His Glamorous Reborn Wife novel Chapter 196

Shi Xuexin was unable to perform for her father on his birthday and ended up giving him this Chinese painting, so she was a little upset.

Fortunately, she finally managed to regain confidence when everyone sang her praises.

And sure enough, Shi Qing loved the painting. "Thanks, Xuexin. It was a thoughtful gift."

Gu Qingqing glanced at Shi Xuexin's pine Chinese brush painting and felt she had some degree of talent.

However, Gu Qingqing had already achieved this degree of mastery when she was just 12 years old. Even though she received far more praise than Shi Xuexin, she did not take it to heart at all. Hence, Gu Qingqing was unable to laud praise like the rest of the guests.

If memory served Gu Qingqing right, Master Liu was probably Liu Xueyuan. It was a fellow artist she used to know who was unable to surpass her skills. In that case, it could hardly be considered glory for Master Liu to think highly of Shi Xuexin.

After all, Gu Qingqing couldn't continue being an artist because of her husband's ill health. That was the main reason Liu Xueyuan was finally able to make a name for himself in the trade.

Li Juekai also didn't react when he saw the painting.

The moment Shi Xuexin saw their reaction, she felt they must know nothing about Chinese painting since they were from a small town. The same went for Shi Jin. No matter how good her work was, they were incapable of appreciating it. They probably never even heard of Master Liu in their lives.

Chu Ling and Shi Xuexin had already presented their gifts to Shi Qing, so it was now Shi Jin's turn.

After all, Shi Qing had treated Shi Jin well during her time in the Shi family. Shi Qing and Old Master Shi were the only people in the clan who treated Shi Jin like family.

Shi Xuexin raised her chin and looked at Shi Jin. Everyone turned to look at Shi Jin as well.

Shi Jin naturally didn't come empty-handed. She promptly took out a perfumed bag and presented it to Shi Qing with both hands. "Uncle Qing, please accept my gift. Happy birthday."

Shi Qing took the gift. He didn't appear to dislike it at all as he said, "Thanks, Shi Jin."

"Try to wear it or place it under your pillow," said Shi Jin.

"Sure." Shi Qing accepted the gift.

Everyone secretly scoffed when they saw the perfumed bag and felt unimpressed by the gift. Sure enough, Shi Jin was from a small town. How could she give Shi Qing a perfumed bag on his birthday? From the looks of it, she must have bought it online for cheap with free shipping even.

However, Shi Qing was gracious enough to accept Shi Jin's gift without publicly rejecting it.

Third Aunt promptly said, "Shi Jin, you are a famous artist now. I heard you won a lot of money for coming in second on the show. How could you give Shi Qing just that on his birthday? Shouldn't you take the opportunity to show some gratitude to your foster father for raising you?”

"Third Aunt, stop saying that. Shi Jin has always been a filial child. Shi Jin has been staying at the Shi residence all this time because she can't bear to leave my parents," defended Shi Xuexin right away.

Despite sounding like she was speaking in defense of Shi Jin, Shi Xuexin was in fact accusing Shi Jin of refusing to leave.

Third Aunt shook her head hard. "Xuexin, you are too nice. How could Shi Jin be staying because she can't bear to leave your parents? Can't you tell why she is still around? Well, I certainly can. Now, even her parents are here to get cozy with us. Don't you know why they are doing this?"

Everyone secretly nodded in agreement. Judging from the way Li Juekai looked, he probably needed full-time medical attention. If Shi Jin could get close to the Shi family and they were in a charitable mood, the Li family could probably survive on just handouts alone from the Shi family.