"Uncle, this is my classmate, Zhou Wen." Wang Lu pointed at Zhou Wen and introduced him. Then, she pointed at the middle-aged man and introduced, "This is my uncle. You can call him Uncle too."
"Uncle." Zhou Wen had no choice but to call out. However, he was somewhat puzzled. He didn't know why Wang Lu would bring him along to meet her family.
"Sit down," Wang Lu's uncle said indifferently without any intention of communicating with Zhou Wen.
Wang Lu sat opposite him and tugged at Zhou Wen, indicating for him to sit beside her. The two of them looked at the middle-aged man across the table.
"Little Lu, you should have had enough fun, right? You should go back and cultivate seriously. Don't let your parents worry about you, "Wang Guotao said as he stared at Wang Lu.
"Uncle, it's pretty good for me to cultivate at Sunset College. Sunset College is one of the top ten colleges in the Federation. The tutors and teaching resources here are very good …" Before Wang Lu could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Wang Guotao.
"I know Sunset College's standards better than you. The teaching standards there are indeed very good compared to ordinary colleges, but it's a college aimed at the masses after all. There's no way to teach according to your own characteristics and abilities, much less teach you the secret techniques of our Wang family," Wang Guotao said.
"I don't have to learn the family's secret techniques. I think it's pretty good this way," Wang Lu said as she bit her lip.
"Do you really think it's good to learn from those common goods? If that's the case, not only will your parents be disappointed, but even I will be very disappointed, "Wang Guotao said to Wang Lu.
"Uncle, I want to continue studying in college. You usually dote on me the most. Help me," Wang Lu pleaded.
"I can let you do whatever you want, but not this matter. You have already wasted half a year. If you don't go back and cultivate seriously, how can you keep up with the progress of your other siblings? You are the one who will take over the Wang family in the future. If your strength can't suppress your peers, how will you convince the masses in the future?" Wang Guotao said.
"It's not like I want to take over the Wang family," Wang Lu muttered softly.
"What did you say?" Although her voice was soft, Wang Guotao still heard her. His expression immediately turned cold.
"No, what I'm saying is that cultivating in the academy is actually the same. Cultivation progress won't be slower than at home." As Wang Lu spoke, she pointed at Zhou Wen and said, "Zhou Wen is my classmate. He's also studying in college. He's much better than my siblings."
"He's a member of the An family, so the academy will naturally take care of him." Wang Guotao clearly knew about Zhou Wen as he continued, "Besides, you said that he's stronger than your siblings. I'm afraid that might not be the case."
Wang Lu was immediately delighted when she heard that. She knew that Wang Guotao was indeed as she had imagined. He especially cared about his face, especially the Wang family's face.
"Uncle, if you don't believe me, you can test him. If he's indeed stronger than my siblings who cultivate at home, why don't you let me stay on campus to cultivate?" Wang Lu took the opportunity to say.
"Since you brought him here, I'm afraid you won't give up even if I say no," Wang Guotao said as he looked at Zhou Wen. "What are you best at?"
"I'm not particularly good at anything," Zhou Wen replied.
Wang Lu hurriedly said, "Uncle, Zhou Wen means that he's proficient in everything. You can test him however you like."
"Is that what I mean?" Zhou Wen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he couldn't say anything in front of Wang Guotao.
"Your grandfather has cultivated all his life, but he doesn't dare say that he's proficient in everything. Do you think it's appropriate to use this word on a student?" Wang Guotao looked at Wang Lu and said with a serious expression.
With that said, he ignored Wang Lu's reaction and looked at Zhou Wen. "Since you don't have any specialties, I'll use the Wang family's usual cultivation questions to test you."
Zhou Wen looked at Wang Lu who looked over with a pleading look. She placed her hands under the table and bowed at Zhou Wen as though she was worshipping a god.
"Uncle, please speak." Zhou Wen thought for a moment. He owed Wang Lu a favor, so he could only help her.
Wang Guotao poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Zhou Wen. He said indifferently, "The most important thing in cultivation is the foundation. It's just like building a building. Without a good foundation, it's impossible to build a skyscraper. Even if you manage to build it, it will quickly collapse. Now, I'll test your foundation."
Zhou Wen looked at Wang Guotao in puzzlement, unsure how he was going to test him with a cup of tea.
Wang Guotao's expression didn't change as he poured himself a cup of tea and placed it on the table in front of him.
The table was made of pear wood. It was more than ten centimeters thick and rather sturdy. With a casual press from Wang Guotao, the teacup sank into the table. The cup's mouth was parallel to the table, making it look like it was embedded inside. The cup wasn't damaged, and not a single drop of tea spilled out.
"Uncle, aren't you making things difficult for me? It's not like Zhou Wen has practiced our family's Heart Destruction Palm. Besides, which of our siblings can do what you do? "Wang Lu immediately protested.
"If you can't do it, it means that what the school teaches isn't enough. Therefore, it's best you go home and cultivate," Wang Guotao said indifferently.
Wang Lu opened her mouth to protest, but she didn't know how to refute Wang Guotao's words.
"I'll give it a try," Zhou Wen said as he looked at the teacup in front of him.
"It's good that young people are willing to try. I won't make things difficult for you. As long as you can make one-third of the teacup sink into the table without the teacup breaking, you pass," Wang Guotao said.
Zhou Wen nodded and reached out to pat the teacup.
"Wait." However, Wang Lu nervously called out to Zhou Wen. She looked at him pleadingly and said, "Be careful. Don't shatter the teacup. Just make some of it go in."
Wang Lu thought to herself that it wouldn't make sense if she shattered the teacup. As long as the teacup didn't shatter, even if a third of it didn't sink in, she could still bargain with Wang Guotao.
Zhou Wen actually didn't quite understand. Since her family had such good conditions, why did Wang Lu insist on studying at school? Wasn't this seeking something far away?
However, it wasn't his place to meddle in Wang Lu's matters. All he needed to do was return the favor.
"Don't worry." Zhou Wen said to Wang Lu before extending his hand and slapping the teacup in front of him.
With a crack, Wang Lu fell into despair.
The table was fine, but the teacup had been smashed to smithereens by Zhou Wen. Wang Lu felt the world spin as she wished she could plunge to the ground. She thought to herself, Did I get kicked in the head by a donkey? I actually thought of bringing Zhou Wen here.
"Young man, there are many things in this world that can't be resolved with strength," Wang Guotao said before losing interest in Zhou Wen. After saying that, Wang Guotao lost interest in Zhou Wen. He looked at Wang Lu and said, "Xiaolu, go pack up on campus. I'll send someone to take you home tomorrow."
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