The exhibition was held as scheduled, Du Xiaoxian was a little nervous, she had something in her heart, she didn't sleep well at night, but got up early in the morning and picked out a slightly mature dress to put on. When he went out to buy breakfast and came back, Du Huayue had just gotten up, so he deliberately took a break and accompanied her to strengthen his courage today.

Before nine o'clock, the two of them arrived at the gallery, thinking of helping out in advance, but in fact, everything was ready, and there was nothing to do.

Zhou Xuan called them to the office to sit and drink tea, he likes the tea ceremony, there is a very exquisite sea of tea, the roots of the old tree are carved, and the plum blossoms are carved on it, the details of the branches and leaves are subtle and clear, and even the veins of the leaves are clearly visible. Because it has been used for a long time, the old enameled paddle is thick, warm and moist like jade, and the feel is very good, even Du Xiaoxian, who does not understand the tea ceremony, praises endlessly: "This is so beautiful!" ”

"This is called the sea of tea, passed down from my ancestors, I only know that I used it to drink tea in my grandfather's generation, and then it was passed on to my father, and now it is mine," Zhou Xuan was a little proud: "A while ago, there was a collector who wanted to take it away with a lot of money, but I was not willing to give it, what about the family heirloom, how can I sell it easily." ”

He Sen smiled: "Listen to what you mean, it must be that the price is not to your liking, if you give more, I'm afraid you will be tempted." ”

"Unless he gives him a sky-high price, it's impossible." Zhou Xuan said: "If I tell my father, I must be killed." Our family is also an artistic family, and what we do is also a business linked to art, and I am somewhat noble in my bones, so I am still a little vulgar. ”

As he was talking, the water was boiling, He Sen brewed the tea, shook it, and poured the water into the secret passage of the tea sea, Du Xiaoxian was a little strange: "How to pour it out?" ”

He Sen explained: "It's called tea washing. The second water can be drunk. ”

Du Huayue said: "You city people are particular, and such a good tea should be washed." ”

"It's not because it's dirty, the first tea is too strong, and the entrance is not good, so I don't want it."

"In our place, tea is expensive, make a pot of tea and put so little tea, just a little tea taste, you can't drink strong tea, you can pour it here, and pour it out, let my grandma see it, and I will definitely say that you are a loser!"

Everyone laughed.

Zhou Xuan poured tea into the small cup in front of everyone, the tea soup was golden, the color was shiny, and the aroma was tangy, Du Xiaoxian was ready to drink it, but he saw that He Sen was not in a hurry to drink, first put the cup under his nose and smelled it, and then slowly took a sip, she was wondering, so she heard Du Huayue say: "Teacher He, you are so cautious when you drink tea, I'm afraid that the taste is wrong?" ”

Zhou Xuan laughed: "He is smelling the fragrance, this is also a step in drinking tea, he likes to pretend to be elegant, there is no need to learn from him." ”

"Such a small cup, I just went down, and I didn't taste it." Du Huayue pushed the empty cup forward: "Boss Zhou, pour me another glass, this time I will also learn from Teacher He to drink it slowly and taste it slowly." ”

Zhou Xuan poured him another cup, and when he saw that Du Xiaoxian's cup was empty, he poured it for her as well. Du Xiaoxian listened to them laughing, but he was a little absent-minded, glancing at the clock on the wall from time to time.

The exhibition started at half past nine, and now it's nine forty, and no one came, she didn't know the bottom of her heart, and she stopped talking several times, and finally couldn't help but say: "Wait, if no one comes, just pick the painting, so as not to delay Boss Zhou's business." ”

"Xiaoxian," Zhou Xuan waved his hand: "You don't have to worry, it's still early, besides, you are going to be a painter in the future, why don't you even have this confidence?" Rest assured, someone will come before ten o'clock. ”

Even Du Huayue said to her: "This matter has just begun, why did you retreat?" Like Boss Zhou said, show some confidence, anyway, I'm optimistic about you. ”

Du Xiaoxian lowered her head and didn't speak, she didn't know the bottom of her heart, and she was afraid of affecting others, so she couldn't help but say that, in fact, she also knew that she was not confident enough.

Seeing that Du Xiaoxian was silent, He Sen joked: "Xiaoxian, Boss Zhou is still counting on your paintings to make him money?" As a result, you extinguished your prestige first, and Boss Zhou's heart is afraid that it will be cold! ”

"No, no, I'm still quite confident in Xiaoxian," Zhou Xuan took a sip of tea, "I'm afraid it's even better than I expected, and it's not enough to sell!" ”

Everyone laughed, and then the staff came in and said that someone was visiting the exhibition.

Everyone was in high spirits and rushed out to see, but it was Zhou Xuan's acquaintance, the two went upstairs while talking, and He Sen pushed Du Xiaoxian, "You also go and say hello." ”

"I, don't use it," Du Xiaoxian was timid at the bottom, and was pushed by He Sen, but he still hesitated.

He Sen said: "It's also good to go and give someone a glass of wine." ”

This is okay, Du Xiaoxian went up, and there was a wine tower in the sign-in place on the second floor, and the glass was red wine, with a bright color, shining under the light, like a purple red crystal.

Du Xiaoxian was familiar with the work of serving tea and water, and this was what he used to do in the Gu family, so he lowered his eyebrows and sent a glass of wine over, but the man didn't care, and took it in his hand after thanking him.

