Chapter 170: So Beautiful That He Couldn’t Bear to Hide Away

At this time, some Chinese painting enthusiasts among the crowd also recognized Liu Zhijun in front of the display stand and were immediately excited.

"It's Teacher Liu Zhijun! I actually met Teacher Liu Zhijun!"

"Oh my god! Even Teacher Liu Zhijun was invited to the art exhibition!"

"I'm just asking, is this teacher very good?"

"Impressive? Of course he is! This person is the most favored disciple of the painting fanatic Lin Changsheng, a member of the Chinese Artists Association, a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, a director of the CETV Ink and Color Painting Academy, and the director of the Jiuzhou Classic Painting and Calligraphy Academy, Liu!"

“Wow… holy shit! I didn’t understand it, but it felt so awesome!”

"And Dean Liu seems to like this painting very much. So, could you explain it to us? I just feel that this painting has a very artistic conception, but I can't put my finger on where it is."

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At this time, Liu Zhijun was even more excited than the people around him!

He stared closely at the paintings on the display stand and exclaimed, "This painting is not only artistic, but also the artistry is quite impressive!"

"Looking at this painting, the willow trunks are depicted with vigorous and freehand brushwork, with neat strokes and strokes, and the branches are distinct, curving and swaying, slanting and overlapping. This free and vigorous freehand technique vividly depicts the dynamics of the winter willows, and the combination of movement and stillness makes people feel the cold and desolate winter firsthand."

"What should have been a cold and desolate scene has become very warm and interesting because of these two little sparrows clinging to each other on the tree."

"The two sparrows are painted with brush and color directly on the highly absorbent rice paper, perfectly demonstrating the artist's superb modeling ability and mastery of brush and ink."

"The bird's body is painted with just three or two strokes of light ink, and while the ink is still wet, the hard wings, beak, and claws are painted with heavier ink. The refined and skillful use of ink perfectly captures the sparrow's innocent and simple beauty!"

"The whole painting is bright and warm, and the two sparrows are vivid and affectionate, revealing the artist's love for everyday scenes and his simple and profound life experience. Through ink and color, he unpretentiously casts his sincere emotions into the brush."

"This is not simply a copy of an object, but rather a small-scale freehand painting that expresses the artist's infinite emotions, without losing the grandeur of a large-scale freehand painting!"

"Absolute! It's absolutely amazing!"

As soon as Liu Zhijun said this, everyone around him felt their knees go weak when they saw the painting again!

"As expected of a professional, after hearing what Dean Liu said, I think I've finally gotten the point."

"I didn't understand how impressive this painting was before, but now that I understand its artistic conception, I just want to kneel down! So not only is this painting skillfully done, but it's also a fucking display of affection?"

"That's right. I never expected that visiting an ink painting exhibition would lead to seeing dog food."

"I have to admit, this is the most amazing dog food I've ever eaten. But who on earth drew this? Who on earth is feeding me this dog food?"

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At this moment, the Vice President, who also felt like he had been fed a lot of bullshit and dog food, looked at Liu Zhijun blankly and asked, "So, Dean Liu means that the artist who painted this painting of winter willows and sparrows is very professional?"

Does Jiangda have such an excellent student in ink painting?

How come he doesn't know?

After hearing the vice-principal's words, Liu Zhijun looked at the painting in front of him, shook his head, and said seriously, "This is no longer a very professional level. To be honest, even I, Liu, cannot create such a masterpiece of winter willow and sparrows!"

When Liu Zhijun said this, everyone at the scene was stunned again!

"Holy crap! Is this so powerful?"

"No way, Dean Liu is not joking, right?"

"Well, Jiangda doesn't even major in Chinese painting!"

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They could see that the painting was amazing, but they didn't expect it to be so amazing that Liu Zhijun would give it such a high evaluation!

You know, this person is very famous in the art world!

Even the vice-president was stunned and asked in surprise, "Liu, Dean Liu, are you being modest?"

Compared to the shocked crowd, Xie Jinglan was not surprised by Liu Zhijun's words.

Liu Zhijun wasn't being modest when he said this. Xie Jinglan had seen many of his works, and although they were all eye-catching, this work was many times more impactful in terms of artistic conception!

