Zhou Chen's eyes revealed deep nostalgia.
"Me, I have seen the sea many times. Not only the surface of the sea, but also the bottom of the sea. Even the starry sky under the sea, I have seen it with my own eyes."
"Starry sky under the sea?"
Xu Hongdou looked shocked: "Is there a starry sky under the sea?"
"Of course, the starry sky under the sea is a very beautiful and natural phenomenon of the ocean, but its beauty is only for those who can dive. People who cannot dive will not be able to appreciate this beauty."
"Can you still dive?"
Zhou Chen laughed and said: "Not only can I dive, but I can also drive a train. I even want to find a chance to learn to fly a plane. In this way, I will not be able to trouble myself on land, sea or air in the future."
"Hahaha……"
Xu Hongdou laughed loudly: "I didn't realize that you are so bragging. I believe you when you say you can dive, but I don't believe you can drive a train or fly an airplane."
"hehe."
Zhou Chen smiled and did not explain that not only could he drive a train, but he also had professional-level train driving skills. As for driving a plane, although he didn't know how to do it, he believed that he would have the opportunity to learn it in the future.
"If there is a chance in the future, I can take you to see the starry sky under the sea. It is really a beautiful sight."
"Forget it, I don't even know how to swim. I don't dare to dive in the sea."
"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? Let's go to Xiaochun's cafe."
"Well, let's go."
After walking for a while, we finally arrived at the small restaurant.
As soon as they walked in, Nana, who was busy at the bar, saw them.
"Nana."
"Hey, Zhou Chen, Xu Hongdou, why are you here together?"
"I just came to sit down, and Xu Hongdou happened to be coming too, so we came over together."
"Oh, I see."
Nana stared at Zhou Chen with meaningful eyes, and Zhou Chen blinked at her.
Nana said to Xu Hongdou: "What do you want to eat? Sister Xiaochun said, it's your first time treating a guest, you can order whatever you want."
Xu Hongdou quickly refused, but under Nana's enthusiasm, she finally compromised.
"Okay then, I'll sit down for a while and I'll order it later during lunch."
"Okay, then you sit down for a while."
Zhou Chen walked into the coffee shop at this time and saw Xiao Gourd and Guobao. Today is the weekend. The two children did not go to kindergarten. They were lying on the table doing homework.
Even kindergartens in rural areas have already started assigning homework at this time.
He found a place with good lighting in the cafe, then took out his sketchbook and paintbrush. Looking at Xu Hongdou sitting at the bar and Nana who was busy, he picked up his pen and started painting.
Xu Hongdou was sitting at the bar talking to Nana. There were not many customers in the cafe at this time, so Nana was still relatively free.
After chatting for a while, Xu Hongdou turned around and saw Zhou Chen painting, but did not bother him.
"Nana, Nana, is the coffee ready?"
Hu Youyu walked into the coffee shop with his guitar on his back. When he saw Xu Hongdou, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Hey, isn't this a red bean? It's so beautiful. What I wore today looks like a tourist. I'm going to the city to sing. Do you want to come and have fun with me?"
Xu Hongdou replied with a smile on her face: "I have plans today."
Hu Youyu looked disappointed, but soon smiled again, and then shamelessly tried to add WeChat to Xu Hongdou. Unfortunately, Xu Hongdou's phone had not been repaired yet.
Disappointed, Hu Youyu was about to leave, but when he glanced around, he suddenly spotted Zhou Chen sitting in the cafe drawing.
"Isn't this Zhou Chen? Why are you here too? Let me take a look. Oops, you are drawing."
Hu Youyu pulled down his glasses and shouted with surprise: "Let me go, what you are painting is just Nana and Hongdou."
Hearing Hu Youyu's scream, Xu Hongdou and Nana both looked over, and then walked over together.
Zhou Chen put the sketch he had drawn on the table.
"Let's see how it goes?"
The painting shows Xu Hongdou and Nana, as well as the bar counter of the cafe.
Xu Hongdou had seen Zhou Chen's paintings and treasured them, but this was the first time for Hu Youyu and Nana to see Zhou Chen paint with their own eyes.
Nana was very surprised: "Although I heard Mr. Xie mention that you can draw before, I didn't expect you to be able to draw so well. It seems that you just sat down for a while and you were able to draw so quickly and you can still draw well."
It’s so good, so awesome.”
Hu Youyu also praised highly: "It's really amazing, Zhou Chen. Your painting skills are about the same as my musical attainments."
Nana said angrily: "Teacher Hu, don't forget to put gold on your face."
"Zhou Chen, your painting is too good."
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Generally, if you like it, you can be a model for me when you are free in the future, and I will draw one specifically for you."
Nana immediately replied: "That's great, no one has ever painted for me before."
Hu Youyu licked his face: "Zhou Chen, draw a picture for me too. I can also be a model."
"We'll talk about it later, we'll talk about it later."
Zhou Chen saw the little gourd and fruit treasure over there and shouted: "Little gourd, fruit treasure, come here."
Little Hulu and Guobao didn't care about doing their homework and ran over in a hurry.
"Uncle Zhou, do you want us to have a problem?" Xiao Gourd asked in a crisp voice.
Little Hulu is Xie Xiaochun's daughter. Although she is not big, she is very energetic. Usually Xie Xiaochun is too busy and would leave her in the coffee shop.
Guobao is the only son of Yang Guanjun in Yunmiao Village who cooks barbecue.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "I will draw a picture for each of you, do you want it?"
Guobao raised his head and asked curiously: "Uncle Zhou, are you a painting teacher?"
Zhou Chen smiled and touched his braid: "It's almost the same. Come, you sit here and uncle will draw it for you."
"Okay, okay."
Xiao Hulu and Guobao were both very interested. They nodded in agreement, and then sat down opposite Zhou Chen, their little faces tense.
Seeing their cute looks, Zhou Chen immediately laughed, then comforted them and asked them to relax before starting to write.
As noon approached, Xie Zhiyao came to the small restaurant and happened to see Zhou Chen painting the little gourd's portrait. He was also very curious.
"Tsk, tsk, it has to be you, Zhou Chen, the drawing is really great, you can draw one for me anytime."
"You Yunmiao village idiot, just go back and look in the mirror. What else do you want me to draw?"
Zhou Chen handed the two painted portraits to Xiao Gourd and Guobao, who held them in their hands excitedly.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhou." "Thank you, Uncle Zhou."
"You're welcome, let's go play."
Xu Hongdou sat down opposite Zhou Chen and said with a smile: "Although this is not the first time I see you painting, I still find it amazing."
Zhou Chen smiled and said, "It's just a few sketches. If you were to see my real painting skills, wouldn't your jaw drop?"
"When you say that, I'm even more interested."
"If you are willing to be a model for me, I can let you see it tomorrow."
While talking, Xie Xiaochun walked into the small restaurant with a girl. When the little gourd saw her mother, she ran over happily.
"Mom, Mom, Uncle Zhou painted a picture for me. Look, does it look like me? Is it particularly beautiful?"
Xie Xiaochun took the drawing paper from Xiaohulu's hand, took a closer look, and suddenly showed surprise.
"Is this really what Uncle Zhou painted?"
"Uh-huh."
Xie Xiaochun turned around and saw Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou, and immediately thanked: "Zhou Chen, thank you."
To be continued...