Grandpa's words warmed Bai Qianmo's heart.
Although she is currently incompletely conscious, she can feel that her grandfather's love for her is genuine.
At this moment, the feeling of distance gradually turned into closeness and a sense of security.
A glint of light appeared in Old Tang's eyes.
“That’s easy, Lao Bai. If you’re worried that our granddaughter will be bullied in the future, you should take care of her personal plans as early as possible. Qianmo can create such good works, and her future value will definitely increase. With the friendship between us brothers, our Tang family will definitely take good care of Qianmo.”
Old Bai frowned and glared at Old Tang with displeasure.
"What do you mean by 'our granddaughter'? Qianmo's surname is Bai, not Tang."
Old Tang chuckled: "What your surname is doesn't matter. What matters is that I think highly of Qianmo. If we can become in-laws, then your granddaughter will be my granddaughter too."
Tang Qianli and Bai Qianmo, who were standing to the side, were both taken aback and exchanged an awkward glance.
Bai Qianmo chuckled dryly twice, while Tang Qianli turned his face away and coughed lightly.
Elder Gu and Elder Qin had been putting up with Elder Tang for a long time, and their expressions clearly darkened.
This old bastard is blatantly poaching their employees.
Now that A-Ye is not around, they, as A-Ye's grandfather and maternal grandfather, must keep a close eye on their future granddaughter-in-law.
"Qianmo, when is Aye coming back? These past two days, your Grandma Gu has been nagging me to go back to the old house. She and Aunt Mei have learned some new dishes and want to cook them for you."
Bai Qianmo thought about it carefully. Recently, she had been busy getting to know the internal situation of Tengyue and also working on the works for the art exhibition. Indeed, she hadn't visited her parents for a while.
"Fifth Brother didn't say a specific date for his return. Once he comes back, we'll definitely go over and try Grandma Gu's cooking."
Old Gu nodded with a smile.
Old Qin asked curiously, "Where did A-Ye run off to again? He just got back to the capital and is already running off again. He's really a worry."
Having learned from his previous experience, Old Qin is still quite shaken.
"Don't worry, Fifth Brother went out with friends, there won't be any danger."
The Great Swamp is a subterranean being; in his eyes, surface humans must be nothing but trash.
Bai Qianmo suddenly had a question: How strong is Fifth Brother in real strength?
To be valued by the humans in the Earth's core, one must be exceptionally powerful, right?
Thinking about it carefully, it was only when she was taken to Antarctica by the Yirou aliens that she truly witnessed Fifth Brother's combat prowess.
It's just unknown whether this is his full strength.
"Ahem, it's getting late. How about we continue talking about those paintings?" Old Tang steered the conversation back on track.
It was almost midnight, and the old men were clearly showing signs of fatigue and exhaustion.
Bai Qianmo stopped deliberately passing the buck and took the initiative to express her thoughts.
"I am not good at collecting calligraphy and paintings. There are four works on display today, one of which has already been given to Grandpa Tang."
Old Tang nodded, waiting for Bai Qianmo to continue.
The other old men wore expressions of jealousy and envy.
Bai Qianmo chuckled in a low voice, her gaze sweeping over Elder Bai, Elder Gu, and Elder Qin: "My grandfather, Grandpa Gu, and Grandpa Qin are all experts who love collecting. I have an idea: I'll give the remaining three paintings to each of you for your own collection, and then I'll make further plans after you all pass away."
She may collect the calligraphy and paintings, but she still retains control over them.
The old men pondered for a moment and decided that this was a good idea.
In fact, people of their status and position don't care about the monetary value of calligraphy and paintings at all; they care more about their aesthetic value.
Therefore, their main purpose was to keep the items in their own hands so they could admire and study them at any time. As for what happened to these words after they were exchanged for New Year's greetings, they weren't so concerned about it.
Although Old Bai felt a pang of sadness, he always felt that a part of his treasure had been taken away.
However, he agreed with his granddaughter's decision.
In the end, who would collect which of the remaining three paintings? To avoid further disputes, Bai Qianmo decided to draw lots. In the end, Elder Gu collected "Thousand People Painting", Elder Bai drew "Sea", and Elder Qin drew the last painting.
Everyone was satisfied, except for Old Tang, whose shrewd plan backfired.
After discussing how to handle the artworks, the elderly gentlemen left the exhibition hall one after another.
As soon as I stepped out of the exhibition hall, I saw a bright black sedan parked outside the gate.
As they emerged from the car, the door opened, and an elderly man with a full head of white hair and a smiling face stepped out, leaning on a cane.
Hello everyone.
Standing next to Old Master Tang, Tang Qianli said, "Grandpa, this is Mr. Tebus from the Aifu Group."
Mr. Tang nodded; he had noticed this person in the exhibition hall.
Tebus walked up to the group, his gaze first falling on Bai Qianmo.
“Miss Bai, your painting ‘Orchid’ at the art exhibition today was so vivid and lifelike. It is the most soulful and spirited painting I have ever seen. It also made me understand why Mr. Ye Bai accepted you as his apprentice. You truly have the demeanor of my master.”
He has always been interested in ink painting. Ever since Ye Bai perfectly combined Western realism with Eastern artistic conception, he has been amazed and has developed a special appreciation for the new school of ink painting.
Bai Qianmo's creation of "Orchid" in just twenty minutes today was indeed amazing to him.
"Mr. Tebus is too kind."
She had heard of Tebus before she met Eve.
This person had been trying to buy her work through connections, and had even said that he would pay any amount of money.
Bai Qianmo was unmoved by the temptation of money.
If she hadn't wanted to defeat Cai Minmin and secure the Aifu endorsement, she might have long forgotten about this person's existence.
However, after these few brief encounters with Tebus, she developed a rather favorable impression of this kind and gentlemanly old man.
Thinking of something, she handed a roll of paper to Mr. Tebs.
"It's for you."
“This…” Tebus reached out and took it with a puzzled expression, then slowly opened it.
The image above is of Bai Qianmo's painting, "Orchid".
Tebus's face showed excitement. Although Ye Bai's four paintings were not to be auctioned today, he was overjoyed to be able to obtain this painting from Ye Bai's apprentice.
"Qianmo, let's go." Old Bai stood to the side with a cold face, calling to his granddaughter.
I feel like my heart is bleeding.
He also took a liking to this painting, "Orchid," and originally planned to ask his granddaughter for it after getting on the bus, but she turned around and gave it to a stranger.
Doesn't this girl know how valuable her paintings are?
Have you forgotten about his grandfather?
Honestly...
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