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Chapter 519 Living under the Halo of My Brother
After finally calming down the troublesome Jin Minzhu, Suning finally returned home. However, as soon as Suning entered the house, Li Hairen excitedly asked his son, "Hyungjun! Where have you been these days?"

"Mom, an old classmate suddenly came and I accompanied her out to play for a few days." Suning explained to his family in a concise manner.

"Hmph! You didn't even bother to tell your family." Li Hairen blamed his son for his carelessness.

"Hey, Mom, I forgot for a moment."

"Hyunjun! You haven't read the newspaper these days, right?" Li Hairen soon stopped worrying about this question, and looked at Su Ning in surprise and asked.

"Newspaper? No! Did something big happen in Seoul again?" Suning showed a surprised expression, thinking that something had happened in Seoul during the days when he was away.

"Haha, then come and have a look. I have already prepared to collect the Seoul Daily. There are many reports about you on it." Li Hairen immediately took out a few copies of the Seoul Daily.

"Oh?" This time it wasn't Suning who gave the signal, so he felt a little confused.

After Li Hairen took out a copy of "Seoul Daily", the mother and son sat on the sofa and started reading. This time the report was no longer on the front page, but instead occupied a position in the supplement. Looking at the exaggerated headline "Korea's No. 1 Young Calligrapher Chen Hengjun", Su Ning also wanted to shout "Fuck".

"Hyungjun! Look how beautiful your handwriting is!" Lee Hae-in said, pointing to the photo in the newspaper, his face full of pride and satisfaction. "Now many experts say that your calligraphy has reached the level of a master, and they say that you are the pride of the Republic of Korea!"

"Korean pride? That's not even close to it!"

Li Hairen and his mother, Suning, were sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper. Seeing the experts praising Suning in the newspaper, both mother and son were smiling happily. But Li Hairen suddenly found something strange about his son, and then he approached his son and kept smelling him.

"No! Why do you smell like perfume?" Li Hairen looked at his son with a questioning look.

"Ah?" Su Ning didn't expect Li Hairen to be so perceptive that he actually noticed something strange about her. "Really? Could it be that you smelled it wrong, Mom?"

"No! There is absolutely no mistake. Are you dating a girlfriend outside?" Li Hairen looked at his son with a questioning look.

"No! It might have been from a female classmate."

"Hmph! Hyungjun! You can't learn from those chaebol kids and act recklessly with personal matters." Li Hairen warned his son.

"Mom, I understand. I just want to be a good student." Su Ning agreed with Li Hairen insincerely.

Thinking that he had finally become an adult, all he wanted was to enjoy the life of a chaebol's son. How could he be willing to be a good boy?

Of course, Li Hairen didn't know what her son was thinking, otherwise she would have been so angry that she would have died. She hated the licentiousness and immorality of the children of chaebols the most and didn't want her son to become like that.

Zhengxinzhai.

Li Hengcai, the head of the department, walked into the study with a folder in his hand. He looked at the boss Chen Yangzhe and explained, "President, I have sorted out all the Seoul Daily reports from the past few days and saved all the reports about Young Master Hengjun."

"Director Li, who told you to do this?"

"what?"

"Director Li, just do your job well. You don't need to do these inexplicable things in the future." Seeing Director Li acting on his own, Chen Yangzhe gave him a gentle lecture. "Also, how is the Su Yongheng Capital that I asked you to investigate last time?"

"Yes! President, we have already made some progress. We will speed up the investigation."

"Well, then try to be quick. The Seoul Daily has been getting less and less up to par lately." Chen Yangzhe suddenly said something else, and then gave Li Hengcai a new order, "From now on, your secretariat should compile all the newspapers of the day into a briefing in advance, and then show it to me."

"Yes! President, our secretariat will definitely live up to its mission."

After Li Hengcai left, Chen Yangzhe saw the folder that Li hadn't taken with him. He picked it up and began to read it. Finally, he muttered to himself, "You little brat, your handwriting is getting better and better."

It was a correct decision for Suning to acquire the Seoul Ilbo in advance. The reports on Suning's achievements and calligraphy clubs in recent days have made Suning another name for himself as a young calligraphy master. Coupled with the hype from some seemingly plausible experts, Suning's reputation is rising again.

