Chapter 608: The Third Question

Chapter 608: The Third Question

Editor: Henyee Translations

Gu Dajiang returned with the twenty-odd paintings.

As soon as he entered, he said to Mountain Elder Qi, “I didn’t disappoint you. I’ve already brought back all the paintings.”

Mountain Elder Qi was speechless. He already knew the process. The completion rate of the matter was far beyond his expectations.

He asked Gu Dajiang to put all 20 paintings on the table and looked at them one by one. There was indeed no problem.

Finally, Mountain Elder Qi’s gaze landed on the horse painting in Gu Dajiang’s hand. The others did the same, but Mountain Elder Qi didn’t say anything, so they could only wait.

However, Mountain Elder Qi quickly retracted his gaze and asked him curiously, “You used this painting to attract other students. If you didn’t have this painting on hand, how could you take back these twenty paintings?”

As expected of someone introduced by Qin Wenzheng. His thoughts were novel and not pedantic. He was flexible and would not pretend to be noble. Very good.

It was the same for the first question. He knew to avoid the difficult matter and find a breakthrough elsewhere. He would not be so stubborn as to think of an answer. If he offended his wife and daughter, he would end up in a situation where his family was at odds.

Still...

After the mountain elder finished laughing, a malicious expression suddenly appeared on his face.

Gu Yundong’s mouth twitched. Grandpa mountain elder, you should practice your facial management. In the past, when you were an official, did you often suffer because others saw your expression? Was that why you resigned early and came back to teach?

The mountain elder said, “Regarding the second question, you have indeed passed. However, although you have brought back these paintings, you have also promised those students that before the school ends, you will get the artist to point out the shortcomings in the paintings. Now that it’s almost noon, it’s too late for you to give the paintings to the artist before taking them back. Besides, don’t forget that I still have a third question waiting for you.”

He knocked on the table with a smile and glanced at the paintings on the table. “Even if it’s an expedient, you can’t go back on your word to others. If you enter school in the future, you won’t have the face to talk to these classmates, right?”

Mountain Elder Qi felt that the artist Gu Dajiang was talking about was most likely Qin Wenzheng. Unless Qin Wenzheng was in the prefectural city, he would never be able to bring the paintings back to the academy before the school ended.

But Qin Wenzheng was in Fengkai County.