C114 Cattle chart (2/2)
A person who wasn't interested in painting or history still didn't understand what the old tutor was getting so excited about at this moment! This kind of person... There were only a few famous painters who knew about this. For example, Qi Baishi, Tang Bohu, Zheng Banqiao, Xu Beihong, and a few others … If there was any more, he wouldn't know!
Who was Lang Shining? I've never even heard of it! I've heard of it before... It had some aftereffects!
At this time, Xie Zhonghua smiled slightly, and said: ”That's right … ”This is Lang Shining's real work. I flew to Lendon last month and participated in an underground auction. I finally got this painting for one hundred and fifty million dollars. I think you will like it, father!”
Old Master Xie did not say anything at first, but walked forward with a slight tremble and gently lifted the red silk cloth that was covering the cloth. He then excitedly took out a magnifying glass and carefully examined it for a while, before reluctantly withdrawing his gaze and saying, ”I like it … Of course I like it! What was even harder was … This should be the Chinese gem that was lost overseas during the time of the allied armies of the eight countries. If you, China, can buy it back and bring the national treasure home … That was the most important thing! Good... ”Kid, you're really not bad!”
Hearing Old Master Xie's sincere praise, Xie Zhonghua didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
He seemed to be in his fifties or even in his sixties. Yet, his father was praising him like a little kid in front of so many people. This was too …
However, no matter how speechless Xie Zhonghua was in his heart, he did not dare to protest to the old man. He could only bow slightly and say: ”Thank you for your praise, father's blessings like the East Sea, and your longevity like Nanshan!”
With that, Xie Zhonghua turned and left, and the old man sat back down on his teacher's chair, continuing the birthday present.
With Xie Zhonghua's Pearl Jade in front of him, the birthday presents given by Xie Zhonghua's brothers and sisters seemed rather normal. Basically, they were all items such as jade artifacts, calligraphy and paintings, and also antiques. However, in terms of value, they were definitely far inferior to Lang Shining's < Bull's Map >.
However, there was nothing they could do about it. It wasn't that they didn't want to present a gift that would make the old gramps overjoyed, but … How could a real antique be so easy to find! If it wasn't in the hands of museums, then it was in the hands of some great collectors. This was something that even money couldn't buy.
Looking at the entirety of Old Master Xie's life, it seemed like this old man only had this one hobby left. If he wanted to gain favor with someone else, he wouldn't be able to find a direction at all!
Fortunately, in the current era, birthday presents could only be considered a kind of form. There were very few cases where someone's position in the Xie Family would be affected because of a birthday present!
After all, modern society's electronic communication systems were very developed. There would never be a situation where a supervisor outside the city encountered an important business opportunity and made an irreparable mistake because of a misjudgement! Although the Xie Family still similarly valued the business abilities of their family's disciples, it was far from being as strict as it was in the past!
So... Many of the disciples couldn't find a gift that would satisfy the old tutor, so they decided to just buy one and deal with it!