On the third day after Wei Chuan left, Meng Tang went to work at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum.
After adapting for half a month, she has basically become familiar with the people in the museum. Everyone performs their duties and has the same goal. Everything is to build a bigger stage for boxwood carving.
At 8:30 in the morning, Meng Tang, dressed in simple and elegant cotton and linen work clothes, entered the staff passage of Yanqing Hall.
The fragrance of old wood floats faintly in the air, quiet and elegant, in sharp contrast to the various vehicles and noisy world outside the house.
Mengtang's studio is located near the window on the second floor. There is a wooden plaque hanging on the lintel, which is the "Boxwood Carving Studio" where Meng Yuchun started writing.
This studio is not closed, it is a display window. Visitors can go up to the second floor and see the whole process of Meng Tang's work clearly through the glass curtain wall.
Since we want to inherit it, of course we need to publicize it. Instead of talking about it ourselves, it is better to let tourists come and see it.
Every year, many bloggers of traditional crafts come here to check in.
Meng Tang took the hanging feather duster, swept away the fine dust in the work area, and wiped it carefully with a soft cloth.
Meng Tang is not bored at all by going through these steps every day, and even enjoys it.
It is summer vacation, and today some children from the school came over for study and experience. After everything was ready, Meng Tang arranged dozens of large and small carving knives neatly, took the rough and polished materials and started to work.
The Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage is closed all day on Mondays. Everyone can have a rest on this day. It will be open at other times and on holidays.
After all, this is the only time when the flow of people is greater, and the holidays are from Tuesday to Sunday.
After the museum was opened at 9:30, tourists entered the museum one after another, breaking the silence under the sawdust.
Meng Tang was undistracted and focused on the task at hand, using his wrist strength to push the knife.
Many people stopped on the second floor platform and looked at her from the window.
The morning light was mostly blocked, Meng Tang raised his eyes and smiled lightly at the people outside the window.
Many people took out their mobile phones at her, and Meng Tang quickly lowered his gaze so that they could only take pictures of the top of his head.
It’s not that I can’t take pictures, it’s just that it’s a bit awkward to face other people’s cameras.
"Don't lower your head, let's take a picture."
Mengtang stiffened for a moment, then slowly raised his head with a business smile.
"Little girl, what are you carving?"
Meng Tang acted as the explainer and explained to them what he was carving.
At this time, her colleagues could hear Meng Tangduo talking.
Usually gentle and gentle, except for greetings and official business, he never says a word.
Hum, many people in the museum were quite happy to get close to her. Meng Tang was so beautiful, and the way she sculpted a knife in the morning light will never be forgotten by most people.
Secondly, although she is young, she has good skills; thirdly, it is naturally because of Meng Yuchun.
Her job today is to demonstrate skills to tourists, interact with them, and introduce the culture of boxwood carving.
At the end of the day, I actually talk more than I do.
After closing at five o'clock, Meng Tang finally worked quietly for two hours.
At seven o'clock in the evening, she returned to her old house.
The backyard has been repaired one after another. After the craftsmen get off work, Meng Yuchun will turn on the light to check it over.
Had he not been older, he would have been able to sort it out by himself.
Sister Fang shouted in the kitchen: "Hurry up and eat, it's already seven o'clock."
Meng Tang helped Sister Fang serve the dishes, and couldn't help but said: "I told you to eat first, why are you waiting for me?"
Sister Fang began to forget her roots: "It's only seven o'clock, why are you in a hurry."
Meng Tang laughed: "You keep the rice, I will eat the same thing when I come back. You and grandpa are old, it is better to eat early to avoid having to sleep at night." , said: "I will tell the old man later, anyway, you will have food to eat whenever you come back."
It was still early, she was waiting for a call from Wei Chuan, tonight was the agreed time.
Meng Tang leisurely flipped through a book for a while. At about nine o'clock, his cell phone rang.
She raised her hand to pick up the mobile phone beside her pillow and turned it on speakerphone.
"Are you sleeping?" Wei Chuan asked on the other end of the phone.
Meng Tang chuckled lightly: "No, I'm not so tired today. I received a wave of students who came to study and experience."
"Children?" Wei Chuan said, "Children are the most annoying."
Meng Tang: "...you give me a call话就是想和我说这个？」
「没有。」魏川撒娇，「我想你呗，想多跟你唠唠有的没的。」
「……」
小孩简直无妄之灾。
Meng Tang laughed: "When will the draft start?"
Wei Chuan: "It's almost time. The materials have been submitted and the names have been reported. The list of draft qualifications will be announced in two days. I have nothing but training all day now."
"The time is quite tight." Meng Tang said, "Come on."
"Of course I'll work hard, just wait for my good news." Wei Chuan stood up and picked up the ball again, "I have to train again, hang up."
Meng Tang hung up the phone with tacit understanding.
The days went according to plan, and just as Wei Chuan said, three days later, the Chinese Basketball Federation announced the draftees.
Wei Chuan went to the designated city to participate in a joint trial organized by the CBA League.
In addition to physical and physical fitness data, the most important thing in the joint trial training is the skills challenge and the results of the group competition. During the joint trial, all teams will send representatives to observe.
