Brush Up Your Proficiency

Wang Lan was increasingly baffled by the various unusual occurrences happening to Wang Hao recently.

First, her brother's cooking skills had improved dramatically, as if he had received the true teachings of a master chef.

Then, his height suddenly shot up without any warning.

These strange phenomena happened one after another, making Wang Lan, as his younger sister, feel very confused and puzzled.

Although she knew in her heart that her brother might have been hiding his own little secrets for many years, she couldn't suppress the strong curiosity in her heart and asked:

"Brother, why have you changed so much recently? It's one thing that your cooking skills have greatly increased, but you've also suddenly grown taller! What's going on? Tell me!"

As she spoke, Wang Lan's face also revealed a look that said, "If you don't tell me, I'll start pouting."

Seeing his sister use this trick, Wang Hao secretly cried out in his heart, knowing he was in trouble, and hurriedly took a step back.

Since he couldn't escape, he might as well solve the problem as soon as possible, lest things become more complicated.

But how exactly should he solve it? This question really made Wang Hao feel very embarrassed.

If he told the truth, it would definitely not work, so the only option left was to use a kind lie to muddle through.

Wang Hao secretly made up his mind in his heart, and then began to carefully calculate in his mind, and slightly organized his language.

After all, he was not good at telling a perfect lie without having to draft it in advance.

"Since you, my dear sister, have asked so sincerely, then I, your generous and kind brother, will answer you!"

After saying this slightly chuuni opening, Wang Hao continued:

"Just a while ago, while you were concentrating on preparing for your final exams, my business here wasn't doing very well either, and I felt a little depressed in my heart.

So I simply took a day off for myself and ran to a nearby park to relax."

Speaking of this, Wang Hao gestured to his sister to sit down first, and after the distance between the two had narrowed, he lowered his voice and continued to tell his sister:

"Later, I met an old man in the park who was playing the erhu to earn a living. I thought he played quite well, so I gave the old man some change.

Who knew that the old man would actually tell me that he wasn't out there to earn money and asked me to take the money back.

I thought to myself, there's no reason to take back money that's been given out, so I ignored him and turned to leave."

"Later, when I finished strolling around and was about to go back, I actually ran into this old man again.

I saw the old man walking towards me with a smile and saying that he felt very close to me, and without saying a word, he reached out and gently pressed on my body.

At that time, I felt a strange warm current surge into my heart, followed by a strong sense of dizziness, as if some invisible object had invaded my body. After a while, I felt my mind suddenly clear up a lot.

At the same time, I felt unusually warm and comfortable all over my body.

When I came back to my senses, the old man had disappeared.

I didn't pay attention to it at the time, but the next day I found that my cooking had become much better.

I didn't dare to tell anyone about such a magical thing, for fear of being dragged out for research. You're my own sister, and if you hadn't gotten to the bottom of it, I wouldn't have told you in the first place. Now that you know, you must keep this a secret for me!"

Wang Hao roughly described his feelings when his cooking skills were upgraded, and then told half-truths and half-lies.

Making up this lie made Wang Hao feel a little guilty, wondering if his sister would see through it, since he had borrowed the old man's plot from the novel.

Sure enough, hearing this, Wang Lan widened her eyes and stared at Wang Hao with a suspicious look, asking:

"Is that all there is to it? Why does it feel so familiar?"

In order to cover up his guilt, Wang Hao nodded very hard and replied affirmatively: "That's exactly it, absolutely true! Otherwise, what else could it be?"

Although Wang Hao said it decisively, Wang Lan still had doubts and continued to ask: "Then why would this old man do this? There must be a reason, right?"

To this, Wang Hao no longer explained, attributing everything to the mysterious old man. He helplessly spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders slightly, and indicated that he was equally at a loss:

"How would I know what the reason is? Perhaps this old man is a hidden expert. In short, the facts are before us, and everything is a mystery."

Wang Lan looked at Wang Hao, thinking that her brother shouldn't be lying to her.

Could it be that such a magical thing really happened? The reason why her brother was able to grow taller was because of that what aura, and it also made his mind suddenly clear up, improving his cooking skills?

Wang Lan secretly pondered these things, and after making what she thought was a reasonable explanation for this matter, the corners of her mouth slowly and unconsciously rose, followed by a burst of giggling.

Her innocent heart had long been fooled by Wang Hao's words, and she believed everything he said without reservation.

Just then, as if she suddenly thought of something, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed excitedly: "Brother, doesn't that mean we're going to be rich! This kind of mysterious power is something that ordinary people can't touch at all!

Where is that old man now? Is he still in the park?

No, I have to go over and take a look, after all, I'm your own sister, maybe I'm also the one with the affinity, hahaha! In that case, we'll be walking sideways from now on!"

The more Wang Lan spoke, the more excited she became, as if she had already seen an arrogant future waving at her.

Her mind was completely immersed in the longing and yearning for that unknown mysterious power, and she was completely intoxicated by it, unable to extricate herself.

Looking at the series of questions his sister asked, Wang Hao secretly groaned in his heart, but since things had come to this, he could only bite the bullet and continue to lie.

So, he put on a look of great regret and sighed, saying: "Alas, it's in the People's Park next to your school!

I went to look for him many times later, but each time I was disappointed.

Perhaps that old man has gone to other places to travel around…

That's why I specially bought an erhu back, after all, I met the old man because of the erhu.

I wanted to try to learn to play the erhu, maybe one day I'll meet the old man again."

Wang Hao cleverly used the erhu as the ending of the entire lie, increasing the credibility of the entire event.

And Wang Lan, after listening, revealed a genuine sense of regret.

However, compared to those uncertain things, she was even more excited that her brother had obtained this opportunity.

As the saying goes, "When one achieves enlightenment, all their relatives and friends benefit," not to mention that this lucky person was her own brother!

Thinking of this, Wang Lan's original regretful expression gradually turned into a bright smile, and her mood became more and more cheerful.

She couldn't help but have a glint in her eyes, as if she had already seen the dawn of a beautiful future.

At this moment, Wang Lan's emotional changes were revealed without any concealment, unable to hide even a little.

After justifying himself, Wang Hao looked at the bright smile on Wang Lan's face and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

So, Wang Hao pretended to be calm and said to his sister: "It's getting late, go to bed early!" After saying that, he couldn't wait to turn around and return to his room, as if there was something terrible chasing him behind him.

In fact, he was just afraid that his sister would continue to ask questions. A lie needs countless lies to fill the hole, and he knew this truth.

Wang Hao secretly pondered in his heart: "It seems that I still have to be cautious in the future! After all, it's easy to deal with simple people like my sister, but if it were someone with ulterior motives, I'm afraid things wouldn't be so simple.

At that time, I really don't know how to end it…" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly and sighed, it's really difficult!