Dealing with a Scumbag

Dealing with a Scumbag

It was Li Dawei's first time buying supplies for an art student. He had gone to several places before finding the right things. When he finally returned home, he found everyone inside getting along happily.

Xia Jie was posing as a model while Wang Yue and Jia Jia painted. Always one for a bit of fun, Li Dawei quickly set the things he'd bought on the table and went to watch them work from behind.

At first, he didn't think much of it. But when he took a closer look, he realized they were both pretty good. One painting was realistic, the other abstract, but both captured Xia Jie's spirit. With his limited vocabulary, he could sum them up in two words: beautiful.

Li Dawei watched enviously and wanted them to paint a portrait of him, too. He could take it home for his mother, who could show it off to the neighbors and let them know their family had cultured friends.

So, after Wang Yue and Jia Jia finished their paintings, Xia Jie went over to look at them. Li Dawei couldn't help asking, "Brother Wang, Jia Jia, could you paint one of me, too?"

Wang Yue waved him off without hesitation and refused in all seriousness. "Ask Jia Jia. I only paint Xia Jie. I won't paint anyone else."

Li Dawei wanted to ask if Wang Yue would do it if Director Wang told him to, but Wang Yue sounded serious, and Li Dawei knew enough about his personality to realize he had no chance of getting a portrait from him today. There was no point in asking again.

So Li Dawei tactfully turned to Jia Jia. Afraid she'd refuse, he grinned ingratiatingly and said, "Jia Jia, you saw how I spent the whole