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Chapter 283 Buying Paintings

The gallery's charity auction was scheduled for 13:30 p.m. Gu Nanfeng had intended to drive over to pick up Jiang Zhouzhou, but she refused.

Since returning from Grandpa Ji's place, Brother Nanfeng seems to have been preoccupied with some trivial matters, and he rarely comes back to the apartment.

She's not incapable of taking care of herself; there's no need for her to trouble others with everything.

After all, it was an art gallery she had invested her own money in, and this was Jiang Zhouzhou's first time participating in such an event, so she was both nervous and excited.

Upon arriving at the location, the gallery manager, who had met Jiang Zhouzhou once before when signing the contract, naturally knew that this beautiful and young girl was the gallery's new investor and was very enthusiastic.

Jiang Zhouzhou arrived early and said to the gallery manager, "Sister Wan, you go ahead and get busy! I'll just browse around."

The auction was still an hour away from starting, and all the gallery staff were busy. She felt bad taking up the manager's time.

The person in charge was a mature and elegant middle-aged woman named Lin Wan. She smiled and said, "Okay, Ms. Jiang, please call me if you need anything."

After breaking up with her, Jiang Zhouzhou wandered around the gallery's exhibition hall, her gaze occasionally lingering on the paintings hanging on the wall.

The artists who collaborate with the gallery have very different styles. Their works, painted with various colors, have a great visual impact and shock, making people unconsciously immerse themselves in the world of the paintings.

Even someone like Jiang Zhouzhou, who doesn't understand painting, couldn't help but marvel at human creativity and imagination when seeing these displayed works.

At this moment, her gaze lingered on the very edge of the corner.

Unlike other paintings, an oil painting, exquisitely framed, sat alone in a corner.

The abstract lines and chaotic colors intertwine, making this painting look more like a messy graffiti, completely lacking any artistic merit.

"Are you thinking... how can such a terrible painting be displayed here?"

A clear, cold female voice suddenly rang out from behind.

Jiang Zhouzhou turned around and saw a woman in a long black dress standing behind her.

The woman was stunningly beautiful, the kind of woman who was noble and aloof. The plain black dress looked surprisingly elegant on her. Her jet-black hair was styled in an updo, and apart from a pair of emerald green earrings, she wore no other jewelry.

Jiang Zhouzhou felt a sense of familiarity with her; the first time she saw her, she subconsciously thought of Lin Wujing.

She's equally aloof and unapproachable, but while she may appear cold and glamorous on the outside, she's actually passionate and fiery on the inside.

The woman before me appeared cold on the outside, but her heart seemed... equally cold!

Jiang Zhouzhou met her dark eyes and explained softly, "I don't think it's rubbish. After all, it must have something special about it to be displayed in this gallery."

Upon hearing Jiang Zhouzhou's explanation, the woman's lips curled into a cold smile: "It's just a case of passing off inferior goods as superior ones. Trash is trash, and even if it's placed next to a pile of treasures, it doesn't change the fact that it's trash."

Jiang Zhouzhou: "..."

It seems like the other person is holding a lot of resentment!

Jiang Zhouzhou said calmly, "How do you define a treasure? How do you define trash? Everyone has their own set of standards. Although I don't understand painting, this painting definitely doesn't feel like 'trash' to me."

The woman raised her eyelids and gave Jiang Zhouzhou a slightly mocking look: "I can tell you really don't know anything. If you knew even a little bit, you would agree with my point of view."

The atmosphere between the two was tense when two staff members came over and took the painting down.

Jiang Zhouzhou was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Has this painting been sold?"

The staff member shook his head: "No, it's time. This painting has been hanging here for a month and hasn't sold yet, so we need to take it down and put it in the warehouse now."

The woman next to her chimed in, "With such poor quality, it's no wonder it won't sell."

Jiang Zhouzhou gently bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then said to the staff, "I'll buy it. Please wrap it up for me!"

Now it was the staff's turn to be stunned. Although they would get a commission for selling these paintings, but...

"Madam, you can take a look at other paintings. This painting... is actually quite ordinary in terms of both artistic value and the artist's skill. It's only displayed here because the manager has some connections with the artist and feels bad about refusing it."

The staff really didn't want to rip off the girl in front of them, especially since this worthless painting was priced at 20 yuan, which was practically robbery.

Jiang Zhouzhou smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as I like it."

Seeing this, the staff stopped trying to dissuade him: "Okay, we'll hand over the certificate to you after you settle the bill. Would you like to take the painting with you or have someone deliver it to you personally?"

The painting wasn't very big, and Jiang Zhouzhou thought for a moment, "I'll just take it with me after the auction."

With the help of staff, she paid by card.

A woman in a long black dress followed her the whole time, her cold and beautiful features expressionless, but a hint of confusion flashed in her deep eyes.

"Even the staff told you that the painting wasn't worth much, but you still spent 20 yuan to buy it. You really have money to burn."

After paying, Jiang Zhouzhou tilted her head and looked at her, saying directly, "Miss, you must be the painter of this painting!"

The woman's delicate features shattered instantly, and disbelief flashed across her eyes. "How did you guess that?"

Jiang Zhouzhou smiled and said, "Because both you and the staff seemed to disdain this painting, but... it's such an unremarkable painting that you're paying so much attention to. I think the only ones who can do this are you, the painter."

Using her livestreaming skills to charm people, Jiang Zhouzhou winked at her: "The real reason I bought this painting is to support you. Even though your skill level isn't high enough yet, seeing you in the gallery shows that you have a deep love for painting, so I hope you can continue to persevere."

The woman's eyes trembled slightly...

Having heard the word "give up" so many times, this was the first time someone had told her to "persevere."

Naturally aloof, she silently turned her face away, not daring to look Jiang Zhouzhou in the eye again, and turned away somewhat embarrassedly.

Jiang Zhouzhou watched her retreating figure, her smile undiminished.

She didn't know anything about painting, but now she... knows about jade!

Those emerald green earrings look very valuable.

As an investor in the gallery, she needs to attract potential clients for the gallery.