The next morning, since the flight was at 9:30 am, Wan Yunting got up early, washed and tidied up, checked out of the hotel and had a steaming breakfast at a roadside stall, then took a taxi and rushed directly to the airport to pick up the ticket.
After waiting for half an hour, we boarded the plane. We first flew to Qinghai City for a connecting flight, and then waited until noon.
Wan Yunting boarded the plane again after one o'clock, this time directly from Qinghai City to Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou City. When he got off the plane, it was already 4:30 in the afternoon, and Wan Yunting took a taxi directly to Shaoxing City...
He was sitting in an online car-hailing car. He opened the window and looked at the billboards on the street outside. There was an advertisement announcing the National Lanting Award Calligraphy Competition!
"Boss, are you also going to Shaoxing City to watch the calligraphy competition?"
The driver of the car said to Wan Yunting who was sitting behind him.
"Yes."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded, and the driver smiled and said: "It's very lively over there now. This Lanting Award Calligraphy Competition was chosen to compete in the cultural center of Dongchang, Mr. Lu Xun's hometown in Shaoxing City, but it attracted countless people from all over the country.
Let’s visit.”
"oh."
Wan Yunting was a little surprised, because he had never paid attention to these calligraphy competitions, and he didn't know what the Lanting Award meant to a calligrapher.
Because he has always thought that this is at most an ordinary competition in the calligraphy circle, but now he sees that the streets and alleys of Shaoxing City are promoting the Lanting Award Calligraphy Competition. Obviously this is the highest level of Chinese calligraphy and is national-level.
Awards Contest!
"I heard that there were thousands of people participating in this competition, so it was very lively."
The driver glanced at Wan Yunting through the rearview mirror and smiled.
"With so many people, how long will the competition take?"
Wan Yunting was shocked.
"It seems like it will take two days or three days."
the driver said.
Wan Yunting nodded. If there are really more than a thousand people participating in the competition, it will definitely be a huge scene. It will take two or three days...
"Boss, you look familiar. I seem to have seen you somewhere. Are you from here?"
Suddenly the driver looked at Wan Yunting carefully in the rearview mirror and said doubtfully.
"Really."
Wan Yunting smiled and said, "Maybe I look too ordinary, but I look familiar to you."
The driver immediately rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "If you look ordinary, how can we live? But, as a solicitor, I have seen too many different customers, so it's normal for me to think they look familiar..."
It was not until 6:20 in the afternoon that Wan Yunting officially entered Shaoxing City by car and headed towards Dongchang. When he was about to arrive, he called Fang Guowen...
At this time, at the entrance of a decent-sized hotel in Dongchang, Shaoxing City, I saw Fang Guowen, the president of the Huadu Literary Association. After receiving Wan Yunting's call, he immediately came down to the hotel entrance to answer the call.
As a white online hailing car slowly drove over and stopped at the hotel entrance, Wan Yunting opened the door and got out, waving to Fang Guowen who was looking around at the door: "Uncle Fang, here it is."
Suddenly Fang Guowen looked over and hurried over with joy on his face, "Oh, Xiao Wan, you're here right now."
"Well, it's not too late, right?"
Wan Yunting took the luggage bag from the car, Fang Guowen shook his head and smiled: "It's not too late, today is the 4th, and there is another day tomorrow. It is the competition on the 6th. You can have a good rest tomorrow, or you can go out to
Take a look around the scenery here, especially the old site of Mr. Lu Xun’s hometown. If you don’t take a look around, it proves that you have never been to Shaoxing City.”
"OK."
Wan Yunting nodded, and Fang Guowen patted his shoulder happily: "Come on, let's go in, I've already booked a room for you."
"Thank you, Uncle Fang."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded. Fang Guowen glanced at him and said with a smile: "It's all because of my family's politeness..."
As a result, as soon as the two entered the room, they met Liang Hongda, the vice president of the Huadu City Literary Association. He came out with several middle-aged men. Seeing Fang Guowen leading Wan Yunting, Liang Hongda's old face was slightly startled.
, suddenly laughed and said: "Isn't this Wan Yunting, a famous celebrity in our Huadu City? Haha, President Wan, I knew you would definitely let him participate in this year's Lanting Award calligraphy competition."
Wan Yunting still had some impression of Liang Hongda and knew why he was like this, so he just nodded and smiled at him without saying anything.
"Old Liang, where are you going?"
Fang Guowen asked.
Liang Hongda pointed to the hotel door and said: "I just received a call from Hongfang, saying that Mr. Yuan from the capital is here. We should go out to meet Mr. Yuan."
Fang Guowen raised his eyebrows, and Liang Hongda immediately saw a commercial vehicle coming outside the door, "Here he is, go out and pick him up..."
So they quickly walked out towards the hotel door. Fang Guowen and Wan Yunting turned around and saw the door of the business car being opened. A young man wearing a designer suit got out of the car first. He lowered his body and reached out to support a person.
The old man wears a plain white Tang suit and a thick coat, and he is the master figure in the calligraphy circle of Beijing, Yuan Deyou!
"Mr. Yuan..."
