Chapter 268 Winter is the best time to take a hot spring bath
Melodious piano music rang out from the spacious living room.
A song "Adeline by the Water" was played softly from Fang Wei's fingertips.
When the last note fell, Fang Wei raised his hand and warm applause broke out from the other end of the sofa.
"It sounds good!"
Xu Cailing and Liu Zhiyi clapped their hands. This was Fang Wei's best piece and they had heard him play it more than once. But they found it beautiful every time they heard it.
"not bad!"
Wen Susu also clapped with a smile. It was true that Fang Weizhen had some musical talent. In the beginning, he just learned the songs mechanically, but now he understood a lot of music theory.
“There is still a lot of room for improvement!”
"Sister, I haven't practiced for a while, and the fact that I haven't regressed is already an improvement!"
"Then do you have room in your living room? I have a piano that I used to practice on. I'll move it to your place when the time comes. You can practice on your own. I also have a guitar here!"
"...That's not necessary. The residential building is so small. Practicing piano late at night after evening self-study will disturb others!"
Fang Wei was touched and amused. Wen Susu was always so generous. She would always think of giving them anything good.
We just arrived in Shanghai tonight. It was cold outside, so the four of us didn't go out to play. We came back to Wen Susu's house for dinner, and then we just chatted and played at home, learned to paint, practiced the piano, and talked about recent events.
"Humph, you three are easy to deal with! You didn't even tell me that Fang Wei's leg was broken last time? I told you guys to come over to play on the weekends, but you didn't show up!"
"Uh... I'm not afraid that I'll worry. And my legs are really not broken!"
"So what happens now?"
"It's all right now!"
"If you do it again next time, I'll break your legs!"
"Next time definitely!"
While chatting, Wen Susu told the three people that she was going to study at the Central Academy of Fine Arts for three months this year.
"Yang, Yangmei! Sister Susu, you are going to college again!"
"Hahaha, that's not the case. There was an exchange event at CAFA in March this year. Many graduate students from well-known art academies at home and abroad applied for the event. Hehe, my previous mentor recommended me to go there. I can communicate and learn with many outstanding artists and professors there, which can be regarded as expanding my artistic horizons~"
Wen Susu has always been a very talented person in the eyes of young boys and girls, but her approachable personality always makes people overlook her talent. You have to know that a person who won the gold medal in the National Art Exhibition for her work during college is also an outstanding young person in the country.
There is one thing that is very similar between works of art and works of literature: one must have experienced enough things, met all kinds of people, and seen prosperous or bleak scenes, before the works created will have enough depth.
In fact, when she just graduated from university, Wen Susu had been stuck in a bottleneck in her painting career for a long time and felt that she had reached her limit.
However, she did not expect that after three years of teaching in Baitan, when she came back and picked up the painting that she had gradually neglected, she seemed to have broken through the bottleneck and found her own painting style, which is the vigorous vitality in the picture.
It is something that is difficult to explain clearly. Whether it is the scenery or the characters, the elusive vitality is the most exquisite part of her paintings.
Standing by the exhibition wall in the living room, Fang Wei looked at Wen Susu's past and recent paintings. To be honest, as an outsider, it was difficult for him to see any big difference, but he had the most basic intuition as a viewer, that is, her current paintings seemed "more attractive".
Fang Wei couldn't explain what details made it so appealing, but he just felt it was even more appealing, as if his thoughts were unconsciously drifting far away along with the picture in front of him.
"Sister, you are about to achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven!"
"Hahaha, what the hell..."
Of course, not everyone can have this kind of epiphany. It is based on her solid painting foundation. It is probably that after the quantitative changes accumulate to a certain extent, she suddenly has a flash of inspiration after experiencing something, which leads to a qualitative change.
Fang Wei knew that Wen Susu, who had long been well-fed and well-clothed, probably had the biggest dream of holding her own solo art exhibition.
Just like Liu Zhiyi, who loves literature, dreams of publishing a book one day, Wen Susu, who loves artistic creation, also dreams of holding an art exhibition of her own one day.
Although with the family's financial resources, it is easy for Wen Susu to hold an art exhibition, but "holding an art exhibition" itself is not what she wants. What she wants is "to have enough works of quantity and quality" to support her exhibition. At least at this stage, she feels that the paintings she can shamelessly exhibit at the exhibition are not enough.
"So, I still need to study harder!"
