Chapter 292 - Focus of the Party! (1/2)

Around him, people’s blood boiled with excitement!

“Where’s Zhang Ye?”

“That’s the one!”

“It’s really him!”

“I was just saying that he looked familiar!”

“Why is Zhang Ye here at our school?”

“Ah, that’s the one that Mengmeng introduced. He is her brother?”

“How could that be? Mengmeng’s brother is actually the famous Zhang Ye? Oh right, right! I think Mengmeng did mention that her brother is a big star! I thought she was joking! I was still wondering why her brother was wearing those shades in such a dark place!”

“Aiyo! I really like ‘Zhang Ye’s Talk Show’!”

“Me too, me too, but my mum doesn’t allow me to watch. She said it would affect my studies. Hmmph. I’ve always secretly watched it under my blanket. It’s really too funny!”

“I’ve finally seen a star!”

“I must get a signature later!”

Mengmeng’s cla.s.smates were all chattering away together by now. Of course, there were many other students who did not know who Zhang Ye was. So they asked around.

Teacher Leng and a few other form teachers, along with Brother Yang and the other parents, nearly vomited blood. Although they managed to guess who that person was, when he took off his shades and revealed that familiar face to them, they still looked like they were surprised! No one would have expected that Zhang Ye would attend their school’s New Year party! No one expected that Cao Mengmeng’s brother would be Zhang Ye — He was the idol of Teacher Leng and the person that Brother Yang had just criticized as someone who did not know how to write love poems!

When Teacher Leng saw her idol, who was also a guardian of her student, she became very excited. The other parents were also very happy to see a celebrity here.

Only one person was left a little embarra.s.sed!

The person, who was most affected by Zhang Ye’s revelation, was Brother Yang!

Just a while ago, Brother Yang had been commenting on Zhang Ye’s works. According to him as a professional editor of a publis.h.i.+ng house, he had questioned Zhang Ye’s ability in writing love poems. Although he had not commented on it loudly, the person he was talking about was sitting right beside him. Only a deaf man would not hear it! In his conclusion, Brother Yang had surmised that Zhang Ye’s love poem writing skills were not good enough. Yet just a short while later, Zhang Ye had spontaneously composed this “To The Oak”  to rescue his sister’s recital performance. This was truly bas.h.i.+ng this Old Comrade Yang’s face! His face had turned green at this moment!

Brother Yang had an expression that oscillated between crying and laughing as he looked at Zhang Ye, “Teacher Zhang, so it is not that you don’t know how to compose a love poem? You can even do it from the female’s point of view?”

Zhang Ye waved it off, “Mengmeng made it sound better than it was. I was just blindly composing. Blindly composing.”

Teacher Leng interrupted, “How could that be blindly composing? “To The Oak” and “Flying bird and fish” are really too close to compare. They’re really works of cla.s.sic! The delicate tenacity and perseverance described in the poem, even though I’m a woman, I wouldn’t be able to write that. Your talent….I really don’t know how to put it!”

Brother Yang quickly added, “I apologize, Teacher Zhang. I said too much earlier. I even blindly commented that your composing level was too low. Hai, please don’t judge me with that only!”

Zhang Ye laughed, “It’s fine. I heard what you said earlier. You weren’t wrong. I’m really not well versed in love poems and do not have much works to show for that.”

Brother Yang sighed, “To me now, it’s not that you aren’t well versed in love poems. It’s just that you do not wish to compose any. If you really wanted to, how could a love poem hold you back at all? Didn’t this “To The Oak’ just prove that? In the world of poetry, amongst the poets, you’re definitely a master!”

“Eh, I can’t accept that praise. I can’t be considered a master.” Zhang Ye kept shaking his head. In public, some t.i.tles given to you by others should never be accepted, even if they affirmed your status. This was a tradition of their countrymen and the basis of modesty and courtesy. Of course back at home with your parents, relatives, and close friends, you may boast all you want. You can say that you were a great poet living amongst mortals. You could even say you’re the great grand-aunt reborn and no one would say a word!

The performance on stage continued.

The female host announced the next performance.

But Teacher Leng was already shaken up by the appearance of Zhang Ye and was no longer in any mood to continue watching.

Shortly after, Cao Mengmeng skipped back to her seat with a copy of the original script to “To The Oak” in her hands. She had a face full of joy and satisfaction. She had all the glory.

“Mengmeng!”

“Your recital was so good!”

“Why didn’t you tell us that your brother is Zhang Ye!”

A few female cla.s.smates, who were close with Mengmeng, asked.

Cao Mengmeng smiled widely, “You wouldn’t have believed me even if I said it.”

Lili kept an aloof expression and pretended not to see or care about her.

She did not say a word. Instead, Cao Mengmeng went over and said, “Lili, are you convinced now?”

Lili pouted as she glanced at her, “I’m convinced by your brother, but not you. Hmmph, everyone knows your brother is a literary person. He wrote poems that made even the Writers’ a.s.sociation shut up. Your brother does this as a professional, if he gave a poem for you to recite, of course you’d get the glory. That’s already unfair bullying!”

Cao Mengmeng laughed smugly.

“Mengmeng, can you get a signature from your brother for me?”

“Yea, Mengmeng. We will be counting on you.”

“I want it too! My dad really likes Zhang Ye. When I get your brother’s signature and show it off to him, even if I didn’t do well for my final exams, he wouldn’t punish me.”