Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 536: Chapter 536: Proud of Hanging a Fake Deputy?_1

Seeing Bai Xiaosheng stand up, Bai Fei knew he couldn’t stand watching and wanted to regain face for her, and she instantly felt grateful. However, seeing the rather unfriendly expression and tone of Li Feiyun, Bai Fei couldn’t help but feel a chill in her heart.

This is the Li Family’s home! They are guests!

Since when does a guest start a quarrel upon arriving at their host’s home? This is embarrassing for Grandma too!

Bai Fei secretly tugged at Bai Xiaosheng’s sleeve, signaling him to step back, to endure it.

”Bai Fei, the Bai Family has been stepping back too much, allowing them—the Li Family—to be so arrogant. In front of me, Bai Xiaosheng, there will be no conceding!” Bai Xiaosheng thought to himself, ignoring Bai Fei.

Seeing this, Bai Fei’s face was filled with helplessness.

He knew Bai Xiaosheng’s temperament—Bai Xiaosheng wouldn’t tolerate even a speck of dust in his eyes!

Considering Bai Xiaosheng’s status and achievements today, Bai Fei was confident that even in the Li Family, he would be considered outstanding. But after all, with elders present, a quarrel would involve hierarchies of seniority and respect—it wouldn’t matter what manager or vice president you are on the outside.

Bai Fei couldn’t help but worry again.

”Speak up, cousin Bai, why are you silent now?” urged Li Feiyun.

Bai Ran was drawn by the voice, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and then he walked over.

On the other side, a girl with long legs and a slender waist, exuding a refined air, also noticed and walked over, different from Bai Ran, she was followed by five or six of her peers.

This girl was named Li Feiyan, Li Feiyun’s cousin, who was normally quite haughty.

”What’s happening, brother Yun?” Li Feiyan asked.

”Our cousin Bai Xiaosheng here,” said Li Feiyun, glancing at Bai Xiaosheng and scoffing, ”claims that the Autumn Breeze Landscape Painting Grandpa has hanging up is a fake!”

Li Feiyan’s face slightly changed, and she cast a sidelong glance at Bai Xiaosheng, ”You say it’s a fake, what evidence do you have?”

”Fake? How can you say it’s fake, do you know how much this painting is worth?”

”It was three million at the time, have you ever seen so much money? This is Grandpa’s favorite Chinese painting!”

”Speaking nonsense, you can eat messily, but you can’t talk nonsense!”

Behind Li Feiyan, those young men and women, either angry or scornful, launched a barrage of accusations against Bai Xiaosheng.

Bai Xiaosheng remained calm, examining the painting ever since this began.

”If a painting is displayed, isn’t it for people to see and comment on? If that’s not allowed, why bother hanging it up at all!” Bai Ran, unable to contain his anger, spoke up for Bai Xiaosheng.

”It’s just a difference of opinion, let’s not take it seriously, not seriously at all,” Bai Fei, sweating profusely, laughed nervously, playing the peacemaker.

”It’s fine to express opinions, but spouting nonsense is wrong. This painting can be appreciated, but it won’t stand defamation!” Li Feiyan was aggressive.

”Exactly, if your family also had an authentic Chinese painting and you were used to handling and appreciating them, you might be qualified to judge. But you’ve hardly seen a few paintings and yet you critique them; that’s really laughable!” Li Feiyun sneered.

Bai Ran was fuming, unable to think of a better retort, and Bai Fei’s face turned ashen as well. They couldn’t help but look to Bai Xiaosheng.

Now, the only one who could fight back was Bai Xiaosheng!

As the deputy general manager of Zhongjing Media, Bai Xiaosheng must be widely experienced!

Though he might not really prove whether the painting was authentic or fake, having some sort of argument would certainly be good.

In the distance,

It appeared that the Bai Family and Li Family elders had also taken notice of the commotion.

Faintly, it sounded like Bai Xiaosheng was calling someone’s painting a fake, and the Li Family kids were unhappy about it.

