Qian Xuedong asked, "Gao Yuan? Could it be the Gao Yuan I met last night who claimed to be the county magistrate's son? No wonder his voice sounded familiar to me."
Xu Wenwu said, "It's most likely him."
Several classmates nearby asked, "Brother Qian and Brother Xu, do you know this person?"
So Qian Xuedong briefly told them what happened last night.
"Okay... cousin... Brother Wen, I'm used to calling you that! But what I said is all true!" Gao Yuan felt a little embarrassed to be refuted. He gritted his teeth in anger, but his face showed a flattering look.
At this time, after Gao Yuan's contemptuous words, a few more people went on the stage, leaving three people short of ten.
"Brother Xu, do you want to go up and give it a try? I believe that with your talent, you can definitely win first place."
Xu Wenwu shook his head and said, "I won't join in the fun. I'll just watch."
The middle-aged man spoke again: "We are still short of three people. Is there anyone else coming up?"
After a while, three people came on stage one after another. One of them was wearing clothes that had turned white from washing. It was obvious that he came from a poor family. He looked out of place with the young man in brocade clothes on the stage.
"Hmph, is this kind of person worthy enough to come on stage and compete with Brother Wen? He doesn't even change his clothes. I thought the clothes he wore were just rags from home!" Gao Yuan spoke with contempt again.
"You're so rude! Did anyone provoke you? Haven't you heard that talented people come from humble backgrounds? You're so talented, why don't you go up? Is all you can do is talk nonsense?"
Finally, someone in the crowd couldn't stand it anymore and started to speak up.
"Him? He's a talented man? Isn't he afraid of being laughed at? He doesn't even have a decent piece of clothing. If it were me, I would have hidden in some corner and not come out. He went up there purely to attract attention." Gao Yuan glanced at the person who spoke.
"Then wait and see!"
The young man who was being ridiculed on the stage remained neither humble nor arrogant, and still stood straight on the stage, as if he didn't hear Gao Yuan's words.
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