Xia Tian heard Ning Xue say that Madam Cao, Madam Li and Madam Wang had arrived.
Although he was confused, he didn't say anything. He put down his paintbrush and left the study.
"Please invite the three ladies in." Xia Tian washed his hands before going to the living room.
"How come the three ladies have time to come together today?" Xia Tian asked with a smile as he entered the door.
The three ladies had come together once before, but that was to invite her to have tea and play cards.
It's been almost a month and we haven't gotten together again.
"Mrs. Shen, excuse me for disturbing you. We are not here to play cards with you today." Mrs. Cao stood up first and said with a smile.
After saying this, he glanced at Madam Li and Madam Wang who also stood up.
After several people exchanged greetings, Xia Tian offered her a seat and said, "Ladies, please don't be polite. Just tell me what you want to say."
When she looked at Mrs. Cao's smiling eyes, she knew it shouldn't be a difficult matter.
But it doesn’t matter. If you can do something, you can do it. If you can’t do something, just refuse it directly.
However, these ladies are all smart people and they will definitely not say anything to her that will embarrass her.
That's why she asked so boldly.
“Mrs. Shen, we just found out that you drew a portrait of Miss Cao, and we’ve seen that portrait before, so we begged Mrs. Cao to come with us today, just to see if you have time to draw one for us as well.”
Mrs. Li smiled and explained the reason for her visit.
Mrs. Wang echoed, "I was stunned when I saw that painting. Really, I've never seen anyone paint a portrait that looks exactly like the real person."
"Don't even mention you guys. When I saw my daughter's portrait, I was stunned for a long time. It really was as if she was standing right in front of me."
The three ladies complimented him, and although they were telling the truth, Xia Tian still felt a little embarrassed listening to them.
He quickly interrupted them and said, "Stop praising me! I'm going to get carried away if you keep praising me."
"Hahaha, Madam Shen really knows how to joke." Madam Cao laughed.
Unexpectedly, although Mrs. Shen is young, she speaks and acts very well with middle-aged women like them.
There was no communication barrier at all.
"Who do Madam Li and Madam Wang want to paint a portrait of?" Xia Tian asked with a smile.
A portrait is fine, as long as it's not urgent, she doesn't have to refuse.
Anyway, she gets paid no matter who she paints for.
"I heard from Madam Cao that she painted one for herself, so I thought of painting one for myself too," Madam Li replied.
"Me too, I'm painting for myself." Mrs. Wang nodded.
According to Madam Cao, one has to meet the person in person before painting their portrait. Their original intention today was not to paint the portrait, but they came to the house to get closer to their husbands at their request.
Then just draw it for yourself, and Mrs. Shen doesn’t have to run around.
"Okay, would you two ladies like to paint today, or make another appointment?"
It doesn’t matter in the summer, I can paint for anyone.
This time they are the customers and they have the final say.
"Let's paint it today. I even dressed up specially before going out." Mrs. Li said, holding up her hair at the temples with her hands and straightening her back.
Xia Tian was amused and joked, "No wonder Madam Li looks so dazzling to me today!"
"Hahaha, right?" Mrs. Li also laughed.
She went out today and dressed up specially, wearing a nice outfit.
Xia Tian glanced at Mrs. Wang, who also seemed to be dressed up carefully.
It seems that both of them came prepared today.
Mrs. Wang looked at Xia Tian and blinked shyly, "If this is a portrait, it has to be as beautiful as possible."
"You two are so dishonest. You dressed up so grandly and didn't even inform me in advance. I was outdone by you."
Mrs. Cao scolded them, but she was just joking, so the two of them naturally didn't take it seriously.
"Mrs. Cao, you are usually pretty enough, but you must give us a break today."
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang complimented Mrs. Cao.
But the two of them were not wrong. Among these three ladies, Mrs. Cao was indeed the most beautiful.
Mrs. Cao is from the south and has the gracefulness of a southern girl. Although she is a little older, she still has that southern tenderness.
But he is very straightforward in speaking and doing things, which is quite to Xia Tian's liking.
So for so long, she has gotten along well with the three ladies.
"Madam Li, Madam Wang, how about you find a place in my house to pose and I'll show you first."
“That’s fine.”
A few people went out. There were not many flowers in the garden at this time, but it was full of greenery and the scenery was still nice.
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang found a background they liked and posed. Xia Tian used a charcoal pencil to draw a simple outline and write down the details.
"You two ladies shouldn't be in a hurry, right? I may not be able to draw it right now. It will take some time." Xia Tian said this in advance.
"We are not in a hurry. Madam Shen can just draw slowly."
Everything was settled here, and Xia Tian invited a few ladies to sit in the house and have a conversation.
After the three people left, she went to the study to continue painting the portrait.
Two days later, Mrs. Cao's portrait was completed.
She sent it over first.
After sitting in Cao's house for a while, he came out and saw several carriages parked in front of his own house before he reached the gate.
"Madam, it seems that there are guests at home." Cuiyun said, looking at the carriage at the gate of the mansion.
"Well, it should be." She looked at the fully loaded carriage and wondered if it came from the capital?
Or was it sent by his brother Xia Yang?
When they got closer, Cuiyun went down first, and then helped Xia Tian down slowly.
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