"Uncle Fang..."
Wan Yunting met Fang Guowen. "Sorry, I'm late."
"Not at all, you've arrived just in time."
Fang Guowen laughed heartily and patted Wan Yunting on the shoulder with great familiarity.
This surprised Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao beside them. "President Fang, do you know Doctor Wan?"
"Of course, we do."
Fang Guowen chuckled, "Little Wan was my daughter's first boyfriend."
...Saying this in front of Gu Luotang and the others, Wan Yunting felt a bit awkward.
But Fang Guowen was unaware that Gu Luotang liked Wan Yunting. She asked curiously, "Luotang, you know Wan too?"
"Mmm..."
Hearing that the man was President Fang's daughter's first boyfriend, Gu Luotang was inwardly shocked and nodded dazedly.
"Old Fang, is this the young man you mentioned who writes the Slender Gold style?"
Hu Tianchi walked over, followed by Huangfu Hongfang and Liang Hongda. Gao Jiaxu recognized Wan Yunting. "Brother Hongfang, this is Wan Yunting, the notorious rapist in our Huadu recently. It's said he's now practicing traditional Chinese medicine at Southern Hospital and also teaching at Xingyao Elementary School with Luotang!"
"Oh." Huangfu Hongfang narrowed his eyes, appraising Wan Yunting.
The last time Gu Luotang visited, she had mentioned this person, but he hadn't paid it any mind. Now, seeing Gu Luotang happily run to greet this Wan Yunting made Huangfu Hongfang feel gloomy.
After all, Gu Luotang was the woman he fancied, and he couldn't allow anyone else to lay a finger on her!
"That's right."
Fang Guowen nodded and introduced them to Hu Tianchi and the others, "Not only that, he's also a traditional Chinese medicine doctor in the TCM department at Huadu Southern Hospital. He cured my father's leg problems."
"Wow, so it's him..."
Many influential members of the Huadu Calligraphy and Painting Association nearby immediately recalled the numerous news reports about Wan Yunting in Huadu recently. No wonder he looked familiar. They hadn't expected him to be the young man Fang Guowen had spoken of, whose Slender Gold style calligraphy was said to rival the reincarnation of Emperor Huizong of Song!
"Words are cheap, let the work speak!"
Liang Hongda glanced at Wan Yunting with disdain and sneered sarcastically.
Fang Guowen turned and shot him a cold sideways glance; the two of them never got along.
"Little Wan, would you be interested in writing a piece in the Slender Gold style for us to admire?"
Fang Guowen turned back to Wan Yunting with a smile, pointing to Hu Tianchi beside him. "He's the president of the Dongshi Calligraphy and Painting Association, a lover of the Slender Gold style, and I specifically invited him."
Facing so many people, especially the elegant, distinguished young man in a white robe with ink-wash patterns standing behind Fang Guowen to his right, Wan Yunting didn't know who he was. However, the man's gaze was consistently unfriendly.
Since Fang Guowen had asked, Wan Yunting couldn't refuse. He wasn't a scholar anyway, and even if his calligraphy wasn't good, it would just be for them to laugh at.
"Come, come, over here..."
Seeing Wan Yunting agree, Fang Guowen pulled him towards the pavilion. Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao naturally followed him, completely ignoring Huangfu Hongfang beside them.
"Brother Hongfang, it's clear Luotang likes that kid!"
Gao Jiaxu, following behind, said to Huangfu Hongfang with narrowed eyes.
Let alone him, all the men present could see Gu Luotang's admiration for Wan Yunting from her expression and attitude.
"I'll see what he's capable of!"
Huangfu Hongfang squinted, looking at Wan Yunting walking with Fang Guowen and the others, with utter disdain.
"Come, Little Wan, the paper, brushes, and ink are all ready."
He pulled Wan Yunting back into the pavilion. On a desk, Xuan paper was already weighed down, various sized brushes hung on a brush rack, and the ink was ground in an inkstone.
Wan Yunting nodded. He didn't stand on ceremony and approached the desk. Looking at the high-quality Xuan paper, excellent ink, and brushes, he had to admit that these scholars and gentlemen were truly wealthy.
