Hearing Zhao Yaqian's words, Tang Song replied gently with a smile, "So you've decided, huh? Do you still want to hear other options?"
"Ah, that...," Zhao Yaqian's face fell as she whispered softly, "Brother Song, you... you aren't testing me, are you?"
She did show some self-awareness, knowing she wasn't cut out for academics and not very sharp, struggling to achieve much at work.
Her efforts to learn beauty techniques were solely to make a living and secure a place for herself in society.
At this stage, her greatest aim was to earn some money with her own skills to pay off her debts.
A distant goal might be to help her family repay their debts within her means.
At 19, stepping into society, her biggest dream was to not worry about food and drink, to sleep till she naturally woke up, and to buy whatever she wanted.
Tang Song's first option had her overjoyed to the point of losing control of her emotions, accidentally blurting out her true thoughts.
