Qi Qingyao returned to the village and was so excited to see her new home from a distance. After jumping out of the carriage, she ran to the construction site. She circled the semi-finished building three times, not caring about soiling her dress. With hot tears brimming in her eyes, she rejoiced, “What a magnificent building!”
The old masters had just arrived. They were counting each of the different component parts for today when they saw a little lady skipping over. The lady looked elegant and was very pretty, with a pair of very bright eyes. She addressed them with a very friendly smile.
“Old masters, thank you for your hard work.”
“…” The masters were a little dumbfounded.
Qi Qingyao then pulled the slightly dazed old men aside, “Everyone, take a break today. Come sit down and have some refreshments.”
Old Man Yuan was the first to react, “You—you’re the homeowner.”
Qi Qingyao tittered,” Yes, yes. And you are all expert craftsmen! With all of your great support, this house is shaping up very quickly.”
Master Dong was so shocked that the pastry he just picked up almost fell to the ground. He hastily caught the pastry and said with bulging eyes, “You—you’re the homeowner?”
“Ah~ yes. What’s the matter?” Qi Qingyao found everyone’s expressions to be a little too surprised. She scratched her forehead unconsciously. She did not have horns on her head, why was everyone so shocked?
She did not grow a beard either.
Why did each and every one of them look like that?
“You—you—missy, you…” Master Cao looked as if he had seen some mysterious being; he was about to speak but lowered his voice. Mystified, he asked, “What’s your relationship with the great master architect Li Qinglian?”
“Relationship?” Who was the great master architect Li Qinglian?
Qi Qingyao shot Jiang Yeqian a glance.
She made a pause gesture to the old masters.
Then she took Jiang Yeqian to the side.
They huddled under the tree and whispered.
“What’s going on? Great Master Li Qinglian? Who’s that?”
“He’s an amazing architect master. He was famous more than a decade ago and had some well-known architectural works.”
“Then why did they ask about my relationship with Li Qinglian?”
“Probably because the labeling and other various aspects of your blueprints were very similar…”
“…??”
‘I see’
‘That’s why they asked me about my relationship with the Great Master Architect.’
After Qi Qingyao returned, she was faced with curious eyes.
“Relationship, hmmm?” She kept them guessing by drawing out the last syllable, then said the four words, “You guys already know.”
The old masters were stunned for a moment. Seeing the sly smile appearing on the girl’s desolate face, they were all hit with a massive realization.
ヾ(≥O≤)〃Oh~
There must be a special relationship.
If she was not an apprentice, then she had to be the daughter!
However, they heard the village head and villagers say that this girl was from the village. Then she had to be an apprentice. Right, she must be an apprentice! Even if she was the daughter, there was a possibility that she did not have a flair for architectural design, so only an apprentice…
Great Master Li Qinglian taught this girl all his skills.
My God!
When these masters looked at the girl again, their gazes were full of admiration.
Qi Qingyao gulped carefully. She was too lazy to guess where the thoughts of these old people had gone, but after seeing the admiration and curiosity in their gazes…
She pretended to be mysterious and said, “Remember to keep it a secret.”
The old masters were all suddenly nodding aggressively like children.
When Qi Qingyao walked back to Jiang Yeqian, he found that the old masters’ expressions had changed.
He asked.
“What did you say to them?”
“I did not say anything.” Qi Qingyao shrugged and smiled languidly and cutely.