Gu Weijing didn't expect such a sentence to come out of Mrs. Sakai's mouth.

He was a little overwhelmed.

"Don't bother, I'm not too thirsty."

"Drink if you're thirsty, don't drink if you're not thirsty, obviously you're licking your lips all the time, and you're still pretending to be polite. A glass of juice, what's so embarrassing. Cut, I don't look down on you at all, it's not atmospheric at all. ”

Mrs. Sakai raised her eyebrows and sneered dissatisfiedly.

Gu Weijing immediately put his mind at ease.

Very good

This kind of tone and troll combat power are the normal true colors and demeanor of Katsuko Sakai's mother that he is familiar with, and the moment he just asked him if he drank water, Gu Weijing felt a little creepy.

"Mom, it's alright."

Katsuko Sakai opened the Xiaoice box in the back row, took out two cups of freshly squeezed juice from it, handed one to Gu Weijing, and held one in his arms.

"Mars Gallery's contract, let my mother see it for you. She is an expert in this area, and many times, my father's contract and exhibition issues are taken care of by my mother. ”

Sakai Katsuko gently bit Gu Weijing's ear.

"Thank you, Madame Cruz, for the special trip for me, and thank you for the Mars Gallery. I'll try to draw. ”

Gu Weijing nodded sincerely to Mrs. Sakai.

Just before receiving a call from her aunt, Katsuko Sakai told him in the studio that an agent might come to her in the next two days to ask her not to hurry to sign.

If he wills,

Her mom can help him look at the contract.

"You have a conscience."

Mrs. Sakai thought to herself.

Since she wants to do favors to her daughter, she naturally can't just throw Gu Weijing to Mars Gallery, and at this time, she must come forward in person.

After learning that Hanks had come to the door.

When Mrs. Sakai simply went to the orphanage to pick up her daughter, she also took Gu Weijing away directly. Mrs. Sakai felt that this kid was sincerely grateful, and his attitude was barely correct.

She was satisfied, but she was still a little mean.

"Just thanks? Recommending you to a big gallery like the Mars Gallery is not like a simple letter of recommendation......"

"Mom." Katsuko Sakai screamed coquettishly.

"Katsuko, don't interrupt me." Mrs. Sakai ignored her thin-skinned daughter.

If she doesn't explain all the efforts she has given to this kid, won't her favor be done in vain!

"You're going to work hard to draw - hehe, Xiao Gu, you don't really think that we helped you because of your talent. There are more outstanding geniuses in this world, and once he sees one, he has to spend his favor to pull him? Why? Our family is a good church. ”

Mrs. Sakai pursed her lips and said with great pride.

"Genius? Is your talent good, we have to value you, where is such an easy reason! How many people outside are holding mountains of gold and silver begging my husband to open his mouth, do you think your paintings are so special? It's too self-indulgent, I really thought I was running for you. ”

"Uh......"

Gu Weijing was not embarrassed or angry.

What people say is a simple truth without any empty heads.

The artists of the previous generation were also ordinary people, and they were human beings and complex creatures.

When you see talented juniors, it is a person who will reach out and pull a hand selflessly, and it is also a person who will raise your foot and kick it fiercely and be afraid of the back waves chasing the front waves.

If the proportion of those who choose the former is so high, it will not start from the birth of the painter industry, and the nobleman is known as the most critical and rare and precious element in the success of the artist's career.

fortunately

He's not too stupid.

Gu Weijing only thought for a little for two seconds before he knew what the correct answer to this question was.

"Thank you, Mrs. Sakai, I know you're not for me. It's really a very lucky thing to meet Katsuko. ”

"Flim Flam."

Mrs. Sakai finally felt that she had the answer she wanted from this boy's mouth.

She stalked her neck, glanced at her daughter proudly, and said slowly: "This kind of thing, it's useless to talk about it." It is still necessary to make numbers based on actual performance. ”

"By the way, Xiao Gu, you usually live with your grandfather, and there are uncles, aunts and cousin Gu Lin living together at home. Gu Lin and you are both studying at Dulwich and graduating this year, right? ”

The car was quiet for a while, and when she was about to drive in front of the Gu Book Gallery, Mrs. Sakai opened her mouth as if she were checking her account.

"Well, that's right."

"Do they get along?" The blonde asked.

"I think it's okay. Maybe my aunt's mouth is a bit powerful, but she is not bad. Gu Weijing shrugged, he couldn't say bad things about his relatives at this time.

