Courtyard House: He Yuzhu Joins the Army, Presses an AK-47 with One Hand

The white-bearded old man asked.

"Ah."

Ran Qiuye nodded.

Finally, people began to appreciate He Yuzhu's paintings.

Ran Qiuye looked at the old man with great enthusiasm.

"This painting shouldn't have been painted by you, young lady. May I ask who painted it?" the white-bearded old man continued to ask Ran Qiuye.

He was clearly very interested in who drew it.

Ran Qiuye was filled with surprise.

The old man was able to tell that the painting wasn't done by her.

Ran Qiuye didn't lie and said truthfully, "This painting was indeed not painted by me, but by a friend of mine. His name is..."

When Ran Qiuye was about to mention He Yuzhu's name, she didn't say it.

He was worried that it would cause some trouble for He Yuzhu.

The fact that he borrowed this painting from He Yuzhu was already a trouble for He Yuzhu.

Beside the white-bearded old man was a middle-aged man in his late thirties. The middle-aged man casually said to Ran Qiuye, "Just tell me your name. Old Qi is different from others. I believe you have heard of Old Qi's name. To be favored by Old Qi is definitely an honor. Many people would love to do that."

The white-bearded old man said calmly to the middle-aged man, "The person who painted the 'Ten Thousand Horses Galloping' painting has a painting skill superior to mine. You can't say that."

"What!?"

The middle-aged man was surprised.

Is there anyone whose painting skills surpass those of Master Qi?

Ran Qiuye finally understood who Old Qi really was.

"The artist of this painting is He Yuzhu."

Ran Qiuye told her the truth.

Ran Qiuye felt that Elder Qi was a great man, and He Yuzhu would definitely be willing to get to know him. Moreover, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and she couldn't allow herself to refuse Elder Qi.

This old man.

It's a legend.

superb.

As Master Qi praised He Yuzhu's painting highly, many people gathered around. Those who hadn't even looked at the "Ten Thousand Horses Galloping" painting before were now full of praise after seeing it.

Chapter 183 Liu Guangtian Pursues Bai Ling

Ran Qiuye's mood fluctuated greatly at this art exhibition this morning. With the addition of Qi Lao, He Yuzhu's paintings were shining brightly in the universities of Beijing. Ran Qiuye was happy for He Yuzhu, which was exactly what she wanted to see. How could such a masterpiece not be shown to the world? Moreover, Ran Qiuye never mentioned He Yuzhu's name to anyone else. She was sensible in her actions.

Ran Qiuye comes from a scholarly family, is gentle and refined, and has a good sense of proportion. She also grew up abroad. She is truly a very good girl.

"Young lady, could you please leave your contact information so I can meet the owner of this painting in the future?" Old Qi continued, approaching Ran Qiuye.

"can."

Ran Qiuye nodded in agreement.

Ran Qiuye wrote down an address for Old Qi.

……

At the same time, at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang.

Matchmaker Zhang and Yu Li had already arrived at the front yard.

Yan Jiecheng, dressed in his father's Zhongshan suit and Yan Bugui's leather shoes, with his hair slicked back and impeccably groomed, was a far cry from his usual unkempt appearance. He stood courteously at the door, putting on airs. When he saw Yu Li, his mouth practically watered. Damn, Yu Li was truly beautiful. He had initially thought the matchmaker, Zhang, was exaggerating Yu Li's looks, but Zhang had actually been quite modest. Yu Li was both elegant and beautiful, with incredibly fair skin—a skin so fair it touched Yan Jiecheng's very heart.

What a bite.

That feeling...

Yan Jiecheng dared not think any further.

"Quickly, please come in, let's go inside." Yan Jiecheng was only stunned for a moment before quickly inviting Yu Li and Matchmaker Zhang into his home.

Yu Li had a good first impression of Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng is just an ordinary person.

Acceptable.

