Ye Shuang had to accompany Grandmother Luo, which, of course, had nothing to do with Fang Mo. Even if his sister seemed to be interested in him, even if Fang Mo himself had quite a good impression of him⌠that was ultimately someone elseâs private business.
Therefore, no matter how strong the curiosity was, it didnât cross Fang Moâs mind to suggest something as rude as being an extra tour guide to join the fun. However, if the other party proposed it, like a fat cow walking into the crocodileâs open mouth, then it would be a completely different story.
Was this fate or just a coincidence? Who could really tell? But that is exactly what happened the following day.
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After about half a beat, with a twitch of his lips, Fang Mo rolled up the painting he was examining and nodded at Ye Shuang, who was holding the door open for a genial old lady. âThis is such a coincidence, Mr. Ye.â
Ye Shuang naturally didnât anticipate this sudden encounter. She uttered hopelessly, âYes, it is quite a coincidenceâŚâ
Grandmother Luoâs eyes glowed cheerfully. She glanced at the smartly dressed Fang Mo before turning back to her future grandson-in-law, who was still in the middle of the test. âXiao Ye, this is your friend?â
Oftentimes, a manâs success could be discerned from the company he surrounded himself with. Didnât they say, birds of a feather flock together? Therefore, oneâs social circle also represented oneâs standing in life. One had to at least be of a similar quality as the members of the social circle to be accepted, or else no matter how captivating one looked on the surface, it would have been absolutely pointless.
Fang Mo, with his majestic presence, impressed Grandmother Luo greatly. If this âfriendâ wasnât a set-up, then based on this Fang Mo alone, Grandmother Luoâs impression of Xiao Ye had increased tremendously.
Before Ye Shuang could answer the question that was directed at her, Fang Mo, who was familiar with many social experiences, had already discerned the hidden meaning of Grandmother Luoâs words. Since he did value Ye Shuang as a friend, Fang Mo willingly lent his aid to brush up Grandmother Luoâs affection points for Ye Shuang. âEven though Iâve not known Mr. Ye for long, he has offered me his help many times. Therefore, I do consider him a friend.â
Ye Shuang, by then, had caught on to the situation. She hurried to make the introduction. âThis is Fang Mo, myâŚÂ cough I mean, your granddaughterâs former boss.â
Grandmother Luo nodded with added satisfaction. âSuch a promising young man.â
After a few more words, the elder lady wandered off deeper into the shop, leaving behind a sighing Ye Shuang to take a much-needed breather and to chat with Fang Mo.
âWhat kind of drug has jumbled your mind thusly that you would bring your girlfriendâs grandmother to tour an antique painting and calligraphy shopâ˝â
After calming down from the initial shock, Fang Mo couldnât help but deliver this verbal jab at Ye Shuang. Of course, he was privy to what was going on, after all, even the upper class had to find a partner and get married. Even though Fang Mo hadnât been through this test himself, he had heard from his many friends about the infamous test of the in-laws.
However, the stories that he had heard from his friends mostly occurred at the malls or hotels, mainly to see whether or not the man would be willing to spend money on his future in-laws, or if he was kind enough to offer to help carry the shopping bags and other such miscellaneous personality tests. This was the first time he had seen the test carried out in a painting and calligraphy shop.
âI swear to God, this wasnât planned; itâs mainly due to that mouth on my despicable younger brother!â Ye Shuang hissed angrily, thinking about the trouble Little Brother Ye had inadvertently gotten her into again. âAfraid that Grandmother might not be satisfied with me, he did his best to drop in some good words about me⌠Frankly, his intention was pure, but I seriously cannot understand why he would say Iâm an accomplished scholar of the ancient four Chinese arts 1 ⌠Grandmother, of course, thought that was too unbelievable, so she purposely brought me here today to see whether I was bluffing or not.â
Fang Mo blinked several times and wondered incredulously, Youâre already referring to your girlfriendâs family as âgrandmotherâ even though you havenât yet passed the test and gotten marriedâ˝
Fang Mo couldnât help but think about his own little sister, and at that moment, he kind of understood how she felt. It was not that he wished misfortune on others, but looking at how invested Ye Shuang was at ingratiating himself to his future in-law in comparison to the negative affection points between him and his little sister⌠this great contrast did annoy Fang Mo to a certain degree.
Coughing to avoid the rather forward usage of the term âgrandmotherâ, Fang Mo found another topic. âYour brotherâ˝ The young man who was with you that nightâ˝â
âYes, that bastard indeed!â Ye Shuang nodded vehemently but immediately added, âActually heâs my girlfriendâs younger brother, but⌠weâre close, and since he already treats me like his actual older brother, Iâm used to referring him as my brother.â
ââŚâ Even the girlfriendâs little brother is already part of his family.
Fang Mo regretted asking that question because his spirit was lowered even more.
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Right then, Grandmother Luo had decided to resume the test. âXiao Ye, come over to look at this calligraphy.â
âThe Accomplished Scholarâ Ye Shuang frowned and had no choice but to abandon Fang Mo to endure her tests. Fang Mo naturally wouldnât give up such a wonderful show. When he saw the imitation of Wang Xizhiâs calligraphy that Grandmother Luo held in her hands, he narrowed his eyes instantly before turning to glance at Ye Shuang with impish amusement in his eyes.
Thatâs not a real antique, so this definitely wonât be an appraisal test; it looks like itâs going to be a trivia test, perhaps she might even ask Ye Shuang to show his calligraphy talent on the spot⌠Why am I hoping that will happen? Christ, this is exciting.
âThatâs an imitation of Lanting Xu⌠Itâs already 80 percent similar to the works of the Calligraphy Saint.â Before Ye Shuang could say anything, Fang Mo intervened to make the introduction, on one hand, helping his friend, who might not be familiar with the history of calligraphy, while on the other, raising the difficulty of this test. âWang Xizhiâs Lanting Xu was known as the best running hand in the world, so itâs fairly impressive that an imitation can be so close to the real thing⌠Xiao Ye, what do you thinkâ˝â
Xiao Ye? Are we that closeâ˝ What happened to Mr. Yeâ˝Â Ye Shuang glared at this troublemaker, who was obviously savoring her misfortune and nodded in pretense. âI also think itâs not too bad.â