Chapter 451 Who am I to you?
There is no reason not to satisfy these requirements.
It’s good to be able to observe things openly and carefully.
After all the hard work in the morning, it actually didn’t take long. It was only half past ten. Li Yan was confident that he would complete the painting before twelve o’clock.
On the days when I go out with Wei Yunzhi, the sun is always just right, and nature’s number one ambient light is there.
The sunlight coming through the window hit the side of the girl's face, her crystal eyes became hazy, her slender features retained the light, and some of the skin exposed to the sun seemed to be covered in a glow.
This plain white floral skirt matches the environment very well.
It should come as no surprise that the girl’s plan was of course well prepared.
With the painting materials ready, Wei Yunzhi naturally positioned herself in front of the table to admire the vase. Judging from her various micro-manipulations, it was obvious that she had gone through some conception and practice.
“Does it look good?”
"Good-looking."
"Do I look good?"
"I'm talking about you."
"Is that posture good-looking?"
"Okay."
The girl suppressed the smile at the corner of her mouth, "You go ahead and draw it. Do I need to stay still?"
"No need."
Wei Yunzhi looked at the painting of her intently. Li Yan, Li Yan looked at his painting of Wei Yunzhi intently, while the bookstore proprietress looked at them intently.
Time spent concentrating always takes a long time.
At first, Li Yan had some leisure to give Wei Yunzhi some teasing looks, and then got into it while drawing.
Until the bookstore proprietress suddenly interrupted his thoughts with "Aren't you hungry?"
Hungry? Yes, it should be around 12 noon... half past one? !
Li Yan was stunned by the hands on the watch.
I thought it wasn’t even twelve o’clock yet.
The sense of dislocation in time is particularly confusing. Li Yan felt that he was slowly withdrawing from the state of painting, and the soul that was sucked on the painting paper returned layer by layer.
His first sentence was "No wonder the light and shadow seem to have changed a bit", which directly dismissed Wei Yunzhi.
"I really didn't expect that I have been painting for so long. You must be very hungry." Li Yan waved his hand, "Pause for now, let's go have a meal."
Wei Yunzhi He stretched his body stiffly and took a few breaths to adjust. After maintaining the posture for such a long time, his muscles must be sore and numb.
She stood up slowly and rubbed her face, "I didn't pay attention to the time. I didn't expect to draw for so long. At noon, let's see if the big boss wants to have a big meal or... ah!"
Having just walked up to Li Yan, Wei Yunzhi couldn't help but exclaimed the moment he saw the painting.
Although I was mentally prepared for Li Yan's meticulous carving that lasted for such a long time, I was still shocked when I saw the painting.
She knew it was herself in the painting, but she also had a very strange feeling:
The person in the painting was prettier.
It’s not a camera-level restoration, nor is it a beauty equivalent to makeup. It’s obviously her, more similar in spirit than in appearance, but even better looking.
In fact, Li Yan did not paint very realistically, and the outlines of the portraits were almost hidden in the glow.
The atmosphere of the whole picture is very warm, and the light surrounds people gently. Wei Yunzhi could not imagine how much emotion Li Yan poured into this.
Yes, it’s feelings.
This painting is about more than just technique.
“Have you finished the painting?” Wei Yunzhi’s eyes were full of energy again when he turned to look at Li Yan.
I am so happy to be photographed by others with a good-looking photo, let alone such a high-end painting.
"Not yet." Li Yan also felt tired, switching from shaking his hands to shaking his arms to relax, "I still need to practice some more."
"Can I still draw now?"
Eh? Li Yan was stunned for a moment and nodded without thinking too much.
Although I am a little tired from being so involved in painting, compared with previous overclocking, it is just like lying on the sofa and watching mindless variety shows.
"Let's draw first." Wei Yunzhi completely regained his energy, jumped back to his seat, and immediately assumed the previous posture.
Before Li Yan could ask about the meal, she saw her excitedly waving to the landlady:
"Aunt Bao, Rong En will have two snacks. We'll have afternoon tea later."
The boss lady over there responded very naturally.
Huh? Li Yan was stunned again. Are you so familiar with each other? You can even ask the landlady to buy lunch for you?
“Auntie Bao?”
Unexpectedly, Wei Yunzhi showed a slightly panicked expression.
Although he pressed it immediately, with Li Yan's observation ability, it was no different from the three hundred taels of silver here.
If you are familiar with it, you are familiar with it. Wei Yunzhi also brought Li Yan to this place. What is there to panic about?
