February is the season of special cold, when the flowers have not yet bloomed, but the new green of the treetops rushes out of the cold, attracting news of the new year.

Ma Chengteng excitedly went to find Yue Yao and said, "Yue Yao, Qingfeng Bookstore is going to hold an art exhibition." "Every year in March and April, Qingfeng Bookstore will hold an art exhibition, which will display the paintings of some famous painters in the city. This is an exhibition unlike any other.

It took Yue Yao a long time to understand that the art exhibition held by Qingfeng Bookstore this time was not so much an art exhibition as a competition. Qingfeng Bookstore is to let all people who like to paint, as long as they have confidence in their paintings, they can put their paintings to Qingfeng Bookstore, when the time comes, several masters of the painting world will comment, and finally evaluate the best works, and the first fifty paintings will be exhibited at that time.

This exhibition is a rare opportunity for many artists, if they get a good ranking, they will also become famous in this industry, and if they are lucky enough to get the blue eyes of several masters, the future will be very good, so this exhibition is very sought after.

Yue Yao was also a little moved, this is also an opportunity to become famous, no matter what line of work, if you want to make a name, you must be famous, if you don't have fame, no matter how good the painting is, no one cares.

No one in the world can escape the word utilitarian, and Yueyao is no exception.

Yue Yao was very moved, but she had her own principles of action, Yue Yao thought for a while and said, "Uncle, I have to ask Mr. about this." If she agrees, I will participate, and if she does not...... "If she doesn't agree, it proves that her time has not yet come, and although it is a pity, she still does not participate."

Ma Chengteng was very puzzled by Mr. Yushan's reluctance to accept Yueyao as a student. Mr. Yushan taught Yueyao carefully, but he was unwilling to accept Yueyao as an apprentice. Ma Chengteng really couldn't understand what Mr. Yushan wanted to do. Ma Chengteng hesitated: "In case Mr. Yushan doesn't let you participate, it's a pity to miss such a good opportunity." ”

Yue Yao paused for a moment and said, "If Mr. doesn't agree, it must be because I don't have enough level, then I can't participate." ”

Ma Chengteng sighed slightly. Although Yue Yao did not bow to the teacher, in fact, Mr. Yushan was indeed Yue Yao's teacher. If the teacher disagrees, the student cannot disobey the teacher.

Yueyao wants to go to Zhuangzi, Mafu is calm now, but Yueyao still wants to go to the mountains, stay in the backyard, always feel restrained, not as free as on the mountain.

Ma Chengteng wondered: "Why do you want to go to Zhuangzi?" Are you having a bad time in the house? "He loves Yueyao so much, no one in the house should dare to snub her, and I don't know if it was the stupid thing that the Tang family did that made Yueyao feel guilty.

Yue Yao told Ma Chengteng what she meant. If she doesn't go out and stays in the yard every day, what can she paint? You can't paint begonia apricot blossoms every day! You don't need to draw it again after painting dozens of times.

Ma Chengteng didn't refuse, but he didn't immediately agree, "I'll talk about it when I ask Mr. Yushan." "If Mr. Yushan agrees to participate in this competition, Yueyao will definitely not be able to go to Zhuangzi.

Mr. Yushan quickly replied to the letter, asking Yueyao not to have three families. Mr. Yushan didn't say what the specific reason was, and Yueyao didn't ask. Respect for the teacher, Mr. said that if he didn't participate, he must think that she was not qualified enough.

Ma Chengteng was still unwilling not to grasp such a good opportunity, "Yueyao, or you can send a painting over, don't use your real name, take a name." Mr. Tamayama didn't know that you were participating, but you can know your weight through this painting. ”

Yue Yao shook her head, "Uncle, the opportunity is rare, but since Mr. said so, he must have a reason." There are always opportunities, and there is no hurry. ”

Ma Chengteng agreed to Yueyao's trip to Zhuangzi.

Before Yueyao left, she received an invitation from the Shen Mansion, and the post was sent in the name of Pinlan. Pinlan invited Yueyao to her banquet, which was set for March 3.

Since ancient times, China has said, "On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head, and on the third day of March, Xuanyuan is born." After the Wei and Jin dynasties, March 3 is also called the Shangyi Festival, and legend has it that March 3 is also the day when the Queen Mother opens the peach meeting.

Every year at this time, there will be people who hold banquets, or invite three or five friends to go to the suburbs to visit spring.

Yueyao looked at the post and said with a smile: "Pack up your things and go to Zhuangzi tomorrow." "The Zhuangzi that Yueyao went to is one of the Zhuangzi of the Ma family, and it is now also her property.

