My Life Simulator

"It's still comfortable at home!"

Back in Yucheng, the moment he stepped into the house, Lu Li saw this house that had been processed by his own art, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

From Lu Li's current point of view, the exquisite furniture carvings and wall paintings at the time still look a little immature now.

This is a good thing! It shows that I am making continuous progress.

With a thought, open the character interface, and the skill level displayed on it now has a new change.

Calligraphy: Expert.

Painting: Expert.

Sculpture: Expert.

Engraving: Proficient.

After completing the "Pandaren" sculpture, Lu Li's sculpture skills officially broke through and he was promoted to the expert level.

So far, Lu Li's four basic skills, only carving has not been able to break through.

One way, one hundred ways. After being promoted to expert level in calligraphy, painting and sculpture, Lu Li also clearly felt that his carving skills were about to break through.

After returning home, Lu's father and Lu's mother resumed their daily life and continued to go to the vegetable market to sell vegetables every day.

Lu Li's life was also very dull.

Every day is still a step-by-step skill practice, practice calligraphy, practice painting, practice carving, practice sculpture.

Because he had money on hand, in addition to the 4 million he gave his parents, Lu Li also had 9.5 million in cash. Therefore, Lu Li's carving materials have also become more advanced.

Huanghuali, red rosewood, golden silk nan, red sandalwood, ebony, and other precious woods have become Lu Lixin's creative materials.

Of course, Lu Li didn't do anything big in the beginning, it's just some small writing ornaments and the like, which are the most suitable for practicing hands.

Pen holders, tea trays, rosary beads, ink cartridges... all kinds of wood carving ornaments gradually appeared on Lu Li's desk.

In the continuous practice, Lu Li's carving skills are getting better and better, and the experience bar is about to be full.

After the New Year, Lu Li began to create his first large-scale root carving work.

From the first day of the lunar new year to the seventh day of the first lunar month, Lu Li finally completed his work.

This is a large root carving tea table.

A set of gold silk Nangen carved tea table, elegant in shape and majestic. Following the root texture and various nodules, various sculptures such as landscape buildings, flowers, birds, insects and fish are constructed.

When the last knife was carved, Lu Li's carving skills officially broke through, and all four basic skills were promoted to the expert level.

At this moment, whether it is calligraphy, painting, or engraving or sculpture, Lu Li's skills are very superb, and his attainments are very high. He is already a veritable artist.

And he is still an artist with a solid foundation and no shortcomings.

The root carving tea table is polished and polished, brushed with a layer of varnish, and the work is officially completed after drying.

After the carving skills were promoted to the expert level, Lu Li began to buy more expensive materials.

After purchasing some jade carving materials such as agate, beeswax, turquoise, Dushan stone, Xiuyu, and white jade, Lu Li began to create jade carvings.

It is important to mention here that Lu Li did not dare to do jade carving until his carving skills were promoted to the expert level. Because... these materials are so expensive!

Even if these materials were purchased through Manager Wu's "internal price", they still cost Lu Li hundreds of thousands of small pieces of jade.

The price is calculated by grams. Many jade materials are more expensive than gold, which is really not something that ordinary people can afford.

Jade carving, if it is beautifully carved, will naturally double the value of jade. If the carving is not good...it's useless!

Even though Lu Li had nearly 10 million in cash in his hand, he didn't dare to use jade to practice his skills. This was even more ruthless than burning money.

Jade carving is basically based on grinding, so jade carving is also called "carving".

Modern high-tech jade carving tools are, in a sense, somewhat similar to dentists' tools.

When the rapidly rotating engraved needle landed on the jade, it made a tooth-ache screeching sound.

The flying jade chips... Every gram is money!

Therefore, there is absolutely no drastic removal of materials for jade carving. The carving and creation of each piece of jade material needs to use the material to the maximum extent according to the shape and structure of the material, because... it can't be wasted!

Agate is not very expensive, so Lu Li used agate to practice his hands first.

After carefully measuring the size of the agate and determining a plan to maximize the use of the material, Lu Li dug out a dozen small beads from the agate material.

Carve these small beads into round beads, and then carve various Arhat shapes on the beads to make a bracelet.

Grinding and polishing, drilling and threading, a string of dark red agate beads is officially completed.

I picked up this bracelet and looked at it in front of my eyes. The translucent agate gleamed in the light, and the smiling Arhats on the beads were lifelike.

"good!"

