Chapter 1419: Not Disappointed
Shakespeare was very particular about how he ate his fruit.
Not only did he use a gold fruit platter, but he also had a maid specifically attending to him, feeding grapes into his mouth and catching the seeds he spat out with both hands.
At first, Zhang Heng assumed the woman was a maid assigned to Shakespeare by the estate. It was only when the Bestselling Fantasy Author greeted the maid-like woman that Zhang Heng learned she was also an author invited to the manor.
Shakespeare listened as the Bestselling Fantasy Author introduced Zhang Heng in a respectful tone, but he showed no reaction. A moment later, however, he suddenly frowned and spat out the grape that had just been fed into his mouth. "Sour."
The female author attending him immediately looked panicked. "I'll have the kitchen bring two new bunches."
"No need. This will do. I've eaten enough anyway."
As he spoke, Shakespeare elegantly wiped his mouth with a napkin before finally turning to glance at Zhang Heng.
"You wanted to learn writing from me?"
"I did before, but I don't anymore," Zhang Heng said.
Shakespeare was somewhat surprised, as though he had never expected anyone in this world to refuse his guidance.
The moment Zhang Heng said that, the two female authors nearby also changed expression.
"You know who I am, right?" Shakespeare asked again, just to be safe. "In the era you come from, who is the most famous writer?"
"William Shakespeare," Zhang Heng did not deny it.
Hearing that, the stiffness in Shakespeare's face eased somewhat. "Then my works—The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Macbeth, and, of course, Romeo and Juliet—are still popular as well?"
"As far as I know, they are," Zhang Heng said.
"Interesting. Then here's the question." Shakespeare looked