Chapter 172 - 171 Not bad, not too poor
Wong Qiao withdrew his gaze, picked up the sketch, and carefully spread it out one by one to examine, but failed to utter a single word for quite some time.
"Facing a professional from ancient times," Ye Xinyan felt unsure within, and she humbly inquired, "Well, I am a layman and only managed to do this much after looking over the Construction Regulations issued by the court these past few days. If there’s anything improper, Wong..." Ye Xinyan promptly swallowed the word ’bridge’, "Third Uncle, please feel free to point it out. We can make corrections according to the right direction, and I can learn a little more skill as well."
Wong Qiao did not immediately respond to Ye Xinyan’s words. He stared at the sketch for a good while before speaking with deep feeling, "Ye Zi merely looked at the regulations for a period of time and managed to achieve this level; it truly shames us craftsmen. I was praised by people for my natural gift in construction, but compared to Ye Zi, what am I really?"
As Wong Qiao spoke, he also shook his head in self-mockery.
Qi Jia, with his bright black eyes, looked here and there, then at the several marked sheets of paper. Seeing Third Uncle’s face full of disappointment, he couldn’t help asking, "Third Uncle, what is a natural gift?"
Wong Qiao’s sentiment was still fermenting in his heart when he heard Qi Jia’s question. He was caught off guard. How should he respond?
To explain the meaning of the phrase honestly, wouldn’t that be akin to boasting? And to boast in front of Ye Zi from his granduncle’s house? How thick-faced would he have to be to say such things?
Ye Xinyan didn’t care about all that; if her young brother aspired to learn, there was no reason not to answer.