Lu Li smiled and nodded, "My bracelet is worth at least tens of thousands. It's my dad's!"

Putting down the bracelet, Lu Li continued to create.

I also made an agate bracelet for my mother and a beeswax necklace.

This chicken oil yellow beeswax necklace cost Lu Li 15,000 yuan to buy the material, plus Lu Li's superb carving, it is even more valuable.

For the next period of time, Lu Li has been making jade carvings. After the Lantern Festival, Lu Li's jade sculpture creation had to end because... the materials were used up.

"Dad, Mom, I'll give you a present."

That night, after dinner, Lu Li took out a jewelry box carved from ebony and said to Lu's father and Lu's mother.

"Gift?"

Mom and Dad looked at the ebony box in Lu Li's hand, and they knew very well that this was another artwork made by their son.

"Wa'er, my dad and I are both uneducated, your arts... we don't understand it either. It's a waste if you give it to us."

Mom looked at the box in Lu Li's hand, smiled and shook her head.

"You don't want?"

A smile appeared on Lu Li's face, "Don't regret it later!"

After speaking, Lu Li reached out and lifted the lid of the jewelry box.

Under the light, the pearls in the jewelry box flicker, and the treasures are bright and full, and it is suddenly a box of various jewelry.

"Wow……"

Mom looked at the various jewels in the box, her eyes shining.

"This bracelet belongs to Dad! This one belongs to Mom!"

Lu Li took out two agate bracelets from the jewelry box and handed them to his parents.

"I have it too!"

Dad Lu put the dark red agate bracelet on his hand, looked at the flashing pearls on it, looked at the lifelike carvings of Arhat, and said with a smile, "I actually have a day to wear jewelry!"

"Good-looking! Good-looking!"

Mother Lu wore the agate bracelet, turned her arms in front of the light, looked at the sparkling pearls on the bracelet, and smiled from ear to ear.

"anything else!"

Lu Li took out a bright yellow beeswax necklace and a turquoise bracelet from the jewelry box, and said to his mother, "Mom, this necklace and bracelet are also for you."

"well!"

With joy on her face, the mother quickly put the beeswax necklace around her neck and the turquoise bracelet on her other hand.

"Haha! I'm now... just like the rich lady on TV!"

My mother stretched out her hands and kept turning her arms, and from time to time she picked up the necklace and looked at it, with a smile on her face.

"Wa'er, these things... are they expensive?"

Dad looked at these jade carvings and said to Lu Li, "Don't waste money in the future. We don't need them."

"Not expensive not expensive!"

Lu Li smiled and shook his head, "I made it all by myself, I just spent a little money on materials."

For Lu Li, these jewelry are really not expensive.

The material money for each piece of jewelry is only ten thousand dollars. It's just... the finished product can't be bought with this amount of money!

With Lu Li's expert-level carving skills, the jade carvings he made are five times the lowest price on the basis of the material cost.

If you buy it in a jewelry store, the jeweler's black heart is far beyond people's imagination. Ten times and a hundred times the profit is a normal operation.

"Is it not expensive?"

Dad Lu nodded slightly. A piece of my son's sculpture is worth 40 million yuan. These jewelry are said to be inexpensive, but in fact... others can't buy them if they want.

Early the next morning, Lu's father and Lu's mother went to the vegetable market to sell vegetables again.

Because Lu's father and Lu's mother were dressed very plainly and wore these pearlescent jewelry, no one cared much.

After all, people who can see the material of jewelry at a glance and the craftsmanship at a glance are rare in daily life.

However... Mama Liu happens to be such a person.

Ever since she found out that Lu Li might be talking to Liu Qin about friends, when Liu's mother went to the street to buy vegetables, she began to approach her "in-laws" intentionally or unintentionally.

Today, because Liu Qin wanted to eat boiled fish fillets, Liu's mother came to the vegetable market to buy fish again.

"Miss, are you here to buy food?"

Seeing Liu's mother walking by carrying a fish, Lu's mother greeted her from afar. This is the son's future mother-in-law! Definitely have a good relationship.

"yes!"

Liu's mother came up with a smile, "Qin'er said she wanted to eat boiled fish fillets, and I'm here to buy a fish."

"Do you want any more vegetables? The lettuce I have here is good and fresh. Take some back!"

Mama Lu enthusiastically packed a bag of lettuce, got up and handed it to Mama Liu.

Well, my mother-in-law is so enthusiastic!

Liu's mother reluctantly took the lettuce sent by Lu's mother.

