Coercion and bribery are actually quite common practices in these families.

Everyone's gotten used to it.

But this was the first time they had ever seen someone like Fu Jingheng, who used coercion and enticement in front of so many people, and even put the phone on speakerphone so everyone could hear it.

I've really learned something new.

The key point is that Old Master Fu and Miss Fu were right there, but neither of them stopped it.

What does this tell us?

This shows that they do not oppose Fu Jingheng's actions!

This further demonstrates their trust and recognition of Qin Sheng!

While marveling at her, everyone also felt a chill, realizing once again Qin Sheng's position in Fu Jingheng's and the Fu family's hearts.

The little thoughts that had been lingering were completely suppressed.

Qin Zheng noticed it, and his less-than-pleasant mood over the past few days finally improved a little.

Let's leave other things aside for now.

Based on Fu Jingheng's protectiveness towards Sheng Sheng, this potential son-in-law barely meets the passing grade.

However, we'll have to wait and see how it performs in the future.

As Qin Zheng thought about it, he stepped forward, pulled his daughter in front of him, pushed her towards Gu Yueming, picked up the calligraphy copybook that had been placed aside, and reopened it.

This time, however, it was Xie Zhen who was watching.

With a slightly cold expression, she asked, "Xie Zhen, what does this have to do with you?"

Xie Zhen was still stunned by Fu Jingheng's actions, and when she heard Qin Zheng's words, she subconsciously frowned: "Second Uncle, what do you mean by this?"

He paused for a moment, then chuckled softly and continued, "You're concluding that I'm involved because I said this calligraphy is indeed a fine copy by Wang Xizhi?"

"Then you've really misunderstood." Xie Zhen chuckled, trying to take the calligraphy from Qin Zheng's hand, but Qin Zheng avoided her.

The curve of her lips stiffened for a moment, then she withdrew her hand and continued, "I have only made a judgment on this calligraphy based on my existing knowledge, and I believe that it is a fine copy of Wang Xizhi's work. I am not trying to speak for anyone or target anyone."

"As for the bet later," Xie Zhen brushed her long hair aside, a hint of apology on her face, but insisted, "I proposed the bet because I genuinely thought the calligraphy was very well done, and I didn't want Qin Sheng to make a rash decision..."

Xie Zhen wanted to say that it was a fraudulent claim, but when she thought of how Chi Yuanyuan had been humiliated by Fu Jingheng in front of so many people for saying a few slightly sharp words about Qin Sheng, her voice faltered.

He paused for a moment before continuing, "Even if someone can write such characters without a signature or seal, and we don't know who they are, they must be a rare and great scholar. Shouldn't we give such a person enough respect?"

"Isn't what my cousin did inappropriate?"

Although that was said quite euphemistically.

But no matter what they say, they still insist that the calligraphy copybook was not written by Qin Sheng, and they are still implying that Qin Sheng is lying and stealing other people's work.

Qin Sheng found it quite interesting.

How can someone praise her as a great Confucian scholar who deserves sufficient respect while simultaneously making insinuations and slanders against her?

Is it only when they've pinned a crime on her that they're satisfied?

A cold smile appeared on Qin Zheng's lips.

He didn't find out about Xie Zhen's birthday until several days later, but by then the matter had already been resolved, and Xie Zhen had already left the police station and returned to Tiandu.

Since Qin Sheng had already handled it herself, he didn't pursue the matter further.

But what happened today.

It's not that simple.

Xie Zhen is not Qin Yanshu; he feels neither guilt nor affection towards Xie Zhen.

The first time they didn't pursue the matter was out of consideration for Qin Wei, but the second time wouldn't work.

He has already caused his daughter Sheng Sheng a lot of grievances regarding Qin Yan Shu's matter, and he promised that it would not happen again.

yes.

His daughter Sheng Sheng doesn't need to prove anything to anyone, but he absolutely will not allow anyone to smear his daughter!

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Qin Zheng stopped looking at Xie Zhen and instead slowly scanned the crowd.

In the end, it fell on one of them.

Qin Zheng nodded politely in the direction of the man and called out, "Master Liao."

Everyone followed his gaze and saw someone who was completely unexpected.

Liao Wenchang.

One of the most renowned calligraphers in China.

The question is, how did Liao Dajia end up here?

This isn't some calligraphy exchange event, but rather the Fu family's dinner party, which was originally intended to be a blind date for the third young master of the Fu family.

Moreover, no one noticed his existence before Qin Zheng called out his name.

It could be an accident if one person didn't notice, but judging from the equally puzzled looks on everyone's faces, it's clear that they weren't the only ones who didn't notice.

There's only one explanation then—this Master Liao was invited here at the last minute.

As for who it is...

People's gazes swept over Fu Jingheng, but no one spoke of it.

Fu Jingheng was speechless.

To be honest, he didn't actually know this Master Liao.

It doesn't matter, taking the blame for my father-in-law is no big deal.

The person was indeed invited by Qin Zheng.

He started looking for someone as soon as Qin Sheng said she wrote the calligraphy and Xie Zhen raised doubts, and they just arrived now.

Despite being under countless eyes, Liao Wenchang remained calm and composed.

He walked slowly to Qin Zheng with his hands behind his back, but when he saw the calligraphy in Qin Zheng's hand, his expression froze and his composure crumbled.

There was no time to explain anything. He gently took the calligraphy copybook from Qin Zheng and carefully placed it on the empty table next to him. Then he took the magnifying glass from his apprentice who had followed him and began to examine it carefully.

Seeing his posture, everyone paused, vaguely realizing that this calligraphy copybook was probably not simple.

My initial balanced mindset gradually shifted towards Xie Zhen's side.

Isn't that right?

If it were just a regular calligraphy copybook, and they claimed it was written by Qin Sheng himself, given Qin Sheng's previous outstanding performance, they vaguely felt there was some possibility.

But if it's a genuine copy worth over a billion, then that's another story.

To put it bluntly, as Chi Yuanyuan said, if Qin Sheng, a high school student, could easily write a calligraphy book worth billions in just two hours, then what would be the point of going to school?

With a mix of anticipation and a desire to see a good show, everyone quieted down and waited patiently for Liao Wenchang to give the results.

Just then, Xuan Yuanzhenhua and Xuan Yuanjing's car arrived at the entrance of the Fu family compound. Immediately, their subordinates opened the car doors for them and quickly informed them of the information they had gathered in advance.

Xuanyuan Zhenhua and Xuanyuan Jing listened quietly, without saying a word from beginning to end.

But after the report was finished, the subordinate secretly looked up and saw that the two men's faces had turned dark.

He immediately lowered his head.

Xuanyuan Zhenhua quickly composed himself, chuckled twice, and then strode towards the Fu family compound.