However, she never expected that Jiangda University would have a student with such a terrifying talent for ink painting.

Even Xie Jinglan was a little suspicious, wondering if some master of ink painting had intruded.

After all, among those who engage in art, there is no shortage of people who love to create surprises and surprises for others.

And anyone who can create paintings of this level of skill should be at least older than Liu Zhijun, right?

However, she could also tell from the painting that the painter did intend to express his emotions through painting.

Looking across the entire China, older great painters, even when painting in freehand style, rarely express this kind of lingering emotion in their hearts.

Moreover, most of them used mandarin ducks and sparrows to express love, which was the first time she had seen it.

What is the meaning of this?

Xie Jinglan's curiosity was completely aroused.

When she gets back, she will have to ask who wrote this.

But before that, she couldn't help but want to take a picture of this work so that Xia Zhonggeng could also appreciate such an excellent work.

After all, compared to her, Xia Zhonggeng would definitely like this painting more.

The moment this thought came to his mind, Xie Jinglan walked to the painting, picked up his mobile phone and prepared to take a photo.

Not only Xie Jinglan, but almost everyone in the crowd around her had taken out their mobile phones and took photos of the paintings on the display stand.

The only one who kept staring at the painting was Bai Lianwan.

The more she looked at the painting, the more she missed Ji Chen.

Especially when the sparrow tilted its head to look at the little sparrow beside it with affectionate expression, Ji Chen's face would involuntarily appear in her mind.

The face that always had a smile on its face and looked at her with tenderness in its eyes.

Really... I miss him so much...

I really want a hug from him...

She has been busy with the art exhibition these past two days, and apart from attending classes, she has not been with Ji Chen.

I came to the exhibition hall today, but didn't see him either.

I don’t know what he is doing now.

Bai Lianwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned his eyes away from the painting, and walked out of the crowd with a lack of interest.

The more she looked at the painting, the more she thought of Ji Chen, so she decided to go for a walk alone.

At this time, Ji Chen had already gotten rid of those vicious girls.

Knowing that Bai Lianwan and the principal had already gone to the painting exhibition area, in order to prevent being pestered by the girls again, he went straight out of the exhibition hall, walked to the safe exit of the painting exhibition area, opened the door and walked in.

As Ji Chen walked into the exhibition area from the emergency exit, he saw the familiar little figure at a glance.

What a coincidence, I saw this little girl as soon as I arrived.

But why does she look unhappy?

At this moment, Bai Lianwan was also looking up, and her eyes inadvertently fell on the figure not far ahead, whom she was thinking about so much.

Ji Chen...

It’s Ji Chen…

The moment she saw Ji Chen, Bai Lianwan's eyes lit up slightly, and she strode towards him with her body being bigger than her brain.

She had no other thoughts in her mind now, only one thought - she wanted to hug him.

Ji Chen had originally planned to just say hello to Bai Lianwan from a distance, but he never expected that the moment this little girl saw him, she would run towards him without hesitation.

This feeling of being rushed to is particularly wonderful.

It was so beautiful that he couldn't bear to avoid it.

If he avoided her, the little girl would be so sad.

The two were not far apart, and soon, Bai Lianwan ran to Ji Chen, and without any pause or hesitation, she threw herself into his arms. Her fair little hands passed through his coat and wrapped around his waist, and her whole little body snuggled into that broad and warm embrace.

Finally, I hugged him.

Ji Chen felt the soft little body in his arms, and his heart instantly softened.

He reached out and hugged the little body in his arms, his eyes full of affection, and asked gently, "Did you miss me?"

The little tsundere in his arms finally stopped saying one thing and thinking another, and tightened her arms around his waist, "I missed you so much."

A soft and gentle voice came, like a warm current flowing into his heart, instantly spreading to every limb, making him feel an indescribable joy and sweetness.

He hugged the little girl in his arms a little tighter, leaned over slightly, and whispered in her ear, "I miss you too."

Fortunately, everyone in the painting exhibition area was focused on the painting of sparrows on winter willows and didn't notice the two people hugging each other tightly.

After Xie Jinglan finished taking the photos, she realized that her granddaughter was missing?

"Is the child out?"

Having said that, Xie Jinglan put the phone back into his pocket, turned around, and planned to see if Bai Lianwan had gone out.

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