Chapter 1321: 1321: Ouyang Feifei with a Changed Personality

Chapter 1321: Chapter 1321: Ouyang Feifei with a Changed Personality

The calligraphy master, seeing that Ouyang Feifei was beautiful, wanted to make a beauty smile and offered her the characters he had just written, only to be rejected publicly.

Being rejected publicly was already a blow to his pride, but to make matters worse, the beautiful woman directly criticized his calligraphy as mediocre, nowhere near as good as the handsome young man beside her.

Hearing this, he was almost furious to death.

Having immersed himself in calligraphy for decades, he considered himself somewhat accomplished.

Now, he was a member of the Huaxia Calligraphy Association, a director and vice president of the Yuezhou Calligraphy and Painting Association, with a modest reputation in the industry.

Especially his copy of “Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion,” which many people marveled at, even saying it could compare to the original.

Although what he just wrote was not the “Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion”, but rather regular script, the quality of the last few characters slightly dropped due to the influence of the beauty Ouyang Feifei. Yet, those knowledgeable in calligraphy would largely overlook such a minor change and regard his work as exquisite.

With so many people watching today, he couldn’t afford to write without care.

But unexpectedly, his work was criticized.

Moreover, the criticism came from a beautiful woman, which deeply hurt his pride.

Of course, he couldn’t vent his anger at the beautiful woman.

Probably any man, upon seeing Ouyang Feifei’s handsome appearance, would not be angry—Luo Ziling was an exception and a freak.

Unable to rage at Ouyang Feifei, his anger could only be directed at Luo Ziling.

But Luo Ziling didn’t say anything, so it was definitely not appropriate to directly lash out at him.

And to lose his temper in front of so many tourists would also demean his status.

Thus, the master looked at Luo Ziling with disdain and, imitating the ancients, folded his hands towards Luo Ziling: “It appears that today Orchid Pavilion has welcomed a genius of the calligraphy world. Excuse my poor eyesight for not recognizing this young talent. May I ask for your esteemed name? I am Liu Hongwei, a member of the Huaxia Calligraphy Association and vice director of the Yuezhou Calligraphy and Painting Association.”

“Sir, you praise me too highly,” Luo Ziling glared at Ouyang Feifei, blaming her for her careless words which attracted animosity. “I have only practiced calligraphy for a few years and don’t dare to compare with you. My friend doesn’t understand calligraphy; she just thinks my characters are neat, so she spoke recklessly.”

Today he had no intention of showcasing his calligraphy skills publicly, and he also didn’t want to write with a brush in front of so many people.

He learned calligraphy under his grandfather’s coercion, but eventually fell in love with writing brush strokes.

He was confident in his calligraphy skills but never thought of using them to suppress others.

Today’s visit to Orchid Pavilion with Ouyang Feifei was simply to admire this Calligraphy Holy Land and take a few photos, a small comfort for having been here. Little did he expect the usually reticent Ouyang Feifei to attract hostility towards him.

Could this woman have some ulterior motives again?

Seeing the master looking at him with disdain and dissatisfaction, Luo Ziling really wanted to pin Ouyang Feifei down and smack her plump buttocks hard. Hmm, tonight when he gets back, he will definitely punish her well and tease her until she’s breathless.

“Young man, at least you have some self-awareness,” Liu Hongwei felt slightly more comfortable seeing Luo Ziling’s humility. “Don’t think that after practicing calligraphy for a few years, you can consider your writing as calligraphy. You must know, this is the Orchid Pavilion, not a calligraphy training class.”

He thought that although Ouyang Feifei is beautiful, she certainly doesn’t understand calligraphy, just spouting nonsense.

Practicing calligraphy, although talent is involved, the most important thing is diligent study and practice.

It requires accumulation over time, years of long practice, to possibly produce good calligraphy.

He has been immersed in calligraphy for decades to achieve what he has now.

Considering Luo Ziling is only in his twenties, even if he started learning characters at the age of three or four, it’s only a decade or so.

Moreover, seeing Luo Ziling’s appearance as a scion of a wealthy family, Liu Hongwei didn’t think he would practice calligraphy daily.

Hearing Liu Hongwei’s condescending tone and blaming them for their lack of self-awareness, Ouyang Feifei got a bit angry.

She bluntly said, “Your piece isn’t that great. Especially the last few characters, they are obviously messed up. I believe you realize this too. Many things aren’t about being older to achieve greatness, whether it’s Wang Youjun or Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, their calligraphy was recognized and admired by the world when they were not old. Only after they grew older did their styles stabilize. Furthermore, I think people with low spiritual cultivation, even if they practice calligraphy for decades, cannot make a breakthrough.”

Ouyang Feifei usually speaks sparingly, but after interacting with Luo Ziling, she talks a lot more.

Moreover, they are now in Yuezhou, a place she considers countryside.

She doesn’t know anyone here, no one knows her identity, and she’s traveling as Luo Ziling’s companion, so there’s no need to continue playing the role of a cold CEO. Also annoyed, she spoke all this in one breath.

The strength of Ouyang Feifei’s character wasn’t formed in a day; when she spoke those words, her gaze was sharp, and many people felt she made sense. Her words carried an undeniable force—even Liu Hongwei felt that.

However, this made Liu Hongwei even angrier. Initially, he found Ouyang Feifei quite cute, but hearing her impolitely criticize him, even insulting him, he was a bit overwhelmed.

Thus, he retorted rudely, “So we actually have the honor of a calligraphy genius visiting the Orchid Pavilion. Could you perhaps show us your level of calligraphy? Don’t just talk big, show your skill, otherwise it’s just embarrassing. Also, young lady, if you don’t understand calligraphy, you should go back and consult the elderly in your family. Pretending to know and spouting nonsense simply lowers your status.”

“Alright, stop arguing with him,” Luo Ziling whispered to Ouyang Feifei, then smilingly said to Liu Hongwei, “Sorry to have disturbed the master. We are just tourists here, just curious to take a look, we won’t disturb your performance anymore.”

“This won’t do,” Liu Hongwei, seeing Luo Ziling completely lacking confidence to publicly write a character, believed even more that his skills were ordinary and not salvageable, so how could he let Luo Ziling leave, “You insulted me publicly today, how can I stay in the Orchid Pavilion, how can I remain in the calligraphy circle?”

“What do you want then?” Luo Ziling got a bit angry.

“Write a character!” Liu Hongwei said, put away his own writing, and with a schadenfreude look gestured Luo Ziling to please go ahead, and said to the surrounding spectators, “Everyone can witness together, what’s called the recklessness of youth.”

After listening to Luo Ziling’s humble words and Liu Hongwei’s arrogance, Ouyang Feifei quietly watched Luo Ziling, “I’ll help you grind the ink. Take it as a slight concession, and compete with this so-called master. Just consider it as earning some respect for me. Whatever you do with me when we get back doesn’t matter.”

After saying this, she flashed Luo Ziling a seductive smile.