Under Shen Changan's constant coaxing, grandma finally turned around and took a look at the portrait in his hand and suddenly became furious.

"You little brat, grandma is a woman, but you showed me a portrait of a man. What do you mean?"

When Shen Changan took the portrait back and looked at it, he realized that he had taken the wrong one.

"Grandma, take a break. I'm just teasing you because you're unhappy."

Shen Changan quickly changed a portrait, but grandma was still a little upset and didn’t want to look at it at all.

When Shen Changan brought the portrait in front of her again, she took a look at it reluctantly.

She was attracted at first sight. The kind-hearted old man came to life on the paper, and the gentle temperament of a lady from a noble family was beautiful to look at.

But the features and every detail of the face look just like her.

My grandmother is already old, but she didn't know that her portrait could be so beautiful.

"Is this really me? Why is it so beautiful?"

Grandma touched her face with both hands and asked in disbelief.

"Grandma, this is you, do you like it?"

Grandma nodded. She was originally furious about her grandson running away from home, but now seeing her own portrait looking so gentle, she felt embarrassed to get angry.

"I like it. It's a beautiful painting. How did you create this portrait? Didn't I go out with you to paint a portrait before?"

In my grandmother's understanding, the portrait should sit there by itself, just like a camera, recording her appearance.

Her grandson went out without taking her with him, but he brought back her portrait. She didn't even know how it was drawn.

"I asked someone to draw it based on your body shape and features."

"The painter must be a master. Without more than ten years of painting experience, it is impossible to create such a vivid portrait."

Grandma took the portrait and looked at it again and again, exclaiming in amazement. She also said that she wanted to frame the portrait and hang it in her room.

When talking about this, Shen Changan's face was full of pride, because Jiang Li had such a profound foundation in painting at the age of 20.

"Grandma, the portrait is of a little girl, only in her early 20s."

"Impossible! How could such a young girl draw such a high-quality portrait? You think my brain isn't working as it should be, seeing my age, so you're deliberately trying to trick me, right?"

Grandma shook her head, totally unconvinced that a 20-year-old girl could draw a portrait of this level, unless she had started learning to paint in her mother's womb, or was a painting genius.

"Grandma, it's real. I saw the little girl draw it with my own eyes. It can't be fake."

Shen Changan emphasized it again and again, and grandma finally believed it reluctantly.

"Times have really changed. Girls nowadays are really amazing."

Grandma sighed and had to change her cognition.

She looked up and saw her grandson's eyes were unusually bright, and the little girl's face lit up with pride when she spoke of him.

Is this still her grandson who is so proud that he seems to look down on all the girls in the world?

The grandmother stared at her grandson again and again. Could this young man with shining eyes and a happy smile really be her grandson? The contrast between before and after was too great, wasn't it?

"That's right. While some girls were still lazy and idle, this girl not only painted portraits for people but also cooperated with the Public Security Bureau and painted portraits of many suspects and victims."

Chen Changan couldn't stop talking about Jiang Li. He talked for a long time before he realized that the silence around him was a little weird.

When Shen Changan came back to his senses, he saw his grandmother staring at him as if he were a monster.

"Grandma, why are you looking at me like that?"

Shen Changan seemed to have his thoughts seen through, and he was so embarrassed that he didn't even know where to put his eyes.

"I simply feel that you've been talking too much today, and your praise of this little girl is a bit excessive."

"Ahem, I just really think she's amazing and I kind of admire her, so I said a few more words. Besides, doesn't grandma believe it? I said so much just to make her believe it."

Shen Changan said seriously, and his grandmother stared at him again and again, still feeling that something was wrong with her grandson today.

"How tall is that little girl?"

"Grandma, why are you asking this?"

"Don't bother me, just answer whatever I ask."

Shen Changan noticed something was wrong, but still answered honestly.

"About 1.6 meters tall."

"This height is pretty good, how about the weight?"

The more grandma asked, the more detailed her questions became, and the more Shen Changan answered, the more he sweated.

However, the questions asked by grandma were all normal, and even though Shen Changan was reluctant, he answered them all.

Grandma finally asked, "Isn't this little girl very beautiful?"

"It's alright, alright."

Shen Changan didn’t know what to say, so he could only answer stubbornly.

"What do you mean by 'okay'? Is it good-looking?"

"It's OK, it's OK, it's acceptable."

Shen Changan didn't dare to continue praising Jiang Li. He was afraid that if he continued, his grandmother would find out something.

"What's this girl's family background like? Are her parents still alive? What's her occupation? With that name, she should be getting married, right?"

"Grandma, I'm just drawing a portrait for you. Why do you act like you're checking my household registration?"

Grandma asked more and more detailed questions, and Shen Changan could hardly bear it.

"Just chatting casually. I see you're quite interested in this little girl. Grandma was wondering, are you? Are you?"

Grandma paused, and Shen Changan felt his scalp tingling even more.

If it were any other time, he would definitely not say it, but if he wanted to be with Jiang Li, he had to get his grandmother's support first.

If no one in the family agrees, Jiang Li will have a hard time living with him in the future.

Although my grandmother was not on good terms with my mother, my father was a filial son and always respected her very much. He would listen carefully to what she said most of the time.

My father has been in a high position for many years and is used to giving orders, but he is particularly respectful to his mother.

If you want to get your father's consent, the first step is to get your grandmother's approval.

"Grandma, don't think too much. This little girl is the older sister of one of my students. This student is very outstanding, but both her parents are deceased. We met at a parent-teacher conference..."

Shen Changan briefly recounted how they met, mentioning both Jiang Yi's self-reliance and excellence, as well as Jiang Li's perseverance and talent.

After Shen Changan finished speaking, grandma didn't respond for a long time, and after a long time she sighed deeply.

"This little girl has it really hard. Luckily, her brother is smart and sensible, and she herself has some talent. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to make ends meet. Is that why you take such special care of them?"