Insomniac Painter
In the real-life after-sales service group of Hua Xia Supermarket founded by Wu Xu.
Up to now, there are only four people: Gong Dongfeng, Xie Wan, Lin Meimei and Wu Xu.
Especially today, three of them had eaten at Xueluo's place, and only the poor little Gong Dongfeng knew nothing.
Xie Wan: Pictures, pictures, pictures
Xie Wan: This is my first time eating a delicious meal cooked by Sister Luo Luo. I'm so happy!
Xie Wan: Except for the three dishes in the middle, they were made by Luoluo's aunt. But Luoluo's aunt is so beautiful!
Gong Dongfeng: ???
Gong Dongfeng: What did I miss when I wasn't aware of it? (Crying cat.jpg)
Lin Meimei: Brother Gong, it's such a pity you didn't come.
Gong Dongfeng: ...So, even Boss Wu went? You're so cruel, you didn't even invite me!
Gong Dongfeng: Wait, Boss Xue's aunt? Any pictures to prove it?
【Wu Xu: ...You'd better not meet him.】
[Wu Xu: However, today's dishes are quite delicious.]
[Lin Meimei: Sister Luoluo's dishes are not only delicious, but also perfectly cooked!]
Gong Dongfeng: ...I cried. I really cried. I cried because I was envious and jealous...
Not to mention how lively this hidden chat group was, in the Hua Xia supermarket, after seeing off Lin Meimei and the others, Wu Xu did not stay long, mainly because of the rude look of the old lady. If these two people stayed under the same roof for a long time, it would be really worrying.
"Aunt, you..." Xueluo seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Xue Manyun obviously knew what she wanted to say. Her beautiful eyes narrowed, and she said bluntly, "Are you going to side with him?"
Just this sentence successfully made Xueluo beg for mercy, "Of course not, aunt." She was her real aunt!
Xue Luo looked worried as she watched the housekeeping robot start doing housework. Sitting on the sofa, she hugged the white cat that was dozing beside her, determined to have it accompany her through this difficult time.
The aunt lazily leaned on the sofa opposite, looking at her with a pair of eyes: "Ask whatever you want to ask. You take after your mother's personality, you keep everything bottled up."
"Can I really ask?"
"You can ask whatever you want, but whether I answer or not depends on my mood."
Xue Luo hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't succumb to curiosity: "Aunt, you and...Uncle Wu don't seem to get along?" It's not just that they are not getting along, it's that they simply dislike each other.
"After all this time, you still want to ask this?" Xue Manyun said unhappily, propping up her face with her arms. "This matter, after all, is related to your mother."
"My mother?"
Speaking of Xue Luo's mother, Xue Manyun felt a bit regretful, but more of annoyance. "Back then, your mother didn't listen to my advice and insisted on marrying your father. We had a falling out for many years, right up until you were born...your father..." Xue Manyun gritted her teeth as she spoke, but still glanced at Xue Luo, giving the little girl some face. "It's better not to tell me, you know it too."
Xue Luo certainly knew that in her memory, apart from the most profound memory of her mother's death, it must be the betrayal of her scumbag father and his escape with the money.
"In those years, I advised your mother to divorce, but she refused, saying that you kept crying for your father. Your father was also very good at pretending. I don't know what he said, but he actually coaxed your mother. But not many years later, the old problem came back again. This time, your mother insisted on divorce. At that time... at that time." For the first time, Xue Manyun hesitated whether to tell Xue Luo about the past.
There was a hint of sadness in Xueluo's eyes, perhaps due to the influence of memory, or perhaps something else, but more of it was curiosity.
Xue Manyun then continued, "Your mother was planning a divorce this time and agreed to Wu Xu's pursuit. Unfortunately, he left without saying goodbye for half a year... Your mother also fell ill... You should know what happened afterwards."
Xueluo was quite shocked. She didn't expect that there was such a past.
Before, she thought she was overthinking it.
"If it weren't for this, you might have to call him stepfather now." Xue Manyun said teasingly.
Xueluo: "...Aunt."
Xue Manyun frowned, her eyes full of smiles: "Isn't this what you want for yourself?"
"...Okay." Xueluo responded with difficulty, holding the cat in her hand.
The white cat tried hard to dodge, but she held it completely in her arms. He could get her away, but it would hurt her. After hesitating for a moment, he gave up as he did in the past.
"Anything else you want to ask?"
Xue Luo, who didn't really want to know about these past events, immediately shook her head and shut up.
Xue Manyun looked at her expression and scoffed, "I won't ask about that."
"Okay, do you still want to go down?" Xue Manyun waved at her, "Go ahead, don't feel so uncomfortable sitting in front of me."
"Then grandma... I'm going downstairs to open the shop." Xue Luo hugged the cat and ran away immediately.
