Chapter 65 -65: The Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars
The overweight woman had an expression as if she had swallowed a hundred flies. “Going to the funfair, was there a need to dress up like this?”
Momo replied righteously, “Dress as beautifully as possible! Isn’t it only natural for a woman to love beauty! Besides, this dress, ordinary people simply can’t pull it off, only my Mommy with a supermodel-like figure can wear this dress and look so good!”
The overweight woman was rendered speechless by Momo’s retort.
Her daughter stood to the side and pointed at Lin Qi, “Momo, where’s your dad? Do you not have a dad, just a mom?”
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Her remark stirred up waves in the crowd.
A burst of discussion erupted among the people.
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“I heard that this child is from a single-parent family, with average household conditions, and is a special enrollment student at Windsor High School.”
“The family is so poor, the Givenchy she’s wearing and the Hermes she’s carrying, could they be fakes just to save face?”
“Heh! No matter how good she dresses up, she’s still a woman that no man wants. A woman that looks like this is only fit to be a lover, not a suitable wife to be brought home!”
Song Shuyan stood aside, covered her mouth and snickered, waiting to see the mockery unfold.
Huo Tingdong looked at Lin Qi, who was furrowing her brows, feeling somewhat targeted and hadn’t said a word yet, only to hear Momo snort disdainfully and said aloud, “My Mommy is so beautiful, there are men queueing from here to France who want to chase after my Mommy and be my stepdad. There aren’t any men who don’t want my Mommy, only men whom my Mommy doesn’t look up to.”
Saying that, he glanced at the overweight woman, “Auntie, I’m a boy, I understand better than you.”
The overweight woman’s face instantly turned an iron shade of blue.
“Ha ha ha ha!”
Children’s words bear no malice.
Many parents present laughed, Momo’s words smoothly defused the awkwardness.
Lin Qi knew, Momo was backing her up.
Momo never felt inferior because he didn’t have a father, nor did he ever beg Lin Qi for a complete and sound family.
He had nothing but unconditional, fervent love for Lin Qi and couldn’t stand anyone speaking ill of her, whether to her face or behind her back!
Lin Qi felt that having such a considerate and exemplary filial son was truly her good fortune.
“Miss Lin, having such a good son is indeed the fortune of your lifetime.”
“Yes! He’s adorable and handsome, and he speaks cleverly too.”
Many girls in the class clamored over one another, “Momo is very smart, we all like Momo a lot!”
“When I grow up, I want to marry Momo!”
“No way! I like Momo too.”
Lin Qi gently pinched Momo’s little cheek, “Momo, you’re really a heartthrob, huh? You already have so many young girls jealous over you?”
Momo replied elegantly, “Mommy, you know nothing of my charm.”
Lin Qi asked, “Then do you have a girl you like?”
Momo replied, “No, with a mom as beautiful as you, what kind of girl could make my heart flutter?”
Ms. Mia led the parents to visit the teaching building and art building, then joined the parents to attend an exhibition of students’ paintings and art works.
Parents of students from fifteen grades gathered together.
The luxurious school building, the art building filled with a strong artistic atmosphere, seeing the meticulously painted artworks on display and the exquisite art pieces, Lin Qi deeply realized that in the circle of the wealthy, education is such a cutthroat matter.
She had never had the chance to properly nurture Momo’s talents, she suddenly felt somewhat guilty.
Suddenly, Momo mysteriously said, “Mommy, I have a painting that’s on display too.”
Lin Qi exclaimed in surprise, “You can paint?”
“Yes.”
Lin Qi said, “But Mommy never enrolled you in painting classes.”
Momo winked at her, “Do you want to guess which painting is mine?”
Each painting in the exhibition was framed in glass, and on each frame was marked which class and which student the exhibited artwork came from.
As Lin Qi looked over each painting, she suddenly saw many parents gathered around one particular painting, buzzing with discussion.
“This painting is really beautiful! The colors and the overall picture have a Monet style.”
“It must be the work of a high-grade art student!”
“First grade, Lion Class!”
“Eh? A first-grade student’s painting? How is it possible?”
“Who is it?”
“Who is it…”
More and more parents gathered.
Holding Han in his arms, Huo Tingdong approached the painting. His tall stature allowed him to have a clear view of the painting from behind the crowd.
The painting depicted the white European-style teaching building of Windsor High School, the blue sky, the green grass, the clear lake water, the white clouds, the color choice carried a touch of impressionistic high-class style, and although the brushstrokes were still somewhat juvenile, the use of light and shadow was superb.
Huo Tingdong’s eyes went to the bottom right corner of the glass frame—first grade, Lion Class, Lin Jinmo.
Was this Momo’s painting?
Even Song Shuyan was a bit surprised.
She truly did not expect this to be the work of a seven-year-old child.
“Lin Jinmo, this little friend is really talented!”
“This artwork is really shocking!”
“Being in the same class as such an outstanding young artist, I hope my daughter can also be influenced by this kind of artistic atmosphere.”
Ms. Mia came over with a smile and said, “Today, all the artworks on display will be auctioned. If any of you like a piece, you can purchase it. The auctioned amounts will be donated to the United Nations charity fund in the name of the student artists and might have a chance to be invited by the United Nations to become a UN student representative.”
Parents exchanged glances, surprised.
Being invited as a UN student representative was a great honor indeed!
But how to price these artworks?
All the parents present were well-known figures in high society, bidding too low would be embarrassing, but if the bid was too high, it would not be worthwhile.
After all, the works on display were painted by students, not masterpieces with commercial value.
“One million.”
Suddenly, a resolute voice came from the crowd.
Everyone looked in shock toward the source.
Huo Tingdong raised his hand, pointing at Momo’s artwork, said, “I want this painting.”
Upon hearing such a high bid, everyone turned to look, some parents didn’t recognize Huo Tingdong at all, only thinking this man was incredibly extravagant, speculating about his identity.
Song Shuyan was also stunned.
She looked at Huo Tingdong dubiously, “Tingdong, is it worth bidding so high for a student’s painting?” Many master-level artworks don’t sell at that price.
Huo Tingdong said decisively, “It’s worth it.”
Song Shuyan didn’t say anything more.
Ms. Mia approached with some surprise, “Mr. Huo, do you really want to buy this painting for one million? This painting is the work of Lion Class’s Lin Jinmo.”
Huo Tingdong said, “I really like this painting.”