Gu Lili and Chang'an chatted as they walked.
"Chang'an, I didn't expect you to know martial arts. I feel that your identity is probably not simple. Would you like me to draw some portraits for you and help you find your family?" Gu Lili said bluntly.
In this world, those who can learn both literature and martial arts must come from wealthy and noble families.
Children of ordinary people don't have time to study this because they are busy with farm work all day. Chang'an's status must be extraordinary.
Chang'an felt truly disappointed after hearing this.
Does Gu Lili not want him to stay in the Gu family?
However, since Gu Lili brought it up, he nodded no matter how unwilling he was.
Seeing that Chang'an nodded in agreement, Gu Lili took Chang'an home.
The sun hadn't completely set yet, so the painting could still be seen.
Gu Lili thought that since Baiweixuan would be opening tomorrow, it would be bustling with people. She decided to put Chang'an's portrait on the door of Baiweixuan, and who knows, someone from his family might recognize it.
Chang'an helped Gu Lili carry a table out of the main room and a stool to sit on a short distance away from the table.
Gu Lili took out drawing paper and charcoal pencils. Gu Lili didn't know how to use a brush to draw or write, so the charcoal pencils were just right.
Gu Lili carefully examined Chang'an's appearance; it seemed to be the first time Gu Lili had looked at Chang'an so seriously.
Although Chang'an's skin was tanned dark, his handsome face was still angular and defined.
Her long eyelashes trembled gently, and her slender, almond-shaped eyes seemed to look at everything with deep affection.
In the past few days, Chang'an has regained her former thinness.
When Gu Lili first rescued him, she thought Chang'an was good-looking, but she didn't expect him to be even more handsome with a little more weight on him.
As Gu Lili drew, her face unconsciously turned red.
"Sister, is that Brother Chang'an you drew?" Gu Yanyu asked, pulling the drawing out of nowhere.
Gu Yanyu's appearance instantly eased the somewhat awkward atmosphere.
Actually, Chang'an's face turned red just now, but no one could tell.
Gu Lili chuckled and pinched Gu Yanyu's cheek, saying, "Yes, I plan to put this portrait up at the entrance of our restaurant tomorrow, so that your brother Chang'an can find his family!"
After all this time, there is still no sign that Chang'an has regained his memory.
Gu Lili felt that his family must be extremely worried.
Although Gu Lili wouldn't object if Chang'an could stay at her home and help out, she was willing to accept that.
But she can't be so selfish.
Upon hearing Gu Lili's words, Gu Yanyu's eyes suddenly reddened.
"Sister, I love Brother Chang'an. I really want him to stay in our family forever!" Gu Yanyu said, choking back tears.
After spending so many days together, Gu Yanyu had long regarded Chang'an as family.
Gu Lili patted his head and patiently explained, "Silly boy, if you get lost, your sister will definitely be very worried. In other words, your brother Chang'an's family must be very worried right now. So, we have to help your brother Chang'an find his family!"
Gu Yanyu rubbed her reddened eyes and nodded as if she understood.
My sister is right. If he disappeared, she would be frantic with worry.
"Sister, let's find family for Brother Chang'an together!" Gu Yanyu said with a smile.
Gu Yanyu picked up the painting Gu Lili had drawn and examined it carefully. The painting of Chang'an brother by her sister was indeed quite lifelike.
"Sister, I feel like it looks quite similar, but not quite. Why is that?"
However, I always felt that something was wrong.
Gu Yanyu couldn't quite put her finger on where it was.
Gu Yanyu and Gu Lili were comparing the portraits back and forth between Chang'an and Chang'an, making Chang'an almost embarrassed by their comparisons.
Now that Gu Yanyu has said that, it seems that the portrait is indeed lacking.
"I know!" Gu Yanyu exclaimed. "Sister, I know what's wrong! Look, this Brother Chang'an isn't as fair-skinned as he is in the portrait. I knew something was off!"
After Gu Yanyu's reminder, Gu Lili also felt that what Gu Yanyu said made sense.
That seems to be the case; people with darker skin would look even more like it.
Gu Lili nodded and said, "That's not difficult, I'll revise it again!"
As he spoke, he picked up a charcoal pencil and began to carefully make the corrections.
Is it really that difficult for Gu Lili to just paint a black face?
That's nothing!
Gu Lili nodded in satisfaction only after she had blacked out the face in the portrait.
"Yan Yu, come and see if it looks like it now?"
Gu Yanyu quickly leaned her little head closer and looked at Chang'an.
That's right!
Now he looks just like Brother Chang'an.
When Chang'an saw that the portrait was finished, he quickly got up, wanting to see how Gu Lili had painted it.
As a result, when they went over to take a look, Chang'an, who had been smiling, suddenly stopped smiling.
I couldn't help but wonder, is the dark figure in the portrait really him?
When he took a shower, his skin looked quite clean.
"Brother Chang'an, look, doesn't my sister's drawing look like you?" Gu Yanyu handed over the drawing to Chang'an.
Chang'an nodded, somewhat amused and exasperated. Was he really that dark-skinned?
He seemed satisfied with his reflection in the mirror. Chang'an decided to quietly go and take a look at the water vat when no one was around.
Gu Yanyu's commotion drew the rest of the Gu family out, and Gu Yanyu simply showed the painting in her hand to her family.
"Look quickly, this is a drawing of Brother Chang'an by my sister, doesn't it look like him?"
Grandma Li and the others gathered together, carefully examining the portrait and then looking at Chang'an.
They all nodded in unison, "It really does look like it, exactly the same black color!"
Gu Lili smiled happily after receiving everyone's approval.
Chang'an, standing to the side, became somewhat withdrawn and even felt like crying.
......
At night, after everyone had fallen asleep, Chang'an tiptoed out of bed and peered into the water vat by the moonlight.
Well, Chang'an's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was indeed dead.
If he hadn't opened his mouth and his white teeth hadn't been reflected in the jar, he wouldn't have noticed his own reflection.
Chang'an longed to roar to the heavens, but he was afraid of waking everyone.
It seems I should wear the straw hat Gu Lili prepared for me tomorrow...
The next day, after having breakfast, Gu Lili took Gu Yun Chu, Zhang Da Hua, and Gu Chen Xi to Donghai Town.
Gu Lili was actually quite uneasy, fearing that business would be bad, but also fearing that business would be too good.
Upon arriving at the entrance of Baiweixuan, Gu Lili had Gu Yunchu paste Chang'an's portrait on the pillar by the door, and then began to lead the group in making preparations.
Generally, people who come to the restaurant for lunch arrive around noon.
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