[ who needs to teach this kid to read? he's fine. shang qinghua looks extremely satisfied. when does that ever work! no one ever gets stuff for him! this is what he deserves. so far, he has not detected shen jiu's sneaky intent. ]

Yeah, but I'm an old man. Don't you know it's the duty of the young to take care of their elders? [ without a trace of shame, of course. ] You're Shen Qingqiu's disciple, aren't you?

[ that is not what shen qingqiu told him. he had not said 'disciple', exactly, he said he was teaching shen jiu to read. but, for shang qinghua's purposes, it's the same thing. ]