Professional Ethics of a Concubine

The next day after eating the big rooster, Zhou Rong, a female reporter from the county radio station, came to interview Xie Wenyuan.

She heard from Lin Qingyu's elder brother Lin Qingguang that Xie Wenyuan was a child prodigy.

Moreover, Xie Wenyuan was a little fool before, and Zhou Rong thought this matter was very interesting, so she came to interview him to see how talented this little prodigy was.

When she came, Zhou Rong didn't take it seriously, thinking that Lin Qingguang was exaggerating. However, after interviewing Xie Wenyuan, Zhou Rong was stunned and felt that all her previous views were shattered.

This little prodigy is so amazing!

The key point is that Xie Wenyuan is not like an ordinary smart child. He is only good at one subject, such as mathematics, history, geography, etc. Their talent is highlighted in one aspect.

Xie Wenyuan is truly an all-rounder. It seems that there is nothing he doesn't understand. More importantly, he is mentally mature and well-versed in the ways of the world.

If you were communicating with him through a wall, without looking at his cute appearance and ignoring his childish voice, you would never think that he was a smart child, but only a wise old man.

What a little cunning person!

Zhou Rong immediately felt that she had struck gold and asked many questions. After returning, she was filled with inspiration and wrote several press releases.

Zhou Rong not only contributed articles to their county radio station, but also to city and provincial newspapers and television stations, and even to Xinhua News Agency, hoping that people all over the country would know about Xie Wenyuan, the child prodigy.

The county radio station quickly broadcast Zhou Rong's news release, and it spread quite widely. Many people began to talk about Xie Wenyuan, the little prodigy.

Because the credibility of news is still very high, ordinary people will believe in everything that is officially reported without any doubt.

Therefore, after hearing about Xie Wenyuan's story, not many people doubted him, but many people were amazed. Is there really such an amazing child prodigy?!

Many people also expressed their curiosity and wanted to see it in person.

My second uncle Lin Xuewen is an official in the county. People who know him and know that the little prodigy Xie Wenyuan is related to him, all ask him whether it is true or not.

"Hahaha, of course it's true!" Lin Xuewen would happily say when someone asked him,

"Wenyuan is actually even better than what is said on the radio. You will know once you meet him. He is super awesome!"

Lin Xuewen's answer made everyone very excited and they wanted to meet this little prodigy even more.

Not only Lin Xuewen, but also Mr. Lin promoted Xie Wenyuan in the old man circle:

"My grandson, although he is young, is even better at playing chess than me. My second son, although he is a cadre, hey, I still need to learn from him."

"Oh, Old Man Lin, what you said is a bit weird. How can a kid know about official affairs?" The other old men didn't believe it and thought that Old Man Lin was exaggerating.

"Of course it's true! If you meet Erdan and talk to him, you will know that what I said is true." Mr. Lin said unhappily.

"What do you think a child prodigy is? That's not magical, and you can't call him that! If you don't believe it, it means you don't have enough experience!"

In addition to the county promoting the fact that Xie Wenyuan was a child prodigy, the commune was promoting it even more vigorously.

The commune cadres also felt proud of having made Xie Wenyuan into a little prodigy.

In particular, this era also places special emphasis on collective honor.

Xie Wenyuan was a member of the Red Flag Commune. He was powerful, and that meant that the Red Flag Commune was powerful.

Because of this incident, the commune turned a blind eye to Xiaoxi Village's "outrageous" practice of raising wild rabbits and snakes.

What's more, after being carefully raised by the villagers of Xiaoxi Village for half a year, the female rabbits have already given birth to one or two litters, and their rabbit fur has also been cut and sold for more than ten yuan.

Although it was only a dozen yuan, it made the villagers of Xiaoxi Village very excited and happy!

Finally they have side income!

In addition to rabbits, the snakes were so scary that they ran out many times and scared the villagers, so they were dealt with before the snakes hibernated.

All those snakes were sold for a total of forty dollars.

Although fifty yuan may seem like a small amount, the brigade added a little more and during the Chinese New Year, every household in Xiaoxi Village received a red envelope of one yuan.

One dollar is really not a small amount, it is at least an improvement in wealth!

All of these were brought by Xie Jin, and therefore, the villagers of Xiaoxi Village were very grateful to Xie Jin.

