However, John Piero showed gratitude to Jiang Ping, in fact, only half of it was true, and the other half was deeply defensive.

You must know that John Piero is ready to train Nicholas to be his successor, and of course he is very wary of strangers who suddenly appear next to his son and have a life-saving grace for him.

John Piero even suspected that the assassination of Nicholas was directed by Jiang Ping, in order to get close to his son and gain his trust. If he was sure that his suspicions were true, Jiang Ping would definitely not be able to get out of this castle.

Even in the face of the head of the Piero family, Jiang Ping still looked indifferent, and just smiled slightly: "Mr. Piero has won the award, I just happened to meet him, I can't die without help." ”

John Piero is usually busy with official business, and although he immediately asked someone to investigate his son's assassination, this was the first time he had met with Nicholas since then. So this gave John Piero a chance to ask the ins and outs of the matter.

Since his father asked, Nicholas naturally would not miss this opportunity, so he started from the beginning, from how he knew that there was such a person as Jiang Ping from Hao Sue, until the two were rescued by Jiang Ping when they met for the first time, he said it all over again.

Listening to Nicholas say that he took the initiative to find Jiang Ping, and the time and place were all arranged by Nicholas, Jiang Ping had no chance to make any arrangements at all, and John Piero was much less suspicious of this Oriental.

Seeing that his father's mood seemed to be better, Nicholas took the opportunity to take out the painting painted by Jiang Ping and said, "Father, I will be an official member of the Piero family this weekend. It's all up to you. To show my gratitude to you. This painting is given to you. ”

John Piero was most fond of ancient art. I liked it very much when I saw it. He took it and looked left and right for a while, and finally nodded slowly: "Yes, you have a heart, I accepted this painting!"

John Piero was a rigid and serious person, and he demanded more from his works of art. If he can say that he likes the painting very much, it means that he already thinks that the painting is genuine, and that it is indeed very much to his heart.

Nicholas was also very happy to see that his father accepted the painting without hesitation. He glanced at Jiang Ping beside him. I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows slightly at him.

Although Nicholas's small movements were inconspicuous, they did not hide from John Piero's eyes. He frowned slightly, and then asked his son quietly: "Nicholas, Jiang Ping chose this painting for you?"

Hearing his father's question, Nicholas couldn't help but laugh, and then said calmly under the surprised gaze of John Piero: "Father, this painting was not picked by Jiang Ping for me, but painted by him." ”

"Did he paint?!" John Piero was also a little surprised, and hurriedly looked at the painting again, and after a long while, he shook his head lightly and said, "That's not right." There's no trace of a counterfeit at all, what the hell is going on?"

John Piero thinks he has a knack for art appreciation. So he believed in his own vision and felt that this was a medieval painting.

However, Nicholas said that it was painted by Jiang Ping, which naturally surprised John Piero. However, he also knew that his son really didn't need to lie to himself about this, so he also felt that this matter was a little incredible.

In fact, the reason why Nicholas told his father the truth was because Jiang Ping discussed with him in the car that he wanted to do this. Nicholas himself said that his father hated people to lie to him the most. Now that he is telling the truth in front of John Piero, he can definitely establish an image of honesty for himself, which is much more beneficial than giving John Piero a good picture.

Knowing that it was his turn to speak at this time, Jiang Ping also smiled and said, "Mr. Piero, this painting is indeed painted by me." If you find someone to erase the oil paint on the daisy in the lower left corner, you'll see my signature. This can be said to be ...... My security mark. ”

Since Jiang Ping had said this, John Piero also completely believed it, and immediately shook his head with a smile and said: "I won't destroy such a good painting." ”

Nicholas also seized the opportunity and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, father, I can't afford the authenticity of this painting, so I can only give you a copy, don't care." ”

John Piero also knew that with his son's current situation, he would never be able to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a painting, and immediately laughed and said, "Haha, I don't care, of course I don't care!"

Although John Piero received a fake, he was in a very happy mood. Because this is not only the first time that the son has given him a gift, but he also behaves very honestly, and does not hide anything from himself as a father.

As the head of a large family, John Piero hated nothing more than being deceived by others. Because this can lead to a bias in his judgment and even a huge mistake. However, people are selfish, and everyone around John Piero has deceived him, intentionally or unintentionally. This also made John Piero hold a fire in his heart, but he never had a chance to vent it.

