What does it mean to be a cultured person? It's someone who's read a lot, with the air of books both inside and out.
People like Jiang Cheng, worldly and knowledgeable as they are, have their own standards for judging scholars; in his eyes, a true scholar carries a particular kind of presence.
But to say Shen Hao is a scholar—let alone one with remarkable literary talent… Jiang Cheng really can't bring himself to believe it.
Even when Lian Xiang sang that song called "A Cut of Plum," Jiang Cheng still wasn't convinced. What if Shen Hao just copied it from somewhere? Not impossible at all.
It's not a bias on Jiang Cheng's part, just a habit of perception—he's used to believing only what he sees, and being skeptical of what he hears.
Yet in this world, some things aren't necessarily true even when you see them with your own eyes.
"Shen Zongqi, you gave a song to Sister Xiuyun the first time you met—you can't say I'm not as good as Xiuyun, can you? Why not give me a song too!"
