"That day, I went to the company to deal with some things. On my way home after work, I passed a bridge. I saw a lot of people coming and going up there, so I suddenly wanted to go down and take a look. Then... I walked along the bridge, and then I met him."
"He was painting a woman in an old suit full of paint, staring intently at her, the pen in his hand spinning..."
Dongfang Furen's voice was a little soft, and there was a hint of memory in the room.
"Did his talent attract you?" Tong Huaer sat on the sofa and looked at Dongfang.
"Heh..." Dongfang Furen suddenly smiled, shook his head, and looked at her, "No, he did a good job, but what have I never seen?"
"...
Tong Huaer was stunned and nodded slightly.
It was also true that there were very few things in Dongfang Furen's life that she could see.
"Then what attracted you to him, his looks?" Tong Huaer asked.
Although Teacher Duosuo was old now, it was not hard to tell that he was handsome when he was young.
"Not really." Dongfang Furen smiled and said slowly in his old voice, "It was what he said at the time."
What did you say? What did he say?" Tong Huaer looked at Dongfang Furen curiously, her eyes gleaming with gossip, no less than the paparazzi before.
Dongfang Furen looked at her with a smile and said slowly, "At that time, he was painting a portrait of a woman, but that woman was very dissatisfied. Then... He was very aggrieved and said," you look like this. How beautiful can I paint you?"
"Poof..."
Tong Huaer couldn't help but laugh.
Don't say it. It really sounds like Teacher Duosuo's personality.
When she first met Teacher Duosuo, he didn't let her go because of Zong Beili.
"What happened after that?"
Tong Huaer suddenly felt that this was different from the love story of the poor boy and the rich girl he thought it was. She was eager to know what would happen next.
"Later, that woman was very angry and smashed his stall." Mr. Dongfang said.
"So you went to help him?" Tong Huaer asked.
"No, I've been watching coldly." Dongfang Furen shook his head.
There are too many people in this world who need help, but not everyone has the heart and love to meddle in other people's affairs.
Tong Huaer nodded in a daze. With grandma's personality, she didn't seem to be such a warm-hearted person.
He angered that woman. Not only did she not give him money, she also smashed his things. He was squatting on the ground and packing up his things. I thought it was the only thing he could make a living with. Originally, I wanted to see how painful he would be, but he just put those things away and complained..."
"Women are so troublesome,"" women are so hypocritical," the painting is not like her at all, she doesn't look uncomfortable?
Mr. Dongfang said.
"...
Tong Huaer was amused again.
Dongfang Furen looked up at her with a smile in his eyes and said, "Later, when I was not convinced, I asked him if I was beautiful enough."
"How did he answer that?"
Tong Huaer asked curiously.
How did he answer?
Dongfang Furen narrowed his eyes, as if they had traveled back decades.
A man in distress stood in front of her, his blue eyes measuring her up and down, and he said in the wind by the river, "Oh, miss, I'm sorry, you don't fit my taste, so I can't give you an answer."
"Ha..." Tong Huaer laughed.
It doesn't fit his taste...
With all these words, Teacher Duosuo is really...
Of course, the aesthetic standards of the east and the west are different, but even out of courtesy, a symbolic compliment is normal.
But teacher dorso was too straightforward to say it out loud!
"What did you do then? Are you angry? Did your bodyguard beat him up?" Tong Huaer asked.
"No." Dongfang Furen shook his head and said, "Although I really want to do that."
No?
Tong Huaer was a little surprised.
"Then I made a bet with him that as long as he could draw me, I would pay him so that he wouldn't starve that day." Dongfang Furen smiled, sighed and said, "Actually, he really did a good job at that time. He didn't mean to make that woman ugly."
"What happened in the end?" Tong Huaer asked doubtfully.
"I paid." Dongfang Furen raised an eyebrow and said, "We Dongfangjia people always say the same thing. How can I renege on my debt?"
Even after all these years, Tong Huaer could still see the arrogance and pride of a rich lady on Dongfang Furen's face.
"Is that all?" Tong Huaer asked.
At this point, the story seemed to be over, but a lot of things happened to them later.
"Of course not." Dongfang Furen shook his head and the smile on his lips became a little helpless, "He took the money, but he didn't admit that I was beautiful. Then I got angry and went to him every day to paint for me. I thought to myself, didn't he say that I didn't fit his taste? Then I had to ask him to say the words' I'm beautiful' in person."
"...
Tong Huaer thought it was funny.
Grandma, who was full of talent and ability, would be angry with others because of her looks.
"After that, did you get to know each other under such circumstances? He's been in love with you for a long time?" Tong Huaer said.
"Pretty much. To be exact, I was the first one to be tempted." Dongfang Furen curled his lips and smiled, "I always thought that my emotions were simple. I was hardworking, strict but not mean to my subordinates, and tolerant to the people in the company. But in his paintings, I saw a lot of different me."
"Angry, upset, depressed, happy..." Dongfang Furen looked up at her and her eyes sparkled, "Huaer, you know, that's different from what I saw in the mirror."
"...
Tong Huaer nodded.
She suddenly realized that she was wrong. With Dongfang Furen's experience, how could she only take a fancy to a man who was nothing but a facade?
"In the past, I rarely went out. Most of the time I stayed at the Dongfangjia and occasionally went to the company. Later... I often went out."
"Because of Teacher Duosuo?"
Tong Huaer asked.
"Yes." Dongfang Furen nodded, "It's been a long time. Maybe... It's really a long time. I fell in love with him, and I could see the change in his eyes when he looked at me. It all made sense. We became lovers, and I hid my identity."
"You hid it?"
Tong Huaer said in surprise.
After a pause, he felt that this was the right thing to do.