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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nXie Zhou sized the grandpa up again.

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nHe was more certain of his guess.

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n“Are you that famous painter from more than ten years ago?”

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nXie Zhou had heard of him before he went to jail.

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nThere was a person who was very good at imitating famous calligraphy paintings. The pieces that he created could not be differentiated from the real ones at all.

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nMany people bought the calligraphy paintings at high prices, but they were all imitations.

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nThere was once, when he was exposed and his legs were crippled by the other party.

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nThis person then disappeared without a trace.

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nXie Zhou didn’t expect that this person would be found by Xie Chaochao!

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n“That was a long time ago. I don’t do that anymore!”

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n“Why are you giving me this? Aren’t you afraid that people will know about this imitation, exposing your tracks?”

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nXie Zhou was still not completely convinced by him. “The people who were tricked by you should hate you to the bone, right?”

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n“That’s why I hid in the mountains. Those people wouldn’t have thought of this!”

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nThe grandpa said indifferently, “Didn’t you run out of money? This can be exchanged for money. It should be enough for you to get the coal mine!”

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nHe had also heard what Xie Chaochao said previously.

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nHe could fool Xie Chaochao, but not Xie Zhou.

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nEven if this painting was to repay Xie Chaochao for rescuing him, he also wanted the little girl to be a little princess and not suffer at all.

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nXie Zhou said coldly, “I won’t cheat people with your imitation!”

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nAs he spoke, he threw the painting in his hand down and was about to leave.

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nThe grandpa shouted angrily from behind, “Who told you that this is an imitation?”

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nXie Zhou suddenly turned around and the grandpa shoved the painting back into his arms.

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n“Believe it or not, I have no reason to lie to you!”

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nThe grandpa packed his big box and tied it on his back with great effort. He was about to move forward.

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n“Where are you going?”

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nXie Zhou looked at him and felt pity for him.

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n“Go everywhere, there’s no fixed residence!”

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n“You can stay in our village. There are almost no outsiders here. No one will know your identity!”

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nAfter saying that, Xie Zhou himself was stunned.

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nHe actually sympathized with this old man. He had clearly been wary of him before.

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n“Really?”

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nThe grandpa suddenly turned to look at Xie Zhou with a smile on his face.

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nXie Zhou felt like he had been fooled.

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nHowever, he had already said it. It was too late to regret now.

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n“Chaochao, this little girl, is right. Your mouth is stubborn, but your heart is soft! This move is still effective on you!”

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nThe old man carried his big box on his back. With great effort, he turned around and happily walked down the mountain. His destination was obviously Xie Zhou’s house.

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nWhen Xie Zhou heard this, he understood everything.

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nWas he fooled by this old man and his daughter?

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nXie Zhou was furious.

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nThis old man had only been here for a day, and his daughter had already joined forces with the man to fool him?

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nWhat would happen in the future?

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n“I really shouldn’t have been soft-hearted toward this little girl! I should have spanked her a few times!”

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nXie Zhou thought about it fiercely.

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nXie Zhou held his painting in disbelief. “Is this painting really not an imitation?”

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nIt was unknown what was stuck to the canvas, but there were oil stains on it. It was obvious that it had not been carefully kept.

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nCould this really be a famous art piece that everyone would spend a fortune on?

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n“Believe it or not, whether you want to exchange it for money to buy the coal mine is none of my business!”

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nThe old man walked in front without looking back.

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nXie Zhou stared at his back for a while and made a decision.

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nIf he wanted his daughter to live like a little princess and not worry about food and clothing, he had to earn money.

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nTaking over the coal mine was the most profitable opportunity he could think of.

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nHe did not want to miss this good opportunity.

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nXie Zhou accepted the painting.

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nAt most, he would get the old man to buy it back from him.

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