"Okay, I understand, thank you Ranran."
Li Shaochuan's lips twitched. They actually came up with this ridiculous idea of blind dates?
weekend?
Where is he going to find a girlfriend in such a short time? Besides, he doesn't even know if the person he likes has feelings for him, and he can't just confess his feelings and scare her away.
Wouldn't that mean he completely missed the chance to be with her?
No, no! Li Shaochuan shook his head, somewhat obsessively.
Li Family Villa
Lan Jingyan and Yan Xiluo followed Li Yaosen to his study, and Si Yaqin, who was also interested, came along.
“Jingyan, I haven’t painted in a long time. After seeing the painting you sent me today, I suddenly feel very interested.”
He then spread out the raw Xuan paper, picked up a brush, and began to paint. He had prepared the paints in advance, and also prepared different types of brushes on a corner of the table, along with all kinds of tools.
Li Yaosen drew simple flowers and birds. He usually enjoys taking care of flowers and plants with Si Yaqin, so he is quite knowledgeable about various flowers and also keeps some birds at home.
The garden is always filled with birdsong and the fragrance of flowers.
Although Li Yaosen is not a great painter, as a member of a scholarly family, he is skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Compared with ordinary people, he is much more capable, and can at least be considered a professional.
"I never imagined my grandfather was so skilled at traditional Chinese painting. His flower and bird paintings are so lifelike, and the plum blossoms look so real, so vivid and full of life!"
Yan Xiluo couldn't help but sigh, feeling that Li Yaosen's flower and bird paintings were no less impressive than those of his master, Master Mo Xuan.
"Hehehe, Luo Luo, you flatter me. This was taught to me by my maternal grandfather. I'm not even a tenth as good as him!"
Lai Yiu-sum was naturally happy to be praised by his granddaughter.
"Your maternal grandfather is quite modest. Many people praise him for his exceptional flower and bird paintings! But he only treats them as a hobby."
Si Yaqin was initially captivated by his paintings. Li Yaosen was multi-talented and had a good personality, so she felt he was the perfect husband for her.
The Si family was a prestigious and aristocratic family, and Si Yaqin had access to countless talented young men at the time, but she was only attracted to Li Yaosen.
"Has Luo Luo studied traditional Chinese painting?"
Li Yaosen had taught Yan Yinran to draw a lot, and thinking about it, he still felt a little regretful. If they hadn't been switched at birth, the person he would have taught would have been Yan Xiluo.
"Ahem... I know a little bit about it. I'm not very good at painting flowers and birds, but I'm alright at landscapes..."
Does Grandpa want to invite her to paint again? Wouldn't that give us away?
"Oh? Landscape painting? Landscape paintings are wonderful! That landscape painting that Master Moxuan and Huaxin collaborated on just now was absolutely gorgeous!"
He couldn't think of a better word to praise her than "absolutely beautiful".
"How could I possibly compare to Master Mo Xuan... Heh..."
Yan Xiluo felt a little embarrassed, but compared to himself, he was still alright, after all, his style was quite different from his master's.
"In Grandpa's eyes, no matter how well Luoluo paints, it's the best. Could you paint one on the spot? Grandpa can frame it and put it in the living room!"
Li Yaosen had an inexplicable confidence that Yan Xiluo could definitely draw very well! Maybe it was some kind of telepathy?
"ha?"
Yan Xishi never expected that Li Yaosen would say such a thing without even seeing her painting!
"Alright, then I'll make a fool of myself!"
Yan Xiluo picked up the brush and wrote on the rice paper with flowing strokes.
The three of them watched silently from the side, without making a sound to disturb her.
Yan Xiluo put pen to paper without the slightest hesitation or pause to think; the image seemed to be imprinted in her mind, and her hand was like a printer.
When Yan Xiluo finished drawing, all three of them were stunned...
"Amazing! Absolutely amazing!"
Lai Yiu-sum was dumbfounded and could only use the word "amazing" to praise him, and he was filled with more sighs!
Yan Xiluo's brushstrokes are delicate and fluid, making the reader feel as if they are there, experiencing the magnificent scenery brought by nature.
"Luo Luo, you call this knowing a little bit?"
Lan Jingyan could hardly believe her ears; Yan Xiluo's rudimentary knowledge before painting was actually like this.
The peaks rise one after another, and the mountains and rivers exude the breath of nature. Halfway up the mountain, clouds swirl around, and there is a pavilion.
"This art style looks so familiar, but I can't quite place it right now!"
Si Yaqin tried hard to recall, and each mountain, each tree, and even the smallest green leaf was depicted in a very distinctive way.
The drifting clouds in the sky and the waterfall cascading down the mountainside make one feel as if they are in a fairyland.
"Grandma... is it the one downstairs...? I am Hua Xin, the last disciple of Master Mo Xuan..."
Yan Xiluo was both amused and exasperated. She would never refuse her grandparents' requests, so it was inevitable that she would be recognized.
Lai Yiu-sum: !!!
Si Yaqin: !!!
Lan Jingyan: ? ? ?
"Grandpa, I take back what I just said. It's better to put it in my bedroom instead of framing it in the living room! I never imagined that the painting I don't sell would be by my granddaughter! I'll cherish it even more!"
Having just recovered from the shock, Li Yaosen immediately changed his mind about framing the painting and putting it in the living room!
That's not something you can just leave lying around! What if his friends come over one day, see it, and ask for it back? If he gives it to them, he can't bear to part with it—it's his granddaughter's painting, which she doesn't sell. If he doesn't give it to them, they'll definitely say he's stingy!
“Our Luoluo is truly a talented girl! Although she doesn’t have the title of a master, she’s become famous in the art world without ever holding an exhibition or selling her paintings! But what Grandma is curious about is, why doesn’t Luoluo sell her paintings?”
If Yan Xiluo were to sell her paintings, she must have gone to auctions with Li Yaosen quite a few times to bring them back.
"Hehe, because I've been too busy, I haven't had much time to paint. My previous works are all at my master's house."
She has no time, absolutely no time. Unless she is desperate for money, she has no intention of creating paintings specifically for auction.
Of course, his master's main profession was painting, which is why his paintings were auctioned.
"This child, I thought it was something else?! Turns out he just doesn't have time!"
Si Yaqin thought it was for some other reason. Rumors were circulating that people might be discussing whether Hua Xin was too arrogant and therefore unwilling to sell his paintings.
Si Yaqin knew, of course, that Yan Xiluo wasn't that kind of person, so she was particularly curious about why Yan Xiluo didn't sell her paintings. She never expected the reason to be so simple.
Although she doesn't have any officially conferred title of "Master," everyone calls her the "Master of Painting Hearts."
Yan Xiluo was unaware of this matter. She didn't pay much attention to the art world, but sometimes she would calm down and paint.
"Yeah, actually I'm quite busy sometimes and I don't have time to think about it."
She has so much to learn, she can't be in two places at once, what can she do when she's interested in everything?
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