Almighty painter

Chapter 680 The Secret of the Detective Cat (Part )

Koko can drive, so she volunteered to jump into the driver's seat and said happily that she had never driven such a good car before!
When the car turned from the inner road into a small road shaded by trees.

She suddenly became interested and parked the car under a tree. She wanted to switch seats with Gu Weijing and teach him how to drive.

In the past, Gu Weijing could not be said to be an experienced driver when it came to driving. He could only be said to be...not good at it at all.

There are not many professional driving schools in Yangon.

Many people learn to drive on their own.

Gu Tongxiang had enthusiastically suggested several times that he should teach Gu Weijing how to drive, but he always felt that it was not safe, so he refused.

Up to this point, all he knew about driving was limited to the few turns of a simulator steering wheel he had taken in a video game store when he and Mona had been hanging out together all those years ago.

In the past, Gu Weijing would definitely not agree to such a request, but now——

Who Cares.

In the past, he would not have been comfortable dancing around in the dance hall.

Gu Weijing thought about it, and he actually switched seats with Kokoo, repeating what Kokoo told him, "The left is the brake, the right is the accelerator, the forward gear is D, and the reverse gear is R." Then he slowly set off on the road.

He knows nothing about cars.

But a luxury sedan like Bentley is indeed very relaxing and enjoyable to drive, with various flip-up screens, solid wood trim and a gleaming chrome steering wheel.

It drives both refined and retro, and looks like a product of a different era than Gu Tongxiang's really old Lexus.

With Gu Weijing stepping on the accelerator so deeply, after closing the window, he couldn't even hear the sound of the engine.

It was so quiet that the only sound you could hear was the ticking sound of the Breitling chronograph clock embedded in the center of the center console. You could feel the steering wheel in your hands as it rolled over branches and dead leaves on the deserted dirt road. The sound you felt was almost imperceptible, but there was a clear and distinct sense of road vibration.

Life is so beautiful!
Except that Gu Weijing drove as slowly as a snail along the way.

This luxury GT sports car is designed to be able to run at speeds of over 300 kilometers per hour on unlimited speed highways or on the straight lines of the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and yet be as steady as a lazy and quiet whale. Its maximum speed did not exceed 30 kilometers per hour throughout the entire journey, and most of the time it was less than 20 kilometers per hour, not even as fast as a bicycle.

Even though Gu Weijing was as slow as a snail, he still accidentally broke the crystal laser headlight on the right side when turning, and a stone left a sharp scratch on the left door. When he was crossing a ridge of earth, he followed Miss Koko's instructions and stepped on the accelerator to rush over. The chassis may have hit something hard, making a loud "clang" sound...

Apart from these little episodes.

Overall, the driving experience is very pleasant and comfortable.

For this ultra-luxury two-door sports car, which is worth at least 20 pounds including optional equipment and there are only a few in the whole city, it may be a bit frustrating that it was treated like a bumper car and a tractor by an inexperienced novice driver on its first official road trip.

But they are happy.

As for how much it will cost to repair the damaged car.

How many weeks does it take to repair this type of car by ordering parts imported from overseas?

Koko didn't care at all.

Gu Weijing didn't care at all.

Chen Shenglin...Chen Shenglin probably wouldn't care at all.

Although Brother Hao restricted Gu Weijing's freedom, to be honest, he was indeed very polite to Gu Weijing during the few days in Xihe Hall -

The kind of politeness you would show to a canary in a cage or a precious koi fish in a cage.

What does it matter if a precious koi worth $100,000 eats one or two small fish worms?

Gu Weijing bumped into an imported Bentley Continental sports car, which shouldn't be a big deal.

That personal butler met almost all of Gu Weijing's requirements.

From asking for a sketchpad, to Gu Weijing asking Koko for a new IPAD to relieve boredom, to Koko discovering that this butler was like Aladdin's magic lamp, so she tentatively wrote down a few very different menus "honey salmon, Russian sour cream, Spanish cold soup crayfish with Cantonese steamed pork ribs" as lunch boxes for the picnic, and finally to the location of the lavender field and this expensive Continental sports car.

As long as you write your request on the note in the room, except that the butler regretfully expressed that there were no fresh Spanish lobsters in the club (oh, fortunately it was not the real Aladdin's magic lamp, Koko breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that), the rest of the wishes will be fulfilled.

Based on Gu Weijing’s speculation about Brother Hao.

Given Chen Shenglin's current situation, the other party should be very generous to him and would definitely not treat him harshly over such a small matter.

He was just very curious about where the other party's boundaries were.

It’s no big deal to just have a few Cantonese-style steamed dumplings.