Xue Luo rested downstairs for a while, then sent out all the orders from the online store that morning. The items that needed to be put on the shelves were put on the shelves, and the white cat that was dozing on the counter had woken up.
Aunt Wen from next door saw that Aunt Xueluo hadn't come downstairs, so she asked about Xueluo out of curiosity. When asked if Aunt Xueluo was married, was she single, and how old she was, Xueluo just laughed helplessly.
"I'm single. Auntie, would you like to introduce a man to me?" Just at this moment, Xue Manyun came out from behind, raised her eyebrows, and answered this question.
Aunt Wen: "..."
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, or perhaps it was because Xue Manyun's aura was too strong, even the usually powerful Aunt Wen was a little scared. After saying a few polite words, she quickly left.
Xueluo: "...Auntie, are you done with your lunch break?"
Xue Manyun: "Yes, I'll come down and help you run the store."
Xue Manyun walked to the cashier counter and took a seat. The cat that wanted to run away was held down by her hand.
The white cat had a disheveled expression on its face, and was being pulled by her head. It looked at Xue Luo, trying to rely on her to escape from her clutches.
Xue Luo: "..." Bai Xue, you're on your own.
However, it was indeed because of Xue Manyun's presence throughout the afternoon that Xue Luo had to collect cash twice as many times as usual. Looking up at the customers, they were not all neighbors living nearby. It seemed that they had come to watch the fun.
However, Xueluo T was also very happy as he counted the points in the background. Looking at the beautiful lady beside him, he felt that he owed her 520,000 star coins, and now some of them were settled.
Xue Luo is not particularly busy, but as she manages a shop and an online store, she is naturally not idle.
Xue Manyun's expression became even more surprised when she found out that she had also opened an online store.
Of course, the original worry in my heart also dissipated, and was replaced by a sense of pride, especially when I saw her chatting and laughing with the guests. When she occasionally looked at me, she was no longer as gloomy as before. She was like a warm sun. She had completely walked out of the loss of the past and found the goal for which she had been striving all her life.
night.
Night chat.
I don't know how it all started, but under the gentle light, the usually sharp face of the aunt also looked much gentler: "I see that you are doing well now. I think I was just worrying about nothing."
"You are my elder, how can you say that I am worrying about nothing? I am so happy that you came to see me."
"You have a very charming mouth." Xue Manyun chuckled, pinched her cheek, and raised her eyebrows. "But there is one thing I must say. Stay away from that disciple Wu Xu. He's a playboy at first glance... And you should focus on your career now. It's best not to pay attention to those bad romances."
"Auntie, you misunderstood!" Xue Luo glared at him, feeling helpless. What else could she say, "Does the other person like you, auntie?"
"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, just listen to me." Xue Manyun said somewhat domineeringly.
"Okay."
"Oh, the city is not suitable for me. I'd better go back to the countryside." Xue Manyun suddenly looked at her and said with emotion.
Xue Luo wanted to say something but stopped herself, remembering what she had said during the day.
"Just say whatever you want to say."
"It's just... when you were talking to Aunt Wen this afternoon, you said you didn't have a boyfriend... but that Mr. Han from yesterday."
"We've split up."
"Break up?" But looking at Mr. Han's expression, he doesn't look like the kind of person who would initiate a breakup.
Xue Manyun clearly didn't want to say more. "Alright, you've been busy all day, and you still have the mood to worry about your aunt? Go take a shower and go to bed."
Xue Manyun entered the guest room and closed the door.
In the living room, Xueluo and the white cat looked at each other, and for a moment they were also annoyed. "Let's go, let's go."
Xue Luo, who had never been in love in her previous life and even less in this life, simply couldn't understand what these adults were thinking.
The next morning, perhaps just as the goddess of dawn had cast her radiant light into the bedroom, Xueluo, driven by her biological clock, woke up. She heard some movement in the living room, stretched lazily, and walked outside. She saw a beautiful woman standing beside the flowers on the balcony. She was watering the delicate blossoms with a kettle, her expression relaxed and distant, as delicate and beautiful as a painting.
"Awake?" The beauty suddenly turned around and spoke with her red lips.
Isn't it her great aunt?
The white cat stood in front of the lush flowers and plants. Although it looked aloof, it also looked lively. When it saw her coming, it meowed, as if calling her.
This beauty and the cat, in the morning light and dew, would be blurred even if snow fell in an instant.
"Your flowers... the white crane flower need to be watered once a day. If you water it less, it won't bloom beautifully. The sunset glow is bright red. Water it once a week, apply fertilizer less and more often. And the jade tree..." This old lady is not a nagging person, but she only has this habit in front of the junior Xue Luo.
