The handyman quickly brought the things over.
"Director Zhuang, please sit in the corner of the pavilion and don't move. I'm going to start painting."
Zhuang Yan followed her instructions and sat down in a corner of the pavilion. It was the first time for him to have his portrait painted, and he felt quite curious.
Su Wan spread the paper on the table, facing him, and asked Shu Wen to sit beside her. She began to paint carefully. This time she painted very seriously, and the painting was placed very straight.
Zhuang Yan cooperated very well and sat there without moving.
Occasionally, people passing by would be very curious about them and wanted to come over to take a look, but due to the solemnity, they did not dare to come rashly. But slowly, more and more people came. Perhaps it was too strange that someone was painting for the curator, so many people gathered around. Although they did not dare to get close, they watched from a distance, not afraid of the master coming.
Chunxiao painted for nearly an hour before finishing. He looked at the portrait on the table and nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that the tuition for the hobby class was not in vain.
Zhuang Yan leaned against the pavilion pillar. He was not tired, but he was curious. Seeing that she had put down her pen, he said, "Miss, you are fine now. Can I get up now?"
"Well, Director, thank you for your hard work today." She picked up the painting and handed it to him. "Take a look at it. Do you like it?"
Zhuang Yan took it and unfolded it, and was shocked at first sight! This was a lifelike figure of him. As he looked at the person in the painting, he felt a strange feeling in his heart, as if this person was about to walk out of the painting.
At this moment, the students had gone to the living room, and only one or two people were cleaning the yard. He called someone over and said, "Ah Fu, take a look at the person in this painting. Does he look like me?"
Ah Fu, the yard sweeper, came up to look at the painting, then looked at him, and exclaimed, "Director, it's exactly like what you printed. It's so real."
Zhuang Yan couldn't help but exclaimed, "Girl, did you really develop this painting skill by yourself? It's amazing. I, Zhuang, have loved painting all my life and have seen countless paintings, but I have never seen a human painting as realistic as yours, and it was drawn with a charcoal stick. I admire you so much." He was really impressed to meet a master today.
"It's just a trivial skill. I have no choice but to show it to you today. Director, do you think it's still acceptable?" This is the key point.
Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Okay, you can send the person over tomorrow. If I want to learn something from you in the future, I hope Miss Yan will be willing to teach me."
Chun Xiao said YES in her heart. She didn't expect that this trick would really work. It turned out that she still had to take shortcuts. "Thank you very much, Director. I will send him over early tomorrow morning. I just don't know how to provide food and accommodation for this Shu Xiu."
"The annual allowance is eight taels of silver. The food and lodging are all provided in the guesthouse. There aren't many people here, so you don't have to visit them too often. If they have a day off, they will go back on their own."
Eight taels of silver per year for food and accommodation included, which is neither expensive nor inexpensive. But for them, it finally got them through this hurdle.
"Aunt, you are so awesome. I thought there was no hope today." Shuwen was very grateful.
“It’s also luck.”
"This isn't luck at all. What I see is that you're talented. Please teach me how to draw that picture in the future. I've wanted to learn it for a long time."
"What are you learning to do?" Chunxiao asked curiously.
"You're not just good at drawing people, but also at drawing blueprints. I can draw anything after I learn this, and I won't have to explain it to others."
"That's right." Chun Xiao nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'll teach you when I'm free when I get back." It doesn't matter if it's half-baked, as long as someone approves.
The two returned home happily and told their families the good news of their admission.
Tian and Wang were very happy.
"Eight taels is eight taels, but I didn't bring that much money with me this time. I'm afraid it's not enough, so I need to borrow some from you." Wang was a little embarrassed. "Chunxiao, how much did the painting cost? I'll go back and tell my father."
"Oh, Sister Wang, please don't worry about the painting. Am I only going to take care of Xiaoqi and not Wuzhong? Sister-in-law, you and Shuwen should go to the academy this afternoon to withdraw from the school first. We have been delayed in the county for quite a while. I will go with Xiaohua this afternoon to buy the remaining things."
"Okay, you handle your business, and we'll handle the withdrawal. I just don't know if the school will refund the money if you drop out midway."
"I think it's difficult. It's hard to get people to give up something they've already eaten."
"Sister-in-law, if they don't want to return the money, then don't return it. You can just ask if you can get some paper and pens. If there's nothing, then forget it. Don't make a fuss about it." The sooner you leave a place like that, the better.
"Aunt, where are we going this afternoon?" Pan'er looked at them and asked hurriedly because she didn't want to stay in the horse market stupidly.
"You and your sister will naturally come with us to go shopping and help your aunt move things."
After arranging these, everyone was happy. Today, a convoy from Tongzhou came to deliver something to the carriage shop, and they were currently staying in the other two rooms of the horse shop to rest. It was not convenient for them to stay in the yard all the time, so they each returned to their rooms.
Chunxiao found Wangfu and gave him the letter to be taken to Pengdong's second brother, asking him to help find someone to take it there. He also asked those people if they had any news about Dongsheng's car dealership.
"Don't worry. I talked to them today. We now have five strongholds in Tongzhou Prefecture alone. The scale of our horse company will not be small." Wang Fu was very excited when he said this, as if he had built those strongholds with his own hands.
"If you work hard, maybe when you become successful in the future, Dongsheng will give you a position as a manager."
"I know my own weight." Wangfu smiled. "When I grow up, I will have a lot of visitors here. I will be lucky if I can manage my place well. There are more and more promising people in our village now, and I am very happy."
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