Chapter 416 - 146: A Short Stay_2
The room was devoid of ornaments, and even the essentials were of plain color, including the bedding. Zhuang Ruolan’s eyebrows knitted tightly, "This place you’re living in is too simple. If there are no decorations, write a list and I’ll have people provide them for you." Such spartan decor could not help but reveal the owner’s purist desires. A child of ten, already devoid of life’s pleasures, accustomed to such a simple and austere life—it made her worry.
Yueyao, smiling, said, "I have many exquisite and delicate things stored in my warehouse, but it is not appropriate to use them while I am in mourning. Moreover, I quite like it this way, simple and unadorned."
Zhuang Ruolan still felt it was too much.
Yueyao led Zhuang Ruolan to the study to take a look. The furnishings in the study were antiquated, the arrangement infused with the essence of elegance. Every item in the study might not seem conspicuous, but each had a history of at least a hundred years. It was this understated and reserved luxury that signified true wealth.
Ruo Lan’s gaze fell upon the entire wall of neatly arranged books, and standing below it, she could even smell the scent of ink, "How many of these books have you read?"
Yueyao had already read more than half of the books on the shelves, but this was not something she could openly declare, "I’ve just picked out some books that I find interesting to read."
Ruo Lan smiled, "You said you have a studio; let me see your studio." Yueyao was famed for her painting talent, yet she had never witnessed it herself!
Yueyao led her to the studio, which was even more simplistic. Apart from the easels and drawing boards, there were only tables and chairs, and the table was full of papers, paints, and other materials.
Ruo Lan, looking at the austere studio, laughed, "Cousin, Teacher Wen has praised you as a person with painting talent—how come such a large studio doesn’t have a single painting?" With such a talent, Yueyao had managed to improve her calligraphy so significantly in just half a year; Ruo Lan was curious what her most proficient skill, painting, would be like.