The all-powerful wife of the wealthy family

Chapter 167 I Think You Are Special

When Josh saw Toni again, he almost didn't recognize him. Josh always distinguished Toni based on his green hair, and he never seemed to have looked at his face carefully.

This time, Josh saw him clearly.

Toni smiled and said, "Why, don't you recognize me?"

Toni and Josh, who were tied together, sat side by side. Hammer and the others were still drinking and eating meat, already drunk and unconscious.

"You don't seem to be worried about the current situation at all."

"There's nothing to worry about. Can they get anything from Dennis when they go to the orchard? They might get in with their lives. Do they dare to kill me? They don't dare. Look at them, we can't go out now No one can stop it."

"But if Dennis kills them, don't you think my partner and I will be in trouble?"

"No, I can help you settle it."

"What do you rely on to settle it?"

"As long as I say a word, my dad will come back and help me fix everything."

Josh suddenly changed the subject and asked him, "Why do you live in that place?"

"What's wrong there?"

"At least there's nothing good about it."

"I'm used to it."

"How long have you lived there?"

"Seven or eight years."

"I don't think there's anything in there."

Josh recalled that there was only a cement slab in that basement, and there was a belt in the corner, which didn't look like a place where people lived at all.

"I don't need anything."

Josh looked at Toni, and Toni met Josh's gaze and avoided it, "Don't look at me like that."

Josh still stared at Toni, "Tell me about you and your dad?"

"You want to hear?"

"I'll listen to what you say."

"My dad and I, it's very simple. He married me a stepmother. I didn't like it, so I went out alone. He was waiting for me to understand him one day, or if I needed him, he took the initiative to find him."

"..."

"I understand him now, but I plan to go to him after I'm done."

"Why do you suddenly understand?"

"Because I know what love feels like, and I know how far things can go for love."

Josh was silent, contradictory.

"Do you think I'm really being kidnapped now? In fact, I could have gotten away a long time ago. I was just wondering if you would come."

"What if I don't come? I can leave Murcia directly with my partner."

Toni said calmly, "Then I'll go home and sleep."

Josh had a hard time equating that basement with home, but Toni naturally called it home.A bleak, dark, and decaying home, where a child lived alone from eight to 16 years old.

"Black hair suits you very well. This suit fits you well. I thought you would be bigger if you wore it."

"When I was a child, I was very afraid of being alone. If I dyed my hair green, everyone knew I was a bad boy. No one dared to mess with me. So although it was ugly, it always gave me a sense of security."

"..."

"Your suit looks like a high-end product. I can't afford to pay for it if it breaks."

"gave it to you."

"Josh..."

"kindness?"

"I think you're special."

"..."

"I don't think you are from this world."

Josh smiled and said, "Then which world am I from?"

Toni's expression turned serious, and he was really lost in thought.

Josh asked him: "Do you believe that people can go back to the past and fly to the future?"

Toni quickly replied: "How is it possible." After speaking, he immediately looked at Josh in surprise, "Are you kidding me, are you really not from this world?"

Josh said solemnly: "Well, no, it's really not. I come from a parallel world. I don't know if you can understand."

"How many of them are the same as you?"

"kindness……"

Josh didn't expect Toni to accept this reality so quickly, and after knowing this fact, he seemed happier than before.

Josh used the walkie-talkie to tell Alice that he was fine and told them not to worry and go to bed early.

Toni fiddled with the walkie-talkie for a while, and then asked a lot of questions. Josh answered them carefully. Toni opened up a new world. Although he couldn't participate in it yet, it already made him very excited and happy.

"Toni, study hard and live well. When you become a real man, when you are old, I might come back to see you."

"really?"

"If there is a chance, I will definitely come back."

"Keep your word?"

"Keep your word!"

"When will you leave and return to your world?"

"In half a year."

"Then how long are you going to stay in Murcia?"

"Maybe ten days, maybe 20 days."

"So fast?"

"We still have work to do."

"If you need help, come to me."

"Toni..."

"kindness?"

"You move, don't live in that basement anymore."

Toni saw affection in Josh's eyes, but Josh just regarded Toni as a younger brother who needed to be loved.

"it is good."

The two of them were the only ones in the garage who were still sober, and everyone else was lying around drunk and paralyzed.

