Delicacy

The place they agreed on was a drink shop near Lianxiao School.When they were in high school, they followed Wang Ya, and the three of them liked to find drink shops, each with a drink, sitting and chatting for an afternoon.This kind of activity has been stranded for two years, and now whether it is Wang Ya or Lian Xiao, Qin Yuanmu feels that they are not what they used to be.

Lian Xiao occupies a favorable location, but arrived later than Qin Yuanmu.When he hurriedly opened the door and entered, Qin Yuanmu had already sat down in the corner.There was still a suitcase at his feet, and it seemed that he came here without returning home.

Seeing Lian Xiao covered in broken snow, Qin Yuanmu smiled and waved to him.Maybe it was because the temperature in the room was a bit high, Lian Xiao felt his ears warm up, and walked over with a smile.

When he got to the front, Lian Xiao realized that Qin Yuanmu had already ordered something delicious for him, which was his favorite hot juice.But it's worth mentioning that it's on the same side as Qin Yuanmu's, which means...

Qin Yuanmu looked at him and smiled: "What's the matter, are you stupid?"

Lian Xiao lowered his head and smiled sheepishly, then sat beside Qin Yuanmu.It can only be said that they haven't seen each other for a long time. If before, let alone sitting together, how many times have they done together, how could Lian Xiao be shy because of this?

When Qin Yuanmu reached out to embrace him, Lian Xiao's body was slightly stiff, but immediately, the familiar warmth in Qin Yuanmu's arms captured him.

It was at this moment that Lian Xiao dared to confirm that the sense of isolation was really his illusion.He and Qin Yuanmu are still the same as before, and they will continue to be so good in the future.

They didn't say anything, they just hugged each other.After subtracting those meaningless greetings and nonsense, Qin Yuanmu felt that his and Lian Xiao's hearts seemed to be closer.

After hugging for a long time, Lian Xiao struggled with a blushing face: "I can't bear it..." The two of them sat side by side, and the hugging posture was indeed a bit weird. I can't take it anymore.

After Lian Xiao said this, he was ready to meet Qin Yuanmu's hooligan attack, but it was as if Qin Yuanmu hadn't heard it, but his arms were loosened a little. Lian Xiao sat down and looked at him hesitantly. Qin Yuanmu is not sure what he means.

Qin Yuanmu gently took his hand, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Is cooking hard?" Lian Xiao just wanted to say that it was not hard, but was interrupted by Qin Yuanmu: "To be honest, don't fool me. "

Lian Xiao laughed twice and said, "It's been hard work."

Qin Yuanmu nodded, his voice was low as if he was talking to himself: "Painting is also very hard..."

"I know," Lian Xiao smiled, and sat close to Qin Yuanmu, "but you are an art genius, you will be able to persevere even if it is hard."

Qin Yuanmu chuckled, that's all right now, bring Xue Yujie and Xu Tao who insists on claiming to be a genius, they have three geniuses in the oil painting department.This day's talent is too cheap, and it's not Chinese cabbage, so how can it be paid out by the catty?

Seeing that Qin Yuanmu didn't speak, Lian Xiao blamed himself and said, "I haven't chatted with you recently because I'm a little busy... I really neglected you, I will definitely change it in the future, if you are tired of drawing , you can tell me at any time, and I will definitely enlighten you."

But Lian Xiao, what I need is not enlightenment.Qin Yuanmu thought in his heart, but he couldn't tell what he wanted.But he always felt that Lian Xiao seemed to be more and more unable to meet his expectations. After getting along for so many years, he was not a bosom friend after all.

Qin Yuanmu knew that he was a little greedy, but if he didn't feel it, he didn't feel it. He didn't have any means to save it.

The two sat and watched each other for almost two hours, but Lian Xiao's psychology was completely different from Qin Yuanmu's. He felt that that night had the feeling of being in love before.He and Qin Yuanmu don't need any words, as long as they sit together like this, they can grow old forever.

During the day-to-day holidays, nothing worthy of Qin Yuanmu's memory happened. Maybe it was because his mood was too erratic, and everything else couldn't come into his eyes.Sometimes he feels that he can't last a day, what's the point of dragging Lian Xiao like this?It's better to say it early.But sometimes he was very reluctant to part with Lian Xiao, maybe it was out of guilt for Lian Xiao, or it might be because he still liked Lian Xiao in his heart and didn't want to be separated from him.

Qin Yuanmu is like having lost his mind, the thoughts in his mind change from time to time, but she can only hold these things in her heart and cannot tell anyone.As a result, the things he drew throughout the holiday were all in a modernist style.

