When Cai Qingman heard this, his face showed a trace of emotion.
Tong Fei added: "As for where he got this painting, I don't know. If you want to know, just ask him yourself."
"How should I ask? Didn't he go abroad?" Cai Qingman frowned and asked her to take the initiative to call a man. She really couldn't do it.
Tong Fei said with a bad smile: "You believe me when I say he went abroad, but do you believe me when I say he is here in Yanxia Lake?"
Cai Qingman was startled for a moment, as if he had guessed something, and quickly turned his head and looked around.
The next moment, she saw a well-dressed young man standing upright behind her, with his hands clasped in front of his lower abdomen, looking over here.
Seeing Cai Qingman discovering him, the young man showed a gentle smile.
"Okay, you and Wu Qi teamed up to lie to me!" Cai Qingman's face turned red and he glanced at Tong Fei.
Tong Fei shrugged and said, "I just want the beauty of adulthood."
Cai Qingman glared at Tong Fei and turned to face Wu Qi.
Wu Qi, on the other hand, came to Cai Qingman with a smile on his face.
"Hello, Qingman, do you still like this gift?" Wu Qilu showed a gentlemanly smile to Cai Qingman in a graceful manner.
Cai Qingman asked: "Where did you get this painting? You know, this painting is not cheap. If you buy it through formal procedures, it will cost at least tens of millions. How can you get so much money to buy a painting?"
Wu Qi shook his head and laughed: "Of course I didn't buy the painting at a huge price. Even if I wanted to buy it, I don't have that much money."
"Where did that come from?" Cai Qingman became more and more curious.
"I bought it from the antique street of a small town in the south."
Wu Qi laughed and said: "The seller thought it was a fake, so he was unsure. In the end, I bought it for 200,000 yuan."
He spoke in an understatement, as if he had no intention of going into details.
Because he knew that the more vague he said this, the more curious Cai Qingman became about the details and the truth.
"During his later years, Shi Tao indeed lived in places like Jinling in the south. It makes sense that his paintings were found in a small town in the south."
Cai Qingman whispered, and asked curiously: "How much did the owner of the antique shop quote at the beginning? Didn't he take the painting for appraisal?"
Wu Qi smiled, knowing that Cai Qingman had already taken the bait at this time.
"It's a long story. In fact, it was quite difficult to successfully acquire this painting."
Wu Qi smiled, suddenly looked around, and suggested: "It's almost dinner time, why don't we find a restaurant and chat while eating?"
Cai Qingman was immediately moved. She was very interested in how Wu Qi obtained this painting.
When he was about to say yes, the phone in his bag rang again at an inappropriate time.
Cai Qingman frowned slightly, took out her phone and took a look. Sure enough, it was her father, Cai Zhenhao, calling again.
"It's so annoying." Cai Qingman muttered in a low voice.
Wu Qi frowned slightly, a trace of displeasure flashed across his face, and asked harmoniously: "Who is harassing you?"
Cai Qingman shook his head and laughed, saying: "No, it's my father's phone call."
Tong Fei also covered her mouth and smiled: "Wu Qi, you are so jealous, how dare you even make Uncle Cai jealous?"
Wu Qi scratched his head and said, "I didn't know it was Uncle Cai who made the call. If I knew, I definitely wouldn't dare to say that."
After that, he said to Cai Qingman: "Qingman, my uncle must have called you for something. Why didn't you answer the call?"
Cai Qingman shook his head and explained: "There will be a guest at my house this afternoon. My father said that he is an honored guest and he insists on letting me go home to accompany him. But I am not interested in the family entertainment at all.
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"That's it." Wu Qi nodded.
Tong Fei said: "Qingman, we are already at your door anyway, why don't you invite us to sit at your house for a while.
If you really don't want to deal with the entertainment arranged by Uncle Cai, then just meet the distinguished guest in a symbolic way.
Then we can just talk about this painting with Wu Qi. In this way, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?”
Wu Qi's eyes lit up and he nodded: "I think this proposal is good. To be honest, I have known Qingman for so long and I have never visited Qingman's home."
As he spoke, he watched Cai Qingman's reaction closely.
Cai Qingman has never invited anyone with a different surname to her home since she was a child.
Wu Qi had no chance before.
If Cai Qingman could invite him to the Cai Mansion today, the relationship between the two people would really progress because of this painting.
Cai Qingman blinked his eyes, pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine, then I'll invite you to my home today."
"Okay!" Wu Qi smiled heartily, feeling extremely happy in his heart.
The Cai Mansion is located on the bank of Yanxia Lake. The three of them were chatting and laughing, but after walking for a few minutes, they arrived at this wealthy mansion that was quiet in the midst of the hustle and bustle.
"Miss, you're finally back." The housekeeper happened to be at the door. When he saw Cai Qingman finally coming home, he looked happy and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Butler, what's wrong?" Cai Qingman asked.
The butler said: "I can't get through to you on the phone. I'm so anxious that I'm almost getting angry. But just come back if you dare. The distinguished guests haven't arrived yet, so everything is in time."
As he spoke, the housekeeper glanced at Tong Fei and Wu Qi, first nodded to Tong Fei, greeted Miss Tong, then looked at Wu Qi and asked, "What do you call this gentleman?"
Tong Fei and Cai Qingman are best friends. They have been to Cai Mansion several times. The housekeeper also knows Tong Fei, but he has never met Wu Qi, and she is a stranger.
"This is Wu Qi, a friend of mine."
Cai Qingman introduced: "Wu Qi, this is the chief steward of our family. You can call him chief steward, or you can call him Uncle Wang."
Wu Qi nodded and greeted the housekeeper: "Hello, Uncle Wang."
"How about you, Mr. Wu."
The butler also replied politely, then stepped aside and said with a hand: "Welcome Mr. Wu, Miss Tong is a guest in Cai Mansion, please come in."
With a hint of excitement in his heart, Wu Qi followed Cai Qingman and walked into this large mansion with two stone lions at the door and high walls.
The Cai Mansion, one of the three major aristocratic families, actually has a butler in the house. This house must be worth more than a billion, right?
As he crossed the threshold, Wu Qi couldn't help but start muttering silently in his heart.
Since he met Cai Qingman, he has been pursuing her for three or four years. During this period, he has suffered setbacks and pains that no one can describe.
Today, he was finally able to enter the Cai Mansion. This was a hard-won opportunity!
You must perform well later and try to impress Cai Qingman's elders.
If I work harder, it seems possible to become the son-in-law of the Cai family!
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