"Really? I worked hard for this wavy cloud that represents autumn."
Ye Gang admired the wavy cloud that Zuo Yunshan regarded as a shortcoming.
"Also, here's the mountain. I want to use a color sprayer to paint the overlapping areas a rich dark red to create a three-dimensional effect."
That way, the abstract pattern might be a little more concrete. As soon as Zuo Yunshan said yes, Ye Gang's eyes under his glasses became lines with joy.
Footsteps sounded on the iron stairs outside.
"It's He Zhi who's back."
Ye Gang's tired face regained its vitality.
"I'm back!"
A woman in a black skirt showed her long and thin face.
"Hey, Mr. Zuo is here."
Maybe it's because he's too thin, but his eyes are big. The dress fit her slender figure perfectly.
"You're back. I'm sorry to bother you." Zuo Yunshan stood up and greeted.
"Mr. Zuo also just came back. I called him here. Have you bought anything? Let's eat together." Ye Gang cheered up and said.
“I don’t have to.
"You're welcome. It's the same old thing, fried meat sandwich bread, let's have it for dinner." He Zhi, who came in with a bag in his hand, looked at the scene in the room and said, "Oh, look, it's a mess, let me clean it up first. ." He said and quickly put down his bag.
"If the house were not like this, I wouldn't be able to paint. If I don't have my own office or studio, there's nothing I can do. Stop complaining and just be careless."
"Okay, okay!" He Zhi smiled and took off the apron hanging on the wall.
"Hey, I showed this painting to Zuo Yunshan just now, and he said it was quite good." Ye Gang said happily to his wife.
"Oh, really? That's great!"
He Zhi put on her apron, quickly cleared out a space in the house, and hung up the messy rags, thus making space for three people to sit. In the meantime, she boiled water, poured tea, and placed the fried meat sandwich bread on two plates.
"My wife has had a hard day, and she is still busy when she comes back." Zuo Yunshan looked at He Zhi and said.
"No, working during the day is just like playing." He Zhi put the dinner plate in front of him and said. In fact, she couldn't rest during the day and had to help Ye Gang with some chores.
He Zhi returns to the apartment near midnight every night. The barmaid at the bar is often seduced by customers with bad intentions, or is invited to dinner, but she never agrees. Therefore, the income has not been high.
He Zhi is by no means an unattractive woman. She was timid and timid, but her graceful beauty and her pair of big, slightly sickly, watery eyes made some male guests fall in love with her. Naturally, many people tried to seduce her, but she was loyal to her husband and never seemed to bother them. She believed in Ye Gang's talent and determined that he would always succeed.
"Come on, Zuo Yunshan, take it and eat it." Ye Gang took the lead in picking up the fried meat sandwich bread and gave way while eating it.
"Really, you're welcome, Mr. Zuo, eat it!" He Zhi said from the side.
"Okay, I'll eat."
He Zhi wiped Ye's newly stained fingers with a wet towel. Whenever the stuffing of the bread was discharged from her mouth, she would wipe his chest or knees and take good care of her unscrupulous husband.
He Zhi served Zuo Yunshan like that in front of him, which made him feel bored.
"Hey, stop being so annoying. Why don't you take a look at this painting too." Ye Gang said impatiently.
"The painting is so good!" He Zhi stood up and looked at the painting and said.
"Can you feel that this is the northern region in autumn?"
"Yes, the little puppet is also painted."
"Zuo Yunshan also said that his painting is not bad."
"Really, Mr. Zuo?"
"Well, I think it's good." Zuo Yunshan nodded.
"I will use a spray paint brush later to spray the overlapping parts of the mountains a little thicker. Zuo Yunshan also agrees."
"OK.
He Zhi glanced at Zuo Yunshan again. She was worried that he was deliberately being nice to her husband.
"It would be great if this painting could win an award. It would be a big help to earn 50,000 yuan now." Ye Gang said the truth.
"You can win a prize." Zuo Yunshan encouraged him.
"I hope so!" He Zhi said as if praying.
"Well, but there are so many masters. Needless to say, Nanguang, the pattern designers in Dongyang and the provincial capital are very high-level, and those people often win awards." Ye Gang said guiltily.
"Who will win the prize?" Zuo Yunshan asked.
"The top two and the second place are two, each worth 20,000 yuan. At least one must win the second place."
"That won't be a problem."
He Zhi opened a bottle of beer and the three of them drank it together.
"What time is it now?" Ye Gang asked halfway through the meal.
"12:05."
"It's already 12 o'clock. ... I have to finish this painting tonight, because it's a business transfer from a friend. Tomorrow, no, it's already past midnight. It must be completed before 3 o'clock this afternoon."
"Is there anything else you haven't done yet?"
"There are also three matchsticks for restaurants, and advertising graphics for grocery and food stores have been completed."
"I'm sorry, I have to say goodbye." Zuo Yunshan stood up.
"Sit down for a while!" Ye Gang quickly invited the guests.
"Don't you still have something to do?"
"There are only three small paintings. They can be done in a morning. This poster only needs to be sprayed with color and added with a text to complete it."
"Hey, Mr. Zuo, please sit down for a while. It's time for Ye Gang to stop writing and change his mind. It's nice to chat with you," He Zhi said with a smile.
"Really? But it's not good to affect your work."
"Okay, let's sit there for another 10 minutes." Ye Gang said with great nostalgia.
"Oh well."
"I'm so sorry, you must be sleepy..."
"I have nothing else to do. I'll be able to sleep in a while. It's okay."
"Zuo Yunshan just came back an hour ago." Ye Gang said to He Zhi.
"You are the mainstay in the store. You must be very busy. Are you tired?"
"You are so enviable. I often directly hear some customers commenting on your skills. Now you have a place to use them." Ye Gang said while drinking beer.
"But, what good can you do in other people's shops? Customers' evaluation of employees is limited. If you don't have a beauty salon, you won't be recognized by society."
"That's true." Ye Gang echoed, and then sighed, "It's the same for me. You can't get ahead by accepting jobs assigned by others. Advertising patterns, product labels, these piecemeal jobs can't give full play to your strength. Not only is the price cheap, but the person who transfers the business will also be robbed of the money. I really want to negotiate directly with large clients, so that my works will be accepted. But now, no matter what good works I draw, they are for Others make wedding clothes.”
"I told you, stop making those complaints." He Zhi said.
"I'm not complaining, but I haven't been able to show my talent for many years, and I can't help but want to vent my grievances. I really want to have my own studio as soon as possible, a quiet and spacious studio where I can work to my heart's content!"
Ye Gang took a bite of the sandwich bread.
Living in this small house with his family, Ye Gang's wish was very urgent.
