Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman (1-200)

Chapter 109: Growth

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Gu Xiqiao stayed at Yin Manor for two days after she got back to N City, where Tang Yanling practically stuffed her with tonics and healthy foods upon seeing that she had become thinner.

“Qiao Qiao, come look at my calligraphy.” Grandfather Yin called Gu Xiqiao over as he put down his brush. After his arm healed, he started trying out many different avenues of life that he had never tried before, greatly surprising the other members of the family in the process.

Gu Xiqiao poured a cup of tea and walked over to him, looking at the words he wrote as she did. “Strong and bold lettering, but also graceful at the same time. Good job, Grandfather, you’re old but gold!”

Grandfather Yin chuckled, before sighing softly. “Old, I really am old. I heard Shaoyuan say that you’re quite good at calligraphy? How about you show this old sack of bones how it’s done?”

Gu Xiqiao took the pen and thought for a bit, before writing four words on the xuan paper.

‘花好月圆’ (Lovely Flowers, Round Moon)

These words weren’t as strong and bold as the ones that the elder wrote but were like the product of an immortal, fluid, and spirited while having its own style, and just from a glance at it Grandfather Yin’s eyes brightened. “Such spirited writing!”

He was born as a farmer’s child, so he valued the education of the younger generation greatly. Sadly enough, his son wasn’t all that smart, while his grandson used his smartness in less satisfactory places, so this goddaughter that Tang Yanling had taken in pleased him greatly. Gu Xiqiao was smart, polite, pretty, and even had great calligraphy skills, why couldn’t she have been his biological granddaughter?

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In other words, Grandfather Yin actually had quite a grudge over this.

“Really? I’ve had so many tonics lately that I feel as if it’s affecting my head.” Gu Xiqiao felt her words were ugly the more she looked at it. She would definitely have to practice when she got into the virtual space later on.

It was true that hard work was the root of all success, and she couldn’t let up even for just a second. Anything could only be piled upon weeks and months of practice, and quite frankly, she wouldn’t know what she would do if she lost her daily activities.

Grandfather Yin realized that the girl was actually quite displeased over her own writing, so he tried to reassure her, “Qiao Qiao, don’t be too harsh on yourself. It’s already quite an achievement to write something like this at your age. Even if it’s not to the level of those masters, you’re already leagues ahead of all the people in your generation, and all you need is time.”

“I understand.” Gu Xiqiao nodded, knowing that Grandfather Yin was worried about her, but she was different than everyone else. As the host of the system, she could stretch one day into a year, and as the saying goes, with great strength comes great responsibility, so she couldn’t very well discipline herself to the standards of her age bracket.

Seeing that his words hadn’t quite gotten through to her, he only sighed, knowing that this child had gone through a lot even though she was only a young girl. He only wanted her to live and enjoy the same woes and happiness as the ones of her age, and not have her days filled with stress.

As he thought so, he wrote down the words ‘及时行乐’ (carpe diem) on the paper. “Child, I know that I won’t be able to convince you, but you must remember that you can let yourself go and be lazy sometimes when you’re tired, you have the support of…” Grandfather Yin swallowed the name Jiang Shuxuan before he continued, “The Yin family, so you can afford to be capricious sometimes.”