Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Qin Tuantuan happily touched Hu Zi's big head and said, "Our Hu Zi is very smart."

Xie Wenyuan couldn't help rolling his eyes again, but he didn't say anything. It didn't hurt that Qin Tuantuan liked Hu Zi.

After playing with Hu Zi for a while, Xie Wenyuan took Tuan Tuan back home.

"Take me for a walk. I haven't been to the countryside yet." Qin Tuantuan didn't want to go back yet. There would be a lot of people at home and it would be impossible to talk properly.

It's too noisy.

"What could interest you? Go to the cowshed to see the cows? Or go to the pigpen to see the pigs? Or go to the field to see the wheat seedlings? Or look at the mud walls and lumps of earth? These are all there is in the countryside, nothing else."

Xie Wenyuan talked a lot, and Qin Tuantuan nodded one by one.

"That's fine. I can take a look as long as you accompany me."

"..." Xie Wenyuan couldn't help but look at her and asked, "Have you read some messy books again?"

"No, I don't have time." Qin Tuantuan said, "All my energy is now devoted to studying."

Xie Wenyuan nodded, "That's right."

Qin Tuantuan smiled and continued, "It's not easy to go to the moon. I have to work hard so that I can marry you sooner."

Xie Wenyuan,...

Little girl, then you should work hard, and we’d better meet again in ten years.

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After the first month of the lunar year, Xie Wenyuan will go to Beijing with Qin Tuantuan and others.

Wang Lan packed his luggage and told him,

"You must not run around when you go so far, do you know? Although you are smart, you are still a child. If you encounter a bad guy, you can't beat him or run away.

If the bad guys sell you to a faraway place, we will never be able to find you.”

"Auntie, I know." Xie Wenyuan didn't feel annoyed, but responded obediently, "I won't run around."

"You can send a telegram home every once in a while to let us know you are safe, so we can know that you are doing well."

Wang Lan spoke again.

"Yeah." Xie Wenyuan agreed.

Finally, Wang Lan stuffed some money into his pocket and asked him to take it with him.

Xie Wenyuan said he didn't want her money at all.

"Auntie, I have money. I make a few dollars every time I perform. I save it all."

But in fact, Xie Wenyuan had no idea how much money he had. He had spent all the money he had, and he had no idea how much money he had left.

He planned to ask Xie Jin if he knew, and if he really had no savings, he could give him some money and he would pay it back later.

"Hahaha, our Erdan is also a man who can make a lot of money. I almost forgot." Wang Lan smiled and touched his head again.

Xie Wenyuan,...

When will he grow up?

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Regarding Xie Wenyuan's trip to Beijing, Lin Qingyu and Xie Jin had completely different attitudes towards their instructions.

"You are not allowed to talk nonsense, you are not allowed to cause trouble, and you are not allowed to change history!" Xie Jin looked at him and emphasized the three "don'ts" with a serious face.

"Okay, I know." Xie Wenyuan agreed, "I will never do anything risky without any assurance, okay?"

Xie Jin was still a little worried, but he didn't know what to say. He could only trust that Xie Wenyuan was reliable in major matters.

"I believe Wenyuan will not do anything rash." Lin Qingyu said with a smile, "Maybe he will bring us a surprise."

"Look, my sister-in-law's words are more pleasant to listen to. You should learn from her." Xie Wenyuan rolled his eyes at Xie Jin.

Xie Jin smiled and thought to himself, since I have used a hard approach, your sister-in-law will of course use a soft approach. This is called using both the hard and soft tactics, and I can easily control you.

"Little Tangtang, come here and give your uncle a smile. When your uncle comes back, he will bring you something good."

Xie Wenyuan teased his little niece again. Little Tangtang grinned to show her respect, babbled at him, and stretched out her little hands to grab him.

"Hahaha... I'm so popular. Xiao Tangtang likes me too." Seeing how cute she looked, Xie Wenyuan picked her up and shook her again.

Xie Jin smiled and said, "Then try to come back as early as possible. Don't wait until you come back, little Tangtang will be able to crawl."

"That's really possible." Xie Wenyuan said, "I finally made the trip to Beijing, and I have to stay for a while longer. I'm tired of this poor mountain village."

Xie Jin looked at him helplessly, but he was mentally prepared, so when he left, he also prepared some extra money and food coupons for him.

"You don't need that much. Just give me ten yuan and fifty kilograms of food coupons." Xie Wenyuan said, "I don't believe that I can't find food coupons in a big city like Beijing."

Xie Jin, ...

