Chapter 670 - Curious (1/2)

At the Military Compound.

“Auntie, sorry for the trouble. I didn’t really buy anything for all of you this time. I’m a little embarrassed,” said Lin Fan as he entered the house.

Xiu Fang was busy in the kitchen, “What’s the point of the formality? Your presence as a guest here is good enough.” Then, she shouted, “Lil’ Bao, your Uncle Lin is here. Quickly come down and see him. Weren’t you crying for him?”

The kid ran down excitedly from the stairs, “Uncle Lin…”

Although he was still young, his grandparents and parents told him that he was able to run so quickly because of Uncle Lin. Therefore, Lil’ Bao had always seen Lin Fan as his hero.

Lin Fan gently touched his head, “Lil’ Bao, you’ve grown taller.”

Elder Zheng said, “Elder Lin, let’s go and drink some tea. When my wife is done with the food, we can drink some beer.”

Lil’ Bao stuck to Lin Fan wherever he went. He felt that he had this power that could attract kids since every child loved to be with him so much.

In the study room.

Lin Fan looked at one of the artworks on display. It was the one that was given to Elder Zheng by him. It had been mounted on the wall.

Elder Zheng said, “Elder Lin, what are you thinking of drawing? How could you not have the materials to draw it?”

Lin Fan waved his hand, “It’s not that I don’t have it. It’s just that I don’t have a space that is big enough for me to draw. This time, it is going to be the biggest artwork that I’ve ever drawn. It is about 5 meters long…”

*Clatter!*

Elder Zheng spat out his tea, “Elder Lin, what did you say? Five meters long? What are you going to draw? Till this date, the biggest artwork was only 3 meters long and it was a legendary piece that lasted for many decades and generations. Isn’t yours a bit too big?”

“Too big? This is an International Arts Exhibition. We can’t just do average things. Now, do you understand why I decided to come to Beijing? I really can’t find a place that is suitable to draw such a big artwork. Therefore, I decided to come to Beijing to do it. Furthermore, we can keep it after the exhibition. If it is ruined, my efforts would be wasted.”

Zheng Zhong Shan took a deep breath to calm himself down. He didn’t expect Elder Lin to do such a thing. It was shocking.

He was almost shocked to death.

Then, Lin Fan took a piece of paper and a pen to write down what he was going to need to draw the artwork.

“Elder Zheng, look. All of my requests are here. Just prepare them and I can start anytime. However, you have to hurry. These artworks will take up a lot of time. It is really very different from other artworks.”

Zheng Zhong Shan felt that he wasn’t going to be shocked any further. However, when he saw Elder Lin’s requests, he swallowed his saliva forcefully. All ten artworks were going to be grand and big. They weren’t the usual type of artwork. Then, Elder Zheng nodded, “Don’t worry. I will get someone to prepare them tomorrow. Perhaps I’m lucky enough to see a groundbreaking artwork in my lifetime. I’m ecstatic even at the thought of it.”

…

The two of them chatted in the study room for some time.

Xiu Fang said, “Come on down, masters. The food has been prepared.”

Zheng Zhong Shan and Lin Fan discussed about many things in the study room. Even though they mainly discussed about artworks, they also discussed about some daily family activities. A youngster discussing with an elderly man about that would be a rather shocking sight to others.

The others somehow knew about Lin Fan’s arrival in Beijing and they immediately came over in the middle of the night.

Lin Fan was a little helpless. He was a youngster after all. He felt that he would become ‘old’ after interacting with so many elderly men.

Two days later.

At the Chinese Arts Association