Teacher Yang taught Lian Xiao all the things at the bottom of the box. Lian Xiao thought that his last semester would be very leisurely. Unexpectedly, Teacher Yang also came to show a good person to the end, and directly introduced him to a hotel internship.It is said to be an internship, but in fact, as long as Lian Xiao performs better, he can basically stay in his job after graduation.

This completely disrupted Lian Xiao's original plan, but it was Lao Yang's kindness after all, and for Lian Xiao, it would be nice to have such a job in the future.So when Qin Yuanmu started school, Lian Xiao told Qin Yuanmu about it.

Lian Xiao's original intention was that he wanted to apologize to Qin Yuanmu. He originally wanted to accompany him to school but now he can't.Seeing that Qin Yuanmu didn't seem to be angry because of this, Lian Xiao was relieved.

"I thought you would be furious, just like last year, and you wouldn't let me work anyway." In the bustling station, Lian Xiao came to see Qin Yuanmu off.

Qin Yuanmu looked at his departure time for the fifth time, and said inadvertently: "There is nothing to be angry about, anyway, life must be daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, right?"

Lian Xiao smiled and raised his thumb: "The young man is enlightened and has grown a lot."

Qin Yuanmu smiled to himself, stood up and said, "It's almost time, I'm leaving now, I'll call you when I arrive."

Lian Xiao nodded, and followed Qin Yuanmu all the way to the entrance.

When Qin Yuanmu was about to enter the station and get on the bus, Lian Xiao suddenly called him: "Qin Yuanmu, when I celebrate my birthday this year, can I go to your school to find you?"

Lian Xiao's birthday?Qin Yuanmu was in a daze for a moment, Lian Xiao's birthday in the past two years seemed to have been perfunctory by him.It wasn't until the ticket inspector impatiently urged that Qin Yuanmu smiled and said to Lian Xiao: "Why not? It depends on the situation and sees who of us will go to find each other."

After receiving Qin Yuanmu's answer, Lian Xiao nodded excitedly, waved his hands and watched Qin Yuanmu enter the station.

When walking along the crowd, Qin Yuanmu felt that his memory seemed to be disordered, and he felt like he didn't know what year it was.Does Lian Xiao look at him like this every time he comes back or leaves?When I went out to college for the first time, did Lian Xiao come to see me off?Qin Yuanmu tried his best to think for a long time, but his brain seemed to be exhausted, and he couldn't remember it.

Qin Yuanmu smiled wryly, is this belated confusion or early dementia?In the past two years, I feel that I have spent in chaos, and everything is a bit inexplicable.

The train roared past, pulling Qin Yuanmu away from Lian Xiao gradually.

In the second half of the sophomore year, I was in a state of neither high nor low.The students are no longer full of curiosity about everything as they were when they first entered school, and they have lost their original awe of the school teachers. The sad topic of graduation seems to be far away from them. Most of the students are just dawdling. The biggest question every day is what to eat today.

Qin Yuanmu felt that if Xue Yujie hadn't watched, Xu Tao would have fallen with him.It's a pity that Xue Yujie has never left him for half a step. Apart from painting, Xu Tao is surrounded by so many things every day. The long-lost game account has long been dusted.

People's ideas are subject to change, Qin Yuanmu now feels that Xu Tao and Xue Yujie are really suitable.

The fit made him a little sour.

The award at the end of last semester was naturally ignored by Xue Yujie. Xu Tao followed him every day, and he also had the feeling of a worldly expert who "fame and fortune are fleeting". Trophies and certificates are on the shelves.Also there are all the previous awards, which are almost full.

Xu Tao often ridiculed Qin Yuanmu in this matter, saying that a real genius should not show off the trophy so high every day.Qin Yuanmu dismissed this, and he was not showing off, most of those trophies were No.2, he just put them out to spur himself all the time.

The style of this semester is still drawing and drawing, and the time still flies by.It's just that Qin Yuanmu and Xu Tao have both entered the bottleneck period. Not only is their level blocked, but they can't bear to look directly at the things they draw.Fortunately, Xue Yujie looked at Xu Tao's face and helped Qin Yuanmu give some pointers.

Yes, to this day, Xue Yujie, a person who never seems to encounter bottlenecks, still has the condescending feeling of "pointing out" when facing Qin Yuanmu.

It's just that Qin Yuanmu is used to it, or no matter how much he has improved, Xue Yujie can still guide him like an insurmountable peak.The experience of being tied for the first place several times seemed to be imagined by Qin Yuanmu himself.

