strictlysupreme Chapter 25: "Way Out" and "Running Towards"
Chapter 25: "Way Out" and "Running Towards"
For the painting she submitted to the Academy of Fine Arts, Ge Fu originally wanted to make youth the theme, but in the end it was left unfinished.
Maybe it's because she is no longer in that state of mind.
Not to mention this life, even in the previous life, Ge Fu actually has no memories of youth.
Although her original life was miserable, Ge Fu was even worse than her original life in her previous life.
Her father was a peasant, and because of his many brothers and sisters, he did not even finish primary school. The only thing that was special about him was that he fell in love with her beautiful mother. Ge Fu did not know how the two of them got together. She only knew that after marriage, her mother became vain and obsessed with beauty, and her father worked so hard to earn money that he could not afford her consumption.
If other men met a wife like this, they would most likely quarrel all the time and end up in divorce, but her father probably loved her mother so much that he took the risk and followed her to South Africa to pan for gold.
Gofu had no idea what happened to him in South Africa. She only knew that her father had been away from home for two years and was carried back as a corpse when he returned. A friend of her father also came back with him and announced his will on his behalf.
Although her father died, he left behind a legacy of more than 10 million. He knew that his wife would not be willing to bring their daughter along as a burden, and was afraid that her daughter would be mistreated if she followed him, so he left a will, saying that the 10 million would be used for her daily expenses and studies, and the rest would go to the person who raised her. But if Ge Fu died in an accident, the money would be donated to the Red Cross. Before that, the money was kept by his good friend.
In the eyes of the simple old father, the money he left behind was enough to support ten Gofus to go to school, and most of it would go to his wife in the end. Even for this reason, his wife would not abandon her daughter.
However, he didn't expect that his wife had already hooked up with a wealthy Hong Kong businessman with her beauty and had been waiting for him to come back so that they could discuss a divorce. Although more than 10 million yuan was a lot, it was not a sum that could be obtained immediately, and she would have to bring a burden with her and cause dislike from her new in-laws, so she gave up without much hesitation.
However, she looked down on the money, but the relatives of the Ge family valued it very much.
Ge Fu's uncles, aunts, and even uncles and aunts fought for her custody, and finally the local police station was alerted. But even so, it was still not decided who would adopt Ge Fu.
Finally, after several months of discussion, the six families came to an agreement that Ge Fu would live in each family for two months in a year, and in the future, the money would be divided equally among the six families.
The relatives of the Ge family are not well educated and don't have any bad intentions, but they don't have any kind hearts either.
In their view, the less money Gofort spent, the more money they would get in the future.
Gofu lived the same life as other country kids back then, and even worse than them, because they had parents who loved them and would occasionally buy them snacks and make them new clothes, but Gofu didn't have these. She had never eaten any snacks or worn new clothes until she started elementary school.
It was not until later when a group of art students came to their village to sketch that Ge Fu came into contact with painting.
She was only four years old at the time, but she suddenly felt a desire she had never had before - she liked painting and wanted to learn how to paint.
Since then, Ge Fu's life has been full of struggles. Everyone advised her not to study such unrealistic things, and that the best way out was to study hard, go to university, and find a good job in the future.
Everyone tried to dissuade her, but she still insisted on learning to paint.
As she spent more and more money on learning to paint, her relatives became less and less tolerant. Seeing that she would not listen, they began to withhold food from her and beat her severely - they tried to force her to compromise through hunger and physical pain.
Ge Fu shed countless tears, but he gritted his teeth and refused to give in.
In fact, it was because of this treatment that her determination to learn painting became stronger.
It was because of the sufferings of those years that she was able to paint the painting “A Way Out” at the age of nineteen, which shocked the art world.
The thin and frail figure stumbled forward among the thorns. No matter how much blood was dripping, the steps were still firm as it walked towards the exit where the light was coming from.
At that time, a fan of the painting said to her: "No matter how many times I see it, I will be moved by it."
The word "youth" seemed to have never appeared in Ge Fu's life. She managed to draw, and people said it was good, but she felt it was false, and finally burned those unqualified works.
In the end, the work that Ge Fu submitted to the First Academy of Fine Arts was a large 80*100 work titled "Running Towards".
In the early morning, people of all kinds were hurrying around the White Dove Square. It was a plain picture, a common scene, but just looking at it, tears seemed to well up.
Living in this ordinary life, I hope you and I can have such an experience.
"It's such a gentle yet powerful work." Professor Liang took off his glasses and wiped his eyes.
He was a little surprised and said, "The style of this work is very different from your usual style."
Although this apprentice's paintings usually have different styles, in most cases his works are quite impactful. This is the first time that such a gentle style has appeared.
Ge Fu couldn't help but smile, "I've had some new inspiration recently."
It is not a good thing for a painter to have a completely fixed style.
Professor Liang knew this, and said happily, "It looks like we will be colleagues soon."
"Thank you for your good words." Ge Fu said with a relaxed look.
On the way home, she received a strange phone call.
After hesitating for a moment, she picked up the phone. The voice from the other end made her look pleasantly surprised.
"Senior Yu Jun, are you back home?"
"Yes." Yu Jun's voice was as straightforward as ever. "I called you right after I got a new SIM card. Please save the number."
Without her saying anything, Ge Fu had already saved it.
"Are you free now? I want to treat you to a meal." Yu Jun said again.
"Even if I don't have time, I have to make time for you, senior sister." Ge Fu said with a smile.
"You are now more talkative than before." Yu Jun laughed and said, "Then let's meet at Junyuexuan at six o'clock tomorrow night."
"Is the food so expensive?" Ge Fu was a little surprised. "You don't want me to pay for it, do you?" Yu Jun's family was poor, and he saved a lot of food money from her back then.
The average cost per person at Grand Hyatt is two thousand, which is not a place that ordinary working-class people would afford to go to.
"No, no, don't worry, sister. I can make my own money now, so why do I need you to pay for it?" Yu Jun immediately retorted.
Ge Fu was still skeptical, "I always feel that people like you, senior sister, will not be generous even if they have money." This senior sister had taught her a lot about "how to save money" in the past.
"Oh, let me tell you the truth. I plan to introduce someone to you." Yu Jun quickly surrendered.
"Are you going to arrange a blind date for me?" Ge Fu asked vigilantly.