Chapter 618: Chapter 618: It would be my honor to be your schoolmate!
Seeing Qianxun looking at him with some confusion, Xu Sheng said somewhat embarrassedly, "You see, some time ago, didn’t you sign an autograph for a fan under the name of Su Qianxun? Although it was with a ballpoint pen, I could tell that your calligraphy is natural and absolutely incomparable to those designed signatures of other celebrities. So, I became a fan of your calligraphy right then and there."
Hearing this, Qianxun then displayed a sudden realization and asked, "So what do you want from me? Do you want an autograph, or?"
Hearing this, Xu Sheng quickly replied, "If you don’t mind, I would of course hope that you could leave me a piece of calligraphy. I’ve brought the Four Treasures of the Study, which are downstairs in the reading room. If you have time, could you possibly write a piece for me? I really admire and like your style of calligraphy!"
Having been so sincerely invited, and since Qianxun wasn’t busy at the moment, she nodded and said, "Alright, no problem."
"That’s great! Thank you!" Xu Sheng felt relieved and then led Qianxun toward the reading room downstairs.
Since they were in the library, Xu Sheng couldn’t speak loudly, only whispering to Qianxun along the way to avoid awkwardness, "I heard you’re also an academic achiever. Initially, I thought that was just your public persona in the entertainment circle, but after seeing your handwriting, I knew you must be a true scholar."
Hearing this, Qianxun couldn’t help but twitch her mouth speechlessly, yet her expression remained very calm as she responded, "My persona is all about being fair-skinned, beautiful, and leggy."
Hearing this, Xu Sheng smiled wryly and then nodded, "I understand."
He then couldn’t help but ask, "By the way, I heard during an interview you mentioned that you would capture the top science award for Nanyang High School. Have you decided on which university to apply to yet? Yanjing University is very good. It would be an honor if I could be your alumnus!"
Inside, however, he was thinking: Every year, Nan University and our Yanjing University vie for people. For someone as outstanding as Su Qianxun, I need to secure an advantage for our university beforehand.
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Qianxun, finding Xu Sheng’s words rather amusing, replied, "I indeed plan to apply to a university in Yanjing City, but I haven’t decided which one yet. Thanks for your suggestion."
Just then, they arrived at the reading room.
Xu Sheng stopped talking and led Qianxun to a corner.
At this moment, everyone in the reading room was deeply engrossed in their books, and no one noticed Xu Sheng bringing someone in.
Once in front of the desk, Xu Sheng quickly and efficiently began preparing the ink.
Qianxun also noticed that the Four Treasures Xu Sheng brought were of high quality. The inkstone alone was at least two hundred years old.
Clearly, the other party was truly a calligraphy enthusiast.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be using such an expensive inkstone to write.
With this in mind, Qianxun asked Xu Sheng, "What would you like me to write?"
Hearing this, Xu Sheng quickly replied, "Just the four characters for ’heaven rewards the diligent.’"
Qianxun nodded, then, after Xu Sheng had laid out the Xuan paper, she picked up the thickest Wolf Brush on the rack, dipped it into the ink and raised her hand to write.
Seeing the way Qianxun poised to write, Xu Sheng knew right away that he had not misjudged her.
This Su Qianxun was definitely an expert, long practiced in writing.
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A few seconds later, the four large characters for "heaven rewards the diligent" leaped vivaciously onto the paper, every stroke flowing smoothly and beautifully executed, nearly causing Xu Sheng to involuntarily exclaim in admiration in the quiet reading room.