half thorns, half joy

But regardless of whether it was because of the situation or because she had written a good article, Tang Xuan also decided to hire an assistant.

However, how to choose this assistant made her embarrassed again.

She works at home and does not have her own company. Her part-time and full-time employees are all in their own homes. The jobs of those people can be communicated online, but the assistants are different.

If the assistant is not by my side, I am afraid that many things will not be clear in a few words.

But Tang Xuan was worried, inviting an outsider to come to Xiao's house every day would not only expose her privacy, but it might also affect Zhao Suizhi.

After all, when recruiting an employee, you can't lock him in the study all the time and prevent him from resting and walking around.

Tang Xuan even thought that maybe she should rent an office and work in an office like other small companies in the future.

For a smaller office, the rent should not be too expensive.

But in that case, she would have to go to work. There were no buses or taxis in the Xiao Zhai. Whenever she went out, she would take the family car and the family driver would pick her up.

When the time comes to move out, travel will be another problem.

After much deliberation, Tang Xuan couldn't think of a good solution.

She could only suppress this question temporarily, and planned to ask Xiao Zihan when Xiao Zihan came back at night.

As for other trivial tasks, she temporarily handed them over to the editor under her hand.

The editor was recruited by Tang Xuan as a full-time job at the time. So far, the work has been done well, and she is very careful in doing things. There is nothing that makes Tang Xuan dissatisfied.

After handing over the chores to the editor, Tang Xuan spent the afternoon comfortably.

She stroked her train of thought, read the latest social news and gossip in the entertainment industry, read the articles of other famous bloggers, and learned their strengths.

In short, the life was very fulfilling, but I didn't feel tired.

At night, Xiao Zihan came back.

At the dinner table, Xiao Zihan suddenly said: "It will be Qingming in a few days, Mom, I want to take Xiao Yuebai back to Xiaoxuan's hometown during Qingming."

Tang Xuan was taken aback, and thanks to her good manners, she didn't spit out a mouthful of water.

No wonder Tang Xuan was surprised, mainly because Xiao Zihan had never mentioned this to Tang Xuan before.

This was suddenly said in front of Zhao Suizhi, which was too surprising.

Zhao Suizhi's expression was indifferent, and she couldn't see any emotion. She only said after a while: "After sweeping your father's grave, let's go."

It didn't stop me.

However, there was nothing to stop him. According to Zhao Suizhi's acceptance of Tang Xuan, it should be acceptable for Xiao Zihan to take Xiao Yuebai back.

After all, both Tang Xuan's parents passed away, so it was only natural for Qingming to take her husband and children home to visit the grave.

Because the relationship was complicated and Xiao Mingyuan was mentioned, Tang Xuan concentrated on eating without saying a word.

"Okay, the baby is too young, it's inconvenient to take it there, so I'll take Xiaoyuebai there, and I'll take him when the baby is older." Xiao Zihan said.

Zhao Suizhi hummed and continued eating.

Just as the meal was about to finish, she suddenly asked Tang Xuan, "Where is your hometown?"

Tang Xuan put down the empty bowl, wiped her mouth, and replied, "Songyang County, my home is in Songyang County."

After finishing speaking, I realized that Zhao Suizhi probably didn't know the name of the county seat. I was about to say the name of the province where I was, but I heard Zhao Suizhi asked in surprise:
"The Songyang County in X Province? The one with poplar trees growing in the county?"

Tang Xuan was even more surprised than Zhao Suizhi. She looked at Zhao Suizhi with surprise and joy: "Mom, you actually know about our county. I thought you must have never heard of our small county."

Zhao Suizhi didn't speak, she stared at the rice bowl in her hand and was stunned.

It took her a while to realize, she pursed her lips a few times before saying to Tang Xuan, "The reason why I know is because I used to have a friend from over there."

"That's right, that's quite a coincidence." Tang Xuan glanced at Xiao Zihan, and tentatively asked Zhao Suizhi, "Mom, would you like to go for a tour with us, or give me an address, and I will tell you the address." Han will visit your friend instead of you."

"It's not necessary." Zhao Suizhi shook his head.

