Almighty painter

Chapter 146 Mona's Portfolio Review
"Gu Weijing..."

Mona was briefly sad, but soon, she drove the name out of her mind.

The past is the past.

Now that she has made up her mind, let each other's lives no longer have anything to do with each other, just like what the message she sent to the boy cruelly said.

It's good for everyone to get together and leave without looking back. It's not good for both parties to be entangled.

"Wow, that looks great, can I have a cake?" Jerry's voice came from behind, waking Mona from a momentary trance.

Mona nodded, but did not refuse.

She opened the lid of the lock lunch box and took out a delicate cake specially carved with milkshake, and put the rest aside for the students to take by themselves.

"Miss Sakai, 【カツコ】, Katsuko's Japanese spelling is like this, please help me, is there a problem with the spelling?"

Mona handed the cupcake to Miss Sakai.

When this small cake was being baked, Katsuko's Japanese name was carved on the milkshake flowers with pink food coloring.

She didn't have a special cooking class like Kou Kou.The family has food, clothing and daily life, and there are also servants brought from Mumbai who can only make some simple small cakes in the oven.

But Mona is very serious no matter what she does.

Whether it's baking cakes, dealing with interpersonal relationships, or managing the relationship between men and women, as long as she wants to do it, she will do it meticulously.

I used to choose a suitable birthday gift for Gu Weijing.

Neither will it be inconvenient to return the gift because it is too expensive, and it will not be too hasty and unintentional.

Mona spent a lot of time a few years ago, following the tutorials of food bloggers on YouTube, and learned how to carve cupcakes and write with pigments.

"MY LITTLE BOY FRIEND!" (My little boyfriend!)
"BEST WISH!" (best wishes!)
"SPECIAL DAY!" (Special birthday!)

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Whenever the other party celebrates their birthday, Mona will carefully bake a small plate of cupcakes, which are filled with different blessings.

Sometimes,
The cake embryo will be like the fortune cookies (note) sold in the supermarket. There will be one or two small pieces of paper or good luck coins with birthday wishes in the middle, and there will be different wishes every year.

(Note: Fortune cookies, FORTUNE COOKIE, a type of cookie with different blessings or good luck cards in the center of the cookie, are very popular in Western countries.)
This year, Mona no longer has to bake cakes for anyone.

By the way, the technique of carving flowers on the cake was used by her to curry favor with Miss Sakai.

Mona looked up the way Miss Sakai's name was written in Japanese on the Internet, and put a common Japanese blessing in the center of the cake.

She felt that no matter how cold and cold a girl was, she would be moved by such a heart.

Getting closer or even becoming friends is a matter of course.

Mona thought her plan would make sense.

In particular, according to her observations during this period, Miss Sakai is definitely not the kind of high-ranking, rich and charming daughter in school who likes to look at people with her nostrils.

Although this young lady is not talkative, she is very indifferent to things other than painting.

But in fact, he is quite easy to get along with, he is very well-bred and has a soft personality.

Like a quiet tabby cat, or a big soft doll, and Mrs. Sakai, who is sharp-mouthed and sarcastic, is not like a mother and daughter at all.

In the improvement class, whoever asks her a question, she will answer it seriously. The level of art is really very high. She is indeed a talented young painter who has almost killed almost all the juvenile awards in Japan.

Being able to become a best friend with such a young lady, needless to say the benefits in terms of connections, Mona feels that it will be quite a comfortable thing for herself.

It's worth digging into it yourself.

"Shengzi, should you try it? It's delicious." Mona said with a smile.

Mona considers her recent luck to be good.

Not only can she successfully enter Mrs. Sakai's improvement class successfully, but when she wants to get closer to Ms. Sakai.

Ms. Sakai seems to be in a good mood today.

With the sensitivity of a woman, Mona found that Miss Sakai had put on a light makeup that was rare this afternoon as soon as she entered the classroom.

Katsuko Sakai, who was always upright, suddenly put on a light lipstick on her lips. She seemed to be quite happy, and occasionally rubbed the small bracelet on her wrist with her right hand.

When painting, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, and he hums softly from time to time.

Such a good mood is suitable for making friends.

"Miss Sandeno..."