In addition to further studies, she has also participated in many large-scale art exhibitions and lectures at home and abroad, and also registered and submitted her works for this year's National Art Exhibition.
The studio is still in operation, but most of the time, Xie Yuxin and her two teachers are teaching. Wen Susu is also very busy when she is busy. Sometimes she flies all over the country and abroad to attend exhibitions...
She likes it herself. Whether it is painting or appreciating paintings, they are all things she likes. She learns and observes other people's creative styles, technical characteristics and artistic concepts, and can also draw inspiration and nourishment from them.
However, even so, she did not close the studio that made almost no money. Whenever she had free time, she would go to the studio to teach students. Regardless of whether she really became a painter in the future, her love for education has not changed at all. She always wanted to pass on her artistic experience and creative skills to more students.
"Amazing……!"
When listening to Wen Susu talking about famous art exhibitions at home and abroad, Xu Cailing and Liu Zhiyi were stunned. They didn't even understand the vulgar way, but their sister was already trying the elegant way!
They have never been on a plane, but planes have almost become my most commonly used means of transportation.
If I hadn't become my student by chance, I and I would probably be people from two different worlds in this life!
Even though they now affectionately call Wen Susu "sister", in Cailing and Zhiyi's hearts, she is still always the teacher who walks ahead. It was Wen Susu who broadened their horizons and made them realize how high the highest place can be. If they were to simplify each other's dreams, it would probably be that they hope that one day they can become someone like their sister.
"It's not as great as you say!"
Wen Susu said with a smile: "I am just lucky and I started from a higher point. In my eyes, you are better than me. I am not good at anything you are good at!"
"Wu... It's always Sister Susu who's helping us. There's nothing we can do to help Sister..."
"Not!"
Wen Susu stretched out her beautiful index finger and shook it twice: "Your importance to me is not about helping me or benefits, but because I like playing with you. I am especially happy when I am with you. This is the most special place you have in my heart, and this importance cannot be replaced by anyone."
"Hehe, we like Sister Susu too. Everyone likes Sister Susu~"
The girls might not quite understand what Wen Susu said, but Fang Wei knew that feeling too well. For adults, a relationship without any mixed interests is so pure and rare.
Human beings are greedy and lonely. They long for someone to understand your soul, to understand the meaning of your existence, to come and see your world, and to bring you a lamp to warm you up.
Just as Wen Susu treated them, they also treated Wen Susu the same way.
The word "sister" was not just a nickname, but I regarded her as my dearest sister from the bottom of my heart.
"Sister, are you going to CAFA for further studies in March?"
"Yes, for three months, probably from March to June, I will have to stay in Yanjing the whole time."
"Ah, then we won't see you for three months?"
"Haha! Normally I only come once a month at most. You still have the nerve to say that!"
"Hey, I'm busy with classes..."
Fang Wei smiled embarrassedly. With the division of subjects and classes, the double weekend day off was gone for the next semester, and only one day off was left. He would definitely have to make up for the missed classes during the winter and summer vacations, and the time he could find to go to Shanghai on weekdays became much less.
"Have you made arrangements in Yanjing? Where will you live? Will I go alone?"
"Yes, there are places to stay everywhere. I have a house there. If it doesn't work out, I can stay at home or in a hotel. But I should stay at home. I'll ask Aunt Wang to accompany me there."
Well, it seems that things like food, clothing, housing and transportation are not something Wen Susu needs to worry about at all.
"Hey, if only I didn't have to go to class, I could take time to go to Yanjing to accompany my sister for further studies and cook for you."
"You are just a chatterbox!"
Wen Susu patted him with a smile.
"So when do you plan to go back for the New Year? If not, do you want to spend the New Year with me?"
"Well, that might not be a good idea... Sister, do you want to go back with us to celebrate the New Year?"
"I want to! But it's not possible this year... I've made an appointment with my parents to take them on a trip to Europe this year. If you don't want to go back, I'll take you with me!"
"Oh, Europe!" The girls' eyes lit up.
"Yes, the Louvre! Do you want to go?"
"I want to! But... it doesn't seem to be a good idea to celebrate the New Year..."
There's no way. After all, we are still young, and our family members will definitely be worried about us going abroad. Besides, it's the Chinese New Year period, and we really can't leave home.
"We should go back with Sister Caiwei on the 29th day of the lunar year," Fang Wei said.
