The aunt wiped the corners of her eyes, but the little boy rolled a pair of big black eyes, looked at Qiao Yanxue and Sang Qiuxia, grinned, and said in a milky voice: "Auntie, you look good......"

Originally, when the aunt was sad, as soon as this childlike child said it, Qiao Yanxue hurriedly squatted down, pulled the little boy, and smiled slightly: "Little brother, why didn't your parents come?" ”

The little kid tilted his head, looked at Qiao Yanxue, and whispered, "My father and my mother were driving and died...... Can't come...... Auntie, you're so fragrant......"

Qiao Yanxue's heart felt like she was being pinched by something for a while, and she hugged the child at the moment, kissed the child's face, and then said softly: "It's so early, I haven't eaten breakfast yet, if you want to eat something, Auntie will buy it for you......"

"Auntie, my favorite thing to eat is chicken thighs, and my mother likes to buy them for me the most, but I can't eat them anymore now......"

When this little boy said this, even Xu Dong couldn't help but feel sour in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh, this is a child without parents.

"Xiaoshuai, how can you be so unruly......" The aunt bowed her head and scolded while handing the calligraphy and painting under her arm to Xu Dong.

Xu Dong took the calligraphy and painting into his hand, and was not in a hurry to open it to see, in fact, Xu Dong broke through the cloth bag with this calligraphy and painting, and he could see that this painting was not necessarily a good painting.

It's just that Xu Dong looked at the orphan who had no parents, and said lightly: "Auntie, is the uncle's illness serious?" ”

The aunt wiped the corners of her eyes: "After the accident of my son and daughter-in-law, the old man's illness has not been treated seriously, it has been delayed for several years, and a good home has also dragged him ...... I finally waited for a chance to have a kidney replaced, but ......"

Xu Dong nodded, like the aunt's situation, of course Xu Dong can imagine that if something happened to his son and daughter-in-law, their family's financial resources would be cut off, and it would be easy to treat the old man seriously, besides, the best and most effective treatment for uremia is to transplant a kidney, but not to mention the lack of donors, even if there is a donor, the treatment cost is amazingly high.

Otherwise, this aunt would not have taken the old man's baby out to raise money.

Xu Dong thought for a while and said to his aunt: "Auntie, do you know how much it costs to treat uncle?" ”

"The cost of the operation alone may exceed 200,000 ......," the aunt sighed and said.

Xu Dong nodded again and said, "Okay, I know, aunt, you say, how much does your painting cost?" ”

The aunt reluctantly glanced at the cloth bag, hesitated for a while, and said, "500,000, this is authentic by experts." ”

Looking at the appearance of the aunt, although the price is 500,000 yuan, if Xu Dong wants to make a counteroffer, he will give tens of thousands of yuan less, and the aunt may also sell it.

Xu Dong handed the cloth bag to Li Siyan, then turned to Sang Qiuxia and said, "Give 800,000 cash to Auntie, this account will be 300,000, vacant one, I will make up for it later." ”

Sang Qiuxia was stunned, the aunt only opened her mouth for 500,000, but Xu Dong gave 800,000 to others, and what puzzled Sang Qiuxia the most was that listening to Xu Dong's meaning, this painting could only be worth 300,000 at most!

Xu Dong: What are you doing here?

When the aunt heard Xu Dong say this, she immediately wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and then looked at Xu Dong very suspiciously.

Xu Dong said lightly: "Auntie, don't worry, transfer money or something, it will take some time, Auntie, you have to wait for a while." ”

As he spoke, he turned to Qiao Yanxue and said, "Yanxue, take this little brother to buy something to eat first." ”

The aunt was stunned for a long time, and she didn't care that Qiao Yanxue went out with the child in her arms, looked at Xu Dong, and asked suspiciously: "Boss, those treasure experts all said that this painting is worth 500,000 at most, ...... you?"

Xu Dong smiled and turned his head to look at Li Siyan.

At this time, Li Siyan had already opened the painting and looked at it carefully with a magnifying glass.

It's just that the more I look at it, the more dignified Li Siyan's face becomes, obviously, this painting is indeed genuine, as for the price, Xu Dong said, give 800,000, Li Siyan naturally won't consider the price, but when it comes to the real thing, Li Siyan can't help but be extra cautious.

After looking at it for a while, Li Siyan said to Xu Dong very cautiously: "It is a picture of mountains, rocks, flowers and birds by the Qing Dynasty painter Wang Duo!" ”

Xu Dong didn't raise his head, let out a faint "um", and said, "Let's put it over there first, and I'll talk about it later." ”

As soon as they heard Xu Dong's words, Li Siyan and Sang Qiuxia were shocked again, Wang Duo's paintings in the Qing Dynasty, the current market price, are all worth more than one million, Xu Dong bought such a genuine painting with 800,000 yuan, how could it not be valued at all?

Is it that Xu Dong doesn't care about the millions of profits on his hands? Or is it so deep that you can't see Xu Dong's expression?

However, Li Siyan pondered the meaning of Xu Dong's words for a moment, and then immediately picked up the magnifying glass again and looked at it carefully.

When Sang Qiuxia opened the formalities, she asked for a plus-size account again, and transferred 800,000 yuan to her aunt's account, at this time, Qiao Yanxue also came back with the little boy.

The little boy was biting a fat chicken leg in his mouth, and he was holding a big bag in his arms, which seemed to be enough for their grandparents to eat one or two meals.

