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Chapter 4250 4252 [People must rely on themselves]

"People should learn to struggle for themselves, instead of always relying on others." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "If you rely on mountains, the mountains will fall down, and if you rely on rivers, the rivers will dry up. Only by working hard on your own can you create happiness.

I am a wizard, I have some prophetic abilities. I can tell you that your fiancé is not a man you can rely on. Although he is very rich now, he cannot keep the money.

Within 20 years, he would lose all his property, be left with nothing, and be destitute. With his arrogant character, he could not accept his failure at all, and would eventually choose to commit suicide.

Even if you reluctantly stay with him now, in twenty years, you will still be facing a situation of being penniless and without anyone to rely on, and the ending may be even worse than it is now.

Because you are seventeen years old now, you are still young, passionate, impulsive, your body is still healthy, and you still have the ability to change.

Twenty years later, you will be thirty-seven years old, no longer young. Twenty years of restricted life will wear down your edges, consume your enthusiasm, wear out your fighting spirit, and destroy your body.

By then, even if you want to change, it will be impossible. Just like many nobles in Europe now, once they go bankrupt, they have almost no ability to make a living. "

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European nobles originally made money from land, mainly by collecting rent. At that time, the prices of grains such as potatoes, wheat, and oats were very good, so relying on land rent, the nobles could live a relatively wealthy life.

In "Pirates of the Caribbean", the dream of many pirates is to make enough money, retire, return to their hometown, buy a piece of land and become a landlord.

However, in the 19th century, with the development of preservation technology and the improvement of transportation capacity, large amounts of grain and meat from overseas poured into Europe, causing food prices to drop significantly.

The price of wheat fell by half and the price of beef fell by one-third, causing a large number of farms in Europe to go bankrupt and the value of the land owned by the nobles to depreciate sharply.

Coupled with the bourgeois revolution, the emerging bourgeoisie constantly challenged the status and power of the old aristocracy, making it increasingly difficult for them to monetize their power.

For example, abolishing the Corn Laws and allowing large quantities of grain to be imported from overseas were means for the emerging bourgeoisie to suppress the traditional aristocracy.

Therefore, in the late 19th century and early 20th century, a large number of European nobles went bankrupt, and many nobles were almost penniless except for their titles.

In order to maintain their dignity, they had to sell their ancestral property at a low price, including fields, furniture, jewelry, gold and silver utensils... When there was nothing left to sell, it was not uncommon for them to become beggars, prostitutes, or criminals.

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"What you said is very rude." Rose felt insulted and said with dissatisfaction.

"There is an old Chinese saying that good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease, and honest advice is unpleasant to the ear but is good for one's conduct." Xiang Nan explained, "Although you don't like what I say, I am telling the truth."

"That's enough. I don't need you to teach me how to do things." Rose said angrily.

"Well, I thought you came to me for help." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Since you don't need it, forget it."

"You are really self-righteous and vulgar." Rose stamped her feet and said, "I'm leaving now. Goodbye, Mr. Jack Dawson."

"Okay, goodbye, Miss Rose DeWitt Bookett." Xiang Nan nodded with a smile.

"You...you really..." Rose gritted her teeth.

She was very angry now, but she was not angry with Xiang Nan, but with herself. She knew that Xiang Nan was right, she should not rely on Carl Hockley, he was not someone she could rely on.

But she didn't have the courage to change now, so she could only be angry and take her anger out on Xiang Nan.

"Why, do you have anything else to say? Aren't you leaving?" Xiang Nan asked in confusion. "I can leave whenever I want, it's none of your business." Rose said angrily, "Wait, why should I leave? This is my territory, you should leave!"

"See who is the rude one now." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"You... give it to me. You are pretending to be an artist. Do you really think you understand anything?" Rose snatched the drawing board from Xiang Nan's hand.

She studied literature and art in college. She wanted to use her strengths to severely criticize Xiang Nan's paintings and help herself get back on track.

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But when Rose opened Xiang Nan's paintings, she was stunned. "The paintings are really good. In fact, they are all masterpieces."

She has an outstanding and unique appreciation ability. When Picasso, Monet, Degas and other painters who left their names in art history had not yet been recognized, she had already seen their value and started collecting them.

In fact, if the ship had not sunk, her collection of paintings alone would have been worth much more than the Heart of the Ocean diamond that the treasure hunter in the movie had been searching for.

Therefore, her vision is quite unique, and after seeing Xiang Nan's paintings, she was indeed very amazed and admired them very much.

The lines, contours, perspective, structure, light and shadow, texture... of those paintings are almost impeccable, very perfect, and amazing.

It was so lifelike that it really shocked her.

"Thank you." Xiang Nan nodded.

Rose continued flipping through the pages, and at the back she saw several portraits of naked women.

"Wow~" She was a little surprised, "Are these real-life sketches?"

Xiang Nan nodded and said, "I painted in Paris. The girls there are bolder and many are willing to devote themselves to art."

Rose nodded and continued to flip through the pages, only to see a few sketches at the back, with the model being the same person.

"You must like her very much, you have drawn her several times," she began.

"She has a pair of beautiful hands, look~" Xiang Nan pointed to her. The following pictures were all sketches of women's hands. To be honest, those hands were really beautiful, slender and long.

  "You must have had an affair with her," Rose continued.

"You misunderstood, I just like her hands." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "You see, she is actually a one-legged prostitute."

Rose was stunned. With Xiang Nan's guidance, she finally discovered something. "So that's it."

"Actually, she is quite humorous. And so is this lady." Xiang Nan flipped through another page. This painting depicted a middle-aged woman who was wearing gorgeous clothes and jewels all over her body, but had a resentful look on her face.

"She sits in the bar every day, wearing her best clothes and all her jewelry, waiting for her lover to come back." Xiang Nan explained, "We all call her 'Madam Jewelry'. You see, her clothes are actually moth-eaten..."

"This is such a sad story." Rose couldn't help but feel moved when she heard him say that. "Jack, you are such a genius. These paintings you draw are so good."

"But not everyone knows how to appreciate it. People in many places don't really appreciate my paintings." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled.

"Many places?" Rose was stunned.