There were three vigorous and powerful characters written on the plaque. The characters inlaid with gold on a black background were magnificent and solemn.

"What does it say?" Joan asked.

Amanda raised her head and noticed three words, "Phoenix’s Pavilion", were written on the plaque. She explained to Joan, "It is said that there was a queen of the dynasty who lived here, so it was named the Phoenix’s Pavilion."

Joan blinked as if he was thinking what she meant.

Amanda asked, "No idea what it is?"

She paused and continued, "The queen is the wife of the ancient emperor of our country. The Phoenix is the king of birds in our country. In order to show the majesty of the queen, she is honoured as the Phoenix."

"Your country's culture is really special. Everything needs to be gone around the bush." Joan seemed to understand what she meant.

Amanda smiled. "Your idiom is good, but it's not ‘to go around the bush’, it's ‘to beat around the bush’."

"What's the difference?"

"..."

"Nothing. Let's go inside."

Amanda said.

Joan followed her. "Could you teach me to write in your language afterwards?"

"If you want me to be your teacher, you have to pay me." Amanda looked at him and joked, "Since you’re so rich, I’ll charge you 2000 dollars an hour."

Joan replied, "Sure."

"I'm

hour, and you’ll be my teacher,"

"..."

secretly amazed that he had treated it seriously. She was only joking! But looking at Joan's serious look, it seemed that she can't lose

‘Whatever.’

accept you as a student." Amanda went to a stall selling antique fans. The silk surface was embroidered with exquisite patterns, and red flower strings were hanging below. She took one and looked at it in her hand. Joan picked up

to Amanda. "What's written on

places. Oh, what cannot be ruled out is that, when

reading it, she said, "What

gone to school? This is written by a

vendor and wondered are all the stall

a poem written by a famous poet in our country. It's about love. It suits you

Joan well?’ He was an eight-foot man

his stuff, that vendor could go against

down and shook his head. "I

to sell, Amanda asked, "How much

"Three dollars."

buy one." Amanda took the money from her

her. "I'll

regretted it. If he knew that the woman liked it, he would raise the price. Until then, the big guy would be embarrassed to bargain in front of

money into his

he was blaming foreigners like him

fan and glimpsed at the vendor. "We’re just

fan vendor smiled shyly. It turned out he had

lucky to have not

Amanda wanted to go home. She just came back and had stayed outside for the whole day without spending more time with her parents. It was not

"I'll send you

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