Chapter 663 Uncle Teng, Come Home with Me
"Good child." Teng Wenfu said softly, holding Si Ya's hand, "Let's go home with Grandpa."
Several people returned to Teng Wenfu's residence.
Lu Qiniang explained her purpose.
"Uncle Teng, come back with me."
Teng Wenfu refused.
But he looked relieved, "Abandoned Mother, I always knew you were a good person, and I was right about you."
He has seen the warmth and coldness of human nature, and has met many bad people and many good people.
But when it comes to kindness and sincerity, Qi Niang is the first one among him.
"Abandoned Mother, I plan to return home." Teng Wenfu said, "I have served the Emperor for several years, and I have done my best to fulfill my wish. But now, I should go back and take care of my mother."
Mother has been waiting for him for many years.
He may not be able to do anything, but being by his mother's side gives him peace of mind.
"If you want to go back to visit the graves, I'll find someone to accompany you." Lu Qiniang said, "You can stay for a year or two less. But what is there in your hometown?"
I left home at a young age, and my old friends have passed away. That hometown is actually just a bubble, a beautiful place in my imagination.
And now that I have money, I can’t see people’s hearts clearly.
Even my own nephew comes for money, let alone others?
"...If you're alone and get tricked, there's no one who can help you."
Lu Qiniang sincerely advised him, "Xiao Yan's master originally wanted to stay in Luoyang to take care of his master's wife who had passed away many years ago, but I persuaded him to come to the capital. It would be more lively for everyone to live together."
"Uncle Teng, I am also someone's wife and mother. If I am gone, I hope Xiao Yan lives a good life, and I hope my children live a good life. If they suffer on their own and insist on accompanying me, then I will want to crawl out from the ground and scold them."
"I know you miss home and your mother. If you do, we can go back and visit. But you've been in the capital for so many years, you've gotten used to it. This is your home."
"I'm worried about you being alone, especially since you have money. It's too easy for someone to target you."
"It may sound harsh, but when people get old, they really do become confused. I'm not talking about you now, but I'm worried about who will take care of you in ten or twenty years?"
"Abandoned Mother, I appreciate your kindness, but I still want to return to my homeland."
Teng Wenfu didn't want to cause trouble for others.
He was already satisfied that Qi Niang had this intention.
"You don't have to worry about me. I didn't actually help you with anything." Teng Wenfu was unmoved.
"Uncle Teng, what do you think of me when you say that? Am I that ignorant?" Lu Qiniang became excited. "You risked such a great risk to give us the news. This kindness will take generations to repay."
"No, you have to stay. If I can't take care of you until the end of your life, then wouldn't everything I said before be a lie?"
Teng Wenfu smiled and shook his head.
"Look, I'm so dumb with words," Lu Qin's mother was so anxious that tears were about to come out, "Why didn't I think of you not listening to my advice and bringing Daya and Erya here! I really am..."
She is so stupid.
When Si Ya heard her mother mention her elder and second sisters, she blinked her big eyes.
It seems like she can help.
But she is really shy.
So, Si Ya stood up, walked to Teng Wenfu, and said with a blushing face, her voice soft and gentle: "Grandpa, come home with us. Others have grandpas, and I also want a grandpa to love me."
Teng Wenfu's heart melted when he looked at her big watery eyes.
Lu Qin's mother said, "Yes, yes, yes. What did I say? Xiao Yan and I, the two of us, can't make a normal parent. Uncle Teng, you're not so old that you need someone to take care of you, nor are you broke. You're here to take care of us."
She sighed, "Actually, I have a lot of things to do. Just thinking about it gives me a headache. Just talking about looking down on others, I can't do it. If you were by my side, I would ask you something. What would I be afraid of?"
"Don't think you're too old and will be a burden to us. You've served Master Li for decades. What kind of people and what kind of scenes have you not seen?"
"People say that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. If there is an elder like you, it would be like the stabilizing force that only the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea can provide."
"Uncle Teng, you came here to love me and help me. You are not an outsider, you are our elder."
"Grandpa..." Si Ya gently shook Teng Wenfu's sleeve and begged in a low voice.
Looking at her lovely appearance, Teng Wenfu hesitated a few beats before refusing.
"Besides, if you don't want to stay at home, then go to the academy, go to Daya's place, and teach the girls to read people's expressions and understand the big picture. I'm not talking about those who oppress them, but about letting them know the big picture of what men are thinking."
Qi Niang has not read many books, but she has a lot of insights into life.
She discovered that men and women think completely differently.
Many of a man’s thoughts, such as clear goals and a sense of the overall situation, are actually cultivated in childhood.
When he was "he", people around him began to demand and encourage him in this way.
But girls don’t have that, so they suffer more.
Teng Wenfu was a eunuch who could follow the emperor in the front court and also walk in the harem.
He has a deep understanding of both men and women.
He taught the girls in the academy the wisdom he had accumulated over most of his life, which was a lesson that was difficult for them to learn anywhere else.
"Abandoned Mother, I know you think everything about Uncle Teng is great." Teng Wenfu smiled bitterly, "But I'm a eunuch. How can I be a role model for others?"
"Those girls, none of them will look down on your past. They will just be thankful for your guidance. Even if they don't understand now, they will understand in the future."
"You, stop recruiting people for the eldest girl randomly." Teng Wenfu smiled and shook his head.
"I'm not just recruiting people casually. If you don't believe me, let's do this," Lu Qiniang said after thinking for a while, "In the future, I'll let you open a course in the academy. You have the final say on what to teach, and who wants to learn can decide for themselves. Then we'll see how many people will go. Is it okay?"
No one is stupid.
There will definitely be people outside who say sour things.
But if there is a real opportunity to learn a skill and people can really seize it, most people will not hesitate.
He was the one who had served the emperor for decades.
How many people can have this kind of insight?
Teng Wenfu just said no.
He is not worthy of being a teacher.
At this time, Si Ya grabbed his hand and said, "Since Grandma doesn't want to teach others, then teach Chi Chi. Chi Chi is very stupid..."
Being stared at by such a pair of innocent and clear eyes, even though Teng Wenfu prided himself on having a heart of stone, his heart softened like a pool of water.
"That's right," Lu Qiniang said, "Even if others don't learn, I still have five children! Don't you feel sorry for me and them?"
Speaking of which, Xiao Yan has to be blamed.
If he hadn't been a troublemaker and prevented me from having children, I might have seven or eight by now.
"Uncle Teng, come and live with me for a while. You have a house here, a house in the capital, and a house in your hometown. If it really doesn't work out, you can live in each of these places in turn, but I won't feel at ease until I can take care of you."
"Grandpa, let's go home." Si Ya said sensibly, "My yard is really big, with a fish pond and a swing. I'll give it to Grandpa and I'll live there with my parents."
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