While Mona was thinking about how to get closer to Ms. Sakai, Sakai Katsuko was also quietly sizing up this well-known... um, "good friend".

With exquisite facial features and fair skin, she is the face of a little beauty.

What's even more rare is that she has a confident personality and is very courageous in doing things for others.Maybe there is some scheming, but if she is a boy, she might also appreciate such a girl.

It's just that she doesn't like Mona very much.

Except for the thoughts of some little girls in my heart.

Sakai Katsuko also heard that after Mona was recruited to the improvement class, she immediately clarified the relationship between herself and Gu Weijing in a very cold tone in the face of her mother's inquiry.

She liked the answer a lot, and she didn't like it very much.

Just like the baby you fancy, you are afraid that others will find out that he is good enough to snatch it from you, and you also hate the way others kick him away like throwing garbage.

Girls' minds are always complicated.

In short, Sakai Katsuko's perception of Mona is indeed not very good.

Looking at the carefully baked cakes that Mona handed over, Ms. Sakai's mood turned cold.

"Sorry, it's just that I... don't want to eat sweets these days."

Sakai Katsuko has a gentle personality. Even if she doesn't like Mona, she is not a girl who can give gifts to her classmates face to face and flirt.

She quickly made up an excuse in her mind, then put the little cake back.

"You don't want to eat sweets. You are controlling your weight, Shengzi, but your figure is already good enough." Mona felt a little regretful.

She thought for a while: "In this case, I can make some more cakes tomorrow, sugar can be substituted, I still want something lighter..."

"Thank you, Miss Sandeno, but don't bother, I don't need it."

Sakai Katsuko pursed her lips, coldly rejected the other party's kindness, turned her head and said lightly: "By the way, although I'm very sorry, you should just call me by my surname, Miss Sakai."

After speaking, Sakai Katsuko turned and left.

"Hey... a cake wants to bribe someone, and a toad wants to eat swan meat."

Just happened to pass by Marle, and happened to see this scene.

He laughed out loud.

There are only two girls among the six students in the advanced class, but the relationship between them is not good.

An honest girl like her who can only paint well doesn't like people like Mona who are good at making money.

She has a bad figure and is ugly. She has been a little transparent in Dulwich for many years. She looks at Mona with mediocre painting skills. With a pretty face and the help of her boyfriend, she is doing well in school. rise.

After all, God rewards those who work hard.

Before graduating, I met Mrs. Sakai who wanted to start an advanced class in the school, and finally she was arrogant for a while, but Mona didn't know what was going on, so she was pushed in.

She has long been unhappy with Mona.

Boys with high hormones are willing to brag about the beautiful ladies.And the girls are fighting each other, Marle doesn't have to save face for Mona.

"Marle, do you have any comments?" Mona looked at Marle angrily.

She is not a master of tearing like Kou Kou.But she is the president of the school's student union, the biggest official among the students, and she has a lot of ways to deal with some little sluts on the Dulwich campus.

Just staring at you every day to check your attendance and hair, and arrange for you to clean the studio, many girls can't stand it.

"Tch, I'm going to graduate soon... People don't like poor girls like you at all, why are you so arrogant." Marle didn't want to have a confrontation with the president of the girls' student union, and avoided the fierce Mona's eyes.

"Scheming bitch, sycophant..." She walked away muttering.

Mona grabbed the cake box with all her strength, her fingertips turned a little white.

Marle's words stung her a bit.

Is Ms. Sakai despising herself?
She recalled Gu Weijing's clean smiling face again in her mind. Every time she picked up a cake in the past, Gu Weijing would eat it seriously and then seriously praise her craftsmanship.

If this cake is baked for Gu Weijing, no matter whether it is good or not, he will definitely eat it very happily.

Regrettably,

Mona doesn't need a boyfriend who eats and praises her well.

What she needs are contacts, help, and a better stage and life.Gu Weijing couldn't provide it, but Mrs. Sakai and Miss Sakai could.

Therefore,
Even if Katsuko Sakai showed indifference towards her, she could only pretend that nothing happened, and continued to grit her teeth and smile.

Mona put the lunch box into her schoolbag, and opened the collection of works that Mrs. Sakai had corrected herself.

Everyone's portfolio has been revised by Mrs. Sakai herself.
Almost everyone's paintings are filled with all kinds of criticisms, such as composition ratio, details of brushwork, or inspiration and creativity.

