Chapter 126: If you think it's too much, you can refuse to take that much

Feng Qingyang glanced at the other side of the hall and said, "This kid didn't study properly when he was teaching him; now he knows he can't draw."

What could Shi Lin say?

He apologized again, then asked Feng Qingyang to put in more effort; when he has free time, he'll also help discipline Shi Jin.

Left the private school.

Shi Lin said to Qiao Sheng walking beside him, "Shi Jin also said something."

Huh?

Qiao Sheng looked over.

Shi Lin, fearing Feng Qingyang and the others might hear, spoke very softly: "Shi Jin said, 'What's the use of learning to paint? When he grows up, he won't make money selling paintings.'"

Qiao Sheng laughed; that really sounds like something Shi Jin would say.

Shi Lin said, "You can still laugh? Doesn't he give you a headache? If you can't manage him even if you try, I'll have someone send him to the military camp, then…"

His words weren't finished yet.

Qiao Sheng cut him off: "Shi Lin, you're too impatient; change is a process. If a person could change that easily, wouldn't that be scary?"

Without letting him say anything.

Qiao Sheng added: "This kid Shi Lin won't yield to either soft or hard tactics, yet he also responds to both. To change him, we still need to pay attention to methods."

"Yes, yes, you make sense. Alright, I'll let him stay here a bit longer."

Shi Lin suddenly realized he hadn't paid, so he directly handed Qiao Sheng a 100-tael silver note.

Qiao Sheng raised her eyebrows: "You're giving this much?"

Does she still think she gave too much?

Shi Lin replied to her, "If you think it's too much, you don't have to take so much."

Having given it out, he still wants some back.

Is that possible?

Qiao Sheng said in a moderate tone, "Who would complain about having too much money? Would you? I'm just surprised. Since you, Master Shi, are so generous, I'll obey rather than stand on ceremony."

Let's go.

Shi Lin left this place.

He walked a distance.

Shi Lin looked back and happened to see Qiao Sheng climbing onto the ox cart with a beaming smile. A hundred-tael note made her this happy; if he gave her a thousand taels, wouldn't she be overjoyed?

Qiao Sheng didn't notice Shi Lin looking at her; she was currently pondering whether to build a new house.

Returned to the shop.

Qiao Sheng still hadn't decided.

After lunch, Qiao Sheng asked Qiao Hushui, "Dad, in our village, can we build a house anywhere we like?"

"As long as it's wasteland, it's fine."

Qiao Hushui finished speaking and asked, "Lianhua, are you planning to build a house? Building a house isn't trivial; the foundation can't be chosen at random—you need someone to inspect it, and you also have to buy the foundation from the Village Head. The original foundation cost two taels per mu; I don't know the current rate. If you want to build, I'll go ask for you."

After hearing him finish.

Qiao Sheng raised her eyes and said, "Dad, I want to build a house, but I haven't decided whether to do it now."

If building in the first half of the year, we'd have to work faster.

In the second half, we'd have to go slower.

Because the weather is cold.

The construction progress would also be slower.

Qiao Hushui told Qiao Sheng everything he knew, letting her decide when to build.

The matter of building the house.

Qiao Sheng didn't decide right away; she planned to settle Shi Jin's matter first, then in the afternoon she picked them up and brought them back to the shop.

Not long after dusk, she closed the shop.

They and Qiao Hushui's family returned to the village together.

They went back.

They had an early dinner.

Qiao Sheng then took the paper she had bought and started drawing with burnt charcoal.

"Mom, you're amazing."

Xiao Shitou caught a glimpse of Qiao Sheng and, in the time it took her to draw a bit, sketched a cat, then shouted admiringly.

Qiao Sheng rubbed his head and asked, "Want to learn?"

(End of chapter)