Dressed as an abandoned daughter of a wealthy family, she relies on metaphysics to become a god

weekend.

The auction was held as scheduled. In order to entertain the dignitaries attending the auction, Uncle Lin changed to a more upscale venue.

The first floor is the home of the auction and the exhibition hall for some collections, while the second floor is the VIP box. Compared with the seats in the lobby on the first floor, the VIP box is equipped with various refreshments and has better privacy.

Uncle Lin gave free VIP invitations to major wealthy families in the imperial capital. They could directly use the tablet in the box to view photos of the collection, choose to follow or not take the photo, and use the tablet to input their own quotations.

Chu Yao came with Gu Yu today. When the greeter at the door saw that they handed over VIP invitation letters, he immediately respectfully invited them to the private room on the second floor.

In the private room, Gu Yu took a sip of tea and praised: "This tea from Jiaxing Auction is really good. Others said that his family is going to close down. I think it has the potential to make a comeback."

Chu Yao smiled silently. This tea was specially chosen by her and Uncle Lin in order to satisfy the guests.

"Yaoyao, if you think it's boring here, why not go down below and take a look at the auction items on display first?" Gu Yu suggested.

"Okay, I'll be back later." Chu Yao nodded, stood up and walked out of the private room.

Coincidentally, Zhao Yanbo, who had been beaten by Chu Yao before, also came to participate in the auction today.

He saw a slender figure not far away and shouted: "Brother, it's that dead woman!"

The brother Zhao Yanwen beside him frowned. Not long ago, his brother was beaten with wounds all over his face. Although he knew what his brother was, he could never tolerate his brother being beaten by a powerless woman.

Zhao Yanwen found out Chu Yao's origins. He didn't dare to touch the Chu family, but who told this girl to sever ties with Chu Boting on her own? She must not have a good relationship with the Chu family internally, so don't blame him I need to teach her the rules of life.

But on this occasion, as the chairman of Wenbo Group, it would be a bit too embarrassing for him to trouble a young girl who has just grown up.

Zhao Yanwen glanced at his wife Liu Yaru, who understood and walked towards Chu Yao with a glass of champagne.

Chu Yao is looking at his painting in the booth. This painting will be auctioned as the first collection today.

Yesterday, she hadn't signed the name yet, but asked Uncle Lin to make a temporary seal and print "Chaoyin" on the upper right side of the painting.

"Little girl, are you interested in paintings from the late Ming Dynasty?" Liu Yaru raised her eyes and glanced at the booth. She came from a family of high officials, so she naturally has some expertise in calligraphy and painting.

Chu Yao smiled lightly and said deliberately: "I haven't studied it in depth. I just thought this painting was beautiful, so I took a few more looks."

She turned around and looked at Liu Yaru. She had a full forehead but a slightly thin chin. She had some rich people in her family, but she was mean and a bit petty. If she took a closer look, her eyebrows were long and slender, which symbolized that she had a brother. Her noble man is very helpful to her on weekdays.

These are not the important points. Chu Yao looked around the crowd and saw Zhao Yanbo, who had been beaten severely by her before. He stared at the woman in front of him with excitement in his eyes. It seemed that the woman in front of him was just for him. To cause trouble for oneself.

Hearing Chu Yao say that she didn't understand calligraphy and painting, Liu Yaru sneered. She was indeed a real daughter who grew up in the countryside. She had no knowledge at all, but she was quite courageous and dared to touch the Zhao family.

She said in a sarcastic tone: "This painting was painted just for people to appreciate. If someone is blind, then no matter how valuable this painting is, she won't be able to see it. The same goes for being a human being. If If you can’t clearly see your status, you will inevitably be laughed at, don’t you think, young lady?”

Chu Yao nodded in understanding, as if he recognized her words, and asked: "This lady must have some knowledge of calligraphy and painting, so I would like to ask which painter created this painting. ?”

Liu Yaru glanced at the painting and said confidently: "This painting pays attention to learning and creation. I think it is either Dong Qichang's or Shen Zhou's."

"How come there are two painters in one painting? Is it Shen Zhou's or Dong Qichang's?" Chu Yao asked.

"This..." Liu Yaru frowned. She had spent all her life learning to tell that the paintings were from the late Ming Dynasty. She was not from the Painting and Calligraphy Association, so it was too difficult for her to identify the specific painter. Got it!

Liu Yaru approached the glass booth, frowning, pretending to appreciate it seriously.

She saw a seal of "Chaoyin" printed on the upper right corner of the painting. She tried hard to search for this strange name in her mind, but found nothing. Could it be the nickname of a certain painter?

Although this style is somewhat similar to the painting styles of Dong Qichang and Shen Zhou she just mentioned, a closer look shows that there are subtle differences with their painting styles.

When other guests saw Chu Yao and Liu Yaru talking about this painting, they all gathered around to discuss it. Some said that the painting's concise brushwork and ink were from Bada Shanren; others said that the rough and bold painting was from Shen Zhou; some even said This painting was not made by a painter from the Ming Dynasty at all, but by Liu Songnian from the Song Dynasty.

The noisy words on the side made beads of sweat break out on Liu Yaru's head. She was anxious to identify the author of the painting, but her mind went blank.

No one noticed that on the periphery of the crowd, a few old scholars in their sixties were also discussing. If there were calligraphy and painting lovers here, they would definitely recognize them as Zhou Buyan, the dean of the School of Art at Teito University, Liu Cheng, president of the Imperial Capital Painting and Calligraphy Association, and Xu He, a famous contemporary painter.

Liu Yaru hesitated for a long time, and the people around her couldn't help laughing at her for pretending to understand. She was shy and anxious, and her face turned red.

When he closed his eyes for the last time, he said, "It should belong to Bada Shanren."

Chu Yao smiled slightly and said slowly: "Bada Shanren advocates the word 'province' when painting, aiming to use the least amount of pen and ink to create superb scenery. Although this painting is also a landscape painting that Bada Shanren is good at, it can be criticized by Fang Qiu. He uses a lot of ink, which is not his style at all. And Dong Qichang is very particular about the technique of using ink. He doesn't use a lot of ink, so it is obviously not his work. As for Shen Zhou, you said this painting is in the style of the late Ming Dynasty, but Shen Zhou is not in the late Ming Dynasty. painter."

The people watching on the sidelines also echoed.

"Yes, this is not like Bada Shanren's painting style at all." "This painting is obviously the style of the late Ming Dynasty. What does it have to do with Shen Zhou?" "This little girl said it very well. The woman next to me It really made me laugh out loud.”

Zhou Buyan, who was outside the crowd, couldn't help but praise: "This little girl looks very knowledgeable for her young age."

"Yes, yes, today's young people are impatient and not many can calm down and study the style of calligraphy and painting." Liu Cheng also nodded repeatedly.

And Xu He's attention was all on that painting. What this little girl said was true, but how could he not even know who the author of the painting was?

Liu Yaru was stunned when she heard this. What on earth was going on? Didn't Chu Yao say that he didn't understand painting at all? How could he speak so clearly?

Yes, Chu Yao said "did not study in depth", and did not say that she did not understand anything. She clearly wanted to make herself think that she had not understood calligraphy and painting at all, so she dug a hole for herself to pick.

Liu Yaru originally wanted to use the painting to satirize Chu Yao and make her unable to step down, but she didn't expect that in the end, she was the one doing her own thing!

She was so angry that she picked up the champagne in her hand and was about to throw it at Chu Yao!