Tang Xuan was puzzled, she didn't understand whether Zhao Suizhi didn't want to go with them or didn't want them to visit that friend.

Just when she wanted to ask, Zhao Suizhi spoke again.

This time, the tone was still sad.

"My friend is no longer here." Zhao Suizhi said softly.

When Tang Xuan heard this, she could only give a dry hum, not knowing what to say.

After all, this is a sentimental subject.

Tang Xuan couldn't help but think that during the afternoon tea last time, she also heard that aunt said that a friend of Zhao Suizhi died in a car accident.

This time, I heard another one.

Is it because of getting old, so all the friends around me have gone one by one.

If this is the case, then Zhao Suizhi must feel very uncomfortable.

After Zhao Suizhi finished speaking, he took the children to play. Tang Xuan and Xiao Zihan sat side by side and were quiet for a while.

"Want to go for a walk?" Xiao Zihan suggested seeing that Tang Xuan didn't say a word.

Tang Xuan nodded, "Okay."

Xiao's house is a very large mansion. Apart from the villa, there are gardens and lawns. You don't need to go out of the house at all, it's enough for a walk.

After all, it was much safer inside Xiao's house than outside on the road, so there were no nanny or bodyguards to accompany them all the way, only Tang Xuan and Xiao Zihan.

The two held hands and walked slowly.

After wandering around in the garden for 10 minutes, Tang Xuan asked Xiao Zihan, "Why did you suddenly bring up the matter of going home for the Qingming Festival today? You didn't discuss it with me before."

"I forgot." Xiao Zihan explained: "Recently, the company is quite busy. I forgot about Qingming Festival. I suddenly remembered it today, so I told my mother. Are you busy on Qingming Festival?"

Tang Xuan shook her head, "No, you arranged it pretty well, but it was a bit sudden, and I was a little confused."

Xiao Zihan smiled and squeezed Tang Xuan's hand: "Then I'll tell you first next time, and I'll talk to Mom after we discuss it."

Xiao Zihan never quarreled with Tang Xuan on such trivial matters, and always followed her.

Tang Xuan wasn't angry because of this, but everyone has emotions. After hearing what Xiao Zihan said, the slightest bit of unhappiness disappeared immediately.

She smiled back and squeezed Xiao Zihan's hand, and said, "Okay."

After walking for a while, Tang Xuan asked Xiao Zihan, "You just said that the company has been busy recently, so can you go away?"

"It's okay, I'll just make arrangements." Xiao Zihan turned to Tang Xuan and asked, "What about you, your manuscript is so popular, you must be very busy recently."

Tang Xuan nodded, "Yes, but it's not such an important matter, so don't take it too seriously. I've already finished writing the draft to be published next week, and I can make changes before I leave. That's fine."

Regarding Tang Xuan's career, Xiao Zihan only paid attention to it silently and never interfered.

He nodded while listening, "Just make up your mind."

Seeing that Xiao Zihan didn't say much, Tang Xuan couldn't hold back anymore and asked, "Zihan, many companies or brands want to cooperate with me these two days. I'm a little confused. Do you have any suggestions for me?"

Xiao Zihan took Tang Xuan by the hand, walked to the bench by the garden and sat down, then said, "I want to hear your own thoughts first, what do you think?"

"I...I don't want to accept those messy ads. Although I do want to make money, I want to write meaningful articles, help people, or do something. I don't want to put my account, do something. If you want to become that kind of cookie-cutter marketing account, that would not be my original intention.”

"Ah."

"But if I don't accept advertisements, the people I'm employing now will need money to maintain the time spent in them. I can't keep making ends meet. What's more, I want to hire an assistant to help me with trivial matters."

As Tang Xuan spoke, she sighed in distress.

"Zihan, what do you think I should do?"

Xiao Zihan put his arms around Tang Xuan's shoulders, looked at the flower garden in front of him, and said softly, "My suggestion is, don't force yourself to do things you don't want to do, and you can't force them for a long time. Besides, those words behind are all hindering you. It’s not what you want to do, you can find ways to solve it, but you can’t be constrained by them.”