Say It Again

Zhouzhou's breath caught in her throat, and she froze in place, not daring to move.

At that moment, she heard another voice – it was her Master Uncle's.

It turned out her master was talking to Master Uncle, not discovering her standing by the door. Of course, she thought, there was no way her master could be that skilled to detect her presence at the door. That was impossible.

But now that they were talking about her so late at night, surely they weren't gossiping about her, were they?

With that thought in mind, Zhouzhou puffed out her cheeks, quickly pressed her ear against the door, and sneaked a listen.

She heard Li Yuanming speaking. "That little girl is getting better and better. She's already earning money."

As he spoke, there was a mix of pride and sorrow in his tone.

Zhouzhou had grown little by little right under his nose, but he hadn't been there to witness it.