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Chapter 1316 Do You Like This Painting?
Chapter 1316 Do You Like This Painting?
Chapter 1316 Do you like this painting?
With these words, everyone in the hall immediately turned their attention to she who had walked out
from behind Selena. She held a painting that had not been wrapped in a gift box.
Looking at the undecorated painting, everyone suddenly understood why Selena had said that her gift
was not suitable to be presented in public. It turned out that she had the same gift as Vivian's.
Vivian's gaze fell on the shabby painting in Leia's hands, suppressing a sneer and pretending to
suddenly realize something. "So Miss Turner's gift for Master Antonio is also a painting."
"Given the background of the Turner family, the painting that Miss Turner presents must be even more
precious than Master Ko's painting. And on the bamboo, the only one who can compare with Master Ko
is Master Zheng."
"If we could see a real work by Master Zheng today, it would be a great honor."
Vivian's words were like putting Selena on the spot.
Everyone knew that when it came to the Bamboo Leaf painting, Mater Ko's real work was already rare
in the world. Selena was in a rush and would not be able to find a second real work that could compare
with Master Ko, let alone Master Zheng.
So her birthday gift was definitely not as good as Vivian's, not to mention the fact that it was presented
after Vivian's.
The future daughter-in-law had sent a birthday gift to the old man for the first time, but she was crushed
by an outsider. Wasn't this disrespecting the old man?
For a moment, the expressions of the people looking at the painting in Leia's hands were full of
mockery, curiosity, and concern... It was extremely lively.
Selena glanced at Vivian with a flat gaze, but it was unclear what she was thinking.
Master Antonio thought to himself that this painting should have been prepared by Osvaldo for Selena.
Although his grandson was a bit unfilial, he would surely present good things.
Therefore, he did not intervene.
Under everyone's gaze, Leia walked up to Master Antonio and unfolded the painting in her hands.
When the contents of the painting were revealed, the noisy atmosphere suddenly froze.
The painting was large, with many blank spaces, and only a few distant scenes were depicted. At first
glance, it seemed a bit empty, but upon closer inspection, the painting exuded a magnificent and grand
atmosphere.
At the center of the painting, among the white snow and rocks, stands a half-cut bamboo that exudes a
strong and tenacious force that can be felt even through the paper.
When the onlookers first laid their eyes on the painting, their hearts trembled uncontrollably. Although it
was only a painting, everyone seemed to be able to feel the desolation and grandeur hidden within it.
Only war could stir such emotions in one's heart.
To the right of the painting, there was a line. "Every mountain is filled with loyal bones, why wrap the
body in leather?"
When Antonio saw the painting for the first time, he stood up excitedly from his seat and walked up to
observe it closely.
Not just him, but the elderly people at the scene who were interested in calligraphy, paintings, and
antiques also walked up to the front excitedly after squeezing past the people in front of them.
One of the antique appraisal masters fixed his gaze on the painting in Leia's hands and showed a look
of obsession, "Such a brushstroke, it can be said to be the epitome of perfection!"
"The demeanor and spirit within the characters... it's amazing! Too amazing!"
"It's been years since I've seen such a unique style of painting, the painter's determination and broad-
mindedness are rare in the world!"
Antonio looked displeasedly at the group of old folks and said, "Don't touch it carelessly, if you break it,
you won't be able to afford to pay for it!"
Looking at the group of elderly people gathering in front of Selena's painting, with their faces full of
excited admiration, Vivian's expression immediately stiffened.
She lost to Selena again?
That's impossible!
Vivian was standing close and could see clearly that Leia had just produced a new painting. How could
a newly completed painting compete with the works of the long-dead Master Ko?!
Thinking of this, Vivian raised her chin and looked at Selena, "Miss Turner, this painting is indeed
amazing, but forgive my short-sightedness, I couldn't tell whose masterpiece it is."
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Vivian's words reminded the elderly men who were looking at the painting nervously to look at the
signature, hoping to find out who the old master behind the work was.
Then they only saw a blank space. No signature?
The group of elderly men were stunned.
Vivian naturally saw it too and sneered, "Miss Turner's birthday gift is quite impressive, but it doesn't
even have a signature. Is the person who painted this looking down on the Anderson family?"
Seeing the furrowed brows of Antonio, Selena stepped forward and asked, "Grandpa, do you like this
painting?"
Antonio stroked his beard and turned his head to look at Selena, bursting into laughter, "You have a
kind heart, this is the best birthday gift I've received."
This statement couldn't be considered entirely biased.
The painting that Vivian had presented was indeed rare, but given Antonio's status and position, if he
really wanted it, it wouldn't be impossible to obtain it.
However, as someone who had been in the bamboo painting industry for many years, Antonio had
never seen Selena's painting before, and her research and collection of bamboo paintings were
unparalleled. Moreover, the artist had refused to leave a signature, making it truly a one-of-a-kind
painting.
Selena smiled slightly, "Grandpa likes it, that's all that matters."
After speaking, she walked back to Osvaldo's side, clearly not intending to reveal the true identity of the
artist.
Although Antonio was very curious about who the artist was, he swallowed his words when he saw
Osvaldo staring at him with an even colder gaze.
Although everyone was curious, they dared not pry on the Anderson family's territory, and could only
stare at Selena with an indescribable look in their eyes.
Vivian felt even more frustrated when she saw this situation. She had worked so hard to please
Antonio, but Selena still managed to outshine her.
Vivian was extremely unwilling, and her gaze at Selena became even colder. However, her words still
carried the gentle tone of a lady, "I envy Miss Turner for having Mr. Anderson as her boyfriend, even if
she forgets about Antonio's birthday, he will help her cover up. How can Miss Turner be so lucky?"
By the end of her speech, the sourness in Vivian's tone was almost overflowing.
Vivian's words instantly woke everyone up.
This painting was not a birthday gift that Selena had prepared for Antonio, but rather one that Osvaldo
had prepared for her.
Only Osvaldo had the ability to help Selena prepare such a painting in such a short amount of time.
Those young ladies who thought they had uncovered the truth now looked at Selena with even more
disdain. "It is said that Miss Turner is independent and doesn't rely on Mr. Anderson, but it seems that
it's not really the case..."