Chapter 417: Chapter 417: Instantly Slay the Master’s Calligraphy Treasure!
Gu Shiyin said softly, "This is the top-quality rice paper I specially bought from Huizhou for Dad. Zuzi probably hasn’t seen it before, right? Aunt won’t blame you."
The implication was, if you haven’t seen such good things, randomly commenting will only make people laugh at you.
Xi Zuzi acted like she didn’t hear, and just turned to Lin Suyu saying, "Little Lin, where’s that fabric you brought today? Let me take a look."
Lin Suyu was taken aback.
Her gift hadn’t even been unwrapped yet, how did Xi Zuzi know she was going to give a piece of fabric?!
But since it was Xi Zuzi making the request, she didn’t hesitate at all, immediately taking up the gift box from behind, and opening it: "A piece of plain brocade handspun by me. I hope the old master won’t dislike it, and that Miss Zuzi will appreciate it."
"Wow——!"
Everyone was filled with envy.
Lin Suyu always held herself in high regard. Even the nobles and dignitaries who wanted her to design clothes had to follow her rules and queue up to place an order.
It’s safe to say that getting a piece of clothing from Suyu is almost impossible. Not to mention her exclusive brocade fabric, which she would never sell separately.
Today, Lin Suyu actually took the initiative to give a whole piece of brocade, enough to make two sets of beautiful custom dresses, right?
Such a heartfelt and precious birthday gift.
However.
Xi Zuzi stepped forward to stroke the fabric, and only nodded slightly: "It’s alright."
Alright? Just alright?
What kind of divine tone is this?
Unbelievable!
Everyone looked at Xi Zuzi in shock as she picked up the fabric and laid it out on the long table.
Everyone thought Xi Zuzi was going to show the old master the preciousness and rarity of the fabric, but who knew, Xi Zuzi directly took scissors and cut the fabric into a two-meter-long, half-meter-wide piece!
Then she said to Xi Rubao, "Write on it."
Everyone was so shocked they couldn’t breathe normally anymore.
Such expensive brocade, and it’s actually being used for writing?!
The brocade, white as gauze, never mind whether it can absorb the ink, even if it could, the entire piece would be ruined!
Yet, Xi Rubao agreed very straightforwardly, "Sure, sis!"
The thick ink was generously brushed onto the clean brocade,
immediately soaking through.
The words "Fortune As" appeared.
"It’s just a very ordinary handwriting, not that good looking..." Gu Pinting couldn’t help but comment, "Even the underachievers from our school’s calligraphy class write better than these chicken-scratch letters... squeak squeak!"
Gu Pinting had just sneered two sentences.
Suddenly she discovered, she and her mother Sun Jiao both let out odd noises.
When she covered her mouth, she was horrified to find a blister on her lip.
Ahhhh, her magnificent beauty, painstakingly crafted with the medical beauty bracelet, it couldn’t be ruined by a blister!
Gu Pinting immediately jumped up and rushed to the bathroom, frantically pricking her finger and dripping blood into the bracelet.
Facing the bathroom mirror, she anxiously watched the blister—not moving a bit!
Dammit, even the medical beauty bracelet can’t get rid of this blister?
Drip blood!
Drip blood!
Keep dripping blood!
...
Five minutes later.
Gu Pinting emerged from the bathroom, her face pale, the blister on her lip had finally shrunk a little but hadn’t completely disappeared. She had to apply a thick layer of foundation to barely cover it up.
Returning to the hall.
She found everyone surrounding Xi Zuzi and Xi Rubao, visibly very excited.
On the brocade scroll in the hands of those two country folks, the four big characters "Fortune as East Sea" appeared, elegant and dynamic.
Especially the two characters "East Sea," distinctively different from the previous writing, particularly refined and bold, with a majestic aura she had never seen before!
Even more infuriating, she had no idea who, actually hung up the "Longevity as Southern Mountain" she had just gifted right next to it.
No comparison would’ve been fine, but with this comparison, the cursive "Longevity as Southern Mountain" looked like a clumsy, awkward child standing timidly next to "Fortune as East Sea."
Especially those two characters "East Sea," arrogantly standing there like a grand and imposing Ancestor!
The gift she presented was just easily overshadowed by the Xi sisters.