Gu Weijing really wanted to know, if he wrote "helicopter" on the note, would Boss Chen feel angry and embarrassed, or would he really see a helicopter with its propeller spinning "puff puff" and landing in front of his room when he woke up tomorrow morning.

Later, Gu Weijing decided to forget it...

Isn't Koko cute?

It wasn't like he really wanted a helicopter. Anyway, whether he wanted to or not, when he woke up tomorrow morning, the matter between him and Chen Shenglin would come to an end.

He was too lazy to waste his precious time on a battle of wits and courage with Brother Hao.

Gu Weijing and Koko drove recklessly until they came to the lavender field, stopped the car, and ate the honey salmon and steamed buns prepared for lunch by the car.

They played around on the lunch mat for a while and then took a nap together.

now.

Wake up.

Gu Weijing discovered that Koko was no longer by his side.

He wasn't in a hurry either.

After tidying up his clothes, he took out a prepared small cloth bag from the central armrest of the Bentley, looked around, and then slowly walked forward along the path that extended deep into the lavender field.

The city of Yangon is located both along the river and along the coast.

There is a lot of rain.

There are also many water systems near Xihe Guild Hall.

Gu Weijing could see a small lake in the distance. It was not very big. Compared to the lake where Koko danced and they swam together that night, it was just like a small pool of water.

But perhaps it is because it is surrounded by lavender fields and the light is constantly reflected all around.

Look at it from this angle.

The sky was slightly blue, and the water was slightly purple.

Gu Weijing imagined that if it were Picasso's perspective, he might abstractly imagine such a scene as a charming girl.

The sky was as clear as a lighter emerald, and the water light was like a purple gem inlaid on the girl’s veil between her eyebrows, under the brim of the emerald hat.

Gu Weijing walked along the path along the ridge of the field for three or four minutes.

Then--

He really saw a charming girl sitting on a rock beside the pond.

She had an IPAD beside her, her skirt was half rolled up, she was barefoot, one leg was hanging naturally, the other leg was slightly curled up, her eyes were lowered, her hands were on her curled legs, and she was using something like a small plastic pistol to gently tap the surface of her calf.

The girl's skirt was half-rolled up, and she was sitting by the lake in the flower field with her eyebrows lowered, revealing a large area of ​​skin as clear as jade. This should have been the sexiest picture in the world.

It reminds people of words like "Peach Blossom Tree in Full Bloom" and "Beautiful and Graceful".

but.

What Gu Weijing thought of was the still reflection in the jade and the bamboo attracting the gentle breeze.

The Tao follows nature.

Koko crossed one leg and curled the other. Her posture, her eyebrows, and her slightly trembling eyelashes made her look peaceful and harmonious, as if she were some kind of meditating yoga master. She had been sitting by the lake for who knows how long, silently chanting the Taoist Huangting Sutra three thousand times.

Koko is such a girl.

When she moves, she is extremely active, like a tireless young girl; when she is still, she is extremely still, as gentle as an enlightened monk or nun.

Do you find enlightened masters sexy?
of course not.

Even if she is sitting on a rock with half of her robes on, you will just think she is very Zen.

Gu Weijing walked to the stone, gently put his hand on Koko's shoulder and greeted her.

Miss Koko didn't answer either.

She seemed to know that it was Gu Weijing who came. She turned her head slightly, took his finger in her mouth and nibbled his fingertips like a cat.

Then for a moment.

The enlightened monk in the cassock became the young nun in the Peking Opera who sang "Thinking of the Ordinary World": "I am a 28-year-old nun, and my hair was shaved off in my prime. I am a girl, not a man... I want to become a nun, but this is not my original intention!"

Gu Weijing couldn't help laughing.

Koko spit out his finger and smiled at him.

"Is this to relax the calf muscles?" Gu Weijing watched Koko push the instrument gently across her calf. "A fascia gun or something?"

"No, this is a freezing point hair removal device."

Koko probably knew that this answer was too beyond the scope for a boy like Gu Weijing.

Hair removal devices are a more advanced category than the shade of lipstick and the difference between foundation and eye makeup.

So she explained it one more sentence.

"Body management and hair management are the most basic things for dancers who want to pursue a professional career. If you can't dance well, it may be a problem of talent or ability. If you can't do these two things well, then for the teacher, your professional attitude is problematic and they won't even look at you straight in the eye."

"Professional ballet dancers will undergo relevant treatments every once in a while." Koko rubbed Gu Weijing's arm with her face.

"The hair removal cream depends on the person. Some people with sensitive constitutions will have their hair become thicker and harder. Beeswax can easily cause allergies. My skin is delicate, and once I use beeswax, it will turn red. So I have to use this."

Koko tilted her head and complained.

