Chapter 362 Calligraphy

all he needed was to eliminate the spirits within before bringing his mother and sister over so they wouldn't need to stay at hotels."Doctor Xiao, I'll deliver the documents to you tomorrow!" Jin Xia...Chapter 362: Calligraphy

"No problem, let's go!" Teacher Cai said. After saying that, he led Xiao Yu to walk towards the琉璃廠again. At this moment, both Teacher Bai and Teacher Cai saw Yun Xi who was with Xiao Yu.

"Haha, Little Brother Xiao, this lady is... isn't she your wife" As Teacher Bai walked beside Xiao Yu, he looked at Yun Xi and teased Xiao Yu.

"Ha ha, Brother Bai, you got it right. She really is my sister-in-law!" After hearing Teacher Bai's teasing, Xiao Yu laughed loudly and said.

"Hello, Sister-In-Law..."

"Hello, Sister-In-Law…"

Originally, Teacher Bai only intended to make a joke at Xiao Yu, but it turned out to be true. Thus, they all greeted Yun Xi one by one.

"Teacher Bai, Teacher Cai, nice to meet you! It's an honor!" Hearing what Xiao Yu and the teachers said, Yun Xi blushed slightly as she shyly greeted them both.

With Teacher Cai and Teacher Bai leading the way, Xiao Yu and Yun Xi returned to Rong Bao Zhai once again. Upon seeing that they were back here, Xiao Yu shook his head inwardly; he had already seen everything in this place before but found nothing interesting. However, since Teacher Cai and Teacher Bai brought him here, it wouldn't be polite for him to say anything negative, so he followed them into Rong Bao Zhai once more.

The staff at Rong Bao Zhai saw Teachers Cai and Bai come in and hurriedly greeted them: "Teacher Cai, Teacher Bai, you're here! Please come inside!" After saying this, the staff member led them through a corridor to a room at the back.

This room wasn't very big, only about twenty square meters, but it was filled with ancient charm. In the center of the room stood an eight-cornered table, and after Xiao Yu and his companions sat down, the staff member poured them some water before leaving.

Teachers Cai and Bai were special invited experts here, so they were considered half-owners in this place, and this room was used specifically for receiving guests.

"Little Brother Xiao, do you know if there's anything the person you want to give a gift to likes If you know what he likes, it'll be easier to choose!" Teacher Cai asked Xiao Yu.

"Likes I'm not quite sure specifically. I didn't ask in detail! For an elderly man celebrating his hundredth birthday, he might like some calligraphy or paintings, ancient jade or antiques…" After hearing Teacher Cai's words, Xiao Yu shook his head and said. He really didn’t know what Elder Song liked, and he hadn't asked Song Huishan about it either.

"A centenarian, huh" Mr. Cai muttered to himself, helping Xiao Yu think about what the centenarian might like. Suddenly, he froze and looked at Xiao Yu, saying, "Little Brother Xiao, you’re not planning to attend Old Master Song’s birthday celebration, are you"

When Xiao Yu heard Mr. Cai's words, a look of surprise crossed his face. He then nodded thoughtfully as if remembering something and said, "Yes, Big Brother Cai is right!"

Hearing that Xiao Yu was indeed attending Old Master Song’s birthday celebration, Mr. Cai suddenly looked shocked. He knew that Xiao Yu had saved Song Hushan's son and that Song Hushan's wife treated Xiao Yu very well. However, he never imagined that Xiao Yu would attend the birthday of Old Master Song.

He knew it was Old Man Song’s birthday tomorrow because as a private advisor for Song Hushan regarding antiques, he helped choose gifts and appraise items for Old Master Song every year.

Although Mr. Cai did not qualify to attend the celebration personally, he always chose a gift each year and gave it to Song Hushan to take along. However, as they had been filming programs elsewhere recently and couldn't find an appropriate gift, he contacted Rong Bao Zhai from there to order something. Today was for collecting that item.

They had just walked up to the street entrance of Luyou Factory Cultural Street when Xiao Yu came along. Hearing that Xiao Yu wanted to buy something while he himself also needed some items, Mr. Cai brought him to Rong Bao Zhai and realized coincidentally that it was also for a gift for Old Master Song.

"Haha, Little Brother Xiao, if it’s for Old Man Song, then it's simple. I’ll tell you: the old patriarch first loves wooden ware because his ancestors were all carpenters, so he is very fond of wooden items. Besides, Old Man Song also likes calligraphy and paintings!"

Mr. Cai chuckled and told Xiao Yu.

Hearing Mr. Cai’s words, Xiao Yu lowered his head in thought; he decided not to choose a wooden item as he knew Zhang Dahan had already bought him a wooden box as a gift for Old Man Song's birthday. With the existence of that box, Xiao Yu did not intend to pick another wooden item since they were usually large and few small ones were valuable enough.

"Then let’s choose calligraphy or paintings!" After some consideration, Xiao Yu said.

He was merely an outsider attending Old Master Song’s birthday; a decent piece of calligraphy or painting would suffice. However, if it was too good and expensive, it might come off as vulgar!

