IBO -Chapter 165 Painting Competition Results

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“Brother, I painted a planet covered in roses!”

Song Yiran genuinely exclaimed, “Wonderful! You’re amazing, my darling!”

Song Yuexin drew a hillside full of small, unknown yellow flowers, with a towering tree whose canopy was made of countless bright red roses.

Around the tree fluttered tiny flower spirits, each with round heads and hands, wearing petal robes and translucent wings.

“Brother, this is my rose tree! I combined the roses and tree together—it looks better this way!”

“These little flower spirits are based on ones I saw in Karundiel. The rose tree represents you, Brother, and the spirits around it represent us.”

Song Yuexin pointed to each spirit, introducing them one by one: “This one’s me, that’s Lili, that’s Huhu… that’s Fifth Brother, and the last one is Brother Tutu.”

She perfectly blended each person’s traits into the corresponding spirit. Each one is recognizable.

For example, the little orange-eyed spirit is Song Fu, with fluffy orange ears and tail.

In the painting, Song An and Song Yang are two identical spirits, only their eye colors differ.

Although in reality they share one body, Song Yuexin wanted them to have separate bodies in her drawing.

This painting included everyone in the family. Song Yiran’s heart melted as he praised, “This is amazing! Such a beautiful painting!”

After the viewing, Song Yiran photographed all the paintings and helped the cubs submit them to the competition platform.

That night, Song Yiran worked at the sewing machine in his room.

He was busy making clothes for Song Yutu, Song Yuan, and Song Yue Tao.

Song Yuan and Song Yue Tao were drawn to the “clack-clack” sound of the machine. They “escaped” from their cribs, crawling over to watch.

The sewing machine was integrated into a table. Being very young, they couldn’t reach the surface, so they wandered under the table.

Song Yuan craned his neck. “Brother, what are you doing?”

Song Yue Tao pawed at Song Yiran’s pants, trying to climb onto his lap.

Song Yiran looked at the fuzzy little cubs, then at the fabric in his hands, and decisively picked up the cubs.

He held them to show the half-finished clothes on the table.

“I’m making clothes for you two and Tutu!”

The table was scattered with fabric scraps and half-finished pieces.

The cubs couldn’t imagine what the final clothes would look like, but still complimented enthusiastically:

“Wow! Brother, you’re amazing!”
“Brother, you’re awesome!”

The next morning, Song Yuan and Song Yue Tao were already wearing the new clothes Song Yiran had made.

He had worked overnight to finish them, then washed and hung them to dry. By morning, they were ready.

The fresh clothes smelled faintly of laundry detergent. The soft fabric hugged their fur, and both cubs were very pleased with their new outfits.

Song Yutu was just as delighted. After receiving his new clothes, he happily changed into them and wandered around the house.

He strutted in front of everyone wearing the new outfit and made a point of “casually” mentioning who made it.

“Hahaha, what a beautiful day! By the way, my new clothes were made by my brother!”

“Want to team up for a game? Oh, and my clothes were made by my brother!”

“Have you finished your homework? Need me to tutor you? Oh, and my clothes were made by my brother!”

Xiao Zhong’er and the other kids were thoroughly affected. They were all busy doing their own things when Song Yutu suddenly came over, spouted a bunch of words, and then forcefully steered the conversation toward the clothes.

Who even asked about these clothes? No one! Absolutely no one asked who made them!

He was completely answering his own question!

Xiao Zhong’er and the other kids exchanged glances, silently sharing their exasperation.

Xiao Zhong’er decided to strike first against Song Yutu. He shifted back to his original form and draped the robe Song Yiran had made for him over his shoulders, then deliberately flew over to show off in front of Song Yutu.

“Oh my~ what a beautiful day! Hey, have you seen this robe? It was personally made by Song Yiran!”

Xiao Zhong’er wore a smug expression and, pretending to be casual, spun the robe a full 350 degrees for Song Yutu to admire from every angle.

The other kids also put on the clothes Song Yiran had made for them and deliberately gathered in front of Song Yutu to show off.

“Brother Tutu, I also have clothes made by my brother!”

“Me too! My brother made me clothes as well~”

Song Yutu didn’t give up; instead, he grinned triumphantly.

“Ha! My clothes were made with the most fabric, you know~” he said with a proud smile.

He looked extremely pleased. Since Song Yiran had made his outfit according to his human form, the amount of fabric used was several times more than what the little ones’ outfits had.

Xiao Zhong’er, who wore a robe made according to his original form, looked even smaller in comparison.

He immediately got annoyed and stretched out his little hands to hit Song Yutu’s head. Song Yutu nimbly dodged and then sprinted across the courtyard.

