1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 561 Luo Tao and Zhu Lin Painting Competition
Suddenly, uncle Su Ping replied to Luo Tao, saying that Liang Chao would come to Beijing in a week after he had taken care of work and family matters.

It seems that uncle Su Ping is still as powerful as before.

Now that he has accurate information, Luo Tao doesn't have to hurry, he just needs to sit at home and wait.

After his rebirth, a leisurely life has always been exclusive to Luo Tao.

To be honest, he is not young anymore, and his mentality is gradually becoming calmer. When he has nothing to do, he just stays at home, teases his daughter, and walks Pomegranate, a two-dog dog that can't even fight a meow.

In addition to some normal things in life, Luo Tao also does some more elegant things. For example, when he has nothing to do, he will take Zhu Lin to the study room to play like drums, harps, and harps, and they will paint, practice calligraphy, and drink tea together.

Admire the fading crabapple flowers outside the window.

At this time, I reminisce even more about the most beautiful season of Begonia.

Begonia beads are embellished with layers of beads.The clear dawn is close to the curtain.The rouge is evenly light and thick towards the sides of the face.Look at the tender leaves and cherish the red flowers.Infinite meaning.Like flowers and leaves, they share the spring breeze year after year.

What everyone hopes is: "Like flowers and leaves, year after year, we share the spring breeze."

In the end, there was only one sentence: "I am shy and silently complaining to someone, I am tired of leaning against the west wind and I have fainted at night."

"What kind of fashion show did Liu Zetian invite you to attend?"

Luo Tao stopped the paintbrush in his hand, and looked at the charming woman in front of him very puzzled.

I wonder why Zhu Lin is getting involved with Liu Zetian now, and why she wants to participate in a fashion show. Isn't this a joke?

Except for the two dinners we had together for the filming of "Red Sorghum", we had no social contact with her after that.

Why did this person suddenly appear again like Monkey Sun?

"What, can't you?"

Zhu Lin had a calm temperament and didn't think twice about it. She concentrated on looking at the begonias outside the window and painting her newly learned oil painting art.

"It's not impossible, I just can't figure it out. How did she know about you learning about clothing?
There is also a fashion show to be held in Beijing at the end of the month. How come I didn’t know about it? "

Luo Tao also looked at Begonia outside the window, turned back to his desk, and then naturally chatted with her and expressed his doubts.

A question came out of her mouth.

"Hey, it's true what you said. I have never told anyone about this outside. How did she know about it?"

Then he said: "Could it be Director Tianming who said that?"

Zhu Lin likes clothing design. Except for his family, few people really know about it. They say it was Wu Tianming who told him.

This is also possible, after all, since the filming of the documentary started this year, he is the most diligent one to come to the Luo family.

There is no guarantee that he knows about this.

"No matter who told her, we should have less contact with this person... As soon as I saw her, I felt that this person is too troublesome. If she can't act in a good show, why would she be doing a fashion show? Our small family and small business are terrible I can’t accompany her.”

Luo Tao added a few strokes to the painting and painted a few begonia flowers.

Looking at his paintings, he showed a satisfied smile and told Zhu Lin about Liu Zetian in a calm tone.

Luo Tao's words were not so pleasant to Zhu Lin's ears.

This is called the speaker’s intention, but the listener’s intention.

He suddenly turned around, holding the paintbrush in his hand, staring at Luo Tao's back with slight anger.

When Luo Tao turned his head, he wanted to say something, but he immediately shut his mouth when he saw this.

I thought to myself what was going on, it seemed like I didn’t say anything wrong, right?
The two looked at each other. Luo Tao was obviously weaker, but he still pretended to be evenly matched.

Zhu Lin said coldly: "What do you mean by not acting in a good show and doing a fashion show? There is something in your words!"

At this moment, Luo Tao wanted to slap himself, why did he say this, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, he went to the mountains with tigers, and ran into the mouth?
This is not brave, this is stupid.

"You're overthinking it, I'm talking about her, I never meant to insinuate anyone else.

...what do you belong to?For the sake of your family, your parents, your children, and for me, you gave up your career and brought harmony to our family. You are the spirit of the greater self.

How can she compare with you?
Besides, you are versatile, isn’t that what you should be doing?Able people should do more work. …”

Luo Tao sarcastically tried to make up for his inappropriate words just now.

Praise of words, like a beam of light shining on his mouth, poured out endlessly.

