Big Shot's Sweetheart Shocked the World Again!-Chapter 705: Mr. Bo Discusses Poetry, Making Faces Flush and Hearts Race!
"A lotus, once bloomed...still graceful."
Yu Han recited each word.
His gaze naturally fell on Xing Yue.
It seemed as if he was consulting Xing Yue to see if he had recited the line correctly.
But on closer look, it was as if he was projecting the image of that graceful lotus blooming in his heart.
The socialites were almost in tears: "Oh my gosh, even a bodyguard has more cultural knowledge than us! Quick girls, think, are there any other lotus poems? I’m going crazy..."
Inside the restaurant.
Xi Rubao, witnessing this scene, almost burst into laughter: "Mr. Bo’s question seemed simple, but who knew it’s a challenge of the century, stumping so many, hahaha!"
Bai He teased her: "Stop laughing, darling. Can you come up with even half a line?"
Xi Rubao lifted her chin, quickly responded: "Do not venture deep among lotus plants, for deep among lotuses are mandarin ducks!"
"Hahaha! Good one, very down-to-earth!" Everyone was in stitches.
Miss Zhou joined in the fun: "When mist darkens willows, clouds drift over the moon, and where dewdrops flip on lotuses, fireflies drift in the water."
"Oh, this one is nice," Xing Yue led the applause.
Zuzi lazily clapped her hands: "Very good."
Suddenly feeling playful, she raised her neck and asked Bao Gucheng: "Xiao Chenger, do you have a good poem too?"
Bao Gucheng loosely hugged her with his long arms, his eyes deep: "The painted boat rows into the depths of the flowers..."
Depths of the flowers?
Zuzi fluttered her big eyes.
The man’s Adam’s apple rolled slightly, then he continued: "...fragrance spreads in the golden goblet, the misty rain faint, a piece of music, returning in drunkenness."
Xi Rubao: "Wow, sounds so beautiful!"
Bai He was puzzled: "Are we sure this is about lotuses? Not other flowers?"
Xing Yue smiled: "It’s Ouyang Xiu, a famous phrase for viewing lotuses after drinking."
"Who is Ouyang Xiu?" Zuzi asked curiously.
Everyone: "..."
Zuzu’s perfect scores in all subjects of college entrance exams really weren’t due to sleepy examiners?
Only Bao Gucheng patiently said: "Well, he was a boy who loved to drink. Just like you, he prefers to be sober when everyone else is drunk."
Zuzi propped up her chin: "Xiao Chenger, it’s so interesting to hear you talk about poems. Is there more?"
"Yes." Bao Gucheng, with modest expression and cool tone, said, "Plucking lotuses and playing with their beads, unable to make them into a circle."
Zuzi was more confused: "I don’t understand, Xiao Chenger."
Xing Yue, Bai He and the others: "..." Who could have guessed that Mr. Bo, seemingly rough, could casually recite unfamiliar poems!
Only Yu Han’s gaze swept over Bao Gucheng before quickly withdrawing.
"It’s okay if you don’t understand, I’ll explain to you slowly in the future," Bao Gucheng said gently, tucking a strand of hair that slipped by her ear.
Bai He couldn’t help but wish to become a seven-foot man, to replace Mr. Bo in taking care of her Ancestor Master!
After this round of poetry challenge, only five socialites could skip the line and enter the restaurant early.
One has to admit, rarity drives up value.
The remaining socialites, with insufficient poetry reserves, after retrieving their phones, immediately pounded their chests, searched the internet for lotus poems, and then tearfully updated their friend circles—
"If you don’t work hard in youth, indeed you’ll regret it in old age!"
"Without studying elementary school language properly, growing up you don’t even qualify to have a meal!"
"Ah ah ah, I must memorize all Complete Tang Poems and Complete Song Poems, swear to eat the full-scale All Lotus Banquet! And 108 flowing seats!"
Information in the friend circles spread rapidly.
Soon, the upper circle of the capital was abuzz about Shi Huijian and Bai He hosting an exclusive culinary banquet today!
Major media and gossip tabloids from the capital quickly sent journalists for live interviews and photoshoots.
However, because of the unexpectedly large crowds, they couldn’t squeeze in and had to use long poles to hold up cameras, barely managing to capture a few images of the restaurant’s rich and exotic dishes.
