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Chapter 3: Gutang Bookstore (1)

What Tang Tianyuan couldn’t bear was the rumors.

"Have you heard, Miao Miao Sheng is going to write a boy's love novel!" Early in the morning, Bang Yan excitedly reported news that caused Tang Tianyuan to feel dizzy.

Bang Yan looked at him sympathetically, trying his best to suppress the smile that was always overflowing from the corner of his mouth. Tang Tianyuan accurately captured his schadenfreude from his twitching facial expressions: You also have those days hahahahaha!

Tang Tianyuan quickly regained his composure after his initial surprise. He sat in his chair and asked calmly, "Really?"

"I’m not sure, some say it’s the truth, while others argue it’s a lie. In short, some people want to read it and hope Miao Miao Sheng will do it, that is a fact." Bang Yan finally could no longer hold it anymore. He covered his mouth and laughed while pounding the table excitedly.

Tang Tianyuan held his forehead and shook his head helplessly. Bang Yan's words made sense. In fact, no matter whether the rumors were true or not, as long as there were many people who wanted to read it, with the integrity of Miao Miao Sheng, he would probably write it without hesitation. He was already a pervert who liked cut sleeves[1], so it wouldn’t be difficult for him to write this book. If you can read this, it means this chapter was stolen from puretl .com

Being chased and molested by a group of girls all day already made Tang Tianyuan very uncomfortable. If he added a group of cut sleeves...the picture would be so miserable, he didn't dare to think about it.

What's more, being written into a boy's love novel as a cut sleeve was enough to make him feel as if he was continuously poked by needles.

No, Miao Miao Sheng must be stopped.

Tang Tianyuan thought about it and decided he must first reason with Miao Miao Sheng. If that does not work, then he will coerce and lure him. If that doesn't work, then at least he needs to relieve his anger...

But first, he had to find this man.

Although Miao Miao Sheng acted in a low-key manner, Tang Tianyuan soon discovered a clue: all Miao Miao Sheng's books were printed and bound in a place called "Gutang Bookstore". Then this Gutang Bookstore should know the whereabouts of that person.

In other words, if he wanted to find Miao Miao Sheng, he needed to find Gutang Bookstore. translat ed by pure tl. com / do not re post

This was not difficult, Gutang Bookhouse was located in Tongling County, Chizhou Prefecture.

Tongling was nearly a thousand kilometers away from the capital. On a fast horse, it would still take three or four days to get there. Tang Tianyuan asked his superior for a month's leave and told his family that he wanted to travel. He was embarrassed to disclose his true purpose, but unfortunately his little servant was quick-mouthed and accidentally slipped the truth to his family.

"Are you going to Tongling?" Tang Ge asked in surprise.

Tang Tianyuan felt a little guilty, "I want to go to the south to sightsee, I’m not sure exactly where."

Tang Ge didn't expose him, but said, "Go, it's time for you to practice and experience..."

Probably due to an illusion caused by a guilty conscience, Tang Tianyuan felt that his father's eyes were a bit profound.

Tang Tianyuan set off quickly, rushed to Tongling County without stopping, and found Gutang Bookstore immediately.

This bookstore was located near the county government office. In front of the door, there was a big ginkgo tree that had a diameter of more than two meters. An unknown master had inscribed the plaque of the bookstore. Their penmanship was similar to Huang Tingjian[2], but in addition to Huang's condensed and thin energy, it also contains a trace of Su Dongpo's[3] honesty, which is very interesting.translat ed by pure tl. com / do not re post

Tang Tianyuan stood at the door of the bookstore and admired the plaque for a while. He had a new understanding of this bookstore. They may have only printed Miao Miaosheng's book, but would not be vulgar like him. Thinking of this, he lifted his foot and walked in.

There was a group of people in the bookstore who were shouting and gambling, and the room was full of chaos.

Tang Tianyuan: "..." What is inconsistency? This was it.

He stood still and raised his hands to the gamblers, "Excuse me..."

No one paid attention to him. The sound of the dice in the crowd was louder than his voice.

Tang Tianyuan frowned and looked at the people in front of him: three boys and a girl. The boys' faces were covered with notes, only the girl's face was clean. The girl was facing him, with a lot of gauze tied to her right hand, as if she was wearing a large white glove. She was probably injured.

Well, even an injury couldn't stop the girl's enthusiasm for throwing dice. Shaking the dice cup with the left hand alone is dazzling. After shaking it and revealing it, it seemed that she had won again. The girl slapped her legs and laughed wildly, revealing a row of neat teeth like pearls.

Thanks to Miao Miao Sheng, Tang Tianyuan had seen many women, but he had never seen one like her: a girl lacking so much ladylike temperament.

They stopped to paste more papers on the loser’s face. Tang Tianyuan caught this opportunity and asked, "Is the boss here?"

The scale of this bookstore was not small, Tang Tianyuan stood near the door, and was more than seven meters away from them. The girl heard him speak, so she looked up, squinted her eyes and searched for a while. Her eyes finally stopped on a large, man-height vase at the door, "The boss is not here, you need something?"

To be disregarded like that, Tang Tianyuan really couldn't tell whether the girl had a problem with her eyes or her brain. When he got closer, the guys had already reacted. They tore the papers off their face and came forward to greet him.

"What book is this gongzi[4] looking for? These are all of our new arrivals." A man held up a list.

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Footnotes:

[1] Cut sleeves- A homosexual. Originating from the History of Western Han, Emperor Han Aidi was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.

[2] Huang Tingjian (1045-1105)- Song poet and calligrapher

[3] Su Dongpo- Another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher

[4]Gongzi- honorific for a son of an official /or a son of a wealthy family