Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"What do you mean by being a child-raising husband?! What's wrong with you two? Where did you leave Erdan?"

Wang Lan pinched her waist angrily and asked her unreliable daughter and son-in-law to explain everything to her clearly.

"Mom, let's talk about it later. Where are my dad and the others? Let's talk about it when everyone in the family is here. Otherwise, we have to talk about it several times, which is very troublesome."

Lin Qingyu said that the desire to be lazy was becoming more and more serious.

Wang Lan glared at her and said, "Your father has gone to visit friends and will be back by dinner time. Come and help with the cooking."

"Mom, let me help you light the fire." Xie Jin immediately responded enthusiastically, "Is there anything else you want to wash? I'll do it."

"My son-in-law is really capable." Wang Lan smiled more and said to him, "You don't have to wash it. Go and light the pot. It will be warm if you sit in front of the stove."

"I'll be with you, and I'll be warm too." Lin Qingyu said.

Wang Lan glanced at her daughter and son-in-law who were sticking together, and said nothing. A good relationship is always better than no relationship at all!

Lunch is almost ready here, and people who were out visiting friends or taking a walk have returned one after another.

The main reason is that there is not much work to do in winter, as spring ploughing has not yet begun. Moreover, the two fields, the private plots and the homestead, will be busy in a while. The fields in the team are all planted with winter wheat, so there is no need to plow the land or sow seeds, just weeding and fertilizing.

"Oh, my daughter is back!" Lin Xuejun shouted happily when he saw Lin Qingyu.

When he saw Tiedan again, he greeted him happily, then looked around again, but didn't see Erdan, so he started asking where Erdan had gone.

The other people went through a similar process. Wang Lan laughed when she heard it and knew why her daughter wanted to say it together.

It really takes a lot of effort to go through them one by one.

Lin Qingyu and Xie Jin saw that everyone had returned, and before starting to eat, they said,

"As for where Erdan went, we have to start from the first day we arrived in the city..."

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Let’s go back four days.

Lin Qingyu, Xie Jin and Xie Wenyuan followed the troupe's staff to the city of Jicheng and stayed in a guesthouse.

Two rooms were arranged for the three of them, one for Xie Jin and Xie Wenyuan, and one for Lin Qingyu. Everything went smoothly.

After lunch, they went out for a walk.

Xie Jin and Xie Wenyuan looked at the streets and houses in the city. They were indeed much better than those in the towns, but the improvement was limited.

There was nothing much to see in the shops. Not to mention that Lin Qingyu, who had modern memories, felt like she was looking at a retro movie and TV studio. Even Xie Jin and Xie Wenyuan felt it was outdated.

The business of their Great Zhao is much more prosperous than this, and there is a wide variety of goods.

The only thing that caught their attention was the photo studio, so they went in and took a few photos as souvenirs.

They also left their address so that if the photos couldn't be developed by the time they left, the store would send them home.

This kind of sending of photos is not uncommon, and many people are unable to pick up the photos in person.

After taking the photos, they returned to the guesthouse, and then they were told that someone had come specifically to meet Xie Wenyuan, the little prodigy.

Fans want to meet? There is no reason to refuse, just meet.

The person who was going to meet them was an old gentleman wearing a Zhongshan suit and holding a cane. He looked energetic and had a strong aura.

Xie Jin and Xie Wenyuan could tell at a glance that this old gentleman had been on the battlefield, killed enemies, and had once held a high position.

Xie Wenyuan's eyes immediately lit up, and he felt that a big fat sheep had finally come to his door!

"Grandpa, what do you want to talk to me about?" Xie Wenyuan asked him with a smile, his voice even sweeter.

"Hello, little prodigy, I would like to take you to meet my granddaughter and let you communicate with her." The old man looked at Xie Wenyuan and said with a loving smile.

"Is there anything special about the old gentleman's granddaughter? Why did you take me to see her and communicate with her?"

Xie Wenyuan asked, his attitude was so cute and well-behaved, and he no longer spoke in a sarcastic and cryptic tone.

Xie Jin stood aside and watched him perform. He cooperated very well and smiled appropriately, but remained silent. Xie Wenyuan was responsible for communication.

"My granddaughter is also a very smart child, so smart that we can't communicate with her normally. She thinks we are too stupid to understand her. I think maybe you, a little prodigy, can talk to her."

The old man said with a distressed look on his face, with a kind of happy worry and sadness.

Upon hearing this, Xie Wenyuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, thinking to himself, has this fake child prodigy met a real child prodigy?

That's quite interesting.

He also wanted to see what a real child prodigy looked like.