"Come on, you are really good at talking." She smiled affectionately and turned around to continue working on her painting of me.

It seems that this matter can be easily overturned.

But Luo Tao was depressed again, staring at her graceful figure.

What does it mean to be powerful just by talking about it?

It's not a bad thing to say, but it's extremely insulting.

Luo Tao didn't dare to say or ask.

I can only return to the desk with a belly full of grievances.

In the matter of yin and yang practice, he has really done whatever he wants.

Some things can only be said that you must act within your ability, so as not to lose your life and get the same disease.

You need to have a degree of control in everything you do, don't push yourself too hard.

The husband and wife did not exchange a word with each other for a long time. They were both very serious about completing their respective paintings.

The sun moved away, and the shadows of the trees outside the window were reflected into the study, like a tree demon that had become a spirit, swallowing up the two people in the study at an undetectable speed.

"Why haven't you finished painting yet?"

Zhu Lin stood behind Luo Tao with his hands behind his back, seeming to be asking, but also seeming to be proud.

"Hurry, just make the payment and it's done."

Luo Tao made a few pens, swished a few strokes and signed the money.

After Luo Tao put down his brush, Zhu Lin nodded with seriousness, "Isn't your painting good today? It's far worse than yesterday's painting."

Luo Tao would not take her words seriously, he knew how many catties he had and how many bowls of dry rice he could eat.

What do you mean, the painting today is not as good as the painting yesterday?This is bullying. Luo Tao lost to her in the drawing competition between the two yesterday.

Saying this now is not a death sentence for his paintings today.

"Your paintings are also invisible, right?"

"Humph."

"Don't you know who is stronger after a comparison? Who is weaker?"

"That's natural, but don't let the two children judge you this time. They are also quite tired."

Luo Tao paid close attention to this matter and would never fail like yesterday.

Looking for comments from Xiaoyueyue and the little girl, Luo Tao could guess the result with his eyes closed.

The two brothers and sisters are afraid of their mother, but no one is afraid of their father.

Luo Tao's evil is loud but not powerful, while Zhu Lin's evil is silent but powerful.

Zhu Lin glanced at him and thought, is this a reaction?
But no matter who in the family is to evaluate the painting, she is fully confident that she can beat Luo Tao. This is the advantage of being the master of the house.

"Whoever you ask for criticism, I will stick with you until the end."

After she finished speaking, Luo Tao showed disdain.

"I'm sorry, let's go to Liulichang to find Mr. Pan and ask her to give..."

Zhu Lin took advantage of Luo Tao's inattention and hit him with a Tigress Fist.This sudden punch made Luo Tao fall back tactically while holding the desk.

With his eyes widened, he asked her: "What are you doing? Don't you know that a woman won't do anything when she talks?"

Luo Tao was hit hard and fell back in pain. Zhu Lin regretted it and was worried that the blow was too heavy. Seeing him talking nonsense now, he knew that Luo Tao was fine.

"Stop talking nonsense, that's what you're talking about, gentleman. It's none of my business."

He said harsh words, but the movements of his hands were considerate. He supported Luo Tao and rubbed the area under the left armpit that was hit by the hammer.

However, her mouth remained firm, "Why don't you go bother Mr. Pan for such a trivial matter? Let's just entertain ourselves at home."

"Hey, you're right. That's what I said just now. It was just a joke. How can I really bother Mr. Pan with such a trivial matter?"

Since the daughter-in-law gave the steps, how could I remove them.

The so-called Tao: Those who understand current affairs are heroes.

A true man will never suffer immediate losses.

The couple reached a tacit agreement that today's painting evaluation is still being solved at home, and no external force will be used to interfere with internal problems.

This decision will also doom the tragic story to continue.

Needless to say the ending, you can guess with your toes who wins and who loses?
Fortunately, Luo Tao is also a person who has experienced strong winds and waves. How could such a small thing defeat him.

For this reason, he vowed that he would never compare painting with Zhu Lin again, and he would still hold a democratic vote at home.

This sounded quite reliable, but it turned out that there was a problem as soon as the vote was cast.

Zhu Lin has full votes and Luo Tao has zero votes. If there is no problem here, no one would believe it.

What could he do if he knew it? He was a quiet person at home and usually had no say at all.

You can only find the reason from yourself. As the saying goes, if you can't afford to offend, can you still afford to hide?
In the following years, Luo Tao never mentioned the painting competition with Zhu Lin again.

late June.

