Cha Jiuzhang pondered for a few seconds, then told Wu Yuanzhe the story in a calm tone.

"Aku has been an orphan since childhood and has never been to school for a single day."

"He lived in the mountains when he was little and never traveled far."

"Later, an old man came to their mountain and saw him wandering around all day long, so he kindly taught him how to read and draw."

"Two years later, the old man passed away. After that, Ah Ku learned all the knowledge of high school by himself."

Cha Jiuzhang's expression softened as he spoke here. "Later, he met my wife. Seeing that he was a talented person, she brought him to Rongcheng to work together."

"He's not just a waiter," Cha Jiuzhang chuckled and pointed at the ground under his feet, "He's also one of the owners of this store."

After hearing these words, Wu Yuanzhe was a little stunned.

This is quite different from what he imagined.

Wu Yuanzhe didn't say anything. He silently put down the teacup, turned around, and stood under the large freehand landscape painting again.

Watch quietly, trying to deconstruct and restore the painter's hidden inner world through the painting in front of me.

After a cup of tea, Wu Yuanzhe gently closed his eyes.

The scene of A Ku painting seemed to appear in my mind.

He paints freely, forgetting himself and the world, with his mind and hands flowing freely, rough brushstrokes, sometimes thick and sometimes light ink, simple and bold painting style...

Sometimes, he even uses the brushwork of cursive script to paint, with his brush moving swiftly and freely, combining the changing brushstrokes with ink and wash, using a relaxed brushstroke and splashing ink freely, making the picture seamless and integrated in the ever-changing world, reaching a state of transcendence...

Judging from the overall appearance of his painting style, A Ku's freehand landscape paintings are valuable for their profound spiritual realm and bold brushwork. Even a small painting can convey a broad atmosphere.

If Cha Jiuzhang didn't tell the truth, he would have no idea that A Ku was an orphan who grew up alone in the mountains.

The hardships of life did not bring him any inferiority or resentment.

Ah Ku is like a deep ocean with still waters!

Calm, steady, yet with hidden currents that are hard to fathom!

This is a young man with a strong character and a pure heart.

It's very rare, and he is indeed a good candidate to take this path!

It turned out that God arranged for him to take time out of his busy schedule to make this trip today.

It was not for the stone, but for him to discover that Aku was a treasure hidden among the people!

Wu Yuanzhe turned to look at Cha Jiuzhang, "Ah Ku, are you interested in going to the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts for systematic further study?"

Upon hearing this, Cha Jiuzhang raised his eyebrows and turned to look at him with amusement, "With Ah Ku's current level, does he still need to go to an art academy for further study?"

In his opinion, a place like an art academy may not be able to train a talented person even after several years.

Moreover, some of the teachers in the Academy of Fine Arts may not be as capable as A Ku.

They just have nicer names.

The only thing missing from A Ku is that he doesn't have a good background.

"Ah... that's right..."

Wu Yuanzhe sighed helplessly.

A Ku's works are crude yet vigorous, and their style may not be delicate, but the most valuable thing is their aura.

This is something that academic students cannot learn.

It can be said that it is a school of its own!

This made him feel a little embarrassed. With such a good seedling, he couldn't just leave him out in the wild. He had to bring him into their circle before he could feel at ease.

Cha Jiuzhang was standing by and saw through his thoughts, so he kindly gave him some advice.

"Didn't you call on a group of people to form an art and calligraphy association some time ago? Why don't you just pull him into the association?"

"Also, as for that stone, I think Ah Ku is really reluctant to give it up, so don't force him. Just convince him to provide it to the Academy of Fine Arts as teaching material for a fee."

"Nominally, the ownership still belongs to A-Ku, but you have achieved your goal."

“Isn’t this the best of both worlds?”

"Hey..." Wu Yuanzhe felt strange when he heard that. He turned to look at Cha Jiuzhang, "If we talk about the quickest brain, it has to be you, kid!"

He paused and said jokingly, "I almost forgot to ask you when I interrupted you just now. Why did you rush to Chengdu with only two days off?"

"It's true that being married is different."

It's not just different, it's drastically changed.

This boy used to only care about studies and projects. No girl had ever left any mark on him.

In his eyes, those girls might not be as attractive as a beam on the construction site.

No matter which girl came to him, shyly or openly, asking for a date, he would always say expressionlessly, "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm sorry, I already have a fiancée."

With just one sentence, he sent the person away.

Then, without giving the other person any extra glances, he just left.

A group of cool people!

This guy’s reputation as “Tsing Hua University’s cool and handsome male god” wasn’t earned for nothing.

But during the years in college, no one had ever seen his legendary fiancée.

Everyone once thought that it was just an excuse made up by this brat.

No one really takes it seriously.

But Cha Jiuzhang's mentor, Mr. Xiao from the Department of Architecture at Tsinghua University, was very pleased about this. After all, who would not be happy when facing a student who devotes himself wholeheartedly to study and career?

Previously, when the Academy of Fine Arts and Tsinghua University were working together on a project, the daughter of a well-known professor at their Academy of Fine Arts met Cha Jiuzhang by chance and fell in love with him at first sight.

Later, the girl shamelessly followed her father to the construction site every time, and worked hard without complaint, making herself covered in dust, just to create opportunities to spend more time with Cha Jiuzhang.

More than three months have passed and the project is almost completed.

One day, the girl couldn't help herself and approached Cha Jiuzhang shyly and asked, "We have known each other for three months. What do you think about the relationship between us?"

But who could have thought that Cha Jiuzhang looked at the girl with a puzzled expression and asked in confusion, "What's going on between us?"

It turned out that for three months, Cha Jiuzhang had always thought that the other party was here for an internship like other students from the Academy of Fine Arts.

He didn't even remember the other person's name.

Because every time the two met, teachers from the two colleges were accompanied by a group of students.

The two of them had never been alone together.

Therefore, Cha Jiuzhang was very confused. Every time the two teams met, he would nod and smile at everyone on the other side in a friendly manner. But how come in the girl's eyes, he seemed to be interested in her as well?

This girl's train of thought really made Cha Jiuzhang exclaim in amazement.

The key point is that every time Cha Jiuzhang went to the construction site, the task was very heavy and he was very focused. He never paid attention to who were the people coming and going, walking and stopping behind him?

The main reason is that no one reminded him, otherwise, he would have avoided it long ago.