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Although Li Chengping chose to help this master, he really knew too little about him.

He knew almost nothing about him, so before resolving this matter, Li Chengping had to find out exactly what this master did.

Only then could Li Chengping feel at ease.

Li Chengping carefully observed everything around him while asking the owner a question.

"Although I agreed to help you with this, to be honest, I really don't know anything about you. Can you tell me about your situation?"

"I'd like to know what you do for a living."

Upon hearing Li Chengping's words, the host replied without hesitation, "I am a famous painter. You are new here and may not know me."

"Everyone here knows that I have loved drawing since I was a child, so after my hard work, I have finally become a famous painter."

Li Chengping was genuinely surprised to hear him say that; he hadn't expected the owner to be a famous painter.

However, Li Chengping still had some doubts about this matter. If he were a painter, would there be something strange about it?
This was what Li Chengping was thinking, but he didn't say it out loud.

Upon hearing this, Cai Cai felt a little scared, since this matter might be related to his identity.

But he couldn't disturb the owner of this place, so he quickly looked at Xu Benliang and said, "I think this matter might not be simple. He is actually a famous painter. It seems that this matter really needs to be investigated."

Xu Benliang had the same thought; he hadn't expected it to turn out this way.

He sighed and said, "Indeed, this matter seems to be quite troublesome, but we cannot disturb Li Chengping now."

"We can't let our master know what we're thinking, otherwise, I think it would be even more inappropriate."

"Let's wait and see what decision Li Chengping will ultimately make."

At this moment, Li Chengping's mind was in complete turmoil; he seemed to have a hard time sorting things out.

However, in order to avoid being discovered by his master, Li Chengping began to say to his master, "I didn't expect you to be a famous painter. You're really quite good."

"May we take a look at your paintings? Let us feast our eyes on them."

When the master heard Li Chengping make such a request, he hesitated for a moment, but soon agreed to it.

Although he was reluctant to let strangers view his paintings, Li Chengping had come to help him this time, and he really felt embarrassed to refuse.

He hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Just because you helped me, I'll let you see my paintings. Of course, I wouldn't agree so easily to let other strangers do the same."

Hearing this, Li Chengping felt a little embarrassed. Indeed, he was a stranger here, something he couldn't deny.

However, Li Chengping quickly said awkwardly, "If you are unwilling, I will not force you to do this."

"Take your own initiative. I'm helping you willingly, so don't make me do something I don't want to do just because I'm helping you."

Hearing Li Chengping's words, the master felt much more at ease.

As for whether or not he should take Li Chengping to see his paintings, that's up to Li Chengping himself. If he's willing, he'll naturally take Li Chengping there; if not, given Li Chengping's words, he can politely decline.

Cai Cai and Xu Benliang looked at their hesitant master and couldn't understand why he was acting this way.
Isn't his painting meant to be seen by others? Why not let them see it?
What exactly is the problem here? It really baffled the two of them.

Cai Cai quickly looked at Xu Benliang and said, "What do you think he means?"

"Why is he, a famous painter, unwilling to let strangers see his works?"

"I think his behavior is really ridiculous. If he doesn't want others to see his work, what's the point of him creating it?"

Xu Benliang shook his head and said, "I don't understand either. Maybe he has his own reasons!"

"We'll observe and see what he does next."

The two of them were truly speechless about this.

The owner then showed Li Chengping around the house, and Li Chengping didn't find anything unusual.

However, Li Chengping also discovered some problems during this process.

Li Chengping discovered that the painter was an alcoholic, but he didn't think much of it.

This is a perfectly normal thing; everyone has their own hobbies and their own worries.

The same goes for this painter; he can go drinking when he lacks inspiration, which is understandable.

However, Li Chengping joked, "I didn't expect you to be such an interesting person. When you're lacking inspiration, you can actually have a drink here."

"Your life is really very comfortable. Seeing you like this, I'm actually a little envious."

Upon hearing Li Chengping's words, the host quickly smiled and said, "Indeed, just as you said, we creative people sometimes really have no inspiration at all."

"I was really distressed at that time, and my way of relieving these troubles was to have a small drink, which sometimes really worked."

"So I gradually got used to it, having a drink when I'm not inspired to try and find some inspiration."

Li Chengping carefully learned about the situation here, as well as the painter beside him.

His heart was the same as Cai Cai's and Xu Benliang's; he was determined to figure out everything that was going on here.

This will make it easier for him to make his own decision later.

Although he decided to help the master, he couldn't afford to cause himself any more trouble.

Therefore, understanding everything here is now the most important thing for Li Chengping.

In order to prevent the painter from discovering his thoughts, Li Chengping nodded in agreement, indicating that he fully agreed with the painter's actions.

To be honest, that's really how creative people are. Sometimes when they lack inspiration, they have to find a way to relieve their frustration. (End of Chapter)