When Qiu Mengyun heard that her father actually suspected Xia Tian of stealing, she immediately became unhappy.
"Dad, what are you talking about? How could you suspect Xia Tian of stealing? I went with him to get this painting. Do you think your daughter is also a thief?"
Qiu Liming quickly waved his hands and said, "My daughter, don't misunderstand that Dad doesn't doubt you. I'm just worried that this kid might do something wrong in a moment of confusion trying to please me."
Xia Tian explained with a smile: "Don't worry, Uncle Qiu, there is absolutely no problem with the origin of this painting."
Qiu Liming said coldly, "Huh! Just because you say it's okay, it's okay? The original painting has always been in the hands of Li Hongfei, the owner of Wangyuanzhai, and now you've given it to me."
"Explain to me, what's going on? How did Boss Li's collection end up in your hands?"
Xia Tian: "Uncle Qiu is right. This painting was indeed in Boss Li's hands before. This painting in front of me is exactly what I asked for from Boss Li and I gave it to you as a gift."
Qiu Liming sneered, "Haha, you're quite good at making up stories. When I told you that this painting belonged to Boss Li, you immediately claimed you begged for it from him. Who is Boss Li? How could you possibly know him? Even if he did, there's no reason for him to give you such a precious painting."
Qiu Mengyun defended Xia Tian, saying, "Dad, you really misunderstood Xia Tian. He really did get this painting from Boss Li from Wangyuanzhai. I was present throughout this incident and can testify on Xia Tian's behalf."
Qiu Liming asked back, "How do you know for sure that the person who painted him was Boss Li from Wangyuanzhai? I remember you had never met Boss Li before, right? You probably didn't know each other. So how did you determine his identity?"
Qiu Mengyun: "What's so difficult about this? I found this painting in Wangyuanzhai. Xia Tian said he wanted to find the owner of their shop, and then Uncle Li came out. If he's not the owner, who else could it be?"
Qiu Liming didn't want to argue with his daughter, so he turned to look at Xia Tian. "Okay, I won't argue with you. Just pretend the person you saw was Mr. Li from Wangyuanzhai. Now you say he gave you this painting, do you have any proof?"
Xia Tian hadn't considered this question. He said awkwardly, "Uh, I really don't have any proof. This painting was given to me by him, not purchased with money, so naturally there's no proof."
"You can't continue making up stories, right? Such a precious painting, even if it was transferred, it is impossible to have no proof! Aren't you afraid that Li Hongfei will regret it in the future and say that you stole his painting?" Seeing that Xia Tian could not produce any proof, Qiu Liming immediately stepped forward to finish him off.
Xia Tian said helplessly, "Uncle Qiu, I don't think you'll believe me no matter how much I say. How about this? I'll call Mr. Li from Wangyuanzhai, and you can verify it yourself. Then we'll know exactly where this painting came from."
Qiu Mengyun also echoed, "Right! Call that Uncle Li and have him slap my dad in the face. Let's see if he dares to doubt us again in the future."
Qiu Liming interrupted, "Wait a minute, calling is a good idea, but you can't make the call. Who knows if you'll resort to some trickery, redirecting the call to someone else and impersonating them."
"How about this, Master Zhao should also have Boss Li's number, so Master Zhao will make the call."
Xia Tian said indifferently: "It's all fine. Anyway, as long as you call and ask, you will understand everything."
Seeing that they had reached a consensus, Master Zhao smiled and said, "In that case, I'll make the call and see if Mr. Qiu is mistaken."
Although Zhao Zhizhou had just arrived, he had already believed most of what Xia Tian said in his heart.
He was not like Qiu Liming, who only knew Li Hongfei but did not have a very deep personal relationship with him.
He often interacted with Li Hongfei due to his work. He had also viewed this Tang Yin painting of a lady at Li Hongfei's place before, which was why he was so certain that the painting before him was an authentic one.
He knew very well how much Li Hongfei valued this painting. If he hadn't given it to someone personally, others wouldn't have had the chance to steal it, let alone see it.
Although this matter seems to be a fierce debate, to put it bluntly, it is still Qiu Liming's family affair.
He was too lazy to say much and was happy to stand aside and watch the fun.
After the call was connected, Zhao Zhizhou turned on the hands-free mode.
"Hey! Why did you think of calling me? Do you want to come to my place for tea again?" As soon as the call was connected, Li Hongfei's vigilant voice came from the phone.
Zhao Zhizhou smiled awkwardly: "Ahem, what are you talking about, Brother Li? I'm not the kind of person who likes to eat and drink for free."
"Are you kidding me? Don't you know what kind of person you are?" Li Hongfei didn't know that Zhao Zhizhou was talking to him on speakerphone in front of everyone, so he spoke without any scruples.
Zhao Zhizhou quickly got to the point: "Brother Li, I called you today because I want to ask you something."
"I remember you had a painting of a lady by Tang Yin. I wonder if it's still in your shop?"
Li Hongfei answered truthfully, "He's gone now. Why are you asking?"
Zhao Zhizhou smiled and said, "It's like this. I just saw a painting of a lady by Tang Yin. Based on my experience and eyesight, I think this painting is authentic. But the original painting is in your hands, so I wanted to call you to confirm it."
After hearing what Zhao Zhizhou said, Li Hongfei immediately understood what was going on.
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