<p class="ql-block">2003年我们在悉尼东区Oxford St 牛津街开了西人杂货店。乔尼是店里常客。他那时很年轻，是对街车行的修车师傅。机修工大多抽烟，但他烟买的不算多，记得有次他悄悄告诉我，女朋友不喜欢他抽烟。我一听，就知道，他以后准是亇好丈夫。果然，不久前，知道我会画画，他马上就给我孩子的照片，请我为孩子画像。心中有孩子的父亲肯定是个好爸爸。</p><p class="ql-block">I opened Oxford Minimart in Sydney’s busy Oxford </p><p class="ql-block">street in 2003.. Jonney is my regular and good friend, He is a young mechanic working in Oxford Auto </p><p class="ql-block">Services directly across the street.Most blue collar </p><p class="ql-block">smoke a lot, But he didn’t smoke much , I remember </p><p class="ql-block">he once quietly told me ,” my girl friend hates me </p><p class="ql-block">smoke, “ So I instantly believe he will be a good </p><p class="ql-block">husband.Yes! He surely is! Not long ago after knowing me can do painting, he sent me photos of his </p><p class="ql-block">beautiful kids ,” Can you paint for me? “ Look ! A </p><p class="ql-block">man with wife and kids in heart is definitely a good </p><p class="ql-block">husband and father!</p> <p class="ql-block">2019年，我们准备结业。店舖招租。三岁的外孙女在店舖内外玩得很开心。</p><p class="ql-block">Around 2019 we closed our business and the shop is </p><p class="ql-block">for rent , That time our granddaughter Fiona is three .</p><p class="ql-block"> She plays around all the time.</p> <p class="ql-block">很抱歉，我的水平有限，没法画出这亇活泼动人女孩的灵气。也许是她上中学时的模样。</p><p class="ql-block">I am so sorry.I tried several times but fail to paint such a pretty vivid girl, It seems that I paint her in the future as a good looking Year 5 student!</p> <p class="ql-block">乔尼没给我他自己的照片，我只能凭记忆画。</p><p class="ql-block">Jonney didn’t give me his own photo , So I have to </p><p class="ql-block">paint him totally by memory!</p> <p class="ql-block">真是惊喜，他，还有他的工友们，一见到这幅画，都同声说：这是乔尼！</p><p class="ql-block">Amazing! When Jonney and his mates saw this </p><p class="ql-block">painting ，they simultaneously laughed:This is </p><p class="ql-block">Jonney !</p><p class="ql-block">修车厂业主斯蒂夫对我说，现在，我只是业主，乔尼才是老板，他管这里的一切。我告诉他，是的，有乔尼这样的人为你管一切，难怪你整天休假，喝酒，睡大觉！</p><p class="ql-block">The owner of the shop Steve told me today , now I am just owner , Jonney is the boss, Yes, Steve, I told him, with Jonney working for you , you can really do as an OoZee, Be Happy, No worries!</p> <p class="ql-block">車行的人都高兴的笑了！ </p><p class="ql-block">A happy moment for everyone in Oxford Auto service, now is the largest in Bondi Junction!</p>