107: Arrived in Finland and visited an art exhibition together
Lin Meixian and Wen Zhicheng, a couple who got married later in life, eliminated their differences, and Xu Yao and Gu Jun, a couple who got married quickly, landed in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is located on the Viloniemi Peninsula in the Gulf of Finland and is surrounded by the Baltic Sea on three sides.
This was Xu Yao's first visit to Finland, but it was not the first time she became interested in Finland.
A female painter that Xu Yao likes was born in Helsinki.
On the way from the airport to the hotel, Xu Yao and Gu Jun talked about their favorite female painters.
Throughout his 70-year artistic career, his paintings have undergone stylistic shifts through realism, naturalism, and impressionism. In his later years, all styles and techniques were shrouded in melancholy. Melancholy seems to be an inescapable aura in every artist's later works, as artists are more perceptive than ordinary people, and the impact of their perception of approaching death seems even more intense.
"I've liked her work since high school. She's famous for her realistic works, self-portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. I like her self-portraits best. But my father doesn't like me mentioning her because she was lame, never married, and suffered from many illnesses in her later years. My father thinks her paintings are unlucky."
When Xu Yao arrived in Helsinki, she not only thought of her favorite female painter, but also thought of Xu Qinghua.
At that time, she thought Xu Qinghua was simply superstitious.
Besides, art sometimes shares a commonality with "pain," and a tumultuous life seems to have become a common label for great artists. Xu Qinghua wanted Xu Yao to learn painting, but was also worried that she would end up living in poverty like those painters. Isn't that a bit contradictory?
Xu Yao couldn't help laughing when she thought about it now: "My father had very high expectations for me. He thought I could become a great painter without suffering too much, because those great painters had no one to support them, and he would always make money for me... But you see, I didn't become a great painter, and I still lived in poverty!"
Gu Jun didn't understand these things, so while Xu Yao was talking, he was looking up information on his phone.
The Finnish female painter that Xu Yao liked had been engaged before. However, because she injured her hip in childhood and had some difficulty in moving, her fiancé's family broke off the engagement after learning about this. Since then, the female painter has never married and lived a lonely life... Gu Jun frowned slightly.
What Xu Qinghua cares about is probably not anything else but the experience of the female painter.
I don’t know if there was some kind of influence, but Xu Yao did experience engagement and broken-off engagement!
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Gu Jun immediately despised his own feudal superstitions: the female painter never married after breaking off her engagement, but Xu Yao turned around and married him, which showed that Xu Yao's life was better than the female painter's.
If artistic achievement is forged with "pain", Gu Jun feels that there is nothing wrong with Xu Yao not being a painter.
With this in mind, Gu Jun noticed during his search that there was an exhibition of this female painter's paintings in Helsinki, and immediately asked Xu Yao if she wanted to go and see it.
"We just need to adjust our schedule a little bit and free up two or three hours. Do you think that's enough?"
Xu Yao's eyes lit up: "If there is time, I want to see it!"
Gu Jun nodded, "There's still time, leave it to me."
Xu Yao didn't know what Gu Jun did. Before the car arrived at the hotel, Gu Jun had already got two tickets to the art exhibition.
"A student wanted to sell his ticket. I was willing to buy it, but asked him to deliver it to the hotel. He agreed."
It seemed like everything would become easier to handle in Gu Jun's hands. Xu Yao had a feeling that this trip would be more relaxing and enjoyable than she had expected. After all, there was such an unexpected surprise right after landing in Helsinki. Xu Yao was naturally looking forward to the rest of the trip!
To keep travel expenses under control, Gu Jun only booked a double room. However, the hotel's star rating was high, and its location was excellent, making it convenient for the two of them to visit the city's major attractions during the day.
“Save when you should save, spend when you should spend.”
Gu Jun looked calm.
Xu Yao was also not panicked. "Two beds in one room is much better than last time."
The physiological structures of men and women are different. Anyway, it is not Xu Yao who has to resist the impulse and be like Liuxia Hui, so Xu Yao has nothing to worry about.
Gu Jun was choked by Xu Yao.
When he was going to bed at night, Gu Jun felt restless when he heard the sound of Xu Yao taking a bath.
This was his first time in a relationship, and he wasn't sure when to take the next step. Being too proactive would be considered rash, but being passive would be considered insensitive. How could he strike the right balance?
While Gu Jun was daydreaming, Xu Yao came out of the shower. She wore the pajamas she brought with her and wrapped herself tightly in the bathrobe provided by the hotel. She didn't even look at Gu Jun, obviously worried that the progress was too fast.
Gu Jun kissed her and Xu Yao did not refuse.
If Gu Jun's hands were not obedient, Xu Yao would gently push him away, and Gu Jun would understand: it was not time to proceed to the next step.
Gu Jun let go of Xu Yao, "...I'm going to take a shower!"
Xu Yao crawled into the quilt, wrapped herself tightly, and then hid under the quilt and laughed secretly.
She had just felt some changes in Gu Jun's body, and she was actually a little confused, but she still stopped.
Xu Yao wasn't so conservative; she knew what she was getting into when she and Gu Jun entered into a flash marriage. It was Gu Jun's gentlemanly behavior after living together that raised Xu Yao's expectations for this marriage. Since she and Gu Jun had chosen to continue their relationship while married, they should proceed at their own pace. Right now, their relationship wasn't close enough to intimacy.
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On the second day after arriving in Helsinki, Gu Jun took Xu Yao to visit famous churches, the Olympic Stadium, and the National Museum of Finland.
Xu Yao took photos as she walked along, and her WeChat step count reached nearly 30,000, dominating her circle of friends.
When they returned to the hotel at night, not only Xu Yao, but even Gu Jun felt tired.
My mind was a bit confused last night, but I’m so tired tonight that I don’t have any ideas at all.
On the third day, Gu Jun asked Xu Yao to sleep a little longer in the morning.
"I'll have the hotel deliver breakfast to the room, and we'll leave at 2 p.m. to see the art exhibition."
Xu Yao needs to recover her strength, and Gu Jun also needs some time to read some information, so as to avoid having nothing in common with Xu Yao after arriving at the exhibition.
Gu Jun went to the exhibition with a lot of information on his back.
Xu Yao was happy to see the works of her favorite painter, but Gu Jun was deeply confused.
He thought he would be indifferent to these paintings, but in fact, he found that he could actually understand the emotions that the paintings wanted to convey... Gu Jun had never been exposed to painting before, and he attributed it to his excellent memory. He was touched because he read the commentary in advance. It was those commentaries that influenced his senses!
When they came out of the exhibition, they were stopped by a group of students.
A student politely greeted the two and asked if they were Chinese.
"There's an art exhibition going on today. You should go see it. It's about a young Chinese artist whose work has already garnered quite a bit of attention in Europe!"
"Some people think he's a rare genius, while others say his fame is the result of capital investment... In short, you can take a look at it."
Several students were talking at once about promoting their favorite Chinese painters to the two. Xu Yao was very curious: Are young Chinese painters gaining attention in Europe?
She felt that she could go and shoot some material!
Gu Jun understood her expression immediately: "You can go and take a look. What if this painter really becomes famous all the way around the world? If you take pictures of his exhibition first, his fans will think you have good taste."
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