Baihua Xiaoyuan finally welcomed the arrival of Liang Chao.

When they first met him, Luo Tao's impression was that he had dark skin, an upright appearance, and a very masculine look. You could tell when he was walking or standing that he had a military career.

A man of few words, he had only spoken a few words to Luo Tao since they met.

"Hello, my name is Liang Chao. I was once a soldier of the old chief."

"Please take care of me in the future."

"Thank you, no, I'll take the luggage myself."

Then it was gone.

Call him aloof!But when he was chatting with Su Ping, his mouth was like a river gate being pulled up, and the river flowed out.

Maybe it was the first time we met and he didn't feel comfortable with it.

“Chaozi, don’t be formal, coming here is just like coming to your own home.

I told you before I came here. He is my nephew. He runs a small business and is short of people around him, so I thought about asking you to help him..."

The two sat in the back row and introduced their relationships with each other in detail.

Xu Le drove the car, while Luo Tao sat in the co-pilot.

After Su Ping finished his introduction, Luo Tao turned back and stretched out his hand, "You are my uncle's comrade... I will rely on you in many places in the future. I hope you don't take it too seriously."

Liang Chao saved Su Ping's life. This kindness cannot be repaid so easily. Luo Tao was naturally extremely polite and respectful to him.

"I don't dare. I come from a small place. If I do anything wrong in the future, please criticize me more..."

Seeing that the two of them were being polite, Su Ping said happily: "Don't be so polite to him. He has a better mouth than you. You two are no match for him."

The several grown men in the car were instantly amused by these words.

"Uncle, if you are not like this, eloquence is also a skill. The foreign affairs department only relies on one mouth to do great things."

"What they say is true. I can't tell what you say."

The nephew and uncle were arguing all the way, and the atmosphere in the car became less calm.

"This is Tiananmen. After you have settled in, let this guy take you around the gate of the tower." Su Ping took Liang Chao to introduce him.

By the way, a job was also arranged for Luo Tao.

It was also the first time for Liang Chao to come to the capital, and he yearned for Tiananmen very much.

But he only glanced at it, then turned his head and looked at the window here.

Xu Le slowed down the car just to let Liang Chao sit in the car and take a good look at Chang'an Street in the capital.

Under favorable conditions, his eyes captured a holy place that fascinated him.

"Brigadier, can you go visit his old man now?" His voice was filled with excitement.

Like thousands of Chinese people, he would like to come to Beijing to visit the elderly.

These are the most genuine and simple thoughts from their hearts.

As he spoke, everyone's eyes also looked at the holy land that they were about to miss.

Su Ping could understand his mood at this time, but there were rules for everything, and you didn't just go if you wanted to.

"Chaozi, I'm afraid we can't do it today. There are regulations in this place... we'll wait until a suitable day for us to go together."

Liang Chao felt a little lonely after hearing this, but he was not an unreasonable person.

"Ah."

He smiled and brought the topic back to Tian'an City Tower, "Brigadier Commander, can we go up there too?"

"can.

You're here now, it just opened to the public this year, and you can go there if you buy a ticket.There’s no rush. Once you’ve settled in, I’ll take you around the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, etc.

Let's see if I lied to you back then and talked nonsense? "

When they chatted about their previous days in the army, Luo Tao and Xu Le immediately became listeners.

"Before this area was liberated, dignitaries and rich people lived here. Now we ordinary people can live under the imperial city and breathe in the dragon's breath."

The car drove north and onto Xisi South Street. Su Ping pointed to the area at the root of the Imperial City and half-joked to Liang Chao.

While waiting for the red light at the intersection, "It's not far ahead. I didn't feel there was any traffic jam in Beijing before. The changes have been great in the past few years. The main roads for commuting to and from get off work are extremely congested."

With the historic node of hosting the Asian Games in Beijing, Beijing has developed rapidly in recent years.

Coupled with the increase in the number of migrant workers in the past two years, the capital does sometimes seem a bit crowded.

This is inevitable for the development of a city, and there is nothing to complain about.

Without outsiders to develop and make a living, the city would have little potential for development if it relied solely on locals.

Most of the credit for the rise of China's big cities is due to migrant workers.

There are very few people in some big cities who look down on outsiders. This behavior makes people very angry.

Nowadays, no one is so superior to anyone else, if you have money, you can build more, if you don’t have money, you can build less.

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