"They, I'll deal with them, and I promise I won't cause you any more trouble."

"Thank you."

"Actually, I caused this trouble, and it's only right for me to clean up the mess."

Josh didn't know how Toni would deal with it, but after that night, nothing unpleasant happened, and Murcia around them became peaceful and quiet.

Toni moved into a room overlooking the garden with early morning sun and bright moonlight at night.

The day he first met Josh seemed like a long time ago. Toni was sitting on the windowsill, drinking a beer, watching the people passing by in the street. become very cute.

Thinking of the scene where he wailed and begged for mercy in front of Josh, Toni couldn't help laughing, the self at that time was really unbearable.

But in just a few days, he actually found himself.

That day, too bad, made him lose face.

That day was so beautiful, it gave him a new life.

If it wasn't for Josh's appearance, Toni believed that he would have rotted to death in that damp and cold basement.

He never told anyone about his family, his parents, his siblings, or even any details of his own life.

But he calmly told Josh that he married his stepmother's father, and the man was also very calm after hearing this, and didn't show too much sympathy.

Toni often doesn't know whether his expression is conveyed correctly. When others see him smiling, he may not actually be smiling. He really wants to express the correct facial expression in front of Josh, but he doesn't know if he can do it.

Toni drank the wine in his hand. When he picked up a new bottle and was about to open it, he shook his head slightly and put the wine back.

He stretched himself, packed a few books, and prepared to go to the afternoon class.

He combed his hair neatly, dressed neatly, and looked like a model three-good student.

He met Waldo on the road, and Waldo showed a surprised expression.

"Toni, where are you going?"

"Go to school."

"..."

"You sit at the same table with me in the future, and I will tell the teacher."

"Toni, we're not in the same class."

Toni put his hand on Waldo's shoulder, "It would be nice to be transferred to another class."

Waldo's face wrinkled, "I'm a sophomore in high school, you're a freshman in high school, we're not in the same grade."

"Well, then I'll go directly to the sophomore year of high school, and I'll be in the same class as you."

"You...you don't even know the courses of the second year of junior high school?"

"Well, I may not even be able to do the homework questions in elementary school now, but it's okay, and I can make up for it soon."

Where does this confidence come from?Waldo looked at Toni, and it turned out that the two cousins ​​looked alike, but Toni kept wrapping himself up, not showing his real appearance.

"Josh, is he leaving soon?"

"kindness."

Waldo suggested: "Tomorrow will be [-], let's find them to celebrate the New Year with them after school."

Toni hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, we'll take the grapes to find them after school."

The song "Whenyoubelieve" was echoing in the orchard at this time, and the voices of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston overlapped with passion and agility.

Cui Nana walked around the room and the yard, looking for a suitable scene, humming along.

"Although we know there''''smuchtofear
After Wewere moving mountains long

Beforeeweknewwecould know I could do it

There can be miracles when you believe miracles will happen as long as you believe.

Thoughhopeisfrail though hope is slim
It''''shard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve

Whenyoubelievesomehowyouwill as long as you believe you might
Youwillwhenyoubelieve as long as you believe in miracles will happen"

"Nana, I just found out that you can sing." Dennis leaned half on the comfortable cushion, put down the medical book in his hand, and looked at Cui Nana dotingly.

"There's a lot you don't know." He took a photo for Dennis, and took a look at it. If he wasn't satisfied, he deleted it.

What Dennis read was the medical book that Nelson gave him before he left. There is still a box of notes made by Nelson in Dennis’s room, which records many precious cases and treatment experience, as well as some research articles, embodying Nelson’s lifelong efforts .

Josh was cleaning the coffee-stained cup, but no matter how much he washed or rubbed it, he couldn't clean it. The black coffee stains stuck to the cup wall very stubbornly.

Alice saw it and handed over a box of salt.Josh was puzzled.

"Try it with a salt rub."

Josh sprinkled a little salt on his hands and rubbed it again. It really worked, and the coffee stains were rubbed off smoothly.

The two looked at each other and smiled, click, which was frozen into a permanent picture by Cui Nana.

Dennis walked behind Cui Nana with his waist supported, and naturally put Cui Nana in his arms, and said, "Let me see."

