Chapter 151 The Past
Chapter 152 The Past
When Teacher Qiu was teaching her to paint in her hometown, Fang Qing once heard the teacher mention her family.
Teacher Qiu was born in a bourgeois family. Both her father and mother were professors. Although the world was turbulent in those years, Teacher Qiu had a happy childhood because of the good protection of her family. Her mother was also her painting enlightenment teacher. Under the influence of the family atmosphere, Teacher Qiu grew up quickly.
But things are unpredictable. When Teacher Qiu was twelve years old, her mother had an accident. Her health deteriorated and she passed away within less than a year.
For the sake of his family, his father remarried with another woman a year later, and Mr. Qiu also met his half-brother, Qiu Yulin, for the first time.
Recalling the disappointment on Teacher Qiu's face when he mentioned his brother, Fang Qing always felt that something must have happened between this pair of siblings.
What did she say at that time?
"Teacher Qiu, why do you live alone in a small place like ours? Don't you miss them?"
Teacher Qiu just smiled and patted her hands. "Qingqing, people will have many choices in this life, but some choices may not be what you want, but you have to make them. You are still young, and you may understand these words in the future. Alas! What is the teacher talking about? I hope you will never have this kind of feeling in your life..."
Although Teacher Qiu tried her best to avoid the past, Fang Qing accidentally found an old photo tucked into a book while helping Teacher Qiu clean the house. In the photo, Teacher Qiu was still in her twenties, smiling, while the boy standing next to her, although he looked handsome, had a gloomy look between his brows.
The images hidden deep in Fang Qing's memory suddenly came to mind when he saw this man's face.
Although the man looked old, Fang Qing recognized at first sight that this man was Qiu Yulin.
Thinking of the sufferings that Teacher Qiu had endured over the years, while the man in front of him was being highly sought after and well-fed, Fang Qing suddenly felt a little unfair for Teacher Qiu. What had Teacher Qiu experienced that made him choose to live alone in the countryside? And what did all this have to do with this man?
With her mind in a mess, she could no longer appreciate the paintings here with peace of mind, so she found an excuse and left in a hurry.
But after Fang Qing left, Qiu Yulin looked at her back thoughtfully. He had just noticed that the girl looked at him strangely. Although he thought he didn't know her, her expression seemed to show some resentment towards him.
Qiu Yulin shook his head to get rid of these strange thoughts, turned around and started talking to the middle-aged man next to him.
Not long after Fang Qing returned to the villa, he received a call from Lu Can.
"My dear, why did you leave so early? Not long after you left, the organizers announced that they would organize a folk painting competition. It is said that the prizes are very generous, and there is also a chance to get guidance from famous artists!"
Fang Qing let out a long sigh, "Really? That's great, you can go and try it."
Unexpectedly, the other party told her in a mysterious tone, "Of course I will participate, but you must thank me. I have also submitted your information, so just wait for the notification."
What?
Fang Qingteng sat up and said, "Hey, why did you sign me up? You can just go by yourself."
Lu Can seemed to know what she would say. "Humph, if we weren't so close, I wouldn't care even if you begged me. Anyway, it's settled. You should prepare well. This is a rare opportunity, so make the most of it! Okay, I'm hanging up. The call is too expensive..."
Listening to the beeping sound in the microphone, Fang Qing held his forehead and sighed, "This Lu Can..."
A few days later, Fang Qing indeed received an invitation letter from the organizer.
Looking at the prizes on the invitation letter, even if she was not interested, she was still somewhat tempted.
Zicheng came over and saw the words on it, and exclaimed, "Wow, what kind of competition is this, and the prizes are so good? Teacher Fang, do you want to go?"
"Tsk, have you finished your homework?" Fang Qing raised his hand to hit him, but Zicheng dodged like a loach, turned around and made a face, "Hey, I can't hit you, I'll tell my master!"
In the end, everyone knew about this matter, and everyone encouraged her to participate. Even Wen Ning felt that this was a rare opportunity. Fang Qing had no choice but to participate.
Half a month passed quickly, and after Meng Ting and Zhang Ting came back, Fang Qing also started school.
After returning to school, Fang Qing began to prepare for the competition entry. She finally chose the landscape painting that she was best at, and after repeated revisions, she finally submitted it. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, she received the results of the competition.
As she expected, her work did not enter the final selection, and only received a participation encouragement award. She was not too disappointed, because she knew her own strengths and weaknesses, and she probably received a participation award because the organizers took care of her face.
Afterwards, Fang Qing received another invitation. The organizer was going to hold an award ceremony and invited all the participants to attend.
Fang Qing had no interest in this kind of party and rejected it directly, but he didn't expect that the organizer would call him personally.
"Hello, Fang Qing. I am a staff member of the association. Our gathering this time is not only to award prizes, but more importantly, we want to get more people involved in the exchange. Moreover, we have invited several well-known painters to be award presenters. This is a rare opportunity, and many people can't even squeeze in..."
Fang Qing was most afraid of this kind of nagging, so he reluctantly agreed to attend the party on time.
On Saturday afternoon, after Fang Qing and Wen Ning finished tutoring Zicheng, Ah Cheng sent them to the gathering place.
Wen Ning couldn't attend the class because he had classes in the evening. Before leaving, he gathered Fang Qing's hair and said, "Don't drink. Eat more food. Call me when you're done and I'll pick you up."
The two of them stayed on the side of the road for a while, until Ah Cheng kept coughing, and then Wen Ning got in the car and left.
This is a private high-end restaurant. From the outside, you would think it is a slightly more refined courtyard house, but when you walk in, you will find that there are not only ancient houses, but also rockery, corridors, and a large lotus pond full of lotus pods.
Fang Qing followed a waitress in cheongsam and finally arrived at the banquet hall after many twists and turns.
The banquet hall was also in an antique style, with chairs wrapped in golden satin, strings of red lanterns, and people in gorgeous clothes sitting at the table chatting with each other. Fang Qing was a little stunned when he saw this scene. If he didn't know that this was a private party, he would have thought he was at a wedding.
Seeing Fang Qing coming, many single guys immediately stood up and offered their seats to him, until Lu Can suddenly jumped out and pulled Fang Qing out of the crowd.
"Why did you come just now? It's almost time to start. If I hadn't been smart enough to grab a seat in advance, you would have been standing there watching us eat."
The table was full of girls, and although the atmosphere was a little awkward, fortunately Lu Can was a person who could not sit still, and soon everyone got to know each other. As the lights in the venue gradually dimmed, the music started, the host officially took the stage, and the banquet began.
(End of this chapter)
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