"She kept things hidden, not truly intending to teach us. Fortunately, perhaps I should be grateful, among the six of us brothers, aside from Haoming and Yue Ning, who have no feeling for things like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, the rest of us learned quite well, you could say we have some talent."
"But back then, I was only thinking about recognizing words. Being illiterate is not good. If I could read, when I grew up, I could secure a good job. As for the others, it was with the thought that having many skills would not burden me."
"Shujun was restless since childhood; he's the type who can't sit still. I forced him to learn. If there was anything he didn't understand, he should ask. Of course, she was unwilling to tell us. In her heart, if it weren't for ensuring food and survival for herself, she wouldn't want to see us at all."
