Chapter 182: Slow and steady wins the race
Chapter 182: Slow and steady wins the race
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Just as Huang Xiaochuan was so engrossed in drawing that he had completely forgotten about it.
Suddenly, Ding Yi clung to the edge of the bed, wanting to see what Huang Xiaochuan was doing. Everyone was chatting enthusiastically, but he ended up on the bed, and after taking one look, he exclaimed in surprise.
"Holy crap, you can draw too?"
Huang Xiaochuan was startled by the sudden sound and dropped his pen. Before he could react, Ding Yi snatched the drawing board from his hand.
He showed it to the others as if it were a rare find.
"Look at that! Huang Xiaochuan can even draw beautiful women."
After taking a closer look, Zhang Gaolei pointed to a spot in the painting and asked, "Why is there no face?"
The group looked and it was indeed true; where was their face?
The group of people all looked at Huang Xiaochuan again without prior arrangement.
Huang Xiaochuan knew what they wanted to ask, so why not take this opportunity to show off in front of these beasts!
Do you know what the highest level of gift-giving is?
He then pointed to the small drawing board in Ding Yi's hand: "This is it!"
Wu Duo looked at the simplified diagram and felt completely confused.
"Who are you going to give this to? The highest level of art? You don't even know who it's about, and you're giving it away? Are you out of your mind?"
"Pshaw! You guys don't know anything! This is an outfit I designed especially for my wife. What do you call that? It's one-of-a-kind. You won't have to worry about wearing the same thing as anyone else. You know Hollywood, right?"
The group nodded. That's obvious, everyone in Hollywood knows that. But what does it have to do with this?
"Hollywood actresses wear custom-made outfits every year when they attend the Oscars, the kind that are one-of-a-kind."
"I know what you're saying. That's called an evening gown, it's not the same as what you drew," Ding Yi retorted.
"It's just a different style. Mine is fashion, but the meaning is the same. They're all one-of-a-kind."
Upon reflection, the group realized that this was indeed the case.
After figuring it out, the group had to admit that Huang Xiaochuan's skill in pleasing his girlfriend was something most people couldn't learn.
Huang Xiaochuan reached up and took the small drawing board back from Ding Yi's hand, continuing to work on the matter. He planned to send it to Cao Charlie after completing several drafts, asking him to arrange for a designer to design these outfits according to Huang Xiaochuan's intentions and make them as soon as possible so that he could bring the clothes back when he went to Hong Kong in December.
The next day, after dinner, Huang Xiaochuan asked Ding Yi to take his lunchbox back to the dormitory so he could go find Jiang Bixing.
Ding Yi thought Huang Xiaochuan was going to buy something, so he took his lunchbox and followed Wu Duo and the others back to the dormitory first. Today is Saturday, and they are going on an autumn outing tomorrow. The group of people who are extremely addicted to cards had already made an appointment to play a few rounds tonight.
After wandering around for a long time, they still couldn't find Jiang Bixing.
Huang Xiaochuan directly paged Jiang Bixing, and the call was answered quickly.
"Ogawa, is something wrong?"
"It's nothing serious. I just need two cardboard boxes from you. They shouldn't be too big, preferably rectangular, and both should be the same size."
"Aren't you guys going on a field trip tomorrow? Everyone else is bringing food and drinks, why are you bringing two cardboard boxes?"
"Hehe, anyway, I need it, and I know you definitely do."
"I definitely have plenty of that stuff. How about this? I'm not at school right now, I'll deliver it directly to your dorm later."
"Thank you so much, senior!"
"Two cardboard boxes and they're being so polite to me, how boring!"
After hanging up the phone, Huang Xiaochuan strolled back leisurely. He had just finished dinner and needed to digest.
A girl hurriedly passed behind Huang Xiaochuan, carrying a pile of books, looking quite energetic.
Huang Xiaochuan glanced at the girl's back, shook his head, and thought to himself, "What's the rush? It's like my pants are on fire."
Just as he was internally complaining, the girl, wearing high heels, stumbled, scattering the books she was carrying all over the ground. Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but feel a little smug.
Huang Xiaochuan had no intention of playing the hero and rescuing the damsel in distress. He had originally planned to go around her, but the girl stopped him.
"Hey! Excuse me, could you do me a favor?"
Huang Xiaochuan had no choice but to walk over to the girl and help her pick up the books scattered on the ground.
While helping her pick up the books, he scolded the girl, "And you, why are you carrying so many books and walking so fast? Are you in a hurry to be reincarnated? And wearing high heels, aren't you afraid of twisting your ankle?"
The girl glanced at him and suddenly froze, abandoning her books and staring at Huang Xiaochuan's face. Huang Xiaochuan, busy picking up books from the ground, didn't notice.
After placing the last book in the girl's arms, Huang Xiaochuan clapped his hands: "Alright, all done. I won't see you off, goodbye!"
Huang Xiaochuan turned to leave, but the girl asked, "Excuse me, could you tell me what your major and class are?"
Huang Xiaochuan left without looking back, leaving behind the words: "Do good deeds anonymously, just call me Uncle Lei!"
A cold glint flashed in the girl's eyes. We'll meet again sooner or later, Uncle Lei!
Back in the dormitory, the card game was in full swing, with both sides struggling to advance each round and the initiative constantly shifting.
Huang Xiaochuan glanced at Ding Yi from behind and then exclaimed, "Damn! Old Ding still has two bombs!"
After saying that, he took a big step back. Sure enough, Ding Yi grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds in a fit of anger and threw them at Huang Xiaochuan.
"A true gentleman observes the cards without speaking; Huang Xiaochuan, you're a complete scoundrel!"
He passed through a pile of melon seeds without getting hit by any of them; Huang Xiaochuan perfectly dodged Ding Yi's scattering melon seed projectiles.
Huang Xiaochuan didn't forget to retort: "Damn it, I don't know who was sitting behind me peeking at my cards back then, using touching their nose and winking as a code to tell Lao Zhang. You cheated, and I didn't mind. But you get so angry just because I told you your cards?"
Ding Yi's small eyes widened in surprise: "Holy crap, when did you find out?"
"Tch! Old Zhang touches his ear and he gets clubs, his nose gets diamonds, he wipes his mouth and he gets hearts, he blinks and he gets spades, then he uses all sorts of hand gestures from Ace to King and the Jokers. Don't you realize that I'm the one who taught you guys how to play cards? Cheating in front of the patriarch is like showing off your skills in front of Guan Yu!"
Huang Xiaochuan directly exposed the trick between Ding Yi and Zhang Gaolei. In fact, Huang Xiaochuan had overheard the two discussing their cheating scheme while they were smoking outside. Otherwise, how could Huang Xiaochuan have explained it so clearly, since he had heard everything they said.
These two guys could never beat Huang Xiaochuan and any other combination when playing Guandan, so they came up with this terrible idea.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Huang Xiaochuan laughed and climbed onto his bed. He took out a small sketchbook from under his pillow and continued designing clothes for Yu Xiang. If he didn't have too much to do every day, he would have finished these drawings long ago. But slow and steady wins the race, so there's no rush!
Upon hearing Huang Xiaochuan's words, Wu Duo and Chen Zhe couldn't help but look at Ding Yi and Zhang Gaolei with suspicion.
"Damn! So that's why you two were making all sorts of little bluffs while playing cards!"
"I'm not fighting anymore!"
"You two are buying supper tonight!"
"We'll treat, it's no big deal!"
Just as the group was discussing where to go for a late-night snack, Jiang Bixing came to deliver some things.
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