Could Song Yixian be considered a qualified mentor? Probably not.
But technical exchanges between witches did not require formally taking a master, so if the purpose was to exchange knowledge and learn from one another, calling her "unqualified" would not really fit either.
After getting to know her, Jiang Han did not simply leave once the deal was done.
That would make the other party feel disrespected, perhaps even a little angry—as if she had been treated like a disposable tool.
Jiang Han would not leave such a flaw behind. Instead, she patiently sat with Song Yixian for an entire afternoon, watching her fish, chatting, playing games herself, and so on.
On the surface, mutual exploitation in a transaction was hardly uncommon. Or rather, exploiting and being exploited were the standard roles of both parties in a deal. But clearly, one could not argue against "feelings" with "facts," nor should one try to refute another person's "emotions" with one's own "reason." Otherwise, nothing but pain would remain. And beyond that pain came the lofty feeling of "all are drunk while I alone am sober"—looking down from above, lonely and isolated.
Jiang Han now paid more attention to accommodating other witches' emotions.
...Of course, witches like Eleanor were cold-blooded creatures by nature. When talking to them, reason had to be placed just slightly above emotion. Put simply, one had to cater to their fondness for profit and affirm their actions.
Many might find it hard to believe, but Eleanor was the sort of witch who often brooded sadly by herself—a Lin Daiyu type.
Jiang Han got along well with Eleanor. Eleanor deliberately avoided discussing work matters in front of Jiang Han, while Jiang Han deliberately avoided talking about her own work, or saying mood-killing things like, "Ms. Eleanor's bill today is