love out of time

Chapter 106

Liang Jingxing had already returned to Liang's house, and was about to go out to pick up the two from the Humble Administrator's Garden, but before he reached the door, he saw Jiang Ci walking over with Mrs. Liang on his arm, talking and laughing.

Liang Jing walked forward: "Mom, you and Jiang Ci hit it off."

Mrs. Liang smiled, "With neither of you around, I'm almost bored out of my mind. You did a good thing this time, bringing back such a distinguished guest who suits my taste."

"Since it suits you, let her stay for a few more days."

"It would be best if I can stay here after the new year." Mrs. Liang half-jokingly said.

Jiang Ci glanced at Liang Jingxing, not sure if Mrs. Liang knew about the death of her parents, and after a few seconds of silence, she smiled slightly: "I'm afraid it won't work during the Chinese New Year, and I have to deal with Mr. Chen when I go back to collect the wind."

Mrs. Liang said with a smile: "Although I intend to keep you, but according to the etiquette of the Liang family, if a woman with a different surname stays for a new year, it is equivalent to a marriage. After thinking about it, only Jue Fei is the same age as you. It's not from the Liang family, it's from the Chen family..."

"Mom, the more you say it, the more absurd it becomes."

Mrs. Liang laughed loudly, "Don't take the old woman's nonsense words seriously."

After dinner, Mrs. Liang asked Jiang Ci to go to the study to help her look at some paintings.

"It's all my own graffiti. Please help me to see it. I think it's wrong, but I can't see what's wrong."

Jiang Ci took a stack of rice paper from Mrs. Liang, and opened it one by one.Mrs. Liang's painting is traditional Chinese painting, which is not the same way as Jiang Ci's main focus on Western oil painting, but there are some principles in common.

After reading Jiang Ci, he picked out a picture of orchids, "Most schools of painting pay attention to both form and spirit. Your painting is in place, but lacks a little charm. For example, this one is too rigid in shape, so it looks a bit rigid and not enough. Smart. When you paint in the future, you can omit some details, don’t have to cover everything, and use the brush more freely, without hesitation. Once you hesitate, the stroke will freeze.”

Mrs. Liang looked closely at the place she pointed for a while, she seemed to realize something, smiled and said: "It's scary to be born later, I'm afraid of drawing mistakes, and I have to think for a while every time I make a stroke."

"If you make a mistake, you can just change a piece of paper and start again. If you are tied up, you won't be able to enjoy the fun."

Mrs. Liang nodded again and again, "I'm already so old, some truths are not as clear as you, a 20-year-old girl."

Jiang Ci was embarrassed by the praise, "I can only talk on paper, some things fall on myself, and I don't understand it at all."

Mrs. Liang laid down her pen and ink, and looked at her with a smile, "You are so preoccupied at such a young age, why don't you tell me, maybe I can enlighten you."

Jiang Ci lowered her eyes and was silent for a moment, then shook her head.

Mrs. Liang glanced at her, smiled, and didn't force her.She grabbed her sleeves and moved her brush on the rice paper, but after a while, several plum blossoms jumped out of the paper.

A lamp was placed on the table, the light was soft, reflecting Mrs. Liang's calm and smiling face.Jiang Ci couldn't help being stunned, but felt that this scene was extremely moving.She has always felt that time is cruel, just like there is a gap every year between her and Liang Jingxing - but it turns out that time also has such power, it can carve out a kind of calmness and peace.

"Look again, how about this one?"

Jiang Ci came back to his senses, looked at the paper, and couldn't help nodding, "It's very charming."

Mrs. Liang laughed and said, "Don't try to comfort me with nonsense."

Jiang Ci shook his head, said with a slight smile, "I've been taught a lot that I don't know how to be both ways."

"It's not a bad thing not to be flattering, but in this world, it is inevitable to suffer. People with great wisdom can often find a balance between other people's requirements and their own nature."

Jiang Ci hurriedly asked: "What should I do?"

(End of this chapter)