Cui Nana turned out the last photo and showed it to Dennis.

"This is too much like a young couple."

While rinsing the cup in front of the water, Josh said, "You don't look like you, your waist needs to be healed quickly, be careful that Nana was abducted by a tall and handsome Spanish bullfighter, I heard that when she went out to buy cigarettes yesterday , but was harassed by several Spanish men."

"What happened?" Dennis straightened Cui Nana, facing himself, "Why didn't you tell me?! You can't go out alone in the future. I'll go out with you to buy cigarettes, or I'll go out to buy for you."

Cui Nana pinched Dennis' waist mercilessly, "Take care of your waist in peace."

Dennis grinned hoarsely and cried out in pain, Cui Nana quickly took a picture and said this one is good.

"Delete this one for me, delete it quickly!" Dennis made a gesture to grab the camera, but Cui Nana dodged to hide.

"Dennis, you need to know the consequences of deleting my photos!"

Yes, Dennis never dared to touch any of the photos that Cui Nana took.

After all, it's life-threatening.

Dennis suddenly came to his senses, "By the way, Josh, how do you know that our Nana is being harassed?"

Josh smiled and said, "Did you hurt your brain? Of course I saw it because I went out with Nana."

"You are by the side, why do you let Spanish men harass our Nana?!"

"Your Nana is too sexy, beautiful and alluring. I can't wrap her up, and those men didn't do anything. I can't fight them just because of this."

"Too."

Dennis looked at Cui Nana carefully. Today she was wearing a plaid lace silhouette dress, a black and white small grid slim long coat, and a pair of black and white printed high heels on her feet. Her forehead hair was combed back. Show her tall, slender waist and glamorous.

He looked at himself again. In order to make his waist more comfortable, he was wearing a large off-white sweater, which was bought by Cui Nana on the street in Murcia. Thinking about it carefully, it was very unlike Cui Nana's aesthetics. Dennis suddenly realized, Cui Nana must be trying to vilify him on purpose, even if he needs loose and comfortable clothes, he wouldn't wear such shapeless, dirty clothes.

"Nana, accompany me to the street tomorrow to buy some more clothes."

"Isn't this something you wear?"

"It's too ugly."

"We need to save some of our money, and don't be too fussy."

Dennis burst into tears, Alice and Josh laughed secretly.

"What are you laughing at? It's too unkind to gloat."

Cui Nana said: "It's too handsome, too much trouble, Josh is a lesson from the past. Little girls, little boys, you must not be able to resist."

The venomous snake is no more than Cui Nana, and she speaks lightly, leaving people speechless.

However, everyone knew that there was no malice in Cui Nana's words.

Josh's face was wrinkled, but Alice was still smiling. Dennis felt relieved for two seconds, then felt something was wrong again, "What about you? You are so charming every day..."

Alice came out with a plate of fruit and said, "Our Nana is all coquettish in no matter how ugly or ill-fitting her clothes are, so let's keep our eyes seductive."

Dennis was not convinced, and said, "Then I'm just as handsome in a sack."

Toni and Valdo bought a large bag of grapes and came to the orchard. When they were preparing dinner, they found that none of the people could cook. Fortunately, Bruna came with Ainoa, and they also brought a bag full of grapes. big grapes.

Dennis asked curiously: "Why do you all bring grapes? Is it the season to eat grapes in Murcia?"

Bruna explained with a smile: "We eat grapes during the New Year in Spain."

Aiona carefully washed the grapes one by one. She further explained: "When there are 12 seconds before zero, the clock on the big clock tower will be struck. At that time, we will start eating grapes. It is one second. Knock it once, and we will eat a grape every second, so that we will have good luck in the new year, and our wishes will come true.”

"So this is ah."

Dennis grabbed a handful of washed grapes, walked towards Cui Nana while eating, he walked very slowly, peeled two more grapes as he walked, and sent them to Cui Nana's mouth.

"It's so sweet." Cui Nana couldn't help admiring.

Dennis said shrilly, "That's because I dialed."

Bruna isn't as good a cook as Nelson, but she's the only one here who can cook good food.

On the big round table for eating, with Bruna as the center, Aiona, Alice, Josh, Toni, Waldo, Dennis, Cui Nana, Wu Tong and Zheng Jiaxuan sat clockwise.

