Volume 6: Summer Chapter 36 Selling Paintings
Hearing the sound from upstairs, Tang Butian turned around slightly and looked outside.
The setting sun shone into the store.
"Would you like to buy one to keep?" Jiang You walked to a painting with more than ten colors mixed together. "Do you like this one? The colors are brilliant and full of childishness. In a dozen years, when our Jiang Mo becomes a great painter, these paintings will appreciate in value. It's worth investing in."
"No." Tang Butian refused.
Jiang You was eating fried chicken. He walked around the store for a while, then pointed to a painting in which all the colors were exploded and said, "Look at this one. The colors are bold, conveying a strong and cutting-edge feeling. It's really explosive."
Tang Butian walked a few steps out and then stopped. She pointed at the picture in front of her and asked, "What about this one?"
Jiang You looked at the painting she was pointing at.
The orange-gold sunset covered the picture, making the irregular red strokes even more dazzling.
"This one," Jiang You was a little embarrassed, "I originally planned to keep this one for myself..."
"I don't want it anymore." Tang Butian said bluntly.
"Three thousand, one price."
"don't want."
"You really won't consider it again?"
"No."
Footsteps were heard.
Chen Nan walked down the stairs, followed by Yunyun and Yang Xuan. Jiang Mo was held by Yang Xuan.
"I told Liu Boyang that we should go order food first, and he will go directly over," Jiang You said to Chen Nan, "Let's go now."
"Has everyone left?" Chen Nan asked.
"That's about it."
The last two children in the yard were also taken away by their parents.
Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief .
Jiang You walked up to him and said, "Thank you for your hard work today."
Then, the group went to the hotel in a mighty manner.
After we ordered the dishes, Liu Boyang arrived. After we sat down, he asked, "How is it today? Are there many people?"
"We sold nearly 2,000 drinks, snacks and sausages alone, and we also sold quite a few books," Jiang You was very happy. He said, "It was worth it for me to inflate so many balloons."
Liu Boyang calculated the money and asked, "That's not enough to cover the cost, right?"
"It's okay, about the same." Jiang You poured a cup of yogurt and placed it in front of the minced ginger.
"The voices of those naughty kids are still in my head," Lin Yu rubbed his brows, "too noisy, really."
"That's because you haven't been to my previous group. That's what we call noisy," Yang Xuan interrupted. "Every time we discuss the process, the topic will fly to the sky and we can't pull it back no matter how hard we try. We talk at the same time and no one can convince us."
Liu Boyang glanced at her and said, "I see, there seems to be some new comments on Weibo..."
"I'm just trying to get some attention." Yang Xuan lowered her head and drank her beer.
"I'm glad you're okay."
The dishes were served quickly, and soon the plates filled up most of the table. As the hot food entered our stomachs, the atmosphere at the table gradually became more heated.
"Brother Jiang." Yang Xuan called Jiang You.
"What's wrong?" Jiang You asked.
Yang Xuan drank some wine, her cheeks flushed, she said: "You have to pay me today, right? And Sister Nan, Brother Lin, we were so busy this afternoon that we didn't even have time to drink water. And Brother Boyang, if he hadn't helped you with the arrangements, there wouldn't have been so many people coming."
"I want to pay the salary, but you know, the cost has not been recovered yet," Jiang You looked at Tang Butian, "How about I give you 20% off the painting and you can take it back tonight? Otherwise, I won't be able to pay it before today's meal and I'll have to stay and wash dishes for half a month."
“40% off.”
"Okay, it's settled then."
"How much is it at a 40% discount?" Chen Nan asked.
"Eighteen hundred." Tang Butian replied.
"So expensive?" Yang Xuan was a little surprised.
"I'm thinking about paying you guys," Jiang You continued, "Why don't you buy one and put it at home to protect your house?"
"I don't have any money. I still owe Brother Huan money. I don't have a home either."
"You can save it for me first."
"You said I was your idol," Yang Xuan put a piece of chives in the bowl with chopsticks, "You're refusing to pay me for half a day's salary."
"Didn't you just kick me out of the fan club?" Jiang You stole a piece of pork ribs from Chen Nan's bowl. He saw that Yang Xuan's bowl was full of vegetables. "Are you still losing weight?"
