Sitting on the sofa, holding the tea brewed by Chiang Xiao’s father, Liu Guoying realized he had taken on an incredibly difficult task. Official source ıs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽 The two men sitting in front of him were almost equally outstanding, although they were of different types, both brought significant psychological pressure to him. That brat, she actually has such an impressive father. Liu Guoying wanted to cough again. "Teacher Liu, please have some tea. If your throat feels uncomfortable, this tea can relieve it a lot," said Ah Liu. His politeness still made Liu Guoying feel noticeably pressured. Liu Guoying could only take a few more sips of tea before he said, "Xiao Chiang has finished the competition, I’m here to report the good news to you." "Little won, didn’t she?" Meng Xinian’s statement was actually affirmative. He always believed Chiang Xiao could win. With her talent, she could win even without the Magic Brush. He didn’t know how exactly she practiced, clearly not yet eighteen, yet her paintings were better than many veteran painters who had trained for decades. Although he was an outsider, the emotional impact of art didn’t necessarily require an insider to understand. "Yes, yes." Mentioning this, Liu Guoying couldn’t help but get excited again, which eased his psychological pressure facing Ah Liu and Meng Xinian. Speaking of Chiang Xiao’s painting, he instantly became cheerful. "You surely don’t know how astonishing Xiao Chiang’s farewell painting was. Mr. Wen Li and several judges couldn’t speak for a long time after seeing it. I even saw tears glistening in Mr. Wen Li’s eyes." Even he didn’t anticipate that Chiang Xiao would end up painting such a piece. She painted a girl in the rain. Originally just a very ordinary theme. But the girl’s pair of eyes, they were too astonishing. Those eyes held no tears, but they were filled with sorrow. He never thought a pair of painted eyes could be so vivid, the sorrow they conveyed almost drowned people. When he first saw the painting, his mind suddenly went blank. He couldn’t speak for a long time. The painting had a kind of magic that drew people in. So, she became the undisputed first prize winner. The final two painters both voluntarily gave Chiang Xiao a hug, saying she was an exceptionally talented painter. But what he didn’t say was that after painting that piece, Chiang Xiao locked herself in her room alone and didn’t come out for half a day. He was initially worried she might have lost herself, immersed in her own work, but fortunately, she emerged before he left, still smiling brilliantly. "She was always amazing," Meng Xinian said proudly. "But since the competition is over, why hasn’t she come back?" His tone shifted, and he immediately asked. "Well, Mr. Wen Li invited her to attend a royal banquet in two days, she was initially very hesitant, but I told her she must attend..." Meng Xinian and Ah Liu exchanged a glance. "Royal, banquet?" Ah Liu slowly asked. "Yes." Thinking of Chiang Xiao’s painting, Liu Guoying again felt that his decision was correct, Chiang Xiao would surely shine once more at the banquet, it would be a pity for her to return just for the New Year’s Eve dinner. "By then Xiao Chiang will be very welcome by the international media. In a few days, you’ll see, reports of Xiao Chiang will definitely appear in mainstream media worldwide." No matter what, just thinking about it made him quite excited. "Is she doing well over there?" Despite his disappointment, Ah Liu asked about what he cared about the most.