"The twenty-ninth day of the lunar year... that's the twentieth day. Today is the fourteenth day, so we can have five days of fun!"
It was a rare occasion for them to come, and Wen Susu was bored at the moment, so she had already arranged some activities. In fact, many of them were what she wanted to do, but she couldn't find any friends to go to on weekdays, so it was just right for them to come.
"Then I'll take you to the hot springs tomorrow! And... have you been to Sunan? The gardens there are super beautiful, and I haven't been there for a long time. I'll take you to visit the surrounding cities then!"
"Uh-huh!"
"Okay, go to bed early. We'll set off tomorrow morning after running and having breakfast!"
"Are you still running?"
"of course!"
……
Fang Wei Cailing knew that the room she lived in was the same as during the summer vacation.
Fang Wei had a room to himself, while Cai Ling and Zhiyi had another. On weekdays, there were not many guests visiting Wen Susu's house, so these two rooms became their exclusive rooms.
Because the heating was on in the whole house, when I woke up I felt like I was still in summer vacation.
Wen Susu had experience with heating in winter. Seeing that Fang Wei and the other two were wearing thin clothes, she hurriedly urged them to go back to their rooms and put on two more layers of clothes.
As soon as I walked out of the house, it was instantly jumped from summer vacation to winter vacation. The cold wind penetrated through the gaps in my sleeves and collar.
Along Binjiang Avenue, next to the Huangpu River, the four people ran from Taidong Road to Dongchang Road, enjoying the winter scenery that was different from the summer scenery.
Normally, when Wen Susu runs alone, she would get up late, but when she runs with Fang Wei and the other two, she gets up very early. As promised, the four of them watched the winter sunrise over the Huangpu River from the riverside guardrail.
When I got home, Aunt Wang had already prepared breakfast. It's really nice to have a few sandwiches, bacon, potato pancakes, hot milk and avocado occasionally.
After having breakfast and changing clothes, the four of them went downstairs together and got on the Mercedes-Benz S500. Uncle Liu drove them to Sun Island.
The Sun Island is quite large, and is surrounded by the Mao River, Taipu River, Dianshan Lake, Huangpu River, and Taihu Lake. It has rich underground hot spring resources. In addition to hot spring projects, the island's club also has artificial wave beach bathing, go-karts, horse walking, archery, fishing, pottery, golf, etc. It is a very good place for holiday leisure.
It's not fun to go to a resort like this by yourself on weekdays. My parents are busy with work and don't have time to accompany Wen Susu. Only when Fang Wei and the other two come over can she have fun with them for a whole day like a child.
They arrived early and were not in a hurry to take a hot spring bath. Wen Susu took Fang Wei and the other two to go go-karting first.
This is different from the go-karts in the amusement park, this is off-road!
There were two people in one car, Fang Wei carried Wen Susu, and Cai Ling carried Zhiyi. They chose a nine-kilometer route and drove the off-road karts "crazily" in the jungle. Of course, they couldn't drive very fast, but it felt quite fun to drive on the muddy road.
"Fang Wei, you are so slow! Look, I am about to hit you!"
"Hey! This isn't a bumper car! Just drive carefully!"
"Let's go~!"
The two girls in the car made faces at Fang Wei and Wen Susu, and quickly overtook them to the front.
"Hurry, hurry, catch up with them!" "Sister, don't rush! My accelerator is welded!"
"Ah~! Watch out~! I'm almost flying out!"
"There are potholes everywhere on this road. I can't do anything..."
"Hey, how are you three doing now?" Wen Susu asked in a low voice with a gossipy look on her face.
"What's going on?" Fang Wei concentrated on driving.
"Still pretending!" Wen Susu hit him angrily.
"It's just the same."
"Are you really so lustful that you did something to Cailing and Zhiyi?"
"Sister...! How dare I! Uncle Yuan and Uncle will break my legs!"
"Then why does Cai Ling Zhiyi keep saying that?"
"Anyone who knows them will slander me, even though they are the ones who usually take advantage of me!"
"I think you are taking advantage of me! Cai Ling Zhiyi is so young, how could she take advantage of you?"
"Then how do you know if the inside is yellow when they cut it open?"
"Get out~!"
As she spoke, Wen Susu herself began to blush. Could it be that these three little kids who had grown up in her care really knew more than she did?
"Ouch! Watch your driving!"
"Who the hell throws such a big rock in the middle of the road!"
