Chapter 304 - Oil Painting (2/2)

Jiang Ruolan looked back and saw a rich merchant she had never seen before. She couldn't help but exclaim in her heart. '70 million, isn't it a bit too much to buy such a piece of purple crystal jade?'

So if the white crystal necklace in her hand was really the one previously worn by the wife of Brazil's President, then how much would it be worth? Could it be that she had always been hiding this precious treasure by her side, yet she hadn't discovered it at all?

Even after everyone had left, Jiang Ruolan was still thinking about the white crystal necklace on her hand and her mother's involvement with the corruption incident 20 years ago.

Once they left the private room, Jiang Ruolan didn't expect that the rich merchant who just bought the purple crystal necklace would be waiting for them in the reception room.

”President Xian.” That person respectfully greeted Xian Zihao.

Xian Zihao nodded. Jiang Ruolan immediately followed him inside and glanced at the rich man. She saw the respect in his eyes for Xian Zihao and also saw the names written on the card on his chest. Only then did she realize that he was vice president of the Xian Enterprise branch in Beijing.

”I've already asked some people to come here and have examined this purple crystal necklace with a special instrument. It is indeed the purple crystal necklace sent into the country by Brazil 20 years ago.”

The vice president gave Jiang Ruolan a respectful bow when he noticed her presence.

Xian Zihao only took a glance at the purple crystal necklace, which had a charming luster under the sun. It was placed on the sandalwood pedestal in front of the reception room.

Xian Zihao then received the detailed information and test report about that necklace. Jiang Ruolan, who was standing beside him, also peeked her head out.

Xian Zihao turned his head to look at her, and when she looked up, their eyes suddenly met unintentionally.

Xian Zihao smiled, and his gaze was gentle. Jiang Ruolan's heart immediately skipped a beat.

She walked over and looked at the purple crystal necklace carefully, then turned her head and asked, ”Can I touch it?”

The vice president was stunned for a moment, as if he never expected her to be so polite. Jiang Ruolan was not really used to her identity as Mrs. Xian and the Xian Group's President's wife. That's why when people saw her being polite like this, they were shocked.

For such a precious item, if an ordinary person wanted to touch it, it would probably be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

”Can't I?” Seeing the vice president looking at her and smiling without saying a word, Jiang Ruolan put her hand down resentfully. She felt it would be better not to touch it.

Xian Zihao smiled. ”If there is nowhere else to place this necklace, it will be deposited in the museum in the future. The most precious thing to us now is the test report in my hand. If you really want it, then it belongs to you now.”

”Mine?” Jiang Ruolan was surprised. She looked at Xian Zihao's face intently, trying to find a sign of joking. He didn't seem like he was joking.

”However, this purple crystal has a large magnetic field and a small amount of radiation. You can't get too close to it for too long.” Xian Zihao reminded softly as he flipped through the report in his hands.

Jiang Ruolan carefully touched the purple crystal and felt that this crystal stone was actually dug naturally. In addition to its beautiful luster, everything else was natural, without being artificially carved, but still very beautiful. The temperature under her finger was very cold, also a kind of familiar coldness.

She remembered that the white crystal necklace she possessed was still ice-cold. No matter how long she held it in her hand, it wouldn't warm up. After feeling it for a bit and testing her senses, Jiang Ruolan moved to the side so that she would not be exposed to the powerful force of the magnetic field. She walked further away and no longer looked at it.

Instead, she turned around and looked at the oil paintings hanging on the reception room's wall.

Although she was able to move freely, her ankle still hurt occasionally. After all, she was injured a few days ago.

Although Jiang Ruolan had recovered very quickly under Xian Zihao's meticulous care, her ankle would still be unable to withstand the pressure after walking around Beijing for two days.

Thus, she carefully steadied her steps. Not wanting Xian Zihao to find out that her ankle was in pain, Jiang Ruolan quietly sat down under an oil painting and stared at it without moving for a long time.

Inside the painting, a family of three sat happily in a garden filled with flowers and plants. A young woman hugged a cute little girl as they sat on the swing. Besides the swing, a man stood there with a doting smile on his face.

It was unknown who drew this painting, but it caused Jiang Ruolan's gaze not to be able to move for a long time. That man's clothes looked familiar, but for these three family members' faces, the painter could only describe them with lines and simple expressions, allowing others to feel the intentions of the person who painted the oil painting. The author of this painting had placed his hopes for happiness in the painting.

Just then, the hotel staff member came in and when she saw Jiang Ruolan sitting there, she quickly poured her a cup of warm water.

”I don't think I've ever seen this kind of oil painting before.”

The staff looked up at the oil painting she was talking about, then smiled and said, ”Miss Jiang, it's normal for you not to have seen it. Most of the paintings hanging in our hotel are not made by famous experts. They are all collected by the common folk, and during these twenty to thirty years. Our boss has been trying to find this beautiful painting and poster of the ancient people among the common folks. This painting seems to have been bought by our boss twenty years ago from a young and beautiful woman in G City.”

”G City?” Jiang Ruolan mumbled in a low voice and looked at the painting without saying a word.