"You're right. This woman is so annoying. She's always causing trouble for Mom. So, big brother, have you come up with a way to teach her a lesson?" There was a hint of haughtiness on Xu An'an's originally sweet and lovely little face.
If Father Lu saw Xu An'an's expression, he would surely think that this was exactly the same as the cold and aloof expression of Lu Chuanbai when he was a child.
"Not yet." Xu Yiyi shook his head. "Let's wait for the test results first."
Meanwhile, Tang Li, sitting in the back seat, heard every word of the two kids' plan clearly. A strange smile appeared on his face, which looked extremely eerie on his handsome and gentle features.
He had already thought of what to do next. Even if it meant starting with children, he didn't mind.
Tang Li never considered himself a good person.
The next morning, since the two kids had to go to kindergarten, Tang Li stayed at home.
Xu Qingqing was worried that he might say something inappropriate to Mother Xu at home and anger Father Xu, so she simply took him along.
"Stay by my side. Don't wander off." Xu Qingqing admonished Tang Li as if he were a child.
A gentle smile appeared on Tang Li's face. "Okay."
Before the cultural relic appraisal, Xu Qingqing had called Lu Qi first. Lu Qi fully agreed to her bringing an extra person, with a somewhat gloating attitude.
Hahaha, Lu Chuanbai's love rival was coming.
The two of them agreed to meet before the cultural relic appraisal. Lu Qi's black Hummer drove into the parking lot, and he ran over smiling.
Tang Li took the initiative to reach out his hand to Lu Qi. "Hello, I'm Tang Li. Thank you for taking care of Qingqing."
Lu Qi raised an eyebrow and shook hands. "Hello."
Oh, he was staking his claim.
This cultural relic appraisal was not held in a tall and luxurious place like before, with all the cultural relics locked in glass cases.
Instead, it was in the form of a fair. After all, the purpose was to sell the antiques, so a more casual form could enhance the interactivity.
Each stall owner had a small booth, on which were displayed a dazzling array of cultural relics.
Before the three of them - Xu Qingqing, Lu Qi, and Tang Li - even entered, they heard the crying of an old man coming from afar at the entrance of the fair.
"Please help me. This painting is an authentic work by Bai Ruqiu. It's my family heirloom. But my son suddenly got sick, and I have no choice but to sell this heirloom to pay for his treatment."
"A painting by Bai Ruqiu." Lu Qi was immediately interested.
Bai Ruqiu was a very famous modern painter. He was best at painting cats. However, because he died young, there weren't many of his paintings left, and each one had been sold for over a million dollars.
Moreover, the cats he painted were vivid and extremely cute.
And Lu Qi was a die - hard cat lover. Hearing about a painting by such a rare painter as Bai Ruqiu, he was naturally eager and walked over to take a look.
An old man was kneeling on the ground, with an open painting of "Cats Playing in the Water" in front of him.
The cats in the painting were cute and lively. Even though it was painted with a Chinese brush, it didn't look clumsy.
After seeing it, Lu Qi was immediately smitten and asked, "Qingqing, what do you think of this painting? We can buy it. After all, Bai Ruqiu's paintings are rare."
Xu Qingqing took a quick glance. The painting was indeed very well - done.
The Chinese brush had even managed to make the cat's fur look distinct, giving it a touchable texture, which was very much in line with the characteristics of the Bai Ruqiu paintings she had seen.
However, there were really too few of Bai Ruqiu's paintings. She had only seen two. Fortunately, she had the system.
As soon as the system recognized the keyword, it immediately projected all of Bai Ruqiu's paintings into Xu Qingqing's mind. Xu Qingqing carefully compared Bai Ruqiu's paintings with the one in front of her.
Bai Ruqiu had indeed painted a "Cats Playing in the Water", but the original painting was completely different from the one the old man had in front of him.
Before Xu Qingqing could say anything, an old man wearing gold - rimmed glasses and holding a magnifying glass put away the magnifying glass and said affirmatively, "Yes, Bai Ruqiu did paint a 'Cats Playing in the Water', and the painting style is very much in line with Bai Ruqiu's forte."
Immediately, someone wanted to buy the painting.
"Uncle, how much is this painting?"
"I'm a farmer. I've been farming in the countryside all my life. I won't lie. But I've had this painting appraised. It's worth two million yuan."
The old man said very sincerely.
Lu Qi immediately smiled. If this painting was real, he could buy it for two million and sell it for five million. The selling price was just his guess, and it might even be higher.
Just thinking about it, Lu Qi thought this business was a sure - fire profit. He wanted to bargain, but Xu Qingqing stopped him.
"This painting can't be bought. It's a fake."
Xu Qingqing's voice was not loud, but everyone present heard it. The old man immediately got angry. "Girl, you can choose not to buy my painting, but how can you slander me!"
"This painting has been passed down in my family for generations. What right do you have to say it's fake!"
The old man who had just confirmed that it was a Bai Ruqiu painting looked unhappy. "Miss, you must be mistaken. This is clearly a painting by Bai Ruqiu!"
Xu Qingqing began to explain. "The imitator of this painting has captured 80% of the essence of the original painting, but the basic skills are not so easy to imitate."
"Teacher Bai Ruqiu would never use large drops of ink to directly soak the cat's fur, making the cat's body a solid black mass."
"Teacher Bai Ruqiu painted with layers. He dyed layer by layer, giving the cat's body an arc and vitality. But this painting has no vitality at all."
Xu Qingqing pointed out the obvious mistakes, but there were still many flaws in this fake painting.
For example, when Teacher Bai Ruqiu painted the cat's whiskers, he liked to do it in one go.
He once said that no matter how long the cat's whiskers were, he would only draw one stroke and never add another, because he thought that was the only way to draw the most natural whiskers.
But the whiskers in this fake painting clearly showed the connection between the upper and lower parts. If it was painted by Bai Ruqiu, wouldn't that be slapping himself in the face?
Xu Qingqing's analysis was very reasonable. The people who came to their senses nodded secretly, glad they hadn't bought the painting.
"And..." Xu Qingqing turned to look at the others.
"Did he say that he only accepts cash, not bank cards or checks?"
A middle - aged man standing at the back who had been watching from the beginning nodded. "Yes, he said he only accepts cash because it's more convenient to use cash for his child's treatment in the hospital."
If the others still didn't understand, they would be complete fools. Only accepting cash probably meant that the old man could easily run away if his deception was discovered.
Unlike checks and bank cards, which could be frozen and made unusable, cash could be taken and run anywhere.
Seeing that the matter was exposed, the old man picked up the painting and ran away.
Xu Qingqing raised an eyebrow and looked at Lu Qi. "Do you still want to chase him? I bet he'd sell it to you for 2,000 yuan now."
Lu Qi quickly waved his hand. "No, no."