#28 - Chapter 28 Lin Xiaoqian’s talent improves!

"Phew!"

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

From noon till dusk, he finally finished signing two thousand books.

Fortunately, Lin Xiaoxi was very well-behaved.

After waking up in the afternoon, she didn't bother Lin Chen; she was happy and content just being by his side.

In the past, when Xu Mengyao went on business trips, Lin Xiaoxi was only cared for by a nanny, but now she had her father with her.

"Xiaoxi, let's go home."

Lin Chen smiled as he packed up the signed books.

"Daddy, come here for a moment."

Lin Xiaoxi called out sweetly.

Lin Chen squatted down next to Lin Xiaoxi.

Lin Xiaoxi: "Daddy, look, this is you, this is Mommy, and this is me. Isn't it pretty?"

Lin Chen looked at Lin Xiaoxi's drawing in surprise. Lin Xiaoxi was so young, but she drew with remarkable skill.

"Xiaoxi, you drew so well."

"It seems you have a talent for drawing. If that's the case, Daddy will teach you more in the future,"

Lin Chen said.

The system's voice sounded in Lin Chen's mind: "Host, as certain abilities of yours continue to increase, they will have a powerful impact on Lin Xiaoxi in those areas."

Lin Chen's eyes lit up.

His increased abilities could affect Lin Xiaoxi?

"System, is it just certain areas?"

System: "Yes, Host. When one of your skills reaches the Grandmaster level, it can increase Lin Xiaoxi's talent in that area by one-fold."

"Legendary level, two-fold; Mythical level, three-fold."

Lin Chen's painting skill had reached the Grandmaster level yesterday.

Lin Chen pondered: "If Xiaoxi has talent in a certain area, then a one-fold increase would be quite significant."

"If she has no talent, even a three-fold increase won't help?"

System: "That's right, Host."

Lin Chen was overjoyed; this was also very good.

Lin Xiaoxi didn't need to be a prodigy in everything; it would be great if she could become very strong in the areas where she had talent.

"System, how are these one-fold, two-fold, and three-fold increases calculated?"

Lin Chen asked as he carried Lin Xiaoxi home.

"For everyone, the numerical value of various talents ranges from a minimum of zero to a maximum of one hundred. The talent values of most people are below ten."

"A few have talent values of ten to twenty."

"Very few have talent values of twenty to thirty."

"It would be great if an ordinary person had one talent that could reach thirty. But even with such talent, hard work will have almost no effect."

Lin Chen sighed inwardly.

The gap between ordinary people and geniuses was too great. Most ordinary people could only dabble in various arts.

Wanting to rely on it to make a name for themselves in the future?

Very difficult, very difficult!

"System, continue."

The system said: "A talent value of forty or above falls into the category of genius, and sixty or above can make one a leader in the province."

"Seventy or above, a national leader."

"Eighty or above, a continental genius; ninety or above, a world-class genius."

Lin Chen said excitedly in his heart: "If Xiaoxi's original talent is twenty, a one-fold increase is forty, two-fold is sixty, and three-fold is eighty?"

"Yes, Host."

Lin Chen's face was full of smiles.

Very good!

Lin Xiaoxi would definitely have several talents that reached twenty or thirty, and the probability of tripling them to exceed ninety was very high.

It was also possible to reach the full value of one hundred!

Even if her talent value was in the teens, tripling it would be very high.

"Daddy, what are you smiling about?"

"You seem very happy."

Lin Xiaoxi asked in her childish voice.

Lin Chen said with a smile: "Because Daddy loves you. Daddy is very, very happy just holding you."

"Smooch!"

"Daddy, I love you too,"

Lin Xiaoxi said sweetly after kissing Lin Chen.

"System, can you detect Xiaoxi's talents?"

Lin Chen asked in his mind.

System: "No. With your abilities, Host, you can determine them through your time together."

"Okay."

Lin Chen wasn't disappointed.

He thought about it. Among his current skills, the ones that had reached the Grandmaster level were cooking, fairytale creation, calligraphy, painting, and driving.

Foreign languages also counted.

Soccer, singing, shooting, etc., hadn't reached the Grandmaster level yet.

He didn't know what Lin Xiaoxi's talent for cooking and driving was like.

Lin Chen estimated that Lin Xiaoxi's talent for fairytale creation and calligraphy was likely below twenty.

The improvement wouldn't be particularly obvious.

The improvement in foreign languages and painting would be more obvious, especially painting.

"The improvement in painting talent is the most obvious. Xiaoxi's painting talent should be close to or even exceed thirty,"

Lin Chen thought to himself.

Lin Xiaoxi's painting talent should now be around sixty.

The level of a provincial leader.

If it were doubled again, her painting talent could reach around ninety.

Ninety or above is world-class!

"Xiaoxi, do you like painting very much?"

Lin Chen asked.

"Yes."

Lin Xiaoxi nodded.

Lin Chen said with a smile: "Xiaoxi, then in the future, Daddy will spend a little more time teaching you how to paint."

"Okay?"

Lin Xiaoxi said happily: "Okay, okay."

……

Li Lin packed up the books and drove back overnight.

"Editor-in-chief, the signed books by Great God Lin Yu have arrived,"

Chen Xinhan was informed by someone when he arrived at work.

"Okay."

Chen Xinhan went to the place where the books were stored.

He casually opened a box and took out a book.

"Huh—"

A look of surprise appeared in Chen Xinhan's eyes.

He rubbed his eyes.

The handwriting was the same, but it seemed to him that Lin Chen's signature looked even better.

Chen Xinhan had Lin Chen's previous signatures.

He found the previous signed books and compared them.

"What's going on?"

"It's clearly the same, but I always feel like there's a difference,"

Chen Xinhan thought to himself.

"Old Feng, come here for a moment."

"Take a closer look at these two signatures."

Chen Xinhan called out.

Another senior editor approached.

Soon he said in surprise: "Editor-in-chief, what's going on? I think this signature looks more comfortable."

"This is the later one, right?"

Chen Xinhan nodded: "I also think this one is better written. There's an indescribable sense of beauty."

"Wait… let me look at the rest of the books."

Chen Xinhan took out more signed books.

The signatures on these books were all better than the original ones.

"Editor-in-chief, perhaps Lin Yu has gained some experience from signing so many signatures, and the signatures have become better-looking,"

Editor Feng said with a smile.

Chen Xinhan nodded slightly: "Maybe. In the third batch of one million orders, mix one of these into every five hundred books."

"Don't get it wrong."

Editor Feng nodded: "Don't worry, I won't."

Chen Xinhan picked up a signed book that was received later.

"I'm going out for a while. Call me if anything comes up."

An hour later, Chen Xinhan arrived at a villa complex.

He came to visit an old man.

This old man used to be with the National Calligraphy Association. He was a leading figure in the calligraphy world.

Even the current president of the Calligraphy Association had to call him 'Uncle' when they met.

Chen Xinhan had visited him once before.

"Ding-dong—"

Chen Xinhan rang the doorbell.

The nanny quickly opened the door.

An old voice came from inside: "Little Chen, I have trouble with my legs and feet, so I won't greet you."

"Come in yourself."

Chen Xinhan entered the villa, he bowed and saluted: "Old Mr. Jiang, long time no see."

Old Mr. Jiang was called Jiang Xuesong, he nodded slightly: "Four or five years. I'm old, and I don't see guests casually these days. Little Chen, what brings you here?"

He didn't welcome people who bothered him for no reason.

"Old Mr. Jiang, I would like to ask you to help me look at a signature,"

Chen Xinhan said respectfully.