My Best Friend Is Actually The School Diva Dressed As A Man - Chapter 26

Chapter 26 You Really Need to Work on Your Impulsiveness

Qin Yanan’s mind was in a daze.

Although she had already experienced Tang Feng’s appraisal skills first-hand the other night, she did not expect him to be hiding more than he had let on.

She felt like she had found a hidden treasure.

She secretly looked at Master Zhang to see whether he was of the same mind as her.

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Master Zhang also secretly nodded at her, indicating that Tang Feng had indeed possessed the expertise to take his place.

Qin Yanan heaved a sigh of relief.

Master Zhang had very high standards. It was not easy to get his recognition.

Master Zhang turned back to look at Tang Feng, “Like what I said earlier, so long as you can answer two out of my three questions correctly, you would be considered to have passed the test. Now that you’ve answered two consecutive questions correctly, I can happily let you take over the position of Elegant Garden’s chief appraiser…”

Before he could finish, Tang Feng suddenly raised his hand and interrupted, “I’ve also told you that my standard was three questions. As long as I get one of those questions wrong, I won’t have the right to take up your position. So, we still have one more question to go, Master Zhang. Please continue with the assessment.”

This time, it was Master Zhang’s turn to be surprised. “You’ve already passed the assessment. Is there a need to go through all this?”

One had to know that being able to become the chief appraiser of an antique shop at such a young age would come with great fame and fortune.

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Most youths would have jumped at the opportunity to take up the position.

However, Tang Feng was not like other youths. He did not seem to play by the same rules as the rest of them.

“Master Zhang, please give me my next question.”

Tang Feng repeated his words again. His attitude was very firm.

Seeing this, Master Zhang could only shake his head and smile bitterly. “It seems that you are a rather stubborn individual. Alright, I will give you another question.”

After speaking those words, Master Zhang immediately fell into deep thought.

Tang Feng’s appraisal abilities had far exceeded his expectations.

Based on his original plan, the imitation calligraphy earlier should have been the third question, which was also the most difficult question of all three.

However, seeing how quickly and easily Tang Feng had dismantled the question made Master Zhang feel rather troubled.

After thinking for a good few minutes, he stood up.

He walked to a large ceramic vase in the corner that had a lot of scrolls in it.

After picking out five scrolls from it, he then turned around and walked towards Tang Feng. “Among these five scrolls, only one of them is authentic. The other four are all fakes. I’ll give you half an hour to pick out the real one from them.”

Tang Feng unfolded the five scrolls one by one.

Judging by his innate ability alone, he felt that the paintings within all five scrolls were beautiful enough to pass as the real deal.

However, this outcome was obviously impossible.

Knowing that he was out of his league, he hurriedly turned on his Scanning System.

Soon, the detailed information of the five paintings was presented before him.

He was a little stunned by what he had read. Feeling confused, he raised his head and glanced at Master Zhang’s direction.

Master Zhang had an enigmatic smile on his face, as if he was waiting to see Tang Feng make a fool of himself.

“Hmm, this is going to be quite a challenge.”

He shifted his gaze to the five paintings again. A troubled expression appeared on his face as he did so.

Master Zhang wanted to stroke his beard to show how enigmatic he was. However, he suddenly remembered that he did not actually own a beard. Upon realizing this, he felt slightly regretful.

After all, this would be the perfect scenario to stroke a beard if he had one. It would aid in creating an enigmatic vibe.

“No need to put too much effort into it. After all, you’ve already passed the assessment. It doesn’t matter whether you get this question wrong or not.” Master Zhang smiled and comforted Tang Feng.

Qin Yanan was also looking at the five paintings in confusion.

She believed at her level of expertise, it should be easy for her to discern the real painting among the fakes. All she needed was some time, she thought.

Of course, Qin Yanan had often overestimated her own abilities.

For example, she had flirted with Tang Feng yesterday thinking that she could handle whatever he threw at her, but in the end, she was the one being teased instead.

Tang Feng pretended to take a few more glances at the five paintings before looking up at Master Zhang. “I have my answer.”

In fact, had Tang Feng not been concerned about shocking Master Zhang, he would not have wasted his precious time pretending to inspect the scrolls.

Nevertheless, Tang Feng’s efforts were for naught as it still gave Master Zhang a shock. “You still have plenty of time left. There’s no need to give an answer this quickly.”

Tang Feng looked at him gloomily. “But I already have an answer. Do I have to wait until the time is up before I can answer?”

Seeing how stubborn his was, Master Zhang immediately shook his head. “Young man, let me give you a piece of advice. While being capable is a good thing, sometimes you need to be more a bit more patient. It seems that you have a ways to go to work on your impetuous personality.”

“Thank you for your advice, Master Zhang.” Tang Feng pretended to be humbled before asking again, “So, can I give my answer now?”

Master Zhang felt like he was talking to a cow, so he could only nod helplessly. “Fine then, you may answer.”

Tang Feng shifted his gaze to the five paintings again. “Then I’ll pick out the real one by eliminating those I think are fake.”

Following this, Tang Feng picked up one of the paintings and explained, “This Zhu Da landscape painting is clearly a fake. The brush strokes and ink used are too flashy and have there is no artistic taste to the piece at all…”

“This is also a fake. It’s more form over substance…”

“This one…”

As he eliminated the paintings that he thought were fake, he made sure to explain his reasoning.

Soon, he had eliminated four out of the five paintings.

Qin Yanan looked on from the side.

She felt that he was right.

She too, had felt that the four paintings that he had chosen were fakes. It seemed that the two of them had the same idea.

Little Tang truly is worth nurturing.

As Master Zhang listened to Tang Feng’s judgment, he subconsciously touched his non-existent beard.

This made him want to grow a beard in the future. After all, as he was now, he could not show off during critical moments since he was lacking in props.

Tang Feng put four of the artworks aside and turned to look at him. “Master Zhang, these four artworks are fakes. Am I right?”

Master Zhang nodded. “That’s right. These four artworks are indeed fakes.”

Qin Yanan laughed out loud. “I too, had felt that these four were fakes. The remaining one is obviously the real deal. What an easy round.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that Tang Feng and Master Zhang were looking at her strangely.

“Am… Am I wrong?”

She could not help but scratch her head.

Why are they looking at me like that?

Have they never met someone as beautiful as myself before?