Under the light of day, Meng Huaizhang hid his guilty conscience.
"I just met a wild dog, which was a bit fierce." He tried his best to calm himself and looked at Wei Chuan, "When did Xiao Wei come?"
"Not long after we arrived." Wei Chuan stared at Meng Huaizhang, "Uncle, are you afraid of dogs?"
Meng Huaizhang nodded and said "Yes".
Sister Fang asked him to go back to the room to rest. Meng Huaizhang's steps were sloppy, and his legs were completely weak when he returned to the room.
What to do? All the money Lao Liao lent him was wasted.
Although one hundred thousand is not much, the old man can still get it.
But he couldn't speak. He had hoped to make some money, and maybe the old man and Meng Tang would be happy too.
Why did you lose money? Meng Huaizhang beat the bed cowardly.
The phone rang, and when he saw it was Lao Liao, Meng Huaizhang's eyes were complicated, with a mixture of escape and resentment.
After a while, he picked up the phone, and Lao Liao shouted on the phone: "Lao Meng, come and save your brother quickly, your sister-in-law is going to skin me alive."
Meng Huaizhang quickly got up and went to Liao's house.
Wei Chuan was feeding grapes to Meng Tang when a figure passed by.
He looked over and muttered: "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Meng Tang frowned slightly, and his delicate facial features wrinkled: "Sour."
Wei Chuan subconsciously reached out and said, "Spit it out."
Meng Tang was stunned.
"What are you doing standing still?" Wei Chuan pinched her chin, "Spit it out."
Meng Tang tilted his head back, avoided his hand and said, "It's okay, aren't your hands dirty when you vomit?"
Wei Chuan frowned: "Where did you buy it? Don't eat it."
"It was sent from next door, from my own yard. Sister Fang said it was quite sweet, maybe what I ate was "It's sour." Meng Tang said, "Peel another one and have a look."
Wei Chuan tasted two of them himself and said, "It's okay. It's sour and sweet. Do you still want to eat it?"
Meng Tang nodded: "Eat."
The ones at home are different from the ones bought outside.
Wei Chuan peeled each one for her, stuffed it into her mouth after peeling, and said:
"We also have an orchard, what do you like to eat, I'll tell my mother and let her ask the workers to plant it."
Meng Tang knew that rich people had their own farms and orchards. She suddenly laughed and asked:
"Isn't your farm bigger than my vegetable garden? Why do you feel so comfortable here?"
Wei Chuan said, "You're here."
After clearing away the trash on the plate, Wei Chuan asked Sister Fang: "Is there any work to be done at home?"
Sister Fang smiled and said, "No work, go play with Xiaotang."
Mengtang said, "I'll take you to see what I've done well every year."
The two went to the backyard, where Meng Tang’s new work was placed on the finished product shelf.
Boxwood's unique wood properties are warm and moist, with a unique luster.
The waves rolled, and the wood grain was natural. Wei Chuan turned his head and gave Meng Tang a thumbs up: "It's just like real water waves, and so are the fish, very dynamic."
The lotus was spread out in layers, but he thought the rose on his bedside was the most beautiful.
Wei Chuan asked Meng Tang: "How much can you sell this piece?"
Meng Tang said: "The price is affected by many factors, from the wood to the craftsmanship level to the author's reputation. For the same work, my grandpa would carve it five or six times as much as me."
In Yanqing, Meng Yuchun's name is a household name, and many collectors come directly to his door.
Furthermore, the old man basically only produces large-scale items now, but large-scale items take a long time to be calculated in years, which can be regarded as three years after opening.
Taking the screen currently carved by Meng Yuchun as an example, if it were auctioned, it would be possible to earn millions.
But this was what the government unit wanted, and the price of 1.28 million was finally negotiated.
The door of the workshop next door was opened from the inside.
Meng Tang and Wei Chuan heard the noise and went out.
Meng Yuchun thumped his waist and said, "I'm old and can't do it anymore."
Wei Chuan laughed: "I see your face is rosy and you were so angry when you attacked me, why can't you do it?"
Meng Yuchun sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, poured a cup of herbal tea into his stomach, and then slowly returned to Wei Chuan:
"It's just a matter of words, what strength do you need?"
"I——" Wei Chuan was speechless and looked at Meng Tang, telling her to take care of herself with his eyes.
Mengtang: "..."
Why can people be so naive?
How can she take care of a grandfather and a boyfriend?
Meng Tang sat down opposite Meng Yuchun and said, "You can take me to do something big this year."
Meng Yuchun turned away and said, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Meng Yuchun thought for a while and said, "When you start school, apply for Chen Xunli to have an independent workstation in the wood carving studio. It will be used outside of class hours and is open 24 hours a day."
He said:前听陈洵礼提过，院内对于优秀的学生，是可以申请的，当初孟棠报考的z大，陈洵礼也是一而再再而三地跟他保证，一定给予孟棠最大限度的资源支持。
Meng Tang felt calm after hearing this.