"Old man, how old is your granddaughter?" Xie Wenyuan asked again, "What is she best at? Math or something else?"

"She is nine years old, about the same age as you. She likes a lot of things, and math is one of them."

"I'm twelve years old. I'm short because I didn't have enough food and was malnourished, so I never grew taller."

Xie Wenyuan specifically emphasized his age. He wanted to be an older brother and didn't want to be a younger brother in front of a nine-year-old girl.

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you were twelve years old." The old man reached out his hand, bent down, and patted his little shoulder.

"Life will get better in the future. If you eat more, you will grow taller. Don't be afraid."

"Yeah, thank you, Grandpa." Xie Wenyuan smiled and nodded.

"Hearing what you said about your granddaughter's situation, I'm looking forward to communicating with her. So shall we go to your house now?"

"Is it okay?" The old man looked at Xie Jin again and asked, "Are you his brother?"

"Yes, I'm his brother Xie Jin. Wenyuan said he wants to go, so he can go, but we're worried about him and want to go with him, is that okay?"

Xie Jin spoke up.

"Of course." The old man nodded with a smile.

So, several people followed the old man and went outside to get on a military jeep.

Along the way, the old man gave a more detailed self-introduction.

His surname is Qin. He retired from the army and lives in the military district’s family compound. Because he had won first-class merit for killing Japanese invaders, he received some preferential treatment and could apply for a military vehicle when he went out.

His wife is no longer with us, and he has three sons and two daughters.

The eldest and second sons also joined the army and went to participate in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. The eldest son lost a leg and the second son died and never came back.

The third child was the youngest and was not allowed to join the army no matter what. Instead, he became a teacher.

The smart granddaughter the old man was talking about is his eldest son’s child.

After listening to the old gentleman's words, Xie Wenyuan thought that Mr. Qin's family was also a military family in their Great Zhao. They sacrificed themselves for the country and were worthy of respect.

Xie Wenyuan gave up the idea of ​​taking advantage of the situation. He would not say that he admired these veteran soldiers and their families, but he would maintain the most basic respect.

Xie Jin and Lin Qingyu had almost the same mentality. After listening to what Mr. Qin said, they both straightened their backs, and that casual feeling of relaxation disappeared.

The car drove for more than twenty minutes and arrived at the military compound.

The car drove in and stopped in front of a two-story red brick building at the innermost part.

"We're home, get off the car." Old Mr. Qin got out of the car and greeted Xie Wenyuan and the others with a smile.

Mr. Qin knocked on the door, and it opened. It was his eldest daughter-in-law Meng Yan who opened the door. Seeing him come back, she was relieved and said with concern,

"Dad, where have you been? You left without saying hello, and we were worried about you."

"I'll invite the little prodigy to our home and let our Tuantuan play with him to see if he likes it." Mr. Qin said with a smile.

Hearing this, Meng Yan's eyes immediately fell on Xie Wenyuan. With a bit of curiosity and scrutiny, she smiled and greeted him warmly,

"Hello, little prodigy, you are most welcome to our home."

"Hello, Auntie." Xie Wenyuan also said with a smile, and then introduced to Meng Yan, "They are my brother and sister-in-law."

"Hello, welcome, welcome. Please come in. It's quite cold outside. Come inside and warm up." Meng Yan greeted Xie Jin and Lin Qingyu with a smile.

"Thank you, sorry to bother you." Xie Jin replied with a smile.

The group entered the house, and then they met Mr. Qin’s eldest son, Qin Feirong, who greeted them while sitting in a wheelchair.

Xie Jin took a look at him and felt that his aura was quite calm and steady. It was quite rare that he did not become gloomy because of his disability. This character was better than many people.

"Where is Tuan Tuan?" asked Mr. Qin with a smile.

"She's reading in the study. I'll go call her." Meng Yan said immediately.

"Aunt, since she is reading, don't bother her intentionally. It will probably make her unhappy."

Xie Wenyuan immediately spoke up to stop him.

"Can I go to the study? Let me try to approach her and communicate with her by myself. You don't have to get involved."

Hearing this, Meng Yan looked at him in surprise, thinking that his words were too mature and did not sound like something a child would say at all.

Her daughter is also very smart, but her intelligence and maturity are completely different from Xie Wenyuan's.

"Haha, OK, OK, then go to the study room by yourself." Mr. Qin immediately laughed and pointed to the door of the study room.

"Then we won't bother with it for now. If you need any help, just give me a shout."

"No problem." Xie Wenyuan nodded, and then went straight to the study.

Meng Yan looked at his natural and smooth attitude and the aura of his walk, and the surprise in her eyes became more and more intense.

