Chapter 470: Selling Talent
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“I don’t think so.” Lin Yao did not believe himself, but he had to believe Liu Xueyuan.
“s.h.i.+ Jin, what do you think?” s.h.i.+ Xuexin continued asking s.h.i.+ Jin.
“It’s not real,” said s.h.i.+ Jin, “because I know where the real painting is.”
Of course, s.h.i.+ Xuexin would not believe it. This was a residence that Boss Xiang had spent a huge sum of money to build. What a joke. Would Boss Xiang buy a fake? Or rather, would someone dare to sell a fake to Boss Xiang?
s.h.i.+ Xuexin smiled magnanimously. “There’s no need to fight. It’s fine as long as it’s a good painting.”
The audience was totally floored.
“So is this painting real or fake?”
“So who exactly is Liu Xueyuan?”
“Summary: Liu Xueyuan, the most impressive Chinese artist in the country. He’s good at drawing animals. His previous works were sold for tens of millions of yuan overseas. His works were collected by various museums such as British, American, and French. His taste should be trustworthy.”
“So this painting is worth tens of millions of USD?”
“So should I envy s.h.i.+ Xuexin or not?”
s.h.i.+ Xuexin continued to show everyone the various items in the house.
Every item was shocking and awe-inspiring. Only s.h.i.+ Jin was very calm.
At dinner, the six of them ate at a long table that could accommodate thirty people. A French chef brought his a.s.sistant with him, serving each dish and filling the entire table.
“This is a Michelin chef. I hope it suits everyone’s taste.”
Shen Xinghe finally found his voice. “Can I say that I regret eating too much for lunch?”
Everyone laughed.
s.h.i.+ Xuexin secretly mocked Shen Xinghe for not being presentable. However, she smiled and asked him, “What do you like to eat? I’ll tell them to make a few more dishes tomorrow. Don’t be shy.”
“This wave of flaunting is enough!”
“But what if I’m a little envious?”
“Daughter, eat more!”
“I wonder if s.h.i.+ Jin regrets leaving the s.h.i.+ family?”
When she went to sleep at night, s.h.i.+ Xuexin took a look at Weibo and finally managed to s.n.a.t.c.h back her position. The topics that she attracted were already extremely high. Everyone was discussing matters related to her. Especially that painting, most people thought it was definitely real.
After all, with such a family background, who would collect fake paintings?
Even s.h.i.+ Jin’s fans could not convince themselves easily.
There were also some people who were feeling sorry for s.h.i.+ Jin. In their imagination, after returning from the s.h.i.+ family to the Li family, s.h.i.+ Jin’s standard of living had visibly decreased, causing countless people to click their tongues and sigh.
s.h.i.+ Xuexin had finally achieved her goal.
The next day, she had to introduce the various items in the courtyard to everyone. There were priceless trees, sculptures, and so on.
When s.h.i.+ Jin returned to her room, Old Master s.h.i.+ sent her a WeChat message. “s.h.i.+ Jin, I’m really sorry. Xuexin has caused you so much trouble.”
“I’m fine.”
“This child has always been a little vain since she was young. When she came back, I already told her mother to discipline her. I didn’t expect things to turn out this way.”
“Grandpa, take care of yourself.”
“I’m just afraid she’ll cause you too much trouble.”
“That won’t happen, Grandpa. You have to take note of the s.h.i.+ family’s financial situation.”
“I know, s.h.i.+ Jin. Take care of yourself.”
s.h.i.+ Jin’s reminder was not unreasonable. The s.h.i.+ family’s financial situation was indeed not very good. s.h.i.+ Qing had been holding on bitterly. However, with s.h.i.+ Xuexin’s ruckus, many companies and partners of the s.h.i.+ family thought that the s.h.i.+ family was especially rich. They took the opportunity to ask for the collaboration funds and refused to lower the price.
What s.h.i.+ Xuexin brought to the s.h.i.+ family at this time was not more partners, but more suspicion. The s.h.i.+ family had spent so much money on their daughter, so why were acting poor in the company?
s.h.i.+ Qing was already in a terrible fix. Especially since they knew better than anyone else what was going on with her villa.
Yu Xiuhua was at home now and didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly. However, she couldn’t persuade her daughter and was also enjoying the luxurious gifts that her daughter had sent over. She felt very conflicted.
When s.h.i.+ Qing reached home, he ignored her and went straight to the study room.
He thought about it and called s.h.i.+ Jin.
Without waiting for s.h.i.+ Jin to pick up, he felt ashamed and hung up.
When s.h.i.+ Jin saw this, she pondered for a moment before calling back.
s.h.i.+ Qing still picked up.
“Uncle s.h.i.+.”
“s.h.i.+ Jin.” s.h.i.+ Qing was completely embarra.s.sed and sounded a little uncomfortable.
“Can I help you?”
s.h.i.+ Qing choked. “s.h.i.+ Jin, we’ve let you down.”
“There’s no need to say such things.” s.h.i.+ Jin’s tone was indifferent. s.h.i.+ Qing had contacted her before to apologize for what Yu Xiuhua and s.h.i.+ Xuexin had done. Now he was apologizing again. He must have seen the live broadcast today.
“I didn’t educate Xuexin well.”
s.h.i.+ Jin shook her head and said nothing.
After s.h.i.+ Qing hung up, Yu Xiuhua walked in with a cup of tea. “Hubby, have some first.”
***
s.h.i.+ Jin hung up the call. She had long lost interest in s.h.i.+ Xuexin.
She did not want to care about how far the s.h.i.+ family could go, but if this continued, what would happen to Old Master s.h.i.+?
There was no one else in the s.h.i.+ family. s.h.i.+ Qing was almost fifty years old.
s.h.i.+ Jin had followed Old Master s.h.i.+ for twelve years and had been his little princess for twelve years. Old Master s.h.i.+ took care of everything.
She stared at her phone in deep thought.
Someone knocked on the door.
“Please come in.” s.h.i.+ Jin put her phone away.
Now that there were no cameras facing her and everyone was asleep, she had time to settle her personal matters.
Who was knocking on the door?
She lifted her eyes and looked at the door. Shen Xinghe walked in quietly.
“Why aren’t you sleeping this late at night?”
“Sis, I need to ask you something.”
s.h.i.+ Jin threw her phone aside. “Go ahead.”
Shen Xinghe took out his phone and zoomed in on a photo. He showed it to s.h.i.+ Jin. “You said that s.h.i.+ Qing is s.h.i.+ Xuexin’s father, right?”
In the past, s.h.i.+ Xuexin did not sell her rich young miss image too much. Instead, she specifically sold her image of being a talent. She had only started creating the rich lady persona after she debuted again.
That was why s.h.i.+ Qing had not been dug out in the past. Now, everyone followed her lead and found s.h.i.+ Qing’s photo.
In the photo, he was sitting in a meeting. He was indeed a mature entrepreneur.
“Yes.” s.h.i.+ Jin nodded. “Why are you paying attention to this?”
“I was just browsing around,” Shen Xinghe said. “I know you’re familiar with the s.h.i.+ family, so I asked you.”
“Why don’t you ask s.h.i.+ Xuexin herself?”
Shen Xinghe scratched his head and said nothing.
s.h.i.+ Jin did not know what he was thinking and did not ask further.
Shen Xinghe smiled and said, “Then I’ll leave. Good night.”
After leaving, Shen Xinghe took out an old photo from his pocket and looked at it seriously for a while. It was a photo of s.h.i.+ Qing when he was young.
This was what Shen Xinghe had gotten from his mother. He had kept it with him until he saw s.h.i.+ Qing’s photo on the news.. The suspicion in his heart slowly rose.