Shi Lei has always wanted to find a chance to talk to Crawford alone, but there is never the right time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After Crawford and his wife came down, everyone drank a glass of wine together, and soon the table was served.

As a guest, Shi Lei came to Scola's house for the first time, so he naturally sat at the bottom of the long table. The Duke of Scola sat at the top of the long table, and his son, Crawford Scola, sat to his right, of course. Shi Lei not only sat with Crawford from head to end, but also sat face to face.

It seems that he can only wait until after the meal, at least, Shi Lei has already left an impression on Crawford. At the dinner table, Crawford also glanced at Shi Lei a few times, especially when Duke Scola talked about the conflict between Li Qian Haocheng and Shi Lei upstairs just now.

Crawford smiled at this, raised the wine glass in his hand, and said, "The money is still as impulsive and exaggerated as when he first came to our house." Mr. Shi, I apologize to you for this. ”

Shi Lei hurriedly raised his wine glass and said, "Mr. Scola is serious, of course I won't mind, this is also his defense of Jenny." ”

Li Qian Haocheng glared at Shi Lei, still looking like he was not dying.

Shi Lei had to sigh slightly in his heart and bow his head to eat.

Westerners don't eat like Chinese people, although they also talk during meals, they don't give anyone a chance to talk.

I didn't eat a meal for long, but it was only forty minutes.

Seeing that everyone had basically put down their knives and forks, Crawford stood up, smiled and asked if everyone had eaten, and then suggested that everyone move to the living room to chat and drink.

"The kids can't wait to pick up their presents at the Christmas tree!"

Everyone moved to the living room together, and a servant had already served all kinds of wine, and after Crawford suggested that everyone raise a glass together, he walked to Shi Lei's side with a smile.

"Mr. Shi, did the little girl really confess to you?"

Faced with Crawford's question, Shi Lei looked very embarrassed.

He took the wine glass and said, "Actually, it's not a confession, it's just that Jenny asked me to dance, and I really can't dance, and I'm afraid that I will step on Miss Jenny's foot and surprise the beauty." And Miss Jenny probably thinks I've rejected her, right?"

Crawford smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Shi is a young talent, and he has achieved such an industry in just one year with his bare hands, and it is normal to look down on little girls." ”

Hey, what's that called?

Why do you think that you actually want me not to reject your daughter?

Is it really so abnormal for the Scola family? I just want to borrow your family's collection for a while, it's really not to come to the door to propose!

"Actually, I'm not worthy of Miss Jenny. In this regard, Shi Lei can only answer like this.

Crawford didn't seem to be able to hear the embarrassment in Shi Lei's words, and said: "Then according to Mr. Shi's opinion, what kind of man is worthy of Jenny? Mr. Shi doesn't want to talk about money, right?"

Shi Lei scratched his head, and said in his heart that I have only known your Jenny for two days, and the time spent together is less than ten hours, how do I know what kind of man is more suitable for her?

After hesitating for a moment, Shi Lei said: "I don't know what kind of man Miss Jenny likes, and I don't know what kind of man the Scola family wants Miss Jenny to marry, but from a personal emotional point of view, I can see that Li Qian Haocheng really cares about Miss Jenny." As Duke Scola said, he was even willing to fight another man for Jenny's sake. That should be enough to say about his determination. ”

"Hahaha, Mr. Shi is really a very interesting person, no wonder Jenny likes you. ”

"Miss Jenny should only be because of a momentary hazy affection for me, you Westerners may be more outgoing in expressing emotions, so she can say whatever she wants. But with Miss Jenny's intelligence, she will soon discern the difference between liking and liking, and she should simply be willing to make friends with me. ”

Crawford nodded and said, "Mr. Shi was able to achieve this in just one year, it seems that it is definitely not due to luck. Merry Christmas and by the way, Happy New Year!"

Crawford took the initiative to hand over the wine glass, Shi Lei touched him, and the two took a sip and tasted it.

"There are enough gifts on the Christmas tree, Mr. Shi might as well choose one later. ”

Shi Lei nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Scola, and I hope I give you black tea, you can like it." ”

"It turns out that the gift was given by you, well, Jin Junmei, it is the birthplace of black tea in the world, and I thank you for the gift. I noticed that Mr. Shi seemed to be interested in the mural on the wall of the dining room just now?"

Shi Lei was overjoyed, great, he was thinking about how to lead the topic to calligraphy and painting, but he didn't expect Scola to take the initiative to hand over a ladder.

"Michelangelo, Noah in "Genesis" is drunk...... Shi Lei said as if very casually, "The painting in the dining room at your home should be a copy of a court painter, the details are a little restrained, not atmospheric enough." It can be seen that he wants to show Michelangelo's characteristics, but he is too rigid and loses his essence, and the brushstrokes are good, but the overall look and feel is much worse. ”

Crawford was obviously stunned, he felt normal when he heard Shi Lei say the origin of this mural, but Shi Lei accurately said the shortcomings of this mural, and it hit the nail on the head, and it didn't seem to be general, which was commendable.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Shi is really very interested in painting, and what he said just now is very insightful......

Shi Lei smiled, shook his head and said: "I can't talk about seeing the ground, come to think of it, Mr. Scola has heard these words many times a long time ago, and people who have a certain understanding of painting must be able to come to such a conclusion." Mr. Scola was falsely applied. ”

Crawford said: "But Mr. Shi is the first to be so to the point, to list all the shortcomings of this painting in a few sentences." Mr. Shi, do you have a deep study of Renaissance works?"

Shi Lei smiled again and said, "If I say that I am familiar with the works of every era, every genre, and even every painter and calligrapher from ancient times to the present, will Mr. Scola think I am bragging?"

Crawford laughed and said, "I really can't believe that there is a specialization in the art industry." ”

But no matter what, Shi Lei's words have successfully aroused Crawford's interest, which can be seen from his sitting posture. Crawford is no longer leaning on the sofa, but leaning forward slightly, which is the rhythm of a long talk with Shi Lei.

So, Shi Lei pointed to a painting on the wall of the living room and said casually, and soon brought the rhythm of the conversation to his rhythm, and Crawford was surprised to find that Shi Lei seemed to really have a wide range of knowledge. Moreover, it is by no means the kind of general dabbling, it is really quite researched.

Crawford consciously led the topic to ancient Chinese paintings and techniques, and Shi Lei said: "Mr. Scola should have a certain understanding of me, then, Mr. Scola, does Mr. Scola know that the true shape of the Five Elements and Twenty-Eight Houses, which was once thought to be made by Liang Lingzan and is now considered to be an early work of Wu Daozi, is actually in my hands?"

Crawford nodded and said, "To be honest, the reason why I mentioned the topic of art to Mr. Shi is because I know that the picture is in Mr. Shi's hands. Forgive me for my abruptness, that painting was really made by Wu Daozi? This really makes people feel a little unbelievable......