Who wants to take the civil service exam after being reborn?

Chapter 667 Princess VS Sichuan Girl

The Shanghai Exhibition Center is one of the city's landmark buildings.

Its magnificent architectural style, spacious interior, and rich historical heritage perfectly match Pace Gallery's requirements for this hybrid exhibition.

After Gege followed Yu Xuan into the exhibition hall, the cosplayer politely said goodbye, as she had some things to take care of.

"It's okay, you go about your business, we'll just wander around on our own."

Yi Baoyu smiled and nodded, seemingly no longer wanting to pursue the matter, but in reality, he instructed the guard beside him, "Follow her and see what she's doing."

Not long after, the security guard called to say that Yu Xuan was in the southeast corner of the exhibition hall and seemed to be discussing some cooperation matters.

"cooperate?"

Yi Baoyu immediately became interested. Isn't this a common tactic used by "scumbag women to deceive rich men"?
Honey, there's a project here.

Baby, there's an investment opportunity there.

Honey, I just heard some good news.

……

I'm doing this for our future, I'm sure you'll support me.

"You wait there, I'll go take a look too!"

As Yi Baoyu walked over, for a moment or two, Gege even felt like she was acting as an "emotional detective."

When we arrived at the southeast corner of the exhibition hall, there was a group of people gathered there, and Yu Xuan was among them.

Yi Baoyu didn't greet them, but stood on the outer edge without being noticed.

She is tall, and she can see a painting hanging on the wall by standing on tiptoe.

Signature: Yu Xian

Background of the painting: While sketching, an elderly man was harvesting corn in the field. He said that since he was ten years old, the corn has ripened sixty-three times, and he is seventy-three years old this year. He doesn't know how many more times he will see the corn ripen and fall.

Yi Baoyu stared at the background of the creation and silently observed it for a while.

She went abroad before she was ten years old and celebrated her birthday in Sweden many times. Now her grandfather is lying in a hospital bed, and it is unknown whether he will live to see her birthday next year.

Putting aside the fleeting melancholy in her heart, Yi Baoyu turned her attention back to the painting itself.

On the white Xuan paper, the setting sun dyed the clouds and the earth a gentle orange, and a slightly hunched old man held plump kernels of corn in his hands.

His expression was calm, showing neither sorrow for old age nor elation at the harvest, but only an almost pious focus on the land.

Behind him stood rows of corn stalks.

The stalks in the foreground are straight and full, symbolizing youth; those in the midground are slightly bent and their colors are deeper, like middle age; the distant view gradually blurs into the twilight, as if merging with the land, highlighting the idea of ​​returning to one's roots.

This doesn't seem like a painting, but rather a complete narrative of an ordinary Chinese farmer from his prime to his death.

In the blank space of the painting, a man named Xia Peiyao inscribed the following words:

Golden millet ripens sixty-three times, then is ground into a pillow of autumn for humankind.

Yi Baoyu was unaware that Xia Peiyao was the former dean of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and one of the few second-level professors in the arts, but this apt summary elevated the artistic conception of the entire painting to a new level.

"I didn't expect this little vixen to have some skills."

Yi Baoyu muttered to himself.

Princess Gege is simply not good at social interactions, not uneducated. In particular, some of her family's collections are not even owned by the Palace Museum, so she naturally has a certain level of appreciation.

Yu Xuan's painting is in no way inferior to those by established painters in the exhibition hall.

Especially in the use of color, the application of color presents a very sophisticated modern feel, while retaining the essence of classical style. This is a unique style brought about by talent.

This discovery made Yi Baoyu quite unhappy. She originally thought that Yu Xuan was just a girl who rose to power through "seductive arts," but it turned out that under that beautiful appearance, she actually had real talent.

It's like initially believing the top student in the grade got a perfect score by cheating, only to later discover they earned it honestly, and a surge of jealousy wells up inside you, a feeling you don't want to admit. "...Hahaha."

At that moment, someone in the group discussing the cooperation let out a soft laugh, as if mixed with the satisfaction of having reached an agreement.

Yi Baoyu's expression hardened, and he quietly took a few steps closer, quickly figuring out what was going on.

It seems that Yu Xian and his group are planning to set up a studio and collaborate with a jewelry company in Zhejiang. The two parties will develop and launch a certain product according to a "50/50 ratio".

The jewelry company will contribute 50% of the capital, the studio's product design will contribute 20% as a technical investment, and the remaining 30% will still be invested in cash. However, the copyright of all products will belong to the studio.

However, what attracted Yi Baoyu the most was this sentence.

A middle-aged woman at the jewelry company said somewhat uncertainly, "Even if it's 30%, it's still 30. Miss Yu is still a college student. Are you planning to ask your parents for this money?"

[Yu Xian and her group] The girl named Wu Yu said with a smile, "What do you need to do with your parents? Cosplay Sister's boyfriend is very rich, just let him pay whatever he wants!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xian and his group all laughed, and even Yu Xian himself didn't seem to object.

In Yi Baoyu's eyes, 30 was nothing to worry about, and he believed that Chen Zhe wouldn't care either.

Although the amount of money is small, with 30 here and 20 there, one can easily earn tens of millions a year.

This is the practice of "emptying a man's wallet," and similar things have happened to the father, Yi Aoxiang, and his cousin, Yi Shan, which is already quite common.

"Girls like this are fine to play around with."

Yi Baoyu cursed Chen Zhe in her heart: "Why is he treating her like a proper girlfriend? Third Uncle keeps praising him for being smart, but he's just a clueless bastard!"

Just then, Yu Xuan also saw Yi Baoyu's figure.

She walked over, somewhat surprised: "What are you doing here?"

Yi Baoyu thought to herself, "If I weren't here, how would I have discovered that you were treating Chen Zhe like an ATM?"

She sized up the "vixen" in front of her for a few moments, then suddenly cut to the chase: "You have a boyfriend?"

"Yes."

Yu Xuan nodded; she didn't seem to intend to hide the matter.

"who is he?"

Yi Baoyu pressed on with a demanding tone.

"Um……"

Yu Xuan hesitated for a moment, then rolled her eyes and smiled, changing the subject: "This is a private matter for this guest from the north."

What does he do?

Yi Baoyu wouldn't listen and just kept pressing the issue relentlessly.

However, Yu Xuan just smiled, her red lips slightly curved, clearly indicating that she didn't want to respond.

This "unscrupulous" behavior finally ignited the nameless anger that had been building up in Gege's heart: "You only know how to ask him for money, but you don't want to reveal his identity! What, are you worried that he will prevent you from finding a richer guy?"

Yu Xuan seemed surprised by this reaction. She gradually suppressed her smile and asked seriously, "Who are you? Do you know my boyfriend?"

Having reached this point, Yi Baoyu no longer intended to hide his identity.

She decisively took off her scarf, pulled out her Youmi phone from her pocket, waved it, and looked directly at Yu Xuan, saying, "Do we recognize each other now? I'm your boyfriend... the presenter at the phone launch event!"

The word "boyfriend" was emphasized, but in this context, it sounded very sarcastic.

However, the expected panic did not appear on Yu Xuan's face. This "vixen" seemed completely unconcerned about being exposed.

"Hmph, Xiaoyu was right, you didn't really come here to see the painting."

She simply pouted, glanced at the "guest from the North," and said casually, "But since you're a friend too, let's have dinner together tonight!"

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(End of this chapter)