Sheng Shijing's birthday gift created a climax at the banquet.
Not to mention the elderly people who love antiques and ornaments, even the young people couldn't help but look at Mr. Sheng with envy, which finally soothed the old man's heart, which was so angry at his second son that he almost vomited blood.
His face was flushed and he looked very proud.
By this time, all the children of the Sheng family had presented their gifts, and the next was the turn of those who had closer ties with the Sheng family.
The Zhong, Su, and Song families, which are among the four major families, are naturally ranked at the front.
The Zhong family was low-key and gave a seemingly inconspicuous chessboard and chess pieces. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the price of this chess set was not low at all. At least it was much more valuable than the red coral from the Su family, which looked bright in color but was actually of average quality.
The Song family fell last.
Everyone looked at Song Yanxi who appeared in front of Mr. Sheng holding a long box. There was a momentary blank in their minds. It took them two or three seconds to remember the other person's identity - the second lady of the Song family, Song Yanxi.
He subconsciously shifted his gaze to Mr. Xie and Xie Xihe beside him, especially staying on Xie Xihe for two more seconds, his gaze was quite subtle.
Tsk.
The girl who was not even considered the adopted daughter of the Xie family has now transformed herself into the second daughter of the Song family, one of the four major families in Kyoto, and the daughter of the head of the family.
Although Xie Xihe, the originally serious young lady of the Xie family, was favored by Mr. Sheng, it was just favor after all. She was far inferior to the serious second young lady of the Song family.
This change of identity and status can be regarded as a reflection of the saying "everything changes with time", right?
I still remember that at the Second Miss Song's family reunion banquet a year ago, the Song family didn't even invite a single person from the Xie family. I wonder if there's some reason behind this that can't be told to outsiders...
Everyone's eyes flickered between Xie Xihe and Song Yanxi, with a hint of anticipation for a good show.
But it only lasted until Song Yanxi opened the long sandalwood box in his hand and unfolded the calligraphy inside. Everyone's expressions suddenly froze.
"This... is this the calligraphy of Mr. Lin Jingan?" After an unknown amount of time, someone finally came back to their senses and asked in shock.
Song Yanxi smiled slightly but did not answer.
It wasn't that she was being mysterious, but this question didn't require her to answer.
Lin Jing'an is the most famous calligrapher in China. He has been at the top of the calligraphy world for more than 40 years.
In the following twenty years, he created many acclaimed works, but only thirteen of them were circulated to the outside world. The rest were burned or put into storage on the grounds that he was not satisfied with them.
Twenty years ago, his calligraphy attainments reached their peak. A piece of calligraphy titled "Written for You" shocked the calligraphy world and attracted countless calligraphy masters to imitate and praise it.
The "Qing" in this thousand-character calligraphy has also been given a mysterious color by the world.
Some say that this "Qing" was a glimpse of Lin Jing'an's beauty in his later years, some say that she was a descendant that was loved by Lin Jing'an, and some even say that she was the sweetheart that Lin Jing'an could not get.
There are various opinions.
It is precisely because of these many legends and the pinnacle of calligraphy that "Letter to You" has reached the height of the best calligraphy in modern times, and is regarded as a masterpiece of modern calligraphy together with the three once mysterious gilded flying calligraphy works.
Unfortunately, Mr. Lin began a long period of secluded life eighteen years ago.
Not to mention others, even his descendants would find it difficult to find any trace of him.
Since the last double-sided sticker, Mr. Lin has not released any new works for a full eighteen years.
Many people even secretly speculated that the old man might have passed away.
However, they did not expect that after eighteen years, they would be able to see Mr. Lin’s works with their own eyes.
Although it was just a piece of calligraphy, the shock it brought to everyone was even greater than that of Sheng Shijing's statue of Laozi!
As for the authenticity of the calligraphy...
"Although this copy of calligraphy is superior to the one in the Zhong family's collection, the brushstrokes and style are exactly the same." The Zhong family head recovered from his shock and said with a sigh of approval, "Yes, it is indeed Mr. Lin's authentic work."
"Mr. Lin is indeed a master of calligraphy. His calligraphy is just as elegant as it was back then!"
"In this world, apart from that great calligrapher who remains anonymous, only Mr. Lin can write calligraphy like this. Not everyone can copy it. Beautiful calligraphy, beautiful calligraphy!"
“…”
Amidst the chorus of praise and admiration, everyone soon turned their attention to Song Yanxi, the owner of the calligraphy, and looked at her with curiosity and surprise.
"Miss Song is really amazing. No one has been able to get a single calligraphy from Mr. Lin for so many years, but you have produced a calligraphy piece. I wonder how you convinced Mr. Lin?" Someone couldn't help but ask curiously.
He speculated again, "I heard that Miss Song has also been practicing calligraphy since she was young, and her calligraphy is quite good. Could it be that the old master admired your talent and gave you this copybook?"
"It's true that Yan Xi has been practicing calligraphy since childhood, but his handwriting is barely passable at best. But I can't say that the old gentleman appreciates it." Song Yanxi smiled lightly, "I'm just lucky."
Be neither arrogant nor impatient, be humble and polite.
Everyone looked at the girl with the perfect smile in front of them, and their liking for her increased a little bit.
I couldn't help but say, "Second Miss Song is too modest. Three years ago, there was a Chinese calligraphy competition because my son was participating. I went there too. Second Miss Song won first place in that competition, which really amazed everyone at the time."
"Miss Song has achieved such success at such a young age. It's normal for Mr. Lin to admire you."
"Master Hu is right. Otherwise, why would so many people ask Mr. Lin for calligraphy, but he ignores them all and only agrees to your request? This shows that you are different in front of Mr. Lin."
Song Yanxi didn't explain much and just maintained a faint smile.
Everyone couldn't help but exchange glances, guessing all sorts of things in their minds.
Of course, there are also some people who don’t care whether it is a copybook or not. They care more about the intention behind the Song family’s move.
The Su family was the first one who couldn't help it.
The head of the Su family glanced at his sons behind him and said with a smile, "They even gave away Mr. Lin's calligraphy, which is worth a fortune. The Song family is really generous."
He raised his eyebrows and jokingly said, "Could it be that good things are about to happen between the Sheng and Song families, and this is a gift from one family to another?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the banquet hall, which was originally filled with a lot of conversation, suddenly became quiet. Everyone then thought of something deeper and could not help but glance back and forth in the direction of the people from the Song and Sheng families, wondering which two people the Sheng and Song families would choose if they were to form a marriage alliance?
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