However, Nicholas's performance today is completely different from others. He told his father honestly after he had already deceived him with a fake painting, which really made John Piero happy and relieved. Nicholas doesn't even hide this kind of thing from himself, he deserves to be his own!

And while John Piero is happy, he inevitably thinks of another question: who will succeed him? Although before that, he was still oscillating between Nicholas and Jeremy, but now the scales seem to be tilting in favor of his own son.

Of course, determining the heir to the family is a big deal, and John Piero couldn't have made a decision over such a trivial matter. He quickly suppressed this thought, and said to Jiang Ping with a smile: "I didn't expect that Mr. Jiang is not only skilled, but also has such a high attainment in art, which is really admirable!"

Jiang Ping smiled modestly: "Actually, I studied this major, and this is also my hobby." ”

John Piero raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, is Mr. Jiang still a student?"

Jiang Ping nodded and said, "Yes, I am in the art department of the University of Paris, and I am studying Western art history with Professor Pierre. ”

"I see, no wonder. John Piero nodded repeatedly, while secretly jotting down Jiang Ping's words, ready to have someone investigate his background.

Jiang Ping didn't want to hide it, he had already guessed that John Piero would definitely investigate himself. Instead of letting the other party find out, it is better to say it yourself first, so as to leave a frank impression on the other party.

Seeing that the time had come, Nicholas also smiled and suggested: "Father, don't you have a lot of art collections, why don't you ask Jiang Ping to take a look, maybe there will be a new harvest." ”

Anyone in ancient or modern times, in China or abroad, has always been particularly interested in their hobbies, and this is no exception to John Piero. After listening to his son's suggestion, he immediately stood up and said happily: "Yes, Mr. Jiang is also a professional, please come and see my collection." ”

"Then I'll bother. Jiang Ping nodded politely at John Piero and went with him to the collection room.

Nicholas also hurriedly got up and followed behind the two. Seeing Jiang Ping and his father talking and laughing casually, he couldn't help but feel very emotional. Before, Nicholas was also worried that Jiang Ping would behave at a loss when he was face to face with his powerful father, which would definitely ruin the plan of the two.

However, Jiang Ping's real performance surprised Nicholas, he was very polite to his father but did not flinch, and behaved very naturally, which can be said to be almost perfect.

Of course, Nicholas didn't know that Jiang Ping had seen many big names in his previous life, and his etiquette and conversation on such occasions were absolutely impeccable, and he was completely worried in vain.

The trio soon arrived at John Piero's collection. In this large room, there are all kinds of antiques and works of art. Among them, there are the most classical European oil paintings, and of course, sculptures and other works of art, to Jiang Ping's surprise, he actually saw a few Chinese antiques.

Very satisfied with his collection, John Piero also said to Jiang Ping with a smug face: "Please feel free to enjoy it." ”

Jiang Ping first came to look at the Chinese antiques for a while, and quickly praised: "It is indeed Ming Dynasty porcelain, it is very well preserved, not bad, not bad!"

John Piero also smiled: "Mr. Jiang has a good eye, I got these pieces of Ming Dynasty porcelain at Christie's Spring Auction, and I like it very much." ”

Jiang Ping smiled at John Piero and went to look at other works of art. From Jiang Ping's point of view, it is no problem to identify these works of art. He was able to point out not only the authenticity of the artwork, but also the approximate date and author of the artwork, which made John Piero more and more appreciative of this young man. Being able to understand art so well at a young age shows that he has indeed worked hard.

However, when Jiang Ping came to an oil painting and looked at it for a while, there was a strange look on his face. He looked at John Piero and looked back at the painting, looking like he was speechless.

Jiang Ping's abnormal performance was of course in full view of John Piero, and he hurriedly smiled and said: "Mr. Lin has something to say directly, I like to listen to the truth of others the most." ”

Listening to John Piero's words, Jiang Ping also looked determined, and after taking a deep breath, he said loudly: "Since Mr. Piero wants to listen to the truth, then I'm not welcome, this painting ...... It's fake!"

This made John Piero also surprised, he didn't expect that his collection of varieties would be fakes.

But before he could speak, Nicholas had already preemptively said: "Jiang Ping, don't talk nonsense!" (to be continued......)

PS: First update.

Thanks to the book friend "Afands" for the tip.