Mrs. Wang couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement. The courtyard showed hints of elegant Southern architecture everywhere, yet it was combined with the ruggedness of the North.
And yet, this combination didn't feel out of place at all. Instead, it gave one the feeling that this was exactly how it should be.
Thinking of her own small, cramped courtyard by the academy, Mrs. Wang started getting ideas. 'Perhaps we should build our own courtyard near the academy too.' She wouldn't dream of matching this one, but if theirs were even twenty percent as nice, the family could live much more comfortably.
"This Mrs. Gu really is flaunting her wealth. How much silver must this have cost?" a neighbor who had entered earlier said, her eyes full of envy.
