When Old Zhao came out from behind the screen, he saw Xia Wan drinking tea alone, while Old Tao and Liu Hua stared at her in astonishment.
"What's going on?" Old Zhao asked, looking puzzled. He then placed several hardcover books on the wooden table.
He pushed the books towards Xia Wan. "Here! Take a look, these are the books I was talking about."
Xia Wan thanked him and began to flip through the books one by one.
Old Tao pulled Liu Hua aside and murmured a few words.
Old Zhao occasionally glanced at Xia Wan, as if deep in thought.
After Xia Wan finished looking through the books and the two old men stopped their whispering, she asked, "May I borrow these books?" looking expectantly at Old Zhao and Old Tao.
"Of course!" Old Tao exclaimed excitedly, "I brought you here to read these books!"
