She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Duke An suddenly remembered last year’s rumors about railway use, "At this time last year, it was widely rumored in the capital the many benefits of using railways to transport materials. It seems that the first to use railways was the Qi family’s construction industry, the same Qi family you are with, right?"

Ye Xinyan nodded hastily, "Yes, that’s why His Highness Prince Yu found me to help him operate the railway carriage. That’s also why I dared to agree."

These were also things Duke An had not quite understood, "But in just two short years, you’ve been able to learn so much? You’ve even mastered machinery and construction?"

"Mastered? Not at all," Ye Xinyan explained, pushing the hastily sketched diagram of the railway operation she had done earlier towards Duke An, "As you can see, I can only do these things. Those tasks requiring superb craftsmanship are all done by Grandfather Qi and Wong Qiao."

Duke An flipped through the sketches again, these were the rough diagrams drawn earlier when Xinyan was explaining the railway carriage to him in order to make things clear. To draw these crude diagrams really didn’t require much skill, only enough cleverness and an idea to do it.

He did want to see just how capable his granddaughter, praised by Lian Gui, actually was. Since she was sure she could do it, let’s see to what extent she could accomplish it. It was just a matter of two thousand taels of silver; even if it was not successful in the end, with him, the old man, around, His High Highness Prince Yu would not do anything to his own granddaughter.

Duke An wasn’t afraid of children not doing well, but rather feared they would shy away, not able to stand up or push forward. As long as they dared to reach out and work, they were good children.

"If you have so much confidence, then go ahead and do it," said Duke An.