Chapter 52 Journey
"There is a painter in country Z who once said, 'Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles, get rid of the dust in your heart, and naturally form mountains and valleys within you.'" Zerlina translated it for him after she finished speaking.
Then he continued, "Before I went to Country Z, I was very interested in these ancient buildings. Like you, I learned a lot about them through the Internet or books. But when I set foot there, I discovered something very magical."
Joshua listened carefully, and seeing his girlfriend's longing look, he asked, "What magical thing?"
Zerlina smoothed her wind-blown hair and continued, "Everything, including those ancient buildings, suddenly came alive before my eyes."
"Like the furniture in Beauty and the Beast?" Joshua's thoughts jumped.
“No, not at all. It’s a figure of speech, Joshua.” Zerlina thought he was kind of cute. “I mean, when I stood there, I saw history and culture. Every blade of grass, every brick and every tile told me an unknown story.
I was thinking, when I passed through each door, who in the past time and space would I pass by; when I passed through each window, who was I looking at across time and space; who had walked on that stone path in the garden, laughing and playing?
Who is walking in the woods with flowers in her hair, who is watching the lotus and listening to the rain under the eaves, who is running hurriedly across the covered bridge and startling the fish in the water, and who is sitting opposite whom in the pavilion, boiling snow and brewing tea.
Zerlina's story seemed to have a magical power, leading Joshua to a place he had never been to before.
Zerlina sincerely advised him: "Although I don't understand design, I am sure that there is one thing that is common to my teaching work, that is, you can't work in isolation. So, go and see it for yourself, Joshua.
Although hundreds of years have passed and those gardens have been restored and rebuilt, the atmosphere and style nurtured by history and culture are still preserved. Putting aside some distractions in your mind and experiencing it in person will definitely help you make a perfect design. "
Joshua seemed to be enlightened, and his thoughts became clear. When he returned home, he was still humming a song, and even danced a solo waltz when he was in the mood.
His brother was sitting on the sofa with his father drinking red wine. Seeing him so happy, he asked, "Have you finished your design?"
Joshua danced over and pulled his brother up to dance with him, his voice rising as he said, "Zerlina led me out of the maze."
My brother raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"
Joshua stopped dancing and announced, "I'm going to Country Z. Since I'm tracing the roots, I have to go to the places where the roots and sources are. Otherwise, I can't make a perfect design."
His father put down his wine glass, picked up a very old-looking notebook from the table, and said to his brother with a rather regretful tone: "It seems that our little prince can't use this anymore."
Joshua quickly ran over, snatched it from his father, and flipped it open: "Dad, what is this?"
There were long stretches of handwritten Chinese characters inside, and he couldn't understand a single one of them.
My father said, "This was found by your brother in the study. It was placed in a corner. I don't know how many years it has been lonely. The paper has become brittle."
My brother came over and sat down, saying, "I have asked someone to restore it, and also asked someone who knows Chinese to look at it. That person said it is a research notebook on ancient gardens of Country Z."
The father and brother clinked their glasses and said, "Thank God, our family didn't have the bad habit of littering and preserved the 'history'."
Joshua was very excited and asked, "Who wrote this?"
The father and brother shrugged together: "The signature is in Chinese. In our family, except for the brand founder, no one seems to have a Chinese name, right?"
Joshua didn't hesitate any longer. He hugged his father and brother respectively, then hurried out the door with his notebook. "I'm going to find Zerlina. I won't be back tonight."
The next morning, Joshua asked his assistant to help him book a flight and apply for a visa, and then sent an email to Wenxi.
Before Wenxi recovered from her surprise, another new email notification came.
When they reached the cooperation intention, she sincerely invited Joshua to come to Country Z for a visit, but although he said "I'd love to", his expression showed "There's no need for that", so Wenxi tactfully did not mention it again.
"Ha, girlfriends are still the best!" Wenxi said to herself with a smile. She didn't know whether Zerlina would come. She and this teacher who spoke fluent Chinese got along quite well.
The new email was from Joshua's assistant, stating the round-trip dates and the specific time the plane would land in Beijing. In addition, it also told Wenxi Joshua's general idea for the trip, hoping that she could help to make a detailed and reasonable itinerary.
Wenxi quickly replied to the email with his fingers flying. Then he called his assistant Xiaoyun: "I have forwarded the email to you. Before leaving get off work tonight, the schedule must be sent to me for review."
Xiaoyun opened the email. If her eyes could glow, they would have lit up like searchlights. She instantly became as excited as if she had been injected with chicken blood. She shouted, "Ahhhh, Sister Xi, don't worry. I guarantee to exceed the task!"
Xijie will definitely accompany me throughout this trip, and I will definitely bring her along! Just kidding, Porcelain's little prince, she can see him in person again!
After hanging up the phone, Wenxi became happier and happier. She tried to hold back but couldn't help rolling on the sofa. Then she got up, picked up the computer again, and started to cram on her knowledge of gardening.
When you concentrate on doing something, time will pass quickly. When Peng Peng came over and nudged her calf, she realized that Liu Wangxue had returned. When she looked at the time, it was already past noon.
Liu Wangxue put the lazy boy on the ground, patted his butt, and let him play by himself. He looked up at Wenxi and said, "What are you looking at so intently? You didn't even respond when I talked to you."
Wen Xi hooked his finger at Liu Wangxue and smiled funny: "Come here."
Liu Wangxue took a breath with a hiss and walked towards her: "Looking at your expression, what good news is going on?"
Wenxi put the computer aside, hugged Liu Wangxue, and told her about Joshua's visit. She didn't even take a breath during the long conversation.
Liu Wangxue was so happy for her that the two of them hugged each other and shook each other: "My Xi, I am so proud of you! You are definitely promoting our country's high-quality traditional culture!"
At this point, Wenxi was a little depressed again: "It's a pity that I only regretted not having enough knowledge when I needed it. If I had known this would happen, I would have studied for a double degree!"
"Don't be discouraged," Liu Wangxue was afraid that she was pushing herself too hard, "Don't we still have Xiaoyu? He's a little expert. You used his design to lure the young master here, shouldn't you give him a chance to perform?"
Wenxi patted his chest and said, "How can I be the kind of person who would burn bridges after crossing them? I have already sent him a message. He is not free tomorrow, but he will go to Taoyuan with us the day after tomorrow. We can talk when we meet."
Tonight I listened to "Night in Ulaanbaatar" sung by Zhou Shen and Anda. Oh my god, he has unlocked Mongolian again! And my English is still based on the defense. ——I wish you all a happy new year and a happy life! On the first day of the new year, please leave a comment if you pass by~ (I will continue today. If more than ten people leave comments in this chapter, how about adding more in the evening? It's the new year, dears who are chasing the update, let me check on you~)
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