When I looked up, I saw Cai Ling in front of me had already crashed into the bushes beside the muddy road with Zhiyi. Her helmet was covered with branches and leaves, but she was smiling brightly and giggling non-stop.
"Fang Wei! How does it reverse?"
"..."
After playing go-kart, the four of them went horse riding together.
This is not a carousel horse, but a real tall horse.
We have seen horses on TV many times, but it was the first time for Cailing and Zhiyi to see a real horse with their own eyes. Their biggest impression was that the horses were so tall and big!
Among the four, only Wen Susu had ridden a horse before. She seemed very experienced. While the staff was helping Fang Wei and the other two put on protective gear, she also taught them horse riding skills.
Although Wen Susu spoke very convincingly, when she actually got on the horse, she was so nervous that she held the reins tightly. She no longer looked like the young lady who was proficient in horse riding.
Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi also felt very nervous. Only after sitting on the horse's back did they realize how tall the horse was. The feeling of being carried slowly by the horse was very strange. Sometimes they complained that it was too slow, and sometimes they were afraid that it was too hasty. If they were thrown off, they would definitely get a bruised face.
On the contrary, Xu Cailing got the hang of it the fastest. Even the equestrian coach next to her was a little surprised and curiously asked Cailing if she had ever learned horse riding before.
Of course Cai Ling had never learned it! It was her first time seeing a horse!
If I have to say, it must be that her heroine blood resonates with the horse!
“Gee! Wahhh…! Whoa! Whoa! Slow down, slow down!”
In the horse farm, everyone just watched Cai Ling and the horse competing in wits and courage. The girl had extraordinary athletic talent and amazing balance. At first, the horse's temper scared the coach, but soon, the horse seemed to agree with her and became docile.
Wen Susu and Liu Zhiyi exclaimed: "Cai Ling is amazing! She is really good at riding a horse! Cai Ling! How did you learn it?"
Xu Cailing: "I ride Fang Wei home every night!"
Fang Wei: “……?”
After riding the horses, we had lunch at the resort at noon, and in the afternoon the four of us went to the archery range to play archery.
Activities like horse riding and archery were what Cai Ling had always dreamed of when she was a child. Although Wen Susu and Liu Zhiyi were not good at sports, they still had a lot of fun playing them.
Fang Wei was quite talented in archery. He was tall and handsome, and he looked extremely handsome when he drew the bow and shot arrows. Except for the first few arrows that missed the target, his hit rate became higher and higher as his accuracy improved.
"Fang Wei is so awesome!"
"Haha, one shot to the soul, you think I'm kidding?"
They played until three in the afternoon. The afternoon sun was shining and the weather was bright, so the four of them went to play golf together again.
Wen Susu likes playing golf very much. She will play golf with her father when she has nothing to do. As for her skills, I can’t say much about them, but in fact, the fun of golf is not all about hitting the ball, but more about the experience of being close to nature, such as grasslands, mountains, lakes, etc. The biggest cost of golf is the maintenance of the course. Here, breathing fresh air, feeling the sunshine and breeze, is a great relaxation for the body and mind.
For Cailing, Zhiyi and the other two, playing golf is all about the experience. Liu Zhiyi pinched his chin in thought, memorizing the experience of playing golf in his mind, so that he could use it as material in the future when there was a chance.
After dinner, the four of them played pottery together and made some clay figures.
There were mostly children in the pottery project. Four grown-up guys mingled among the children and had a lot of fun playing with mud.
Among them, the one who made clay figures the best was Wen Susu. After all, she had a solid foundation in art and had learned a little about pottery and sculpture.
"Sister, who are you pinching?"
"You three! How about it, don't you look alike?"
"Ah? The three of us?"
The facial features were unrecognizable, but Wen Susu ingeniously made a motorcycle and then placed three small clay figures of different shapes on the motorcycle, which immediately gave people the feeling of déjà vu of Fang Wei and the other three.
"What about you? Who did you pinch?"
"Sister Susu!"
“…Hahaha! How can I look like this? I’m almost fat enough to become a triangle!”
"It's not fat, it's a skirt!"
Fang Wei and the other two put the little clay figurine of "Wen Susu" that they had made together on the motorcycle. Now it really looks like Wen Susu...
I'm not going home tonight.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, the four of them left the pottery studio and returned to the resort hotel.
