After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 191 Fishing for Fame and Recognition

Chapter 191: Chapter 191 Fishing for Fame and Recognition

Shi Yaoguang pointed at a document on the table, "This one here."

Quan Jinbei followed her fingertip, his brows slightly raised, "You understand this?"

"Mhm," Shi Yaoguang hummed lightly, "It’s alright."

Quan Jinbei revealed a hint of surprise, "Alright? So you’ve researched it?"

"Yes."

Shi Yaoguang didn’t deny it.

She and Quan Jinbei had developed a tacit understanding.

In front of him, she wouldn’t hide what she knew.

Even if those skills were not something that a true heiress who had just been brought back home not long ago, let alone had the chance to be educated, should possess.

Similarly, he wouldn’t ask where she had learned these things.

Shi Yaoguang liked this tacit understanding very much.

So, if Quan Jinbei was curious about something, she wouldn’t be stingy with her explanations.

"Are you confident you can produce what this document describes?"

Quan Jinbei curled his finger, tapping on an A4 paper printed with tiny characters.

Shi Yaoguang picked it up, examined it carefully, and nodded.

"I can."

Listining to her relaxed tone, Quan Jinbei’s lips pressed thinly.

Seeing him like this, Shi Yaoguang grew curious, "What’s wrong, is there a problem with this document?"

"Hmm..." Quan Jinbei didn’t elaborate.

Shi Yaoguang’s eyes twinkled as she guessed, "Could it be that your company’s research team can’t handle it?"

"Something like that," Quan Jinbei mused.

Seeing his reaction, Shi Yaoguang chuckled lightly, "If that’s the case, I’ll write out the formula for you. That should help with your subsequent research."

Although Shi Yaoguang could directly help complete the experiment, the old saying holds true: it’s better to teach one to fish than to give them fish.

Instead of solving all the problems for them, it was better to offer a line of thinking.

Upon hearing this, Quan Jinbei smiled at her.

Then, Shi Yaoguang found a spot to sit down and started writing on a blank piece of paper right there.

Quan Jinbei, on the other hand, was sorting out other documents.

For a time, the space they occupied flowed with an atmosphere of peaceful years.

The butler, who came up to serve fruits, looked at the harmonious pair and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

The relationship between the third master and the madam is really good.

In the past, if someone had told him that the third master would be in the same room with a woman, he would have taken it as a joke.

...

The next day.

Shi Yaoguang was awakened by a jarring ringtone.

"Did you draw the bulletin board in the classroom?"

Hearing the voice coming through the receiver, Shi Yaoguang recognized the caller.

Shen Huan.

As for his question, she didn’t find anything peculiar and replied directly, "Yes."

"Is there a problem?"

There was silence on Shen Huan’s side for a few seconds before he asked, "Tell me the truth, did you... come from another time?"

"Hm?" Shi Yaoguang responded with a single syllable.

Shen Huan said somewhat frustrated, "I always thought I was a born genius, until I met you."

Shi Yaoguang: "..."

Shen Huan continued, "I really can’t imagine how a girl who has been wandering outside since she was young managed to be adept in geomancy, play the piano, and have such artistic skills..."

Shi Yaoguang listened to his frustrated voice and wisely did not speak.

She then heard him say, "I’ve thought about it carefully, and I’ve never come across someone as abnormal as you, so if I’m not as good as you in everything, it must be your fault."

Shi Yaoguang chuckled softly, "You’re right, I’m abnormal."

Shen Huan: "..."

He fell silent all at once.

After a while, he spoke with a teasing tone, "The bulletin board you painted has gone viral, someone took a photo and posted it on Weibo."

"Oh."

Shi Yaoguang responded indifferently.

Shen Huan continued, "Because the level of the blackboard painting is so high, many are guessing whether you were worried about losing face, so you hired a master Chinese painter to do it for you."

Shi Yaoguang immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

She knew her painting was good.

But what did that have to do with a master Chinese painter?

"Just for a blackboard painting, would I need to ask a master Chinese painter for help?"

Shi Yaoguang asked the question with an incredulous tone.

Shen Huan sounded helpless, "You should check Weibo. You are now being mocked as a shameless person fishing for fame and compliments."

Shi Yaoguang: "..."

After hanging up the phone, she realized that there were several more calls with Shen Huan.

There were also numerous messages, causing her phone to lag for a few seconds as she tried to look at them.

She sent out a generic response and opened Weibo.

#SomeNobleHighSchoolSurprisesWithVainFemaleStudent# (Hot)

#WhyWouldAMasterChinesePainterComeOutOfRetirementToPaintABlackboard?ItTurnsOut—# (Trending)

#PhoenixInFlight#

All of the above were trending searches related to her.

Phoenix in Flight was the title of the blackboard painting she had done.

The other two titles, put together, were the reasons everyone was criticizing her.

"Living too long, who would’ve thought that in 2022 there would still be such a vain high school student!"

"Good thing someone discovered it early on. Otherwise, once she hyped up her ’genius girl’ persona, she would’ve fooled us all."

"Am I the only one who thinks she’s overdoing it? It’s just a blackboard painting. Why make such a fuss..."

"Hahaha, this is the fastest I’ve seen someone’s plan backfire! So funny!!"

"Hyped up? I think it didn’t even reach the point of being hyped."

"..."

The online world was abuzz with discussion.

Shi Yaoguang clicked on an explanatory post to read it.

Basically, someone passed by the special class and saw the painting on the blackboard at the back, and posted it on a forum.

Later, someone else posted it on Weibo with a crafted narrative about her identity.

The post clearly stated that the person responsible for this blackboard was from a village.

The kind with no particular skills to speak of.

The reason she got into the noble high school was because she had transformed from a sparrow into a phoenix, becoming the daughter of a wealthy family.

Of course, it didn’t explain how she, a village girl, had become the daughter of a wealthy household.

It only emphasized that this high school girl had money.

But...

Her talent was never recognized.

With that background information, it wasn’t hard for everyone to speculate that this high school girl had recruited a master Chinese painter to help with a blackboard painting.

Wasn’t it just to capitalize on this later and fish for fame and accolades?

Throughout history, nothing repelled people more than opportunists fishing for unearned recognition.

The protagonist of the Weibo trending topic had already struck a nerve with her change in status.

Who doesn’t have a dream of rising up the social ladder and turning their life around?

Seeing a common girl become a little lady of nobility, who wouldn’t feel envious?

And with envy, inevitably comes a bit of bitterness.

Why can’t such good fortune fall upon them?

Because of this, people were only harsher towards her.

Especially since after "ascending to the branch," she had not behaved commendably but instead grew "proud and presumptuous."

Using that money to purchase a reputation for herself.

If a reputation was so easy to buy, then what did everyone else’s hard work count for?