It's hard to put a price on art, so to minimize any mishaps, it was common practice to send someone to pick it up in person. Lu Yao wasn't surprised. She just looked at her, gesturing for her to continue.
"But when the guy saw me, he was really surprised to find out who I was. He told me he thought it was just someone with the same name and never expected it to actually be me. Then he got a little awkward."
"Traditional Chinese painting, compared to art from the Western World, places a lot more emphasis on the integrity of the literati. You probably ran into an old-timer who was afraid your fame would ruin the purity of the exhibition, hahaha!"
Lu Yao understood the situation as soon as she heard it.
"Luckily, I hadn't stamped my seal on those two paintings yet. When the uncle saw that I was willing to use a pseudonym, he actually carved a seal for me!"
Her so-called "using a pseudonym" meant giving herself an art name, something like "Hermit," "Mountain Man," or "Master."
