A widower's entertainment

Chapter 275 [Interesting] (Subscribe)
Beijing, Lu Xun Academy of Literature.

Lin Youcheng did not know about Xie Shuhua and Cheng Hong’s discussion about Zuo Lan and Yu Zecheng’s love, nor did he know that Xie Shuhua believed that the reason why Yu Zecheng did not think of Zuo Lan at the end was because he thought of the living first, not the dead.

Of course, even if he knew, Lin Youcheng would not care, because for a thousand readers, there would naturally be a thousand Hamlets, and naturally there would be a thousand interpretations of love.

These are the different opinions of each reader, and Lin Youcheng doesn't care.

Now Lin Youcheng still wanted to find an English teacher for his daughter Lin Zhaoxi to teach her English. Because of this, Lin Youcheng also asked Tong Qingbing from Yenching Normal College of Literature.

Tong Qingbing naturally didn't think there was anything wrong with what Lin Youcheng said. There were many students in the school who worked part-time to earn money for their studies, and tutoring English for junior high school students was a simple matter.

"You are a responsible father."

Tong Qingbing was actually sighing in his heart. This was because Lin Youcheng was the only one taking care of those children. In addition to their daily lives, he also had to take care of the children's studies, which was really not easy.

"Youcheng, I think you should find another one. You still have a long life ahead of you at your age. You can't just stay single forever."

When Lin Youcheng heard what Tong Qingbing said, he couldn't help but laugh. He was almost 38 years old. When he heard what Tong Qingbing said, he didn't refuse directly. He just smiled and said, "It depends on fate. But I need your help with the English tutor."

When Tong Qingbing heard Lin Youcheng change the subject, he didn't say any more about it and said, "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with the English tutor."

"By the way, Youcheng, your novel 'Insidious' is really well written. I have read it three times and the characters in it are all worth pondering."

When Lin Youcheng heard Tong Qingbing talk about the novel "The Hidden Corner", he naturally expressed his gratitude.

Tong Qingbing also likes the novel "The Hidden Corner" from the bottom of his heart, and he really admires Lin Youcheng for being able to write a novel like "The Hidden Corner".

"Youcheng, in my opinion, your novel 'Lost' is just as good as 'The Whistleblower'. In my heart, 'Lost' even surpasses 'The Whistleblower'. It is truly the pinnacle of spy novels. No wonder your novel has not been published before. The literary circles in Beijing have all heard that you wrote an amazing novel. Now it turns out to be true. It is really amazing."

Lin Youcheng smiled and said a few humble words.

Just as Tong Qingbing and Lin Youcheng were talking, Xie Shuhua knocked on the office door with a thick stack of information, walked in and said, "Teacher Tong, this is the information you wanted."

"Teacher Lin, you are here too."

Xie Shuhua was very surprised. She didn't expect that Lin Youcheng would be here. Lin Youcheng didn't have a class today. She didn't know why Lin Youcheng came here.

Tong Qingbing took the information Xie Shuhua handed over, flipped through it, and said with a smile, "He came to find an English teacher for his daughter."

Tutoring with an English teacher?

When Xie Shuhua heard Tong Qingbing say that he wanted to find a student to tutor Lin Youcheng's daughter in English, his eyes lit up. He looked at Lin Youcheng and asked, "Teacher Lin, do you want to find a teacher to tutor your daughter in English?"

Lin Youcheng nodded. "My English is OK, how about I give your daughter some tutoring?"

Lin Youcheng didn't expect to hear Xie Shuhua talking and was a little surprised. He knew that Xie Shuhua was a graduate of Yenching University and was definitely a highly educated intellectual. Although Xie Shuhua was in the Department of Literature, since Xie Shuhua himself could speak English well, it should not be a problem for him to tutor English for a junior high school student like Lin Zhaoxi. However, Lin Youcheng felt that it might be better to find a student who was still in school for such a thing.

"It's not a good idea to trouble you. I'll just ask Professor Tong to help find a student at Yanjing Normal University."

When Xie Shuhua heard what Lin Youcheng said, he smiled and said, "I am also a student now."

After hearing what Xie Shuhua said, Lin Youcheng hesitated and didn't know how to refuse, because he still felt it was inappropriate. Although Xie Shuhua was a student in the creative graduate class, after all, Xie Shuhua had previously worked as an editor at "Novel Monthly". He still felt that it was not appropriate for him to tutor Lin Zhaoxi in English with such an identity.

Xie Shuhua seemed to see Lin Youcheng's hesitation and said with a smile: "Teacher Lin, are you worried that I, a graduate of the Department of Literature, won't have good enough English grades?"

"You don't know, but we still have to study Western literature and read some Western novels."

Lin Youcheng waved his hand and said, "That's not the case. I just think it's too much trouble for you. Besides, it's just tutoring junior high school English. It's a bit of a waste of your talent to ask you to tutor her."

This was Lin Youcheng's real thought. He really didn't want Xie Shuhua to tutor Lin Zhaoxi in English. Although Xie Shuhua was also a student now, his status was different. After all, he was an editor of a literary magazine before. Lin Youcheng was indeed a little embarrassed to let Xie Shuhua tutor Lin Zhaoxi in English.

"Teacher Lin, what you said is not right. I was troubling you by asking you for advice on literary writing."

Lin Youcheng listened to Xie Shuhua's words and looked at Xie Shuhua's sincere face, which seemed to indicate that she was really willing to tutor Lin Zhaoxi in English. For a moment, he didn't know what to say and it was really difficult to refuse.

Tong Qingbing, who was standing by, seemed to see that Lin Youcheng was in a dilemma, but he also saw that Xie Shuhua really wanted to tutor Lin Youcheng's daughter in English. He raised his eyebrows, as if he had thought of something, and said with a smile: "Youcheng, don't even think about it. It won't be a problem for Yenching University to tutor your daughter in English."

"Shuhua is the best English speaker in our creative writing class."

Lin Youcheng naturally knew very well that the creative graduate class at the Lu Xun Academy of Literature also had a course called "English". This course was a big problem for many students, but it was obvious that for students like Xie Shuhua who graduated from Yenching University, it should not be a big problem.

Not to mention, Tong Qingbing now says that Xie Shuhua's English is the best.

When Lin Youcheng heard Tong Qingbing say the same thing, he could only smile and thank Xie Shuhua, saying, "Thank you very much."

"No trouble, no trouble!"

Xie Shuhua curved her eyebrows, looked at Lin Youcheng with a smile, and said, "I will ask you, Teacher Lin, for more advice on writing when the time comes."

It was at this moment that Xie Shuhua suddenly thought that she was calling Lin Youcheng teacher, and Lin Youcheng's daughter also had to call her teacher. This scene was really interesting to address.

The smile on Xie Shuhua's face deepened.

(End of this chapter)