked like a middle-aged man in his forties, he always wore a suit and leather collar, his hair was not messy, and he maintained a friendly smile on his face, which made it easy for people to get close to, he nodded and bent down to her from a distance, and greeted her politely.

The elder bowed to himself, Du Xiaoxian was always a little uncomfortable, and every time he wanted to bow ninety degrees in return, but Gu Nianbin could straighten up like that, only nodded slightly, and walked in front of him. She always felt impolite, but Gu Nianbin said that she was so uncomfortable, which was rude to the housekeeper, he said that everyone has their own role in this society, if you respect him, you must agree with his role, and making a fuss will make the other party uncomfortable. She didn't understand it very well, but she felt that what Gu Nianbin said was right, she was actually used to agreeing with all Gu Nianbin's words.

And what about her role? And what is she playing? In Gu's, she heard Shao Baiqing and Zhou Ting call her Mr. Gu's little girl when they talked in private, and also heard some staff say that she was the president's little canary, she didn't understand what a canary was before, and she realized it when she watched TV later, and she felt very awkward, but she never mentioned this stubble to Gu Nianbin. Gu Nianbin said that she was the person he liked, the person who wanted to live with him for the rest of his life, those words were still in his ears, but now the ending is embarrassing.

She felt that she was nothing, just a small speck of dust, floating from one place to another, just to survive, no matter what, she had to live well, for the sake of the grandma in heaven, she had to live well.

She didn't inform Du Huayue, anyway, Du Huayue gave her a set of keys, opened the door by herself, packed her luggage, and went out to buy things, she didn't have much money, she couldn't eat outside in the future, she had to make it by herself, pots and pans were ready-made, but she had to buy oil and rice seasonings.

Du Xiaoxian was picking up fresh cabbage sum in the supermarket, and suddenly leaned out and snatched the cabbage sum with one hand, which startled her, and turned her head to see that it was Du Huayue.

Du Xiaoxian was surprised: "Brother A-Yue, why are you here?" ”

Du Huayue said with a smile: "Seeing that you didn't call me, I guess you came by yourself, I handed over the shift, and I ran over after a nap, wanting to buy some food to cook a delicious meal to celebrate your housewarming, but I didn't expect to see you as soon as I came in." ”

Du Xiaoxian showed him the things in the cart: "Brother A-Yue, don't you see what's missing?" ”

Du Huayue flipped through it casually and said, "It's almost the same, and then I will buy it when I need it less, anyway, it's not far away." ”

After buying vegetables, the two went to the fresh area to buy meat dishes, Du Huayue weighed the pork, and wanted to buy fish, Du Xiaoxian refused, saying that there was just a meat dish, and there were eggs.

Du Huayue ignored her, took a net and fished out a big grass carp, asked someone to cut it into a bag, and said: "You don't understand this, today we eat fish head, the fish meat is cut into several small pieces, salted up, put in the refrigerator, eat a piece every time, fragrant and delicious." Don't look at the price of this fish, you can eat several meals, so it is very cost-effective. ”

Du Xiaoxian blinked and looked at Du Huayue: "Brother A-Yue, how do you know so much?" She and Gu Nianbin lived at home, and they spent a lot of time eating at home, but Gu Nianbin didn't let her stay in the kitchen at all, for fear of choking her and smoking her. So after so long, I learned to cook noodles. I didn't expect Du Huayue, who had never cooked before, to be so meticulous, which surprised her.

"I learned it outside, how did I understand it before, my grandmother didn't let me into the kitchen at home, and last time I went to my colleague's house to eat, I saw that this is what their family did."

At noon, Du Huayue was in charge, making braised fish head, stir-fried cabbage sum, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and a plate of stir-fried meat with green peppers, all of which were home-cooked side dishes, but the craftsmanship was not bad, Du Xiaoxian said while eating: "Brother Ayue, pass on all the craftsmanship to me, and you can come back from work to eat ready-made ones in the future." ”

Du Huayue said with a smile: "That dare is good, I am tired of eating fast food every day." ”

The two talked and laughed, chatting and chatting, Du Huayue didn't ask Du Xiaoxian how he broke up with Gu Nianbin from beginning to end, and Du Xiaoxian never mentioned it, as if there was no such person at all, and there was no such thing. They are two brothers and sisters who support each other in a bustling metropolis and are struggling to survive, only looking forward to the future.