The faces of Bai Xiaosheng’s three uncles and three aunts at the gathering immediately showed some changes.

”Second Brother, you should also manage your Sheng a bit. We’re still at someone else’s place. Look at what’s happening,” Bai Xiaosheng’s fourth uncle couldn’t help but lower his voice.

Despite speaking softly, others heard him, and the Bai Family Members looked toward Bai Minghang, their eyes conveying the same message.

”It’s normal for kids to roughhouse. Let’s continue our own conversation,” Bai Minghang replied with a faint smile, unfazed.

He didn’t believe that his son would cause trouble for no reason, and besides, they were not children anymore. Let them resolve it themselves.

Li Qiuyun seemed to think the same.

Others beside them found it difficult to say anything further.

However, the conversation here obviously dwindled as they also paid attention to the commotion over there.

Over there.

”This painting, to be strict, isn’t considered a fake,” Bai Xiaosheng, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up.

”Pfft, you say it’s fake one moment and real the next. Do you even understand art? If you don’t, stop pretending; it’s embarrassing. Not only does it make you look bad, but it also tarnishes the reputation of the Bai Family,” Li Feiyun scoffed, raising the issue to the level of the Bai Family’s honor.

Bai Fei and Bai Ran’s expressions revealed a subtle outrage.

”Turns out he’s just an attention seeker. Let’s go; there’s no need to watch a clown’s performance. Some people just want to stir things up to draw attention when they have no real talent,” Li Feiyan said lazily, punctuated by a yawn.

The men and women with her burst into laughter immediately, their eyes ridiculing Bai Xiaosheng as they looked at him.

”But it’s also not genuine,” Bai Xiaosheng continued.

Hey, flipping back and forth, what’s the point!

Li Feiyun was infuriated.

”This was originally an authentic piece, but it was peeled into two layers. The first layer is clear and could be sold at a high price, but the second layer’s seals and ink marks have become blurred, hence its value is compromised. Unfortunately, this piece is the second layer. It’s been treated because of the blurriness, and it’s these treatments that have caused its value to not increase but decrease. If the authentic painting was worth three million, then this one, at five hundred thousand, would already be quite good. If you initially bought it for three million, congratulations, you’ve been had,” explained Bai Xiaosheng calmly and slowly, with a look of regret that also subtly revealed — schadenfreude.

Bai Fei and Bai Ran were visibly surprised, staring intently at the painting.

Li Feiyun and Li Feiyan were initially speechless, then their expressions turned very ugly!

The men and women behind them were equally dumbfounded and speechless.

”Where’s the evidence? You’re just spouting nonsense, you...” Li Feiyun burst out angrily.

”The harder it is to distinguish between the real and the fake, the easier it is even for the connoisseurs to be fooled if the craftsmanship is superb. That’s nothing to be ashamed of,” Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile, pointing to several spots, ”Here, here, and here. In a genuine work, the brushstrokes would be vigorous, and where they overlap, the ink should be thicker and clearly stand out. But if it’s the second layer of a two-layer painting that has been retouched, special techniques must be used, even special printers for the ink. Although the ink might appear full, it lacks a sense of transparency. If you don’t believe me, take it down to a dark room, shine a flashlight on it, and you will see for yourself.”

As Bai Xiaosheng explained, Li Feiyun was left speechless, feeling that Bai Xiaosheng spoke with authority!

Such a confident demeanor couldn’t help but be convincing.

But if they were convinced, it meant that there was indeed something wrong with the painting, which would be a slap in the face for the Li Family!

”Yun Brother, don’t listen to his nonsense. Mr. Zhou has appraised this painting — surely Mr. Zhou is more credible than this kid!” Li Feiyan suddenly interjected.

Bai Xiaosheng saw the confidence returning to Li Feiyun’s eyes, boosted greatly.

Mr. Zhou?

Bai Xiaosheng was puzzled.

Who was that?