embrace the moon

"Hey!"

The two people, who were already wrestling with bruised noses and swollen faces, paused when they heard the shout, and Jian Qiao let go and pushed Cai Zhe away.

A small electric donkey came to the entrance of the alley, and Gu Yu was riding on the small electric donkey and looking at the show.

"Jian Qiao, I left your watch," Gu Yu said, "Let's go, I'll get it for you."

Jian Qiao didn't move, and Cai Zhe and Cai Zhe still looked at each other tensely.

"Why are you standing there?" Gu Yu said again, "Do you want me to come down to meet you?"

He rode a little into the alley, picked up Jianqiao's paint and put it on the small electric donkey.Jian Qiao came over and sat on the back seat with his long legs.Gu Yu twisted the handlebar, and the little eDonkey galloped heartily on the deserted street in the morning.

Neither of them cared about Cai Zhe's life or death, and Jian Qiao didn't look back to see what his expression was, anyway, it should be quite exciting.

The two sat silently one after the other, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.Jian Qiao cleared his throat and said casually, "I'm so hungry."

"Didn't you have breakfast?" Gu Yu said, "There are shops around here, the nearest ones are milk tea shops and coffee shops, oh I know there is a coffee shop that sells desserts, I don't know if you like sweets... "

"Let's go." Jian Qiao interrupted him.

"Huh?" Gu Yu was taken aback.

"I eat sweets," Jian Qiao replied, "Let's go, or I will be exposed to the streets."

"... Oh." Gu Yu responded, turned left and drove into an alleyway.

The coffee shop that Gu Yu said is at the innermost part of the alleyway, it looks quiet and gentle, uncontested with the world.The name is quite strange, it is called "wake up and eat sugar".

The two of them randomly found a seat by the window and sat down facing each other. After ordering a few things, they began to wait silently for each other.

Gu Yu thought for a while, and had no choice but to find something to say: "This store was opened by a friend of Lu Xun's. Because his wife was ill and unconscious, he named it 'wake up and eat candy'."

Jian Qiao looked out the window, smiled, and responded, "It's quite romantic."

Gu Yu nodded, followed his gaze and looked out the window.There is nothing to see outside the window, just people walking around. Generally speaking, it is empty and there is nothing to see.

Although Jian Qiao is not very familiar with Gu Yu, he feels that Gu Yu's attitude of keeping a distance regardless of other matters makes people feel quite comfortable.

"You don't ask me why I fight?" Jian Qiao said.

"You can say what you want," Gu Yu replied, "If you have to ask me to go down the steps, I can ask."

Jian Qiao laughed: "Then you ask."

"Oh," Gu Yu said, "Why did you fight?"

"I don't want to say." Jian Qiao replied.

Gu Yu was shocked: "WTF???"

"As for our monitor, Chen Fangxu, his girlfriend is the beauty of the dance school. My roommate just now, from the business school, misses other people's cabbage, so I have to say that I miss it too." Jian Qiao explained.

"That's it," Gu Yu said, "Then why don't you think about it?"

"I don't like cabbage." Jian Qiao replied.

Gu Yu couldn't refute, so he nodded solemnly.

"Yuanhua likes painting and other things. In the next two days, I plan to sign up for the painting exhibition of your painting boat hall and be a commentator." Jian Qiao added.

Gu Yu looked at him, pointed to Jianqiao, and then pointed to himself: "It's our painting boat hall."

Dessert and coffee were just served, they looked delicate and lovely, these things were not out of harmony in front of Jianqiao, they all looked beautiful, clean, clear...and very pretty.In contrast, Gu Yu looked down at his rough, straight male body, and sighed secretly.

However, when Jian Qiao tasted it, it was not so good. It's not that his food looks bad, but Gu Yu always had a feeling that he didn't taste any flavor at all.Deadpan, not enjoying it at all, nothing like the TV commercials.

"Grandpa asked me to collect the works of Huazhoutang, now it's up to you," Gu Yu said, "I forgot about you when you came last week."

Jian Qiao raised his head expressionlessly from inside the dessert: "How many pictures?"

"It depends on the quality," Gu Yu said, "If you draw well, I can add a living room to you."

"I only have four serious paintings in my hand, and the ones that were not sold were left over. If you don't mind, you can take a look." Jian Qiao said.

Didn't sell it?The amount of information in this statement is quite large. I usually sell paintings to make money, which means that the paintings must be good, but if they are not sold, they may not be particularly good.

"Okay, when can I watch it?" Gu Yu asked.

"Today I went to the studio to draw, and the four paintings are put there, and I can go there later," Jian Qiao said, "If you find it troublesome, I can take it to the painting boat hall tomorrow."

"Then wait a while," Gu Yu said, taking out a watch from his backpack and putting it on the table, "I found this under the pillow on the bed in the lounge, let's see if it's yours."

Jian Qiao glanced at it, picked it up and neatly put it on the wrist of his left hand.

Gu Yu was very impressed: "It's been several days, and you didn't find it?"

"It's not very important anyway." Jian Qiao said.

