Chapter 327 - 327 The Ink Rose
327 The Ink Rose
Jiang Xue looked at her painting and forced herself to calm down. She continued, “So what I want to say in this painting is that once hope is nourished, it is a beautiful and flamboyant beauty. Hope in suffering is always accompanied by some helplessness, far from being as beautiful as the world in a golden age.”
Xue Liu looked deeply at Jiang Xue as if she could see through her.
Just as Jiang Xue was about to suffocate from the pressure, Xue Liu suddenly laughed. Her eyes were no longer so indifferent and cold but had a bit of affection for the younger generation.
Xue Liu laughed. “Are you Jiang Xue? May I know who your teacher is?”
In Jiang Xue’s painting, Xue Liu could see the shadow of the flamboyant girl eighteen years ago. Some small habits could be easily passed on from teachers to students. For example, her disciple would always be influenced by her by chance and inherit some of her small habits.
If her guess was correct, Jiang Xue must have more or less received some guidance from Lin Lu. The reason why she said ‘more or less’ was that she didn’t believe that Lin Lu would have a disciple who wasn’t skilled in painting.
Jiang Xue didn’t know why Xue Liu suddenly asked this question, but Xia Huang’s expression had already changed. Xue Liu’s attitude showed that she was interested in her.
Jiang Xue didn’t know how to answer. If she said that she learned it from a peasant woman in the countryside, wouldn’t these people laugh their heads off?
Jiang Xue had no choice but to answer, “I’ve studied in some institutions for a while before. I’ve been self-taught the rest of the time. The teachers are not fixed.”
Xue Liu saw Jiang Xue’s hesitation and knew that she was hiding something. However, she didn’t mind. Instead, she was very interested. Perhaps she could find Lin Lu through Jiang Xue and have a match with her.
Although Jiang Xue’s painting skills were quite problematic, and her artistic conception and agility were still lacking, the concept of this ink rose was not bad.
Xue Liu turned around and sat back in her seat, then said to the person beside her, “Not bad. Bring the tea.”
Xia Huang looked at Jiang Xue in shock. She couldn’t understand what was so good about Jiang Xue’s painting. There were several parts where the finishing touch was barely satisfactory. “Aunt Xue, I still don’t understand. Her painting is obviously just average.”
Xue Liu nodded in agreement and said, “Yes. Her painting isn’t stunning enough. But since I’m the one taking in a disciple, I’ll find whoever I like. I won’t accept other people’s opinions.”
Xia Huang immediately shut her mouth. Since she could no longer get close to her, why should she say more and annoy her? If she broke the relationship with her, that would be a real loss.
At this time, Xia Nan and Bai Yu also appeared at the scene. When Xia Huang saw her grandparents, she was so angry that she was about to cry. She had originally thought that victory was in her hands, so she invited her grandparents over.
Usually, the elders of the family had to be present at the ceremony. Unfortunately, it had become Jiang Xue’s stage.
“Grandpa. Grandma.” Jiang Xue looked at Xia Nan and Bai Yu in surprise and called out softly.
Bai Yu quickly took Jiang Xue’s hand and complimented her, “Your mother taught you well. You’re very outstanding.”
Jiang Xue was a little embarrassed. “It’s because Grandma and Grandpa taught me well, so mom taught me well too.”
Xia Huang was extremely jealous when she saw Jiang Xue and her grandparents getting along so happily.
It was she and her brother who had been with her grandparents for more than ten years, but ever since Jiang Xue came back, her grandparents had changed their minds and doted on her.
On the day Jiang Xue arrived at the Xia family’s house, her face was pale and she looked pitiful. Her grandparents were heartbroken.
As a result, whenever she and her brother had any conflicts with Jiang Xue, they would always ask them to give in to Jiang Xue and say that she had suffered a lot outside.
However, it was Jiang Xue’s mother who chose to leave the Xia family back then. Wasn’t it her mother, Xia Fen’s hard work that made the Xia family achieve so much all these years?
Why did Xia Chun and Jiang Xue take away their grandparents’ love as soon as they came back?
The people on the side began to set up the incense table. In the main hall, Xue Liu sat on the left, while Xia Nan and Bai Yu, as Jiang Xue’s elders, sat on the right.
A man who looked like the master of the ceremony appeared out of nowhere and was reciting something that Jiang Xue couldn’t understand.
Jiang Xue was dumbfounded throughout the entire process. She didn’t expect that it would be so formal to accept a disciple.