As soon as the little boy saw the aunt who couldn't stop wiping the corners of his eyes, he stretched out the half-gnawed chicken leg in front of the aunt, and said in a milky voice: "Grandma...... Grandma, auntie bought it, and gave you ...... food."

The aunt took the boy from Qiao Yanxue's arms and said, "Xiaoshuai, look at you, why are you embarrassed to trouble your aunt and them so much, say 'thank you'......"

The little boy said very well-behaved: "Thank you uncle, thank you uncle, thank you grandpa......"

Sang Qiuxia handed the completed procedures, as well as a few hundred dollars, to the aunt, and said: "Auntie, the money has been transferred to your account, these five hundred yuan is a little bit of the heart of everyone in our shop, you have collected it......"

The aunt looked at Sang Qiuxia in disbelief, as well as Xu Dong and others, her own paintings, she only cost 500,000 yuan, but the boss gave 800,000 yuan, and she gave a few hundred yuan, which is really unbelievable!

It was only at this time that Xu Dong said slowly: "Auntie, in fact, if you want to talk about the value of your painting, I can only give 300,000 at most, and this extra 500,000 yuan is what I gave to my uncle for treatment." ”

The aunt was stunned: "You mean, the old man's painting is only worth 300,000!" But you ......"

Xu Dong nodded and said: "Auntie, that painting is indeed only worth 300,000, I won't lie to Auntie, the reason why I give 500,000 more is that this child, without his parents, there will definitely be many difficulties in his future life, Auntie, I am also an orphan, I have this ability, I have to help him......"

The aunt's tears fell suddenly, regardless of whether what Xu Dong said was true or not, but that painting, treasure experts said that it was only worth 500,000, but Xu Dong gave 800,000, at least Xu Dong gave a high price.

At this time, Li Siyan suddenly showed a strange look on his face and asked, "Old girl, do you remember which expert helped identify this painting?" ”

"What's wrong?" The aunt wiped a handful of tears and asked with some excitement, "It can't be fake, right?" ”

Li Siyan shook his head, and after a while, he nodded again, and then shook his head again, looking like he couldn't make up his mind.

Xu Dong walked up to Li Siyan, glanced at the painting, and then said, "Uncle Li, you also see that something is wrong, right?" ”

Before Li Siyan could answer, the aunt hugged the little boy and followed, and asked in a trembling voice, "What, is it really fake?" ”

Li Siyan looked at the aunt, still shook his head, and after a while, he said: "Old girl, your painting, to be honest, I can't get it!" ”

Xu Dong smiled, looked at the painting carefully again, and then said: "Auntie, this painting is not fake, but it is a fake!" ”

"Fake!" Sang Qiuxia, Qiao Yanxue, and even the aunt were all stunned together.

Xu Dong said this, it is really strange, the painting is not fake, but it is a fake, isn't it a contradiction.

"Uh...... Maybe my expression is not clear enough......" After a pause, Xu Dong stretched out his hand and pointed to a crease in the painting and said, "Uncle Li, do you think this is a little strange, but you can't find anything strange?" ”

Li Siyan looked carefully at the creases on the painting, shook his head with a strange expression and said, "That's true, I really can't see it." ”

Xu Dong clicked on the crease again: "The strange thing about this painting is that it is on this crease, Qiu Xia, you go and bring me a glass of warm water." As soon as Xu Dong said this, Li Siyan's head flashed, and he shouted: "Puzzle ......"

Xu Dong nodded and said, "Yes, this is a collage, the painting is real, but it is not a real painting......"

Qiao Yanxue and Sang Qiuxia suddenly understood, collage, both of them have heard of it, the current counterfeiting technology is so high, it is really unimaginable, for example, this collage, in fact, is a counterfeiter, will be a large real painting, piece by piece dismantling and selling, in this way, a complete authentic work, can be sold several times the original price, when there is less than one remaining leftover material of the whole painting, try to use the remaining materials of the same kind of painting to piece together.

This is called "collage".

If the remaining material is large, two pieces can be put together to create a complete real painting, and when the remaining material is insufficient, it is not uncommon for three or four pieces to be put together to make a complete picture.

In essence, this kind of painting is very different from the original painting, so although there is an authentic painting on the painting, it is actually just a fake.

That's why Xu Dong said that this painting is not fake, but he also said that it is a "fake".

At this time, Sang Qiuxia also brought over the warm water, and without Xu Dong doing anything, Li Siyan immediately picked up a fine-bristled brush, dipped it in warm water, and gently brushed it on the crease a few times.

Then I picked up a hair dryer as a tool and blew it on the watery place on the painting, and in a short time, the crease automatically cocked up two small corners, needless to say, this painting is indeed a "collage", a fake real painting!

The aunt's eyes suddenly burst into tears, since this painting is a fake painting, I'm afraid 300,000 yuan can't afford it, isn't this a pit for Xu Dong?

Xu Dong said affectionately: "Auntie, although this is a fake, it is indeed a genuine work, 300,000, I can afford it, aunt, don't think too much, first go and help the uncle cure the disease, and then take the grandson well." ”

The aunt choked up and couldn't speak, but just put the little boy on the ground and made him kneel in front of Xu Dong.

Where is Xu Dong willing to bear such a big gift, he quickly pulled the child up, and told the aunt a few words.