Xu Yan shot her a disdainful look. "I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing it for the two kids."
Early the next morning, Xu Yan picked up the two kids. Hearing that they were going to visit a kindergarten, the two kids were really excited.
After having breakfast, Xu Qingqing prepared to take a taxi to the place she had made an appointment with Lu Chuanbai.
Father Xu coughed. "You go out every day. You should have some means of transportation. I just bought you a new car. It's in the garage. Go and drive it yourself."
A smile appeared in Xu Qingqing's eyes. She half - coquettishly said, "Thank you, Dad."
In the garage, a brand - new red Ferrari was parked there. Xu Qingqing got in directly. The car felt great to drive.
On the bustling West Street, there was a quiet and ancient place dedicated to the restoration of cultural relics. It was the Xijie Tuyaanguan.
It held a very high position, and the cultural relics it accepted were limited. Items that were not precious enough were not qualified to be repaired there.
When Xu Qingqing arrived, Lu Chuanbai's car was already parked at the entrance.
Seeing Xu Qingqing getting out of the red Ferrari, Lu Chuanbai was a bit surprised.
She didn't have a car when they parted ways yesterday.
Lu Chuanbai suddenly became curious about Xu Qingqing's identity.
Xu Qingqing naturally greeted him. "Mr. Lu."
"Yeah, let's go in."
Without saying much, Lu Chuanbai led her in.
At the counter at the entrance was a young guy in his early twenties. He looked really smart.
Seeing Lu Chuanbai, who was well - dressed and had an extraordinary air, the guy immediately greeted them with a smile. "What do you two guests want to repair?"
Lu Chuanbai asked, "Where's Lu Qi?"
The guy was shocked. "You know our young master?"
"Yeah, I'm his cousin. He has a painting that he can't repair. I've brought a helper for him."
Realizing that they were important guests, the guy quickly led them to the teahouse.
Murmurs of conversation came from the teahouse.
"Mr. Lu, this painting is very important to my elder brother. I hope you can do your best to repair it."
"I know. I've been looking for someone. I'll give you an answer within three days."
Lu Qi replied. On the surface, he looked calm, but in fact, he had no confidence at all.
Just then, the waiter shouted, "Young master, your younger brother has invited a master here."
Hearing this, the people inside stopped talking and came out one by one.
Only then did Xu Qingqing see that there was a young man in his mid - twenties, handsome and with a steady air, and an old man in his fifties, who looked very imposing.
Lu Qi looked at Lu Chuanbai hopefully. "You've found someone?" He didn't even look at Xu Qingqing. Obviously, he didn't think she was the person Lu Chuanbai had found.
At this moment, Lu Chuanbai was a bit annoyed with this young guy. With his shout, if Xu Qingqing couldn't repair the painting, she would be embarrassed.
"Yeah, this is Miss Xu." Lu Chuanbai had no choice but to introduce her.
Lu Qi sized Xu Qingqing up. The old man said unhappily, "If your Lu family can't repair it, just say so. Bringing such a little girl here, are you trying to fool an old man like me?"
Lu Qi didn't know how to smooth things over. Even he didn't quite believe in this little girl.
Lu Chuanbai was unhappy. The person he had brought was being questioned.
But Xu Qingqing didn't seem to care at all. She confidently said, "A donkey or a horse, just take it out for a run. Since you two don't believe my ability, just take out your painting and see if I can repair it."
Yang Huai sneered. "You're talking so easily. Do you know this painting is worth tens of millions? If you can't repair it, can you afford the loss?"
Although Xu Qingqing was smiling, there was a cold glint in her eyes. "Sir, are you joking? It's already a damaged painting. Even if it was originally worth tens of millions, how could it still be worth that much after being damaged?"
"Looking at you, you don't seem short of money. Why are you already thinking about blackmailing me before I even start the repair?"
Xu Qingqing's words were meant not to be taken advantage of, but in Yang Huai's ears, it was just an excuse for Xu Qingqing to shirk responsibility because she had no ability.
He immediately distrusted Xu Qingqing very much.
It was Lu Chuanbai who stood up and said, "I misjudged a porcelain once. Thanks to Miss Xu's reminder, I didn't get cheated. Miss Xu's ability to appraise antiques is better than mine. I'm sure she can repair cultural relics. Please give her a chance, Mr. Yang."
Considering Lu Chuanbai's status, Yang Huai had to think twice. Although he still didn't believe it, he finally took out the painting.
When the painting was taken out, Lu Chuanbai's eyes turned colder.
The painting was full of wormholes, obviously bitten by something.
Such serious damage, who could repair it?
No wonder his cousin was so anxious.
If the masters with real skills took this painting and failed to repair it, they would ruin their own reputations. And those without skills wouldn't even dare to take it.
Yang Huai thought that just by taking out this painting, he had already intimidated Xu Qingqing. He looked at her proudly. "You were so confident just now that you could repair it. Now come on and let me see."
Xu Qingqing ignored him. She walked forward and took the painting. "Okay, give me five hours."
She then looked at Lu Qi. "Do you have a special room for restoration?"
Only then did Lu Qi react. He quickly led them there.
Lu Chuanbai glanced at Yang Huai and followed them up.
At this moment, Yang Huai didn't take Xu Qingqing seriously at all. Seeing Lu Chuanbai glare at him, he mumbled, "I think this Young Master Lu just wants to chase this little girl. Humph, it's really a pity for my painting. It might just be ruined in her hands."
In his opinion, this little girl obviously wanted to become famous by repairing his family's painting.
However, this painting was so badly damaged that even if she asked a master for help, it couldn't be repaired. Seeing how confident she was just now, she must have thought the master behind her had the ability.
At this moment, Yang Huai was sure that there was someone behind Xu Qingqing. He slowly sat down in the teahouse, waiting to see Xu Qingqing make a fool of herself.
Wasn't she very confident? Fine, he'd wait.
Inside the room, after Lu Qi introduced the corresponding tools and furnishings to Xu Qingqing, he led Lu Chuanbai out.
In the corridor outside the room, Lu Qi gave Lu Chuanbai a disdainful look. "Where did you find this person? Is she reliable?"
Lu Chuanbai also had a cold face. "At least she's better than you."
"Hey! Kid, this is not the time for you to be glib. This painting is Mr. Yang's favorite. The one just now is Mr. Yang's younger brother."
Lu Chuanbai said indifferently, "I've heard a bit about the Yang family's rise. They just got a batch after batch of treasures through some shady means at first, and that's how they got their fortune."
Seeing Lu Chuanbai being so straightforward, Lu Qi quickly stopped him. "Don't say any more. Our family is going to discuss a cooperation with them next."