This evening, no matter how big or small, they all drank the local wine made in Murcia. The wine was not too strong, but its stamina should not be underestimated.

Even Bruna didn't limit how much Ainoa could drink, she said that everyone should enjoy themselves today.

Toni would have a drink with Josh from time to time, and Josh would often take a sip. He drank the glass neatly, as if trying to get drunk on purpose, but he held too much alcohol to get drunk.

When it was almost midnight, Bruan reminded everyone: "Hurry up, peel the grapes and put them on the plate. Everyone will eat twelve in a while. Count them all, don't make mistakes!"

Each of them put a small bunch of grapes in front of them, and began to peel the grapes seriously. Cui Nana's right hand was not fully healed, so Dennis did it for her.Time passes by every minute and every second, and [-] is getting closer and closer. The arrival of the new year always brings new hope. If this year is good, I hope that the next year will be even better. If this year is not good, then look forward to a new year of good luck.

Bruna shouted excitedly: "Three, two, one, it's started, remember to make a wish!"

The bell rang through the sky, and countless wishes flew into the sky, turning into a dazzling starry night.

Ten people in the orchard have ten different wishes.

Bruna: I hope my daughter is healthy and happy.

Aiona: To find a man that I love and who loves me.

Alice: Find the design draft, bring three partners, and return safely to [-].

Josh: Talk to Zweig and get Zweig's signature.

Toni: After this separation, one day in the future, the better self will be able to meet Josh again.

Waldo: Say goodbye to the old life completely and start a new and active campus life.

Dennis: live up to every patient.

Cui Nana: Travel the world with a camera.

Wu Tong: Travel all over thousands of mountains and rivers, and paint all over the world.

Zheng Jiaxuan: Complete the compilation of art history.

When Josh ate the tenth grape, he accidentally knocked a grape to the ground. He hurriedly lowered his head to pick it up, but was pulled by Alice, and there was an extra peeled grape in his hand.

When zero o'clock comes, respect each other with a glass of wine, and say happiness to each other.

Josh whispered to Alice: "If you gave me one, wouldn't you lose one?"

Alice laughed: "I just peeled thirteen, just in case."

Seeing Cui Nana picking up the camera to take pictures from time to time, Waldo asked her: "Is there any difference between taking pictures and drawing? Everyone will have cameras in the future, so will no one draw realistic pictures?"

Josh translated Waldo's question to Tri Nana.

Cui Nana glanced at Waldo and said, "How is that possible?"

Waldo, who thought Cui Nana would give an explanation, waited for a long time but did not wait for the next article.

At this time, Ainoa said quite seriously: "The piano and the violin can play the same music, but the feeling is different. The pictures taken can be drawn with a brush, and the feeling is also different, right, Miss Nana? "

Cui Nana listened to Josh's translation and looked at Ainoa. For the first time, she felt that this girl had extraordinary intelligence in addition to her beautiful appearance.

Cui Nana rarely has the willingness to say a few more words, "I don't say which one is closer to reality and which one is more meaningful. I'm not interested in this kind of discussion, and I don't think this kind of discussion is meaningful. Shooting What comes out is the momentary impact, and the focus is on capturing. The pictures in everyone's eyes and hearts are different, and the beauty captured is different; if you draw, you can be realistic, and you can also create things that do not exist in real life. Pictures and stories. I can only say that they are all art, with no high or low, each with meaning. It is to use different means to express the creator's heart and desire."

Josh stopped his chopsticks and carefully translated every sentence. Alice quietly told Josh that your Spanish is getting better and better, but it seems to be with a dialect.

Josh smiled wryly, thinking of a friend of his in Germany, who stayed in Sichuan, China for three years, learned Sichuan Mandarin, and proudly told Josh that he could speak Chinese, but as soon as he uttered it, Josh laughed.

Hearing Cui Nana's words, Valdo thought of their painting teacher from Malaga. He often mentioned a former student of his, who would send a letter from time to time, and the letter was often a short story with a painting.A story is about a math class where the teacher asked a student, if someone gives you five melons and you eat four, how many are left.The student said without hesitation that there was one left.The teacher asked him to confirm, are you sure this is all?The student's playful answer, and a stomachache.