"You don't have to go so far to find a meal ticket. You have a girl by your side. The girl is determined to support you. Just obey her."

Xie Wenyuan slapped Xie Jin on the back and told him to shut up.

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After Xie Wenyuan left, he didn't come back during the summer vacation.

I did send telegrams home, about once every two weeks, and each time I sent three words: "I'm fine."

Xie Jin and Lin Qingyu were busy raising their daughter, and knowing that he was fine, they were not that worried about Xie Wenyuan's condition.

Until one day, they saw news about Xie Wenyuan in the Xinhua News Agency newspaper.

The content of the news was even more shocking, at least to Lin Xuejun and others.

"Qingyu, Tiedan, look! Our Erdan has been received by the leader!"

When Lin Xuejun saw the contents of the newspaper, he was so excited that he almost went crazy. He took the newspaper and ran all the way back home from the village brigade office.

"Is it true? Hey, where is it? Let me see!" Wang Lan was the first to respond, but after seeing the newspaper, she said,

"Oh, I only know a few words, not all. Dad, please read it and tell me what's written on it."

Lin Qingyu came out of the house holding her daughter, frowning and asking, "Has it been reported?"

Xie Jin was building a chicken coop in the backyard. Hearing the noise, he hurried over and looked at the newspaper in Lin Xuejun's hand and said,

"Dad, let me see."

Lin Qingyu also held her daughter and went over to read the contents of the newspaper.

After reading it, Lin Qingyu and Xie Jin looked at each other and understood what each other meant.

It's time to come.

Considering Xie Wenyuan's persona as a child prodigy and his relationship with Mr. Qin, it was quite normal for him to be received by a senior leader.

The content of the report seems quite normal, but I don’t know the specific situation.

"Erdan is really great!" Lin Xuejun said happily with all kinds of emotion.

"Tomorrow, we will invite relatives and friends to dinner and celebrate. This is a great event that will bring honor to our family!

Tiedan, you should also go back to Xiaoxi Village and burn some paper for your parents at their graves. There are no firecrackers for sale right now, so if there were, you'd better light a couple more firecrackers!"

Xie Jin, "... Dad, calm down. This may not be a good thing."

When Lin Xuejun heard what he said, he immediately became unhappy and asked him with glaring eyes,

"How can it be a bad thing? This is definitely a good thing! Being received by a senior leader is such an honor. Xie Tiedan, do you have a problem with your thinking?"

"Dad, we are advocating democracy and equality now. Your sense of honor of being received by a big leader is wrong. It's even more wrong to say that you are bringing honor to your family. Just treat it with a normal attitude."

Xie Jin said righteously.

Lin Xuejun was so annoyed by his son-in-law that he couldn't get over it. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said.

What he did just now, celebrating and setting off firecrackers, is the feudal thinking of the old times.

"So that's it, don't worry about it?!" Lin Xuejun asked again.

If I don't show off, I always feel like something is missing.

Being received by a big boss!

"Don't worry, Dad, you'll get used to it later." Xie Jin said.

"Well, there are so many surprises that I'm numb." Lin Qingyu nodded to her fat daughter and spoke.

"…What do you mean?" Lin Xuejun was almost dizzy by the two of them.

"I think there will be more surprises like this in the future," said Xie Jin.

"How is that possible! Leaders are all very busy people. How can they have time to see Erdan all the time? Erdan is still a child." Lin Xuejun didn't believe it.

"Our Erdan is not an ordinary child, he is a child prodigy, very good!" Wang Lan said proudly immediately.

"Kid, Uncle Er often says that you can learn a lot by listening to Erdan. It's no problem for big leaders to learn from Erdan."

Lin Xuejun,...

That being said, it doesn't seem like there's much of a problem.

"Will there really be many surprises like this?" Lin Xuejun asked his daughter again.

Lin Qingyu smiled and nodded, "Probably, maybe there will be a bigger surprise."

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It was indeed just as Lin Qingyu and Xie Jin had guessed, Xie Wenyuan gave them many, many surprises afterwards.

They no longer needed to rely on telegrams to learn about Xie Wenyuan's situation, as all of Xie Wenyuan's itinerary was reported in the newspapers.

This little prodigy has become famous all over the country, and I guess there is no one who doesn't know him.

He is often received by various leaders, who give him high praise. It would be hard for him not to be famous!

As relatives and friends of the little prodigy Xie Wenyuan, Old Man Xie and Uncle Xie San dared not show off even if they wanted to, let alone take advantage of Xie Wenyuan's name for fear of being severely punished by Xie Jin.