Thinking of this verse,

Gu Weijing was a little nervous.

Mrs. Sakai is not a round, gentle and harmless fat uncle like Sakai Issei, her mouth is like a knife.

Of all the middle-aged women he came into contact with.

Mrs. Sakai's condescending sarcasm and his aunt's babbling moral kidnapping can be called the two major trolls of East and West.

It's hard to tell which of the two aunts has the tougher fighting power.

It's a meeting with your parents today, right?

Gu Weijing was a little worried that the two of them would stop talking and talk, so they sprayed each other.

……

When he was on the phone with his grandfather, he briefly mentioned that Mrs. Sakai was coming, so when the black limousine was parked on the embankment in front of the book gallery.

Old Man Gu was already waiting at the foot of the steps at the door in person.

"You two kids, wait for me."

Mrs. Sakai stopped Gu Weijing and asked the driver to open the junior box and take out a Hermes travel bag from inside.

She straightened her hair in the vanity mirror on the visor, then got out of the car, stepped on her high heels, and walked in the direction of the book gallery.

"It's ...... Mrs. Cruz! Oh, my God. ”

Hanks, who was a little impatient while waiting for Gu Weijing, changed his expression when Mrs. Sakai got out of the car.

It took him three seconds to compare the blonde woman with the young woman he had met at the Barcelona Art Gallery four or five years earlier, and made sure he didn't recognize the wrong person.

Hanks' mind was a little confused.

Gossip rumors in the industry,

Professor Sakai's husband and wife have a good relationship, and they are childhood sweethearts at university.

No matter how much Master Sakai hangs outside, he behaves super well-behaved in front of his wife, and many career plans are more effective in convincing Mrs. Sakai than convincing Professor Sakai himself.

It's just that it's said that the other party's personality is more powerful and it's not very easy to get along with.

When Hanks wanted to sign Kazunari Sakai, he tried his best to consider whether he could go the lady route and meet this Ms. Cruz.

However, people don't answer calls from outsiders at all.

Sending an email to her mailbox also went straight to the sea.

He made a lot of effort and decided to go to the yakitori shop and squat in Professor Sakai.

There is a heart to bloom and flowers do not bloom, and there is no intention to plant willows and willows.

Hanks was in Japan, trying his best to see this lady but couldn't get it, but when he came to Yangon to sign this little native, he happened to bump into Mrs. Sakai herself.

He didn't have time to be pleasantly surprised.

A dodge came out directly from behind Gu Tongxiang, bent over, and rushed forward as bright as the smile on his face was.

He found that Mrs. Sakai was not as unapproachable as rumored and politely extended her hand.

Hanks was even more moved.

"Madame Cruz, I'm Hanks Maas, the manager of the Mars Gallery, we met at a discussion at the Catalan Art Exhibition, I don't know if you remember me, you are still as beautiful as before......"

Mrs. Sakai took a deft side step, dodging Hanks's flattering footsteps, lightly slapped the agent's outstretched claws with the back of her hand, and then grabbed Gu Tongxiang's right hand behind him.

"This was supposed to be our first meeting, either my husband or me. We all feel that Gu Weijing is the most impressive young man I have ever met, and I have always been looking forward to meeting you, an old gentleman who can teach such children. ”

Mrs. Sakai couldn't see on her face that she was in the car just now, and she was still picking her nose and eyes at Gu Weijing.

She shook hands with the other party very politely and introduced herself.

"Hello hello, ma'am......"

Gu Tongxiang's face was smiling like a bun at this time, full of pleats.

"My name is Adriana Cruz. She is the wife of Kazunari Sakai and the mother of Katsuko Sakai. Mr. Gu, you can call me Mrs. Sakai or call me Adriana directly, you are a senior teacher on the road of art, you can be called as convenient as you want. ”

Hanks, who had fully witnessed this scene, felt that there must have been some incomprehensible change in the way the world was opened.

Senior teachers on the road of art?!!!

He stared at Gu Tongxiang's bald head, his eyes glaring like two copper bells.

The only thing that this old guy may have with his predecessors is that he is older.

However, painting has always paid attention to the master as the teacher.

It is not uncommon for the art industry to go to a high place, and teachers are younger than students. Artist Huang Yongyu, who became a professor at CAFA in his twenties, even has a grandfather with white eyebrows and beard among his students.

Hanks had carefully judged Gu Tongxiang's level, and it was not good to say that there were any surprises.

But if it is worthy of Mrs. Sakai to call the old-timer so respectfully, it would be a big joke.

