The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

After Xie Chen entered the living room, he first bowed to Xie Tingwen, then looked at Xie Shuting and nodded slightly, then stood aside silently.

Xie Shuting took a look at him and saw that he also looked a little haggard, with a barely perceptible sadness flashing in his eyes.

"Uncle Xie, please sit down!" Xie Shuting pointed to the chair beside her and motioned Xie Chen to sit down.

"Thank you, young lady."

Xie Chen thanked him and sat down slowly, but his butt only touched the corner of the chair slightly to show respect.

"I asked Uncle Xie to come here today because I have something to ask him." Xie Shuting went straight to the point.

Hearing this, Xie Chen hurriedly stood up and stroked his hand, saying: "If the young lady has any questions, this old servant will definitely tell you everything he knows."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Shuting nodded, then raised her hand to signal Xie Chen to stand up, and said slowly: "My father and I have only been away from Xunyang for half a year, why has grandpa aged so much?"

Xie Tingwen was also worried, and looked at Xie Chen and asked, "Xie Chen! Is there anything that father is worried about in the ancestral home?"

Xie Chen did not dare to hide it. He pondered for a moment and then whispered, "Reporting to the Second Young Master! Ever since you took office as the magistrate of Laigu County, the master has been worried and troubled all day long. So in less than half a year, his energy and spirit have decreased a bit."

"What is grandpa worried about?" Xie Shuting asked.

"I don't know, old slave."

Mr. Xie Chen shook his head, and then said with a hint of joy: "I didn't know before, but now I know."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Zhenghong looked puzzled and asked, "Is my father's worry related to me?"

"This... I'm really not sure."

Xie Chen hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice, "But just now when I helped the master fall asleep, I could clearly feel that his breathing was steady, not as uneasy as he was in the ancestral home."

Xie Chen answered while bending over, carefully observing Xie Shuting's reaction.

However, when Xie Shuting heard this, she immediately understood the reason.

She knew that Xie Zhenghong lived alone in this empty house, without any relatives around him, and was filled with loneliness and solitude deep in his heart.

This status of an empty-nest elderly has made his body and mind increasingly fragile, and even his sleep has been affected.

Xie Tingwen also understood the reason and realized that he did not care enough about his father and had not fulfilled the responsibilities that a child should have. He couldn't help feeling distressed and self-blame.

Thinking of this, Xie Tingwen was at a loss for a moment. He couldn't abandon Laigu County and return to Xunyang, so he immediately turned his attention to Xie Shuting.

Obviously, Xie Shuting understood Xie Tingwen's idea and smiled calmly, "If my daughter goes back to the ancestral home to accompany grandfather, do you think grandfather can rest assured?"

Xie Shuting's words undoubtedly slapped Xie Tingwen in the face. Just as Xie Shuting said, if she went back, Xie Zhenghong would definitely be worried about her.

This was obviously a vicious circle, and Xie Tingwen was at a loss for a moment.

"Shu Ting! Why don't we send your grandfather to the capital? Didn't your aunt just give birth to a child? It's the right time for your grandfather to enjoy his grandchildren." Xie Tingwen asked subconsciously.

"inappropriate."

Xie Shuting shook her head and directly rejected Xie Tingwen's idea. After all, her grandfather was a retired official. If he went to Beijing now, he would most likely be plotted against by someone with ulterior motives.

The court was too muddy and the connections were too frequent. After arriving in Beijing, predecessors and colleagues visited each other, which was bound to cause trouble.

"Hey!~"

Xie Tingwen sighed helplessly and said, "How should you deal with this matter? If you let your grandfather return to Xunyang, I don't know what the next time we meet will be like? If he doesn't return to Xunyang, it will be impossible for him to stay in Laigu County for a long time."

Xie Shuting didn't know where to go for a while, so she looked at Xie Chen and said, "Uncle Xie! You go down first! Don't mention this to grandfather."

"I obey your command." Xie Chen bowed and bowed, then left the living room.

Xie Ningzhi, who was sitting at the door, looked at his father and younger sister's thoughtful expressions and couldn't help but say, "I'm going to the Imperial College in a few days. The private school must be short of teachers. How about letting grandfather teach in the private school?"

"Nonsense!" Xie Tingwen refused sternly.

Not to mention Xie Zhenghong's age, just with his status, coming to teach in the private school in Laigu County, how would the other teachers in the private school feel about it.

However, Xie Shuting's eyes lit up, and she looked at Xie Ningzhi approvingly and said, "Brother! What you said is absolutely correct."

"Right! I told you this method is feasible." Xie Ningzhi responded with a smile on his face.

Xie Tingwen's expression turned cold, and he turned to look at Xie Shuting and said, "Ningzhi is fooling around, so do you want to do the same? Is your grandfather old enough and of such status to go to a private school?"

"Don't be upset, father."

Xie Shuting smiled and took a sip of tea. "Grandfather, this is due to the lack of companionship for empty-nesters. The only solution is companionship. Obviously, we are unable to spare the time right now."

"Empty-nest elderly?" Xie Tingwen asked with a suspicious look on his face. After all, this was the first time he heard this term.

Xie Ningzhi also asked with a confused look in her eyes: "Little sister! What does empty nester mean?"

"Empty-nest elderly people are those like my grandfather who live alone with their children away and have nothing to do," explained Xie Shuting.

"Why does this sound pitiful?" Xie Ningzhi muttered softly.

Xie Shuting naturally heard it clearly. She stroked her eyebrows and said softly, "Although we can't always be with grandpa, we can find something for him to do to enrich his life, and the situation will get better."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Tingwen nodded thoughtfully and said, "You don't really mean to let my grandfather teach in a private school?"

"Yes and no."

There was a glimmer of cunning in Xie Shuting's eyes. She had not thought about her grandfather's ability before, but now that she had received Xie Ningzhi's advice, she would definitely not let it go.

"Shu Ting! What do you think?" Xie Tingwen asked softly.

"My grandfather was well-educated and had served as an official in the court, so he was more than qualified to teach students. This way, he could develop his talents and have something to do, so he would no longer feel lonely. This is the best of both worlds."

Xie Tingwen was still a little worried and said, "But considering my grandfather's status...it might not be appropriate for him to teach in a private school!"

"How can a private school let my grandfather show up?"

"So you're planning to..."

"My daughter got the news when she went to Yizhou. She heard that the Lian family merchant family was planning to set up a school called Fanhai Wuya in Xuzhou. They also invited Fan Xu'ao, a representative of the Gongyang School of Confucianism, to be the headmaster. It should not be difficult for grandfather to go there to teach."

Xie Ningzhi was shocked when he heard this. The Lian family merchant family has established an academy called "Fan Hai Wu Ya". As the head of the Lian family merchant family, it is not difficult for you to send your grandfather in. It's just a matter of words.

But Xie Ningzhi did not dare to reveal Xie Shuting's identity. He was afraid that if he accidentally revealed it, he would suffer inhuman torture.

Xie Tingwen just nodded when he heard this. He knew very well that with Xie Zhenghong's talent and experience, it should not be difficult for him to stay in "Fan Hai Wu Ya".

The most important thing is that if Xie Zhenghong went to Xuzhou, they would not be thousands of miles apart when they met in the capital in the future.