Chapter 208: Chapter 144: The Way to Prove Talent

Shu Yao returned to the tea party.

Having been out of touch with high society for a long time, she found it difficult to fit into Shu Xin’s circle of friends and couldn’t quite keep up with their topics of conversation.

Still, just listening in on the lively chatter from the sidelines was quite enjoyable.

It was also a quick way to gather information.

She was listening intently when Shu Xin, who had broken away from her group, tapped her on the shoulder.

"Yaoyao, have you spoken with Doctor Wen yet?"

Shu Yao gave Wen Youran a helpless look. "I was just about to refill the teapot. How about we go have a little chat?"

Wen Youran arched a brow like a gentleman.

He followed Shu Yao to the kitchen and got straight to the point.

"To be honest, I can tell you’re very level-headed. But my visit today isn’t without purpose. My father and I share a persistent worry, and we need to ask for your help, Miss Shu."

Shu Yao filled a kettle and placed it on the smart stove. As she adjusted the temperature, she glanced at him, signaling for him to continue.

Wen Youran gave a gentle, helpless smile. "It’s about my sister. After Miao Miao heard you were applying to the Agricultural College, she started clamoring to apply there too."

The Wen family had been doctors for generations; for a member to suddenly go into agriculture would make them a laughingstock.

Wen Youran continued, "No matter how my father and I try to persuade her, she refuses to listen. I thought that maybe she’d listen to you."

Shu Yao asked, "Where did you originally intend for her to apply?"

"Imperial University’s Medical College. It’s all at the same university, so you two would still have a chance to be fellow students." Wen Youran’s unhurried voice carried a warmth like a gentle breeze and the morning sun, making it incredibly soothing to listen to, even for the most impatient person.

"You actually planned for her to study medicine?" Shu Yao’s eyes widened in astonishment. "Your sister is toxic, you know?"

After a brief pause, Wen Youran said humbly, "If Miao Miao has offended you with her words in the past, I apologize on her behalf..."

"That’s not what I meant." Shu Yao sized him up. "Your talent is related to the seduction technique, isn’t it? It makes it easier to see into people’s hearts."

"..." Wen Youran was slightly surprised.

’She’s right.’

But in the presence of a powerhouse like Shu Yao, whose spiritual power was unfathomable, his talent was rendered useless. It was much easier to use on children, whose mental defenses were weaker. That was why he’d chosen to specialize in child psychology.

Shu Yao asked, "Then do you know what your sister’s talent is?"

"She hasn’t shown any signs of it yet..." Wen Youran stared at her, stunned. "You’ve discovered it?"

Shu Yao didn’t answer, asking instead, "A long, long time ago, even before nutrient solutions were invented, there was an official position in the ancient imperial courts called Food Taster. They were also known as a Taste Tester. Do you know what the person who held that office did?"

Wen Youran shook his head.

Shu Yao said, "They tested the Emperor’s food for poison."

Wen Youran was taken aback. "You mean Miao Miao has a keen sense of smell for poison!?"

’If that’s true, then the Wen family is about to produce a truly powerful individual!’

"It’s probably more than just that. Calling it a sense of smell isn’t quite accurate. It’s more of an instinctual feeling she has.

That’s why, back then, when no one else had any idea that nut was poisonous, she sensed it immediately and desperately tried to stop Jiang Fei’s cousin from eating it.

I’ll need to run a little test to see if I’m right."

As she spoke, Shu Yao lined up twenty cups in front of him. She filled each one with water, then added salt to nineteen of them. "You can go get your sister now."

As he watched her work, Wen Youran’s eyes shone with excitement.

He gave a long look at the single unsalted cup of water nearest to Shu Yao’s hand, then turned and went out to get Wen Miaomiao.

The moment she entered the kitchen, Wen Miaomiao began to look around, then exclaimed in heartfelt admiration, "Yaoyao, your kitchen is so beautiful! And it smells so good~ I wish I could live in here every day!"

"Over here." Shu Yao called her over and motioned to the twenty cups of water. "There are twenty cups of water here. You can’t drink nineteen of them. Only one is safe."

Wen Miaomiao couldn’t help but ask curiously, "What’s in the nineteen cups that I can’t drink?"

"You don’t need to worry about that." Shu Yao glanced at Wen Youran as he stepped forward, then continued speaking to Wen Miaomiao. "To prove your talent to your brother, you need to find the one cup that’s safe to drink."

Wen Miaomiao’s eyes suddenly widened, and she exclaimed in a mix of disbelief and delighted surprise,

"I have a talent!?"

’What talent? Why didn’t I know about it?’

Looking at the clueless girl before her, Shu Yao was left a little speechless.

Wen Youran was eager to use this opportunity to confirm his and Shu Yao’s theory, so he coaxed, "Miao Miao, just find the right cup of water first. I’ll tell you everything afterward."

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