Chapter 395 Tea Patterns
Wang Lu was dejected and could not utter a word to refute. He could only blame himself for bringing such an idiot as Zhou Wen with him. He had told him not to break the cup, but he had smashed the cup directly, and the water spilled all over the table. It was a horrible sight.
"Uncle, I'll go back first." Wang Lu stood up and said.
"Wait a minute." Zhou Wen sat there without moving and called out to Wang Lu.
Wang Guotao couldn't help but frown slightly, looking at Zhou Wen and said, "Young man, although your last name isn't An, you're still a member of the An family. You should know when to act properly."
Zhou Wen did not make any excuses, because it was not worth wasting time explaining anything to irrelevant people.
Pointing at the table, Zhou Wen said, "Uncle, please give me your evaluation of how my palm strike compares to the younger generation of your Wang family."
"The results are already very obvious. Is there any need for further evaluation?" Wang Guotao said.
"So, uncle, you have allowed Wang Lu to stay in the academy to practice?" Zhou Wen asked Wang Guotao.
Wang Guotao was so angry that he laughed. He looked at Zhou Wen and said, "It's rare. There aren't many young people who are so disregarding their pride for their friends like you. But if you really want to do good for Xiaolu, you should let her go home and practice. Okay, you guys can go back."
Wang Guotao's words clearly implied that Zhou Wen was shameless, but Zhou Wen remained unmoved. "I don't know if returning to practice cultivation is a good choice for Wang Lu, but since I promised you beforehand and I've done it now, shouldn't you let Wang Lu choose whether to return or not?"
Wang Guotao, a man of such refinement, couldn't help but turn cold after hearing Zhou Wen's words and said, "I wanted to save some face for you, but since you don't want it, you can't blame me for being blunt. Your level is about the same as the newly-initiated boys of the Wang family. At most, you have some brute force. There's no need to judge me at all."
Wang Guotao was also a little annoyed, wondering why Zhou Wen was so ignorant of the situation. He stood up and prepared to leave, not wanting to talk to the unreasonable Zhou Wen anymore.
"Zhou Wen, let's go back." Wang Lu walked to Zhou Wen and said. She knew Wang Guotao's temper and it was impossible to fool him.
Zhou Wen didn't move, still sitting in front of the table. He reached out and pushed the broken teacup pieces aside. He looked at Wang Guotao and said, "Uncle, please stay. Are you sure that a new boy from your family can do this? Then please demonstrate it to me so that I can admit defeat with all my heart."
Wang Lu originally advised Zhou Wen to stop talking, but when her eyes met the table, she suddenly cried out "Ah" and looked at the table in surprise.
Wang Guotao didn't want to pay any attention to Zhou Wen at first. It would be beneath his dignity to argue with Zhou Wen. But when he heard Wang Lu's scream, Wang Guotao turned around and looked. He saw Wang Lu staring straight at the table, and Wang Guotao also followed her gaze.
Upon seeing this, Wang Guotao's pupils suddenly shrank, but his eyes seemed to widen, forming a strong contrast.
I saw that on the yellow natural wood grain table top, there were actually tea-leaf shaped patterns. Upon closer inspection, they were not patterns at all, but pieces of soaked tea leaves that were forcibly pressed into the table top. The tea leaves had no damage at all, and the stems and leaves were clearly visible, looking like the original pattern of the wooden table.
"Impossible!" Wang Guotao walked back to the front of the table, reached out to push away the broken pieces of the teacup, and soon discovered that there were indeed no tea leaves among the broken pieces of the teacup, and there was not a single tea leaf in the scattered tea.
Wang Guotao could hardly believe his eyes. It was true that he was able to knock the teacup into the table by relying on Yin Jin, but porcelain was indeed hard, and tea leaves themselves were fragile. After being soaked in water, they would rot with a little force. How could he possibly knock it into wood?
The force of Zhou Wen's palm was so strong that it shattered the cup, but the tea leaves inside actually fell into the wooden table intact. Wang Guotao thought it was impossible.
Wang Guotao reached out to touch the tea leaves, and with a slight pressure of his fingers, the tea leaves immediately rotted, and the leaf marks left on the table could be clearly seen.
"Isn't it fake?" Wang Guotao was stunned again, staring at the table in a daze. He really couldn't understand how Zhou Wen did it.
Wang Lu, who was standing by, was surprised and delighted. He said, "You managed to push the brewed tea leaves into the wooden table, and the tea leaves are not damaged at all. How did you do that?"
"It's not difficult. It's just some little tricks I learned in the academy. I wonder what level this skill is considered in the Wang family?" Zhou Wen was talking to Wang Lu, but his eyes were on Wang Guotao.
Wang Guotao looked at Zhou Wen with a complicated expression. He really couldn't do this. He had never seen such a sinister force before.
"Is this the skill you learned in the academy?" Wang Guotao took a deep breath and asked Zhou Wen.
"Yes, I just learned it a few days ago from a post on the college forum." Zhou Wen knew that even if he could do the same as Wang Guotao and knock the teacup onto the table, Wang Guotao probably wouldn't really let Wang Lu stay.
He must prove that what he learned in the academy is better than what he learned in the Wang family, then Wang Guotao will really consider letting Wang Lu stay.
"Uncle, none of my brothers and sisters should be able to reach Zhou Wen's level, right? You are not allowed to cheat." Wang Lu said happily.
Wang Guotao looked at the tea leaves sunk into the table with a complicated expression. After a while, he said to Wang Lu, "You can stay, but I will send someone to assess you every month. If you don't meet the assessment standards, you must return immediately."
"Uncle, thank you, you're so kind." Wang Lu was overjoyed and pulled Zhou Wen up, saying, "Zhou Wen, let's go."
"Wait, Xiaolu, you go pay the bill first. I have a few words to say to Zhou Wen." Wang Guotao stopped Wang Lu and said.
Seeing Wang Lu looking at him suspiciously, Wang Guotao smiled and said, "Don't worry, your uncle isn't that mean. I just want to ask a few questions about you. I'm afraid Zhou Wen wouldn't dare to tell the truth in front of you."
"Uncle, if you have anything to say, just ask me directly." Wang Lu said.
"Go and pay the bill." Wang Guotao said again.
Wang Lu had no choice but to pay the bill, but before leaving he kept winking at Zhou Wen, as if warning Zhou Wen to be careful with his words.
After Wang Lu left, Wang Guotao spoke up, "Zhou Wen, how is your relationship with Xiao Lu?"
"It's okay." Zhou Wen answered truthfully.
Wang Guotao nodded slightly, then said to Zhou Wen, "If you really want to do this for Xiaolu's own good, I hope you can keep a certain distance from her in the future."
"Why?" Zhou Wen frowned.
"Because you are Wang Mingyuan's student." Wang Guotao simply said this.
"I understand, uncle, don't worry, Wang Lu and I are just ordinary friends." Zhou Wen did not refute.
(End of this chapter)
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