After Breaking Off the Engagement, a Cold Military Officer Spoils Me Endlessly

C156 - C158

"What a good handwriting! This handwriting is as smooth as flowing water, and the strokes are as smooth as clouds and smoke. It is really rare to see!"
　　
　　"Yes, such exquisite calligraphy skills cannot be written without years of practice."
　　
　　Mr. Lu, Mr. Ji and several other old men were originally chatting, and heard the noise and praise coming from this side.
　　
　　They couldn't help but feel curious, and they all stood up and walked towards the direction of the sound.
　　
　　When they got closer, they were attracted by the two pieces of calligraphy on the table, and their eyes showed undisguised admiration.
　　
　　Just now, they naturally saw the girl from the Zhu family and the girl adopted by the Ji family competing in calligraphy. They knew about the girl from the Zhu family. She was taught by the calligraphy master Wang Zhiqian, and her calligraphy was also famous in the calligraphy world. They were not surprised that she could write such a good hand.
　　
　　But the girl adopted by the Ji family could actually write such a good hand, which was really rare. And the piano piece she played just now also deeply shocked them. This girl is a hidden talent.
　　
　　Several old men looked at Mr. Ji and Mr. Lu with envy. If only they could have such a granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law.
　　
　　"Old men! Guess which of these two calligraphy works was written by Miss Ling Yao?" Someone asked the old men with a smile.
　　
　　Several old men looked at the two calligraphy works carefully.
　　
　　"The strokes of this calligraphy are smooth and natural, and the font is elegant and agile, faintly revealing a kind of master's style."
　　
　　"Every stroke and every line of this calligraphy is smooth and natural, without any sense of stagnation, as smooth as flowing clouds and water, some are strong and powerful, some are gentle and graceful, echoing each other, forming a unique rhythm and rhythm. Compared with this calligraphy, this one is better. This calligraphy should be from the girl of the Zhu family, right?"
　　
　　"I also think this calligraphy is from the girl of the Zhu family."
　　
　　"Mr. Yang! Mr. He! You guessed wrong. This calligraphy was written by the girl of the Zhu family, and this calligraphy was written by Mr. Ji's granddaughter."
　　
　　When the old men heard this, they all looked incredulous.
　　
　　"Old Ji, your granddaughter is really a hidden talent. I didn't expect her to be so talented!"
　　
　　"Did she really grow up in the countryside?"
　　
　　"Just this handwriting is beyond the reach of countless daughters of wealthy families, and I heard that she is also the top scorer in this year's college entrance examination."
　　
　　"Old Ji, you are so lucky to have such a granddaughter."
　　
　　For a while, all kinds of praises were heard. Grandpa Ji listened to the praises of several old men and his face was full of joy.
　　
　　He looked at Ling Yao, his eyes full of pride and relief. Just thinking that Ling Yao has never called him "Grandpa" until now, he sighed in his heart. Although his starting point was to protect them, he did hope that his son would stay away from them and marry another daughter-in-law who was well-matched.
　　
　　After all, the Ji family has a prominent status in Beijing. If he marries a daughter-in-law without background and culture, she will not be able to survive in a big family like the Ji family. The Ji family seems calm, but privately there are undercurrents and constant open and secret struggles.
　　
　　Especially after Yan Ting was injured, everyone in the Ji family was ready to make a move, especially the eldest son. He reminded him several times, both explicitly and implicitly, to let him give up the position of the head of the Ji family to him. Fortunately,
　　
　　his body was still strong, and the three children adopted by Yan Ting were also promising, otherwise the position of the head of the Ji family would have been taken away by the eldest son. It
　　
　　’s not that he doesn’t like his eldest son, but his eldest son’s character is too indecisive and he is easily influenced. If he were to become the head of the Ji family, the Ji family’s foundation would definitely be destroyed in his hands.
　　
　　
So after Yan Ting recovered, he planned to pass the position of the head of the family to him, but at that time Yan Ting was only thinking about finding Ling Xuemei and her mother and daughter, and had no intention of the position of the head of the family.
　　
　　Over the years, he has had people secretly protect them, and he knows their personalities very well.
　　
　　Although Ling Xuemei is kind, her character is too weak.
　　
　　Ling Yao dropped out of school after graduating from high school. She put all her thoughts on a man. No matter how that family tortured her, she was still devoted to that man.
　　
　　How could he let such people return to the Ji family? That's why he let Zhou Yu enter the Ji family even though he knew that she was a fake.
　　
　　Yan Ting promised him that as long as he found his wife and daughter, he would agree to take over the position of the head of the Ji family, but Zhou Yu was also a fool. He came to recognize his relatives with a fake jade pendant. Did he really think that all the Ji family members were fools?
　　
　　Such a person is naturally of no use at all, so when he saw Yan Ting being nice to Zhou Yu, he would reveal Zhou Yu's identity.
　　
　　But Ling Yao really surprised him, and he had indeed misjudged her before. Fortunately, Yan Ting insisted, so he did not miss such a good granddaughter. But he didn't know when his granddaughter would forgive him and call him grandpa.
　　
　　Seeing that everyone was praising Ling Yao, Zhu Xueya's face turned red, and she felt ashamed and angry. She originally thought that Ling Yao knew nothing about calligraphy and was a complete layman, but she didn't expect that the other party was so hidden. Ling Yao
　　
　　turned her eyes to Zhu Xueya and Ji Youran, looking at them with a smile, "I am willing to accept the loss."
　　
　　Ji Youran's face changed slightly, "I didn't bet with you."
　　
　　After that, she turned around and ran away. Obviously, he did not intend to give the jade pendant to Ling Yao.
　　
　　Ling Yao's eyes did not fluctuate at all because of Ji Youran's departure. Her eyes still stayed on the jade bracelet on Zhu Xueya's wrist. "Miss Zhu, do you want to default on your debt?" There was a hint of teasing and provocation in her words.
　　
　　Zhu Xueya's face flushed red when Ling Yao asked her this. She did have this plan. After all, this jade bracelet was a family heirloom of their Zhu family. How could she really give it to Ling Yao?
　　
　　"Can you change the conditions?"
　　
　　Ling Yao raised her eyebrows. "Miss Zhu really wants to cheat?"
　　
　　"Xueya, what happened?" Grandpa Zhu saw this scene and walked over.
　　
　　"Grandpa... I..." Zhu Xueya blushed with shame, stuttered for a long time, and couldn't say a complete sentence.
　　
　　"Grandpa Zhu! It's like this. Miss Zhu made a bet with me just now. If my calligraphy can beat hers, she will give me the jade bracelet on her hand, otherwise I will give her the jade bracelet on my hand." Ling Yao briefly recounted the matter.
　　
　　Old Master Zhu frowned and looked at Zhu Xueya sternly, his eyes revealing a hint of obvious dissatisfaction and blame, "Since you have already lost, you must admit defeat. Our Zhu family will not tolerate people who go back on their words and betray their trust!"
　　
　　Hearing this, Zhu Xueya's eyes suddenly became moist, and tears rolled in her eyes.
　　
　　She bit her lip and nodded aggrievedly. Then, she slowly stretched out her hand and gently stroked the bracelet on her wrist. The action was full of reluctance, but she had to take it off her wrist.
　　
　　At this moment, Ling Yao suddenly interrupted Zhu Xueya's action, "Wait a minute!"