“Well,” the little beauty said, “Aunt Bao is actually my nanny, because my dad doesn’t come home often, and he likes to cook when he comes home. After I went out to study, Aunt Bao didn’t do much. Too many tasks. Just let her run the bookstore."
Is that so...?
"Is it your father's handiwork to choose the location of this bookstore?"
"I chose it."
Li Yan swallowed the words as soon as they came to her lips. She originally wanted to make a few jokes. Business genius Wei Yili also made a mistake. It turned out that Wei Yunzhi picked it for the nanny...
No, who picked it for?
The two of them have always been the only ones who come to this place. A bookstore is opened in a secluded old residential area. The proprietress usually doesn't care whether she makes money or not, and she always looks like she's enjoying herself next to her.
Isn't YY Bookstore the secret base you set up, classmate Yun Zhi?
"The name YY Bookstore..."
"It's a coincidence!"
The little beauty dared not look directly, her face turned red, and she had already written the real answer in On the face.
Li Yan didn’t ask any more questions. He didn’t even ask what he was eating. He picked up the pen and entered the painting state again.
This painting lasted until about four o'clock in the afternoon.
Having a snack in the middle, Li Yan also talked about some details of painting while eating.
When Li Yan repeatedly stopped writing and was ready to start writing for a long time but felt unable to start, he finally laughed:
“The painting is finished.”
Little Beauty He immediately fell on the table.
After insisting on being a model for a long time, her neck no longer felt like her own.
When I saw Li Yan, her face was full of excitement.
"Yan, aren't you tired?"
"No, I felt very happy when I finished the work."
Li Yan didn't tell the truth.
It feels really good to finish painting, but it’s also tiring.
Li Yan is not tired because there is something more satisfying than "finishing the work" - improving her skills.
Although this is not the first time that I have devoted myself to painting a painting for a long time, compared to painting an imaginary picture, face-to-face sketching is a completely different experience.
Maybe...it's because a lot of emotion has been poured into it.
And there was an inexplicable feeling in his heart of "wanting to draw better", which forced him to make some attempts that he had not done before. I was drawing with my hands, observing with my eyes, feeling in my heart, and thinking in my brain, and suddenly there was a "ding" sound.
A few hours of painting is actually not a long time, but Li Yan got a 3-point improvement, reaching the level of 65 points.
Given that I don’t practice much, this progress is outrageous.
"It must be related to the current improvement of overall ability... The basis of all skills is personal ability. As the ability has improved as a whole, it is normal to improve and get twice the result with half the effort."
At the end of the painting, Li Yan started to have these thoughts floating around in his mind, and he knew that this painting was almost ready.
In fact, Wei Yunzhi did not understand what was added in the next three hours.
In her opinion, the whole painting is no different from the sudden glimpse three hours ago...
This is also normal.
In his previous life, Li Yan often posted his painting process on his personal social platform, including line drafts, background colors, first drafts, and final drafts. Every time, a group of people would inevitably come out and say:
“I think the Three pictures look better.”
At first, Li Yan thought that these people were deliberately disgusting him, but it turned out that many of his friends sincerely thought so.
He also thought that his final optimization was indeed an anti-optimization, and he even lost confidence in painting because of this.
It wasn’t until he discovered that the top celebrity who had been famous for a long time had the same comment style on Weibo that he realized:
Not everyone understands painting.
To be high means to be aloof, and to expect someone with the highest praise to "paint a true image" to discuss the pursuit of painting with you is simply a waste of taking off your pants and farting.
In this world, even basic abilities such as logic are not up to standard. What kind of "need to know" things like painting and art appreciation are?
Of course, you don’t have to say it.
But everyone really needs a sense of presence, so they all rushed forward saying that "aesthetics are subjective" and "the people like to hear and see."
Most people can only take a "glance" at a painting.
At first glance, it fits his aesthetic taste, that is, it looks good.
For example, if you like beautiful women and warm colors, you will nod your head when you look at Li Yan's paintings of Wei Yunzhi.
If you like cool tones of high-end gray, you have to complain about what kind of bullshit and vulgar painting this is.
So it is difficult for them to understand why the artist spends an extremely large amount of time between the first draft and the final draft.
A painting can only be viewed once to be viewed by many eyes, which is the threshold for paintings to enter the home.
