Su Huaiyuan recognized at a single glance that this painting was the authentic piece he had successfully bid on, and immediately glared at that little brat with blazing eyes!
The little brat was turning his elbow outward! He actually took such an expensive painting from his storeroom to butter up his husband's dad!!! Unreasonable!
Su Cimu guiltily shifted his gaze away, refusing to look at his old father's burning glare.
"This painting is definitely an authentic work by Qi Baishi. You understand paintings, Old Master, and can tell real from fake at a single look. I wouldn't deign to send a fake piece to make a fool of myself."
Su Cimu looked at Shen Chuannan as he spoke.
Shen Chuannan naturally recognized that this was genuine. Even if someone wanted to forge it, they should forge a painting that wasn't so famous. It was very difficult to fake a painting like this that had fetched a sky-high price of eight hundred million.
The old master instantly turned amiable toward Su Cimu, nodding with full of praise:
"Not bad, not bad, very filial. I accept you as Yannian's fiancé."
Shen Chuannan smiled from ear to ear. Today's birthday banquet was being held at just the right time, and Second's fiancé was right to his liking!
Shen Yannian just watched like this as Su Cimu coaxed the old master into high spirits, the smile at the corner of his mouth completely unable to be concealed.
Shen Zhongyuan had originally wanted to give Su Cimu and the Su Family a hard time, but who could have expected that by a twist of fate he would make Su Cimu win the old master's favor instead, gaining nothing and losing out!
The most important thing was that the Su Family was actually this rich! The birthday gifts presented by Su Cimu and Su Huaiyuan today were worth close to one billion combined! They really were extravagant with their spending!
Shen Zhongyuan could not help fiercely glaring at his own son!
If Shen Kezhou and Su Cimu had gotten engaged back then, wouldn't this gift worth one billion have been sent to him when his own birthday banquet rolled around!
Soon, the news that the Su Family had presented a birthday gift worth one billion spread throughout the banquet, and everyone gained a new understanding of the nouveau riche Su Family.
"Hmph, what's there to be smug about? Aren't they still just upstarts!"
There were still people in the crowd making sour remarks, jealous that Su Cimu was able to pull out such a precious birthday gift.
"I think you're just jealous of them. So what if they're upstarts? At least they can pull out such a precious birthday gift. The most important thing is that Young Master Su is now Second Master Shen's fiancé. Countless people are eyeing the position of Second Master Shen's other half, and it was just snatched away by Young Master Su. Of course they have to be mad."
"Who are you saying is jealous? What do I have to be jealous of him for? What strengths does he have besides money?"
"Go take a pee and look at yourself in the mirror. Even if Young Master Su had no money, just based on that face of his he's destined for great wealth and nobility. What an exquisite and cute face. If I had a younger brother like this, I could pamper him to the heavens!"
The voices of debate in the crowd were not small. Hearing this, Su Yunchao proudly puffed out his chest:
Such a cute younger brother belonged to his family! Everyone else shouldn't even think about it!
Su Cimu had long since grown immune to people telling him he came from an upstart background, and it couldn't cause him any damage at all.
"The birthday banquet is about to start. Let's head to the banquet hall."
Shen Chuannan stood up and said to everyone.
The rest of the people nodded in agreement, following behind Shen Chuannan to go to the banquet hall and take their seats.
The members of the Su Family naturally sat at the main table of the birthday banquet.
Hao Mei sat across from Su Cimu, her gaze already scanning him up and down from head to toe.
A low-class upstart-she didn't know how Shen Yannian could take a fancy to him. He could swallow with relish what his own son didn't want? It was simply too laughable.
Su Cimu sensed Hao Mei's gaze, and didn't pamper her either:
"For Madam Hao to stare at me like this, could it be that you want to acknowledge me as your godson? That won't do; I'm already engaged to Yannian, so at most you can only be my sister-in-law."
"What are you spouting! Who wants to acknowledge you as a godson? Are you even worthy? You--"
"Enough, shut your trap. Boss, keep your wife in line. Do you know what occasion this is?"
Shen Chuannan had just received such a precious birthday gift from Su Cimu, so naturally he had to speak on Su Cimu's behalf. He rebuked Hao Mei, telling Shen Zhongyuan to properly keep her in line-she had no manners at all.
"Say a little less. Today is Dad's birthday. Are you still not embarrassed enough?"
Shen Zhongyuan looked at Hao Mei with extreme disgust, feeling that she was growing more muddled the older she got. Didn't she see that the old master had already accepted the Su Family? How dare she still talk like this!
Hao Mei had never been targeted like this before. Her face flushed red all at once, and she felt extremely mortified.
Meanwhile, Shen Yannian also squeezed Su Cimu's hand, signaling him to quit while he was ahead.
Hao Mei was no good egg; once she set her sights on someone, heaven knew what kind of trouble she would stir up.