She and Tang Yanqing once speculated whether Rosa had also been a child bride.
Rosa, however, widened her eyes in astonishment and looked at her: "How could my clown force me to do something I don't like? I don't know what you're referring to, but I haven't experienced anything."
"Then what were you doing during that year?"
"What was I doing? I just told you, I was painting, listening to music, reading. That year I learned a lot, it even influenced my career choices later on. Many of the basic concepts of economics and finance I learned during that year."
Shi Nian was stunned. Could it be that Rosa had not experienced being a child bride but had just quietly and gracefully painted, listened to music, and read?
Could it be that the clown took Rosa away simply to help her escape from an unhappy home? Simply to give her calm happiness?
