Great Son-in-law

Many wealthy businessmen and politicians from all over the world came to congratulate Chu Tianxiong.    

After all, no family in the world could compare to the influence of the Chu family. Naturally, Old Master Chu's birthday was a very sensational event.    

The young masters and young ladies of the Chu family had arrived at this place a long time ago and were chatting with the guests. They seemed to be looking for an opportunity to cooperate and increase their chips for themselves. Fortunately, they won the competition for the successor.    

On the other hand, Chu Fann, who was the last to arrive, seemed a little lonely standing there. Although the guests saw him, they didn't take the initiative to chat with him.    

This was because many disciples of the Chu family had been sent out for training when they were young. When they grew up outside, it was normal that they couldn't recognize him.    

"Grandpa, happy birthday!"    

Chu Fann did not care about these things. Instead, he brought Chen Mengyao and Qiao Xue to the inner hall of the ancestral mansion to look for Chu Tianxiong.    

Old Master Chu was currently sitting on a pear tree chair. He was dressed in red festive Tang clothing. His head of silver hair was neatly trimmed and he looked energetic.    

At this moment, all the guests, including those Chu's members, were taking turns to send a birthday present to Old Master Chu.    

What Qi Baishi's treasured paintings, longevity peaches carved from Han Baishi, a set of golden bottles forged from pure gold... Every present was worth a starting price of several million, causing the onlookers to be endlessly envious.    

However, Chu Tianxiong only wore a polite smile on his face. He didn't show much interest in these gifts. At most, he would just smile back at the people who had sent them gifts.    

At this time, Chu Fann quickly walked up to give his blessings. He could not help but make the guests in front of him unhappy.    

"Hey, you are queuing up to give gifts. How are you cutting the queue?"    

A Chu's member glared at Chu Fann with dissatisfaction and even used its shoulder to push Chu Fann.    

Chu Fann looked at this person. In his impression, it should be a son of Fifth Master's bloodline. His name seemed to be Chu Aotian. The two of them had only met when they were young. He never thought that in the blink of an eye, the other party would also grow so big.    

At this moment, Chu Aotian didn't recognize Chu Fann. He thought that Chu Fann was just a branch heir like him. At this moment, he wanted to show off, so he pushed forward without a care.    

Some guests who didn't know the truth also looked at Chu Fann with disdain.    

Chu Fann rubbed his nose and smiled awkwardly.    

He did not expect that he would have to line up to celebrate his grandfather's birthday.    

Forget it. He still remembered Uncle Fu's warning. There were many unfriendly families at his grandfather's birthday banquet. If they had a conflict with someone at this time, wouldn't it be the same as making a joke out of them?    

Thinking of this, Chu Fann gave Chen Mengyao and Qiao Xue a look. The three of them walked to the back of the line to line up.    

Seeing this, Chu Aotian couldn't help but raise his nose and snort proudly.    

The birthday party slowly moved forward. Those rare treasures kept appearing and some of them even reached a unique level. As soon as they appeared, it attracted the cheers of the entire hall. The applause was like thunder.    

However, Chu Tianxiong had always been showing a lack of interest. With his experience, these so-called 'rare treasures' were still too simple.    

Very quickly, it was Chu Aotian's turn to give gifts.    

He walked forward with a smile and handed over a painting. With a respectful expression, he said, "Big grandfather, I am the fifth room's Xuan Sun, Chu Aotian. On your birthday, I represent the Fifth Room to present a gift to you. I hope you will accept it."    

Seeing that it was a gift from a junior that was related to him by blood, the smile on the old man's face was no longer perfunctory and became a little more amiable.    

"So it's Ao Tian. After not seeing him for a few years, he has grown so much." Chu Tianxiong said with a smile.    

Ao Tian nodded humbly and unfolded the scroll. He said in a clear voice, "Grandpa, I spent some effort to find out about you. All this time, I was only interested in the paintings of the Eight Hillmen."    

"However, due to the turbulent times back then, the real works of the Eight Great Hillmen have long been abroad. The ones in the country are all replicas, and the one in my possession cost me twenty-eight million yuan. I bought it in the Auction of the Mei Nation. It's definitely authentic!"    

As he spoke, he took both sides of the scroll and slowly spun around on the spot, presenting the artwork to the guests.    

"It's the 'Pinecone Picture' of the Eight Great Hillmen. I've seen it before in the country, but it has already been appraised as an imitation!"    

"Twenty-eight million, it must be real, right?"    

"It looks like it's real. It's impossible to imitate the artistic conception of such a painting."    

...    

In the crowd, all sorts of discussions arose.    

Chu Fann glanced around and thought that it was the real thing, but he soon found the problem.    

"There's something wrong with this painting."    

Chu Fann leaned back and whispered to Chen Mengyao.    

He did not mean to tear down Aotian Chu's stage. After all, regardless of whether the painting was real or fake, he could investigate the old man's hobbies and buy it for the old man. This meant that he had put in a lot of effort.    

Since he had used his heart, that was enough. Dismantling the stage was too inhumane.    

The reason why he said this to Chen Mengyao was because Chu Fann wanted to act cool in front of the people he liked.    

However, although Chu Fann lowered his voice, he was still heard by Chu Feng in front of him. This kid's eyes turned slightly. He immediately shouted, "Liu, what did you say? This painting is fake?!"    

At this time, Old Master Chu Tianxiong was smiling as he received the painting. He even patted Chu Aotian's shoulder and encouraged him.    

He made the guests around him envious. At the same time, they understood that it was better to give the gift as it was not just expensive. However, when Chu Feng shouted out loud, everyone's expressions changed.    

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Chu Fann.    

Chu Fann was dumbfounded. He was just about to teach Chen Mengyao some knowledge when he was suddenly stared at by everyone.    

Chu Feng hastily put on a wronged expression and said in a low voice, "Liu, I'm sorry. I seem to have done something wrong again..."    

Chu Fann was too lazy to expose his seventh brother's poor acting skills.    

He smiled awkwardly at the crowd and said, "That's not what I meant. Don't mind it, everyone. Continue with the gifts."    

But before he could finish, Aotian Chu had already arrived in front of him aggressively and looked him up and down. "So you're Chu Fann. I say, why do you look a little familiar? I haven't seen you for a few years, but you've changed a lot!"    

Chu Fann smiled and said, "You haven't changed much. You're still as cool and handsome as before."    

"Don't flatter me. Didn't you say my painting was fake? Today, in front of grandpa, tell me exactly where my painting was fake. Come here!"    

Chu Aotian interrupted unhappily. He immediately pulled Chu Fann to stand in front of Old Master Chu.    

At this moment, the old man also stared at Chu Fann with a puzzled look. With his experience, this painting should be authentic without a doubt. How could Chu Fann say that it was fake?