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Chapter 832 Ten Years
Song Yi originally thought that she would leave the Academy of Fine Arts a few years earlier than Su Ning, but unfortunately, Su Ning completed all his studies in 2007 and applied for and received an admission letter from the famous Italian art school, the Accademia Nazionale di Belle Arti di Firenze. This directly shocked more than 10,000 teachers and students in the entire China Academy of Art. You must know that Su Ning was only a 17-year-old boy who had just entered the China Academy of Art for two years. At this time, Su Ning was more than just a super genius in the eyes of others.

"Suning, I didn't expect that you would leave the Academy of Fine Arts before me?" At this time, Song Yi looked at the genius in front of her with surprise. It was really that Su Ning brought too much shock to her.

"Song Yi, will you forget me in the future?" Su Ning looked at Song Yi in front of him with a smile on his face. The breakup of the two was a foregone conclusion.

"I don't know." Song Yi shook her head with a wry smile on her face. She was also confused about her future, so naturally she couldn't promise anything to her ex-boyfriend.

"Song Yi, thank you for teaching me a lot this year. I will always remember the wonderful things that happened over the past year." Thinking of the wonderful campus romance over the past year, Su Ning was actually very grateful in his heart.

"Yes, me too."

"By the way! I'll leave my Mercedes-Benz S350 for you to drive. It will make it easier for you to find a job later."

"Suning, I suddenly feel reluctant to leave you." Song Yi suddenly hugged Su Ning with a look of reluctance on her face. She felt really happy to be with Su Ning.

"Hey, I'm just going to Florence to study. I'm not staying there to settle down and never come back."

"Suning, I'm worried that the beauties in Italy are even more passionate and unrestrained, and that they might make you want to stay in Italy."

"Haha, no! On the contrary, I prefer the subtlety of oriental beauties."

Next, Suning said goodbye to his grandfather and Jing Kangshan in Nancheng, and boarded a plane to Florence, a city in central Italy. Because Suning had carefully taken care of Jing Kangshan's health for a long time, Jing Kangshan is now becoming younger and younger. This is also the biggest reason why Suning can go to Florence to study abroad with confidence.

Jing Kangshan was naturally pleased with this promising grandson and successor. Although he still felt a little reluctant, he still had to admit that this was the best arrangement. "Suning, be sure to pay attention to your safety abroad. I heard it's very chaotic over there."

"It's okay! Grandpa, those horrific news you heard were all processed by some bad media. Although it is indeed relatively dangerous abroad, it is not exaggerated to this extent." Seeing Jing Kangshan's frightened expression, Suning explained with a bit of a ridiculous look.

"That's good! I'm relieved now."

"A'lu, grandpa will rely on you from now on. You must come back to visit grandpa often." Only then did Su Ning look at Jingluo, who was standing aside with a face full of resentment, knowing that he must be very depressed being forced to stay at home.

"I know! I find that you are becoming more and more nosy." As expected, Jing Yu responded with some impatience, still with the same cynicism he had since childhood.

"Hehe, A'lu, I didn't expect that you are still so annoying even after growing up." In fact, the two brothers have been together for such a long time, and they have fought each other secretly many times, but they just didn't tell Jing Kangshan.

"Aning, you can go out and pursue your career without worry! I'll take good care of your grandfather at home." Although Jing Yu appears to be cynical on the surface, he has always known that Su Ning treats Jing Kangshan sincerely.

"Okay! Our family has a lot of real estate in Shanghai anyway, so why don't you just take grandpa to Shanghai temporarily." Thinking that Jing Yu would need to stay in Shanghai for school most of the time, Suning specifically gave some extra instructions in advance.

"That's great! I didn't expect that grandpa would let me enjoy the treatment of a third-generation rich man." Jing Lu felt a lot of emotions when he said this. He really didn't expect that his grandfather who spent all day with wood would become a wealthy man one day.

"Ha ha."