Drizzle couldn't understand Yueyao's thoughts, and hurriedly said, "Girl, this is a post from the girl of the Shen family, how can you not go?" "The Shen family is the girl's future husband's family, and the girl will not give the Shen family face if she does this, and she will definitely be disgusted to death if she marries into the Shen family in the future.

Hao's mother looked at Yueyao on the side, and her eyes flashed with deep thought, the girl's temperament took ten steps to see, if it wasn't for the fact that she had already made up her mind in her heart, she would not refuse to go to the Shen family. If you want to marry into the Shen family, you will never lose face with your future sister-in-law. Thinking of Yueyao's previous attitude towards Mrs. Shen and Shen Gongzi, Hao's mother had a bad feeling.

Hao's mother said to the drizzle: "You go out first, and then I will persuade the girl." After speaking, Hao's mother glanced at Xiang Wei.

Yue Yao smiled at Xiang Wei and nodded, and Xiang Wei walked out. As soon as Mother Hao waited for Xiang Wei to leave, she asked, "Girl, why don't you go to the banquet of the girl?" ”

Yue Yao smiled: "If you don't want to go, you won't go." ”

Hao's mother was silent for a long time, and finally asked boldly: "Girl, you tell the old slave, don't you want the Shen family's marriage?" ”

Yueyao didn't speak.

Hao's mother was just guessing just now, but Yueyao's silent attitude confirmed that her guess was true. Hao's mother asked incredulously, "Girl, why?" "The Shen family has a good family background, Shen Conghao is a famous talent in the capital, she doesn't understand why Yueyao doesn't want to marry.

Yue Yao said lightly: "My ideal is to become a great painter, if I become a great painter, the Shen family will not be able to tolerate me." "It's an excuse, but it's still very reasonable. The woman is too strong, and the husband generally can't tolerate it.

Hao's mother didn't believe this reason, she had been by Yueyao's side for so long, so she naturally knew what was true and what was perfunctory, "Girl, this is a family affair set by the old lady for you, and the Shen family is a first-class Hao family, Shen Gongzi is rarely famous, handsome, and said to have a good character, why don't you want to marry?" "Mother Hao is a little anxious. If the girl doesn't marry into the Shen family, can she still live in Mafu for the rest of her life? It's definitely not going to happen. If so, what will the girl do in the future? What about the people who followed the girl?

To say that Yueyao's father set her this is indeed a good family, Shen Conghao's family background and character are all first-class, but it is difficult to find lanterns, and many people in the capital regret that they started slowly.

Yueyao didn't go into circles with Hao's mother, and said directly: "The Mu family doesn't want me as a daughter-in-law, and I don't want to be disliked in a hurry." "If you don't quit your relatives and really marry into the Shen family, don't think about having a good life in the future with such a mother-in-law who hates you, and even take over the poison to kill her, so that you can also choose a better family background for Shen Conghao.

Yueyao is very sure that the Mu clan will do it, when that time comes, which side will Shen Conghao stand on? Don't think about it? must be on her mother's side, her wife can marry again if she is gone, but there is only one mother.

Hao's mother said as if she heard the Arabian Nights: "Just because the Mu family doesn't like you, you don't want to marry into the Shen family?" Hao's mother felt that Yueyao was a little stunned, and daughters-in-law who didn't like her mother-in-law abounded, could it be because she didn't marry for the rest of her life.

Yue Yao said with a smile: "The Mu family has long wanted to withdraw from her family, but because of my current status, she is not easy to withdraw from her family." ”

Hao's mother said, "How did the girl know? ”

Yue Yao told Hao's mother everything about Mu's blatant dislike of her. Although Hao's mother was shocked, she still tried to persuade Yue Yao, "Girl, I have made a marriage with the second son of the Shen family, and the second master has saved Master Shen's life, how can Mrs. Shen think of withdrawing from her family?" The girl must have misunderstood. Hao's mother decided that this was a misunderstanding.

Yueyao didn't want to worry about this problem with Hao's mother anymore, and said with a smile: "Is it a misunderstanding, my mother will see it in the future, anyway, there are still more than three years before Jilu, so don't worry." "It's not the same as before, I can't help her. And the Mu family didn't want to get married, but because of the kindness, they couldn't quit the marriage, and the only way was to attack her. As for the means, either make her disappear or make her reputation damaged, anyway, the Mu family is unwilling for Shen Conghao to marry her.

