Chapter 132 Wedding Gift
Jiang Si was surprised to receive such treatment. While thanking him, she also took a closer look.
Finally, she chose the title she thought was the most suitable from among all the titles.
The main title chosen is: "Fifty-six ethnic groups jointly paint a revolutionary spring, an eight-foot red silk ribbon connects workers, peasants, and soldiers."
The subtitle is: "On New Year's Day, loyal hearts are dedicated to the Red Star; military families paint pictures of the land."
Coincidentally, this is also what Huo Tinghuai is most satisfied with.
Seeing that it was almost time, he stood up and said.
"Sister-in-law, we'll be going now. We look forward to working together again next time."
Jiang Si smiled and nodded, "Yes, thank you for your kind words."
Huo Tinghuai knew that his cousin-in-law was scheduled to be interviewed by two newspapers that afternoon, so he dared not trouble her.
"Sister-in-law, please stay here. We can go down by ourselves."
Jiang Si didn't stand on ceremony with him, "Then when you're free another day, your cousin and I will treat you to a meal."
Huo Tinghuai nodded in agreement.
As they talked, they left the office, and Chairman Zhou followed them after hearing the commotion.
After the cars drove away, Chairman Zhou said with a smile.
"The interview is over. Now you can rest assured and prepare for your wedding."
Jiang Si smiled and shook her head, "President Zhou, it's still early. Two more newspapers are coming over later."
Chairman Zhou was surprised, "Two more companies?"
However, he didn't ask any further questions. After offering a few words of congratulations, he called Jiang Si back to his office.
"Please sit down."
As he spoke, Chairman Zhou took an envelope out of the drawer.
Along with the envelope, a square box and a scroll were also pushed over.
The envelope said 200, which is obviously a reward or bonus from the sender.
As for the other two, Jiang Si didn't quite understand them.
"President Zhou, what's this?"
Chairman Zhou picked up the teacup on the table, blew on the tea foam, and then smiled and said.
"Open it and take a look first."
Jiang Si was puzzled, but she still opened the box and took a look as Chairman Zhou had instructed.
Inside the box was a piece of fine-textured, semi-transparent chicken-blood stone, with the four small seal characters "Seal of Jiang Si" engraved below.
"This is... a gift for me?"
"That's right."
Chairman Zhou whispered, "This was carved specifically for you. I hope that one day you will be able to personally sign your own work."
When he said this, Chairman Zhou actually felt a sense of regret.
Logically speaking, Jiang Si was qualified to sign her name on that large mural.
That day, he went up and stared at the mural for a long time, actually he was hesitant.
But just in case, he swallowed the words back.
Fortunately, the overall effect of the mural received unanimous praise from the authorities.
This honor will be a significant highlight in Jiang Si's personal resume.
"Thank you, Chairman Zhou." Jiang Si sincerely accepted the gift, and was also very grateful for his thoughtfulness.
"We've known each other for so long, why are you still being so polite with me?"
Chairman Zhou waved his hand: "If anyone should be thanking someone, it's me who should be thanking you. We owe you a lot this time, otherwise we wouldn't have received such high praise from the organization."
"And your interview with the newspaper this time, in the end, also brought honor to our Artists Association."
It's a minor issue that it saves face; the key thing is that those people probably won't come to vandalize our place for a long time to come.
At Chairman Zhou's prompting, Jiang Si opened the scroll next to her.
As soon as the scroll was unfurled, she froze, "President Zhou, this..."
This is a landscape painting on paper, Huang Gongwang's "Fuchun Mountain Range".
If you're not an art professional, you might not be familiar with this picture.
However, most people are somewhat familiar with his other masterpiece, "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains".
Jiang Si was surprised because this painting was her master's favorite, so why was it here?
Perhaps the confusion on her face was too obvious, so Chairman Zhou explained.
“This painting was given to me by your teacher’s wife yesterday when I visited her. She asked me to make sure to pass it on to you.”
“Your master’s wife said that this was also your master’s intention.”
After a pause, Chairman Zhou lowered his voice, "Besides congratulating you on your marriage, you should be able to guess the rest without me having to say more."
Right now, we are in the most intense phase of the campaign to destroy the Four Olds, and the movement is far more prevalent in Beijing than in other places.