"Yes, I eat grass every day, just like a rabbit." Yang Xuan picked up a long leek with chopsticks and ate it in a three-lobed mouth, imitating the rabbit's mouth. "I raised rabbits when I was a child." Yang Xuan gestured with her hands to measure the size. "I raised them to this size."
"Rabbit must be smelly, right?" Jiang You asked.
"Fortunately, it will go to the toilet by itself. Just clean it every day."
"How about we raise a rabbit too?" Jiang You asked Jiang Mo.
Jiang Mo shook his head.
“How many fish should we raise?”
Jiang Mo continued to shake his head.
"How about raising a python for something exciting?"
"Oh, that's so scary." said Chen Nan.
Jiang Mo still shook his head.
Jiang You rubbed Jiang Mo’s hair twice.
Yang Xuan talked about her rabbit with great interest. "My little rabbit loves to be clean. One time, I played with it for a while and it suddenly ran away. I thought something happened, but it turned out that it ran back to go to the toilet. After it was done, it ran back and asked me to continue playing with it. It can also unlock the cage by itself."
"That must be a spirit, right?" Liu Boyang said.
"It would be great if it could become a spirit," Yang Xuan's mood suddenly became depressed. "My dad wouldn't let me take the rabbit away. I later asked my brother, but he didn't remember anything about the rabbit."
…
After dinner, Yunyun was so sleepy that she couldn’t open her eyes. After Chen Nan told Jiang You not to bully the little girl, he took Yunyun back to bed.
Walk out of the hotel.
Yang Xuan's steps were a little unsteady, as if she had drunk too much.
"Shall I take you home? I'll drive the car over later." Liu Boyang said to Yang Xuan.
"No, I'll take a taxi myself..."
"Let Boyang take it there," Jiang You helped her up after seeing her stumble, "Send me a message when you get there."
"good."
Yang Xuan looked at Jiang You and said, "I'm so happy today."
Jiang You took out the fisherman's hat from her hand and helped her put it on. "Happy Children's Day."
"If we leave this street, will the magic disappear?"
“You can come back again.”
"Really?"
"Your paintings are still stored with me."
"Salary, my salary..."
"I'll send you a WeChat message later."
Liu Boyang drove the car over.
Yang Xuan thought hard and said, "I will be the leading actress and win the award."
"Yes."
"I'm leaving, don't forget your salary."
Yang Xuan waved to Jiang You, then she got into the car.
"It's too unfair for her to be a star," Lin Yu took a step forward and walked to Jiang You's side, "She is a rare sales talent. If I hadn't..."
"You've had too much to drink, too?" Jiang You glanced at him.
"No, I," Lin Yu thought for a moment and said, "Brother Jiang, I'm going back first. I'll come over to run with you tomorrow."
"Go ahead, go ahead, sleep in tomorrow."
"I'm leaving too." said Tang Butian.
"Take the painting before you go."
"good."
Jiang You carried Jiang Mo and Tang Butian back to the insect house.
When opening the store, Tang Butian said, "The research institute will move back to Laojinshan next month."
"Did you mention it at the meeting this week?"
"Yes, I hope you'll be there by then, " Tang Butian pursed her lips, "Part of his remains are in the institute. Jinghu insisted on getting Tang Jiang because of the remains. I don't want anything to go wrong during the relocation process."
“Thank you for your trust, leader.”
"Next Wednesday, come to the company and bring the recruitment information."
"Understood, morning or afternoon?"
"afternoon."
Jiang You walked into the store, put down the minced ginger, moved the glass display case, and took the painting down from the wall.
Tang Butian reached out to take the painting. At this moment, she felt a chill running through her body. Then, she felt countless red needles shooting towards her from all directions. She clenched her wooden sword tightly, and a dark light appeared on the blade...
"Don't worry, I'll pack it for you."
She heard Jiang You's voice, and then she saw Jiang You's hand grabbing the blade of the wooden sword.
The tiny needles in the sky disappeared.
The heavy feeling of oppression also disappeared.
Jiang You took the painting and walked to the counter. He pulled out a spider silk from somewhere, wrapped it around the top of the frame, found a cardboard box, and stuffed the painting and the frame into it.
"What's going on?" Tang Butian asked.
"There's a hint of his murderous intent hidden in the painting." Jiang You handed the wrapped painting to Tang Butian, "Transfer the money to me via WeChat."
