Qi Liqian thought of the phone call from Min Xili last time...... stared at Min Xili's back, as if he was going to dig a hole for her! It turned out that instead of asking for his own help, he was looking for someone more powerful...... But why Pei Rui?

Although Pei Rui held Min Xili's hand, he couldn't tell what she was thinking, and asked, "Did I perform well in the play just now?"

"I have a lot of talent as an actor. Ciri looked at him, feeling that he was inexplicably possessive just now, and asked, "It's just that there's no need to act in front of Ah Li, he doesn't know anything." ”

Pei Rui frowned slightly, and said for no reason: "Also, you grew up together, he should know you very well." ”

Ciri's heart was very blocked, and he held his hand and moved slightly: "I only met him when I was a child." ”

Pei Rui moved closer to her slightly, and when he heard that Xili was a little angry, he whispered, "I'll send you that painting in a few days." ”

Min Xili thought that he was afraid that he had taken a lot of effort, and he also invited Pei Yunyin, and said "thank you" It seemed a little too light: "Last time you asked me what to thank you, I didn't think about it, why don't you tell me?"

Pei Rui lowered his head and looked at her intentional or unintentional temptation, angry and helpless in his heart: "If you get cheap and sell well, it seems that I won't mention this kind of reward if I am sure?"

The atmosphere between the two of them eased up, and Min Xili really got it right: "Last time you called you uncle, Ah Li also called you, and there is nothing wrong with calling me like this in terms of seniority......

Pei Rui interrupted her when he heard this: "It's not the same thing. ”

Ciri laughed at him and didn't dwell on the question any longer.

Pei Rui was careful, and even his tone was a little gentle and deliberate, for fear that what he asked would make Xili unhappy. But I still have to ask one more question: "You and Qi Liqian have known each other since childhood, why haven't I heard you say it?"

Ciri didn't answer him, knowing that he should have rediscovered himself, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Pei Rui said: "The Rose Garden has been taken care of by Qi An since you went abroad. Presumably your mother must have had some friendship with him. Qi An's personality is good, but his son has been spoiled since he was a child, and now he has nothing serious except for the gossip headlines, I just saw him to you, and he is very ......"

Pei Rui never beats around the bush when he speaks, nor does he hide nine words and one thing, so that people can guess. Ciri thought it was good for him to do this, because Ciri didn't bother to guess. Guess people's minds once, and you know you don't want to have a second time.

When the two arrived at the door, they saw Wang Xizhao coming, and Xili said, "When I have time, I'll tell you slowly." ”

Wang Xizhao saw Pei Rui bring a little young lady, and his face was a little rusty: "Didn't you ask me to take you to see the painting, why did you disappear as soon as I turned around." ”

Pei Rui said: "It's not that I want to see it, it's that I want to show her." Hey, I originally wanted you to sell this painting to me as a personal favor, but I didn't expect you to give this painting to my second sister. ”

Wang Xizhao smiled a little embarrassed: "Family, it's all the same......"

"How can it be the same, my second sister's things I have never wanted to come. I boasted to Miss Min that I was going to give her away, and you said that you just gave this painting. Pei Rui looked like he was really blaming him.

Wang Xizhao is probably in his fifties according to his age, but he is very respectful in front of Pei Rui, Pei Yunyin's line is led by Pei Rui, and the painting is also asked by Pei Yunyin, but now he can only laugh with him: "I'm really sorry Miss Min." ”

Min Xili knew that Pei Rui said these words, but he was just to raise his value: "Actually, I'm embarrassed to say it, just because there is the word 'Xili' in the name, and I have some fate with Xia Erxili, so I like this painting very much." Although it is a bit regrettable, it is also worth the trouble for Director Wang to tell me about this painting. ”

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Pei Rui and found that his eyes were full of appreciation, as if he was praising his performance just now.