At this time, Mama Liu saw the jewelry on Mama Lu's body at a glance. On his hands are two bracelets with sparkling pearls and a bright yellow necklace around his neck.

From Mama Liu's eyes, it is natural to see that these are all good things!

"Huh? Your jewelry is pretty good!"

Liu's mother also knew that Lu Li's sculptures made money, and she was not surprised that Lu's mother wore these high-grade jewelry.

"cheap stuff!"

Mother Lu smiled and shook her head, "My son made it! Artwork made by my son. I don't understand what art is or isn't art. I wear it to play."

"Yeah? Lu Li still makes jewelry?"

A flash of surprise flashed in Mother Liu's eyes, and then... a little depressed again.

Why don't I? I am your mother-in-law, and I am your mother. Since you can make jewelry and make it so high-end and exquisite, why don't I?

After a few words of greetings with Lu's father and Lu's mother, Liu's mother left.

All the way back home, Liu's mother saw Liu Qin sitting in the room burying herself in writing her thesis, and she felt depressed again.

"Qin'er, you stay at home every day, do you want to be a house girl? Why don't you go out to play?"

When carrying the fish into the kitchen, Liu's mother yelled at Liu Qin.

"what?"

Liu Qin turned his head and looked over, a little stunned in his eyes. what's going on? Where did I provoke you?

"Lao Liu, come here!"

Putting the fish into the kitchen, Liu's mother yelled at Liu's father in the study again, "Why are you still standing there? The fish is back, come and cook!"

"Uh? Aren't you cooking these days? Why do you have to call me to cook today?"

Father Liu was also a little confused about the situation.

It's just...Under the power of Liu's mother, Liu's father has no choice but to answer: "Okay, okay, here we come."

Dad Liu got up and walked into the kitchen.

At this time, the doorbell rang outside the door, "Express delivery! Receive the delivery!"

"Express? Liu Qin, did you buy something stupid again?"

Mama Liu looked unhappy, walked to the door, stretched out her hand and opened the door.

Outside the door, a big fat man carried a cardboard box and handed it to Liu's mother, "Your courier."

Liu's mother reached out to take the cardboard box and glanced at it, but couldn't find the courier slip.

"Where did you send it? Why don't you even have a courier note?"

Mama Liu frowned and glanced at the big fat man, "What's going on?"

"Okay! My name is Yuwenshu! I'm Lu Li and Liu Qin's high school classmates."

The big fat man shrugged, "Actually...I'm an errand! Lu Li brought it here! He didn't dare to come to the door, so let me run errands!"

"what?"

A smile instantly appeared on Liu's mother's face, "So it's Qin'er's classmate! Come in! Come in and sit!"

"Auntie, I won't sit anymore!"

Fatty Yuwen waved his hand quickly, "I'm an errand runner. After delivering the things, I have to go back and give Lu Li a life! Alas! It's really not easy for me!"

With a long sigh, Fatty Yuwen waved his hand, turned around and left.

"This child..."

Mother Liu looked down at the cardboard box in her hand, and then at Fatty Yuwen who walked out all the way, and shook her head with a smile.

This kid Lu Li... He even asked others to run errands while delivering things. Afraid to come in? What's wrong with that? With me here, can Lao Liu be able to turn the world upside down?

Turning around and returning to the living room, Mama Liu sat on the sofa and reached out to open the cardboard box.

Inside the carton is a beautifully carved mahogany box.

After opening the box, Mama Liu exclaimed "Wow", and the smile on her face became even brighter!

The box is full of jewels and brilliance.

Beeswax necklace, agate bracelet, turquoise bracelet, white jade bead chain, Xiuyu bracelet, and a Dushan stone seal.

"Hahahaha! I have it too! Sure enough, I have it too!"

Mother Liu looked at the box of jewelry, and her heart blossomed with joy. She turned her head and shouted, "Qin'er, Lao Liu, come here! Come here."

"what happened again?"

Dad Liu replied angrily, turned around and walked out.

"Mom, what's the matter with you?"

Liu Qin walked out of the room with an impatient look on his face.

"Come and see! Lu Li! Lu Li brought it here! Haha! This kid Lu Li is not bad! He can also make jewelry!"

Liu's mother held the jewelry box and shook it at Liu Qin and Liu's father, "These are all!"

Seeing these jewelry, Dad Liu's face darkened.

However, Liu Qin's face flushed, with a somewhat happy smile in his eyes.