"Uh...... You, you, you're so kind. ”

Gu Tongxiang was also stunned by this plan.

He has been mixed all his life, and he has never been praised by such a high-end celebrity.

The old man grabbed Mrs. Sakai's hand, not knowing what to say.

"If you don't mind, let's go inside and talk."

Mrs. Sakai smiled at Old Man Gu.

Bad personality is bad personality, she has always been a person with high emotional intelligence.

Mrs. Sakai would accuse Gu Weijing and Gu Weijing in the car, but at this time, she was willing to be respectful and give face to the elders of the other party's family.

Otherwise, they simply don't agree to their relationship, and if you do, you have to spend an effort to maintain the relationship.

It's really the kind of Japanese drama in which the Chinese lady in the mansion of the minister speaks coldly to the in-laws of the poor boy's family as soon as they meet, and it's not like she will put her daughter on the fire in the future.

"Today is the first time we meet, and I have brought you a small gift."

Mrs. Sakai asked the driver to put the travel bag on the counter, unzipped the bag, and took out several small gift boxes from it.

Gu Weijing only knew at this time why the blonde aunt in the car asked him about the situation at home.

Instead of checking the household registration, they made sure that they had prepared a souvenir for everyone.

Uncle got a small teacup with blue grass and gray glaze, aunt got a red treasure earring half the size of a small fingernail, Gu Tongxiang got a small scroll, and even Gu Weijing's cousin Gu Lin had a royal guardian talisman of Kyoto Kiyomizu Temple's "academic success".

Hanks couldn't read it at all.

It's not that these gifts are so valuable that they are unacceptable.

These things are good, but not too expensive.

Hanks gave a lot of gifts, and he recognized them at a glance. Except for the imperial guard of Kiyomizu Temple, there is no accurate price, the small teacup should be [3000], and the earrings are Swarovski's commemorative model last year. It's hard to buy, and the public price should be between $500 and $800.

That's chewy.

This souvenir is clearly a lot of thought.

It can not only reflect the mind, but also not be too expensive and have the meaning of showing off wealth.

For Mrs. Sakai's worth and income, this attitude of seriously choosing gifts is more surprising than a few hundred dollars.

What shocked Hanks even more was the small scroll in Gu Tongxiang's hand.

Old Man Gu untied the straps on the scroll, and after unfolding it, it was not big to look two or three square feet, and there were only four simple words on it, healthy and wishful.

Truth be told,

This is written in general.

It is definitely not as good as the old man Wu next door, maybe not as good as Gu Tongxiang's own calligraphy, but the name below is Sakai Yiyi.

"There are several professors at Tama Art University who are famous calligraphy masters in Toei, and they can sell for tens of thousands of yen per foot. One achievement is far from the same. Originally, he wanted to ask his colleagues for a letter, but I thought it would be better to write this gift himself. It's worthless, and it might be a bit embarrassing to take it out, just take it as a thought. ”

Mrs. Sakai spoke lightly.

But at this time, even Gu Weijing was grateful, and the little mustard left by Mrs. Sakai in his heart was suddenly gone.

Mr. Gu Tongxiang even felt that Sakai Katsuko's family was simply the most cultured and gentle artist family in the world.

His old face was about to twitch with laughter.

When the old man learned that his grandson might be dating Miss Sakai, he was more worried than happy.

He always felt that they were too unsuitable.

Talking about a girlfriend like Miss Sakai may bring a lot of psychological pressure to her grandson, but it may not be really a blessing.

From the bottom of my heart, the old man still likes the little girl Mona who often comes to play at home.

Serious, down-to-earth,

This is the partner in his heart who can see and touch, and can accompany his grandson to live a good life.

At this time, Gu Tongxiang only felt that Miss Sakai Katsuko was cute, Uncle Sakai was gentle, and Mrs. Sakai was an approachable lady.

There is no arrogance at all as he imagined.

The little Indian girl or something, she was thrown out of the clouds by the old man a long time ago.

Who is Mona?

"Too ...... It's too precious. ”

I don't know if he was happy or moved, the old man Gu Tongxiang pinched the scroll in his hand, and even his lips began to tremble a little.

"Shengzi, Green Tea Palace Fight, buy people's hearts, you still have to learn!"

Mrs. Sakai looked at Gu Tongxiang, who was about to cry under her set of tricks, glanced at the simple daughter beside her, and snorted proudly in her heart.

(End of chapter)