Wen Susu booked a VIP suite with three bedrooms and two living rooms. The four of them will live together tonight. Wen Susu will have one room, Fang Wei will have one room, and Cai Ling Zhiyi will have one room. There is also a hot spring pool in the suite that draws in natural hot spring water for soaking.
"The four of us take a bath together tonight?!"
"...Watch your words! That's called a hot spring bath!"
"Go take a shower first and change your clothes!"
Compared to the large pool outside where many people bathe together, the small pool inside the suite is obviously more private.
The four of them took a shower and then changed into swimsuits and swimming trunks, both provided by the hotel, as well as large bathrobes.
Fang Wei washed first, then soaked in the pool wearing his swimming trunks. It is really a very enjoyable thing to soak in a hot spring in the cold winter. In addition to the light sulfur smell of natural hot springs, there is also a medicinal smell. This pool is filled with medicinal bath soup, which has the effects of relaxing muscles and tendons, detoxifying and beautifying the skin.
Soon, Xu Cailing and Liu Zhiyi also changed into their swimsuits.
The two girls were coy and shy, wearing large bathrobes that covered them tightly, and walked over barefoot.
"What are you looking at, you bastard!"
"… I've seen you two swimming before, why are you still shy? I don't want to watch."
"It... exposes a lot!"
No wonder the girls who are usually not shy when swimming at the beach are so shy. Upon hearing this, Fang Wei's eyes lit up and his Adam's apple rolled subconsciously.
"Just expose yourself, there's no one around anyway, hurry down and take a bath."
"Turn around!"
"I do not watch!"
"Turn around!"
"Then I'll just close my eyes, okay?"
Fang Wei closed his eyes tightly.
He vaguely heard the sound of a bathrobe being taken off, and he secretly squinted his eyes...
I can only say that Cailing and Zhiyi have really grown up.
Compared to the conservative swimsuits they usually wear, this set of swimsuits is indeed much more revealing. The swimming trunks are so short that they are down to the thighs, and the upper body is a cool lace-trimmed top, which just perfectly reveals the girls' round shoulders and slender waists, and cleverly covers the girls' chests.
The back of the swimsuit is a cross strap, revealing the girls' smooth and straight backs, like an elegant arc, extending down to the slightly upturned hip line. The delicate skin exudes a charming luster under the light.
When Cai Ling and Zhi Yi hid in the hot spring, they could see their slender and straight legs, like two white jade pillars, looming in the water, and the water rippled from their side to Fang Wei's side in circles...
"Ah! You were peeking!"
"etc……!"
Cai Ling and Zhi Yi were embarrassed and anxious, so they quickly scooped up water and splashed it at him. Fang Wei was not to be outdone, so he fought two of them at once and also splashed water at them.
"What are you doing?"
Hearing this, the three people who were fighting stopped and turned to look to the side.
Wen Susu also finished washing her body and changed into her swimsuit. The three of them were used to seeing Sister Susu wearing casual clothes, but this was the first time they saw her wearing a swimsuit!
The beautiful figure unique to a mature woman is clearly revealed, with a flat belly without a trace of fat. When she turns around to put on her bathrobe, her slender waist and round hips form a beautiful curve, and her skin is surprisingly white.
But... why is your swimsuit so much more conservative than Cai Ling Zhiyi's? It only shows your waist and legs!
"Sister, why is your swimsuit style different from Cailing Zhiyi's? Did the hotel treat you differently? I'll get an explanation for you!" Fang Wei said indignantly.
"Yes, yes, Sister Susu, why does your swimsuit have so much cloth?" Cai Ling knew it and felt even more embarrassed. She quickly hid her pretty body in the hot spring. Fortunately, the color of the hot spring was dark enough and she couldn't see anything while hiding inside. But it seemed more tempting to be vaguely visible like this!
"Hehe~! I brought my own swimsuit!"
"Wow! Why didn't you tell me earlier? Our swimsuits are so embarrassing~!"
In fact, even in such a conservative swimsuit, Wen Susu was still a little shy, but fortunately, when she saw Cai Ling and Zhiyi hiding in the water, her shyness disappeared.
"What are you afraid of? We are all girls~"
"He is not!"
"…Stinky Fang Wei! You're still looking!"
Wen Susu went into the hot spring and joined the battle, and together with Cai Ling Zhiyi, they splashed water at Fang Wei with laughter.
"Hey hey...! Stop! I drank it all! It's all in my mouth!"
"Drink the bath water~!"
(End of this chapter)
