There was no need for words right now . Qiao Nan could only laugh it off . It was better than telling Lin Yuankang that he was an unreliable person . He would feel so embarrassed and disgraced .
Lin Yuankang's expression changed . He felt frustrated . Why would he disgrace himself in front of a young lady?
“Are you following me or not?!” Lin Yuankang did not want to look like a loser in front of the young lady . He straightened his back and walked into the house without waiting for Qiao Nan .
Initially, Qiao Nan did not intend to follow such an unreliable old master into the house . But she remembered that Zhai Sheng had reminded her to look smart . It would be very disrespectful if she went to meet the person that Zhai Sheng wanted her to meet in sweaty clothes .
She could only follow Lin Yuankang into the house .
The house looked beautiful on the outside and magnificent on the inside . The floors were covered with ceramic parquet tiles, its patterns lovely and exquisite . The chandeliers which were mounted on the ceilings were beautiful . They sparkled and glittered like snowflakes and ice crystals .
“Take it . Don't worry, the towel is new . The restroom is over there . Do you know how to use it? Should I get someone to show you?” Lin Yuankang's house was furnished with uncommon furniture and facilities . Qiao Nan seemed countrified and uncouth . He asked her lest she did not know how to use them .
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“…” Qiao Nan gave him a disdainful look . Was he looking down on her?
She came from the 21st century . Whatever new gadgets the old master used, she knew how to use them as well . For those that the old master did not know of, she could handle them with ease as well . “Thank you for your concern . I just need some exploring . It would not be a big problem . ”
Qiao Nan followed Lin Yuankang and found the way to the restroom easily .
After locking the restroom and checking that the doors and windows were closed, Qiao Nan opened the tap, rinsed the towel with water for a while before using the wet towel to wipe off her perspiration .
She could wipe the perspiration off her, but there was nothing she could do about her shirt which was drenched in sweat . It would take some time for it to dry .
It was so embarrassing . If she knew she would run into such a strange old master, she would prepare another set of clothes . At the very least, she would bring another shirt with her .
After wiping off the perspiration, Qiao Nan had no other choice but to tug at her shirt, hoping it would dry faster .
“Little girl, are you done?” Seeing that Qiao Nan had been in the restroom for such a long time, Lin Yuankang knocked on the door to check on her .
“Almost done . ” Qiao Nan shouted back . She checked herself in the mirror . Her shirt was still wet . Her shoulders drooped in surrender . “I am done . ”
When Qiao Nan came out of the restroom, Lin Yuankang took a look at her and felt awkward .
There were neither children of Qiao Nan's age in the Lin family, nor was there any young lady who was about the same size as Qiao Nan . Lin Yuankang noticed that Qiao Nan's shirt was still wet, but there were no clothes of her size to change into . Lin Yuankang felt awkward that he could do nothing about it .
“We do not have any young lady your age here . It is not suitable for you to change into men's clothes as well . I owe you one for this . ”
“It is not a big problem . You do not have to trouble yourself . ” Qiao Nan waved her hands . She helped the elderly out of her own accord . She could not possibly let him owe her a favor because of that .
“Young lady, you should think twice before rejecting . You should always leave a way out for yourself . Do you think it's that easy for me to owe someone a favor?” Lin Yuankang snorted . This favor could come in handy in the future .
“There is really no need for that . ” Qiao Nan curled her lips and insisted with a smile . “Old master, where's Brother Zhai?”
“Wait . ” Lin Yuankang was exasperated that he was looked down upon by this little girl . If he sported a beard, it would point up out of anger . Qiao Nan was such an unlikable young lady . She did not know how to please others or the elderly to make them happy . She was such a blockhead!
Qiao Nan had just relaxed and was about to sit down when someone stood in front of her and asked, “Do you know where the restroom is?”
It was a lady's voice . She seemed to be pretty young, but she sounded haughty and arrogant .
Qiao Nan was clueless . Why was it that she kept bumping into people who were full of themselves? “Over there . ”
“Oh . ” Qiu Chenxi nodded, took ten yuan from her handbag, and threw it at Qiao Nan . She then walked toward the restroom in her heels .
“Crap . ” Qiao Nan who caught the ten yuan looked at the money and curled her lips . “Just what kind of place did Brother Zhai bring me to?”
Everyone she met today seemed to be abnormal .
Qiao Nan wondered what to do with the ten yuan . She bent her knees and was about to sit down when the lady from before came back . “Are you skiving? You are not supposed to sit down here!”
“Miss 1 , you dropped the money just now . ” Qiao Nan pursed her lips and smiled sweetly . She returned the ten yuan to Qiu Chenxi .
“No need, this is the tip I gave you for showing me the directions . But let me give you a piece of advice . You came to the Lin family's residence to work . Though they are good-tempered, you should not skive . You should do what you are supposed to do . If people in the Lin family caught you skiving, you might lose your job . ”
The servant the Lin family hired was so audacious that she dared to skive around in broad daylight .
After hearing what Qiu Chenxi said, Qiao Nan felt that she was right to address her as 'Miss' . She was not being insidious at all .
After all, she was being treated as a young nanny and helper hired by the family .
“'Miss', I think you have misunderstood . I am not here to work . ”
“Do you want to be Elder Lin's last pupil? Just you?!” Qiu Chenxi widened her eyes and covered her mouth to stifle her laughter .
If everyone who came to seek Elder Lin's help was like the countrified child right here, she would not need to get her father to think of ways to make connections .
It seemed like Elder Lin hated people who pulled strings . But if one did not do so, the chance of being successful was very low .
Qiao Nan did not understand what Qiu Chenxi meant, but the latter continued with her tirade regardless . “How old are you? Are you still in school? How're your results in school? How did you do for your English exams? Rather, did you pass your English exams? No, I shouldn't have asked that . From the looks of it, I believe you know the twenty-six alphabets, but as for the others…”
The vocabulary for English just went on and on . It was torture to memorize them . Besides, grammar was so difficult and was a headache to everyone .
Qiu Chenxi had taken painstaking efforts to learn her English . She knew how difficult this foreign language was . Particularly, it was not easy to attain the level that met Elder Lin's expectations and for him to be willing to take her in as his pupil .
Qiu Chenxi put in a lot of hard work in order to master her English . She worked so hard to the extent that she muttered alphabets like 'A, B, C, D' in her sleep for a long time . She had almost gone crazy then .
Qiao Nan realized that she had been undermined once again .
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