"By the way, this painting, 'Clouds, Rain, Mountains and Rivers'... are you taking it?"

Old Bai handed the scroll to Gu Jueye, seemingly intending to give it to him, but his fingers gripped the scroll exceptionally tightly.

Gu Jueye saw everything. When he brought the painting, he never intended to take it back.

Although the painting was a birthday gift from the little girl, and he was reluctant to give it away, it would be much more worthwhile to give it away than to try to please Old Master Bai.

He wanted people more than paintings.

“I don’t know much about paintings, and it would be a real pity for this painting to stay in my hands. Besides, it was painted by your granddaughter herself, so it’s more appropriate for it to stay with you for safekeeping.”

Gu Jueye's words truly touched Bai Lao's heart.

"Ah Ye, you are so thoughtful. In that case, I will keep it for you. From now on, we will be friends despite our age difference. If you encounter any difficulties in pursuing Qian Mo, just come to Grandpa Bai. Grandpa will help you."

Gu Jueye thanked him humbly, "Thank you, Grandpa Bai."

With his mind completely absorbed in the painting, Old Bai patted Gu Jueye on the shoulder: "Don't be so polite, we're all family!"

A hint of wisdom flashed in Gu Jueye's eyes.

He could exchange a painting for a powerful backer, and even the painter would be his when he married a young girl. Why would he care about a painting?

*

Bai Qianmo sat in Bai Yitang's study, resting her chin on one hand, her gaze fixed on the door and window directly opposite the courtyard.

Bai Yitang's study and Bai Lao's study are directly opposite each other, and one can see the situation in the opposite study through the window.

It seemed that Gu Jueye had said something, and the old man looked delighted, even patting Gu Jueye on the shoulder in a serious manner, looking like two good buddies.

He was amazed; Gu Jueye had only visited the Bai family twice, yet his grandfather already liked him so much.

If we do this a few more times, wouldn't we be treating him like our own grandson?

She glanced at Bai Yitang beside her subconsciously, realizing she was overthinking things; her grandfather would never smile at Bai Yitang.

Upon seeing Bai Yitang, they would either greet him with a cold face or raise their canes as if they were about to strike him at any moment.

"Bai Qianmo, I've explained this problem to you once. You should understand the solution now, right?" Bai Yitang said impatiently.

"You just explained the solution approach?"

Bai Qianmo snapped out of her thoughts and glanced lazily at Bai Yitang.

Bai Yitang's eyes widened, and he almost broke the pen in his hand.

So you didn't listen to a single word I said?"

Bai Qianmo lowered her eyes and looked at the problem that Bai Yitang had explained to her, narrowing her eyes.

"Who instilled this problem-solving approach in you?"

According to this method, even if this kid gets a perfect score, he'll just be a paper tiger with no substance.

"This is a key question that the chemistry teacher went over the day before yesterday. Everyone in the class took notes, but you didn't?"

"Oh, so it was the notes I made that day. I'm glad I didn't make any, otherwise it would have been a waste of paper."

Bai Yitang: "..."

He felt like his head was about to explode.

"You stupid pig, if I keep talking to you, I might get infected by your words." Bai Yitang threw down his pen, stood up angrily, and was about to leave.

Just as they reached the door, they ran into Old Master Bai and Gu Jueye, who were coming together.

Bai Yitang's furious expression immediately deflated.

Old Bai glared at Bai Yitang fiercely: "Who are you calling a stupid pig?"

"I..." Bai Yitang dared not repeat those words in front of the old man.

But the thought of Bai Qianmo not listening to his explanation and acting all self-righteous made him angry.

"Grandpa, you don't know, Bai Qianmo is a terrible student. She can't keep up with the senior year at No. 1 High School at all. Also, yesterday the chemistry teacher gave a mock exam, and Bai Qianmo actually got a zero. Now she has become the laughing stock of the whole school."