"Mr. Cai, Mr. Bai, these two are..."

When Xiao Yu mentioned sending paintings, Mr. Cai nodded. Just as he was about to speak, the door opened from outside and a middle-aged man came in. He spoke with both Mr. Cai and Mr. Bai but stopped when he saw Xiao Yu and Yunxi sitting beside them.

"Haha, Manager Wang, this is Little Brother Xiao and his girlfriend," Mr. Bai chuckled as he introduced them to the newcomer.

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang understood that he was unwilling to give detailed information and thus did not ask further.

"Teacher Cai, here is what you wanted. Please take a look!" After saying this, Manager Wang placed the long box on the table.

"Oh, okay!" Upon seeing the long box on the table, Teacher Cai responded and then took out a pair of gloves from his pocket, put them on before opening the wooden box.

Teacher Cai gently opened the wooden box and took out a scroll from it. He slowly unrolled the scroll, revealing a piece of calligraphy. Xiao Yu felt an aura of righteousness envelop him upon seeing this work.

"Great calligraphy!" Upon feeling the righteous energy in the calligraphy, Xiao Yu couldn't help but comment.

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, both Teacher Cai and Teacher Bai turned to look at him. Particularly Manager Wang, who felt disdain for Xiao Yu, thinking that he was either flattering Teacher Cai or pretending to know more than he did.

Since the calligraphy didn't reach the level of a top master, it could only be considered average; hence, upon hearing Xiao Yu's praise, he reacted with such an expression. Little did he know that Xiao Yu evaluated calligraphy not based on its appearance but rather the spirit within it. The scroll in Teacher Cai’s hand perfectly embodied this.

As experts, both Teacher Cai and Teacher Bai were far from shallow like Manager Wang; they could naturally see the spirit behind a piece of calligraphy. Hence, when hearing Xiao Yu's words, they nodded in agreement. Only then did they recall that Xiao Yu’s own calligraphy was indeed top-notch.

As for whose work this was, although Xiao Yu saw Liu Yong's name on it, apart from knowing him through television, he had no idea who the renowned figure behind the piece was. All he knew was that though the work wasn't perfect, it captured the author’s spirit, which made it very special.

"Little Wang, we need to select another painting! Have you received any good pieces recently" Teacher Cai said to Manager Wang.

"There are some fine calligraphy and paintings. Please wait a moment; I will fetch them for you!" Upon hearing this, Manager Wang thought for a moment before heading out of the room.

"Little Wang, hold on!" Just as Manager Wang reached the door, Old Yue called him back.

Turning to Xiao Yu after calling Manager Wang back, Old Yue said, "Xiao brother, in my opinion, it would be better if you wrote a piece of calligraphy yourself as a gift. That way, it will have more meaning."

Xiao Yu pondered for a moment before nodding.

"Uncle Cai, Uncle Bai. I'll take my leave now. I need to go back and write a piece of calligraphy, and then check if it's possible to have it framed!" Xiao Yu stood up and said to Teacher Cai and Teacher Bai.

"Haha, Brother Xiao. You can write here, and this place can also frame the work. The framing師傅here are among the best in this琉璃廠!" Upon hearing that Xiao Yu wanted to go back home to write calligraphy, Teacher Cai chuckled and said.

"Oh! In that case, I'll trouble everyone then!" Hearing what Teacher Cai had said, Xiao Yu nodded his head.

Seeing that Xiao Yu agreed, Teacher Cai got up and led him to another room. The center of this room was occupied by a long table with Xuan paper laid out on it, accompanied by the Four Treasures of the Study.

Xiao Yu walked over and picked up one of the brushes from the table for an inspection. Seeing that they were all high-quality wolf-hair brushes, he nodded his head inwardly in approval.

Xiao Yu adjusted the Xuan paper on the table, then stood still before it with his eyes closed. After a moment, Xiao Yu suddenly opened them and picked up the brush to start sketching on the Xuan paper.

With a thick brush, Xiao Yu wrote continuously without pausing or breathing in between, completing his work in no time at all.

"Great calligraphy! Your writing has improved again!"

"Yes! It's truly humbling to see your progress,"

Seeing Xiao Yu finish his piece flawlessly, Teacher Cai and Teacher Bai walked over once he was done and praised him.

Xiao Yu’s calligraphy didn't just exude a scholar's righteous aura and elegance but also an unshakable confidence.

"I've caused you both trouble," Hearing their words, Xiao Yu bowed to them in thanks.

Although Manager Wang knew little about these things, being around the Rong Bao齋Gallery had given him some exposure and understanding. He didn't know what was special about Xiao Yu's calligraphy but felt very comfortable seeing it.

"Manager Wang, this piece needs to be framed by Master Ge personally. The price should be satisfactory as long as the work is done well and quickly!" Teacher Bai said to Manager Wang.ng as usual. He fell into a deep sleep immediately.In fact, Xiao Yu had not realized that not pursuing his passion for painting had become an obsession in his mind, and the conversation with Wei Jun w...