"The results of the brush calligraphy competition should be out soon. Let's go out too." Old Mrs. Su stood up and Qin Qin hurried over to support her.
The four of them walked from the rest area to the exhibition hall. As soon as they arrived at the exhibition hall, Li Renshi came over and supported Mrs. Su on the other side.
Old Mrs. Su glared at him, but let him support her.
Seeing that Old Lady Su didn't push him away, Li Renshi knew that she had calmed down, so he dared to speak, "Teacher Su, it's been handled."
Old Mrs. Su nodded, without saying anything or looking at him.
There was a row of long tables and chairs against the wall in the middle of the exhibition hall, where some old scholars were already sitting. Li Renshi and Qin Qin helped Old Lady Su walk over.
Zhou Yi and Tang Xiaoqing consciously did not follow, but stood in the crowd.
When Old Lady Su walked over, the old scholars stood up to greet them. She nodded one by one, then walked to the middle of the long table and sat down. It seemed that Old Lady Su had a very high status in the calligraphy and even literary circles.
At this time, the host began to speak and announced that the scoring results of the Calligraphy Association's first brush work competition had come out.
Qin Yue has also returned to the crowd. Yes, she also participated in this calligraphy competition.
The arrogance and determination in her eyes at this moment were exactly the same as Yun Yawen in Feng County.
But, as the saying goes, there is always someone better than you!
The host still started by announcing the outstanding works, and the contestants of the outstanding works had already gone up to receive their awards.
The next step was to announce the top three winners. Zhou Yi had a calm expression, while Qin Yue's nose was turned up in the air.
The host did not keep the audience in suspense and directly announced the list of winners: Zhou Yi first, Liu Shengpei second, and Qin Yue third.
Qin Yue was furious and went to the stage to question the host: "Why, why am I only third?"
The host knew Qin Yue's identity and didn't dare to say anything.
Qin Qin, who was standing next to the judging table, walked over and pulled Qin Yue over.
"Have you done enough? The competition is about strength. Third place is also a very good result. You have to learn to accept that there are always better people."
"Aunt, you and Grandma Su watched me practice my calligraphy since I was a child and you have always praised me. Do you believe that anyone can write better than me? Do you believe that the fat guy can write better than me?" Qin Yue said conceitedly.
"Have you seen the works in this exhibition?" Qin Qin asked her instead of answering.
"Why should I read it? No one can write as good as me." Qin Yue said domineeringly and arrogantly.
"Then go and take a good look at the two works in the middle and on the side of the exhibition hall. If you still feel it is unfair after seeing them, I, your aunt, will definitely support you." Qin Qin had nothing to say about her niece's arrogance, so she let her see for herself.
Everyone followed Qin Yue to the center of the exhibition hall, right in front of Zhou Yi's "Autobiography". Qin Yue's eyes widened at the sight of this free and easy cursive script.
Looking at Liu Shengpei's work next to him, it was actually much better than his own.
"This is impossible, this is impossible." He took two steps back in disbelief. "This is cursive calligraphy. I've practiced calligraphy for over ten years and I'm still nowhere near this level of skill. She's not that much older than me. I don't believe she could have written this."
Qin Yue looked at Zhou Yi's work and felt that she could not write as well as him no matter how hard she tried. She also doubted whether Zhou Yi could write such beautiful characters.
This is speculation that a false work was submitted to the competition, which can be said to be a very serious violation accusation. Once it is confirmed to be a false work, the consequence is not only that the participant will be permanently banned from participating in the competition, but also that the participant will be permanently banned from holding any literary-related position.
After hearing what Qin Yue said, everyone began to question the author of the work:
"This 'Cursive' by Huaisu is indeed excellent, but if you say it came from a young girl in her early twenties, I find it hard to believe."
"Yes, judging by the brushstrokes, it's all done in one smooth stroke. Without decades of practice and state of mind, I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible to write like that."
"However, this time, the works were all collected on the spot by experts from the Municipal Cultural Bureau or the Calligraphy Association. Cheating is almost impossible."
"It's hard to say, what if someone else is there?"
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"I can testify. I am also from Fengxian County. I was there at the time. Our works were written in public on the spot." Zhou Yi did not expect that Liu Shengpei would also stand up to testify for him.
"I was also there and saw with my own eyes that Teacher Liu and Zhou Yi wrote their works and came to the city to participate in the competition." Tang Xiaoqing also spoke.
When the two of them testified, everyone present was skeptical:
"What's the point of your testimony? We're all from the same place. The first and second place winners are both from Feng County."
"That's right, who knows if you're covering up for each other."
"That's right, it's obvious that this fat guy is not someone who can write with such a good brush." Qin Yue was also fanning the flames and making personal attacks on Zhou Yi.
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The discussion at the scene became more and more heated, and it seemed that it was about to get out of control.
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