Liang Hongda and Wang Fuyi came out quickly. They walked over with smiles on their faces, bent down and smiled flatteringly at Yuan Deyou: "Mr. Yuan, it's been a long time since I last saw you. I wonder if you still remember me."
Yuan Deyou is over eighty years old. He has short, semi-white hair and a rosy face. He looks very energetic. Although he is leaning on a cane, the old man is tall and strong. He looked at Liang Hongda and laughed: "You are
Huadu Xiaoliang from the Literary Association."
"Yes, yes, I didn't expect you, Mr. Yuan, to still remember me."
Liang Hongda was excited and nodded quickly, just like a teddy dog trying to please its owner...
"Mr. Yuan..."
At this time, Fang Guowen came out with Wan Yunting. After all, they met. He naturally came out to say hello to Yuan Deyou, "I didn't know that you were coming here now, and I hope you won't be greeted from afar. I hope Mr. Yuan won't be surprised."
"Haha, it's Xiao Fang."
Yuan Deyou looked at Fang Guowen with a hint of disdain and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I'm not a big shot, there is no need to inform you."
Huangfu Hongfang, who was standing aside and supporting him, politely greeted Fang Guowen with a smile: "President Fang, the teacher just doesn't want to trouble you, so there's no need to do this."
Fang Guowen nodded, knowing that Yuan Deyou was the most important master judge on their judging panel this time. He had planned to give him a grand welcome in advance when he came over, but he didn't expect that Huangfu Hongfang brought him
He came here today.
"Mr. Wan, have you just arrived too?"
Huangfu Hongfang looked at Wan Yunting who was standing next to Fang Guowen, holding a luggage bag in his hand, and said with a smile: "It will be exciting to have you participate in this Lanting Award calligraphy competition."
Facing Huangfu Hongfang's hypocritical look, Wan Yunting didn't care. He nodded and smiled and said: "Brother Huangfu is joking. It's my first time to participate in such a national calligraphy competition. I feel a little uneasy. I'm not as good as you."
, I must have a lot of experience participating in calligraphy competitions of all sizes like this all year round."
"hehe."
Huangfu Hongfang chuckled twice and said: "Mr. Wan is really good at joking. You are now a big celebrity in our country. I believe you will perform well in the calligraphy competition that follows. And I also want to compete with Mr. Wan."
Woolen cloth."
"Oh, I don't dare compete with you. I just came here to have fun."
Wan Yunting pretended to be polite to Huangfu Hongfang.
Because he doesn't care about the Lanting Award calligraphy competition. He can come here entirely because of the invitations of Fang Guowen and Gu Luotang. Otherwise, Wan Yunting would have gone back to Huadu to do his business.
"Hongfang, this young man is what you said, the new one coming out of Huadu City, someone who has great experience in writing Slim Gold Style?"
Naturally, Yuan Deyou didn't know Wan Yunting, but later Huangfu Hongfang went to the capital to meet him and told him that during the last Mid-Autumn Festival, Wan Yunting wrote poems in public, showing off his kingly style with a thin gold body, which aroused Yuan Deyou's curiosity!
"Yes, teacher."
Huangfu Hongfang nodded. Although he didn't want to admit it, Wan Yunting's Thin Gold Body was indeed better than his own.
"Hello, sir."
Wan Yunting clasped his fists and greeted him out of politeness.
But Yuan Deyou's old face was high-spirited, especially his old eyes showed a hint of contempt and disdain. He looked like he was senior and relied on his old age, and said: "Young man, I look forward to your work."
Wan Yunting narrowed his eyes slightly and could tell that the old man was disdainful and contemptuous of him, so he smiled indifferently and stopped talking.
Just when Huangfu Hongfang and another middle-aged man wanted to help Yuan Deyou enter the hotel to rest, a taxi slowly came over. It was the two senior sisters Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao wearing winter Hanfu dresses.
Seeing Wan Yunting at the door, Qi Miaomiao immediately shouted happily: "Brother Yunting..."
As soon as Wan Yunting turned around and saw their sisters, he said hello to Fang Guowen, and went over to meet Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao. The two girls also directly held his left and right arms, calling each other Yunting brother, provoking
Huangfu Hongfang's face suddenly turned gloomy.
Especially looking at Gu Luotang's beautiful eyes and looking at Wan Yunting's eyes full of love made Huangfu Hongfang's heart burn with unknown anger...
When they were in the disaster area, Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang were trapped in a cave. Huangfu Hongfang naturally watched the news, but he was in the capital and did not rush there. He originally thought that Gu Luotang and Wan Yunting would die in the disaster area.
But they didn't expect that they miraculously survived in the end.
Therefore, during that period of time, the news broke various scandals and ambiguous news about Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang, saying that they were trapped in a cave and experienced life and death, so they must be a pair of lovers.
Some people even revealed that they think Gu Luotang is more suitable to be Wan Yunting's girlfriend...
When Huangfu Hongfang saw the news, he was still lucky that Gu Luotang and Wan Yunting must be fine.
But when he saw Gu Luotang holding Wan Yunting's arm, the loving look in his eyes, and the joy on his face, Huangfu Hongfang's face became gloomy, knowing that the two of them must have been together...