This little prodigy Xie is indeed worthy of his reputation!

"Please sit down, don't stand. I'll go pour you some water. Would you like tea or boiled water?" Meng Yan looked at Xie Jin and Lin Qingyu again and asked with a smile.

"Auntie, just drink boiled water." Lin Qingyu sat down and said with a smile.

After pouring the water, several adults sat in the living room and chatted awkwardly, mainly asking about Lin Qingyu and Xie Jin's age, work, family background and so on.

After discussing the basic issues, Meng Yan and the others were no longer interested in the awkward conversation and just wanted to know what was going on in the study.

Why didn't I hear any noise?

I wanted to go and take a look at the study, but then I felt it was not a good idea. After all, I was told to give the children space and not to bother with it.

"Wenyuan is very sensible. If he feels that he can't handle it and can't communicate with Tuantuan, he will definitely come out."

Xie Jin noticed their anxiety and smiled to comfort them.

Meng Yan and others nodded, but the tension still didn't ease at all.

As for Xie Wenyuan, he pushed open the door of the study and walked straight in. He saw the little girl sitting on the mat on the floor at a glance.

She curled up her body, lowered her head and focused on the book in her hand, and did not notice Xie Wenyuan's arrival.

Maybe she heard it, but she didn't care. She didn't even raise her head and continued to stare at the book.

Xie Wenyuan walked up to her and squatted down. He first looked at the book in her hand. Seeing that it was a book of interesting mathematics, he immediately looked away with no interest.

Look at this little girl named Tuantuan. She has a thin face, a pointed chin, long eyelashes, and exudes a calm aura.

At this time, Tuantuan raised his head and finally looked at Xie Wenyuan, "Who are you?"

Xie Wenyuan looked at her big, bright black eyes and smiled, "I'm Xie Wenyuan, I'm a fake child prodigy, come and see what you, the real child prodigy, look like."

"You are a fake, so no one will expose you?" Tuantuan asked with a frown.

"They adults were too stupid to see that I was a fake prodigy. They thought I was smart, so I was the real prodigy."

Xie Wenyuan spoke, not hiding the contempt on his face at all.

"Indeed, adults are very stupid. They don't understand when you talk to them." Tuantuan nodded seriously, agreeing with Xie Wenyuan's words.

"Then can you understand what adults say?" Xie Wenyuan asked her.

"Of course." Tuantuan said.

"Are you sure?" Xie Wenyuan said, "I'll show you the most classic gift-giving between adults. Do you think you can understand it?"

Tuan Tuan stared at him with wide eyes, and watched him clear his throat, and then he began to play two roles, one was the aunt with a shrill voice, and the other was the aunt with a rough voice.

The plot is very simple. The aunt gave a basket of eggs to the old lady. The old lady said she would not accept any and asked her to take it back, but the aunt insisted on giving it to her, and finally the old lady accepted the eggs.

Tuantuan opened his eyes wide and watched Xie Wenyuan's performance, his big eyes full of confusion.

"Now let me ask you a question. Do you think the old lady wants to receive this basket of eggs?" Xie Wenyuan asked Tuantuan.

Tuan Tuan immediately shook his head, "No!"

"You are wrong, my little sister. This lady really wants to accept this basket of eggs. She is just pretending to refuse. She doesn't really want to accept it."

Xie Wenyuan raised his hand and tapped Tuantuan's forehead lightly.

"The scene I just performed is also a gift-giving art between adults. You, a little prodigy, are not good at this."

Tuantuan frowned, thought for a while, curled his lips and said in disgust, "You adults are crazy, it's meaningless, I won't learn it."

"Hahaha...it's okay if you say that." Xie Wenyuan was amused by her directness.

"Given your background and intelligence, you really don't need to learn this. This is a means of communication for the lower classes, not for the upper classes."

"You talk differently to the adults." Tuantuan said, "Talking to you makes me think."

"It takes a lot of brainpower to talk to you," Xie Wenyuan said. "Let's stop here."

Tuantuan shook his head and said, "Stay and talk to me."

"I'm busy. You have to learn to have fun on your own." Xie Wenyuan stood up and was about to go outside.

Tuantuan also stood up, grabbed his hand, and pulled him out of the study, saying to his parents and grandfather outside,

"I want him to stay with me all the time."

"Tuantuan, Wenyuan can't always be with you." Meng Yan immediately shook her head.

"If I marry him, he can always talk to me, right?" Tuantuan said again.

Xie Wenyuan, "!!"

Little sister, what horrible things are you talking about.

Xie Jin and Lin Qingyu's eyes suddenly lit up.

It was fun to watch.