"Chen Daojun, is your brother Chen Hengjun?" A classmate ran up to Chen Daojun and asked.

"Ah? Yes! What's wrong?" Chen Daojun looked at the classmate in confusion.

"Chen Daojun, your brother is a master of calligraphy, so you should be able to write well too, right? Can you show us your calligraphy?"

"I'm sorry! I don't like calligraphy." Chen Daojun explained with a wry smile, suddenly feeling that he had been living in his brother's shadow.

"What? This shouldn't be happening!"

"There's nothing wrong with that. My brother likes calligraphy, but that doesn't mean I have to like it too!"

At this time, Suning had already arrived at Seoul National University, but was called to the office by the professor of his major, "Hello, Professor Jin."

"Well, Chen Hengjun, I heard that your Chinese calligraphy is very good?" Professor Jin looked at the new student in front of him with a smile on his face.

"Professor Jin, I have loved calligraphy since I was a child, and my level is just average!" Su Ning said as modestly as possible.

"Haha, Chen Hengjun, you're too modest." Professor Jin was very pleased with Su Ning's modesty, and then followed the newspaper's praise, "Now domestic newspapers and experts have called you the number one calligrapher in South Korea."

"Professor Jin, the newspaper's exaggerations have no basis in fact."

"Well, I went to the calligraphy club to see the plaque you wrote. It is indeed very good." Professor Jin also admired Su Ning's calligraphy.

"Professor Jin, you are too kind."

"Chen Hengjun, you also know that South Korea and China have established diplomatic relations. Recently, Seoul National University will organize a calligraphy group to go to Beijing to participate in the China-Japan-Korea Calligraphy Exchange Competition. The school is planning to recommend you to participate in the exchange competition." After a few pleasantries, Professor Jin explained with a smile.

"Thank you, professor, and the school. I will work hard to bring honor to our Seoul National University."

"Well, very good. I have great confidence in you."

Seoul University asked me to participate in the exchange competition, which was something I had been longing for. Making money no longer made me happy, and I suddenly wanted to rely on my own strength to mix in the "main arena" and see if I could reach the highest position. So I still needed fame, and this was the main reason why I bought the "Seoul Daily".

Now that he had earned the reputation of being "the nation's good child" and "Korea's top young calligrapher," if he could represent a Korean non-governmental organization in a mainland calligraphy exchange competition, he would truly have earned enough fame at Seoul National University. After graduation, once he entered the "Jeongtan," his career would undoubtedly be smooth sailing. Suning returned to his secret residence with Kim Min-joo, only to find that she wasn't there. He opened the refrigerator in the room, took out the ice kettle, and poured out a glass of ice water.

Suning was also very surprised that since he became a Korean, his appetite has become the same as that of Koreans. He even got used to having a glass of ice water every day.

Suning had just taken a sip of the drink when he saw Jin Minzhu coming back with bags of things. Seeing Suning drinking ice water, Jin Minzhu dropped the things in her hands, ran to Suning, snatched the ice water from Suning's hand and drank it in one gulp.

"Ah! It feels so good!" Jin Minzhu shouted happily.

"Minzhu, are you out shopping?"

"Yeah! Anyway, I was bored staying at home, so I went out to buy some clothes."

"I didn't see you when I came back just now, and I thought you had returned to Hong Kong."

"Hyungjun, I'll be back in a few days."

"That's perfect. I have something to do in a few days and will be away from Korea for a few days. You can return to Hong Kong then."

"Okay!" Jin Minzhu nodded in agreement, then suddenly put her arms around Su Ning's neck and said, "Hyungjun, I bought some beautiful underwear. Can you help me see which one looks good?"

"Okay! Hehe, I will definitely help you identify it carefully." Suning picked up Jin Minzhu with a smirk on his face and walked into the bedroom.

Suning stayed here with Kim Min-joo all night long, and only returned home early the next morning. Chen Runji and Li Hairen guessed that their eldest son had his own house, so they sighed and pretended to know nothing.

