Chapter 477

"My mother loved to draw. I heard that my grandmother nurtured her love of the arts since she was young, and hence she had good skills."

Seeing that he kept turning around to look at the drawing on the backseat, Tang Ruochu mentioned her mother voluntarily.

"The painting is beautiful," Lu Shengyao said, complimenting her sincerely.

"It's indeed beautiful, but this is the only painting left." At this juncture, Tang Ruochu looked regretful.

"Why?" Lu Shengyao was curious. Since her mother loved painting, she should have numerous artworks.

"They were burnt," Tang Ruochu responded casually. "My mother was frail and weak then. She probably knew she was dying and wanted to burn the paintings so she could take them to heaven with her."

Lu Shengyao shook his head in disapproval. "Such a tough character."

Tang Ruochu smiled but didn't continue the topic.

She turned to look at the painting as her thoughts drifted away.

She had only been five years old when her mother had painted this pa