Now, when the people in Xiaoxi Village heard that Xie Jin's younger brother Erdan was actually a child prodigy who knew everything, they immediately became proud.

"Erdan, the little prodigy, he's from our village!"

"Why, I used to play with him when he was a little fool."

"I've even seen his naked butt!"

"After he stopped being stupid, he became really smart. I was fooled by him before. He took my eggs away."

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When the villagers of Xiaoxi Village saw their acquaintances outside, they would start boasting with pride and would talk for a long time about anything that had anything to do with Xie Erdan.

At the Xie family's old house, Old Man Xie and Uncle Xie were not too happy when they heard that Xie Wenyuan was a child prodigy.

Why are they so happy? They didn't dare to take advantage of Erdan at all, for fear that they would be held accountable by Erdan and his brother Tiedan later.

These two brothers, one is a troublemaker and the other is a bandit. They really can't afford to offend anyone, nor do they want to offend anyone.

So, outside, when Old Man Xie heard that someone had a grandson who was a child prodigy and envied his good fortune, he just wanted to cry.

Even though he had a good life, this blessing was broken by him and he couldn't enjoy it at all.

It’s uncomfortable, uncomfortable, so uncomfortable!

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Although there were few media in that era, there were few new things, so the news that Xie Wenyuan was a child prodigy spread quickly through word of mouth.

It fermented for a month and it was almost the end of the year.

Not only did everyone in the commune know that Xie Wenyuan was a child prodigy, more than half of the people in the county had also heard of the name of this child prodigy.

Because of his fame, people are more eager to see Xie Wenyuan. They hope that Xie Wenyuan can come out and show everyone his intelligence and talent.

Finally, after discussions among various departments, the matter was led by cadre Lin Xuewen, who jointly organized a Spring Festival performance with the county radio station, the art troupe of the garrison troops, and several important factories in the county.

At the end of the performance, Xie Wenyuan will make his final appearance and interact with the audience in a Q&A session, confirming to everyone in person that he has the potential to be a child prodigy.

At this time, the school also had winter vacation.

It was winter and there was not much farm work to do, so Lin Xuejun and his colleagues had some free time.

So, after hearing about the performance, the whole family went to the county town to catch a glimpse of Xie Wenyuan and to cheer for him.

Xie Wenyuan asked to take Hu Zi with him so that he could also go and see the fun.

No one had any objection, so they told Wang Cui and took Hu Zi to the county town.

For this Spring Festival consolation performance, a stage was set up in a movie theater in the county town. Tickets were required to enter, otherwise there would be a huge crowd and the situation would get out of control.

Because of Xie Wenyuan's relationship, Lin Qingyu and his family were special audiences. They didn't need to buy tickets to get seats, and they could even sit in the front row.

Because there are very few entertainment activities nowadays, everyone was enjoying the singing and dancing performances. Only Xie Jin was commenting while watching, saying that these people did not have the basic skills.

"That's true. With this level, he will never be able to join the performance troupe in the palace." Imperial Concubine Lin Qingyu also agreed deeply.

However, it's good enough to have something to watch now, so don't be picky. The purpose of watching this kind of performance is to have fun. It's okay if the performance is not good or you laugh in the middle, as long as the audience is happy.

Seeing that the show was almost over, Lin Qingyu smiled and asked Xie Wenyuan who was waiting to go backstage,

"How's it going, little prodigy? Do you feel a little nervous?"

Xie Wenyuan rolled his eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, this is not the Hongmen Banquet, my life is not going to be lost, why should I be so nervous?

I’m just afraid that these people will not be able to resist my deception and throw their wallets to me.”

"...Haha, that won't happen." Lin Qingyu smiled speechlessly, "No matter how smart and cute you are, you are not as popular as money."

Xie Wenyuan didn't say anything because someone had already informed him to go backstage and wait.

Xie Jin watched him get up and go backstage, and he had a subtle sense of pride. But when he thought about it carefully, he felt that he didn't know about this small scene, so why should he be proud?

This imperial mentality has been completely worn away, and people are becoming more and more down-to-earth.

"Okay, the song and dance performance is over. Thank you all for watching. Now let's welcome our little prodigy Xie Wenyuan to the stage!"

After the last show ended, the host walked to the front of the stage and spoke with a smile.

There was an immediate burst of applause from the audience, and everyone's face showed anticipation.

