Campus Cultivation Master-Chapter 20 - 00: Don’t Make Friends with People Who Give Away Radishes

Chapter 20: Chapter 0020: Don’t Make Friends with People Who Give Away Radishes

Soon it was Wu Di and Liu Tianming’s turn to present their gifts.

Liu Tianming brought a painting, said to be by a well-known artist, but Chu Feng didn’t understand art, so he didn’t even bother to look.

"Grandpa An, this is a hundred-year-old Mountain Ginseng I specifically acquired for you. Of course, you’re in great health now and certainly don’t need it. It won’t be too late to use it after another thirty-five years." Wu Di was very eloquent, and the gift he presented was extremely precious.

A hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng would be worth at least a million yuan, and it’s also something you can’t just find anywhere.

Old Master An looked kindly at Wu Di and nodded with a smiling face, "Not bad. You’ve put thought into this."

Chu Feng eyed the hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng from Wu Di and felt a slight surge of interest.

Logically, such an ancient ginseng should possess significant Spiritual Energy by this point, yet Chu Feng didn’t sense the slightest bit of Spiritual Energy from it.

"Chu Feng, I didn’t expect to see you here too, what a coincidence. I wonder what gift you’ve prepared for Grandpa An," Liu Tianming said with a smug smile, looking at Chu Feng.

Upon hearing this, An Rongrong knew Liu Tianming was trying to make Chu Feng look bad on purpose.

Just as An Rongrong was about to speak and defend Chu Feng, he calmly said, "I came in a hurry and didn’t prepare anything. Besides, even if I had prepared something, I wouldn’t gift someone a carrot."

"A country bumpkin who has never seen the world," Liu Tianming sneered at Chu Feng, but then added, "But it’s true; given your family background, it’s normal that you’ve never seen a hundred-year-old Mountain Ginseng. But now, I’m a bit curious. Exactly what status do you have to enter the An Family? Did you sneak in, or are you Miss Rongrong’s lackey?"

Unable to bear it any longer, An Rongrong said, "Chu Feng is my deskmate and my friend. I invited him here. Is there a problem with that?"

An Rongrong was furious, and Liu Tianming dared not speak further. After all, his status was nowhere near equal to hers.

Wu Di’s expression darkened instantly upon hearing An Rongrong’s words, but it only lasted a moment.

"Since you’re Rongrong’s friend, I’ll reluctantly consider you a friend as well. But as a friend, I really have to say this; today is Grandpa An’s big celebration. Even if your circumstances are limited, coming empty-handed is somewhat inappropriate. Even if you bought some cheap trinkets, it’s the thought that counts," Wu Di fired another round at Chu Feng.

After hearing this, Chu Feng got angry and said, "Don’t, please don’t consider me your friend. And to be friends with someone like you, who gifts a carrot, I really can’t afford that.

Liu Tianming, feeling insulted as the ginseng came from him and being repeatedly likened to a carrot by Chu Feng, retorted angrily, "What do you mean, Chu Feng? Do you have any proof that what Young Master Wu gave is a carrot? If you can prove it, I’ll go outside, buy a hundred jin of carrots, and eat them all in one go."

Chu Feng responded, "I don’t have any proof, but I trust my own eyes."

After hearing this, Liu Tianming laughed loudly, "You say you trust your eyes, might as well trust your toes. Have you ever seen Wild Ginseng? Do you know how to determine its age? You say you trust your eyes, does anyone here believe your eyes?"

The crowd listened to Chu Feng’s words and shook their heads in silence, not understanding how Chu Feng had managed to offend the Wu Family’s Young Master.

In fact, Chu Feng didn’t really need to do anything; his mere presence beside An Rongrong had already offended Wu Di.

"I believe his eyes!" Just as Liu Tianming finished speaking, someone’s voice came from the doorway.

"You are..." Liu Tianming was about to say ’what the hell are you’, but he choked back the rest of his sentence after uttering just two words.

Because the person who walked through the door was none other than Elder Zhuang, head of the Zhuang Family, another prestigious house from East River.

The Zhuang Family’s influence was even stronger than the An and Wu families, and the Liu Family, which could only rely on the Wu Family, was hardly comparable to the Zhuangs.

