I became famous for writing ridiculous stories in ancient times

This is so shocking!

Fu Wenyu never expected that the 'Mr. Murong' with whom he had corresponded for several years was actually a woman, and it was a 'she' rather than a 'him'. And at first glance, the 'Murong Bai' in front of him is not very old. He is probably about the same age as himself, that is, a few years older than Fu Rong.

She is actually ‘Mr. Murong’!

The ‘Mr. Murong’ who drew many illustrations, each of which was very well done, became famous in Liuzhou painting circles many years ago!

It's unbelievable.

Because he was so shocked, Fu Wenyu even stared blankly at the other party, his eyes widening. All kinds of thoughts were swirling in his mind. At this moment, he seemed to be thinking about everything, and at the same time, he seemed to be thinking about nothing.

Until the two of them sat down one after another, Fu Wenyu was still a little bit unable to recover.

So he asked again innocently, "Are you really 'Mr. Murong'?"

Mu Mingsu was a little nervous at first, but when she saw Fu Wenyu's disbelieving look, she realized that he felt very different from the 'Mr. Fu' in the letter, so she laughed again.

"Yes, I am Murong Bai."

She sat up straight and explained seriously: "I didn't hide my identity on purpose, but if people knew that I was a woman, not only would no one come to me to draw, but there would also be a lot of inconvenience. So a few I called myself 'Mr. Murong' years ago, which can avoid a lot of trouble."

Fu Wenyu nodded in agreement, "I understand, I understand."

Even in modern times, some people still have gender discrimination. Men will not speak when doing the same job, but they will point fingers when they find that a woman is doing it. This situation will only be more obvious in ancient times. In particular, 'Murong Bai' is a storybook illustration. Fu Wenyu only needs to think about it for a moment to guess how troublesome it will be after her true gender is revealed.

It would be an understatement to say that his career was ruined.

Just like the "Piano Girl" in Liuzhou, even if she earns her own living, there are still many people who can't stand a woman writing a storybook. No matter how well she writes, those people won't read it and will slander her in various ways.

Thinking of this, Fu Wenyu said seriously: "Don't worry, I won't mention your identity to the third person."

After all, as long as his painting skills are good, it doesn't make much difference to him whether 'Mr. Murong' is a boy or a girl.

One of them is Party A and the other is Party B.

Murong Bai is Party B. As long as her skills are stable and she doesn't delay the draft, she is a good partner. As Party A, Party A does not need to care whether Party B is a boy or a girl, as long as she delivers the painting on time.

And as Party A, he can also say to Party B when Party B has revised it for the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh time, "After looking at it, I still think the first version is the best, and we will still use the first version." "Bar.

Of course this may be beaten...

After complaining in his heart, Fu Wenyu finally regained his composure.

He took out some of the paintings he had brought and was about to speak when he suddenly realized that he didn't know what to call the girl sitting opposite.

'Murong Bai' and 'Mr. Murong' are too unfamiliar, and 'Brother Murong' and 'Brother Murong Xian' do not fit the actual situation. And if you call me a girl, is it 'Mr. Murong' or 'Ms. Mu'?

Or maybe her surname is neither 'Murong' nor 'Mu'?

Thinking of his previous guess about the surname of 'Mr. Murong', Fu Wenyu asked: "May I ask, girl, is your surname Murong or Mu?"

Mu Mingsu felt much more at ease because she found that the 'Mr. Fu' in front of her did not throw away his sleeves, nor did he look at her strangely, nor did he say anything strange.

She said: "My name is Mu Mingsu."

Then he added: "However, my ancestor's surname is actually 'Murong', and the surname Mu was changed later. I heard from my father that when I was not born, they discussed that if I was a boy, I would be named after 'Bo' ”

"That's why I announced to the outside world that I was 'Murong Bai'."

Fu Wenyu suddenly said, "That's it."

He didn't ask in detail, because the other party was a girl, and it was not polite to ask her too many personal things, and it might cause misunderstandings.

Therefore, he directly spread out the scroll in his hand, pointed at a certain place and said, "Miss Mu, I think there should be more paintings here, so as to show the grandeur of the world of cultivating immortals."

"for example……"

The conversation with Mu Mingsu went smoothly.

The two have been working together for a long time and have a certain understanding of each other. Moreover, most of Fu Wenyu's ten stories have been illustrated by Mu Mingsu. Some of the illustrations are now based on the previous illustrations.

Therefore, the two of them discussed the modifications of several paintings for more than half an hour before deciding on them.

Before coming, Fu Wenyu's plan was to treat Mr. Murong to dinner after talking to him about changing the picture. The two can also chat while eating at the dinner table, exchange some ideas, etc.

But I didn't expect Mr. Murong to be a woman.

