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2023-08-27 13:01:12"Thank you. Take it." Grandpa Santos ordered his servant to take the gift.
However, David continued,"Grandpa Santos, I hope you can open this gift in person. I'm sure you'll love what's inside!"
The man asked the birthday person to open the gift at the birthday party.
It usually happens when one is very confident in the gift given. After all, if the guy gave some scrap metal, he was too embarrassed to have his gift opened in front of people.
At this moment, all the guests around were curious. They wanted to see what gift this stranger had given them.
Since Grandpa Santos was having his birthday, he couldn't unwrap the gift himself. So the attendant next to him helped to open it.
The gift box was carefully opened, and inside was a painting. With the help of another attendant, the painting was slowly opened. It was a half-person-high, two-metre-long ink painting of a landscape.
"This is an ancient ink painting from Casanova's ancient ti
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