Lin Rui didn't stand on ceremony, picked up the chopsticks on the table, and began to taste.

Not far away.

Even the usually shrewd and decisive Shen Jun couldn't help but chuckle at this moment.

She knew that Lin Rui was not yet twenty years old.

But seeing it today still leaves me utterly shocked.

The Lin Rui before her eyes was completely different from the image she had constructed in her mind.

She couldn't help but glance at He Zhongting beside her.

The latter seemed to sense something, and met Shen Jun's gaze, his eyes revealing a hint of frustration.

A person's words and actions can deceive, but the eyes can hardly do that.

Whether it's Shen Jun or He Zhongting, their most direct impression of Lin Rui is, besides, that he's naive, naive.

Yet this incredibly naive little kid managed to completely dominate the Xiazhou entertainment industry.

His literary talent was so astonishing that it terrified everyone in the room!

As for Shen Xihua, she was looking at Lin Rui with her big eyes.

Suddenly, she chuckled.

Shen Jun immediately gave her a warning look, and Shen Xihua could only pout and lower her head.

"You got it on your lips."

Wipe your mouth.

"Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."

Gong Jing, looking quite interested, handed Lin Rui a tissue.

Li Donglai withdrew his gaze and looked at Shen Jun: "I'll confirm one last time, is this really going to be a competition?"

Shen Jun's gaze shifted back and forth between Lin Rui and Shen Xihua before he nodded: "Let's compete."

Li Donglai smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

Seeing Lin Rui eating with relish and without any nervousness, Li Donglai remained incredibly calm.

Just as Zhou Rongze described it.

Lin Rui is often unreliable, but when he is, he is more trustworthy than anyone else.

However, Shenxi was not happy about it.

In her opinion, Lin Rui's silly and cute appearance made it hard to bring herself to hurt him.

Since the Huaxia Literature and Art Association exposed the age of Fusheng, the new generation of young talents in Huazhou have begun to pay attention to Lin Rui.

Regarding the bamboo and rock painting posted on Weibo, Shenxi doesn't think Lin Rui can surpass her in painting.

As for calligraphy, I've seen quite a few recently. Putting aside the outrageous poems, just looking at the characters, they're really passable.

After all, Shenxi Hua entered the Daoist path through calligraphy and painting, and his skills already belong to the top second-tier artists.

Have you decided which one to choose?

Seeing Lin Rui put down his chopsticks, Li Donglai asked a question seemingly casually.

But in my heart, I was screaming wildly.

Please, please, don't play chess!

"The piano."

Lin Rui's answer did not surprise anyone present.

Upon hearing this, Li Donglai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"If I may add something, the 'qin' in 'qinqi shuhua' (琴棋书画, meaning the four arts of qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting) doesn't just refer to one musical instrument, does it?"

"Two hundred years ago, in Washington, it was already being used as a form of musical expression."

"So, does that mean I can choose any instrument I want?"

Lin Rui looked at Li Donglai.

Li Dong glanced at Shen Jun, whose expression remained unchanged. Not wanting to provoke her further, he nodded and said, "That's true, but only ancient musical instruments can be chosen."

After saying that, Li Donglai looked at Shen Jun again: "How is it?"

Shen Jun looked at Lin Rui and calmly said, "Okay."

"Then get me an ocarina."

"Ocarina?"

Not only Li Donglai, but everyone in the room had an extremely strange expression.

Kid, are you serious?

Even Li Donglai was starting to get restless.

This is going to be a demonic act!

Seriously, aren't the guzheng, pipa, and erhu good enough?

To put it another way, the zither, the xun, and the sheng would also work!

At worst!

Nobody will mind if you play the flute at the bow of the boat!

Why are you playing the ocarina all of a sudden?

Apart from Shen Xihua, everyone present had seen their share of great storms.

Even so, it was difficult for them to remain calm at this moment.

Li Donglai stared intently at Lin Rui for a while before waving his hand and saying, "Chen Bin, go ask the manager if this boat has any ocarinas."