Ning Chen and Gu Xueting looked back. A young man in his thirties and slightly fat was standing behind them, smiling in response to Ning Chen.
"Hello, my name is Liu Jiaming, and I am a student of Teacher Zhang." The young man Liu Jiaming said with a smile.
"Ning Chen."
"Hello, my name is Gu Xueting."
"Gu Xueting...are you the granddaughter of Mr. Gu Tongjun?" Liu Jiaming said in surprise, "Teacher Zhang often talks about Teacher Gu, and also said that he has a granddaughter who is good at painting, but...ahem..."
Liu Jiaming suddenly coughed dryly, but Gu Xueting smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's just that the handwriting is not good, right?"
"No, it's just that the talent of calligraphy is not as good as painting." Liu Jiaming explained hurriedly.
"Wait a minute, I'll call the teacher. He is chatting with the curator here on the second floor." Liu Jiaming said.
"No, this is inappropriate. If it's convenient, let's go see Teacher Zhang." Gu Wei approached and said, "Hello, I am Gu Wei, Gu Xueting's father."
Liu Jiaming said hello hurriedly, and then said, "It's not inconvenient. They are the only two chatting upstairs. Oh, there is also a junior brother of mine. The curator is also a friend of the teacher. I was talking about Mr. Gu just now."
, they will also be very happy if they know you are coming."
As he spoke, Liu Jiaming led several people up to the second floor, to the director's office, knocked on the door and said, "Teacher, Mr. Gu Tongjun's son and granddaughter are here."
"Please!" A strong voice came from the door.
When Liu Jiaming opened the door, Ning Chen saw that two old people in the room had already stood up and were about to come out. There was also a young man in his twenties accompanying him, who should be the junior brother Liu Jiaming mentioned.
The leader is Zhang Daguang, who is in his sixties, wearing a white Tang suit and a pair of Beijing cloth shoes. He looks very casual. Behind him is a middle-aged man wearing a casual suit, who must be the curator of this place.
"Teacher Zhang, Director Zhang." Gu Weidao said that he also knew the director of the Xiamen Cultural Center. He had met him a few times during the calligraphy and painting association activities before, but he was not familiar with him.
"As I was talking about Mr. Gu, you guys are here." Director Zhang said politely and welcomed a few people in.
"Who is this..." Zhang Daguang asked when he saw Ning Chen following him in.
"Ning Chen, my classmate, has very good handwriting!" Gu Xueting rushed to introduce her before Ning Chen could answer.
"It's not easy to be told by Xueting that you can write well." Zhang Daguang said with a smile.
"Teacher Zhang, you're welcome." Ning Chen maintained the modesty of a younger generation and nodded with a smile. He didn't say too much praise or praise, because his calligraphy was indeed very good.
After everyone sat down, Zhang Daguang asked about Gu Xueting's grandfather. Ning Chen sat next to Gu Xueting and chatted with her in a low voice from time to time. His presence was almost non-existent.
At this moment, Ning Chen suddenly felt a burning gaze, not looking at himself, but at Gu Xueting.
"You have a suitor." Ning Chen laughed softly.
Liu Jiaming's younger brother, the young man introduced just now as Wang Xuhao, would glance at Gu Xueting from time to time. Every time he looked at her, his eyes would be scorching, but he was still trying to cover up his appearance.
"So annoying." Gu Xueting frowned. Of course she felt it too. A woman's sixth sense is very keen. How could she not feel that burning gaze?
Gu Xueting didn't enjoy this kind of gaze, she just felt uncomfortable all over, but the other person didn't say anything, and he didn't stare at her all the time, so it was not easy for her to have an attack. She just became more and more irritable and disliked the other person.
At this time, Ning Chen, who was getting together with Gu Xueting, suddenly felt an unkind gaze and raised his eyebrows. Ning Chen knew who was looking at him without even looking.
"I was offended." Ning Chen thought helplessly, and then countless stupid tricks suddenly emerged in his mind, such as pretending to be slapped in the face, pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
Should I question my calligraphy, then compete in front of some big names, step on my own to get the upper hand, show my high level in front of Gu Xueting, and then get on Gu Xueting's line through the relationship with my elders?
As the routine unfolds, Ning Chen gets a little excited just thinking about it, and inexplicably begins to have some small expectations.
But Ning Chen obviously overthinks it, and Wang Xuhao is not an idiot. It would be too stupid to follow Ning Chen's script, and reality is not a novel.
Wang Xuhao whispered a few words in Zhang Daguang's ear, and Zhang Daguang smiled and said, "It's boring for us old people to chat and it's boring for you to stay here, so let's go out together and have dinner with Mr. Gu in the evening."
Wang Xuhao smiled and said to Gu Xueting and Ning Chen, "This is my first time in Xiamen. Can you show me around?"
Zhang Daguang had already spoken, and Gu Xueting couldn't refuse. It happened that Ning Chen was also a little bored. He wanted to go out for a walk in the afternoon and see the calligraphy exhibition, but he had no interest in chatting with a few old people.
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The three of them left the cultural center. Gu Xueting said politely, "Where does Senior Brother Wang want to go?"
"Just call me Xuhao, can I call you Xueting?" Wang Xuhao smiled, with the sun shining brightly on his face. Without waiting for Gu Xueting's reply, he continued, "Xiamen City is famous for its sea and old alleys. Where to go?"
That’s fine, I’ll leave it to you this afternoon.”
Then he turned to Ning Chen and said, "Student Ning, are you coming too?"
Ning Chen raised his eyebrows. This Wang Xuhao was not stupid. He realized that he and Gu Xueting had nothing to do with each other. At this time, he deliberately acted close to Gu Xueting, and then asked such a question in a desperate manner to make himself embarrassed to continue to follow.
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If Ning Chen was still an ordinary student who didn't know much about the world, he might have resigned in embarrassment. As for now, he said, "No, you can go ahead. I have something to do in the afternoon, so I won't be with you."
Yes, Ning Chen was already ready to leave. He had no intentions towards Gu Xueting, so why did he block the gun for her? Even if he blocked her all afternoon, would he still have to go to dinner with her in the evening?
"Ning Chen, aren't you okay this afternoon?" Gu Xueting looked at Ning Chen angrily, feeling quite betrayed.
She didn't want to go out with Wang Xuhao in the first place. She just thought that Ning Chen could block him by her side, so she prepared to make a perfunctory move. Who knew that Ning Chen would run away as soon as she left the house? Did she want to stay alone with this Wang Xuhao all afternoon?
Ning Chen was a little embarrassed and thought to himself, it was only the second time we met, so why don't we act like old friends.
Little did he know that Gu Xueting was also very emotional. After working with him once, the two of them cooperated tacitly and overwhelmed Ryuu Takeuchi. She really regarded him as an old and close friend.
Those who play art are so emotional!
"It's nothing, but I wanted you to hang out and then go to eat directly. I don't want to participate in your meal, so I'd better leave early." Ning Chen touched his nose and said directly.
Ning Chen was very straightforward, and Gu Xueting couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. Wang Xuhao smiled proudly, thinking that Ning Chen was very naive and upright, and his calligraphy was probably very good, so he won Gu Xueting's favor.
Thinking of this, Wang Xuhao became even more happy. His calligraphy was inherited from Zhang Daguang, and he could only be better than Ning Chen. If Gu Xueting had such a personality, wouldn't he have a great chance to win her over?