Du Xiaoxian was about to turn around to leave, but was stopped by Zhou Xuan: "Xiaoxian, let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Chen, who is also engaged in painting, he is an expert in appreciating paintings, you can learn more from him." ”

Without waiting for Du Xiaoxian to react, he introduced to Chen Guohua: "This is today's protagonist Miss Du, a new painter with great potential, you will be more supportive in the future." ”

Chen Guohua was taken aback, he thought that this little girl was just a staff member, so he didn't pay attention to it, and didn't think that she was Du Xiaoxian. Hurriedly stretched out his hand: "Hello, Miss Du." ”

Du Xiaoxian was most afraid of this, and he stretched out his hand in a panic: "Hello, Mr. Chen." ”

Chen Guohua almost looked at her face flushing, and was even more surprised, this girl is so shy! And she is quiet and timid, and she doesn't have the temperament of an artist, although the painting is a little interesting, it is not a blockbuster. Zhou Xuanken opened an art exhibition for her, which is a bit intriguing!

Although Zhou Xuan hadn't known Du Xiaoxian for a long time, he had heard He Sen talk about her, and knew that she was uncomfortable in front of strangers, so he found an excuse to let her go downstairs.

As soon as she left, Chen Guohua asked, "Zhou Xuan, where did you find this person?" It doesn't look safe! ”

Zhou Xuan said: "What do you look at, painting is the key." ”

"Painting is a bit interesting, but the brushwork is average," Chen Guohua commented, "but her use of color is very unique." ”

"Nowadays, paintings are all about the beauty of personality, and if they have characteristics, they can be sold for money."

Chen Guohua was a little unconvinced: "You kid never fights uncertain battles, I think it's hard to say whether the sales of these paintings are good or not, so you dare to spend money to do it for her?" Who is she? ”

"It's not anyone, a friend introduced me, I looked at the painting, I thought it was okay, so I did it, how can it be as complicated as you think." Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "Lao Chen, your suspicious problem has to be changed." ”

"Really?" Chen Guohua is still suspicious, Zhou Xuan is a human spirit, and he won't do anything to kill if he doesn't make money, he just glanced at Du Xiaoxian carefully, and found that she was very beautiful, so he wondered if Zhou Xuan wanted to be a Bomeranian's favor so he got her an art exhibition, right?

People came one after another, Du Xiaoxian simply stood at the sign-in desk, and handed over a glass of wine when she saw people coming, everyone thought she was a person who served tea and water, and from time to time someone came to her for consultation, asking where is the smoking area, or where is the bathroom? Someone else asked who the painter was? She blushed and squeaked and couldn't answer, looking at her uncompetitive appearance, Du Huayue on the side was very anxious, and directly introduced to people: "This is Du Xiaoxian, those paintings are all painted by her." ”

As a result, others still didn't believe it, looked at her and smiled, and left.

Du Huayue complained to her: "Xiaoxian, are you confident enough?" No wonder I say you're a painter, and no one else believes you. ”

"Brother Yue, you know I'm timid." Du Xiaoxian whispered, turned her head and saw Aunt Qin and her son coming, and hurriedly ran over to say hello: "Aunt Qin, you are really here." ”

Aunt Qin's son Xiaozhi is a high school student, looking at this lively scene, he said with a smile: "I didn't expect that there is a beautiful painter living next door to our house, it's really amazing!" ”

Aunt Qin glanced at her son and said, "That's why I brought you here today, the little fairy is about the same age as you, look at how powerful they are, they all have an art exhibition." ”

Xiao Zhi said: "Mayor Wei is about the same age as you, and he is also a woman, but everyone is the mayor, and you are still a housewife." ”

Aunt Qin couldn't cry or laugh, and glanced at her son with disgust, "You will be poor." I'm thankful that I'm so good at studying. ”

Du Xiaoxian smiled and said: "Xiaozhi is also very good, didn't he win the first place in the school's speech contest last time?" ”

"He's just a good talker, and he's not down-to-earth at all." Aunt Qin stretched out her hand to look at the groups of people in the exhibition hall and said, "There are quite a lot of people, okay, you are busy, let's take a look ourselves." ”

Du Xiaoxian wanted to say that it didn't matter, but in fact, she was not busy at all, and the introduction work was done by Zhou Xuan and He Sen, so she did what she could, and she was very idle. But Aunt Qin had already pulled Xiao Zhi away, she had to go back to the sign-in area to stay, Du Huayue saw her come back, and said, "I'll just stay here alone, you go and walk around, and you can also listen to everyone's comments on the painting." ”

Du Xiaoxian felt that what he said was right, she was actually afraid of praise, but she was not afraid of criticism, she would be at a loss if she praised her, but she would accept criticism very pertinently.

With her hands in her pockets, she silently shuttled through the crowd, and sure enough, she heard someone say: "This painting is too naïve, what kind of exhibition is it holding with great fanfare?" I knew I wouldn't be coming. ”

Someone on the side said: "You think it's not good, because your level of appreciation needs to be improved, I think it's good, although it's not very realistic, but the artistic conception is very good, especially the use of color is bold enough, very impactful visual." ”

Another person agreed: "I also feel the same way, although the painter is not well-known, and the painting is a little exaggerated, but it is a school of its own, the artistic conception is very good, and the price is not expensive. ”

A group of people left, Du Xiaoxian stood there, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were smiling, great, there are really people willing to buy her paintings!

After a while, I heard Zhou Xuan's voice from the speaker: "Today's first painting was sold for two thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight!" Congratulations to Mr. Li Chaoqun! ”

Du Xiaoxian almost screamed, it was really a deal! She was ecstatic and wanted to tell Du Huayue, but when she turned around, she saw a familiar figure, and suddenly she seemed to have been pointed at by someone, and she couldn't move.