"Qiao'er, go back and tell your grandpa that our Old Master Zhou family will remember this favor. If you ever need anything from our family, just ask."
"Okay." Su Qiao knew Old Master Zhou's temperament, so she agreed readily.
As she spoke, she had several of her male cousins carry the fabric from the handcart inside and place it on the kang.
She also took out the designs and other drawings she had sketched before leaving, pulling them from her cross-body bag.
After looking at them, Fourth Maternal Uncle was rather surprised. "Qiao'er, you draw very well. Did you learn from your father?"
"Mm. I often watched my father draw, so I just followed along and drew a little myself." Su Qiao answered somewhat vaguely.
After studying the lifelike drawings carefully for a while, Fourth Maternal Uncle asked with certainty, "Qiao'er, you know a lot of characters now, don't you?"
"I'm doing all right. I study characters with my father and older brother every day. Oh, my second brother has also started attending private school, and there's Little Brother, too. I teach him three characters every day now, and he already knows quite a few."
Fourth Maternal Uncle nodded, his face full of satisfaction. "You could be a teacher already. It seems Qiao'er really has learned a lot. No wonder you're so sensible now."
Su Qiao smiled modestly. "I just study a little casually. I don't expect to be particularly capable. As long as I can write a contract, understand letters, and do simple accounts, that's enough."
Old Master Zhou took the drawings from his son's hands and looked them over. His face was also full of approval. "Learning more characters is a good thing. It broadens your horizons and helps you understand reason."
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