Let them correct according to the comments again.

Even Miao Angwen, who has the best painting skills and has drawn 18 imitations of famous paintings by different masters in the collection, was scolded by Mrs. Sakai for lack of creativity.

She wanted to see how her portfolio was done after being taught by her private teacher.

Mona opened her semi-finished works collection,
When I saw the "Self-Portrait" on her homepage, Professor Cruz made a huge cross with a red marker pen, and a flamboyant comment.

Put the cart before the horse!!!
Mona recognized this as an English proverb, "The carriage ran before the horse", which can roughly be translated as "putting the cart before the horse".

This is common art criticism, but of the worst kind.

Mona's complexion was a little bad.

This painting is the one she thinks is the least likely to go wrong. It is a line draft that the graduate student who graduated from the Royal College of Art drew and pointed out for a few weeks.

Or self-portrait, a subject that can never go wrong.

Mona was never satisfied with the painting.

However, Professor Cruz gave such a bad review.

"How could this painting of mine be so bad in the professor's eyes?"

Mona was a little hard to understand.

She believed in Mrs. Sakai's artistic vision, but she was a little confused and confused, not knowing where the problem was.

Mona thought for a while, then walked over to Taro Komatsu who was leaning against the window and playing with his mobile phone with his head down.

"Teacher assistant, can I ask what you mean by Mrs. Cruz's comment?" Mona asked.

"It means... that you draw badly."

Komatsu Taro just glanced at Mona, then shook his head impatiently.

He was texting Katsuko Sakai and wanted to ask her out to play, so he was not in the mood to teach a little girl to draw.

"Sorry, teacher, can you tell me how to correct it?" Mona asked for advice.

"get out of class is almost over, let's talk about it next time." Taro Komatsu waved his hand.

"However, next class, Professor Cruz asked us to submit the revised draft..."

"Don't pester me, don't you understand? I'll talk about it in the next class." Senior Xiaosong impatiently shook off Mona's entanglement, and walked to Mrs. Sakai who was packing up.

"Auntie, Katsuko put on makeup for me today, it's so pretty." Taro Komatsu said.

"For you--"

Mrs. Sakai, who was arranging her handbags, paused for a moment, glanced at Taro Komatsu, and said inexplicably, "Probably."

"Mr. Xiaosong, girls are to be chased. You have to find a way to make her happy, find a way to have a common language, and find a way to make her like you. You are several years older than Shengzi, and you are also a veteran in love."

After a pause for a few seconds, Mrs. Sakai still couldn't help but said as she looked at Komatsu, who thought she was good and beaming.

"Auntie, this..." Taro Komatsu blushed.

"Okay, you don't have to hide it in front of me. As long as you are clean and only Shengzi is alone, I have no intention of pursuing the absurd things before."

After Mrs. Sakai beat Xiaosong a few words, she said in a pitiful tone: "I just want to remind you, if you don't bother chasing a girl like Katsuko, she might run away."

ran away?
Taro Komatsu always felt that there was something in Mrs. Sakai's words, which gave him a bad feeling.

"What do I need to do to make Sheng Zi happy?"

"This is your business." Mrs. Sakai stopped talking, stepped on her high-heeled shoes, and walked out of the classroom.

"Professor, can I trouble you to wait a moment, I want to take a few minutes of your time." Mona waited at the door of the classroom.

She wanted to figure out where the problem with her work was.

Mrs. Sakai hesitated for a moment, then looked at her watch.

"The hotel car has come to pick me up. I'll give you 3 minutes. What's the problem?" Mrs. Sakai has a bad temper, and she is quite responsible when teaching the class.

Among other things, a serious student like Mona has a limited level, but she won't make the teacher hate her.

"I don't quite understand what you said about my Self-Portrait."

Mona handed over her portfolio.

"Comments?"

Mrs. Sakai tapped Mona's portfolio with her fingertips.

"Miss Sandeno, isn't my comment clearly written on it? You draw too much of the basics. Are you painting a self-portrait? Or opening a clothing exhibition? What is the key to portraits, it must be returning to the characters."

"You are a person, you are not a clothes hanger." Mrs. Sakai criticized.

(End of this chapter)