After Xie Shuting and Xie Tingwen learned the reason, they finalized the arrangements for Xie Zhenghong. Since he had chosen to teach, he naturally could not come to the private school in Gu County anymore.

In the end, it was Xie Shuting who made the final decision. She was responsible for communicating and arranging Xie Zhenghong to join "The Endless Sea". As for how to arrange Xie Tingwen, she did not intend to ask.

Because he really couldn't help, it would be better to let go and let Xie Shuting do whatever she wanted instead of getting involved. If there were any difficulties at that time, it wouldn't be too late for him to step in.

The father and daughter chatted for a while, then went back to the back hall, washed up simply, and fell into a deep sleep.

However, as soon as Xie Chen returned to the guest room, he saw Xie Zhenghong wearing an outer coat and sitting upright in the main hall.

Xie Chen hurried over and leaned over to ask, "Master! Are you still asleep?"

Seeing Xie Zhenghong remained silent, Xie Chen said with a bit of concern: "I heard from the second young master that it is cold at night in Laigu County, so it is better for the master to rest early."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhenghong straightened his clothes, glanced at Xie Chen and said in a deep voice: "Did they look for you?"

Xie Chen knew the deep meaning behind Xie Zhenghong's words, so he naturally couldn't hide it and nodded subconsciously: "Yes! The Second Young Master and the Young Miss still care about the Master."

"Hey!~"

Xie Zhenghong sighed and asked coldly, "What did they say?"

"Master, are you referring to the young lady or the second young master?" Xie Chen asked in panic.

"The second brother is a righteous man who doesn't think of changing his ways. I want to hear what Shu Ting thinks?"

Hearing this, Xie Chen's uneasy mood settled down a little, and he leaned over and said, "I don't know the specific situation. It's time for the young lady to make a decision, so let me come back."

"Shu Ting didn't say anything?"

"The young lady did say that the master has a bit of the loneliness of the 'Hollow Old Man'. It won't be difficult to solve it if you want to. I don't know about the other old servants." Xie Chen raised his eyes and said.

"This child always has some new words. But her analysis is exactly what I am thinking."

Xie Zhenghong stroked his beard while speaking, and laughed loudly: "An old man who refuses to die is a thief. You and I are already this old, and we shouldn't worry about the younger generation."

"master......"

Xie Zhenghong immediately raised his hand to interrupt Xie Chen's words, slowly stood up and said: "It's cold at night, you can sleep in the side room of this house, Shu Ting has a ground dragon."

"Thank you for your mercy, sir."

Xie Zhenghong walked slowly into the inner room. When he reached the screen, he suddenly stopped and said in a cold voice, "Don't let them know what happened tonight. Just pretend that I fell asleep."

"Yes!~" Xie Chen leaned over and responded.

Seeing Xie Zhenghong walk into the inner room, Xie Chen instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

He closed the door quietly, went to the side room and paced back and forth, thinking about what happened tonight, and couldn't help but sigh at Xie Shuting's intelligence.

The simple sentence "the loneliness of the old man in the empty hole" accurately points out Xie Zhenghong's current state of mind.

Suddenly, as a ray of morning light shone on the county government office, a group of maids began their busy scanning work.

In the back hall, Xie Shuting sat in front of the bronze mirror, letting Lian Xi fix her makeup. Xie Ningzhi sat in the living room with his head hunched like a quail.

Xie Ningzhi rushed over early in the morning. After all, he was still reluctant to go alone to pay his respects to Xie Zhenghong.

After a simple wash, Xie Shuting walked out of the room slowly, glanced at Xie Ningzhi and said, "Brother! I hope you will work hard on this trip to the Imperial College."

Xie Ningzhi, who was originally somewhat resistant, jumped up upon hearing this, and said with a wronged look on her face: "Little sister! Brother knows he is wrong, can you not go to the Imperial College?"

"Oh!~"

Xie Shuting paused with a playful smile, the corners of her mouth slightly raised as she said, "Brother! I am not discussing this with you, I am informing you."

"Isn't Grandfather going to "The Endless Ocean"? I want to go too. Can you help me..."

"Stop."

Xie Shuting raised her hand to interrupt Xie Ningzhi's words, and said with a slightly dissatisfied tone: "Not everyone can enter "Boundless Ocean". You should stay in the Imperial College. I will write a letter to my uncle. Don't make things difficult for everyone."

Seeing Xie Shuting had already left, Xie Ningzhi still shouted unwillingly: "Hey! Little sister, can we discuss this matter?"

"Discuss?" Xie Shuting suddenly stopped when she heard that.

As if seeing something was going to happen, Xie Ningzhi also hurried over to meet him. Before he could speak for him, he heard Xie Shuting coldly say, "Brother! There is no room for negotiation on this matter. I have to consider the Xie family, not just myself. There is no room for negotiation on this matter."

Xie Shuting looked displeased, waved her sleeves and left quickly, leaving Xie Ningzhi standing there with a confused look on his face.

"Hey!~"

Xie Ningzhi sighed helplessly. He knew his younger sister's personality. Once she made up her mind about something, it would be difficult for her to change it.

Moreover, this incident was indeed caused by him. As the party at fault, he really had no right to make any demands, but a glimmer of hope in his heart still made him choose to give it a try.

Just in case, just in case it works, he won't have to go to the Imperial College. Obviously, he misjudged the relationship between "brother and sister". After this incident, he dare not have any more small thoughts in the future.

In the living room of the front yamen, the maids had already prepared breakfast. Xie Zhenghong did not pick up his chopsticks, so Xie Tingwen could only wait.

After a while, Xie Shuting still hadn't appeared. Xie Zhenghong looked outside the door with an unhappy expression and said, "Someone go check on the young lady. Why hasn't she come yet?"

"Yes!" the maid responded.

Unexpectedly, just as the maid was about to go forward to pass the message, she saw a figure passing through the moon gate and arriving at the corridor.

"Greetings, young lady and young master." The maids bowed.

Xie Shuting nodded slightly, led Xie Ningzhi, who looked like a dog-skin plaster, slowly into the living room, bowed and said, "My daughter greets grandfather and father."

"Hello, grandfather and father." Xie Ningzhi also hurriedly bowed.

"Okay! We're a family, no need to be so formal, just sit down and have your meal!" Xie Zhenghong waved his hand while speaking, and the two of them dared to sit down carefully.

Breakfast was also prepared according to Xie Zhenghong's taste. In addition to grain porridge, there were also a few vegetables. This was a luxury for Xie Zhenghong, who could eat lush green vegetables in winter.

As the saying goes, "Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping", the few people finished their breakfast in silence. The maids tactfully removed the tableware and served tea to the masters.

Xie Zhenghong took a sip and said with emotion: "I haven't had such an appetite for a long time."

"I guess grandpa rarely eats vegetables in winter."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Zhenghong nodded, then asked suspiciously, "Shuting! You just mentioned green vegetables, but they don't seem to be in season, right?"

"Grandfather Rongbin! My granddaughter had nothing to do in Laigu County, so she bought the Yuelai Inn in the county town. This was also the idea taught by the shopkeeper."

Xie Shuting's words immediately made Xie Zhenghong understand, because he knew Xie Shuting's background.

There is no need to think too much, this Yuelai Inn must be the property of the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce.

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