While running, Song Yutu glanced back and stuck out his tongue at Xiao Zhong’er.

“Nyah~ Bet you can’t catch me!”

Xiao Zhong’er blushed with anger. “Ahhhh! How dare you! You think I can’t catch you? Wait right there!”

He gave chase, Song Yutu sprinting ahead while Xiao Zhong’er flew after him relentlessly.

The other kids squatted in the corridor, watching the chaos unfold. Song Yiran also came over and sat in the corridor to watch the fun.

This daily chaos gradually drifted by, and before they knew it, the day had come to announce the results of the Karen Dirr Art Competition.

It happened to be Friday. After dinner, everyone excitedly waited for the results.

The living room was warm and cozy, with several soft sofas, plush carpets, snacks and drinks on the coffee table, and a few green plants in the corners.

Everyone sat on the soft sofas, eyes glued to the official art competition account on the light screen.

Xiao Zhong’er kept refreshing the page, afraid of missing any updates.

Song Yuan and Song Yuetao had already gone to rest, as they hadn’t participated in the competition and weren’t too concerned about the results.

The participating kids, however, were all tense. Song Xianyue didn’t even wag his tail, his eyes fixed tightly on the screen, afraid to miss any news.

Song Chiyu kept licking the fur on his paws over and over. Even though the fur was already spotless, he couldn’t stop, as if this was the only way to calm his nerves.

Song Xiufu was so anxious that he fidgeted with the sofa fabric. When he realized what he was doing, he immediately let go, carefully checking to make sure he hadn’t damaged anything. Luckily, he hadn’t!

Just as Song Xiufu breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Xiao Zhong’er’s excited shout:

“Waaah! Song Xiufu and Song Yuexin, you guys won!”

Xiao Zhong’er was so excited he shouted until his voice cracked: “Song Xiufu got fifth place, and Song Yuexin got fourth place!”

Song Xiufu felt like he was floating. His heart raced, beating much faster than usual, almost as if it would jump out of his chest.

Song Yuexin was stunned by the surprise, his mouth forming a perfect “O.”

Was this really happening? He had actually gotten fourth place!

The official Karen Dirr Art Competition account had posted all submissions, with the top twenty artworks labeled in the bottom-right corner with the ranking, artist’s name, age, and gender.

The remaining artworks only showed the artist’s name, age, and gender, without a ranking.

Aside from Song Xiufu and Song Yuexin, the other kids only received participation awards. They weren’t disappointed, though, and continuously praised Song Xiufu and Song Yuexin.

“Wow! Xiufu and Yuexin are amazing!”

“Yeah! It’s their first time in a competition and they got such high rankings! Incredible!”

Song Yiran smiled and patted the fluffy heads of Song Xiufu and Song Yuexin. “You two are incredible! You’re little art prodigies!”

“Of course, every one of you is amazing too!” Song Yiran said with a smile, then suggested, “How about the whole family goes camping in the mountains tomorrow?”

“Yay!”

“Camping! Camping! Exciting! Exciting!”

While they happily discussed what to bring for the camping trip, Xiao Zhong’er frowned as he read the comments under the official art competition post.

“Well… I know this might ruin the mood,” he said, taking a deep breath, then speaking seriously, “Family, some online opinions have surfaced questioning Song Xiufu and Song Yuexin’s rankings.”

Since the official results were posted, the comment section had exploded. At first, most discussions focused on the artworks and the artists. Later, however, the tone shifted.

“First place is amazing! Can’t believe this 9-year-old could paint this! Incredible!”

“Checked the first-place winner’s name. If it’s her, then it makes sense. She comes from an artistic family. Her mother is a famous painter, and the family has been in the arts for generations. A prodigy like this is normal.”

“The second-place piece is also amazing, and the artist is only 8. Their future looks limitless!”

“I know the second-place winner. She’s a famous painting prodigy. Her family runs an art academy, and her mother is the dean.”

Netizens discussed the backgrounds of the top twenty contestants, finding that most either had family in the arts or had been trained in painting for several years.

However, Song Xiufu and Song Yuexin were exceptions.

“Who’s ever heard of the fourth and fifth place winners?”

“Exactly! All the other top twenty contestants have some information online. Why is it that we can find nothing on the fourth and fifth place?”

“And they’re only four years old… Can kids that age really produce such work? Is this cheating?”

“Well, maybe they’re just prodigies?”

“But other prodigies usually have some online presence. Only these two have nothing.”

“Maybe their planet is very remote, so there’s no information.”

“A remote planet with light-screen technology? Interesting. If they can use light screens, how remote can it really be?”