After listening to Waldo's words, Cui Nana felt that the story was familiar, and soon realized that the student who sent the painting in this letter was the famous Picasso.

In 33, Picasso was [-] years old.

It's just that he left Spain a long time ago, and settled in Paris ten years ago.

This year, Zweig also happened to be 33 years old. Josh thought about it carefully. At this time, Zweig was already a famous biographical writer.

In 1, the First World War began in this year, but according to the plan, they needed to return by ST-[-] before mid-June, and the Sarajevo incident might not have happened at that time.

Josh thought that Cui Nana should have carefully counted the time long ago, and she should feel a little regretful.

However, can they really return to [-] smoothly within half a year?

When Nelson left, he left Bruna the key to the bookstore, which Josh had borrowed from Bruna the night before.

The days returned to tranquility, and the four of them were thinking about their own affairs, not asking each other, not disturbing each other, and occasionally helping each other.

Josh's shoulder is no longer serious, Cui Nana's left hand has fully recovered, and her right hand has been liberated, making her more flexible; Dennis' waist is also recovering quickly. Although he needs to rest for a while, he can still accompany Cui Nana to the city Went for a walk.

On the first day of the New Year, Alice searched the streets for all the newspapers and magazines, and then went to Nelson’s bookstore with Josh. Josh read through the books in the bookstore one by one, and took out the ones he was interested in, preparing for these days. Read slowly; Alice sits quietly by the window reading the newspaper and drinking coffee.

"Look at what this is?"

Alice raised her head, "Art of Youth..."

Josh stroked the cover and said, "This is a review magazine on literature and art that Picasso co-published with his friends when he was in Madrid to promote modernism. All the illustrations in it were drawn by Picasso. It is said that this There are only five issues of the publication, which is quite precious. Although Nelson is small and inconspicuous, there are quite a lot of good things. If this is brought back to [-], it will be great.”

Alice regretted: "Unfortunately, we can't take it away."

Josh sighed: "Yeah..."

Alice took a sip of her coffee, "Picasso is good at painting, but I heard that his private life was a mess."

"Well, it is very controversial. His widow, lover, and grandson all committed suicide. My sister Joy said that he is a good painter, but he is not a good person. In the final analysis, he is not a good person. No matter how good the painting is, it is not a good painting. Son."

"How old is Joy now?"

"Just had my 12th birthday."

"It's so small, the problem is quite profound."

"Sometimes it's very mean." When thinking of his sister, Josh had a very doting smile on his face.

"Then what do you think of Picasso?"

"I, I'm afraid that if I say it, the image in your mind will collapse."

"What image do you have in my mind now?"

"sunny?"

Alice smiled, didn't speak, and drank her coffee with her head down.

Josh said: "I think human nature is inherently evil, so people can use their reason not to break the law. If you are strong enough, you can solve them and get through them, but if you are too weak and fall down, you shouldn’t blame anyone.”

Alice fell into thinking, whether human nature is inherently good or evil, she never thought about it, she has been living too hastily.

"What do you think of Picasso?"

"A great painter, artist. A man who never made a mistake in his life is so boring. A man's mistakes can't hide the fact that he is a great genius, not only Picasso, but also many others."

"Including yourself?"

"There are too few people who can discover their own genius points in their lifetime. I think I can be a competent researcher at best."

Alice seemed to agree with what Josh said. She poured a new cup of coffee and asked him, "Drink?"

Josh stepped forward to receive it, the coffee was still hot.

At this time, a kitten ran into the bookstore, followed by a tall woman.

The woman held the kitten hiding in the corner in her arms, stood up, smiled apologetically, and said in broken Spanish: "Sorry, excuse me, this stray cat is too similar to the one I raised before , I can’t help but follow it all the time.”

Josh said, “It’s okay.”

The woman was a little panting from running, and she asked, "Can I rest here for a while?"

Josh pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Of course, sit here."

Hearing that the woman's Spanish was not authentic, Alice asked her, "Where are you from?"

"I'm from France."

Although the French woman's bones look a bit big, she is still very beautiful, and she is an informal woman at first glance.

Alice also poured her a cup of coffee, and she generously took the coffee and drank it, and introduced herself: "My name is Fernanti Olivia. You don't look Spanish either."