Hao's mother still strongly persuaded Yueyao: "Girl, most people come over like this, stay up for a few years, and then it will be fine." ”

Yue Yao sneered: "I don't want to stay up, I'd rather live my life freely than make compromises, and Mr. said that I will definitely be able to make a name for myself with my talent." As long as I am famous all over the world, I believe that no one will dare to bully me at will again. ”

Hao's mother didn't know what to say.

Xiang Wei's ears were very sharp, and she heard what Hao's mother and Yueyao said outside. Xiang Wei's eyes were full of pity, "Girl, your life is really bad." "Both parents died, leaving two orphans, the closest uncle and aunt were vicious and ruthless, the uncle was stupid, and the future mother-in-law was not a good one. It's bad for people to encounter everything, but Yueyao has touched them all, isn't this a bad fate?

Yue Yao said seven words, "My fate is up to me." In her previous life, she also felt that it was fate, but in this life, she no longer believes in fate. Life is earned by oneself, not predestined. She has worked hard in her life, and her fate will be different.

Xiang Wei was stunned for a moment when she heard such a domineering sentence, and then laughed, "My life is up to me, okay, good, good." ”

Zhuang Ruolan heard Caiyun say that Yueyao resigned from the Shen family's invitation and went to Haitang Garden in person, "Yueyao, why did you refuse the Shen family's invitation?" "This stupid child, the Shen family values her because she gave her a post, and refusing the Shen family's invitation will slap the Shen family in the face.

It was impossible for Yue Yao to repeat what she had just said, so she could only say: "I don't like that kind of banquet at all, either to show off my status or to compare whose clothes and jewelry are better, I don't want to waste time, I don't have this time, I might as well paint two paintings on the Zhuangzi." "Anyway, she is a painting idiot in the eyes of her cousin, and this reason is the most appropriate.

Zhuang Ruolan's repeated persuasion was fruitless, and Zhuang Ruolan looked at the sky speechless when she left the Begonia Garden. Can painting, painting be important to the future husband's family? Encountering such a person who does not distinguish between the important and the important is really powerless.

Yueyao went to Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi is more than a hundred miles away from the capital. There is a river next to Zhuangzi, although it is not big, but it can guarantee the water source in times of drought, so the land price here is very expensive, and it is not bought when it is fried to more than 30 taels and 1 mu at the highest time. This property was purchased by the Ma family when they were at their most prosperous, and they were given to Yueyao's mother as a dowry.

Xiang Wei looked at such a beautiful scenery and couldn't help but say, "It's good to retire here." "It's really a great place to retire.

Yueyao said coldly: "I'm not seventy or eighty yet. ”

Xiang Wei smiled, and when they arrived at the courtyard, everyone moved their things in. Yueyao is going to stay for a long time, so she brings a lot of things.

The courtyard was a three-way one, and it had been cleaned before they came, but now everyone had tidied it up again.

Xiang Wei went outside for two laps and came back, and saw that Yue Yao was practicing calligraphy, so she stepped forward to polish the ink for Yue Yao, and after Yue Yao finished writing, she put down the pen and said, "Girl, you have to make plans." ”

Yue Yao was very surprised, "What are you going to do?" ”

Xiang Wei pouted, it's really unreasonable! Such a nice place, her owner is just an orphan girl, how could those greedy people let go of such a good opportunity?

Yue Yao chuckled: "You think too much, even if someone makes an idea, it will only be a fantasy." "The backer behind her is not small, if someone dares to beat her idea, my uncle will definitely come out. Uncle can't bear it, and there are Li Mansion and Jingning Hou Mansion. She believed that if someone dared to swallow her property, the two would not sit idly by.

Xiang Wei saw that Yueyao had a plan, and she didn't say anything anymore.

When the Shen family got the news of Yueyao's rejection, Shen Pinlan was very disappointed, she heard that Yueyao was very talented, not inferior to Sister Qinglian at all. She really wanted to verify it herself, but unfortunately Yueyao didn't answer the post, which disappointed her wish.

After Mu got the news, he felt a little more disgusted with Yueyao, and snorted coldly: "If you don't have a father and no mother, you just can't get on the stage." "How can such a person who doesn't understand the world become Hao'er's wife. The Mu family became more determined to withdraw from his family.

At some time, Qingfeng Books released the time for participating in the painting competition, and the time for painting is set from March 1st to March 10th, and it will not be accepted after expiration. There are no restrictions on the age of painting, etc., and the conditions for this competition are very lenient, as long as you feel that your painting skills are good, you can participate.

As soon as the news spread, it became the hottest topic in the capital.