Chapter 351 - 186: Brother Chen, You Are Mr. Jinghu!
Chapter 351 - 186: Brother Chen, You Are Mr. Jinghu!
Lin Shuying was stunned for a moment. This guy, at a time like this, how could he still be thinking about such things?
"Well... okay then, I’ll take you to my room to rest for a bit." Lin Shuying said with some embarrassment.
The three of them went to Lin Shuying’s room.
Yang Chen immediately picked up the paper and pen on the table and wrote down what he needed.
"Miss Shuying, could you please help me prepare these items and bring them here? It has to be confidential, don’t let anyone else know." Yang Chen said.
Lin Shuying nodded and hurriedly went to the warehouse to pick the items.
What Yang Chen needed were the materials to redraw "The Stream Washing Picture" and "Fishing Alone on a Cold River".
Originally, there were flaws in "Fishing Alone on a Cold River"; Yang Chen was thinking of finding an opportunity to redo it. Now the opportunity had come.
"Miss Anxiang, could you please turn on the air conditioner and set it to heat mode?" Yang Chen said.
Lin Anxiang: "Huh? You feel cold in this weather?"
Yang Chen: "Just do as I say."
Lin Anxiang nodded, hurried to turn on the air conditioner and set it to heating mode.
After a while, Lin Shuying brought all the stuff Yang Chen needed in a bag.
Yang Chen spread out the drawing paper, took up the brush, and said, "Could you two help me grind the ink?"
The Lin Family Sisters were stunned.
"Grind the ink! Don’t you understand?" Yang Chen said again.
Lin Shuying was shocked and said, "Wow, you’re not really going to draw those two paintings, are you?"
Yang Chen: "Yes, why not?"
Lin Anxiang: "Big brother, you’re really brave. You can even draw this?"
Yang Chen: "What else? Are we just going to let them blackmail us?"
Lin Shuying: "No way! But can you draw it just like the original?"
Yang Chen: "First grind the ink, and I’ll tell you what to do next."
The Lin Family Sisters nodded and quickly began grinding ink.
Yang Chen hurriedly began drawing "The Stream Washing Picture" and intentionally modified a small detail, making the entire painting look even more perfect under a magnifying glass.
After more than ten minutes, a brand new, perfect "The Stream Washing Picture" appeared before the Lin Family Sisters.
The sisters were so surprised that their mouths hung open, frozen in place.
Yang Chen, without stopping, quickly redrew "Fishing Alone on a Cold River," correcting two flaws in it.
Zhao Jingzhong wasn’t saying whether the painting was genuine or fake, purely relying on what experts said?
Today Yang Chen was going to show him who really decides whether the painting is real or fake!
In less than half an hour, brand new versions of "The Stream Washing Picture" and "Fishing Alone on a Cold River" were completed.
Yang Chen took a seal out of his pocket and stamped "Mr. Jinghu" on it.
Lin Shuying was shocked: "Oh my god, you even have this?"
Yang Chen: "Now you know why I know so much about paintings?"
Lin Anxiang: "I get it, because you’re a crooked dealer specializing in counterfeit art."
Yang Chen felt like crying, helplessly nodding, so obvious yet she couldn’t guess it right, what a big genius.
"Come on! Brother Chen, you’re actually Mr. Jinghu, right?" Lin Shuying asked.
Yang Chen smiled without speaking.
"Huh? You are Mr. Jinghu?" Lin Anxiang was surprised.
Lin Shuying: "That makes sense! No one knew there was a flaw in ’Fishing Alone on a Cold River’ back then, yet you pointed it out directly. Yeah, who besides the artist himself could know where the flaws were that others couldn’t see?"
Lin Anxiang: "No wonder grandpa said your paintings resemble Mr. Jinghu’s."
Lin Shuying: "Hehe... now I understand why you said Mr. Jinghu is a handsome guy, turns out you were complimenting yourself. Hehe..."
The sisters’ admiration for Yang Chen instantly deepened a few degrees.
By now, the room had heated up enough to speed up the ink drying.
Yang Chen took the opportunity to explain the plan in detail to the two sisters...
After a while, the ink on the two paintings had dried.
Yang Chen and the Lin Family Sisters returned to the door of Lin Zhengtian’s study to wait.
Inside the study, an argument had already started, with Zhang Tiancang and Liu Chuanxiong demanding the Lin Family Sisters compensate at the original price.
Zhao Jingzhong believed Zhang Quan was the main culprit; that Zhang Tiancang’s "Fishing Alone on a Cold River" should have Zhang Quan bear the entire loss, and Liu Chuanxiong’s "The Stream Washing Picture" should mostly be Zhang Quan’s responsibility, with the Lin Family Sisters covering the rest. He himself was innocent and should not bear any compensation.
Lin Zhengtian believed his two granddaughters were innocent as well, that Zhang Quan bumped into Zhao Jingzhong, causing him to bump into the two granddaughters, which led to the paintings being torn, so Zhang Quan should take most of the responsibility, and Zhao Jingzhong should cover the remaining losses, while his granddaughters should not be held liable.
Liu Qingguo and Tang Shoucheng were trying to smooth things over without taking sides.
If this argument continues, they might have to go to court.
Yang Chen gave the Lin Family Sisters a look, and they nodded, bravely going to knock on the door.
It immediately quieted down inside, and then Lin Zhengtian said, "Come in!"
The Lin Family Sisters walked in, and Yang Chen followed them inside.
Lin Zhengtian looked at his two granddaughters, both heartbroken and helpless.
Liu Chuanxiong asked angrily, "Lin Family girls, what are you going to do about this situation? My ’The Stream Washing Picture’ was torn by you two, that’s an iron-clad fact, you must compensate!"
Zhang Tiancang: "So many people are watching, aren’t you trying to weasel out?"
Zhao Jingzhong: "Lin Family girls, I didn’t mean to bump into you, but Zhang Quan bumped into me and I couldn’t steady myself at my age. I’m very innocent, too."
Lin Shuying smiled and said, "Stop acting, will you? Bringing two fakes to extort us? You’re underestimating us too much."
Lin Anxiang: "Exactly! You really think we can’t tell that ’The Stream Washing Picture’ and ’Fishing Alone on a Cold River’ are fakes?"
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