Uncle Sakai painted a picture of tranquility.
Gu Weijing's painting was a picture of embracing challenges, a painting of rebirth after letting go of fear and self-pity, a coming-of-age painting.
He intended to use his brush to paint his dignity for Tang Ning.
Scribble note—"To the predecessor?"
Seems a bit soft, Tang Ning didn't speak to him so kindly.
Or write—"Painted for you to see?"
A bit vulgar, and considering Gu Weijing's limited classical Chinese skills, writing in colloquial language like a scolded street vendor, who knows what Tang Ning would feel upon seeing it.
Even Gu Weijing felt it disgraced such a great piece of work.
Hmm…
He fell into a long contemplation. Attending an international school with a European, English-speaking focus gave him weak classical Chinese skills, and he couldn't immediately recall an idiom that perfectly expressed his feelings – meaningful, expressive, and elegant.
Gu Weijing bit onto his pen.