Gu Yu was so choked by him that he had nothing to say, and it took a long while before he sighed: "You are rich and powerful."

After Jian Qiao finished eating, the two of them left the cafe and got on the hot little eDonkey again.Just after taking a break, Gu Yu was riding again, but Gu Yu didn't control it well, and suddenly he rode a little too hard. When he came across a step while turning, the little e-donkey went down without hesitation, and Jian Qiao's head slammed into Gu Yu's shoulder. .

Jian Qiao hurriedly sat back a little, rubbed his forehead, and pinched Gu Yu's shoulder by the way. He didn't realize it until Gu Yu moved forward, and retracted his hand a little uncomfortably.

Neither of them spoke or moved, and the air was filled with embarrassment like a mist.

It took Gu Yu a long time to hold back a sentence: "Did you just fall asleep?"

"Not yet, almost," Jian Qiao replied, "Thanks to the timing."

"You fell out with your roommate, wouldn't it be embarrassing to go back?" Gu Yu asked again.

"It's not the first time, he acted like a normal person, so can I." Jian Qiao said.

Gu Yu turned his head and gave him a thumbs up, the front of the car suddenly trembled as if he was walking on the road to Huangquan.Jian Qiao grabbed his arm and pushed it back.

The studio where Jian Qiao helped paint is not far from the painting boat hall, so he can ride there and drop by the way, and he can go back directly after finishing the painting, and he will be home in another 10 to [-] minutes.

"By the way," Gu Yu said, "Did you bring your homework for this week?"

"No, it's in the dormitory," Jian Qiao replied, "I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

Gu Yu responded, squeezed the brakes, and the little eDonkey stopped in front of a row of buildings.

Jian Qiao got out of the car and pointed to the sidewalk: "Just lock the car here."

Gu Yu also got out of the car, locked the little eDonkey beside the sidewalk, and the two walked in side by side.This street is basically a studio of some young people who start their own businesses, and most of the things that Jian Qiao draws are usually sold to these young people's entrepreneurial teams.

Jian Qiao walked to an old and dark-looking studio and stopped. Through the glass, he could see the general appearance of the interior, tables, chairs, and green plants at the front desk. He saw that it was run by a poor student who had just graduated with little money.

He took out the key and opened the door, walked in and held the door, and Gu Yu walked in after him.There is a kind of airtight taste in it, and a strong smell of oil paint.

Jian Qiao walked into a compartment and opened the door. The thick and rich smell of oil paint became even stronger. Gu Yu, who was used to the smell of ink paintings, stopped at the door, frowned, and walked away in a hurry. go in.

Jian Qiao opened the window, picked up the remote control of the air conditioner, and turned the air conditioner to 26°C.The cold wind began to float in the room, and the smell of paint dissipated a little.

Gu Yu took a closer look at the works hanging on the wall. They were all oil paintings, most of them were landscapes, and the style should be impressionist, which he didn't quite understand.Anyway, the light and shadow are handled very well, which is far from the style of traditional Chinese painting.

Although Gu Yu has never studied traditional Chinese painting seriously, he is no longer a layman after so many years.Chinese painting and oil painting are in conflict, and there are great differences in perspective, line, style, etc., basically no one can learn both at the same time to the peak.If you want to study one aspect, you must neglect or even give up the other.

That young painter, Lao Chen, whom Mr. Gu admired very much, should be regarded as a strange person in the painting world. He has dabbled in various painting categories, with superb skills and unique style.But even if he is such an outstanding talent who blooms everywhere, he is best at oil painting.When it comes to Chinese painting, the level is not as good as Gu Qianfan.

Gu Yu walked in and looked carefully, the brushwork was very delicate, and the light and shadow were just right.It's just that the signature is there, not Jianqiao, but "Bright Moon".

He pointed to the name and looked back at Jianqiao: "I was startled, I thought it was you who painted it, but it turned out to be Teacher Ming's."

"Teacher Ming?" Jian Qiao smiled, "You know him?"

"He is a rookie in the oil painting field in the past two years, and he won the gold medal for domestic youth oil painting creation last year. My grandfather admires him quite a bit," Gu Yu said, and moved closer to Jian Qiao's ear, whispering stealthily. Said, "I heard he was a man."

Jian Qiao frowned: "Do I still need to hear about this?"

Gu Yu was like thunder: "You know about this?"

"What's the matter?" Jian Qiao asked cooperatively.

"He's a man!" Gu Yu's breath lightly sprayed on Jian Qiao's ear, itching, but it was still a little warm in the bursts of cold wind from the air conditioner.

Jian Qiao turned his head to look at him, but he didn't expect Gu Yu's face to be so close, he could see the deep long eyelashes, the high nose bridge, and the pink and tender lips right in front of him as soon as he turned his head.

He took a step back immediately: "I...I know."

"Huh?" Gu Yu raised his eyebrows, "His name is so feminine and graceful, I thought his gender was a secret."

"He's... a man," Jian Qiao didn't know why he suddenly lost his footing, and his heart trembled a little when he spoke, "Actually, many people know it."