Does Xue Yujie really have no bottleneck?Maybe there is, maybe he was stuck in the bottleneck period at the beginning, because he has always been perfect, so he has not improved.It's just that with Qin Yuanmu's current level, it is still unclear what will happen when Xue Yujie breaks through the bottleneck.

This semester, the trio still won awards and got soft hands, and since Qin Yuanmu broke through that small bottleneck, he found that the number of times he and Xue Yujie tied for first place seemed to have increased.what does that mean?Qin Yuanmu was calm on the surface, but he worked harder in private, silently waiting for the day when he surpassed Xue Yujie.

What changed Qin Yuanmu's naive idea was a match in March.This is a large-scale competition organized by the city's Fine Arts Association. The theme is "Spring", and any student from the Academy of Fine Arts can sign up for it.The trio was no exception, but when the results came out, Qin Yuanmu looked at the ranking list and suspected that he was dazzled.

No.1 is undoubtedly Xue Yujie, but his name is not next to Xue Yujie, but appears in the [-]th to [-]th range together with Xu Tao.

Just like the "Water Lily" incident back then, Qin Yuanmu went into a corner again, and picked up Xue Yujie's work to delve into it.Fortunately, this time he didn't dig into the horns, he saw where his work was wrong.

Qin Yuanmu's entry this time is a copy of "Spring" by the famous painter Manet. Although it is a figure painting, the way of comparing the female model to spring is not off topic.Compared with the original work, Qin Yuanmu's painting expresses the expressions of the characters in a more detailed way, which is not bad.

Xue Yujie's works are original, and in terms of painting style alone, the brushstrokes are a bit simple, but the overall style gives people a very comfortable feeling, which is the artistic conception painting he is best at.Whether it is green grass and small flowers, or the blue sky that is as pure as jewels in the distance, the brushwork is very simple, but it really conveys the feeling of spring breeze blowing on the face.After looking at it for a long time, there is even a feeling of being sucked into the painting.That's not to say the painting is profound or terrifying, but it resonates perfectly with the viewer.

Qin Yuanmu understood that he was still far behind.But this time, he didn't feel any sense of loss in his heart. Instead, he copied the painting with an attitude of appreciating it.Of course, there is still a little gap with Xue Yujie's original work, but it is much better than his original copy.

Perhaps this is an excellent painter. There is no unchanging brushwork and pattern, but only the unity of style.Qin Yuanmu did not realize until this time that all of Xue Yujie's original works can bring emotional resonance to the audience to a certain extent.

It is really justified that there is no work done. A truly excellent work does not need absolutely exquisite brushwork and that kind of deliberate technique.Qin Yuanmu smiled lightly, Xue Yujie is really a genius.

Although he lost completely, Qin Yuanmu had a good impression of Xue Yujie in his heart.This kind of favor is not physical, but the kind of joy that comes from the heart when you see what you want to become.In other words, Xue Yujie is a person who really enjoys the fun of painting.

Qin Yuanmu's reaction was obviously beyond Xue Yujie's expectation. The person who thought he was going to collapse suddenly looked at you with a kind face. No matter how you look at it, it was a sign before the storm... But after talking, Xue Yujie was very satisfied: "That's right, at least I know why I lost, and I'm much better than before."

Qin Yuanmu smiled slightly, looked at the work full of spring and said softly: "Maybe there is still a big gap between you and me, and I can only copy the shape and meaning so far, but compared with the meticulous painting, I am not inferior to you." Yes. Maybe there will be more opportunities for us to cooperate in the future."

Xue Yujie pretended to be disdainful and said: "No need, I still have Xu Tao. Although he still has a lot of room for improvement...you should work harder. It is a good thing to figure it out, but if Xu Tao surpasses him next time, think No amount of it is worth it.”

Xu Tao, who was lying innocently on the gun, rolled his eyes, but he didn't dare to say anything.With such an achievement this time, Xue Yujie will be light if he doesn't kill him, so let's continue to pretend to be transparent.

This is the moment when the relationship between the trio is the strongest, and Qin Yuanmu is proud of having such two friends.

If autumn is a rabbit's tail, then spring is a sheared rabbit's tail. Before Qin Yuanmu could continue watching Xue Yujie's masterpiece in the spring breeze, Miss Chun ran away in a hurry.When I went out again, I was almost turned into a puddle of mud by the scorching summer sun.

Qin Yuanmu glanced at the calendar when Xu Tao complained about the hot weather, Lian Xiao's birthday was coming soon.