When Xie Wenyuan came to the stage, everyone couldn't help but make various noises when they saw his skinny appearance that looked like he was no more than ten years old. Some were in amazement, some were in doubt, and the expectation in their eyes became even stronger.

"Hello, I'm Xie Wenyuan. You should have heard about me. I am indeed a child prodigy. I am smarter than all of you here, there is no doubt about that.

If you don't believe me, you can test me any way you want. However, I don't like playing this boring question-and-answer game with you like a juggling monkey.

Although I am a child, I have to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family. After all, my brother is a son-in-law who lives with the family. As for the status of a son-in-law, I don't need to say much. Those who should understand it understand it.

In order for my brother to be able to stand up straighter in his father-in-law's house, I feel that as a little burden, I have the obligation and responsibility to earn a salary.

So, you can ask me questions if you want, but each question costs five cents. If I answer correctly, you can just put the money in the box over there..."

Xie·Son-in-law·Jin suddenly felt that his feelings just now were in vain, and his pride was just self-admiration!

He wanted to slap Xie Wenyuan on the butt twice right now!

You can play the victim if you want, but why are you stepping on me? How can my status as a live-in son-in-law be low? He lives a very happy life!

However, after hearing this, Lin Xuejun, the father-in-law, couldn't help but begin to reflect in his heart.

Is he usually too harsh on his son-in-law? Does he give him too much coldness?

In fact, he is now quite satisfied with Xie Jin as his son-in-law!

In addition to realizing that Xie Jin was truly outstanding, he could also see that Xie Jin was truly good to his daughter and held her in his heart.

Moreover, my daughter also likes Xie Jin. When she is with him, she is happy every day and feels comfortable and relaxed all over.

If his son-in-law ran away because of his attitude...tsk tsk, Lin Xuejun thought about it and felt that he couldn't accept it, then he would really wipe away his tears secretly.

So, I really have to be nicer to my son-in-law in the future!

After hearing what Xie Wenyuan said, several brothers-in-law pouted their lips and some even wanted to stand up and loudly refute Erdan's nonsense.

As for Xie Jin's unrestrained character, his inability to tolerate any grievances and his habit of often complaining to his mother-in-law, he stood up straighter than anyone else.

And how much Erdan is favored at home, how can he be a burden?! Whose burden eats boiled eggs every day and has a new cotton-padded jacket to wear?

"I was wondering what he needed the box for, so he was just waiting here to get paid!" Lin Qingyu shook his head with amusement.

However, the audience was quite receptive to Xie Wenyuan's words, firstly because they were fresh and interesting, and secondly because they felt that these words were indeed not something an ordinary child could say.

Two cents is really not a lot. Asking two questions is only ten cents. It's okay to have some fun.

For a moment, the audience raised their hands, vying to ask questions to Xie Wenyuan.

Xie Wenyuan pointed to a middle-aged man who was closest to the box and asked him to ask him questions.

The middle-aged man asked ten questions, as if he was determined to stump Xie Wenyuan, but Xie Wenyuan answered all of them.

"Great, great!" The middle-aged man took out fifty cents and was just stretching his arm to put it in the box when Xie Wenyuan shouted,

"Xie Tiedan, hurry up and pick up the box to collect the money!"

Xie Jin stood up with gritted teeth, picked up the box and walked to the middle-aged man, forcing a smile on his face.

"Thank you for your support, big brother."

Okay, I have completely become a street performer.

Lin Xuejun and others,...

This was completely different from the grand scene they had imagined.

Why is this style of painting so wrong?

Lin Qingyu had already covered her face, and her shoulders were shaking with laughter. Haha, how embarrassing!

After a while, Xie Wenyuan said that if he couldn't answer it, he would return double the money for each question.

That is, if he answered correctly, he would earn five points, but if he answered incorrectly, he would have to give the other party ten cents. With this rule, everyone wanted to ask him questions more.

If you can stump the child prodigy, you will not only gain face but also make money!

The scene was so heated that it almost got out of control!

The host next to him was dumbfounded.

He really had never seen anyone who was so good at causing trouble.

What is this? Does this behavior conform to the current political ideology? Is this more inclined towards capitalist ideology? Should it be criticized?

Not only was the host full of questions, but cadres such as Lin Xuewen also couldn't help but feel worried when they saw this scene.