"Old Man Zhuang, you’re late. I wasn’t late for your big celebration a few years ago." With Elder Zhuang’s arrival, the focus naturally shifted away from the younger generation including Chu Feng.

Elder Zhuang said, "I was late for a reason; I went to prepare a birthday gift for you. However, now that this young fellow is here today, it seems my gift preparation might end in failure."

Looking at Chu Feng, Chu Feng hurriedly said respectfully, "Elder Zhuang."

Elder Zhuang, looking at Chu Feng, said, "Young man, if I had known you were here, I wouldn’t have prepared this congratulatory gift. It looks like I’m set to lose out this time."

Seeing how much Elder Zhuang valued Chu Feng, everyone began to speculate about Chu Feng’s identity.

If Chu Feng wasn’t the center of attention before, he certainly became a person many wanted to befriend now. There weren’t many people in East River who could earn Elder Zhuang’s favor.

Even Old Master An’s gaze towards Chu Feng changed slightly. Before, he didn’t know that Chu Feng and Old Man Zhuang were acquainted.

"Elder Zhuang, you are greatly respected, but you can’t just assume that Young Master Wu’s gift is a fake," Liu Tianming said cautiously.

Hearing Liu Tianming’s words, people remembered Chu Feng’s earlier claim that the Wild Ginseng was fake.

When Elder Zhuang arrived, everyone’s attention had been diverted, but now that Liu Tianming brought it up again, their focus returned to the ginseng. With Elder Zhuang’s support, the issue became more complicated.

If Elder Zhuang insisted it was fake, it would appear like an act of bullying by using his seniority.

Elder Zhuang said indifferently, "I only said I trust his judgment; when did I say that your ginseng was fake?"

"This..." Liu Tianming was speechless, for Elder Zhuang had indeed never said that.

After a pause, Elder Zhuang said, "However, since you’ve brought it up, I cannot bully the younger or flaunt my seniority in this matter. We’d better get to the bottom of this. I don’t want Old Man An to take fake medicine and die; then who would I play chess with?"

No one but Elder Zhuang dared to make such a comment.

After hearing Elder Zhuang’s words, Liu Tianming broke out in a cold sweat. Although Elder Zhuang hadn’t said anything, Liu Tianming understood that he had caused trouble for his family, possibly even involving the Wu Family, and he feared he was in for bad luck.

The only thing that could save him now was to prove that the ginseng was real.

Elder Zhuang looked at Chu Feng and said, "Kid, although I trust your judgment, you can’t just make groundless claims. By doing this, you are putting me in an unjust position."

Chu Feng said, "The hundred-year Mountain Ginseng for the old master should have a spiritual energy, just like jade, as it is the essence of the earth. However, this Wild Ginseng has no hint of spiritual energy on it; what else could it be if not fake? Besides, it’s simple to verify its authenticity; just find someone knowledgeable to take a look."

Upon hearing this, Elder Zhuang replied, "Exactly, just find someone to take a look. Old Zhang, I know this is your expertise, please have a look."

"Yes!"

Uncle Zhang, standing behind Old Master An, stepped forward and began to examine Wu Di’s hundred-year Mountain Ginseng.

After a few glances, Uncle Zhang stated directly, "It’s fake. The root neck and whiskers have been affixed afterwards, and the item has been sprayed with beer and smoked with sulfur to make it look old."

Uncle Zhang not only declared the item a fake but also detailed where it was falsified and even the techniques used, leaving no room for anyone to dispute.

After hearing this, Elder Zhuang laughed heartily, "Young man, I didn’t expect you to have a knack for assessing jade and for these things too. Later on, you mustn’t speak, let Old Man An choose for himself, it’s meaningless if you say something."

While Elder Zhuang spoke cheerfully, Wu Di’s face had become so gloomy that it seemed water would drip from it.

Liu Tianming was sweating profusely, his legs trembling slightly—how could it turn out to be fake? This was like a death sentence for him.

Everyone looked at Wu Di with eyes filled with disdain and scorn. The Wu Family had suffered a great loss of face this time. They thought that sending only Wu Di would be enough to strengthen ties between the two families and establish his authority as the third generation of the Wu Family, but they had not anticipated such a turn of events.

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