Juhua's maternal grandmother, Mrs. Wang, received the letter from Mrs. Yang and anxiously rushed over to her daughter's house with Laishou in tow, so he could continue his studies.
As for the new teacher's character, this is what Huai Zi told Juhua: "He puts on more airs than Mr. Zhou did, so it's not easy for him to get close to us village folk. But I always feel like he..."
He held a teacup, sipping from it as he frowned, struggling for the right words. "How can I put this? Although he's a scholar, I always feel he doesn't measure up to Mr. Zhou—the previous Mr. Zhou. His whole demeanor is just... far inferior. Yes, that's it! His demeanor! Heh! This is just between us, but to make a comparison, it's like that country saying: 'A full jug is silent, a half-full one sloshes all over.'"
