No, she couldn't lose her qualification as an heir.
If she were just kicked out like this, the family members would surely scold her to death.
She had never been able to compete with her elder sister in the family. Her sister was superior to her in every aspect. So she had learned to make use of her delicate appearance and show appropriate weakness, which could easily win others' pity and forgiveness.
Today, when she saw Xu Qingqing, she just thought of her elder sister at home, so she couldn't help but pick a little trouble with Xu Qingqing.
It was just a joke on her part.
"Master, is it just because I talked to Miss Xu just now?"
Wen Shouheng said with a cold face, "Your ceramic restoration skills are mediocre at best. You've spent too much time on other things. Do I still need to point it out clearly for you?"
"I thought that with my daily instruction, you had already put away your petty temper, but now it seems you haven't at all."
"If it's just a lack of skills, it can be improved through hard work later, but a lack of proper character is the key reason why you can't be qualified."
"You can leave. I don't need you here anymore."
Wen Shouheng's attitude surprised everyone present.
Both Xiang Qiuwan and Wen Shouheng's other apprentices were taken aback.
Zuo Yinyin was kind - hearted. Hearing this, she pleaded for Xiang Qiuwan, "Master, Qiuwan didn't really do anything terribly wrong. Could you please give her another chance?"
Wen Shouheng looked at her and said, "If you give her a chance, will she give you one? The last small task I assigned to you, you followed the correct steps to restore the ceramic, but why did the color of your ceramic still go wrong? Haven't you thought about the reason?"
Zuo Yinyin was surprised. "Master, what do you mean? Do you know the reason why the color of my ceramic changed?"
Wen Shouheng sighed helplessly.
One of his two female apprentices had too many petty thoughts and was too selfish. She wanted to be the best but was not willing to put in enough effort.
The other was pure - hearted, lacking experience and always too easy to trust others, thinking that everyone in the world was a good person.
Lin Sheng had a good relationship with Zuo Yinyin. He immediately pulled Zuo Yinyin aside and whispered, "The reason for that incident back then was that Xiang Qiuwan deliberately replaced your paint and added other substances to it, which led to the incorrect final product."
Zuo Yinyin couldn't believe it.
She looked at Xiang Qiuwan. "Qiuwan, why did you do this? I've always been so nice to you, and I've always admired you so much. Why did you deliberately harm me?"
"Even if you hadn't tampered with my paint, I still couldn't compare to you!"
Xiang Qiuwan didn't expect that everyone except Zuo Yinyin knew about what she had done.
She sneered and didn't want to pretend anymore.
It seemed that Wen Shouheng was determined to drive her away.
Xu Qingqing also put down her work and quietly watched the show.
The Xu family always passed down their skills within the family. She only had an elder brother, and there were no messy petty thoughts between them.
As for her uncle and third uncle, their grandfather taught them fairly. How much they could learn depended entirely on their own abilities.
Even though her third uncle had some petty thoughts, everyone knew they had to protect the Xu family.
So even if there were disputes, they wouldn't go too far. At most, they would occasionally make some sarcastic remarks or try to ask for some benefits.
In the eyes of Xu Qingqing's family, these were just trivial matters.
Seeing Wen Shouheng's apprentices now, Xu Qingqing couldn't help but think that if she weren't a daughter of the Xu family and only had a passion for restoring ancient paintings, would she also encounter the same situation as Xiang Qiuwan and the others in the future?
Would she have to compete with others, fight for things, and scheme against others?
She didn't feel superior. Instead, she felt a bit lucky and understood even more that she should cherish her current life.
Xiang Qiuwan snorted disdainfully. She looked at Zuo Yinyin, and her look made Zuo Yinyin feel strange.
Qiuwan had never looked at her with such a cold and disdainful look.
Weren't they good sisters?
"Zuo Yinyin, you come from a good family and are the only child. You can do whatever you want, but it's different for me. I have an elder sister who is superior to me in every aspect at home."
"If I want to prove that I'm useful and more valuable to the family, I have to surpass my elder sister."
"Do you think I learned ceramic restoration for any other reason?"
"In this day and age, who would still be interested in such things? I only learned it because the family needed me to."
At this point, she sneered. "I was almost successful. Because I managed to become Wen Shouheng's apprentice. Although I'm not really his formal disciple yet, my status in the family has improved a lot."
"At least my family members wouldn't only have my elder sister in their eyes. They would also notice my existence."
"But then you came. You don't really need to rely on ceramic restoration to achieve your goals. You just like it and do it out of hobby. So why can't I eliminate you first?"
"There's only one spot to compete for among the four of us. Why shouldn't I take the opportunity when I have it?"
Hearing Xiang Qiuwan's words, Wen Shouheng shook his head helplessly, with obvious disappointment in his eyes.
Zuo Yinyin looked utterly confused.
"I don't understand. You're clearly better than me. Why did you still harm me? If you want this spot, you should fight for it with your own efforts. You're so despicable. Do you really think you can achieve great things?"
"My family has always taught me to be above - board in everything I do. You're learning from the master, who is a great expert in ceramic restoration. If he took on an apprentice who resorted to dirty tricks, wouldn't you bring shame to the master in the future?"
"Xiang Qiuwan, I used to regard you as my sister, but now it seems that a person with such a character doesn't deserve it at all!"
Xiang Qiuwan sneered. "I'm about to leave anyway. I don't need your preaching. I'm just kindly reminding you that there aren't so many good people in the world. Just consider this as a lesson from me."
After saying that, she disdainfully sized up the ancient tomb. "You can stay in this shabby place if you like. I'm leaving."
She spoke recklessly, but in fact, her departing back looked a bit embarrassed.
Someone quickly informed Lu Chuanbai of what had happened here. He hurriedly finished his work and rushed towards Xu Qingqing.
Wen Shouheng looked at Xu Qingqing apologetically. "Miss Xu, I'm really sorry. I didn't expect that Xiang Qiuwan would still play dirty tricks at this point. I thought she was just a bit petty - minded."
Xu Qingqing quickly said, "It's okay. It's not your fault. Everyone has a different personality, and some things can't be forced."
For a long time after that, everyone was busy with their own work, and no one mentioned Xiang Qiuwan again.