After that, Wei Chuan seemed to disappear.
Meng Tang checked the relevant draft procedures and learned that Wei Chuan went to various clubs for individual trials.
His agent arranges Wei Chuan's itinerary according to the team's intentions. Every time he visits a team, he must undergo a comprehensive inspection by the team's coaching staff.
Wei Chuan needs to concentrate, and Meng Tang has never insisted that her boyfriend report to her every day.
Because once Wei Chuan had some time, he couldn't help but not contact her. He would share his daily life in a shared photo album every day when he took some time.
On Saturday at the end of July, the draft was officially decided.
There were many tourists in the museum on Saturday, and Meng Tang couldn't leave, so he had to go back at night to catch up on the live broadcast.
As get off work was approaching, the good-looking student in the library came to ask Meng Tang for advice again.
Meng Tang rarely stopped what he was doing at five o'clock on time and politely declined the student's request for advice.
Upon hearing this, the promotion lady asked Meng Tang with a smile: "It's rare that you get off work so early."
Meng Tang smiled and said, "My boyfriend has a competition today, I'll go back and watch."
Everyone in the studio stopped what they were doing and looked over.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" someone asked.
Meng Tang nodded: "We have been talking for more than two years."
"We talked about it in the university? Where are you from?"
Meng Tang replied: "We talked about it in the university, from Z city."
The students immediately felt depressed after hearing this.
"We thought you didn't have a boyfriend."
Mainly because Meng Tang seems to be stoic. She never checks her phone at work, and she never sees anyone coming to pick her up from get off work.
After all, it had only been a few months, and they were too embarrassed to ask people about their personal affairs.
Meng Tang smiled and said, "There's always been one."
"What game are you talking about? I'll take a look when I get back."
Meng Tang said: "In the CBA draft, his name is Wei Chuan, No. 27."
Meng Tang left after saying that, leaving her colleagues alone to search for Wei Chuan's games online.
After returning home, Meng Tang was not in a hurry to watch the live broadcast replay. After dinner, he and Meng Yuchun went to the North Campus to discuss some work issues.
The two chatted endlessly.
After going to bed at about ten o'clock, she lay on the bed and finished Wei Chuan's live broadcast.
The result was very good. Wei Chuan was picked up by the Huaxi team, which had the right to pick the second overall pick. The good news is that this team is in city Z, and he does not need to go to other cities to train and live.
Of course, Wei Lifeng’s early investment also played a certain role in this.
Then the even worse news is: Wei Chuan has completely "disappeared".
The rookie contract will be signed within 72 hours after the draft. Wei Chuan has an agent, so naturally he will come forward to talk to the team's general manager.
According to his ranking, he has an annual salary of 400,000, but it is before tax.
After completing all the procedures, Wei Chuan went through the team physical examination and the official registration of the CBA League without stopping, so as to obtain the official qualification to represent the Huaxi team in CBA games.
Since he is local, settling in is not a hassle. He only needs to get familiar with the base environment, receive team equipment and directly enter the regular season training.
The preseason games in early October are the best opportunity for young players to show their strength.
Because it is just a warm-up match before the regular season, it is an informal match between various teams, and it can also be considered as a test of the three months of training results of Wei Chuan and the new players.
The weather was getting colder, so Meng Tang put on thick clothes.
The exterior repairs of the old house are almost complete and are expected to be completed before New Year's Day.
During this period, the two of them had intermittently contacted each other. When he learned that Wei Chuan would only be away for two days during the New Year, Meng Tang almost blacked out.
Isn’t that just New Year’s Eve and the first two days of the New Year? Meng Tang sent a message to Wei Chuan.
Wei Chuan took a long time to reply: [The team is a whole, and the coach said that rookies are not allowed to take leave even if they get married. 】
Meng Tang understands, otherwise, the negative impression of "unprofessional" and "distracted" will always surround Wei Chuan.
But this year I asked to come to propose marriage, but no one else is here, how can I propose it?
And this matter has been implemented for two families in October.
Wei Chuan was vague again because of training. Meng Tang asked again, but he didn't reply.
Is he hinting that he should take the initiative to talk to the old man about this matter and see if it can be postponed?
The more he thought about it, the more Meng Tang felt that this was the case.
Finally one day after get off work, Meng Tang made up his mind to tell the old man about this matter.
As soon as he stepped into the house, Chu Yin called.
Meng Tang answered quickly: "Auntie.
"Yes." Chu Yin responded gently, "Have you contacted Xiaochuan recently?"
Meng Tang told the truth: "Yes, but intermittently. It can be seen that he is very busy."
Chu Yin sighed: "I haven't even received a call from him at home. Fortunately, your uncle can understand his situation. You don't have to worry. He can eat and sleep. Compared with the competitions when he was a student, he is now a professional athlete, and it is normal to be busy."
"I understand, Auntie." Meng Tang really didn't think much about it.
Chu Yin said: "That's right, I discussed it with your uncle. Wei Chuan is not here, but we still have to do what we need to do."
Meng Tang was stunned, what should we do if the protagonist is not here?