However, to Chu Liuli's surprise, her father did not blame her, but told her the story of their youth, about him, about Wu Yongzhao.

"Your father and I are very simple in this life, going to school, joining the army, and repairing the Forbidden City. After being assigned to work in the Forbidden City from the restoration of the army, I learned woodworking skills with two masters. After ten years of study and practice, I mastered the various crafts and techniques of large wood work, and began to take the lead in the renovation project of the Forbidden City. Your Uncle Wu came to the Forbidden City at about the same time as me, and his master, Mr. Feng, is a senior technician of color painting, good at landscapes, and has his color paintings in the Summer Palace and many royal gardens in Beihai Park. Color painting, like wood work, requires patience and perseverance. Draining, brushing, lagging ...... There is no room for sloppiness in every process. Can you do it? In the silent study, Chu Zhiwei's voice was particularly deep and deep.

"I can! Father! Chu Liuli replied without thinking.

Chu Zhiwei smiled, and then said: "These things sound easy, you naturally think you can do it, and when you actually do it, you won't say that." However, there is one thing you have an advantage in, you studied color painting with me when you were a child, and many of the techniques of color painting are the same as those of Chinese painting. It's just that painting is different from painting on paper, and I'm afraid you won't be able to endure this kind of suffering. ”

"Dad, maybe you think I wanted to do it on a whim, and I didn't know how hard it was to do this work. In fact, I have been around you and Uncle Wu since I was a child, and I already know your work very well. I'm not hot-headed, I really want to do the renovation of the Forbidden City. I like the Forbidden City, I want to be the guardian of the Forbidden City like you, so that our descendants and generations can see this splendid Forbidden City......" Speaking of this, Chu Liuli was a little moved, and her voice trembled slightly.

Chu Zhiwei was originally facing away from his daughter, but when he heard this, he turned around, his eyes flashed, and he was relieved: "Dad is very happy that you can think so." Our generation has a successor. It's just that you really think about it, to do our business, you must not only have technology, but also be calm, endure loneliness, and withstand the temptation of the rich and noble classmates around you. ”

Hearing her father say that "her classmates are rich and rich", she couldn't help but think of Pan Rongxuan's father Pan Yuhai, she heard Pan Rongxuan inadvertently say that Pan Yuhai started his business many years ago and is now the chairman of a construction company, and his estimated worth is also very high.

However, Chu Liuli doesn't care about this, in this life, she just wants to be like her father and concentrate on doing a good job of what she loves.

She met her father's gaze and said sincerely, "Dad, I've thought about it." Growing up, you have been my role model, and I want to be like you. ”

Chu Zhiwei nodded tearfully and didn't say anything more.

Before this, Chu Zhiwei had never chatted with his daughter so heartily, and he was very moved and shocked when he heard his daughter say this. He thought that if today's young people could be like his daughter, he would not worry about the lack of successors, and the construction skills of official-style ancient buildings would not be widely promoted.

The father and daughter came out of the study together, and Guo Yajuan was drinking tea in the living room. Seeing the faces of their father and daughter, she had guessed eight or nine points, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although her father no longer objected to her learning color painting and repairing ancient buildings, Chu Liuli still decided not to tell her parents about her application for the Forbidden City Repair Skills Center for the time being. She wanted to surprise them.

A few days later, it was Chu Liuli's 20th birthday. Yuan Xiaohui and the sisters in the dormitory prepared a birthday party to celebrate her birthday. When I came home in the evening, my mother brought her a cardboard box.

Chu Liuli thought that her mother had given her another birthday gift, and said with a smile: "Mommy, why are you so generous this year and give me two gifts?" ”

"You kid, you know that you want to do beautiful things, I didn't give this one. In the afternoon, someone from the post delivered it with your name on the box. Guo Yajuan pointed to the label on the carton and said.

Chu Liuli thought about all her good friends, and she didn't remember who said that she wanted to send her a gift. With some curiosity, she used a paper cutter to cut through the tape and opened the cardboard box. Inside is a scroll that looks like a painting.

Chu Liuli unfolded the scroll, and in front of her was the landscape painting of the famous contemporary painter A Liu. Ah Liushan paints landscapes, her paintings of hills and ravines have few changes, pay attention to the charm of brush and ink, the brush is delicate and neutral, quiet and sparse; With ink bright and clean, Wendun light; It has the style of the Ming Dynasty painter Dong Qichang. Chu Liuli likes her paintings very much, but she is shy in her pocket, so she can only appreciate them, and she has never collected Ah Liu's paintings.

Who was it that gave her such a valuable gift?

In the evening, Chu Liuli finally had an answer. The painting was given by Zhang Yifeng, and he asked someone to buy the painting and sent it directly to Chu Liuli's house. Chu Liuli made up her mind to return the painting to Zhang Yifeng. If it was an ordinary gift, she could accept it, but she must not ask for such a valuable gift. It's just that Zhang Yifeng is still interning in other places, and she can't return it to him in person until he comes back.

Half a month later, Chu Liuli confidently entered the examination room. A month later, she received the interview as she wished. Only one step away from her ideal position, Chu Liuli couldn't help but be a little nervous while being excited.

Knowing that Chu Liuli successfully passed the written test, Guo Yajuan and Chu Jingkai were very happy, Guo Yajuan specially made a few dishes after work, saying that she wanted to celebrate her daughter.

Chu Zhiwei worked overtime at night, and when he got home, the dishes were already on the table. Chu Liuli knew that his father had not completely changed his attitude, but he couldn't help but show him the interview notice.

Chu Zhiwei glanced at it casually, and then pointed to the food on the table and said, "I started to celebrate before the interview, don't you think it's too early?" ”

Chu Liuli was on the rise, listening to her father pouring cold water, she couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, but she thought about it carefully and smiled again, it seems that her father has no objection to her going to the repair skills center, and the subtext is that it is not too late to celebrate after the interview.

Thinking of this, she approached her father and said with a smile: "Dad, today is not a celebration, it's the weekend, let's have a meal together as a family." After the interview, I'll treat you to dinner! ”

Chu Zhiwei glanced at her, wanted to say something and held back. At this point, it is useless for him to object, it is better to see what the result is. The interview at the Repair Skills Center was not so easy.

Approaching graduation, Chu Liuli received an offer of employment. Zhang Yifeng also returned from the company where he interned. For Chu Liuli, it is undoubtedly a double happiness. It's just that when Chu Liuli took the painting and wanted to return it to Zhang Yifeng, he resolutely refused to accept it.

Chu Liuli's heart was in turmoil again, Zhang Yifeng was so good to her, and even her preferences were so clear. If one day, he confesses to her, what should she do?