Nervously I answered, 'I have been secretly painting all along.' My father didn't reply, but just remained there gazing at them. "Chao Er-dai quickly rose through the ranks, eventually becoming chief of Fukien's largest county, Linsen.
縣長任內，建樹極多，是老百姓公認的良官，三年之間，二呆從三等縣一直升任福建最大的林森縣縣長。