Are you trying to force me to become a star?

Chapter 103 Treasure Boy

After giving Meng Ziyi some encouragement, Xu Jinyan was also thinking about how she should act and what she should perform.

Just then, Lin Gengxin suddenly burst out laughing.

When everyone looked over, they found him sitting there chuckling to himself while holding his painting; it was clear he wasn't up to anything good.

Xu Jinyan seemed to have thought of something, walked over, snatched the painting, and opened it to take a look:

The lower half of the image shows a bunch of microphones clustered together, and the person being pointed at by the microphone is a minimalist cartoon character with a serious expression, making it impossible to tell who it is.

However, this character is using chopsticks to pick up noodles with his left hand, while holding a... toy car in his right hand.

The case is solved...

The people around looked at the painting, still wondering what it meant.

Teacher He immediately revealed the secret: "This painting depicts the importance of being cautious in speech."

"Why?"

Seeing the smile on Xu Jinyan's face, Teacher He knew he understood, so he smiled as well:

"The chopsticks in his left hand are holding spaghetti, the one in his right hand is an excavator, and the microphone below represents a reporter."

Upon hearing this, everyone recalled that famous interview in which Master Xu rose to fame in one battle.

After being passed around among the group amidst laughter, the painting returned to Xu Jinyan's hands.

He slowly approached Lin Gengxin with the painting in his hand, a forgetful wretch.

"Brother, I was wrong, I was really wrong, please don't call me Xiao Ba anymore."

Xu Jinyan grabbed his arm and, amidst his terrified screams, took the pencil from his hand.

[Drawing: Beginner (500/1000)+] --> [Drawing: Professional (400/3000)+]

In an instant, a complex array of paintings and techniques flashed through his mind, covering and deepening all the simple painting skills he had learned as a child.

He had been thoroughly enlightened on the principles of painting, lines, forms, and composition, and his hands felt slightly numb; he had already become a professional painter.

Xu Jinyan stretched her wrists and turned to a new page in her sketchbook.

He simply sketched a few lines with a pencil, and the composition and outline were completed in one go: a figure sitting diagonally in a chair, with his legs crossed.

Besides that, there was a dog clinging to his crossed legs.

When he draws puppies, the lines are interwoven with varying tightness, and some areas have lightly overlapping brushstrokes, as if the body is wriggling.

Wow! It looks just like it!

Emotional value is exclusively sponsored by Meng Ziyi!

The others also came over, looked down, and exclaimed in disbelief.

Wang Yanlin: "No way, you're really good at this!"

Huang Lei: "Jin Yan, this is definitely professional-level painting."

Zhao Liying: "That's what you call a hidden skill. Ours is just a hobby."

Teacher He, who is usually very supportive, remained silent after seeing this, only expressing his shock.

Xu Jinyan continued drawing, and the famous scene was quickly recreated under his brush.

Next, it's time to add the finishing touch.

With just a few strokes, the puppy's expression came to life, clearly showing its contentment. Lin Gengxin's expression, however, was...

—I'm so proud of myself!

Then, Xu Jinyan threw down the painting and ran away.

"ah!!!"

Lin Gengxin was still in shock, but when he saw his own expression in the drawing, he was completely overwhelmed.

"Xu Jinyan, I'm going to kill you!"

The two ran outside, and Lin Gengxin chased after them for a long time, but in the small courtyard, Xu Jinyan dodged and weaved, slipping away like an eel.

Inside the room, the girls had already moved away, but the men were still marveling at the painting.

Teacher He shook his head and exclaimed, "Jinyan is truly a treasure! This drawing is so lifelike!"

Huang Lei clicked his tongue: "Just how many of his abilities are we unaware of?"

Peng Yuchang counted on his fingers: "Writing poetry, composing lyrics, composing music, singing, cooking, and playing various musical instruments goes without saying, now I can even paint..."

Zhao Liying added from the side, "Jinyan can also drive."