“It’s so particular.” Gu Weijing exclaimed.

"That's just the beginning. Dancing is hard work. A pair of shoes may be worn out in less than a week. I have to break the soles and sew the shoes myself. I ate an extra steamed bun today, so I can only eat chicken and broccoli for the next two days. And..."

Kokoo listed all the problems to Gu Weijing one by one.

"Are you watching a TV show? Multitasking?"

Gu Weijing noticed that Koko was massaging her calves while telling him about her dance life and staring at the TV series on the tablet computer next to her.

Doing three things at the same time.

It's so powerful.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Of course I have to find a way to distract myself. Otherwise, what should I do? You won't feel any back pain when you talk while standing. You'll know if you try it yourself."

Koko gritted her teeth and pressed the instrument in her hand on Gu Weijing's arm with a hum.

Gu Weijing subconsciously retracted his hand.

It didn't hurt as much as he thought it would.

Mainly cold.

It was icy cold, as if an ice cube had fallen on my arm. "Nuo, it's hard for me to work on the area from the back of my calf to my ankle, so you can help me. In the second gear, the lamp head must always be pressed tightly against the skin, otherwise it will not be effective." Koko handed the instrument in her hand to the boy and turned sideways on the stone.

"No, what I meant was...are you watching a German drama?"

Gu Weijing took the instrument in his hand and asked while lowering his head.

The language coming from the tablet was completely incomprehensible to him.

It's not English, it's not French, and it doesn't seem like Spanish either.

"Well, Babylon Berlin is a German historical drama. It's pretty good. It's from Netflix and tells the story of the Weimar Republic. Do you want to watch it? We can also watch it from the beginning later."

"Uh, whatever."

Gu Weijing smiled and said, "But I probably can't watch the German subtitled version like you."

This is the main reason why Gu Weijing was surprised.

He still remembered that when Katsuko Sakai asked her if she wanted to go to study in Japan, Koko said that she was not very good at learning languages ​​and it was too difficult to learn a new language. She thanked Miss Sakai for her kindness, but she would not make things difficult for herself.

Full calculation.

There is only one month left until then.

Koko is now watching a foreign TV series with original subtitles in pure German.

Gu Weijing was not sure when Miss Koko started learning German. Maybe it was when she put the application page of the German Study Abroad Association into her folder, or maybe it was when they said in the homestay that night that they would be good friends for life.

Maybe it came earlier than all those things, as early as the day when Koko rode her bike to take him home and asked him casually where he was going to school.

He just knows.

Koko always likes to keep her true thoughts to herself, letting her guess yours and letting you guess hers.

Just like in the cinema yesterday.

Sometimes Gu Weijing could guess what Koko wanted to do, but sometimes he could guess nothing.

Kokoko.

She always knows what he wants to do.

For example, now, Koko probably knew what Gu Weijing was thinking at the moment. She turned her head to look at Gu Weijing with a bright and cunning smile in her eyes.

"It's not as amazing as you think. I mostly watch their acting and just practice it to sharpen my ears. I can only memorize a few simple phrases now."

"For example, Guten Tag (hello), Tschü (goodbye), Guten Abend (good afternoon)..."

Koko counted on her fingers and spoke word by word.

"Oh, oh, oh, and der Augenstern (the one I love)."

Koko looked at Gu Weijing and said with a chuckle.

"What do they all mean?" Gu Weijing asked.

"You want to go to university in Germany, but you haven't studied anything at all." Koko asked back.

"Well, thinking about things in life, I'll learn it over there. Anyway, the major I applied for is taught entirely in English. I'm still an idiot in German now." Gu Weijing said.

"Then I won't tell you. Just let Xiao Gu continue to be an idiot. Look it up by yourself, or guess slowly." Koko's eyes were curved with a smile.

The two of them were talking.

Gu Weijing reached into his pocket, took out a small silk bag and placed it next to the girl.

"what is this?"

Koko paused her IPAD, turned around and asked.

"You like small bracelets, so I'm giving you this gift." Gu Weijing said in a low voice.

"You didn't go to the temple to ask for another bracelet, did you?" Koko made a face, tilted her head to the side of her shoulder, and looked at Gu Weijing, "This kind of thing depends on a sincere heart. There's no need to ask for one here and one there..."

"But you're right, I still like it."

Koko suddenly smiled, grabbed the small silk bag, put it in the palm of her hand, and untied the string.

"It's about the same idea, but this one was made by me."

"Oh, I really want to see it. I used to bake clay bracelets in an oven in pottery class. Do you remember——"

She emptied the bag.

Talking and talking.

Koko's voice suddenly became lower until she stopped talking.

