Chapter 1557: Set a Small Goal First
Chapter 1557: Set a Small Goal First
Editor: Henyee Translations
Luo Qi instantly became nervous. She did not even know where to put her hands and feet.
Gu Yundong sighed softly and poured a cup of hot tea for her. Then, she said, "Luo Qi, don’t panic. I don’t eat people. I’m just chatting with you."
"...Talk, talk about what?"
"About you," Gu Yundong said. "Luo Qi, since I promised your mother that I would take good care of you, I will definitely do it. You don’t have to be afraid of me, and you don’t have to be tense all the time. I won’t chase you away, and I won’t use violence against you. So if you have anything you want to say and feel uncomfortable, you have to say it, okay?"
Luo Qi looked at her in a daze and pursed her lips.
Gu Yundong knew that she could not let go. This was normal. She was just an eight-year-old child who had never left Linxun Island. She had just lost her mother and had no one to rely on. It was too difficult for her to live freely in front of someone she had only known for a few days.
"How about this? When you’re free, you can think about what you want to do in the future."
Luo Qi raised her head in confusion. "What I want to do?"
"Yes, I’ll teach you how to read. This is the most basic. My younger siblings have to read. Other than that, what do you want to do, such as embroidery, cooking, planting flowers, studying medicine, learning martial arts, and so on? There are 360 professions. You can learn whichever one you’re interested in. In the future, when you’re successful and have a skill, you won’t have to worry about where you go, right?"
Luo Qi’s eyes lit up, and her breathing quickened. She suspected that she had heard wrongly.
After a long time, she asked softly, "Do you think I can read?"
"Yes. Do you want to learn?"
Luo Qi nodded quickly. "Yes."
Gu Yundong smiled. "As long as you want to, then let’s read and write when we’re free. We can use this time to think about what you want to learn. Is that okay?"
Luo Qi thought about it and nodded solemnly. "I-I understand. I’ll think about it carefully."
"There’s no hurry. We still have something to do in the Lingzhou Prefecture. You can tell me when we return."
She thought that now that Luo Qi had something to do, she would not be as nervous as before.
As expected, when Gu Yundong took out a Three Character Classic, Luo Qi looked at it expectantly.
She recognized a few words. Gu Yuwen used to be the daughter of an official. Although she had wandered to Linxun Island when she was young, she had already learned how to read.
Gu Yundong taught her while waiting for Shao Qingyuan to return.
As expected, with the desire to study, Luo Qi became much more relaxed. When she encountered something she did not understand, she would ask softly. Gradually, she became bolder.
Gu Yundong was relieved. Seeing that Tong Shuitao was eager to give it a try and wanted to teach her personally, the corners of her mouth twitched and she moved aside to let her come.
Tong Shuitao might not be full of wisdom, but it was not a problem for her to read and write. It was also very easy for her to teach Luo Qi.
Gu Yundong took a sip of tea and walked out of the room. She came to the entrance of the inn to wait for Shao Qingyuan.
She had just walked out of the door when she saw Shao Qingyuan and the other woman rushing back.
"You’re back? You saw Bai Zhiyan?"
Shao Qingyuan nodded and pulled her into the inn at a fast speed.
"Let’s get ready. Let’s go to the Bai family now."
Gu Yundong was surprised. "Now? Why? Did something happen?"
It was already night time, and the city gate was about to close.