Chapter 441 - Chapter 441 Ordinary Cabin (2/2)

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Chen Yu couldn’t bother with too much, and directly took out a gold bar from his pocket and stuffed it into the hands of the manager.

“Arrange a seat for me as soon as possible.”

The manager’s face brightened with a smile, and he immediately took Chen Yu upstairs.

“Sir, this is as far as I can take you, the rest is up to you!”

Chen Yu frowned tightly; this manager really knew his business—a gold bar only got him upstairs. Had he known, he would have come up by himself.

With a light sigh, he began to wander around the cabin, and soon found himself in a rather spacious hall.

In the corner not far away, a large group of people were gesticulating about a painting.

The painting was quite distinctive, it looked like a product of religion but somehow not quite.

“I’ve already said this, the painting must have been painted by the hands of the Pope from the medieval era.”

“No, that’s not right; although the era is correct, the artist is not. How could the Pope of the Catholic Church possibly paint something Jewish?”

“Stop talking nonsense; if you ask me, this painting was just copied from the murals of Jerusalem.”

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Chen Yu suddenly scowled; he hadn’t expected such an ordinary painting to provoke such a large dispute.

He walked straight up and tore the painting off the wall.

“Gentlemen, have none of you realized that this is nothing more than the random doodling of children playing together?”

The scene instantly quieted down, and everyone’s eyes were focused on the painting.

A few who looked like experts studied it closely, then angrily threw their magnifying glasses on the ground.

“Damn unlucky, making us study it for so long.”

“I’ve always said this painting is worthless, yet you all speculate about its style.”

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Chen Yu’s head was full of black lines; this bunch was really quick to shift the blame.

He hung the painting back up, then turned around to continue looking for a seat.

“Sir, please wait!” A man with a full beard suddenly blocked Chen Yu’s path. “I have a painting over there I hope you can help me appraise.”

Chen Yu agreed without hesitation, feeling quite refreshed, since he couldn’t find a place to sit anyway; he might as well lend a hand.

Maybe he could even manage to snag a seat in the process.

Soon, the two of them came to a small room.

The passengers on this deck were all ordinary merchants, each with a room like this. Although not very large, it was fully equipped with all the necessary facilities.

One could tell, the owner of the room must be an enthusiast of calligraphy and paintings, with the small walls adorned with various styles covering all cultures of the world.

The bearded man took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Chen Yu with due respect.

“My name is Mengluos, a merchant from Wellore.”

Chen Yu received the business card politely and told the other party his name.

Mengluos did not hesitate to open a large box and carefully took out a painting.

The overall tone of this painting was very simple, with only a stack of hay bales and an orange-red sun drawn in the upper left corner.

Chen Yu’s face showed surprise, and he raised his hand to gently touch the frame of the painting.

But the next moment, his expression turned to one of disappointment.