Chapter 593: Extraordinary Talent (Page 1/2)
Lin Man and Huo Qingci stood side by side, busily shuttling between the stoves. They skillfully fiddled with the cooking utensils and ingredients in their hands, preparing to cook a sumptuous and delicious meal.
Huo Qinghuan and Tang Xue, who were standing by, actively helped out, washing the vegetables and cutting them.
At the same time, Song Jingjing sat on the sofa in the living room next door with her three children, eating snacks, warming themselves by the fire and watching TV.
Huo Yitan quietly stayed with Huo Yian in the room. They saw the two brothers leaning over the desk, writing couplets with great concentration.
The situation was turbulent before and no one dared to post couplets, but the situation has improved this year. Many people, seeing the situation gradually stabilize, bought couplets to take home to add to the festive atmosphere.
Lin Man knew that the eldest and second sons were both good at calligraphy, so she bought some red paper and asked them to write the couplets themselves.
She thought that she would put up one couplet in front of her grandfather's house and another one in front of her own house, and each of her two brothers would write one couplet.
Not long after, Huo Yining carefully took out a freshly written couplet from the table, took it to the living room, gently spread it flat on the table, and waited for the ink to dry naturally.
At this moment, Huo Li slowly walked to the table. He leaned over and stared at the couplet, his eyes falling on the vigorous and powerful handwriting. He couldn't help but nod and praise, "Ningning, this is really beautiful!"
Hearing the compliment from his grandfather, Huo Yining smiled shyly and responded modestly, "Grandpa, you're too kind! This couplet was actually written by my younger brother. My calligraphy can't compare to his."
Huo Li was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Oh? I've seen your calligraphy before, and I think it's quite good! The regular script is vigorous and powerful, and the running script is flowing and graceful."
Huo Yining quickly waved his hands and explained, "Grandpa, my penmanship is pretty good, but when it comes to calligraphy, I'm definitely not as good as my brother's.
I can only write regular script and running script, but my brother is proficient in many types! He can write official script, cursive script, and seal script. "
After saying that, he looked at his younger brother who was writing seriously in the room, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"As the saying goes, every profession has its specialties! Your brother Huo Yian was fortunate enough to become a disciple of a master, and his attainments in calligraphy and painting are really quite impressive! However, when it comes to physical fitness, he is slightly inferior." Huo Li said with a smile, shaking his head slightly.
After hearing this, Huo Yining showed a hint of agreement on his face and nodded, saying, "Indeed, An An is not as physically fit as me. For me, long-distance running is a piece of cake for me. It's very easy.
But he would start panting and gasping for breath every time he ran 1,500 meters." After saying this, he couldn't help but chuckle and went back to his room to continue writing couplets with his brother.
At this time, Song Jingjing was sitting on the sofa holding her youngest son Huo Yifei, holding a biscuit in her hand and feeding it into his mouth. Seeing that her son was eating with relish, she took a piece and put it into her mouth as well.
Seeing his eldest son Huo Yichen and daughter Huo Yingzi fighting over the same piece of candy again, he was furious.
"Yingzi, there are still candies in the fruit bowl, why did you want to grab them from your brother?"
Huo Yingzi pouted unhappily, "Mom always bullies me. My brother is older than me, why can't he give in to me?"
Song Jingjing looked at her daughter, then at her eldest son with a complicated expression. She wondered why her eldest sister-in-law's children were so harmonious and friendly with each other.
The children in their family seem to be born to be at odds with each other. No one wants to suffer any loss, and they are always fighting with each other every day, always trying to win or lose.
Thinking of this, Song Jingjing still felt a little bit resentful towards her son for being so ignorant, so she said to Huo Yichen, "Chenchen, your sister is younger than you, so what's wrong with you giving in to her? It's New Year's Day, why are you arguing with her?"
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Huo Yichen looked at Song Jingjing with a wronged expression and replied softly, "Mom, it's not that I don't let my sister, but she always likes to grab things from my hands. There are candies in the fruit bowl, and I don't know why she always likes to grab them from me."
Huo Li was originally reading the couplets written by his great-grandson. He was very unhappy when he saw his grandson's wife scolding the child on New Year's Day.
He walked to the sofa and said to Huo Yiwen, "Wenwen, take Yichen to play chess next door."
Huo Yiwen felt that Huo Yingzi was too noisy, so he nodded in agreement. The corners of his mouth rose slightly to reveal a gentle smile, and he reached out to hold Huo Yichen who was standing beside him.
"Come on, I'll take you to play chess next door. There's a fruit plate over there too, so feel free to take whatever you want. There's also a fireplace."
"Okay." Huo Yichen quickly stood up and followed Huo Yiwen.
When Huo Yixin saw her brother following Tang to the next room to play chess, she also wanted to play chess with them, so she quickly stood up from her seat and hurriedly followed them.
Huo Rou saw her niece leave, so how could she sit still? She grabbed two cookies from the fruit bowl and ran off.
For a moment, the only people left in the originally bustling hall were the brother and sister Huo Yingzi and Huo Yifei.
I saw them, one sitting on the sofa and the other sitting in his mother's arms, their mouths never stopping, eating the dazzling array of New Year's goods in the fruit plate with relish.
Huo Li and the others had left. Feeling that there was nothing for him to worry about, he simply returned to his room leisurely, ready to watch An An and Ning Ning write couplets with their brushes.
A few minutes later, Huo Qingyan carefully supported his mother and slowly went upstairs, while Huo Junshan followed closely behind them, carrying various skin care products.
After the three of them went upstairs, Xiao Ya gently let go of Huo Qingyan's hand.
Lin Man, who was busy in the balcony kitchen at the time, heard the movement coming from the stairs. Knowing that her parents-in-law had returned, she quickly put down the spatula in her hand, trotted over, and greeted them warmly, "Mom, you're finally back. Come in and warm up. The meal will be ready soon."
Xiao Ya smiled and responded, "Manman, I'm sorry to trouble you again today. You go ahead and do your work. Don't worry about me. I can handle it on my own."
After saying that, she walked into the house. Seeing this, Huo Qingyan followed her mother closely and walked into the spacious and bright living room of her grandfather's house.
At the same time, Huo Junshan, carrying a pile of beautifully packaged nutritional supplements in his hands, walked with steady and powerful steps through the spacious and bright living room and went straight to the old man's room.
When he stepped into the room, he saw his father standing behind his grandson An An, watching the little guy write couplets attentively.
Seeing this, Huo Junshan felt curious and excited, and couldn't wait to go forward to take a look.
"Wow, An An's handwriting is really good! It's even better than your father's handwriting back then." Huo Junshan couldn't help but exclaimed in admiration, his face full of appreciation.
Hearing the praise, Huo Yian slowly put down the brush in his hand, turned around, looked at his grandfather and father, showed a shy and lovely smile, and said softly: "Grandpa, you are too kind. I have only been practicing for a short time. How can my handwriting be as good as my dad's?"
However, Huo Junshan shook his head repeatedly and said firmly: "No, although you are still young, you have an extremely high talent for calligraphy!
What's more, you have now become a disciple of the master. Given time, you will surely become the most outstanding calligrapher in our Huo family."
Huo Li echoed, "In terms of calligraphy and painting, you are indeed the best in our Huo family. An An, you must learn to be humble and keep working hard."
"Okay, Taigong, I understand. I will definitely practice hard and won't let you down."
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