"So Miss Su could read?"
"No wonder her speech is so clear and well-reasoned, unlike that of an ordinary person."
Physician Li certainly did not believe that she merely recognized a few characters.
Whether it was her manner of speaking or her bearing, neither was something an ignorant country girl could possess.
That explained why she was completely different from the other country girls.
After all, someone who had studied, could write and paint, and even compose poetry was worlds apart from someone who did not recognize a single character.
"I only recognize a few characters. It's nothing worth mentioning."
Su Qiao wanted to thank her original body's father, Su Yaohui, who was sitting beside them.
Back then, when he had gone to the private school to work as an elementary teacher, he had forced the original owner to sit with her elder brother and taught them both to read and write.
Now, that gave her an excuse.
Otherwise, she really would have had to pretend to be completely illiterate here.
"Yes, it's nothing worth mentioning. As for my Qiao'er, I merely taught her a little when she was young, while I was teaching her brother."
Su Yaohui spoke modestly, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes.
The corner of Su Qiao's mouth twitched slightly.
Her father loved keeping up appearances, yet he did not even know how to hide it.
Physician Li's smile did not fade. "So it was Brother Yaohui who taught her personally. No wonder you raised such outstanding children."
"Physician Li, you flatter me. You flatter me. I could only teach them the basics. Everything else depended on them."
"The paper and ink are here."
Zhou Lihua entered with the paper and ink, interrupting the three men's conversation.
Physician Li took them and