Free Web NovelChapter 1195: Chapter 1197
Renee was perplexed as to why Xuran kept pulling her over to discuss topics about photography relentlessly.
This really made Renee curious, wondering why he cared about these things.
Although she didn’t quite understand, he was able to take stunning photos, which was great for her. Of course, she offered all kinds of humble guidance.
Xiao Zhi watched Xuran keep pulling Sister Ni to learn how to take attractive photos, saying that having theoretical knowledge alone wouldn’t cut it.
Back then, he asked his sister a million times, not knowing how much film he wasted before his photos were decent enough to be shown.
It wasn’t that Xiao Zhi underestimated Xuran, but some smart people aren’t lucky enough to have talents generously gifted by the heavens.
But it was quite a face-slapping moment, as Xiao Zhi could testify to Xuran taking beautiful photos day by day, which annoyed him.
"I’ve been figuring this out for so long, yet I still can’t take good photos." How could Xiao Zhi not be angry?
Many people said his photography had a spiritual flair, but why did Xuran learn for only a few days and manage to take such great photos? He really didn’t get it.
Guang Ran also didn’t get it, but he was slightly better off than Xiao Zhi, saying, "Don’t compare yourself to my brother on this."
Since childhood, he knew not to compete with his elder brother in terms of intelligence. And when Ban Xia and the others grew up, Guang Ran learned not to compete with them in medical knowledge, as that would only frustrate you to death.
"I know." Really, what else could Xiao Zhi say?
"Is it because people who studied art have more experience with these things?" Xiao Zhi unexpectedly recalled what Jiaxin mentioned before.
Maybe there’s something to it; although Guang Ran used to learn drawing, he really didn’t focus much on it.
But look at Jiaxin, someone who had never touched fashion design, thriving in a top American design school in every way.
"Alright, let’s go horseback riding, the weather here is really nice." Coming from a place where summer meant nothing but heat, where they’d rather stay in air-conditioned rooms all the time, arriving here made them feel all sorts of comfortable.
"I’m not going riding." Although Xiao Zhi initially showed an interest in horseback riding, after a few days, he genuinely lost interest.
"I’ll just quietly stay here and take photos." He had already gotten quite dark over the past few days, and Xiao Zhi was really worried that when he returned to school, his dark skin would invite ridicule from his classmates.
Photography, sigh, Guang Ran really wanted to tell the slightly hopeful Xiao Zhi not to expect much, many people wanted to beat his brother, but what was the result?
They only got utterly frustrated by his brother, but unfortunately, Xiao Zhi was too competitive to listen, not turning back until he hit the wall.
Guang Ran went horseback riding; since arriving in the United States, he lost interest in fair skin.
Competing for fair skin against the whites is chasing an impossible dream, especially since foreigners pursue a healthy tan; Guang Ran sought this skin tone.
While classmates went to the beach for holidays, he came to the ranch for horseback riding, and he’s slowly acknowledging that horseback riding could shape the physique.
The only downside is that prolonged horseback riding might cause the legs to deform, resulting in bowlegs.
Once Guang Ran left for horseback riding, Xiao Zhi picked up the camera and snapped photos around the area, while Guang Ran occasionally sprinted a hundred meters or jumped over some hurdles nearby.
Then he’d run to Xiao Zhi and strike various poses in front of him.
"Make me look handsome."
"And plenty of poses."
This holiday was spent visiting Los Angeles alone, which didn’t fit his style. No matter what others did during summer vacation, at least pretend you’re going on a trip.
This was something Guang Ran was good at, he didn’t go to the beach, just opted for a ranch vacation.
As for being mocked for coming here as a low-class holiday, Guang Ran wasn’t worried.
Holidays are meant for relaxation; if he could earn money along the way, would anyone mock him?
Even though his big brother had temporarily shelved the idea of buying a ranch due to lack of funds, buying a ranch was a matter of time. What if the classmates got to know, so what?
Guang Ran wasn’t deeply fond of this place, because it was too rural, even the capital was too quiet, it couldn’t compare to New York at all.
Guang Ran imagined if he moved here, he’d be extremely lonely, unable to adjust at all.
So the best solution was using it just as a holiday destination, especially if you could earn money along the side; this was truly the best choice.
Renee calmly sat under the eaves, with a canvas in front of her, occasionally putting a few strokes on the paper with a brush.
Xuran was sipping tea and reading a book, if he looked up at Renee, he’d occasionally take out a camera and snap photos of her.
"If you take photos this time, don’t go showing them to Xiao Zhi to tick him off." Renee didn’t have too much thought about being Xuran’s model, the only concern was not to agitate Xiao Zhi.
Poor child, ever since he said Xuran’s photos weren’t good enough last time, he got fixated by the latter, who showed him his photos daily, irritating Xiao Zhi immensely.
"How did I bully him?" Xuran was on edge; clearly, the brat started it.
"I was taking photos of my wife, and he just had to butt in, how could I feel comfortable?" Xuran always believed in not actively picking fights.
If someone dared provoke him, then they shouldn’t blame him for being rude, "Moreover, I’ve truly improved a lot."
Looking at recent photos, Xuran felt great, huff, it was just that he hadn’t dedicated time before, once he did, where’d there be room for Xiao Zhi?
"In the future, on your birthday and during holidays, I’ll take photos for you." Huff, starting today, all memorable days’ photos of his wife would be taken by him.
He’d absolutely make his wife look beautifully captured, the most pleasing photos of her, could only be from his hands.
"Before I always thought you need to consider the environment for photography, now I know I was wrong; I should snap photos wherever I find interesting."
Recalling how his wife would always envy the places he talked about visiting, back then Xuran could only dryly promise to take her there someday.
But that was for the future, who knows how long they’d wait, but having a camera changed things, he could capture those lovely landscapes and show them to his wife.
Eventually, his wife would surely be satisfied, without a look of regret.
Rich people, Renee really felt like kneeling in front of her spendthrift husband; didn’t he know how much film costs, doesn’t he know about the printing costs?
These days’ rich folks really are somewhat like upstarts, luckily, he could earn money by himself, otherwise Renee was seriously worried that Zhao Gang would misconstrue her.
"That’s really expensive," Renee worriedly said.
Expensive? "We earn money to spend it; if we only earn and don’t spend, then why do we make money?" Xuran initially didn’t understand why his wife was so tense.
Later he calculated how much a roll of film costs and printing costs, it truly was a significant expense.
But this expense, Xuran stated absolutely couldn’t be saved, "When we’re old, we can sit in rocking chairs and slowly flip through old photos."
