That Is the Heavenly Woman! (New Year's Monthly Vote Request)

Bitter Granny appeared before Shu Wanjuan. She was still dressed the same way: a scarf and coarse cloth clothes,

wrapped up tight from head to toe.

Shu Wanjuan stared at Bitter Granny, looking her over several times. "After all these years, you really haven't changed."

Bitter Granny also studied Shu Wanjuan for a moment. "You've changed quite a bit. When I first met you, you looked like a storyteller in a teahouse. Now, you look more like a teacher in a private school."

Shu Wanjuan straightened his long robe and took out a fan. "I still do storytelling work. Take off these glasses, pick up a Striking Wood, and earning a tael of silver a day would be no trouble at all. Come to Chaoge someday. I'll put on a special show for you at the teahouse."

Bitter Granny waved her hand. "Thank you for your kindness, but my bones are too hard. When I see your Sage, I truly can't kneel. I'm afraid I can't go to a place like Chaoge."

Shu Wanjuan flicked his sleeve. "Don't just pick pleasant words to say. How much better are you than the Sage? Are there few people kneeling to you in Bitter Vegetable Manor? Don't they kneel to you just to earn themselves a way to live?"

Bitter Granny shook her head. "I never forced anyone to kneel, and I never forced anyone to come to Bitter Vegetable Manor."

Shu Wanjuan smiled. "But you force people to suffer. Whether they study literature, train in martial arts, do business, or perform for a living, all of it is sinful in your eyes, and all of it requires suffering. After suffering, they even have to be grateful to you."

Bitter Granny asked, "Does following the court not require suffering?"

Shu Wanjuan said, "Following