Out of a sense of mutual respect, Chen Yiping asked, "Young man, how many years have you studied calligraphy? Which famous teacher did you study under?"
Liu Yihang awkwardly scratched his head.
"I have never studied calligraphy, let alone had a calligraphy teacher."
As Liu Xiangdong and Lin Guihua listened to Liu Yihang's words, they felt a pang of pain in their hearts. In the end, it was they who had delayed the child's development.
Chen Yiping was astonished. He had never studied calligraphy before, yet he could express such insights. This child was no ordinary person!
Such talent is unparalleled in my life.
"Can you write? Write a few words for me to see!" Chen Yiping wanted to give him some pointers.
As everyone can see.
They hurriedly spread out new Xuan paper on the table next to them and let Liu Yihang write.
Liu Yihang felt like he was being forced into this situation, because he had never touched a calligraphy brush before.
He clumsily imitated Chen Yiping's pen-holding method, picked up the brush, and dipped it in ink.
"Liu..." Yunyin was about to point out his mistake in holding the pen, but Chen Yiping stopped her.
He wanted to see if Liu Yihang was truly a diamond in the rough.
Liu Yihang possesses fifty years of calligraphy experience from Chen Yiping, and in fact, he has almost mastered calligraphy. It can be said that he has no bottlenecks in the path of calligraphy.
The only thing he lacks now is a thorough understanding and mastery of the art. If he were willing to spend more time refining his calligraphy, he would soon become the next Chen Yiping.
It was my first time writing, so I was a little nervous, but once I picked up the pen, I quickly calmed down and wrote it down in a free and easy style.
It also consists of three characters: Wenxiangju.
He didn't know what to write for a moment, so he just wrote these three characters, like Chen Yiping did, and then put down his pen to let everyone see.
Liu Yihang's calligraphy is certainly not comparable to Chen Yiping's at present.
However, Yunyin and Chen Yiping both looked at the calligraphy with solemn expressions, as if facing a formidable enemy.
This startled the others.
"What's wrong with what's written here?" Lin Guihua couldn't help but ask.
Yunyin asked first, "Liu Yihang, is this really your first time writing?"
She always thought she had pretty good talent, but she never expected Liu Yihang to cause even more trouble.
His handwriting was quite inspired, even though it was his first time writing.
No wonder her former calligraphy teacher said that in calligraphy, effort is nothing compared to talent.
I've studied for several years, but I'm still no match for him.
Yunyin was overwhelmed with a mix of emotions; she was happy for Liu Yihang, but also sad for herself.
Chen Yiping's expression, however, was even more solemn. He examined the two pieces of calligraphy repeatedly, finding it hard to believe.
As a master calligrapher, he saw more and deeper things than Yunyin did.
Although the two pieces of calligraphy appear completely different on the surface and have no comparability, it seems that the young man just wrote them casually.
However, Chen Yiping saw his own calligraphic style and soul in his work, which is truly terrifying.
Unconvinced, he raised his hand and wrote another character: Honesty is fundamental.
"Try again!" Chen Yiping gestured for him to write it again, just like he had written it himself.
Liu Yihang knew that Chen Yiping might have figured something out, but who could know that he had his calligraphy experience?
So he confidently followed suit and wrote down the four characters "Integrity is fundamental".
Having learned from his first experience, he wrote more freely this time, achieving not only a similar spirit but also a resemblance in form.
After reading it, Chen Yiping clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "Brilliant!"
Who would have thought that this boy, whose penmanship was so flawed, could write such beautiful characters on his first attempt at calligraphy!
Most importantly, despite his young age, he seemed to have experienced a wealth of life's ups and downs, and his carefree attitude was exactly the same as mine.
The saying goes that youth is naive and inexperienced, but this seems unreasonable when applied to him.
Lin Guihua and the others were completely bewildered.
However, seeing how happy Chen Yiping is, Liu Yihang's writing must be quite good.
Overjoyed, Chen Yiping also asked Yunyin to give it a try.
Yunyin knew this was also a test for her, so she tried her best and wrote a painting that read: "Honesty is the foundation."
"You have a bit of talent, not bad. But you haven't practiced in a long time, have you?" Chen Yiping said, then added a question mark.
Actually, Yunyin's talent is also quite good, but with Liu Yihang's outstanding performance as a precedent, it doesn't stand out as much.
In Chen Yiping's eyes, Liu Yihang was like a piece of uncarved jade, a blank sheet of paper.
Yunyin was very happy to receive praise from the calligraphy master, but she had indeed put down calligraphy for a long time. She would sometimes practice calligraphy in her first year of high school, but she became busier and busier and had no time to practice.
Yunxiao could see Chen Yiping's appreciation for the two children's talents. Although he didn't know much about calligraphy, he was very good at judging the situation and seizing opportunities.
“Mr. Chen, she studied calligraphy for a few years, but then stopped for two years because of the college entrance examination. They are both now students majoring in economics at Tianzhou University. If you have time, I wonder if you could give these two children some pointers?” Yunxiao said sincerely.
This, however, provided a way for Chen Yiping to say what he was about to say.
Chen Yiping secretly took a liking to Liu Yihang and wanted to take him on as his last disciple. However, as a calligraphy master, he was always the one being asked to take on disciples, and it seemed a bit beneath him to take the initiative.
Yunxiao's words, however, provided him with the best opportunity.
"You're all students at Tianzhou University? What a coincidence! I'm currently teaching in the Chinese Department, so we can exchange ideas more often in the future."
Chen Yiping was taken aback. He hadn't expected that these two children could get into Tianzhou University, which showed that they were quite talented. His desire to take them on as apprentices grew even stronger.
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