"Did you study embroidery?" Song Ning asked, shocked.
Zhuang Ning nodded. "I studied it for two years with my mother. She embroidered to support the family and wanted me to learn the skill. Later, when she saw that I was doing well academically, she stopped asking me to learn embroidery."
Song Ning held Zhuang Ning's hand that was stroking the embroidery manual before she said, "No, it's not possible for you to understand the embroidery manual just because you know how to embroider. Even if I show this manual to the people in Zhuang Ji, they won't be able to understand the technique and needlework in the manual. Needlework is something unique to an embroiderer; everyone has a unique way of expression. Even experts might not be able to see through it. Zhuang Ning, I think your mother might have been a successor of Zhuang Ji's embroidery technique."
