Beloved One of the Prestigious Household-Chapter 277: Buy a Painting

When Qin Sui’an and Old Mrs. Qin entered the sixth exhibition hall, the man in Zhongshan suit did not immediately follow them. Instead, he first went to the VIP reception room of the exhibition.

In the VIP reception room, when the front desk staff saw him, they immediately stood up to greet him, "Mr. Zhu."

The man in Zhongshan suit—Zhu Xiulin—raised his hand to signal the staff not to make a fuss, then asked, "Can I have a look at today’s list of exhibitors?"

"Sure." The front desk staff immediately pulled up the list of exhibitors who had attended up to that moment, printed it on an A4 paper, and handed it over. "Mr. Zhu, here’s the list of attendees up to now."

"Thank you." Zhu Xiulin took the list.

He heard the elderly lady calling that little one "Ann." Based on this nickname, Zhu Xiulin narrowed down the list to the only person with the name An—Qin Sui’an.

With the surname Qin, arriving in a luxury car, and accompanied by so many bodyguards, it was highly likely that this little one was the young lady of the Qin Corporation.

Zhu Xiulin usually didn’t pay much attention to the affairs of prominent families, but coincidentally, he had been looking for a painting for the mysterious person who would attend Old Mr. Ou’s birthday party. The Qin family’s little one had also been present that day.

While following them at the art exhibition, Zhu Xiulin did not see any intention from the Qin family to buy a painting in the previous exhibition halls.

Could it be that they had already purchased something in the previous halls?

Zhu Xiulin was curious about which of his paintings the little one would buy.

Thinking of this, he looked at the front desk staff and pointed to one of the names on the list. "This Qin Sui’an, did she buy any paintings?"

The front desk staff didn’t recall but didn’t dare to answer rashly. She cautiously replied, "Mr. Zhu, please wait a moment, let me check."

As expected, there were no purchases.

After confirming, the front desk staff replied carefully, "Mr. Zhu, this guest did not purchase any paintings."

"None?" Zhu Xiulin was momentarily stunned. "Not a single one?"

The front desk staff checked again and nodded definitively, "None, Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Xiulin returned the list to the front desk staff, frowning deeply and looking serious.

The Qin family definitely had the means to buy paintings, and he had followed the little one through the exhibition halls, hearing the elderly lady inquire whether she wanted to buy a painting, which confirmed that the decision to buy or not was up to the little one.

Zhu Xiulin felt an inexplicable sense of being overlooked.

He wanted to know why.

With this in mind, Zhu Xiulin turned around and was about to leave the VIP reception room when a voice suddenly called out from behind him:

"Mr. Zhu, the guest you asked about just bought a painting." The front desk staff refreshed the internal system page and informed him of the latest sales news.

Mr. Zhu seemed particularly interested in this guest.

Zhu Xiulin stopped in surprise, turned back, and hurriedly asked, "Which exhibition hall did she buy from?"

In his urgent tone, there was a hint of barely perceptible delight.

Glancing at the computer screen, the front desk staff replied, "Mr. Zhu, it’s from the sixth exhibition hall."

The last exhibition hall had the lowest prices and the fewest purchases.

Zhu Xiulin was puzzled, his curiosity once again piqued. He really wanted to know which painting had caught the little one’s eye.

He didn’t stay in the VIP reception room any longer, striding anxiously towards the sixth exhibition hall.

The door to the VIP reception room opened and closed again. The front desk staff watched Mr. Zhu leave in a hurry, scratching her head in puzzlement. "Why is Mr. Zhu so interested in this guest?"

This was the first time Mr. Zhu had asked about the list and the purchasing situation of a guest. Previously, he had just casually walked through the exhibition, as if going through the motions, before leaving.

Because of Mr. Zhu’s attention, the front desk staff also paid more attention to the guest’s exhibition experience.

She had signed in shortly after two o’clock in the afternoon and had been exploring for nearly two hours now. She had just bought a painting not long ago for sixty-six thousand.

It wasn’t the lowest-priced painting in the entire exhibition, but among Mr. Zhu’s works, it was considered relatively affordable.

The front desk staff couldn’t see anything special and quietly closed the page, focusing on her work.

Inside the sixth exhibition hall,

Old Mrs. Qin thought her precious granddaughter wouldn’t want to buy any paintings. Unexpectedly, she heard her granddaughter’s tender voice saying to her:

"Grandma, Ann wants to buy this painting, can I?" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Qin Sui’an stood in front of one of the paintings, her small hand pointing firmly at it.

Old Mrs. Qin was surprised for a moment but quickly responded, taking two steps forward. "Of course, you can."

Lucy immediately knew what to do, finding the exhibition staff to secure the painting that young lady wanted to buy.

In less than a minute, the formalities were completed, and Lucy said to the young lady and Old Mrs. Qin, "Young lady, madam, after the exhibition ends the day after tomorrow, they will deliver this painting to Bay Villa."

Qin Sui’an’s dark and shiny eyes curved, a sweet smile spreading across her lips. She cheered happily, "Yay!"

Old Mrs. Qin was infected by her granddaughter’s excitement and also smiled, her mouth lifting slightly. "Does Ann really like this painting?"

"I really like it!" Qin Sui’an nodded vigorously.

After visiting so many exhibition halls and seeing so many paintings, Old Mrs. Qin noticed her granddaughter’s fondness for each painting, but this was the first painting that made her granddaughter want to buy it.

She was still shocked, her gaze shifting to the painting her granddaughter had just purchased, trying to see what attracted her granddaughter to it.

At that moment, hurried footsteps echoed from the entrance of the exhibition hall.

Old Mrs. Qin glanced over, a hint of vigilance in her eyebrows, but when she saw the newcomer, she furrowed her brows in confusion.

Zhu Xiulin?

Why was he following them again?

Under Old Mrs. Qin’s puzzled gaze, Zhu Xiulin walked straight towards their direction.

Unlike before, where he had kept a certain distance and circled around them, Zhu Xiulin now had a clear target, heading straight for the little one.

The little one was still admiring the painting on the wall, as if deeply enamored with it, forgetting everything else and immersing herself in the story of the artwork.

Her fair and smooth cheeks were full of concentration, a hint of cute pinkness accentuating her round eyes, which were as clear as glass marbles.

Up close, Zhu Xiulin stared at the little one’s adorable appearance, almost forgetting the purpose of coming to her.