Chapter 97 Identification
Luo Yan's words were quite insightful.
Although she was the one who spoke up, every word she said pointed to her. She was just speaking on behalf of Tao Jinmei. If Xiao Beisheng wanted to blame someone, it couldn't be Luo Yan.
Moreover, Luo Yan also helped Tao Jinmei and Xiao Beisheng to resolve the situation. Not only could Tao Jinmei not hate her, she had to be grateful to her.
At this moment, Tao Jinmei looked at Luo Yan with gratitude.
"Right, right, right. What Luo Yan said is exactly what I meant." Tao Jinmei asked Su Man, "Xiao Man, did you do something to offend Mr. Yun and make him bear a grudge against you?"
Su Man's eyelids twitched.
She didn't expect that they could guide them in this direction.
Talent.
Su Man glanced at Xiao Beisheng. His face was as calm as water and he remained indifferent.
He was defending Su Man just now, but because Luo Yan stood up, he restrained his edge.
For no reason, Su Man felt a little chilled.
She smiled faintly, "Mr. Yun is such a highly respected master of the arts. Even if I did something that displeased him, he wouldn't be so petty as to resort to such despicable means to retaliate against me. It's just that it's not nice for us to talk about people behind their backs and throw mud at them without any reason, isn't it?"
Su Man was eloquent and easily won the game back.
Luo Yan didn't have Su Man's skills, but her reaction was not slow. She changed the subject: "I remember that Professor Xu Jiang from the Calligraphy and Painting Research Institute is also here today. Why don't we ask Professor Xu Jiang to help us firmly authenticate our two paintings?"
Luo Yan's gaze fell on a table of guests diagonally opposite.
A tall and thin man with round-frame glasses and a few tufts of hair in bangs stood up. He looked gentle and refined, with a professorial demeanor.
Xu Jiang pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, stood up and walked towards the main table.
Old Madam Xiao's face was solemn. Luo Yan had taken the initiative to bring up this matter. Who knows what kind of trap might be waiting for him!
If these restless youngsters dared to bully her granddaughter-in-law, she would be the first to stand in front of Su Man.
Xu Jiang came to Su Man, very politely and respectfully, "Young Madam, is this okay?"
Su Man looked at Xiao Beisheng, and she placed her last hope on Xiao Beisheng.
How could she not have imagined that the person who came out at this point was someone appointed by Luo Yan himself, and was not a good person, and would definitely cause some trouble.
But Xiao Beisheng did not stop him.
Su Man couldn't help but ask: "Beisheng, what do you think? I'll listen to you."
To outsiders, she is a well-behaved little rabbit, but Su Man is actually giving Xiao Beisheng a last chance.
A shrewd and intelligent person like Xiao Beisheng would not be unaware that there is something fishy about Xu Jiang.
This was also the first time Xiao Beisheng had to choose between Su Man and Luo Yan after Su Man and Xiao Beisheng got married. If Xiao Beisheng chose to reject Luo Yan and help Su Man, Su Man would dare to give her true heart to him.
Xiao Beisheng frowned slightly, and when he was about to say something, Luo Yan said, "Beisheng, let Professor Xu help take a look at both paintings. If you only look at Aunt Tao's and not Su Man's, others might spread rumors."
Xiao Beisheng's gaze fell on Luo Yan's face, and he said lightly, "Okay."
Su Man didn't know how to describe her mood at that moment. It was as if a hand had been holding her heart high up, and then suddenly, the hand loosened, and her heart fell down and hit the ground heavily.
Xiao Beisheng didn't care at all about what would happen to Su Man. In his world, the only thing left was the emotional game between him and Luo Yan.
Su Man slowly pulled away the hand that he was holding.
From Su Man's perspective, he didn't react at all. He probably didn't even notice that Su Man had let go of him. His eyes were always on Luo Yan's face.
Madam Xiao couldn't bear to watch it any longer, and said angrily, "Don't even think about it!"
Everyone was shocked.
"I don't care whether this painting is real or fake. As long as it is filial and thoughtful, I will be happy." Old Madam Xiao waved to Su Man: "Su Man, come here."
Su Man walked towards Old Madam Xiao. Old Madam Xiao took her hand and asked her to sit next to her. Then she said, "This farce should end. Let's all sit down and eat. If anyone questions my granddaughter-in-law again, I will treat her as someone who is here to mess things up!"
This is an unreserved display of preference for Suman.
With Madam Xiao saying this, what else could Tao Jinmei and the others dare to say? Madam Xiao, the person involved, didn't care whether the painting was real or fake, so outsiders like them had no right to comment.
"No, grandma, let's let Professor Xu Jiang identify it. I feel like Professor Xu Jiang seems to have something to say." Xiao Beisheng suddenly said.
No one present expected that Xiao Beisheng would take the initiative to speak.
Madam Xiao also stared at her grandson with wide eyes, shocked and angry, "Beisheng, are you going to help outsiders bully your wife?"
Xiao Beisheng didn't respond, but turned to Xu Jiang and said, "Professor Xu, thank you for taking a look at these two paintings."
"You...!" Madam Xiao was so angry that she was about to burst into curses. Su Man held Madam Xiao's hand and said, "Grandma, since Beisheng said so, let Professor Xu take a look."
Madam Xiao frowned and looked at Su Man for a long time, then sighed helplessly, "Okay, let's take a look. Don't worry, grandma likes the gift you gave her very much."
Su Man nodded slightly, still looking obedient and calm.
She actually has a hard heart.
From the very beginning, when Madam Xiao deliberately locked her and Xiao Beisheng in the room, Su Man had been wary of her. Even after Madam Xiao showed favoritism and favoritism towards Su Man, Su Man did not completely trust her. She knew that this was only done after weighing the pros and cons. Su Man could become Xiao Beisheng's good wife, and Madam Xiao treated Su Man well only to help Xiao Beisheng keep her.
Even at this moment, Su Man was not moved by Madam Xiao's preference.
Xu Jiang was the first to walk to Su Man's painting and looked it up and down very attentively, but he didn't say anything, just shook his head.
At this moment, Luo Yan's eyes revealed pride and contempt.
Then, he turned to the painting given by Tao Jinmei and stopped to look at it carefully again.
After a long pause, Xu Jiang said, "I have a preliminary conclusion."
"How is it, Professor Xu?" Tao Jinmei asked.
"From the brushstrokes of Young Madam's painting, it's indeed Mr. Yun Guhong's style. If it was copied, then it means the imitator has reached a level of mastery. Since there's no seal for reference, I really can't judge whether this painting is Mr. Yun Guhong's original work."
The guests present began to whisper to each other. For a moment, a low-frequency buzzing sound seemed to be heard in the wide space, making Su Man's head swell.
"And the painting Madam gave me...with all due respect, from a professional point of view, this painting is fake."
"What?!"
"What did you say?!"
Tao Jinmei and Luo Yan said almost in unison.
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