Wei Yunzhi obviously didn't understand either, but she chose to try to look at it a few more times. Although she still didn't understand it, she didn't ask, "I feel like I haven't painted at all in the past few hours" or " I think the previous one was better."
Therefore, Li Yan was also willing to talk to her about advanced content. After the two of them talked, they forgot about afternoon tea. Seeing that it was time for dinner, Wei Yunzhi pursed her lips.
“It’s time to go home.” Li Yan said with a smile, “I didn’t expect that today would be a painting challenge at the end, but I’m very happy.”
“Yeah.”
“ What's wrong?" Li Yan knew that she couldn't stay out for lunch and dinner. "The painting didn't meet expectations?"
The girl's eyes suddenly became clear and she waved her hands wildly, "No, no, this painting is better than mine. It's so much better than I imagined, I just...can't bear it."
Damn, Li Yan is really not easy to hit such a straight ball.
"Why don't you give up? You will have a lot of time in the future."
"Yan, you are very serious about painting, right?" Wei Yunzhi rarely showed a melancholic expression.
“Yes.”
Li Yan knew that he was emotionally invested, and Wei Yunzhi also saw the emotions in the painting.
There are some things that you know very well.
“Do you still remember what Grandpa Lin said before we left?”
“Remember.”
“He doesn’t want to see his wife anymore. He feels that the family The money, rice, oil and salt hindered his artistic creation. Perhaps for him these decades were just about completing the task. In the end, all his pursuits were only on himself."
Li Yan, who was about to get up and leave, sat down again. .
"Your pursuit is also within yourself, right?"
"Yes." Li Yan nodded.
Wei Yunzhi took a deep breath, "What will you do to your wife in the future?"
You have to be more frank with your question!
It’s just about talking about life, right? Why are you so nervous that you blush?
This made Mr. Li a little nervous.
But it is indeed a good question.
Li Yan is very strong, and will only get stronger in the future. Sooner or later, he will become stronger than everyone understands.
What do partners and families mean to him?
"In the future, I should have freedom that many people can't even imagine." Li Yan said.
Wei Yunzhi blinked.
“If I do something, it must be something I think is worth it. I don’t need to follow any secular rules or pay attention to some ‘musts’... So, if a person is worthy of me marrying her, then I must I like her very much, and she must be very important to me."
"But you are still the most important."
"That's for sure, there is no contradiction between the two."
"Who can get the person you like...?" Wei Yunzhi looked into Li Yan's eyes.
"Who could it be?" Li Yan met the girl's gaze.
This glance made Li Yan almost lose sleep at night.
With the blessing of "mental" skills, the experience in this short period of time after rebirth far exceeds that of the previous life. In terms of "mental maturity" and "life experience", he has already become more mature than his previous life.
Even if we don’t talk about past lives, he is sixteen years old.
You are about to be a sophomore in high school. Although falling in love at this time will still be called "puppy love", it is not uncommon.
As long as it's not too ostentatious, the whole environment isn't too harsh.
Even in many cases, elders will acquiesce to what they consider "positive love".
In other words, it "does not affect academic performance" and can even improve academic performance. Looking back, youth is infinitely better.
Li Yan felt numb thinking about this and lay on the bed tossing and turning.
He realized one thing, if he wanted to fall in love now, he could.
Who can stop it? Who dares to stop it?
It can even be said that many people are looking forward to him falling in love.
If we have to talk about risks, it is probably because competitors can manipulate their mentality.
In fact, when Li Yan was not treated as a minor or a teenager in this society - probably after the successful development of the Hetu system, Li Yan already had the freedom to love.
So here comes the problem...
Damn it, we really didn’t talk about it in our previous life! No reference experience at all!
Wei Yunzhi is a name whose presence explodes at times like this.
It can be said that the two of them are just about to break the window paper, but this layer of window paper is different for the two of them.
What Wei Yunzhi is worried about is Li Yan herself. Li Yan will definitely reach a level that she cannot understand. Will the two of them still be happy together?
Maybe even "daily life" is hard to find.
Will she become a burden in the eyes of others?
Even if Li Yan still values her, she is not willing to be a tool bound by responsibilities as "Li Yan's wife".
She has been trying to make herself better, at least not to look worthless in front of Li Yan.
So as Li Yan's achievements became more and more exaggerated and her status became higher and higher, her psychological pressure also increased.
For Li Yan, the problem is much simpler.
What does Wei Yunzhi mean to him? As long as there is an answer to this question, some things will naturally come to fruition.
(End of this chapter)