Of course, they really regret it!

If they had treated the two brothers Tiedan and Erdan well and not let Tiedan become a son-in-law, all this wealth would belong to them now.

But now...it's all thanks to Xie Tiedan's father-in-law and his family!

The villagers of Xiaoxi Village don’t have such complicated thoughts. They feel very proud that Erdan is so powerful now.

Now the loudspeakers in Xiaoxi Village have become the exclusive loudspeakers for broadcasting Xie Wenyuan's deeds.

Whenever there is new report about Xie Wenyuan, the captain of Xiaoxi Village will read it twice on the loudspeaker so that everyone can understand it together.

It was almost the same in Xinghua Village, with Lin Xuejun reading the newspaper himself, and he did it very excitingly.

No matter how many surprises like this there are, he will never feel numb!

My daughter still doesn't know him well enough.

As winter approached and the twelfth lunar month arrived, the weather was getting colder and colder. Another year was about to pass, and Xie Wenyuan still hadn't returned.

"Wenyuan, are you not planning on coming back for the New Year?" Lin Qingyu asked Xie Jin as she watched him helping her daughter, who was learning to walk, walk forward.

"She probably won't come back." Xie Jin said, picked up his daughter and kissed her on the little face.

Lin Qingyu was not surprised and was even mentally prepared.

"He is like a fish in water now, and he must be reluctant to leave." Xie Jin said about him.

"Are you envious?" Lin Qingyu asked him, "What Wenyuan did is what you are good at. Now you have a lot of talent but can't display it. Isn't it too depressing to stay here with my mother and me?"

"Although I am still young, my mind is that of an old man. I am now living an alternative retirement life."

Xie Jin smiled and said to Lin Qingyu,

"I will live an ordinary life with you, raise a daughter, and when the policy is relaxed, I will start a small business to make enough for our family to live a rich life. Then I will train our daughter to be a talented person, and then the three of us will travel around, and our lives will be complete."

Hearing this, Lin Qingyu couldn't help but smile and walked forward, hugged him and his daughter together, and kissed them.

She is also very satisfied with her current life.

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During the Chinese New Year, Xie Wenyuan did not come back, but just made a phone call to the commune.

They called first and asked the commune leaders to notify them, and then Xie Jin, Lin Xuejun and their family went to the commune office and waited.

After waiting for half an hour, Xie Wenyuan finally called.

"Aren't you coming back for the New Year?" Xie Jin asked him as soon as he answered the phone.

"I'm not going back." Xie Wenyuan said, "I have something important to do and I can't go back."

"I knew you couldn't do the three things I told you not to do." Xie Jin said helplessly.

"I have been very restrained, okay?" Xie Wenyuan still felt aggrieved. "I did good things that can accumulate merits. I didn't mess around."

"I know you are doing good things, but I am afraid that you will be dragged into it and I don't have the ability to save you," said Xie Jin.

"It's okay. I'm very familiar with this area." Xie Wenyuan said on the phone, "When I finish my work here, I'll give you and sister-in-law a big surprise when I get back."

"Okay, just don't be frightened." Xie Jin said with a smile.

"That's definitely not the case." Xie Wenyuan said with a smile, "Okay, where's my eldest niece? Can I call her uncle?"

"She only knows how to call dad and mom, and nothing else." Xie Jin said with a smile, then turned around and began to tease his daughter, asking her to call uncle.

"Dad." Little Tangtang shouted.

"You called me the wrong name." Lin Qingyu smiled and touched her daughter's face, "You should call me uncle."

Little Tangtang didn't know how to do it, so she chose to babble and pout and blow bubbles, which made everyone laugh.

Afterwards, everyone spoke a few words to Xie Wenyuan, happily wishing him a happy new year on the phone, asking him to come back soon, and saying that they missed him.

"It's over. I came in too much of a hurry and didn't call Hu Zi to come and talk to you." Xie Jin said as he was about to hang up the phone.

"It's okay. I'll call you again at this time tomorrow and you can bring Hu Zi with you." Xie Wenyuan said.

Xie Jin agreed, gave him some more instructions, and then hung up the phone.

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After the New Year, we entered the 1970s.

Everyone thought that life would remain the same as before, but to everyone's surprise, everything began to gradually become different.

Developing the economy, resuming the college entrance examination, abolishing production teams... every change was a chaotic and surprising one.

But Lin Qingyu and Xie Jin knew that these changes had actually happened ahead of time.

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I wish you all a happy New Year’s Day and a happy New Year. I will write another chapter tomorrow and this extra chapter will end.