Chen Yangzhe of Zhengxinzhai also knew about Su Ning and Jin Minzhu. This time, Director Li Hengcai was very powerful and found out all three generations of Jin Minzhu's ancestors. Chen Yangzhe looked at all the information about Jin Minzhu in his hands and showed an angry expression again.

"Hmph! It seems that I still overestimated Chen Hengjun. His taste in choosing women is as bad as his father's." Chen Yangzhe suddenly became a little disappointed.

"President, Jin Minzhu's father has been in Hong Kong all year round. Maybe Master Hengjun just treats Jin Minzhu as an ordinary classmate."

"Hmph! Are there any classmates living together?"

"President, do you want me to warn Master Hengjun?"

"Forget it! He's not close to me as his grandfather anyway, so why should I bother with him?" Chen Yangzhe suddenly remembered the tense relationship between himself and his grandson, and sighed helplessly.

Chen Yangzhe is also particularly troubled now. His second son Chen Dongji is no longer with us, and his illegitimate son Chen Runji has been excluded from the inheritance rights. In addition, he severed ties with Shunyang Group more than ten years ago. Now he only has an eldest son Chen Yongji and a silly daughter Chen Huarong.

As for the grandchildren, Chen Xingjun was the designated heir long ago. Now Chen Yangzhe is still paying attention to the two brothers Chen Daojun and Chen Hengjun. Chen Daojun has always been very well-behaved and sensible, but Chen Hengjun has always been a cause for worry. He will not be satisfied unless he makes some noise.

There are five members in this calligraphy group, and Suning is the only young person among them. The others are old men in their fifties and sixties, and they are all well-known calligraphers in the Korean cultural circle.

Suning was not bullied, not only because this calligraphy group was led by Seoul National University, but also because everyone knew that Suning had the title of a chaebol's son. These old calligraphers did not dare to offend Suning, so there were no trivial matters.

The five of them gathered together and exchanged pleasantries for a while. Everyone got to know each other. Suddenly, an old man in his fifties looked at Su Ning and said, "Student Chen, your calligraphy is really good. It seems to be Yan style calligraphy. I wonder who your teacher is?"

"Teacher Song, I studied in Hong Kong for a period of time, and then hired a calligraphy teacher. Later, after returning to Seoul, I continued to teach myself." Su Ning explained with a smile.

"Haha, it seems that you are a calligraphy genius, classmate Chen."

"No! Teacher Song, you're too kind. Compared to teachers like you, I'm still far behind."

"Teacher Song is right, student Chen is indeed very talented." The others also followed suit and praised Su Ning.

"Haha, thank you teachers for your praise."

These old men are all experienced and shrewd. Seeing that Suning is the son of a chaebol, they naturally say a few more flattering words. After all, chaebols are still as powerful as the sky in South Korea.

The distance between Seoul and Beijing is very close, and the plane soon landed at Beijing International Airport. Naturally, there were special reception staff to greet the few people, and then Suning was arranged with everyone else in a foreign-related hotel.

The main purpose of the so-called calligraphy exchange competition is to communicate with each other. It is an event that puts friendship first and competition second, so there is a harmonious and peaceful scene everywhere.

Su Ning had just arrived at the competition venue when he suddenly felt a slight stomachache. He then stood up and went to look for a restroom. "Teacher Song, there's still some time before the competition starts. I'm going to the restroom first."

"Ah? Okay! Go ahead!"

Suning said hello to the others around him, then stood up and walked out of the competition venue. When he reached the door, he asked a passing staff member, "Comrade, where is the restroom?"

"Ah? You're here to watch the game?"

The staff member was a young woman. Because Suning had collected her game pass in advance, and she spoke fluent Beijing dialect, the staff mistook her for a local.

"Huh? About the same!"

"Well, then walk straight ahead and then turn left. The men's restroom is at the end."

"Thank you, comrade."

"Your comrade is the same. How can he not prepare in advance when coming to watch such an important game?" The female staff member couldn't help but say one more thing when she saw that Suning was young.

"Haha, comrade, you have a point."

"Also! Stop calling me comrade and call me beautiful."

"Ah? Beauty, I'll go to the bathroom first." Suning then remembered that the term "beauty" had become popular in the 1990s.

"Well, let's go!"

　I wanted to update more, but I'm a little out of shape today.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)