Yu Li didn't have high hopes for Yan Jiecheng. She just wanted to find a normal person, get married, and live her own little life.

Yu Li doesn't have any big wishes.

The three women were tidying up the table at home when they heard the commotion outside and rushed over.

"Yo."

"Coming."

The three women greeted her warmly and then stuffed candy into the matchmaker's hand.

They also slipped candy into Yu Li's hand.

There were also some peanuts, melon seeds, apples, and pears on the table.

"Ok?"

"Why does your house smell so strongly of candles?" Zhang the matchmaker asked Yan Jiecheng and the three aunts. Yu Li also looked at the two of them; indeed, the smell was very strong.

This smell wasn't there when Zhang the matchmaker came before.

Yan Jiecheng replied, "I don't know what's wrong with my dad these past few days. He's been tricked by a fortune teller who told him to light candles for many days to change his fate. I don't know exactly how many days, so I just let him do it for fun. No one in our family can persuade him otherwise."

Yan Jiecheng spoke very casually.

I planned to simply ignore this kind of thing.

Matchmaker Zhang and Yu Li nodded.

However, Yu Li frowned slightly.

Thinking to herself that having such a superstitious father-in-law in the future wouldn't be a good thing, today the fortune teller tells him to light candles, tomorrow he tells him to renovate or demolish the house, the day after tomorrow he tells him to do something with his daughter-in-law. Originally, Yu Li was quite happy about going on a blind date with Yan Jiecheng, but after learning about Yan Jiecheng's situation, she became somewhat unhappy.

Matchmaker Zhang noticed Yu Li's expression.

Matchmaker Zhang has been arranging marriages and matchmaking for many years.

Whether the woman is willing or not is obvious at a glance.

Matchmaker Zhang said on behalf of Yan Jiecheng, "Yu Li, I think Jiecheng is an honest young man. After you get married, you will definitely live in separate rooms. It doesn't matter if you don't light candles or not."

Yu Li looked up when she heard the matchmaker say that.

I think there's some truth to that.

Yan Jiecheng said, "I'm still living here after getting married. My dad's idea is that we can move out when my workplace provides housing, and then I can just pay him rent every day after the wedding."

Matchmaker Zhang: "Huh!?"

Yu Li frowned even more deeply.

It's understandable that they won't let us buy houses.

People are generally poor.

It's normal for a large family to squeeze together.

The son still has to pay rent to his father every month...

That's a bit outrageous.

And superstitious.

And a money-grubber.

One flaw is fine, but two flaws...

This really discouraged Yu Li.

Matchmaker Zhang said, "You two chat, Auntie, let's go out. I haven't been to your No. 95 courtyard in a long time. Show me around."

The three women immediately understood: "Okay."

As the third aunt left, she winked at Yan Jiecheng.

It means to make Yan Jiecheng pretend to be a big shot.

No matter what it's like on ordinary days.

When going on a blind date, you have to pretend; you have to brag when you need to.

They must make grand promises.

Since ancient times, routines have won people's hearts.

Only Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li were left at home. Yan Jiecheng rubbed his hands together, unsure of what to say.

Yu Li actually quite liked Yan Jiecheng's honest and simple nature, but when she thought about how superstitious and stingy Yan Bugui was, she didn't want to talk to him.

The two of them remained silent.

It was Yan Jiecheng who took the initiative to break the dull atmosphere.

"Yu Li, do you have a job now?" Yan Jiecheng asked.

Yu Li shook her head: "The subdistrict office hasn't assigned me a job yet, but it will be soon. Now everyone is equal, and the subdistrict office will assign jobs according to the order of arrival, regardless of gender."

Yan Jiecheng nodded.

Yu Li is a hard-working woman, so he was naturally very happy.

If I could marry Yu Li, we could both work.

Life will definitely not be difficult.

Yan Jiecheng: "I think you are really good."

“Mm.” Yu Li nodded.

She also felt that she was doing quite well.