Ma Linlin sat down and looked at Yueyao, hesitating for a long time before finally asking, "Cousin, is your painting really worth one thousand taels of silver?" In fact, Ma Linlin had come over the day after Yueyao returned, but she was too proud to come over and felt embarrassed.
Yueyao smiled and said, "Cousin, why would you ask that? I just love painting, and I'm not selling my work. Regardless of rumors saying they're worth one thousand taels of silver each, even if they were ten thousand taels each, I wouldn't sell my paintings."
Ma Linlin didn't want to ask for a painting; she just wanted to see Yueyao's artwork, but seeing Yueyao's indifferent demeanor, she couldn't bring herself to ask.
However, Loo Ying was willing to set aside her pride and asked, "Cousin, could you paint one for me?" Getting a painting from Yueyao could later be sold for silver.