The result of their discussion was to let Lian Xiao come to him. Although it seemed a bit sad for the birthday star, Lian Xiao, who hadn't seen Qin Yuanmu for a long time, obviously didn't care about this detail.

When Lian Xiao came out of the station, he saw Qin Yuanmu smoking in the shade of a tree in the distance.Suddenly, Lian Xiao thought of the bus stop sign back then. At that time, Qin Yuanmu was also like this. He stood there bored, but he could unconsciously attract the attention of people around him.Qin Yuanmu is really different from himself, he is so dazzling everywhere.

It can't be blamed that Lian Xiao thought of such a long time ago, because in retrospect, Qin Yuanmu was always the one who was waited for, and it seemed that he seldom waited for others.When Lian Xiao came all the way to celebrate his birthday last year, Qin Yuanmu didn't wait for him honestly, but played a robbery for him, so when he saw Qin Yuanmu's figure, Lian Xiao even walked briskly many.

Qin Yuanmu opened his arms and was almost pushed against a tree by Lian Xiao.Qin Yuanmu stroked Lian Xiao's hair, and felt a long-lost touch: "Although the analogy is very naive, I still want to say, why are you like a chicken pouncing on an eagle?"

Lian Xiao rubbed against his arms: "Is this what you should say to the birthday star?"

Qin Yuanmu smiled and remained silent for a moment, then pressed Lian Xiao's shoulder and said, "You've lost weight."

Lian Xiao, who was suddenly concerned, was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "It should be taller, so it looks thinner."

"You're already 21, how tall are you?" Qin Yuanmu was stunned for a moment after he finished speaking. In his impression, Lian Xiao seemed to be still in high school, so he was already 21 in a blink of an eye?Inadvertently, Lian Xiao has spent so long with him.

Qin Yuanmu coughed: "Let's go, I've booked a room and a cake."

Lian Xiao didn't know why Qin Yuanmu's mood suddenly changed, but he didn't want to ask stupidly, he could only pretend that he didn't notice anything, and walked beside Qin Yuanmu.

Qin Yuanmu booked a high-end hotel that Lian Xiao felt distressed when he saw it, and it seemed to have a higher standard than Qin Yuanmu's birthday.The two were silent, one after the other, until the door closed with a "click" and Lian Xiao's nose was filled with the smell of perfume, then he looked at Qin Yuanmu shyly after realizing it.

The imaginary scene of thunder and fire did not appear, Qin Yuanmu seemed a little irritable, and lit another cigarette while leaning on the sofa.

Lian Xiao sat on the side in silence for a long time, then smiled and said: "It's been a long time since I saw you smoking, I thought you quit, why is your addiction to smoking even bigger."

Qin Yuanmu didn't answer him, and the atmosphere in the room was awkward for a while.

When a cigarette was drawn to the butt, Qin Yuanmu said hoarsely: "You've been busy lately, haven't you?"

Lian Xiao quickly grasped this topic that could be continued: "That's right, it turns out that the feeling of going to work officially is completely different from working part-time. There are too many things to worry about, and you can't earn a little money after working hard every day. I can still live in school now, and the cost will definitely be even greater after graduation, you don’t even know how high the prices are now, a catty of meat costs more than ten yuan..."

"Lian Xiao..." Qin Yuanmu couldn't listen anymore, so he interrupted him.

why?Why can even Xu Tao chat with Xue Yujie on a few professional topics, and Lian Xiao is these bullshit things in front of him?What he wants is to paint with Lian Xiao, or to cook together, not to say these inexplicable words.

Lian Xiao, who was interrupted, saw Qin Yuanmu and Hei's complexion, and closed his mouth embarrassingly, but he couldn't figure out that his words provoked him.

Lian Xiao closed his voice, Qin Yuanmu didn't speak, Lian Xiao could only look around in the room, and suddenly saw the cake box on the table.

"The one you bought is quite big, it must be very expensive." Lian Xiao said with a dry smile.

Hearing Lian Xiao's words, Qin Yuanmu squeezed the hand holding the cigarette so hard that he almost broke the cigarette.Qin Yuanmu held back the most hurtful words, and slowly stood up: "Lian Xiao, do it."

"Ah? Ah, good." Lian Xiao also stood up obediently.

Looking at the boy he once loved the most, Qin Yuanmu couldn't cheer up.Lian Xiao has not only lost weight, but also seems to be darker than before, and has no sense of existence.It seems that not only he has changed, but also Lian Xiao. What he likes should be the lively and sunny boy back then, not the submissive person in front of him who has been worn away by life.

But he is still Lian Xiao, where has my love for him gone?Qin Yuanmu thought with some pain.