Chapter 1134 Staying Overnight at the Yao Family Residence
Shu Yu glanced at the sky, feeling utterly helpless. She thought of coming back tomorrow, but then she remembered that Yao Tianqin would still be busy until evening the next day, so she had no choice but to give up.
Madam Yao immediately had a guest room prepared and invited her to stay that night.
Shu Yu followed Yao Tianqin to the study, where he took out a box containing a pile of blueprints.
Yao Tianqin was fortunate to meet someone like Lu Erbai, with whom he shared a passion for professional woodworking.
Although he is now the Vice Minister of Works, most of the people in the Ministry are single-mindedly focused on cultivating their official careers. Even those few who are truly dedicated to their work are inevitably influenced by this. Especially when facing his superior, they are hesitant to express their opinions.
Therefore, Yao Tianqin especially missed the time when he and Lu Erbai had a long and fruitful discussion in Heichang County. Unfortunately, Lu Erbai was not in the capital, and their correspondence took too long.
Now that he had finally met Shu Yu, Yao Tianqin had a lot to say.
He took out the drawings and placed them in front of Shu Yu. "Take these back and show them to your father. I drew them after I came back from the Southwest. These are the first drafts, and the drawings on top are some additions and subtractions I made based on the first drafts. I always feel that something is not quite right. Take them back to your father and ask him what he thinks. Come, come, sit down, and I will explain it to you little by little. You can then relay it to your father when you get back."
Shu Yu, "..."
She could only sit down and listen quietly as Yao Tianqin explained the blueprints in front of her one by one.
But that wasn't all; he also had to test Shu Yu, afraid that she might not understand something and wouldn't be able to explain it to Lu Erbai when she got back.
After confirming that Shu Yu understood, Yao Tianqin sighed and said with great emotion, "If only you were a man. You are so intelligent, you understand everything so easily, and you can read and write without any difficulty. If you wanted to take the imperial examination, it would be a very easy thing for you."
Unfortunately, there were no examples of women serving as officials in the Da Su Dynasty.
Shu Yu chuckled twice, secretly suppressing the drowsiness in her eyes.
After listening to Yao Tianqin's design concept, she also had to hand over Lu Erbai's design to him.
Fortunately, her father only had one set of blueprints, and the markings on it were very clear, so Yao Tianqin could understand them at a glance without needing her to interpret them.
When the two came out of the study, it was already 9 PM.
Madam Kang and Yao Bo had already rested, but Madam Yao was still waiting outside. When she saw her come out, she quickly stepped forward and said, "Ayu, you must be tired. Your Uncle Yao is really something. He's like a man possessed when he talks about those precious blueprints. He doesn't even look at what time it is. He even had people stop me from going to the study to disturb him."
Shu Yu waved her hand, "It's nothing."
"I asked the kitchen to make some bird's nest porridge. Why don't you eat some before you go to sleep?"
Shu Yu glanced at the sky; it was indeed very late. But she had eaten dinner early, and Yao Tianqin had kept her talking for so long, so she was really hungry. Therefore, she did not refuse and followed Madam Yao to the flower hall to eat.
As soon as they entered the flower hall, a maid who had been watching the commotion from afar immediately turned around and hurriedly ran to the other side.
Before long, they stopped at the entrance of a guest courtyard and called out softly, "Miss, Miss?"
The door to the room opened, and the maid quickly slipped inside. However, besides Yao Hong, Yao An, who should have been resting in his own room, was also there.
As soon as Yao An saw the maid enter, he asked anxiously, "How is it?"
(End of this chapter)
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