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Chapter 2756 One Million for One Word!

Seeing that the copper coin in Wang Manni's eyes had disappeared, Wang Yue casually said, "This is my first time trying this, so you can give me a recommendation. If it doesn't taste good, we can try something else!"

Wang Manni thought that made sense, so she immediately went to the coffee machine, casually filled two cups with the cups on it, and didn't even add sugar.

She drank bitter coffee to calm herself down with the bitter taste. She felt that everything that had happened today was a bit too surreal, making her feel like she was on a cloud!

After taking the bitter coffee, Wang Yue took a sip, tasted it, and then maintained his persona, saying, "This stuff is quite bitter, but I feel more energetic after drinking it. Does this stuff have an energizing effect?"

Seeing that Wang Yue didn't seem to be joking, Wang Manni's suspicions dissipated. It seemed she had been overthinking things. She then enthusiastically explained the coffee to Wang Yue, and the atmosphere in the room became quite harmonious.

As the two were chatting intimately, Liang Zhengxian led several old men in through the door. In his hand was a set of writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, indicating that he had indeed managed to borrow it.

Before one of the older men even entered, he asked impatiently, "Xiao Liang, let me tell you, if your friend's handwriting doesn't meet my standards, I'll definitely have your father cancel your credit card!"

"Yeah, we finally managed to go on a trip together, and you ruined our fun!"

"Old Qin, Old Liang, why bother arguing with the younger generation! It's rare for a junior to want to practice calligraphy, so we should give them some pointers!"

Several old men walked in talking, but when they saw the two people in the room, they suddenly shut their mouths, all of them shocked!

Because in their eyes, they seemed to see a superior being, whose aura could not be concealed by the lights of the luxurious private room.

Under their watchful eyes, Wang Yue stood up, clasped his hands in a respectful greeting to the group, and then said with a warm smile, "My name is Wang Yue. I greet you, esteemed elders. This young Mr. Liang wishes to purchase my calligraphy. I would appreciate it if you could act as witnesses."

The elderly man who was very familiar with Mr. Liang Zhengxian was the first to react and said with a smile, "So that's how it is. Then we old folks will also take a look."

Liang Zhengxian was quite surprised to see that his neighbor, Grandpa Qin, was so polite to Wang Yue. He carefully placed the writing set on the table, wondering to himself, "Could it be that I've run into a tough nut?"

Seeing that everything was ready, Wang Yue gestured for them to proceed, saying, "In that case, I'll trouble you all."

As he spoke, he walked to the table, elegantly and skillfully opened the writing set, and then smiled and instructed Wang Manni, "Manni, fetch some water."

Upon hearing Wang Yue's words, Wang Manni immediately took out a bottle of mineral water, opened the cap, and handed it to Wang Yue.

Wang Yue knew that details were crucial at this moment, so he glanced at the bottle with feigned surprise, then quietly poured some water into the inkstone and began to slowly grind the ink.

Wang Manni noticed Wang Yue grinding ink and thought it looked very nice, so she couldn't help but step forward and say, "You decide what to write, I'll grind the ink."

Wang Yuexiao did not refuse. He gave Wang Manni the opportunity to grind the ink, and then went to take the paperweight and spread out the Xuan paper.

"Good paper!"

Wang Yue was determined to go all the way when he was acting. He stared at the paper for a long time and praised it.

Wang Manni didn't understand what was so special about this Xuan paper, but considering that Wang Yue came from the Han Dynasty, it was normal that he hadn't seen such fine paper before. This only made her more convinced that Wang Yue was a time traveler. Hearing Wang Yue's praise, Old Qin suddenly felt very pleased and immediately said with a smile, "This young man certainly has an eye for quality. This Xuan paper was specially ordered from a master of intangible cultural heritage; it's absolutely top-quality paper. If you like it, I've given you his contact information, and you can order some from him!"

"I see! Thank you for your trouble, sir!"

Wang Yue nodded as if he understood, thanked Lao Qin, picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and quickly wrote four large characters on the paper: "Red Sleeves Add Fragrance!"

The characters are written in Small Seal script, but the style is exactly the same as that of Wang Xizhi.

Although the characters are very similar, Wang Yue has added his own insights to each stroke, which has formed his own style of calligraphy and makes it not seem like an imitation!

"Good word!"

"It's worth a fortune!"

The old men immediately praised it, and even Liang Zhengxian was quite shocked!

Although Liang Zhengxian wasn't particularly skilled in calligraphy, his grandfather, after his business prospered, developed a fondness for such things in his old age. To curry favor with his grandfather, Liang Zhengxian spent a considerable amount of time buying antiques and paintings.

Of course, Liang Zhengxian bought more counterfeit goods than genuine ones. But regardless of whether he bought genuine or counterfeit goods, he was able to spend more time communicating with the old man, which actually improved the relationship between the two.

This is why Liang Zhengxian, despite failing to win the position of family head, still had so much money that allowed him to live a carefree life.

Therefore, Liang Zhengxian was truly impressed by Wang Yue's calligraphy at this moment. He put aside his previous thoughts of flirting and said very seriously,

"Mr. Wang! Could you please write me a set of calligraphy? I need it for my grandfather's birthday celebration!"

Old Qin could certainly see how good Wang Yue's handwriting was. He smiled and joked, "Little Liang, I didn't expect you to be so filial. I'm really happy for you."

Now that Liang Zhengxian had been put on the stage, he naturally understood that it was time to show his sincerity. So he smiled and said to Wang Yue, "Mr. Wang, please write four characters for me: 'Pine and Crane, Everlasting Spring'! I'll give you 1 million for each character!"

Wang Yue didn't expect Liang Zhengxian to be so accommodating. It seems that Liang Zhengxian is not just a pretty face; his earlier probing of his handwriting clearly had another purpose.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Even if Wang Yue's handwriting is terrible, Liang Zhengxian can not only expose Wang Yue, but also gain a reputation from the old man that his grandson is eager to learn but was deceived by a swindler. He can also gain more benefits!
Even though such children might get scolded, the elderly genuinely love them!
As expected of a cunning brat raised in a prestigious family!

Since that's the case, Wang Yue felt perfectly justified in taking the 400 million. He smiled and said to Liang Zhengxian, "Then you can transfer the money to Manni's account!"

As he said this, he pulled out the paper with the previous four characters.

Old Qin immediately picked it up like a treasure and placed it on the other side of the table, where he and the other old men looked at it together.

(End of this chapter)