The soft white moonlight of the paranoid gangster at 80

"Sister, take a rest."

Jiang Chen walked up to Ruan Qingqing, took the pencil in her hand and put it on the pen holder. He then led her to the sofa and sat down, letting her lie on his lap. He gently massaged her with his hands. temples.

"Jiang Chen."

After a while, Ruan opened his eyes gently. His previously moist and bright almond-shaped eyes were now full of confusion, confusion, and frustration.

"I'm wondering if I'm not suitable for the design industry at all."

Jiang Chen lowered his eyes and looked at her, his eyes were gentle and charming, "In my opinion, there is no one who is born to do anything or what he is suitable for, only whether he likes it or not, and whether he wants it or not. Sister, this is your dream, it is you If you like something, then you are the best fit.”

Ruan Qingqing's brows furrowed in worry, and his voice was full of annoyance, "But the works I designed were always rejected. In the past, I was rejected by Teacher Xu. I could comfort myself because I had little knowledge and experience, but here I am. I have been here for half a year, I have learned a lot, and I have seen many works of world-class masters. I also bought a lot of fashion magazines to study and observe, but I still can't even make a graduation project."

"Jiang Chen, am I useless?"

Jiang Chen gently rubbed the wrinkles between her eyebrows with his fingertips, and his deep voice was particularly gentle, "Sister, have you forgotten the purpose of coming to St. Martin's?"

"You are here just to learn, to improve and break through yourself. If you go against the wind, it is inevitable that there will be difficulties and setbacks."

"If there are a hundred steps to reach your dream, then every step you take now is one step closer to your dream. As long as you keep walking, you will one day reach your dream."

Ruan Qingqing was comforted by his words, and she felt a little better.

"But, Jiang Chen, if I cannot complete my graduation project this time, I will have to repeat the preparatory course, and the date of return to China will also be extended."

Knowing that she was worried about this, Jiang Chen's lips curled up slightly, "Don't say one year, even if it's five or ten years, I will wait for you."

Ruan Qingqing pouted dissatisfiedly, "I don't want to study for so many years before graduating. By then I will be an old woman."

"Then don't you just live and learn until you are old?"

"You hate it!"

Ruan Qingqing was so angry that she hit him, but her mood became much brighter and there was a smile on her face.

She sat up, hooked her arms around Jiang Chen's neck and kissed him, then she snuggled softly into his arms.

"Jiang Chen, it's great to have you here, otherwise you wouldn't go back."

Just staying with her here, with him here, she can develop infinite courage and confidence.

Jiang Chen's heart felt like it had been pinched and then flattened.

He wanted to agree so much and couldn't bear to let her down, but the reality forced him to refuse cruelly.

He gently clasped the back of the person in his arms' head and coaxed gently: "Sister, I'll come see you again after the Spring Festival."

Ruan gently raised his head from his arms, his almond-shaped eyes sparkling, "Really?"

"Ah."

"But the round trip fare is very expensive."

Jiang Chen combed her forehead with his slender fingers, his eyebrows warm, "I will work hard to make money when I go back."

Hearing what he said, Ruan Qingqing suddenly let go of his worries.

He is Jiang Chen, the boss who dominated the shopping mall in his previous life. He can definitely do it.

"You've been here for so long. Is there any problem with the company? What if there's something important coming to you?"

"As long as the fat man is watching, it'll be fine."

Talking about missing Zhang Chunxi, Ruan Qingqing couldn't help but gossip a little bit, "Does Chunxi have a girlfriend now?"

"No."

Ruan Qingqing was puzzled, "Chunxi is pretty good-looking and now has a career. How come he can't get a girlfriend?" "He doesn't have time."

Ruan Qingqing was amused, "Are you so busy that you don't even have time to have a girlfriend?"

Jiang Chen was noncommittal, "Let's not talk about him anymore, sister, let's talk about something else."

Ruan looked at him gently, "Then what do you want to talk about?"

"Let's talk about your graduation project. What was the teacher's reason for rejecting it?"

Speaking of studies, Ruan Qingqing became frustrated again, "They say my works are not innovative enough, lacking imagination and personality, but I have tried my best to create. Maybe I am really not as good as others, they can all design I can’t do anything that is eye-catching and innovative.”

"Sister, everyone has their own strengths. You might as well consider using your strengths and avoiding weaknesses to give full play to your strengths."

"But I don't think I have any advantages. The people around me are better than me, and they have many wild ideas in their minds."

"You can change your thinking. They let you see a lot of things you haven't seen before. Then you can also let them see things they have never seen before."

Something that no one here has seen before?

Ruan Qing's confused eyes gradually became brighter, glowing with dazzling brilliance.

"Jiang Chen, I've thought of what I want to do!"

She happily kissed Jiang Chen on the mouth, then jumped off the sofa and ran to the easel.

Looking at Ruan Qingqing who was carefully designing on the drawing paper, Jiang Chen's clear face showed tenderness.

His princess was not a stupid girl, she was just lost.

……

As the evening approaches and the golden glow shines through the sky outside the window, Ruan Qingqing finally completes the first draft of her fifth graduation project.

"Jiang Chen, come here."

Hearing Ruan's gentle shout, Jiang Chen put down the half-cut vegetables, walked out of the kitchen and came to the drawing board.

"what do you think?"

The sunset outside the window is bright, but not one ten thousandth as vivid as the girl's face.

Jiang Chen's eyes moved from Ruan Qingqing's face to the drawing paper, "Very good, but do you want to consider that the colors can be stronger and more impactful?"

The inspiration for Ruan Qingqing's design this time is the horse-faced pleated skirt that originated in the Song Dynasty.

The top is a narrow-sleeved short jacket from the Song Dynasty. It has been combined and improved with modern shirts. The neckline retains the cross-breasted collar of the jacket, but the cuffs and hem are in the style of a shirt, which is simple and elegant.

As for the horse pleat skirt on the lower body, while retaining the characteristics of the horse pleat skirt, the belt area has been widened and tightened to modify and highlight the female figure curve.

But in terms of color, she followed the soft and elegant style of Song Dynasty clothing. The entire design looks classical and elegant to show the tradition and dignity of oriental women.

This was her original idea.

But Jiang Chen's suggestion made her realize that her ideas and designs were still too conservative.

Who says Oriental women have to be modest?Why can't it be bright and flamboyant?
Ruan gently lifted the pen and changed the color scheme from light ocher and turmeric to black and red.

A pure black silk top paired with a cinnabar red horse-faced skirt. The gold thread embroidery on the skirt is complex and exquisite, which is both fashionable and full of traditional Chinese cultural characteristics.

As Jiang Chen said, Saint Martin allowed her to see the world's top and most cutting-edge fashion. Why can't she do the opposite and let Saint Martin see China's traditional cultural characteristics?
Looking at the design drawings on the drawings, pride and pride made her blood boil.

She suddenly understood the meaning of art. A truly good work is not about getting recognition from the teacher or getting high marks, but what it promotes and conveys.

It is its mission to let more people see it, recognize it, and understand its heritage and history.