Gu Yu had no choice but to give up the sense of superiority that he knew a well-known secret, he looked at Jian Qiao, and suddenly felt something was wrong.He put his hands in his pockets and stretched forward, bent over and looked up at him seriously: "Why are you nervous?"

Jian Qiao glanced at him, and quickly looked away. Should he say that Gu Yu is in this posture, and he can see his small body inside his T-shirt from his neckline.He thought for a while and still didn't say: "I'm not nervous."

"You looked away!" Gu Yu seemed to be handling the case of Bao Zheng, "You are just nervous!"

Jian Qiao sighed: "Are you free?"

"Don't talk," Gu Yu said, "Tell me quietly, do you like Mingyue?"

"What?" Jian Qiao was at a loss.

"You thought he was a woman before, but you just found out that he was a man today, so you panicked?" Gu Yu thought about his reasoning, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was nothing wrong with it. This must be the truth.

Jian Qiao was tired: "I told you, I always knew he was a man."

Gu Yu's eyes widened, and he looked quite surprised. He stood up, approached Jianqiao again, and began to lower his voice and said furtively, "While you like Mingyue, you know that he is... a man?"

What kind of fucking magical brain circuit is this? ? ?

Seeing that Jian Qiao didn't speak, Gu Yu patted him on the shoulder with a generous look: "It's okay! It's not shameful for boys to like boys in this day and age, it's just natural. I'll keep the secret for you. You Be confident and optimistic, embrace the world, and believe that the world will respect and treat you well. To tell you the truth, I also..."

"Gu Yu," Jian Qiao interrupted his impassioned speech exhaustedly, "let's get down to business."

"...Oh," Gu Yu stopped expressing his warm and kind opinions, and asked suddenly after a few seconds, "Have you seen him?"

"See you every day." Jian Qiao said, and took out the scrolls of the four works he mentioned.

"God... See you every day?" Gu Yu was shocked, "Could it be that you have confirmed your relationship?"

Jian Qiao sighed, ignored him, put the scroll gently on the ground and opened it: "See if these are suitable, and take them away if you can."

Gu Yu nodded, and squatted down in front of the painting to take a look.It is landscape painting, freehand flower-and-bird painting, ink and wash, and fine brushwork, each of which is thought-provoking and gentle, and the brushstrokes are really soft, like the dream of a water town woven by women in the south of the Yangtze River.

He looked at the signature and seal again, and there were two characters written in Juanjuan lowercase letters——

bright moon.

Gu Yu was stunned, and suddenly raised his head to look at Jian Qiao: "Mingyue...isn't she an oil painter?"

Jian Qiao suppressed a smile, still squatting on the ground, and pointed to the easel behind Gu Yu with the canvas covered.

Gu Yu turned around, walked to the easel, and tore off the canvas.On the easel is an exquisite semi-finished oil painting, which depicts the Qinghe River, with a young girl in a white dress in the middle of the other bank.

Look at the signature again - Mingyue.

Gu Yu turned around, holding the canvas in his hand, and met Jian Qiao's eyes.

Jian Qiao didn't shy away from it, and looked at him with a smile in his eyes.

"...He drew it?" Gu Yu asked in a daze.

"I drew it." Jian Qiao said.

"Mingyue?" Gu Yu asked.

Jian Qiao nodded.

"Gold Award for oil painting?" Gu Yu asked.

Jian Qiao nodded.

"Male?" Gu Yu asked again.

Jian Qiao nodded.

"...Damn it." Gu Yu said.

"Pay attention to your words," Jian Qiao said.

The two of them looked at each other for a while, and Gu Yu finally came to his senses.Jian Qiao finally couldn't hold back and sat down on the ground and laughed wildly.

"Your uncle!" Gu Yu roared, "Jian Qiao!"

Amidst Jianqiao's endless laughter, Gu Yu hoped that there was a crack in the ground at this moment, or that Father Tianlei chopped him down with a giant thunderbolt.This kind of embarrassment is like saying to a college mathematics professor: "You know, one plus one is fucking equal to two."

Gu Yu's embarrassment now is stronger than when he was young when he watched The Legend of the New White Snake when the white snake drank realgar wine.

"Look at these pictures, can you?" Jian Qiao said with a smile before he finished laughing, "Take it away if you can."

"Oh, yes, yes." Gu Yu felt ashamed, so he had no choice but to put away the paintings and hug them in his arms.He was still thinking about the nonsense he just said, what "relationship confirmation" and "natural nature".The tears he shed now are the water in his mind when he said those words just now.

Seeing him put away the painting, Jian Qiao put his hands on the ground, looked up at him, and suddenly said softly, "Thank you."

"Huh?" Gu Yu was taken aback, "Thank you for what?"

"You said, keep a secret for me." Jian Qiao said.

Gu Yu blinked his eyes, twirled and jumped on the long reflex arc, closed his eyes, and finally came to his senses: "...ah."

"You're right, it's natural." Jian Qiao laughed.

Gu Yu paused and smiled.