Suning and Jing Kangshan, grandfather and grandson, have been together for more than seven years, and naturally have developed a deep family affection. At this time, the arrogant Jing Lu unconsciously became convinced of Suning, feeling that the feats done by Suning were beyond his reach, and he might not be able to catch up with Suning in his lifetime, so Jing Lu couldn't help but feel proud of this cheap brother. After all, seeing that he really couldn't compare with the other party, he might as well treat the other party as his own pride. Perhaps this is a way of self-comfort that ordinary people often use.

In 2017, the plane that Suning was on landed safely at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. Looking at the land in front of him after a decade of absence, Suning couldn't help but feel excited. As soon as he arrived at the exit, he saw the welcoming crowd that covered the sky. In particular, the signs they held in their hands read "Welcome the famous art master Mr. Suning back to China", which was very eye-catching.

"Mr. Su, welcome back!"

"Thank you."

After finally getting away from the enthusiastic fans who were waiting to see him at the airport, his hands and arms already filled with flowers, Suning went straight to his grandfather Jing Kangshan and his stepbrother Jing Yu. He looked at the much older Jing Kangshan with a face full of shame and said, "Grandpa, I'm back."

"It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back! I didn't expect that you would stay abroad for ten years this time." Seeing his grandson so honored, Jing Kangshan naturally couldn't help but shed tears of excitement.

"Grandpa, I'm sorry! I made you worry." Su Ning knew that Jing Kangshan and Jing Lu must have thought that he would never come back. After all, he had no blood relationship with them.

"Silly child! You went abroad to bring honor to your grandfather. There is no need to apologize to me." Jing Kangshan wanted to touch his grandson's hair with a look of satisfaction on his face, but found that he could hardly reach his grandson's hair.

"Grandpa, let's go home!" Suning of course noticed his grandfather's thoughts, and deliberately bent down slightly to allow Jing Kangshan to successfully touch his hair.

"Yes! Let's go home." Seeing that Suning in front of him was still the well-behaved and sensible grandson, Jing Kangshan was naturally surprised.

"Aning, there will be a charity art auction in Zunnan in a few days. I have registered you to participate. It will be very helpful for your future reputation in the country." The grandfather and grandson got into a business car surrounded by many fans. Only then did Jing Li turn around and look at Su Ning with a smile and explained.

"You don't even have my work, so how can you sign me up?" Su Ning asked, looking at Jing Yu with a surprised expression. "Hey, I brought that miniature model of the 'Winter Solstice' you made back then. With your current fame, it's sure to fetch a high price," Jing Yu explained with a smirk, eager to see if anyone would be so foolish as to pay for it.

"Huh? Ah, you're really able to come up with that. That's my favorite piece of work."

In the past ten years, Suning has not only seen many Western blonde beauties in Europe, but also made a name for himself in the European and American art circles. Now one of his works can be auctioned for at least 100,000 euros in Europe, so it is not an exaggeration for others to call Suning a famous art master, because Suning can definitely be said to deserve the title.

Because Suning possesses rich knowledge and superb artistic talent, he quickly convinced those arrogant Europeans and Americans. Naturally, they were very willing to praise Suning's works. After all, art works mostly rely on hype and praise, so Suning's reputation is really popular in the European and American literary and art circles.

Suning's alma mater, the China Academy of Art, was naturally ecstatic about Suning's achievements, and also spared no effort to praise Suning's achievements and works, which made Suning extremely popular in the domestic art circle. By the way, it also made "Jing's Crafts" famous both at home and abroad. So now Suning doesn't need to do anything at all, and he can survive just by selling his works.

Then the grandfather, grandson and grandson drove directly back to Jingyuan. When Suning left China to study abroad, the Jingyuan in front of them had not yet been completed. Unexpectedly, ten years later, this place has become crowded with tourists. It is said that the four-star resort hotel in the back mountain is also crowded every day. It can be seen how popular Nancheng Jingyuan is in the domestic tourism circle.

"Aning, the Chinese-style courtyard house with lake view in Jingyuan is now available for rent for at least one month, and the monthly rent is 10,000 RMB. The star-rated hotels in the back mountain are much cheaper, but the Chinese-style courtyard house with lake view in Jingyuan is still very popular. There are even many Japanese and Korean tourists rushing over to stay there." After arriving at their Jing family's Jingyuan, Jing Ning introduced it to Suning with a smile on his face.

