Xie Pinghuai was lazy, playful, and a coward. He had his eldest brother and father, so he had never thought of depending on himself.
Now that the old lady suddenly gave him such a big responsibility, while Ms. Lu was not here to put out the fire for him, he could only talk to the old lady directly. He felt like his life was over at the moment.
His face was gloomy.
Xie Pinggang smirked while watching. He was gloating.
"Grandmother, it was Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister who got me the discipleship opportunity. The teacher doesn't want me at all," Xie Pinghuai said in all honesty.
Not only did the teacher not want him, but the teacher also despised him.
He had only finished copying the book that the teacher had requested until his fingers were bruised. That old thing had said that his handwriting looked like worms, asking him to copy it again. He had requested that!
Xie Pinghuai felt soreness in his hand whenever he thought about the academy now!
"This child is so humble!" The old lady kept smiling and pointed casually to get her eldest grandson out.
The first daughter-in-law's son was two years older than Xie Pinggang. He was engaged in the village before. After learning that Xie Niushan had become an official, he canceled the engagement in order to come to the Imperial City to find a wife from a better family.
Naturally, he had not stayed idle when he arrived in the Imperial City. He had met a few ladies, but the old lady and Ms. Jia had high expectations. He had only decided on a wife two years ago. She came from a business family, and the dowry was pretty good.
After calling her eldest grandson, the old lady said, "Pinghuai, he doesn't have a proper job when he's already so old. I heard there are many managers at the academy. Since you're striving for discipleship, your Master must be capable? Can he get your cousin a job?"
Xie Pinghuai was stunned upon hearing that.
He had yet to start his discipleship!
Even if he did, how would he dare to get Teacher Xiao to play nepotism since he was so timid?
Moreover, even if he did not know much, he knew that a high requirement was applied even to a regular manager at the Royal Academy!
After all, the students at the academy were either talented or wealthy. Each manager was either wealthy or well-educated!
Meanwhile, his eldest cousin…
He had heard that the cousin had only been to a private school for a year, and he only knew a couple of words!
The old lady looked at him gently.
She just looked at him.
Xie Pinghuai could not wrap his head around it, so he complained right away, "I've already said that I haven't become a disciple yet! Even if I did, I'm not capable of doing what you asked for! I'm not running the Royal Academy. Why did you come to me for something that even Father can't do? And Grandmother, I'm not an easy mark. What do my cousins' children have anything to do with me? They're not my children… I'm only 12 years old. Who would want to be my wife if I have to take care of so many nephews!?"
Xie Pinghuai was really furious now.
It was too scary.
He was broke lately, so broke that he could not even pay for himself. How could his grandmother say that he was outstanding and ask him to take care of someone else?
No way! Even if he had money, he would buy birds, crickets and spend them at brothels. Was that not a good way to spend money?
Why would he give his money away?
He could give his father, mother, and grandmother money, but his cousins were a generation apart. The cousins' children would be another generation. If he had to raise them, would he not be exhausted?
In reality, the old lady just wanted to chat. She had said that to Xie Pinghuai, but she actually wanted to get Xie Niushan to find a job for her eldest grandson.
The eldest grandson did not want to stay in his job any longer. He wanted to quit.
Ms. Lu would understand the underlying meaning if she was around. Who would have known that Xie Pinghuai was so foolish?
The old lady got herself in a tough situation now.
Xie Pinghuai looked at the old lady like he was looking at a lunatic!