Wang Xizhao breathed a sigh of relief and made a gesture of please: "As long as Miss Min wants to hear it, I will definitely know everything." Come this way with me, both of you. ”

Although the painting had been given to Pei Yunyin, it still had to wait for the exhibition, so when they came, the exhibition hall of the painting was cleared, and several staff members were sorting it out.

Min Xili let go of Pei Rui's hand, walked forward gently, and stood in front of the painting. The painting used to hang in her mother's study, and she didn't think it was anything special when she was a child, but it was only later when she received the letter that she recalled that her mother was always looking at it.

"Curator Wang, where did you get this painting?" Min Xili knew that most people who bought paintings would not ask where they came from. However, with the foreshadowing just now, Wang Xizhao will definitely not hide anything.

Sure enough, after Wang Xizhao asked the staff to withdraw from the exhibition hall, he said: "Actually, speaking of which, I got this painting by accident." Ten years ago, Chen Jinshu's paintings were already famous, and various exhibition halls broke their legs in order to collect his works, but my painting was not from Chen Jinshu, but was sold to me by a little girl. ”

"Little girl?" said Ciri, surprised.

"Yes, the little girl was sixteen or seventeen years old, and she looked thin and dry. At first I didn't want to see it, but at that time we offered a high price, so every once in a while someone came up with a fake for sale. She was the one who blocked me at the gallery door with the painting, saying that I would know if it was real or fake at a glance. Wang Xizhao looked at the painting and talked about this past, and his eyes showed reluctance: "After I looked at the painting, I was sure that it was Chen Jinshu's work, and I asked her where she came from, but she didn't want to talk about it." only said that she needed money, and if she was willing to buy it, she was willing to be two percent lower than the market, and if she didn't want to, she would find someone else. ”

Wang Xizhao said: "Actually, I still admire this little girl, and her value to Chen Jinshu's paintings and him is stronger than that of professional gallery agents." So I didn't hesitate right away. It's just that I didn't expect that the day after I bought this painting, Chen Jinshu committed suicide by jumping off the building. I tried to find the little girl, but there was no clue. ”

Sixteen or seventeen years old...... Xili guessed: It should be Chen Jinshu's daughter. She had learned about Chen Jinshu on the Internet, who became famous at the age of 21 with the New School of Painting, married a classmate at the age of 25, divorced at the age of 33 and left with his daughter, and committed suicide at the age of 45 while creating a painting. Calculating the time, his daughter with his ex-wife should have been that age at the time.

It's just that the painting obviously belongs to the mother, how did it get into the hands of his daughter again?

Min Xili asked, "This painting is called "Xia Erxili", and that girl said it?"

Wang Xizhao shook his head: "Actually, she didn't say much about this painting except that it was Chen Jinshu's." I took the name. Because once when I went to play in Charsilly, I found that it was very similar to this painting. ”

"Has he been to Charlesic?" asked Siri.

"He went with a country mission in 1998. So we deduce that this painting should have been made in 1998-1999. Wang Xizhao continued: "In fact, with Chen Jinshu's talent, if he lives until now, he may be able to become our Chinese Monet......"

Wang Xizhao really knew everything, and Min Xili understood why Pei Rui took so much trouble. Even if he bought this painting with Pei Rui's relationship at the beginning. Wang Xizhao will not tell the story behind this painting in great detail. It is precisely because he didn't get this painting that Wang Xizhao will naturally give himself more face for the sake of Pei Rui's face.

The two said goodbye to Wang Xizhao, Pei Rui followed her and said with a smile: "Admire your face at night, I will treat you to a meal." ”

"You've done me a favor, how can you please it. Ciri walked side by side with him, his mind was full of the words "Xia Ersili", the painting did not have a name back then, but his mother named himself "Xili", there would be no such deliberate coincidence in the world.

Pei Rui said: "Then you invite me, and I will take you to eat." ”

Xili only sighed that Pei Rui was a person, going around and around, and he didn't spend a penny to get the painting, and let Wang Xizhao know everything, obviously helping himself, but he sold his favor everywhere, and his actions were really leaky, so that people couldn't refuse at all.