Chapter 30
Proofread by Zhou Zhijie
Moreover, An Manrou has a very delicate face with a hint of sweetness as well as tenderness, which makes others unable to avoid giving their care and support to her . Even though Sun Ling’er is also good-looking, her slightly indifferent temperament makes others have more pity for An Manrou .
“I didn’t forbid you to come in . I just think that such vulgar people like you wouldn’t be able to understand what these paintings mean but stare at them blankly even if you attend the exhibition . ”
Irony can be sensed clearly in An’s remarks . However, those so-called artists by An’s side nod plausibly and cast a contemptuous eye at Sun Ling’er .
Even though Sun has been educated to handle things in a prudent and steady manner from a young age, she feels it unnecessary to behave like the well-cultured in front of An Manrou .
“An Manrou, listen to me! Who ever said that I was unable to appreciate the artworks? You know, I have brought the works as we have agreed upon . And today I will show you what real art is!”
Sun Ling’er speaks, unconvinced . With a wave of her hand, someone brings a well packaged painting whose content is covered up by the gorgeous wrapper .
Looking at this sealed painting, Sun Ling’er feels so delighted like the cat who has got some fish stealthily . Today, she is going to make An dumbfounded with this painting .
Unexpectedly, after seeing Sun taking out her painting, An Manrou doesn’t look panicked, but smiles lightly . That group of artists, though unable to figure out why their G.o.ddess smiles, follow suit with sn.i.g.g.e.r .
“An Manrou, why are you laughing?” Considering An’s inexplicable smile, Sun Ling’er frowns subconsciously, wondering what dirty tricks An is going to play .
“How can you have the effrontery to present the painting? I am very clear of your artistic talents, which are next to zero, furthermore, your brother takes no interest in painting . Hence, this painting was probably drawn by a maid working at Zhong’s house . ”
An’s words are full of contempt . At her words, those people nearby burst into laughter together, which renders Sun so irritated that her face flushes .
“What happened?” Just then, an old man comes over . At the sight of his appearance, all the people present immediately restrain themselves from laughing . Even An Manrou retrieves her arrogance, pretending to be obedient and kind .
Sun Ling’er knows that the old man who suddenly shows up is An’s teacher . Yet, she remains calm . However, it is Ding Manman behind her who gets extremely excited .
Actually Ding Manman never expected that she could really come to visit this exhibition . When Sun Ling’ er told her that Zhong Shaoting had agreed to give her a day free at this exhibition, she was too excited to utter a word .
The old man standing in front of her, despite his simple clothes and gray hair, is radiant with energy . His ident.i.ty can be said to have a thundering effect in the arts circle .
Jens Johnson, a world-renowned artist, started painting at the age of 15 and is 60 years old now . He has created numerous famous cla.s.sic paintings, which have earned him the nickname, “the modern Van Gogh” .
From this we can see how famous Jens Johnson is, and he is the very artist Ding Manman has always been admiring . She never expected that she could see her idol face to face . For a split second, she is speechless with surprise and excitement .
“Nothing’s wrong, Sir . One of my friends, unfamiliar with art, pretends to know everything about art . I can’t stand it so I just addressed her a few words . While she is unconvinced and insists that her works are the real art . ”
An Manrou explains what happened in a few words, in which she has been discrediting Sun Ling’er until Sun loses her temper right then .
“An Manrou, you had better speak cautiously . What do you mean by saying that I am not convinced? Obviously, it is you who first mocked me, saying that I didn’t understand art . ”
We have to say that An Manrou is very good at taking advantage of the frailty of Sun’s character . Knowing clearly that Sun can’t stand stigmatization, she deliberately discredits her so that Sun will become the one who keeps making unreasonable troubles in others’ eyes .
Sun Ling’er is so straightforward that she won’t speak sweet words to please others at all . As a result, Sun is more likely to be misunderstood by others compared with An Manrou .
As expected, Jens Johnson frowns slightly, revealing his dissatisfaction with this noisy little girl . After all, most artists have a very strict requirement of the environment . Rather than noisiness, they prefer quietness, which is favorable for their creation .
Jens Johnson just frowns and says nothing . Although Ding Manman has no idea of An’s intention, she feels uncomfortable about her words and her sarcasm towards Sun .
After all, she has subconsciously regarded Sun as her friend . Since they are friends, she cannot let anyone bully her .
“Miss An, I cannot agree with you on this . ” Ding Manman pulls the offended girl behind her and speaks with a solemn expression, which draws the attention from all present .
Ding Manman looks very attractive, but she has kept silent behind Sun . Even though some people intended to strike up a conversation with her, they gave up because of the suppressing atmosphere .
The presence of Ding Manman gives An Manrou a sense of crisis . The unknown woman easily attracts the attention she has always desired, which makes An furious . For the sake of courtesy, she listens to Ding’s questioning with a smile .
“No one is born knowing everything . They have to acquire knowledge through learning . Although Miss Sun is not very familiar with art, she does quite well in some other respects, at least better than you . ”
Although Ding Manman performs aggressively, she is able to control her temper well . As for her strong att.i.tude, no one feels inappropriate, instead they think her words are rather reasonable .
“What’s more, even if Miss Sun is lacking in art talents, she still has the right to learn . It is a good learning opportunity for her to partic.i.p.ate in the exhibition . But Miss An refuses to let us in on the ground that Miss Sun does not understand art . It is you who not only deprived us of an opportunity to learn arts, but also said sarcastically that we didn’t know art sarcastically . What you have said and done is really refres.h.i.+ng!”
At Ding’s words, An Manrou’s face becomes clouded because she notices the blame revealed in her teacher’s eyes which are resting on her straightly .
As a famous painter like Jens Johnson, countless people want to be his students, even apprentices . However, Jens Johnson has strict requirements in selecting students .
He failed in finding a student over the last few years . An Manrou has been viewed by outsiders as his student, which makes her gain public attention and reputation .
Even so, An Manrou is very clear of the fact---her father once did Jens Johnson a favor . In order to return the favor, Jens agreed to teach her some knowledge on artistic creation . Actually, the relations.h.i.+p between them is not like teacher and student .
With an intention to get popularity, An Manrou showed off to everyone that she has become the student of Jens Johnson . Jens Johnson just overlooks this for the sake of the favor from An’s father .