Meng Yuchun added: "When you change from a middle school to a large school, you need to have adaptive training. Others may take a little longer. For you, I estimate it will take three months. I will come back from the winter vacation to help you make breakthroughs in craftsmanship. As for artistic expression, this is your own business."
"Okay, I understand."
"Also, you need to exercise, and you need to practice everywhere, especially hand and waist strength."
Meng Tang nodded: "I know."
"Well." Meng Yuchun said, "You must ensure at least two hours of study time every day. I will start a video with you then, and we will also do an online teaching."
Meng Tang responded "Okay."
Wei Chuan felt sad in his heart. His junior year was approaching, and he felt that he and Meng Tang had no time to fall in love.
After the old man left, he hugged Meng Tang as if asking for comfort.
"Should we only meet each other while eating in the future?" Wei Chuan kissed Meng Tang's earlobe.
Meng Tang hid for a moment and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"You don't have much spare time in the first place, and now you have to work hard, so how can you leave any time for me."
"You're still telling me, don't you have to train yourself?"
"I train the same way every year." Wei Chuan said, "I won the championship this year. According to the two-year competition system, the grassroots competition after the start of school will be skipped and we will start directly from the regional competition. The regional competition will be in the spring of next year. Do you think I have time?"
I definitely have more time than Meng Tang.
He was just about to say that he would have a good relationship this semester, but she got busy here.
But we are still in the same school, so we won’t be unable to meet people.
Meng Tang was surprised for a moment: "Skip the grassroots competition?"
"Yes." Wei Chuan kissed her face.
Meng Tang tilted his head: "Then what should we do?"
"What else can we do? I'll go find you."
Meng Tang smiled and touched his face: "Don't you also have classes to attend?"
"That won't delay me from finding you."
Sister Fang called out from the front, and Meng Tang pulled Wei Chuan up: "Let's go, let's go eat."
As soon as they sat down at the dinner table, Meng Huaizhang came back.
Sister Fang brought him bowls and chopsticks. Meng Huaizhang waved his hands and said weakly: "It's a bit hot and I have no appetite. You can eat."
After saying that, he returned to the room.
Meng Yuchun asked Sister Fang: "What's wrong with him?"
Wei Chuan interjected: "He was frightened by the dog."
"What?" Meng Yuchun looked in disbelief. "The dog was scared?"
Meng Yuchun said: "It's strange, he's not afraid of dogs either."
Wei Chuan said smoothly: "It's just this dog and not that dog."
Meng Tang kicked Wei Chuan under the table, and Wei Chuan smiled obediently at her.
"Ignore him." Meng Yuchun said, "Eat first."
After dinner, Meng Yuchun went out to eat for a while and then came back. He went directly to Meng Huaizhang's room.
When Meng Huaizhang saw him, he was startled and sat up from the bed: "Dad."
Meng Yuchun responded: "What have you been busy with recently?"
Meng Yuchun looked at him: "You don't look right. Did something happen to you?"
Meng Yuchun frowned: "I will give you one last chance."
Meng Yuchun frowned. Huai Zhang knew that the old man was suspicious, so he clenched his fists and made up a mixture of true and false reasons:
Meng Huaizhang shook his head.
The old man was silent for a moment and said: "If it happens again, Meng Tang and I will sever ties with you, and you can stay wherever you like." Meng Huaizhang quickly shook his head: "No."
"This is the best." Meng Yuchun left his house tiredly.
Meng Huaizhang couldn't sit still anymore. He called Lao Liao and made an appointment for a place and time to meet.
At that time, everyone in the courtyard was asleep, so he sneaked out of the door.
Lao Liao saw him and asked: "How is it? Have you told the old man?"
Meng Huaizhang shook his head: "I can't say it."
"Look at my face, it's almost beaten to pieces by my wife." Lao Liao said, "I don't want your interest either, just give me the principal of 100,000 yuan."
Meng Huaizhang was so anxious that he was sweating. He grabbed Lao Liao's clothes and said, "How about this? I will keep five hundred of my monthly salary for myself and give you the rest, okay?"
"You are following me? Are you kidding me?" Old Liao took out the IOU, "How long will it take to pay back your salary? I have your IOU here. If you can't get it, I'll go find the old man. Who doesn't know how much any material in your house is worth? "It's a lot of money."
Meng Huaizhang said: "The materials in my house are only average. People have already noticed how valuable they are."
"Save some money." Old Liao said, "If he pays for a big deal, it will cost at least hundreds of thousands. He can definitely help you with your small amount of money." Meng Huaizhang was a little worried about the old man, and even more worried about what the old man had just told him.
"Let's go, let's go, I'm so bored." Lao Liao stopped Meng Huaizhang's shoulder, "Go have a drink."
Meng Huaizhang stepped back: "I have to go back to sleep."
"Why should I sleep? I won't go to work tomorrow and I don't dare to go back. I might as well hide for the night."
Meng Huaizhang was forcibly taken away by Lao Liao Ban.