In this case, it would be inappropriate for the two of them to eat alone. After all, they are not relatives, and today is just the first time they meet. So after the matter was finished, Mu Mingsu stood up and said goodbye. After Fu Wenyu saw her off, he called the waiter to order a few dishes and finished lunch with some emotion.

When he slowly returned to the door of the inn, he happened to bump into Min Xiucai who was looking for someone.

Min Xiucai was overjoyed when he saw him.

"Wen Yu, I finally found you."

Hearing this, Fu Wenyu stopped and asked sideways: "Brother Min, I remember you were staying in another inn, and you came here in such a hurry, but what's the emergency?"

Min Xiucai snorted, and then said: "That's it. Today Xiucai Chen is hosting a banquet for several scholars from Liuzhou and Jiangzhou. Neither you nor Fu Minghui went."

Fu Wenyu nodded, "Yes, none of us went."

"I made an appointment with a good friend this morning to talk about something, and I just came back now. Minghui stayed in the inn to review his homework. Neither of us are the kind of people who like to join in the fun."

"Brother Min, why did you come to me?"

Min Xiucai sighed and said, "It's like this. Chen Xiucai was the host today. Seeing that you and Fu Minghui didn't go, he probably felt a little unhappy, so he said something to smear your reputation at the table."

"I thought I should tell you."

"Chen Xiucai, you said Chen Lang said something to smear me?" Fu Wenyu was surprised, so he asked: "What words were they? Brother Min would like to inform you. I am very grateful."

So Min Xiucai said.

It turns out that in the past few days, the scholars from Liuzhou and Jiangzhou have been taking turns hosting, making friends through literature. They were either reciting poems and composing poems, or gathering together to visit the scenery, or listening to operas, music, etc., having a great time. But I don’t know whether it was because of the frequent gatherings that everyone felt tired, or because Chen Xiucai’s appeal was not strong enough.

Anyway, not many people came to the party he held today.

Some people, like Fu Wenyu, are temporarily busy, while others, like Fu Minghui, see that these gatherings are of little help to them, so they simply stay at home or study in the inn.

Few people went, which led to a shabby scene.

Chen Xiucai was not very happy.

Min Xiucai said with some embarrassment: "Someone at the table asked about your whereabouts. Minghui told me that you had been busy doing the homework given by Master Mu in the past two days, so I explained casually."

"But who would have thought that Chen Lang would go crazy."

Min Xiucai simply regretted it.

He just explained a few words when others asked about Fu Wenyu's whereabouts, and then someone at the table said with emotion that Fu Wenyu had won Mu Zhizhou's eyes, and he would probably be on the list in next year's provincial examination.

Just a few words.

I don’t know which of the above sentences angered Chen Xiucai. He immediately said in a disdainful tone that Fu Wenyu was a "fake chart" and that his behavior of asking Muzhizhou for advice was a "shameless clinging to Muzhizhou" and "I guess." I want to worship Zhizhou as my teacher', and 'Mu Zhizhou is noble and will not accept a villain like him' and so on.

Chen Lang dared to say such words, but no one at the table dared to listen.

After the show ended, Min Xiucai thought more and more about what was wrong, so he hurried over to explain.

"I really didn't expect Chen Xiucai to be such a person."

Because he was the one who revealed Fu Wenyu's whereabouts, Min Xiucai looked a little embarrassed and tried his best to explain: "But Wen Yu, don't worry, I have already refuted him, and none of us believed what he said at the time. It is an honor for us to receive guidance from Muzhizhou Muda people.”

"He is jealous of you. Don't take his nonsense to heart."

After hearing the whole thing, Fu Wenyu didn't speak for a while.

It's not like he was shocked by these words. After all, other people have their mouths and he can't stop them from saying what they want to say. I just feel that these words have an inexplicable familiarity, as if I have heard them somewhere.

So Fu Wenyu thought about it carefully and found that if 'Muzhizhou' was replaced by 'Liu Juren', wouldn't it be a replica of the gossip in the previous disciple recruitment scandal?

He remembered that among the gossips at the time, there were phrases such as 'clinging shamelessly', 'becoming a disciple without being ashamed', 'hiding at home and having no face to see others', etc., which were exactly the same as what he said this time, but there were also 70% to 80% of them. coincide.

It's just that the initial apprenticeship turmoil coincided with the hot spring resort and amusement park. Later, he was busy with construction and making money, and he received a large sum of money every month. In addition, the gossip only spread in a small area and did not spread for a long time, so he forgot to delve into this matter.

So those gossips were also spread by Chen Lang?

He was first jealous that he had Liu Juren's eyes, and then he was jealous that he could ask Muzhizhou for advice, so he spread rumors and wanted to smear his reputation in this way?

After realizing this, Fu Wenyu suddenly felt like "it took no effort".