Aside from Xinian, everyone else believed Chiang Xiao’s words.
Liu Guoying found it both funny and helpless, pointing at her with his finger, speechless.
Fu Mingfeng burst into laughter, "Guoying, I think you can’t outdo your student now. You should just paint another ’Autumn Scenery Painting’."
He was one of the very few who knew that the ’Autumn Scenery Painting’ was a copy made by Liu Guoying.
Hearing his words, Chiang Xiao immediately seized on the key point, "Another?"
Fu Mingfeng, unaware that Chiang Xiao was deceiving them at that moment, straightforwardly replied, "You don’t know yet? The ’Autumn Scenery Painting’ you mentioned that was destroyed, was actually painted by your teacher back then, and he personally d it."
Chiang Xiao looked at Liu Guoying with "surprise" and delight, "Teacher, really? If that’s the case, Feng Daji and the others must be crazy! Your painting is worth so much!"
She had already decided that, no matter what, she would make her teacher’s reputation known sooner in this life, since it was going to be well-deserved anyway.
Only then would the teacher be able to improve his living conditions and have a better life in the future. Otherwise, given his personality, he would certainly be unwilling to accept her financial support.
Liu Guoying stared at her without a word.
But Chiang Xiao knew this meant he agreed to paint the ’Autumn Scenery Painting’ for her.
As long as he agreed to paint, once it was done, she’d next persuade him to hold an exhibition.
A small exhibition wouldn’t be difficult, she thought—just ask He Jin for help, rent Mingchen Studio for a couple of days, and use his connections for some publicity. In Chiang Xiao’s view, it was entirely feasible.
Because Liu Guoying already had a reputation from the original ’Autumn Scenery Painting’.
"Thank you, teacher!" She immediately clenched her fists in gratitude, bowing to him like a little sword-wielding heroine.
Liu Guoying couldn’t keep a straight face any longer and burst out laughing, "You little rascal!"
Meng Xinian looked at Chiang Xiao, feeling that the Chiang Xiao in front of Liu Guoying seemed different from her usual self.
In front of Liu Guoying, she appeared more naïve, vivacious, more relaxed, and more genuine, whereas the usual Chiang Xiao was calm and wise, not at all like a girl of her age.
This was something he couldn’t figure out.
What he didn’t know was that Liu Guoying was the person who had treated Chiang Xiao the kindest in her previous life, who cared for her the most, and the one who was almost driven to vomiting blood because of her.
In Chiang Xiao’s pitiful, hateful, and tragic past life, among all the people she had met now, only Liu Guoying was such a thoroughly kind person towards her, so Chiang Xiao subconsciously trusted him completely in his presence.
She also subconsciously saw herself as the same student she had been back then before experiencing bitter lessons, still under Liu Guoying’s tutelage.
Thus, even though in this life, Liu Guoying might not be able to offer any help to Chiang Xiao, in her heart, he remained the teacher who taught her, helped her, and in the end, was so annoyed by her that he angrily left.
"By the way, teacher, about the trip to the public security bureau, how did it go?" Chiang Xiao remembered the matter with Feng Daji.
Liu Guoying, however, looked towards Meng Xinian.
"Xiao Chiang, you haven’t introduced us yet. This gentleman is your..."
Chiang Xiao and Meng Xinian spoke at the same time.
Then the atmosphere fell into a weird silence.
Fu Mingfeng and his wife, along with Liu Guoying, all widened their eyes, looking back and forth between Chiang Xiao and Meng Xinian.
Meng Xinian, however, was staring steadily at Chiang Xiao.
Chiang Xiao’s heart was weeping.
Can’t we sync up? Is there no room for negotiation?
This is in front of her principal and teacher!
Declaring an early romance so openly, is that really okay?!