Xueluo remembered that her mother also followed her aunt in liking flowers and plants. The flowers and plants on the balcony were her hard work. In the past, the former Xueluo took care of them. Later, after the current Xueluo came, she also watered them according to the method she remembered. She didn't expect that there would be so many problems.
Xueluo was dumbfounded.
Xue Manyun turned to look at her. "I can see you just can't remember. Never mind... I'll send you a detailed guide later. Your mother took good care of these flowers, and this is also a memory for you."
Xueluo nodded quickly.
After breakfast, it was time for the aunt to leave. Although they didn't spend much time together, Xue Luo felt reluctant to let her go.
"Can't bear to leave me?" Xue Manyun saw it and smiled smugly: "Okay, it's rare for your aunt to come out, shouldn't you send me off happily?"
Xue Manyun touched her head and said, "When you're not busy anymore, how about taking your cat to the countryside to visit your aunt?"
Xueluo: "Okay."
Watching Xue Manyun leave, Xue Luo felt a sense of loss creeping up in her heart, "Bai Xue..."
Even the white cat noticed her lost mood and meowed comfortingly. A very human expression appeared on its usually arrogant and cold face.
"Are you telling me not to be sad?"
"Actually, I'm not very sad, it's just...ah..." Xueluo took a breath, "I just need to calm down by myself."
The white cat looked at her with eyes full of confusion, but still followed her. Fortunately, guests soon arrived and she became busy, so naturally she had no time to be sad.
**
The hilltop villa in the Jasmine District, like all buildings on the Capital Planet, was shrouded in morning light and a light mist, though the air here was purer and the scenery even more beautiful. Early in the morning, the tall trees along the tree-lined path were lush and charming, emitting a pleasant aroma. Elderly people walked by, exercising, while parents strolled slowly with strollers. Young men and women, dressed in unusual attire, jogged, Bluetooth earphones in their ears.
It is very harmonious. If it were in a painting, it would be a tranquil oil painting.
The peacock on the second floor of the villa not far away looked at this scene for a moment, but he did not feel peaceful at all. Instead, he was upset.
"Tranquility! Tranquility! I don't want tranquility, I want intensity, inspiration, a violent storm-like response from the Muse!" He slapped his head like he was in a frenzy, nearly breaking the paintbrush in his right hand. Of course, even if it hadn't broken, it would have been extremely fragile under the influence of his mental power, and the surface wood grain had been destroyed.
Soon, he took the paintbrush and painted on the easel in front of him which was already half painted. The originally beautiful painting was covered with large areas of green and was directly ruined by him.
"No, still no..." He dropped his hands as if giving up, and even the painting in his hand fell to the ground.
Peacock, who was stuck in a bottleneck period, pressed his eyebrows and sat on the ground in annoyance.
Three months ago, he shot to fame and became a popular writer in the capital with his painting "Morning Star". He has gained fame, status and wealth, but he can no longer find the passion he had for creation.
For three months, he lived in drunkenness and dreams, and finally returned to his studio, but began to suffer from insomnia day after day, fearing that he would never be able to create anything again.
"What should I do?" Peacock murmured to himself, not knowing whether he was asking himself or God.
In the end, he gave up in disappointment as he did every day before, and planned to browse the Star Network casually as usual before falling asleep.
I accidentally clicked on my own Xingbo.
Peacock wanted to quit directly.
Now he can no longer bear the fans asking him when he will release new paintings, and can no longer acknowledge their praise for "Morning Star".
But at this moment, he caught a glimpse of a fan's backstage message: [Mr. Kong Que, I've been waiting for your new paintings for a long time, and of course I will wait forever! In fact, this message is not to urge you, but just to share my favorite things with Mr. Kong Que. Recently, I followed the trend and tried snacks from a place called Huaxia Snack Shop. Just eating them gives me a strong sense of happiness. It makes me, a social animal, feel alive!
If Kongque Dada is also troubled by this, why not give it a try! His snacks are very cheap, and if you don’t like them, you won’t feel like you’ve wasted anything.
"Snacks?" Peacock scoffed. "They're advertising on my blog?"
He said so, but out of boredom he subconsciously opened StarNet and searched it. It would have been fine if he hadn't searched, but as soon as he searched he happened to find the news last week about a thief going to jail for stealing snacks.
Peacock: "...Funny? Can it be so delicious? Boring!"
Bored and unable to fall asleep again, he opened the webpage he had just closed with dark circles under his eyes. "...Huaxia Mini Supermarket? That should be it."
After locating the map, he said, "It's not far... let's go and take a look!"
It was with this thought in mind that Peacock came to the door of the Huaxia supermarket located in the urban-rural fringe. As soon as he arrived, he felt that he had been cheated.
But everyone is here...
"Then let's go in and take a look." Peacock thought helplessly.
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