Wang Yanlin thought for a moment: "Jin Yan has a huge alcohol tolerance, an extremely huge one. He can drink everyone at the table under the table."

Meng Ziyi was equally unwilling to lag behind, but she had only known Xu Jinyan for half a day, and they had spent all their time chopping wood together. Finally, after racking her brains, she said:

"Be careful to speak of good health...and good stamina."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at her strangely, trying not to laugh.

Meng Ziyi was taken aback for a moment, then quickly corrected himself, "I meant that Teacher Xu is in good health and has great stamina."

The men looked at each other, feeling an uncontrollable urge to smile. Was it a matter of how they addressed each other?

Jin Yan is right. It's such a waste that such a nice girl has a mouth!

"Huff... huff..."

At this moment, the chase outside had come to an end. Lin Gengxin came in, panting heavily, and after sitting down, he said:

"Jin Yan really put in the effort; I chased him for ages... but couldn't... even touch a scrap of his clothes..."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Liying asked curiously, "Has Jinyan ever practiced running?"

Lin Gengxin waved his hand: "No, he practices Tai Chi every morning, just like an old man."

"effort!"

Xu Jinyan also knows kung fu!

The phrase inexplicably flashed through their minds, giving them goosebumps.

Teacher He suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Xiao Xin, you said at the beginning that Jin Yan has a really powerful skill, what skill were you talking about?"

Lin Gengxin thought for a moment and laughed: "Magic, Jin Yan can do magic, especially mind reading, he's really good at it, hahaha."

He couldn't help but laugh whenever he thought about that mind-reading ability.

"Really?!"

Peng Yuchang shouted loudly, feeling his scalp tingling.

Lin Gengxin was also startled: "What's with your reaction? Of course it's fake! How could there be such a thing as mind reading?"

So Teacher He talked to him about the topic they had just discussed.

After listening, Lin Gengxin frowned: "I feel..."

"What have you thought of this time?"

He paused, then said with a worried tone, "I feel like my title of 'the dream of nine hundred million girls' is in jeopardy!"

Everyone: "..."

However, he still spoke up for Xu Jinyan, saying, "Jinyan can't read minds, but he really knows magic. He and Zhou Jielun are good friends."

"ah--"

"Ziyi blushed!"

"I didn't," Meng Ziyi said, covering her face with her hands and hiding behind Zhao Liying.

"Where's Jinyan? Let him in quickly."

"He went to the restroom."

Xu Jinyan came out of the bathroom and entered the room, only to find that everyone was looking at him like he was an alien.

He remained expressionless and asked, "What's wrong?"

It seems he put on a very successful act this time. His positive emotional value will definitely catch up after the show airs. But he was just drawing a picture. You guys are being too shocked, aren't you?

"Jinyan, how did you do that?"

Xu Jinyan sat down in the chair and said, "I learned some when I was little, and I practice occasionally when I have free time. Actually, my drawing skills aren't that high..."

He glanced around and noticed that most of the men's gazes were somewhat complicated, while the two girls...

Zhao Liying's eyes sparkled. In her youth, she was a looks-obsessed person, liking tall, handsome men who could sing. Now, she appreciates humorous, reliable, and emotionally stable men, and Xu Jinyan... is a perfect match!

As for Meng Ziyi... she didn't dare to look Xu Jinyan in the eye at all.

Xu Jinyan clicked her tongue: "Did drawing you all lose your souls?"

Teacher He laughed and said, "We were just talking about you and discovered so many of your strengths. How do you know so much?"

Xu Jinyan was stunned for a moment, realizing that apart from [Massage and Acupressure], which only Yang Mi knew about, he had already demonstrated all the other professional-level skills multiple times.

We still need to accumulate some trump cards!

Then, with a troubled expression, he said, "Perhaps... I was born with this talent?"

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter, thinking to themselves: He's really funny!

Zhao Liying: You're so funny!