Zero-sum game

Shen Yan originally thought that it would take a few more days before he could meet Zhou's mother. After all, the venue had just been settled, and the booth hadn't entered the venue yet, so the collector himself would not come until the day the exhibits were delivered.

But the next afternoon, he met Zhou's mother in the art gallery.

The other party was wearing a long dress with Han elements, the neckline was pan-cut, and the smoky purple color gradually changed from the shoulders to white, which was very elegant.With a plain face, he only wore a string of pearl necklaces around his neck, but held a string of Buddhist beads in his hand.

The Buddha beads have been infiltrated for many years with luster, and even the amber tourmaline on it is also shiny and translucent.

Zhou's mother took the live-in sister Lin, who Shen Yan had met at Zhou Xingchuan's house, and shared the vegetarian dishes and snacks with everyone, and everyone took them while thanking them.

Zhou's mother smiled and said, "I'm sorry for the exhibition. These are some vegetarian dishes and snacks made by us, and they taste pretty good."

Shen Yan stood at the end of the line, a little nervous, Sister Lin handed him a piece of rice cake, and didn't notice him.

He looked up and saw that Zhou's mother was talking to the deputy curator, and she didn't seem to notice him. Could it be a coincidence?

A small piece of rice cake was placed in his hand. It was beige in color and a few stars of sweet-scented osmanthus were dotted on it. After one bite, it was sweet but not greasy. It had a unique fragrance and a good taste.

After eating, everyone continued to work as usual.Shen Yan flipped through the exhibit introduction and album, which were full of notes.In addition to the knowledge of the exhibits, there are related story backgrounds and allusions. After all, if the people who introduce the exhibits don’t know about them, how can the listeners find it interesting.

In fact, Shen Yan felt that memorizing these stories was not a hard job, but rather relaxed and joyful.

Just watching, the minister brought Zhou's mother and the others to visit. Shen Yan lowered his head and continued to look at the paper in front of him.

"The introduction of the exhibits is also being prepared, and I will ask you to check and accept it then." The minister said.

"You are all professional, I trust you very much." Mother Zhou said slowly.

They left after a brief look, and Shen Yan breathed a sigh of relief.Fortunately, Zhou Xingchuan didn't call Zhou's mother yesterday. It seems that it was just a coincidence. However, should he take the initiative to say hello to Zhou's mother?

But Shen Yan quickly dispelled this idea, because the matter of him being with Zhou Xingchuan was not approved by his parents at first, and now Zhou Xingchuan probably hasn't told his parents about their reunion, so rashly going up to say hello, he should introduce What is your identity?

Your son's boyfriend?The narrator of the show?

It is bound to not leave a good impression.

Shen Yan raised his head and watched Zhou's mother leave. At this time, a girl next to him said with emotion: "It's so temperamental..."

Someone else spoke up, "Her husband is so rich, he is a rich man, can he have a temperament?"

"I heard that her son seems to be a star."

"Which one? Which star, the actor or the singer?"

"do not know……"

Shen Yan flinched, not to mention saying hello to Zhou's mother.

When he got home at night, Zhou Xingchuan sent a message saying that he might have to go home very late tonight, and asked Shen Yan not to wait for him to rest first.

Shen Yan was not in the mood to cook, so he cooked instant noodles and ate them, and watched TV on the sofa, but he couldn't find anything good to look at.

He remembered the school play that Zhou Xingchuan acted in, so he searched for Zhou Xingchuan's name, and quickly found "That Summer".

The heroine has short hair and is very lively and cute. Lin Lubai played by Zhou Xingchuan is good in everything, but the heroine just doesn't like him.

On the screen, Zhou Xingchuan looked at people with focused and tender eyes, as if he could let people know how much he loves her with just one look.

After watching one episode, Shen Yan didn't know why he felt bored watching it, so he simply turned off the TV and lay down on the sofa in a daze.

Sure enough, Zhou Xingchuan came back very late that night, and Shen Yan was already asleep.When Shen Yan got up in the morning, he was still asleep. Before going out, Shen Yan looked at the sleeping Zhou Xingchuan for a while, and walked out of the house.

For several days in a row, they were at this rhythm. Zhou Xingchuan didn't know what he was busy with so important, and Shen Yan didn't have a chance to talk to him properly. The timelines of the two were staggered.

Shen Yan felt a little lost.

This day was the last day before the exhibition, and all the narrators had to check and accept the words. Shen Yan was the last to come in, so he was ranked last.

He wasn't worried at first, because he was already familiar with the words. He didn't expect that when it was his turn, Zhou's mother walked in with several people in charge, and he suddenly became nervous.

He breathed a long sigh of relief and walked forward, said the words he had prepared, and added some short stories and interactions prepared by himself.Once he spoke, the state was found. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Zhou's mother was standing there listening to his explanation, and he just wanted to perform better.

After the explanation was over, Mother Zhou left.

Shen Yan didn't hear the comments, and he didn't know how she felt about him, so he was a little anxious.

But this is too urgent, Shen Yan sighed slightly, a little at a loss.

During the lunch break, he went to pour water in the tea room, and suddenly heard a person next to him say: "Hello."

Shen Yan was standing next to the coffee machine at the door, and didn't notice that there was someone sitting on the booth on the small balcony outside, so he was a little surprised at first, and even more at a loss when he saw that the person sitting there was Zhou's mother, "Hello."

"Is the sweet-scented osmanthus rice cake delicious?" Mother Zhou asked.

Only then did Shen Yan realize that he was asking about the cakes she brought last time, and quickly said, "It's delicious, thank you."

"I didn't have a chance to ask you last time, but I guess you, like Xiao Chuan, like that taste." Zhou's mother took a sip of tea and said slowly.

Shen Yan panicked even more, "You know... no, I didn't expect you to remember me..."

Mother Zhou smiled, "Although we only met once, of course I remember you."

Shen Yan was speechless, he really did not expect such a scene.

"Don't be nervous," Zhou's mother said, "it's fate that we can meet here."

She slowly moved the string of Buddhist beads in her hand, and said: "Enlighten the good by virtue of emptiness, refrain from doing all evil, practice all good, and purify one's own mind. This is all Buddhism, Amitabha."

After saying a long series of Buddhist verses, Shen Yan didn't understand what it meant for a while, "What did you say?"

Mother Zhou smiled slightly and said: "When I went to listen to the master's lecture, a sufferer said that she believed in Buddhism, but her son was a homosexual, which violated ethics and made her very painful.

The master said this passage, the Buddha sees that all beings are suffering beings and need to be liberated. There is no distinction between homosexuality and heterosexuality, because they are all fettered by obsessions, as long as they do not do evil things and do more good deeds. up. "

Shen Yan opened his mouth, "You also...do you think so?"

Zhou's mother stood up and walked in front of Shen Yan, touched his hair, and said: "Master is proficient in Buddhism, so we who follow the Buddha naturally want to listen to what he says."

"Take a closer look at you today. You are indeed a lovely child. No wonder Xiao Chuan likes you so much and can't forget you so much." Mother Zhou said.

Shen Yan lowered his gaze.

"Let Xiao Chuan go home and stay when he has time. His father and I miss him very much." Zhou's mother walked out.

"Okay." Shen Yan replied.

At this time, Zhou's mother, who came to the door, turned her head and said, "You also have to come together, the family is lively when there are many people."