Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

Actually, when Feng Qingxue heard the name Fu Nansheng, she recalled who he was.

Decades later, he became one of the most famous painters in the Calligraphy and Painting World, and at the same time a collector. It was said that many of his collected items came from the antiques and paintings that were seized from various households during the national catastrophe, in an effort to trade for foreign currency.

Regarding his mentorship, Feng Qingxue hadn’t paid much attention. To her surprise, he shared the same mentor as Lou Shaonong, having been a student of Wen Ruyu.

Among the information about Fu Nansheng, his Hong Kong citizenship was often mentioned.

Indeed, in the fifties, Fu Nansheng and his family had moved to Hong Kong. It was presumed that this was the reason he had stopped corresponding with Wen Ruyu for so many years.

Because Wen Ruyu took Feng Qingxue as his apprentice, the others gradually excused themselves until only he remained, sitting in the hall. There, beside the Ink Lotus painting, he explained its strengths and weaknesses to Feng Qingxue. Lu Jiang and Guan Cheng tidied up the dining table without disturbing the teacher and student, while Lu’s father leisurely enjoyed his tea, listening to one lecture as the other listened attentively.

After a long time, Wen Ruyu finally ceased his endless talk, picked up the tea that Lu Jiang had poured for him, and took a few sips to moisten his throat, "That will be all for today. First, work on the brushwork as I’ve instructed, and the painting will improve even more."

"Thank you, teacher!" After the elder’s explanation, Feng Qingxue felt as if she had an epiphany.

Although it is said that a master only provides entry to the path while cultivation depends on the individual, without this mentor, the disciple would never even find the threshold.

Wen Ruyu waved his hand, "You have talent, so don’t waste it. I don’t see you as any less capable than Guan Cheng, perhaps even superior in artistic expression due to your experiences. I like children who are eager to learn, and it is also because I do not wish my lifetime of learning, as well as the experience I have only recently summarized, to dissipate into thin air without having the chance to pass it on to students. This is why, following your father’s suggestion, I agreed to take you on."