"It's a good idea," Li Rong turned to look at Li Xiaoai, "Have you finished the painting I asked you to draw before?"
"The painting is finished..." Li Xiaoai's face suddenly turned red and she said a little embarrassed, "It's just that the painting is very ugly. My grandma said that if you give a dog a bone, the dog's painting will look better than mine."
"Pfft!" The people present couldn't help laughing.
Granny Mo was right next to her: "I'm not wrong. If you don't believe me, let her take it out and have a look."
Li Xiaoai was dissatisfied with her grandmother's displeasure and showed her painting to Li Rong.
"Hmm... Actually, it's not bad. I'm quite talented. At least I know how to add a few openings and draw pockets." Li Rong suppressed a smile. Li Xiaoai drew ordinary clothes in order not to hurt the little girl's face.
, that’s all she could praise.
Li Xiaoai has a simple mind. No matter what Granny Mo and the others say, when she hears Li Rong's compliment, she happily raises her chin: "Sister Li Rong praised me!"
Li Rong couldn't help but laugh. Thinking of Li Xiaoai's incident, she said, "This semester is almost over. After a while, I will find a school for you and let you go back to school."
"Ah?" Li Xiaoai looked unhappy.
"What's wrong?"
Li Xiaoai pinched her fingers and said after a while: "Sister Li Rong, I don't want to go to school."
"Huh?" Li Rong glanced at Granny Mo, "Have you encountered any difficulties?"
Li Xiaoai did not study before because her family had no money. She has been working at Li Rong for several months and has some money, which should be more than enough to pay for her tuition.
Grandma Mo is not sick, and there is no need for money at home.
Li Rong couldn't understand why a person who originally wanted to go to school suddenly didn't want to go to school now that he had the conditions.
Li Xiaoai looked at her fingers and expressed her thoughts: "I like making clothes. I want to keep making clothes. Even if I graduate from school, I will still make clothes. Then why should I waste so much time studying for so many years?"
Books? Wouldn’t it be better to just learn how to make clothes now?”
After hearing this, Li Rong frowned and her expression became serious: "Xiao Ai, your idea is very wrong!"
Li Xiaoai looked up at Li Rong, who was staring at her, which made Li Xiaoai feel timid. It was the first time she saw Li Rong look so stern, and she seemed to be angry.
"Xiao Ai, you like making clothes now, can you guarantee that you will still like making clothes in the future?"
"I..." Li Xiaoai was about to say something when she was interrupted by Li Rong, "Besides, do you think studying is just for working in the future?"
Li Rong continued: "If you continue to make clothes, do you just want to stay in my studio? What if I stop opening one day? Then what will you do? Can your current ability and knowledge support you for the rest of your life?
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That's definitely not possible.
Li Xiaoai looked at Li Rong indifferently, and the latter continued: "Making clothes can be done at any time, but studying is only the golden time in the past few years. And if you study, like Liangyu, you can systematically learn to make clothes.
Isn’t it good? Do you want to keep making clothes just by relying on what you draw now?”
Li Rong pointed to the manuscript drawn by Li Xiaoai.
"If you regard me as your sister, you will listen to me and go back to school to study hard."
Li Xiaoai lowered her head in shame: "I was wrong, I'm sorry Sister Li Rong."
"Am I the one you're sorry for?" Li Rong pointed at Granny Mo, "When Granny Mo came to me to look for a job for the first time, do you know why she said she wanted to make money? She said she wanted her granddaughter to go back to school."
Li Xiaoai's nose felt sore and she couldn't help but cry: "I'm sorry for you, grandma, I will definitely go back to school."
Zheng Yanhong and the others did not have dinner in the courtyard, and went home one after another.
Only Cao Liangyu stayed.
She discovered some time ago that Li Rong could cook, and whenever she saw that Li Rong was free, she would beg Li Rong to cook.
Today Li Rong cooked braised pork for her, and Cao Liangyu worked diligently beside her.
At this moment, there were only two of them in the kitchen. Cao Liangyu said what he had been holding back all afternoon: "Sister Li Rong, someone in my family is in the Education Bureau. If you need anything, you can tell me about Xiao Ai."
After staying with Li Rong for a long time, Cao Liangyu gradually changed the title. It felt good after the change. 'Sister Li Rong' is much closer than 'Senior Sister Li Rong'.
Li Rong paused while putting the soy sauce, a little surprised by the background of Cao Liangyu's family, but considering that this was the capital, there seemed to be nothing surprising about it.
What was even more surprising was that Cao Liangyu actually took the initiative to help.
"Why did you become interested? Is this just for fun with Xiao Ai?"
"Actually, it's mainly because of you. If it's someone else, I don't care."
"Besides, I also know someone, but it's not the Education Bureau, it's a teacher. When the time comes, I will tell you if I really need it."
Cao Liangyu nodded.
What she said was true, not flattery. After staying with Li Rong for a long time, she realized that Li Rong is a very good person, kind but not a saint. She will care about you but will not care about you too much.
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Just like what happened today, if someone told you not to study, Li Rong would definitely not persuade you for so long, that is, she would only treat you as a friend.
The main reason is that I am impressed by Li Rong's personality charm.
Cao Liangyu fell in love with Li Rong more and more.
Especially when she ate the braised pork specially made for her by Li Rong in the evening, she felt that she would not be so sad even if she had to go to bed tomorrow morning!
By the end of the semester, Cao Liangyu was still not available to take orders.
During this time, she has been studying Li Rong's creative process.
Li Rong has the habit of writing her own experiences. Those things are very good materials for Cao Liangyu to learn from.
As soon as the summer vacation came, Cao Liangyu simply let herself go and came to Li Rong's house more frequently.
After running around every day, Mother Zhao looked tired and asked her, "Why don't you live here? It's not like we don't have a house."
Cao Liangyu was suddenly awakened. By the way, why doesn't she live here?
During the summer vacation, she came to work on time every day just like Li Xiaoai and the others.
She looked at Li Rong: "Boss, will you cover me?"
"No." Li Rong placed the soup she scooped for the little guy in front of him.
Li Rong's place provides a lunch, and Zheng Yanhong and the others will go home after work in the afternoon.
Only Cao Liangyu occasionally stayed to eat from Li Rong.
If he lived in a courtyard house, Cao Liangyu could eat here every day and stay with Li Rong every day.
"Let me live here, Sister Li Rong. Just think that I come from other places to work. Can I pay the rent for you?"
Li Rong laughed: "I'm kidding you, you don't have to pay the rent. I'll deduct it from your salary. By the way, you have to ask your family for permission first."