Early the next morning, Ye Qingning took his painting out after finishing his run.
Yan Qin's family is next door, but since Ji Huaiyu went abroad, the originally unpopular house has become even more deserted. Yan Qin also has her own jewelry business and is only at home a handful of times throughout the year.
Ye Qingning deliberately asked for the time in advance before coming to visit. When she arrived, Yan Qin was already waiting at home.
"Ning Ning, long time no see." Before Ye Qingning rang the doorbell, Yan Qin had already opened the door and pounced on her.
"Aunt Yan, happy Mid-Autumn Festival." Ye Qingning was already used to Yan Qin's enthusiasm.
"Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, come in. Auntie's latest work is limited to three pieces worldwide. I specially left one for you."
"Your gift is too precious. How can I give you this gift?"
Ye Qingning had no choice but to hand the gift he had wrapped to Yan Qin.
After Yan Qin asked Ye Qingning for his opinion, he carefully opened the package and revealed the framed painting inside. The photo frame is made of mahogany and carved with patterns. It is low-key but full of connotation. It complements the ink painting inside and makes the picture more refined.
"Alas, Ning Ning, did you draw it yourself?" Yan Qin's words were full of surprise.
"I haven't drawn for a long time, and the teacher said I'm a little rusty. Don't take it personally." Ye Qingning pursed her lips, her expression a little uneasy.
"I like it very much. The one you gave me before was taken away by a client who worked with me. He said he wanted it no matter what, but I couldn't resist him. It feels like a pity when I think about it now. I can't put it in the office this time. Now, I have to keep it well."
"If you like it, I will paint it for you later."
"Good boy." Yan Qin held the painting in one hand and pulled Ye Qingning to sit down with the other.
She placed the painting on the table, picked up a box and opened it. The gems inside shone brightly, and the chain was assembled with diamonds. Even so, it did not cover up the light of the sapphire in the middle.
"So beautiful." Ye Qingning sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"Accept it. When the finished product came out, I felt that there was no one else more suitable for this necklace than you."
Yan Qin closed the box and stuffed it into Ye Qingning's hand.
"No... no matter what, this is too expensive."
"Ning Ning, I'm unfamiliar." Yan Qin pretended to be angry.
"There are many banquets at the end of the year. I will be very happy if you can wear this necklace."
"Then I have to improve my painting skills."
Having said this, Ye Qingning no longer shied away and accepted it generously.
Yan Qin, who had not interacted with her for a long time, was very happy and talked a lot more. In the eyes of others, she was arrogant and cold-hearted, but in Ye Qingning's eyes, she was just a very gentle and sincere woman.
Different from her mother's weak and naive character, Yan Qin is more courageous and proactive, but maybe it's because they are both very sincere people. Although their personalities are two extremes, they have been friends for almost twenty years.
Some people say that if you have a friend with whom you have been dating for more than seven years, then this person is your friend for life. Thinking about it this way, Tang Tang and himself might be the future Yan Qin and Jiang Lanxi.
In the evening, after taking a shower, Ye Qingning held a notebook and a pen and knocked on Ye An's door.
"Is something wrong?" Ye An looked into Ye Qingning's eyes.
"After the holidays, it's time to take the monthly exam. I'm going to give you a final assault. You didn't ask me any questions at all, so I had to go to the exam myself."
"No need." Ye An subconsciously wanted to close the door, but Ye Qingning was a step faster and stuck his foot on the door frame.
"Take it away." Ye An frowned.
"As for the deal, you can't train me every day. If you don't do well in the exam, it will be considered a failure of the deal."
Ye Qingning was not afraid of Ye An's eyes and said confidently.
The two were in a stalemate at the door for a minute, and finally Ye An gave in. She opened the door and made room. Ye Qingning was overjoyed and hurriedly walked in.
This seemed to be the first time she had entered Ye An's room. It was empty. Apart from the original furniture, there was only the meager luggage she had when she first came to Ye's house.
Ye Qingning pursed her lips and looked away.
"Don't look around, don't touch around." Ye An glanced at her.
"Where should I sit?" Ye An's room only has one chair, unlike Ye Qingning's room, which also has a small sofa and a small coffee table.
"Bedside." Ye An's desk is next to the bed.
"Is it okay?" Ye Qingning was a little surprised. He was surprised that he could let her into the room. The bed was a more personal thing.
"You talk so much, you can just sit on the ground." Ye An looked away, a little impatient in his words.
Ye Qingning suppressed a smile and sat on the edge of the bed politely.
"Then let's start reviewing now."
Ye An stood there, paused for a few seconds and then sat in front of the desk. Although it was very gentle, Ye Qingning still heard the helpless sigh.
"Is there anything you don't know or understand?"
"No." Ye An muttered.
"Okay, take this test paper for half an hour." Ye Qingning took out a test paper from the book.
Ye An took it, but as time passed little by little, the only sound in the room was the brushing of Ye An's pen. But after about ten minutes, Ye An's pen stopped.
Ye Qingning took a look and saw that it was better than he expected. He basically got the basic questions right. I thought that Ye An would be accommodating, but I didn't expect that he would learn it seriously.
Soon, half an hour is up. As soon as the timer rang, Ye Qingning pressed it.
Seeing that most of the questions on the test paper were empty, Ye An pursed his lips, but he couldn't resist Ye Qingning and was taken away by her.
Watching Ye Qingning scribbling on the test paper, Ye An's hands under the desk were clasped together unconsciously.
"Not bad." After correcting, Ye Qingning returned the test paper to Ye An and nodded affirmatively.
"Huh?" Ye An thought he was hallucinating.
"After you have done the basic questions correctly, the next step is to solve the first and second small questions of each big question. Do these two questions as well, comprehensive and English, and it still takes half an hour."
Ye An touched his nose and said nothing more at the moment, and honestly did the test paper given by Ye Qingning.
An hour later, Ye Qingning had almost a grasp of Ye An's situation.
"Dad showed me your previous scores and compared them with your current scores. You have made rapid progress. You can quickly master most of the basic questions just by looking at your notes."
As expected, it contains the blood of the Ye family. Even if it is covered with dust, it will still be a piece of beautiful jade as long as it is cleaned a little.
"Humph, of course." Ye An still looked like a tough-talking duck.
Ye Qingning had some dealings with her and had already figured out her character. Naturally, he didn't care about her arrogant and duplicitous appearance.
The two of them learned this lesson until early morning. Ye Qingning, who rarely stayed up late, fell asleep on his desk at some point. Her sleeping face was calm, and she still looked obedient.
After Ye An finished correcting the last question and wanted to stretch his head, he saw Ye Qingning's appearance.
Ye An paused and took some clothes from the end of the bed. When she was about to put it on, Ye Qingning woke up.
"Um...have you finished writing?" Ye Qingning was stunned for a moment, then woke up.
"Yeah." Ye An was also stunned.
"This..." Ye Qingning pointed to the clothes in Ye An's hand.
"Don't get me wrong! I just feel a little cold." Ye An answered before Ye Qingning, and put the clothes on himself.
Ye Qingning was awake now, suppressing a smile and nodded.
"I understand, thank you."
"They say I built it for myself, so don't be too sentimental."
"Yeah." Ye Qingning nodded, unable to hold back, and laughed out loud.
In the end, Ye An pulled her out and pushed her notebook into her arms.
