Chapter 406 Being Embarrassed
Gu Nian glanced at her, "I don't like taking other people's things."
Mrs. Zhuo said to the elderly Mr. Si, "Mr. Si, how about accepting both of the paintings. After all, they are their gifts for you."
"It doesn't matter to publicly tell which one is genuine. You admire Master Changyuan, so the result must be clear in your mind."
Hearing her words, the elderly Mr. Si knew he had to tell the genuine from the fake.
"Nian, give me your painting."
Gu Nian handed it to him without panic.
Si Yejue stood beside her with a frown.
Zhuo Ya glanced sideways at Si Yejue and saw him frown, which made her surer that her painting was genuine.
She bought it with tens of millions of dollars from Master Shanshui. It was definitely genuine.
Even Si Yejue couldn't buy it, let alone Gu Nian.
The elderly Mr. Si held the two scrolls, and opened the one that Zhuo Ya gave to him first after a brief thought.
In the painting, the night and the day connected with each other, which was different from ordinary paintings.
The blue sky was under the night. Between them was a line, giving people a sense that what were on the painting were about to extend out of the paper.
And the dark night was like that some ghosts were walking in it, but it was full of stars.
The handwriting and sign were all amazing.
As soon as it was opened, the other guests began to praise in surprise.
"It is indeed the painting created by Master Changyuan. It's really beautiful."
"Yeah, it makes people think of infinite possibilities and meanings, which confirms that it is genuine."
"I'm not a man of art. I didn't understand why the painting could worth tens of millions of dollars. But now I think it's really worth it after seeing it."
The elderly Mr. Si stared at the scroll, finding out that even the brushstrokes were the same as Master Changyuan's. He couldn't pick out a single fault.
Mrs. Zhuo couldn't be prouder, so she turned her head to look at Gu Nian.
"This painting is genuine. Miss Gu's is a little wrinkled. It can be seen at first glance that it was bought from a flea market, right?"
Gu Nian raised her eyebrows, saying, "Compared with Miss Zhuo's, mine is really a little wrinkled."
Zhuo Ya's was very smooth, and even the rice paper looked very expensive. Therefore, Gu Nian knew it was absolutely not made by Master Changyuan.
Zhuo Ya pursed her lips and couldn't help smiling.
She asked the elderly Mr. Si, "Grandpa Si, do you like it?"
Mrs. Zhuo said to the elderly Mr. Si, "Mr. Si, I think that Gu Nian's painting is fake. There is no need to open it. Just throw it into the trash can."
Si Yejue gave her a cold look, "How about throwing you into the trash can right away?"
Mrs. Zhuo was a little embarrassed by his words, knowing it was not an enquiry at all.
He meant he would really throw her into the trash can if she continued to taunt Gu Nian.
Si Yejue strongly supported Gu Nian, "Grandpa, this is Gu Nian's gift for you. It is definitely not fake. You know, I could help her when she bought it."
When observing Zhuo Ya's painting, the elderly Mr. Si kept nodding.
In the eyes of the guests present, that was an affirmation of the painting.
That was the genuine one.
"Since this painting is genuine, there's no need to see the other one, right?"
"If one is genuine, then the other must be fake."
"It's better not to look at the other one, or it will embarrass Miss Gu."
Zhuo Ya looked at Gu Nian and smiled gently, "Miss Gu, if you likes to paint, I'll take you to art exhibitions and I can also introduce you to Master Shanshui and Master Changyuan."
"I think Master Shanshui must be willing to accept you as his student if your talent for painting is good."
Mrs. Zhuo's pride came again. She echoed, "Master Shanshui is far worse than Master Changyuan. Since Master Changyuan will accept Ya as his student, Miss Gu will be inferior to Ya if she is fortunate enough to be accepted as a student by Master Shanshui."
Gu Nian just pouted and retorted, "Stop bragging about your daughter by belittling me. I'm just here to give my gift to Grandpa. After all, for me, you are not qualified to be on a par with me."
It was really a sharp retort.
Gu Nian did not intend to be polite to them.
In the previous life, Zhuo Ya pretended to make friends with her.
Mrs. Zhuo was acting as a villain, insulting and belittling her. She even framed her by various means.
Gu Nian thought if she was polite and nice to them in the present life, being reborn would be useless.
Seeing that Gu Nian was unexpectedly unyielding, Mrs. Zhuo said angrily, "It's you who have no qualification!"
"Do you think you can marry into a wealthy family with a fake painting bought from a flea market?"
"Oh, you are so mean that you don't want to spend more money. How shameless you are... Ah!"
Before Mrs. Zhuo could finish her words, she was kicked in the knee, screamed in pain and fell to the ground on one knee.
She raised her head and looked at Gu Nian angrily, "How dare you kick me!"
Gu Nian looked at her coldly, "If you like to bark like a mad dog, I don't mind kicking you again."
Si Yejue echoed in a cold voice, "If you sneer at Nian again, I'll let the guards throw you out!"
It was Gu Nian's first visit to the elderly Mr. Si and she came to gain his favor.
So it was a good happy event. But the appearance of Zhuo Ya and Mrs. Zhuo made Gu Nian and the elderly Mr. Si unhappy. Gu Nian thought she shouldn't be nice to them any more.
The elderly Mr. Si said in a deep voice, "Stop quarreling. It's just about two paintings."
Si Yejue said in a deep voice, "Nian's painting is genuine."
Gu Nian said coldly, "If she didn't bully me, I wouldn't fight back."
The elderly Mr. Si raised his head, glanced at them, and then spread out the painting that Gu Nian had given to him.
Compared with the last painting, this one was a little darker, and the rice paper only cost a few dollars.
It looked a little wrinkled and there was actually a small oil spot the size of a fingernail, which destroyed the beauty of the painting.
Mrs. Zhuo stood up from the ground, and burst into laughter after seeing the painting. It seemed that she forgot being angry.
She said, "I thought that even if it was bought from a flea market, it would be hard to tell whether it was genuine or fake. I really didn't expect it to be such a crumpled and dirty painting."
The other guests shook their heads.
"It is so fake that one can tell whether it is fake at a glance as long as he's not an idiot."
"So, is Gu Nian trying to fool the elderly Mr. Si as an idiot? It's too fake!"
Si Yejue took a glance at the scroll when it was being unfolded, and then suddenly turned to look at Gu Nian.
"The painting... You..."
Gu Nian squinted with a smile, "Since she insisted that I bought the painting from a flea market, I don't want to retort any more."
Anyway, no one would believe her when she said she painted it.
Butler Cao asked angrily, "Gu Nian, Mr. Si didn't allow you to be with the third master before."
"But just now he allowed. How could you trick him with a fake painting? How could you fool him?"
Mrs. Zhuo condemned her with a disdainful smile, "She wants to fool Mr. Si and us."
Zhuo Ya gently pulled Mrs. Zhuo's clothes, "Mom, stop saying such words to Miss Gu. She meant well, but she was deceived. She is the victim."
"But she fooled us..."
Before Mrs. Zhuo could finish her words, the elderly Mr. Si said in a deep voice, "Gu Nian's painting is the genuine one."