Chapter 261: Only one person can call him Big Brother Huo in this world and that's me." (1)
Chapter 261: Only one person can call him Big Brother Huo in this world and that’s me.” (1)
Old Mrs. Chen was a netizen through and through and a very modern grandma.
Her internet slangs might be a step behind the young people but, among those her age, she was still quite impressive.
But now –
“Impressive! Too impressive!”
Old Mrs. Chen only felt that Gu Shishi who was in front of her right now was hands down incredible.
“Not only was she good with traditional ink painting, portrait, flowers and birds, you can even paint in cute, children style. Not to mention that you are also able to capture the individual character’s temperature and demeanor. You are truly an ink painting guru!”
Being praised right to her face, Gu Shishi was shy for a change.
Old Mrs. Chen had thought that Gu Shishi most likely was the guru’s disciple given her age.
Even when her own granddaughter told her that she was the Ink Painting Guru herself, Old Mrs. Chen still had her doubts.
Now, after seeing Gu Shishi’s skills with her own eyes…
“May I ask how long you have been practicing, guru?”
So young and already had such accomplishment.
Never mind about anything else, just looking that Monkey King inside of the bowl, with just a few simple strokes, the audacity of the Monkey King to wreak havoc in the palace of heaven was clearly conveyed!
“I started painting when I was five.”
Gu Shishi smiled but did not provide her with a straightforward answer.
“My master started teaching me when I was still a child.”
Old Mrs. Chen looked solemn immediately. “May I ask who your master…”
Gu Shishi smiled bitterly, “He had already passed away.”
Even if he was still alive, with her transmigrated here, she’d probably never be able to see him again.
“That’s very regretful.”
Old Mrs. Chen sighed.
“Guru, you…”
“Grandma, it’s almost lunch time. You can’t keep on chitchatting.”
Chen Kexin worried that Gu Shishi’s secret would be revealed and wanted to get her out of there.
“I have a reservation at Baiweiju. I still need to take the guru home after lunch.”
“Alright, alright,” responded Old Mrs. Chen right away.
“Guru, I was going to invite you to have lunch at my place but Keke said you enjoy Cantonese food so I made a reservation at Baiweiju that has the most authentic Cantonese food. We will have their Master Tsai cook in person.”
Old Mrs. Chen was happy as she said that.
Not only did she obtain the work of the guru, but she could also have lunch with her.
Even though the guru was a lot younger than she had expected but she had always enjoyed the latest and greatest and had always been on the forefront of everything new. She trusted that she could carry on a conversation with the young guru.
Gu Shishi looked over at Chen Kexin and Chen Kexin, too, looked back at her.
“Grandma, didn’t you say Grandma Zhang will be visiting this afternoon? And didn’t Grandma Li asked you to go place your order for cheongsam this afternoon?” said Chen Kexin with hesitation.
“It’s fine, it’s fine. It’s just lunch. I’ll just let them know that I will be late.”
Old Mrs. Chen was very passionate about this.
Granted, she was also good at reading people. She suddenly noticed that Gu Shishi had never once taken off her facemask.
A thought suddenly crossed her mind.
“Guru, do you not want to reveal your identity in real life?”
Alright.
This old lady even knew what’s “in real life”.
“I am very good at keeping secrets. You can ask Keke. I have never told anyone about all the examinations that Keke had failed in the past.”
Old Mrs. Chen swore solemnly.
Chen Kexin, “…… Grandma!”
“What’s the problem with sharing that with the guru?”
Gu Shishi’s lips twitched.
Oh, never mind.
Old Mrs. Chen was… a woman who was so true to herself, so what if she found out?
***
Inside of Baiweiju.
It was close to noon and a cold current entered their main lobby that should have been very busy.
A man in straightened suit walked inside of it expressionlessly.
His chiseled side profile looked handsome and cold. His dark eyes were piercing with a chilling glow.
Him just standing inside of the main lobby was enough to make the busy servers and diners paused for half a second and the cacophonous chatting quieted down.
Baiweiju, a Michelin three-star restaurant.
A place that one needed to stand in line in order to dine at. A place where all the seats were always filled.
“Big, Big Brother Huo… you really came!” Came a voice filled with a pleasant disbelief.
Huo Sishen looked up coldly and saw Luo Pingting sitting next to a window, waving at him.
He narrowed his eyes and walked toward her in his slender long legs.
The server led him over to the table and Luo Pingting stood up and pulled out his chair for him in person.
“Thank you for coming. I… really didn’t think that you’d agree to have lunch with me…”