Teacher Wen looked at the painting carefully, with a pleased smile on his face: "You two are really in tune with each other! But each of you has a unique style and charm, which is very good. I am particularly happy about this gift."

Then, he said with emotion: "I am sincerely happy to see that you still love and persist in painting."

It turns out that Mr. Wen was once a well-known painter, but a sudden hand injury forced him to give up his painting career.

Later, he chose to become a college counselor and accompanied the students in this class from their freshman year to their senior year.

After graduation, some students chose to study abroad, while others returned to their hometowns to develop. Today, less than 20 students can come back to attend the reunion.

"Teacher, you always favor Xiao Miaomiao and Luo Ran. In fact, I have also carefully prepared a gift for you. This is an original work of your favorite painter that I got by chance. It didn't cost much." Liu Huizhen took out her gift.

Liu Huizhen knew that her own paintings pale in comparison to the excellent works of Xiao Miaomiao and Luo Ran, so she wisely chose to present the precious original paintings of the artists as gifts.

Others also took out gifts to give to the teachers, most of which were items they purchased themselves, to express their gratitude to the teachers.

However, only Xiao Miaomiao and Luo Ran chose to use paintings as gifts, just like they did when they were in school.

When Liu Huizhen unfolded the painting she gave to her teacher, the two couldn't help but look at each other, and the corners of their mouths twitched at the same time.

They all knew that the painting was not an original but a replica.

Seeing Liu Huizhen holding the scroll carefully, Xiao Miaomiao couldn't help but ask, "Squad leader, how much did you spend on this painting?"

Liu Huizhen replied with a proud look on her face: "It's not expensive, only 500,000. But for me, this little money is nothing, after all, it's just the price of a bag. And as long as the teacher likes it, it's fine!"

Hearing this number, Xiao Miaomiao and Luo Ran looked at each other again and sighed in their hearts. They knew that Liu Huizhen had been deceived.

Xiao Miaomiao looked at Liu Huizhen and was speechless. Five hundred thousand? If she was given five hundred for this painting, she could paint several more.

As for why she knew so well that it was fake, it was because she had the real one in her hand and she planned to give it to the teacher separately later. She exchanged it with her grandfather for ten paintings and gave it to the teacher.

Luo Ran knew that Xiao Miaomiao had also seen it, and was about to say that the painting was fake, but Teacher Wen shook his head at both of them. How could he not know Liu Huizhen's character? It was obvious that she didn't know that the painting was fake. After all, she couldn't afford to lose face.

If she said it now, Liu Huizhen might think that she was embarrassed on purpose. Miaomiao also asked her that if she thought Miaomiao did it on purpose, she might target her. Luo Ran and the Luo family are not worried, but it is hard to say about Xiao Miaomiao.

The less trouble, the better.

Teacher Wen took Liu Huizhen's painting with a smile and said, "I accept this painting. I will transfer the money to you."

"No, this is a gift from me. How can I ask for your money?" Liu Huizhen hurriedly refused when she heard the teacher say that.

Teacher Wen insisted, "You have money, that's your business, but you also know me, I won't accept expensive gifts. According to the gift Xiao Miaomiao gave, this painting is actually 500,000 yuan, so I will transfer 499,000 yuan to you."

"Otherwise I won't accept this painting." Teacher Wen looked at her and said without giving her room to refuse.

Liu Huizhen could only agree with his approach, because she knew Teacher Wen's personality. If she insisted, he might be unhappy and he would simply not want the painting. So she nodded to show her understanding and agreed to Teacher Wen's request.

"Okay, teacher." Liu Huizhen sent the card number to the teacher. Although she felt a little reluctant, she also understood Teacher Wen's principles and character.

However, Liu Huizhen's move still made many classmates envious. After all, it cost 500,000 yuan, and it was a precious original. Even if you have money, you may not be able to easily buy such a painting.

Everyone looked at Liu Huizhen with admiration and envy, and some began to talk to her actively, trying to get closer to her. For a while, Liu Huizhen became the focus of everyone's attention, and she also liked the feeling of being sought after.

Zhang Cheng tugged at her hand and signaled her with his eyes to go towards Luo Ran.

Zhang Cheng reminded softly: "Don't forget, the main purpose of our coming here today is to establish a relationship with Luo Ran so that we can cooperate with the Luo family!" As he spoke, he looked at Luo Ran with burning eyes.

Liu Huizhen naturally did not forget that she had spent so much money to find the painting in the hope that Luo Ran would think more highly of her so that she could start a conversation with Luo Ran.

However, Luo Ran did not notice her, but continued to chat happily with Xiao Miaomiao and the teacher. This made Liu Huizhen feel a little disappointed, but she quickly adjusted her mood, smiled, and took the initiative to walk towards Luo Ran and the others.

Liu Huizhen walked up to the teacher with a glass of wine in her hand and said with a smile on her face, "Teacher, thank you so much for this time! If it weren't for your birthday party, how would we have the opportunity to get together? Moreover, only you can get Luo Ran, a great painter, to come in person!"

Teacher Wen smiled and said nothing. He knew very well that the real purpose of Liu Huizhen's birthday party for him was probably not to celebrate his birthday, but for Luo Ran.

However, he was not sure whether Liu Huizhen came for Luo Ran's paintings or wanted to establish a relationship with the Luo family through Luo Ran.

The reason why he agreed to attend this party was because he was going to go back to his hometown with his wife and wanted to take this opportunity to meet these students again. Therefore, when Liu Huizhen proposed this idea, he agreed.

"I plan to return to my hometown with my wife to spend my twilight years in retirement. This may be the last time we are together. I don't have anything special to say, but I just hope that everyone will not forget the original intention of learning painting and keep painting." Teacher Wen stood up and said to everyone.

Everyone felt a little reluctant to hear this, but no one said much because it was the teacher's own decision after all.

Xiao Miaomiao regretted not visiting her teacher more often before.

Xiao Miaomiao quickly took the wine glass from the teacher's hand, replaced it with a glass of juice, and said to the teacher with a smile: "Teacher, your body is not suitable for drinking, so use juice instead of wine, the meaning is the same."

Luo Ran also advised: "Teacher, Xiao Miaomiao is right, you should drink the juice. We don't care, and I have promised the teacher's wife that I will not let you drink, otherwise I will not be able to explain to her."

In fact, if Xiao Miaomiao hadn't taken action first, Luo Ran would have replaced the teacher's wine with juice without hesitation.

Luo Ran didn't have the idea that it was okay to just drink a glass or two. He felt that nothing was more important than the teacher's health. If his condition worsened, it would be a loss.

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