Chapter 1840

Seeing President Pei so excited, although Xiao Changkun was curious, he still asked somewhat listlessly, "President Pei, what is it that makes you so happy?"

President Pei said with incomparable excitement, "The association's secretary called and said that an overseas Chinese, entrusted by the elders of her family, wants to donate eight works by the calligrapher Zheng Fu to our Calligraphy and Painting Association!"

"Zheng Fu?" Xiao Changkun asked with a blank face, "Is this person very famous?"

Hearing this, President Pei was instantly dumbfounded and said, "Changkun... I told you long ago, you are now the Vice President of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. It doesn't matter if you have no talent in calligraphy and painting, but you must be able to say a thing or two. So, you must read more collections of ancient and modern calligraphy and painting works when you have nothing to do, but you just won't listen. You don't even know Zheng Fu. If you go out by yourself in the future, you will easily be stumped by others in just a few words!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly explained, "Zheng Fu is one of the most famous calligraphers in the history of our Jin Ling. He has the title of the number one person in clerical script in the Qing Dynasty. Although Zheng Fu is not that famous among so many top calligraphy masters in history, he is a local calligrapher of our Jin Ling after all, so his significance to our Jin Ling Calligraphy and Painting Association is still very great!"

Xiao Changkun smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, oh, oh, I remember now... You spoke too fast just now, and I didn't understand it for a moment..."

Xiao Changkun said that, but in fact, he had no understanding of this Zheng Fu at all.

President Pei didn't take it seriously with him and said somewhat excitedly, "That's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the overseas Chinese also said that she really wants to promote the historical accumulation of our Jin Ling in the field of calligraphy and painting, so she wants to fund us to hold a large-scale Jin Ling historical calligraphy and painting exhibition! Take out the works of famous masters in the field of calligraphy and painting from all dynasties in our Jin Ling and hold a good exhibition. And she also promised to help us find some works by famous Jin Ling masters in history!"

As he spoke, he patted Xiao Changkun on the shoulder and said excitedly, "If this exhibition is successful, our Calligraphy and Painting Association will become famous! Let's go, the two of us will go back to the association and meet with this overseas Chinese."

Because Xiao Changkun was in a bad mood, he had little interest in this matter. What overseas Chinese, what exhibition, all had no meaning to him. He just wanted to be able to fly away with his Han Meiqing as soon as possible, so as to cut off the thoughts of other men, especially that He Yuanjiang!

However, he is the number two figure in the Calligraphy and Painting Association after all. Since President Pei has said so, he certainly cannot drop the ball, so he could only agree and say, "Okay, then let's go now!"

Coincidentally, Han Meiqing and He Yuanjiang had also packed up the laptops they brought. Seeing that Xiao Changkun and President Pei were about to leave, Han Meiqing stepped forward and asked curiously, "Changkun, are you not going to the dinner?"

"Not going," Xiao Changkun said, "There is just some urgent business in the association, and President Pei and I have to go back."

Han Meiqing nodded and said, "It just so happens that Professor He and I are also preparing to leave. Let's go out together."

The four of them walked to the parking lot together. He Yuanjiang's car was parked nearby, so Han Meiqing said to Xiao Changkun and President Pei, "Changkun, President Pei, then the two of us will leave first. See you another day."

President Pei said happily, "Okay, Professor Han, you and Professor He go first. Our car is parked far away."

"Okay," Han Meiqing smiled slightly. Professor He on the side also greeted the two, then sat in the car, started the car, and left.

Watching the two drive away, President Pei couldn't help but sigh, "Changkun, don't you think Professor Han and Professor He are quite a good match?"

Xiao Changkun widened his eyes and blurted out, "What kind of match are they?! How is that guy surnamed He worthy of Meiqing!"

President Pei said very seriously, "Look at the two of them, both are talented and good-looking. Although they are both nearly fifty, they both look like they are around forty. And they are both high-achieving students who returned from the United States, so they must have more common topics. And I heard that both of them are widowed. This is simply a match made in heaven!"

Xiao Changkun felt particularly uncomfortable and couldn't help but mutter somewhat depressedly, "I think that He Yuanjiang is completely a toad wanting to eat swan meat!"

President Pei frowned and asked in surprise, "Everyone has a very good impression of Professor He. Why do you have such a big prejudice against him? The two of them are the only ones who are truly the same kind of people. A male swan eating a female swan, a perfect match, very suitable!"

As soon as Xiao Changkun heard him say a male swan eating a female swan, he felt even more furious. He couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Old Pei, what do you mean? What male swan eating a female swan? Does that mean I, Xiao Changkun, am the toad?!"

President Pei saw the annoyance on Xiao Changkun's face and exclaimed, "Changkun, you don't have feelings for Professor Han, do you?!"

President Pei did not know the past between Xiao Changkun and Han Meiqing; he only knew that they knew each other originally and were old classmates.

Moreover, Xiao Changkun has a family, a fact President Pei is very clear about, so he never thought in this direction.

However, seeing that Xiao Changkun seemed very annoyed that Han Meiqing and He Yuanjiang were getting close, he immediately tasted something.

Xiao Changkun is truly a textbook-level coward.

When his thoughts were exposed at such a time, how could he dare to admit it!

So he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I don't, President Pei. I just purely feel that He Yuanjiang is not worthy of Meiqing."

President Pei nodded and said earnestly, "Changkun, it's best if you don't have this idea! You must know that our Calligraphy and Painting Association has a half-official nature. We represent the face of the cultural field, and you are a married man. If there is any scandal of abandoning the old for the new, or having one foot in two boats, that would be a matter of style, and even I wouldn't be able to protect you!"

Hearing this, Xiao Changkun felt half cold in his heart, and Ma Lan's face instantly appeared in his mind.

He could almost imagine what kind of intense reaction Ma Lan would have if she knew that Han Meiqing had returned to China and was getting relatively close to him.

At that time, it would probably be Mars hitting the Earth!

However, he had no chance to divorce Ma Lan. Ma Lan had long ago clearly stated that she would not divorce him, so even if he wanted to file for divorce unilaterally, it would be impossible.

According to current regulations, in the absence of major faults on both sides, filing for divorce first requires two years of separation. Otherwise, even if he files, the court will rule against the divorce.

Moreover, if he really wanted to separate from Ma Lan, wouldn't Ma Lan torture him to death in these two years?

Thinking of this, Xiao Changkun felt physically uncomfortable with tension.

He has been with Ma Lan for so many years and has been suppressed by her in various ways, so he has long developed a strong sense of fear toward Ma Lan mentally.

Although he is a grown man and Ma Lan is nothing but a shrew, sometimes, when psychological shadows appear, or when one is PUAd by long-term suppression, a grown man can easily be in an absolutely passive and weak position.

In real life, although most domestic violence is committed by men against women, there are also a few cases of domestic violence committed by women against men.

And men committing violence against women is mostly because men are naturally stronger than women and occupy the upper hand with their bodies.

While women committing violence against men is mostly because women use their own ways to give men long-term mental pressure, causing the other party to be mentally accustomed to being submissive and accustomed to being constantly suppressed by the other party.

Xiao Changkun is just like this.

He knows clearly that Ma Lan is the stumbling block between him and Han Meiqing, but he still doesn't have the courage to kick her away.

Seeing him dazed on the spot, President Pei couldn't help but ask him, "Changkun, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Changkun only then came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Nothing, nothing."

President Pei didn't think much about it and instructed, "Let's go quickly, that overseas Chinese is still waiting!"