"I heard President Fang invited someone who can write in the Slender Gold style and is writing in the pavilion. Let's go see..."
Others around heard this news and rushed towards the pavilion in the artificial lake. However, due to the limited space, not everyone could fit, so they could only crowd on the corridor around the artificial lake to watch.
Standing before the desk, Wan Yunting picked a medium-sized wolf-hair brush from the rack. Under the watchful eyes of Fang Guowen, Hu Tianchi, Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, Huangfu Hongfang, Liang Hongda, and others surrounding him...
Wan Yunting dipped his brush in ink and scraped it a few times on the inkstone. His brush tip was like a sword. Wan Yunting held a ruler to flatten the Xuan paper. As everyone watched expectantly, waiting to see how good his Slender Gold style would be, Wan Yunting looked up at Gu Luotang and asked, "What should I write?"
...
This question instantly silenced the entire crowd. Huangfu Hongfang, standing to Gu Luotang's left, smirked. He thought this man was supposed to be impressive, but he couldn't even come up with a poem or lyric to write, let alone call himself a scholar.
However, Wan Yunting didn't care about the contemptuous and mocking glances and words from the crowd. He looked at Gu Luotang with a hint of confusion and smiled, "Besides writing prescriptions, I really don't know what else to write. How about, Luotang, you recite a poem or lyric, and I'll write it."
Gu Luotang, having reacted, was inwardly excited and nodded, "Okay."
Wan Yunting nodded, and Gu Luotang recited her favorite lyric: "The fading red blossoms and small green apricots. When swallows fly, households are surrounded by green waters. Willow catkins on branches are fewer with each blowing, where in the world are there no fragrant grasses!"
Wan Yunting's brushwork was as fast as flying. The brush tip, like a sword, swept across the Xuan paper. Each stroke, each hook, was controlled with superb skill. After all, he was a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, and when giving acupuncture to patients, it relied on a steady hand. Thus, Wan Yunting's calligraphy was also the same; the brush was steady and firm in his hands, allowing no room for error.
"What practiced technique!"
Hu Tianchi, standing right beside Wan Yunting, saw the steady, powerful, and crisp movements of his brush, free of any drag. The Slender Gold style calligraphy he produced was even more sharp and piercing, like a swordsman's technique, tracing the path of swordsmanship on the Xuan paper. This immediately shocked Hu Tianchi, his eyes widening, and he couldn't help but feel excited...
Even Huangfu Hongfang, standing to Wan Yunting's right with Gu Luotang, saw his Slender Gold style calligraphy. It not only possessed both spirit and form but was also sharp and penetrating, fully displaying the momentum of Slender Gold calligraphy!
For a moment, everyone watching Wan Yunting write was stunned.
After all, everyone present was a scholar or artist, and they naturally knew that Wan Yunting's Slender Gold style calligraphy was definitely of superior grade, perhaps even divine!
"Haha, how about that, Old Hu? I didn't lie to you, did I?"
Fang Guowen was proud. After all, the first time he saw Wan Yunting write his father's prescription in the Slender Gold style, he was astonished.
"You didn't lie to me..."
Hu Tianchi stared intently at Wan Yunting, who was still writing, and said with great excitement, "You're right. He's definitely Emperor Huizong alive. His Slender Gold style calligraphy not only possesses both spirit and form but is also upright and unyielding, possessing the demeanor of a king!"
"This is not the result of practice; this aura is something he possesses inherently..."
It is said that one's writing reflects their personality, and this is true.
Those who imitate the Slender Gold style can only capture its likeness but not its essence, unable to convey Emperor Huizong's kingly aura. It is like one's character; a righteous person's writing makes people immediately perceive the writer as righteous.
Conversely, someone with an impure heart will naturally exude a gloomy aura in their writing!
Therefore, the Slender Gold style that Wan Yunting was writing was not only upright and unyielding but also filled with kingly aura, which was directly related to his upright and kind personality in his interactions with others...