Intelligent

The Old Patriarch walked in slowly with his hand on his back, glancing at the several children who were sitting upright in a regimented manner before he coughed softly and asked, "Do all of you know each other?"

"Yes, we do." Several children responded.

"Mmm." Only then did the Old Patriarch walk down and said to Bowen, who was sitting in front of him and said, "The last time, I asked you to memorise a book, today you will write it out."

"Yes, Great Grandfather." Bowen answered in a regimented manner and didn't look back any further, but began to grind his ink and write silently.

"Xue'er, this is the character you will practice today." The Old Patriarch handed out her homework and walked over to Boqing, saying, "Today, you will practice your calligraphy, and your assignment is here."

After assigning work to the three of them, he then walked over to the three of them and asked, "Have you ever studied formally? What do you know?"