There was indeed a wooden bracelet in her palm.

It looked far more delicate than one would have imagined; the entire chain was made of very hard dark wood, with a total of eighteen small beads strung together.

There are very tiny words engraved on each bead.

So small that it is almost invisible to the naked eye.

But even though she couldn't see clearly those tiny characters as small as a fly's head, Koko could still feel the exquisiteness of the strokes.

Koko guessed that the carvings on it should be Buddhist scriptures.

The handwriting is small and dense, with one word stacked on top of another, almost completely overlapping.

There are too many characters on it. It doesn't look like one of those small consecration bracelets sold in Koko jewelry stores, which are often just machine-carved with the six-character Buddhist mantra "duong ma ni bei mei hong".

The bracelet in his hand seemed to have a complete scripture engraved on it.

“This is very good rosewood. I tried to carve the entire Heart Sutra on it.”

Gu Weijing explained.

These materials and the knives used for carving were requested by the housekeeper the day before yesterday.

He didn't ask Brother Hao for a helicopter.

Since the housekeeper could get salmon, sour cream and Cantonese-style steamed buns for Koko, it would be a piece of cake for him to get the materials and carving knives of various sizes needed to carve wood.

Gu Weijing has always wanted to give Miss Koko a handmade gift.

His original plan was to carve an exquisite little wooden doll based on Koko's appearance. However, after actually trying it, Gu Weijing realized... he couldn't do it.

He has acquired legendary carving skills.

But the skills provided by the system, including those knowledge cards, whether about pets, the human body, or dancing, all revolve around painting.

This is also true for the Heart Sutra Carved by Zigang.

Although Lu Zigang was famous in history for being a skilled craftsman who was extremely good at carving, it was said that there was nothing he could not make or carve, such as pendants, rings, bracelets, hairpins, and rings.

But essentially.

The skills that Gu Weijing acquired were only related to the engraving techniques used in printmaking and dyeing.

It is also written in the skill description that it is only related to the "plane carving" part of Lu Zigang's skills.

Once you master one carving technique, you will be able to master many others.

Most flat engraving techniques can also be used when engraving in three dimensions.

But Gu Weijing also has to admit that carving a wooden doll has completely entered the field of root carving or material carving, rather than the field of printmaking.

There are still many techniques involved that he doesn't quite understand.

Moreover, it takes too much time to carve out the girl's facial features and hair from a piece of wood, and it cannot be completed in a short time.

finally.

Gu Weijing had to settle for the second best and replaced them with beads that had already been turned by machine tools.

He used a pencil to draw hair-thin knife strokes on the surface of the beads and carved the entire "Heart Sutra".

Eighteen beads.

A total of 260 words.

Gu Weijing carved this sutra until very late last night, so he slept very soundly at noon today and did not even notice that Koko beside him had woken up.

Koko looked carefully at the tiny words on the bracelet.

Gu Weijing's calligraphy level is average, which means he can write and is able to write.

Old Master Cao looked at the words he had written next to the scroll of "Wisteria Flowers" and complained with a pout that it was "without bones, without form, and without tendons", and it could not be called calligraphy at all.

Because in Cao Xuan's eyes, there is no law here at all, it can only be regarded as a big fat black pig.

The “rotten” that Gu Weijing wrote is just “rotten”.

But his knife skills are really good!

This is the work of Suzhou's strange man Lu Zigang himself, a legendary skill, very hard. Even if the ink on the paper is soft and sluggish, it will suddenly become more handsome and "stand up" from the ground after being carved with a knife.

Say.

Gu Weijing's calligraphy is bad, but that depends on who is judging.

In the eyes of Mr. Cao, his handwriting was unreadable, but to Mr. Wattl of Fitz International School, the skill of using the soft brush was like dancing a sword flower in front of him with a swift sword.

It’s still very cool and magical!

In Koko's eyes, the tiny Chinese characters covering the surface of this small bracelet have such a flower-like beauty.

Steady, dignified and well-proportioned.

Each stroke of the ink has its own rules, as if overlapping golden flowers have blossomed on the surface of the dark beads, each with its own posture and order.

"I don't really understand these things. I don't know if it's okay to carve these. It's just a token of my appreciation..."

Gu Weijing's voice came from Koko's ears.

Kou Kou didn't answer.

She just stared at the small bracelet in her hand.

Koko likes all kinds of bracelets, anklets, earrings, etc. However, her appreciation of carvings is not higher than that of Old Man Gu.

But Koko is much more intelligent than old man Gu.

She would not be like Gu Tongxiang, whose stupid first reaction when seeing such handicrafts was to think of some bullshit cat repaying a favor.

suddenly.

Koko was angry.

(End of this chapter)