Alice said: "We are international students. This is a friend's bookstore. We help take care of it for a day."

"Oh, so, then you can speak English."

Alice smiled and nodded.

Fernanti said in fluent English: "Then let's speak English."

While drinking coffee, she stroked the kitten lying in her arms, and said with emotion: "When I met him, it was because of a cat that looked exactly like this one, with round eyes and a black body." There is a pinch of white hair on the tail. That afternoon, it rained heavily, and I took shelter in a small shop, and he happened to be standing there, blocking my way, and I almost ran into him. I hold such a cat in my arms."

Fernanti seemed to be stuck in fond memories, and when she said these, she always had a faint smile on her face.

Alice asked her, "Is he your husband?"

Fernanti said: "No, my husband is a sculptor, he is a painter. My husband is a delirious person, he kicked me out, and then I met this painter, his name is Picasso, and many Spanish people know him, I don’t know if you have heard of it. He is now well-known in Paris, Germany and Russia, and he has held many art exhibitions before, but the critics are not tolerant of him.”

Alice and Josh looked at each other in surprise.

"When I met him, his studio was at 13 Lavignan Street. The building was incredible. It was built with wood, zinc sheets, and dirty glass, and it had five floors. It didn't collapse. It's a miracle, there are so many chimneys inserted on the upper floor, each one looks like it grew out of a man, dirty and ugly."

Alice coughed lightly, took a sip of coffee, then picked up the newspaper on the table and flipped through it.Josh looked at Alice with a meaningful smile, still listening to Fernanti's memories.

"This building also has a nickname called 'laundry boat'. A friend of ours thought this house was like a boat carrying washerwomen on the Seine River, so he gave it such a nickname, but I couldn't see it like that. Laundry boat, how is it like a laundry boat? Probably because I don’t have much imagination. These artists have different brains from ordinary people, and they can see things in their eyes that we can’t see.”

"On the day I bumped into Picasso, he invited me to his studio. It was a mess, piled up with a pile of paintings, and all of them were blue. Although it looked sickly, but to be honest, it was really pretty. Not bad, there is a painting that I am particularly impressed with. It shows a blind man, with his slender and dry hands touching the kettle and bread on the table, his eyes are completely closed in, as if he was dug away by life, and the whole body is trapped The sense of powerlessness in the dark abyss. That kind of sadness and helplessness particularly touched me at the time, and I was sucked in immediately. He is a genius, no matter what, I have to admit it.”

Josh knew that the painting was "Breakfast of the Blind". At that time, Picasso focused on poverty, fragility and loneliness, and the painting revealed long-term depression and pain.

"I have seen the "Life" he painted." Josh said, but Josh saw it in the Cleveland Museum in the United States 100 years later.

Fernanti looked surprised and excited, "You know Picasso? Have you seen his paintings? You are so lucky!" Fernanti changed his tone, and then said: "He didn't choose this name, he doesn't give himself much He just paints what he wants to paint and express, and he doesn't care about what others can see from it. You see, he will definitely become the greatest painter in the future."

Josh approved, "Yes, he was the greatest painter of the twentieth century."

"You think so too! You are wonderful, and you must be a great man, for only a great man sees a truly great man."

Josh thought to himself that he was not a great person, but he just came from the distant future and knew 100 years of history better than her.

"Yes, we all think so." Josh looked at Alice, and Fernanti looked at Alice.

Josh introduced: "She is my girlfriend."

Alice smiled meaningfully, without denying it.

Fernanti's bright eyes turned back and forth twice, and said to Josh, "Have you caught up yet?"

Josh only smiled lightly.Fernanti continued: "However, don't worry, she likes you."

Josh said, "I know."

Alice asked them, "Life, what kind of painting is it?"

Josh felt that Fernanti knew the painting better, but she focused on scratching the kitten, and it seemed that she had no intention of describing the painting.

Josh said: "The painting is a woman holding a baby, looking at a naked man and woman, the man and woman hug each other tightly, the man's left hand is still slightly raised, pointing at the opposite woman, the woman It should be his mother, and there are two paintings on the background wall, both of which are women huddled together."

Josh just described the picture without interpreting it.

(End of this chapter)