They can protect these things for a while, but not forever.
Chairman Zhou's few words conveyed an untold sense of helplessness.
Jiang Si didn't refuse any longer. She had a spatial ability and could protect the calligraphy and paintings.
She can keep this for her master for now.
The two sat and chatted for a while longer. Around midnight, Huo Tingzhou's voice came from outside.
He came to pick up Jiang Si to have lunch.
Since they had interviews with two other newspapers that afternoon, the two found a state-run restaurant nearby.
Around 12:30, the interview teams from the two newspapers arrived at the China Artists Association one after the other.
Because the public security system had given prior notice, each of the two newspapers sent a reporter and an editor.
In addition, the Ministry of Public Security also sent two senior police officers over.
As usual, after the two sides exchanged greetings, the police officer showed Jiang Si some questions that had been prepared beforehand.
Upon closer inspection, Jiang Si indeed noticed quite a few problems.
Seeing her frowning and remaining silent, the editors from both newspapers became nervous.
"Comrade Jiang, is there something wrong with this?"
Jiang Si nodded; she knew the purpose of the two interviews arranged by the higher-ups.
The problem is that revealing the principles will increase the difficulty of solving the case.
Without discussing these issues, it is difficult to establish public trust.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Si finally came up with an idea.
She asked questions involving matching rules for facial features and criteria for judging characteristic details.
The specific classification of facial features and the source of the database have all been removed.
The core of today's interview was: to talk only about the results, not the mechanisms.
Although the interview did not uncover any deeper insights, both newspapers expressed their understanding.
Jiang Si also provided them with some non-confidential materials and portraits within a controllable range.
The interview went relatively smoothly, around 5 p.m.
The two reporters looked at their interview transcripts and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It was getting late, so the group quickly got up to say goodbye.
The interview ended smoothly, and Jiang Si breathed a sigh of relief.
As they were getting into the car, Huo Tingzhou suddenly handed them a handful of things.
The outside was wrapped in kraft paper, and inside were dozens of paintbrushes, as well as several boxes of face cream.
This place is different from Qiongzhou Island, where there are many wildflowers. He spent an entire afternoon searching before he could find all the paintbrushes of these colors.
"A gift for me?"
Jiang Si was surprised, but also somewhat delighted.
No woman dislikes a sense of ritual.
Huo Tingzhou nodded, before he could even ask, "Do you like it?"
Jiang Si had already responded, "I like it, I like it very much!"
Of course, he was still her favorite.
Moreover, Jiang Si guessed that her cousin's visit today was probably Huo Tingzhou's doing.
Because of the unexpected joy given by Huo Tingzhou, Jiang Si's lips were turned up in a smile the whole way home.
Until they entered the family compound together.
As the saying goes, enemies meet on a narrow road. The two had just parked their car when they saw the Ling family members coming out of the Yu family's house.
The two families were still exchanging pleasantries at the door.
Jiang Si didn't bother to look at them and simply linked arms with Huo Tingzhou.
The two families had agreed to have dinner together today, and Uncle San and his family should have arrived long ago.
"Let's go home."
Huo Tingzhou also withdrew his scrutinizing gaze. "Okay, let's go this way, it's closer."
When the Ling family heard the commotion and looked over, they only saw the backs of the two people leaving.
Yu Changqing suddenly spoke with a pointed tone.
"That's the third son of the Huo family, and the one next to him is his wife. Their two families are planning to hold a banquet on New Year's Day."
"I'm not exaggerating, these two are truly a perfect match..."
The words "beautiful woman" hadn't even been uttered yet.
He was interrupted by Ling Yunfei's mocking voice, "Alright, what time is it? Shouldn't we go home?"
After saying that, he got into the car without even saying goodbye.
Ling's father was so angry that his head was spinning, and he couldn't say anything at this moment.
The one who spoke was Ling Yunxiang, the youngest son of the Ling family, who was the one who was to be married into the Yu family this time.
"Uncle Yu, I'm really sorry."
"My brother's wife is getting a divorce from him recently, and he's been acting crazy at home these past few days."
"It's alright, it's alright. It's my fault too, I had to bring up the thing I shouldn't have."
Yu Changqing said this, but he was very puzzled.
When did this pervert change his ways?
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