Chapter: 5559

"What do you know?" Xiao Chang Kun looked down on her with disdain, then turned to Ye Chen and said, "By the way, my good son-in-law, we're going to hold an ancient book and painting exhibition in Jinling soon. This time, the standards will be very high, and our city will also support us. When the time comes, it's expected that it will be on a national scale, and maybe even CCTV will invite us to broadcast live!"

Ye Chen curiously asked, "Is this really so grand? We're not exactly famous for our book paintings in Jinling. Is it necessary to make such a big fuss?"

Xiao Chang Kun said, "It's not that we need to make a fuss. As long as Jinling can showcase outstanding book and painting works, it's fine. Right now, we're collecting masterpieces from collectors within Jinling. The first step is internal preparation. We have many ancient book paintings in our organization, including those of the main director and other deputy directors. Although I'm just a deputy director, my hand is still free, and I can ask for help finding some pieces if needed. And after the exhibition, dad will return them to you."

Ye Chen curiously asked, "Dad, didn't you go to antique street today and ask Zhang Erma?"

"What about Zhang Erma?" Xiao Chang Kun puckered up his face. "You don't know what kind of scoundrel that kid is. A few years ago, he learned from some old fox how to fake ancient paintings and sell them to Japanese and Korean collectors. He even got into trouble with the embassy. I asked him for help, but who knows if he'll also pee on my face, so my reputation will be ruined nationwide."

Xiao Chang Kun said, "To be honest, Zhang Erma indeed has some skills. He previously set up traps for those few foreigners and sold them a batch of fake bronze artifacts, earning them a big sum of money, and even helped them get rid of them overseas. Those foreigners thought they had struck gold, so he threatened to expose them, saying it's no big deal if we all go to jail together. But since those Japanese and Korean people wouldn't dare stay in China after being arrested, everything was settled that way."

Xiao Chang Kun couldn't help but express his dissatisfaction: "Oh well, Zhang Erma really has something going on for him."

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Dad, you've never seen Zhang Erma sell the Mona Lisa. If you had, you'd definitely be amazed."

Xiao Chang Kun curiously asked, "Zhang Erma sold the Mona Lisa? What's that all about?"

Ye Chen chuckled: "I also heard it through the grapevine. Apparently, he previously sold a watercolor painting of the Mona Lisa to a Frenchman and made a lot of money."

"But is that true?" Xiao Chang Kun was astonished: "Those foreigners' brains must have been kicked by donkeys? The original Mona Lisa doesn't just hang in their Louvre Museum, right?"

Ye Chen gestured with his hand: "The one hanging in the Louvre is actually a copy made by Da Vinci. The original was painted by our Yuan dynasty painter Zhao Mengfu."

"What's going on...?" Xiao Chang Kun's head was spinning: "Good son-in-law, how did you get from Zhao Mengfu to the Mona Lisa? And besides, Da Vinci and him were two different people in age difference of two hundred years...?"

On the side, Xiao Jun also couldn't help but laugh: "Honey, just don't fool around with dad..."

Ye Chen laughed heartily and said: "Dad, stop joking now. Let's eat quickly!"

Xiao Chang Kun thought for a moment and said, "We'll have him prepare four pieces of calligraphy. I'm second in command, so I'm slightly less than him."

Ye Chen nodded: "Alright, I've got it under control."

Xiao Chang Kun looked puzzled: "Good son-in-law, don't play around with dad..."

"Is that painting?" Ye Chen asked with a nod: "You can rest assured, I'll take care of it. How many do you need?"

Simultaneously, Jinling University...

The new students at Jinling University had already completed the registration, sorting, and assigning counselors process...

The school issued military training uniforms to all students in the afternoon, and tomorrow morning would start a two-week military training.

After the military training begins, it will be a semi-military management, so neither Lin Wan'er nor Claudette would deliberately choose to stay on campus, or else they would have to wake up at 6 o'clock every day to gather together, making daily commutes impossible.

At this moment, the two were chatting and organizing their beds and personal belongings in their dorm room.

Claudette had become extremely cautious since her family's demise, and she rarely enjoyed socializing with others. In Canada, there were only two people she trusted - Aunt Lee and Xiao Fen. JrNovels.com