"Oh? Then wouldn't the villagers nearby become rich?" Suning knew that most of these Japanese and Korean tourists came here to learn the mortise and tenon craftsmanship, and he didn't think it was a big deal. What was more important was that the local villagers could profit. Besides, how could the mortise and tenon craftsmanship be acquired by stealing?

"That's right! Now the other villages in our South City are extremely jealous. Many villages are clamoring for our Jing Garden to expand!"

"Well! There is no problem in expanding Jingyuan, but it needs to be carried out in a planned manner. Blindly optimistic and large-scale expansion is not advisable." Tourists travel just to relax, so how can they like the same scenic spot for years?

"Yes! Aren't we all waiting for you, the master of art, to come back and take charge of the situation?" Jing Yu certainly thought so, so he was not too keen on expanding Jingyuan.

"Alright! Ah, stop teasing me."

Suning has no interest in expanding Jingyuan now. When he came back this time, he suddenly noticed Jing Kangshan's aging, so he started to take care of Jing Kangshan's body as soon as possible. It can be seen that Jing Kangshan has not been very attentive to his grandfather in the past ten years. Instead, all his energy has been put into the management of Jingyuan.

At this moment, Su Ning didn't blame Jing Yu for anything. He had also been living a carefree life abroad for ten years, so he really didn't have the confidence or qualifications to criticize Jing Yu for anything. "Grandpa, you must not have been taking your medicine properly these past few years, right?"

"Haha, I'm too busy with work every day. How can I have time to take medicine?" Jing Kangshan smiled indifferently and shook his head. Jingyuan is the greatest masterpiece of his life. It would be an honor to meet the ancestors of the Jing family even after a hundred years.

"Grandpa, I'm not going to leave this time. I'm going to stay by your side and take care of you."

"Ah? How can that be? I can't ask you to give up your career and come back to accompany an old man like me." After hearing Suning's next arrangements, Jing Kangshan shook his head with a wry smile. He knew that every young person wanted to pursue his own life.

"Grandpa, since I am now a master of art, I should have my own status, otherwise I, a master of art, will be worthless." Suning said to Jing Kangshan in a joking tone.

"Haha, brat! You're still the clever little devil you were back then."

"Grandpa, you raised me up back then, and today I am growing old with you."

"Silly child! Our Aning is finally back."

At this time, Jingyuan has become a popular 5A-level tourist attraction. It is naturally no longer suitable for the Jing family to continue living here. Fortunately, Suning had foreseen this situation early on and acquired a piece of land more than ten kilometers away from the West Lake in Hangzhou in 2003. At that time, it took a lot of effort to acquire this piece of land. It was obtained from a developer of a residential area under construction, and then a new Chinese courtyard with lake view was restored and built. So that is the address where the Jing family lives now.

Jing Kangshan was naturally the most relieved to see his little grandson finally coming back from abroad. After several days of careful care from Suning, Jing Kangshan's body regained its former health. Only then did Suning let go of his worries about Jing Kangshan.

Then, Su Ning flew with Jing Yu to Zunnan. There, he discovered that Jing Yu had already priced his miniature model, "Winter Solstice," at 1.08 million RMB. He looked at Jing Yu with a face full of laughter and said, "Ah Yu, why don't you just bid 10.8 million?"

"Hehe, maybe when you die one day, this possibility will really exist." Jing Yu still looked at Su Ning with a funny expression on his face.

"Get lost! You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth."

"Aning, you're so famous in the art world now, so this price is indeed very appropriate. You can't ask for a price of a few thousand yuan, because that would lower the quality of your work."

"Come on! This 'Winter Solstice' was only created when I was twelve. How can it be worth such a high price?"

"Aning, how about we make a bet and see if this 'Winter Solstice' will be snapped up by others soon?"

"Humph! Not interested."

(End of this chapter)