1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 120 I’ve given you a chance, but you’re still stubborn and refuse to admit it, right?

"yawn!"

Cheng Xuemin, who was drawing illustrations in the house, shuddered for no reason. He looked out the window and found that a strange woman had appeared in the yard out of nowhere.

The Feng family's young mother and daughter were chatting and laughing with her. Were there guests at home?
Cheng Xuemin thought so, but he did not get up to greet them. If there really were guests at home and he needed to go out to greet them, Feng Jiayou would come and call him.

He is totally overwhelmed now, as he has sixty illustrations from Yenching Literature, three volumes of Journey to the West comic books from Old Pan of Renwen Publishing House, and he also has a novella he is secretly working on, which he is preparing to repay a favor from Shanghai Literature and Art!

Suddenly it seems like it's all a secret fund and I have to do it secretly. In addition, I may have to pretend to write another article for my mother-in-law in October.

So I am too busy, I am too busy at all!

"what?!"

Outside in the yard, upon hearing Li Xiaolin's words, Feng's mother and Feng Jiayou were both shocked!

What do you mean you are looking for a traitor? How did you find their house?

What's the situation with Mr. Tang?
The father and daughter of Mr. Ba went to Yanda University to look for a traitor... Why did the author Laoliu bring all the people to their house?

Could it be that the traitor Lao Liu is still in her old Feng’s house?
"Yeah, I'm also wondering, how did Mr. Tang ask Comrade Chen to lead the way to find someone and find Teacher Gu's house?"

"Could it be that the manuscript of "The Ghost Inside" was written by you, Teacher Gu?"

"That's not right! Teacher Gu, you are the chief editor of October. If you want to submit your manuscript, you should submit it to your own October!"

"If it was written by Jiazhao Jiayou, then it's even more impossible!"

"I'm sure he would invest in your October, Mr. Consultant. At worst, he would invest in magazines and newspapers in Beijing. Why would he choose to invest in Shanghai?"

Li Xiaolin nodded. She was also very puzzled. When she and her father had just arrived at Yanda University and found the guard post at the west gate of Yanda University according to the address, they saw Mr. Tang there!

When I greeted him and asked about him, I learned that when Mr. Tang had nothing to do, he would stay at the gate to help the students and do some simple work like receiving and sending parcels.

They also explained that their purpose was to find the author of an article called "The Traitor" Lao Liu, who had been submitted to their magazine "Harvest" by mail. But before they could finish their words, Mr. Tang, upon hearing that it was a submission to "Harvest", said repeatedly on the spot that he knew this author.

At that time, Li Xiaolin and her daughter were puzzled. They didn't even mention the author's real name, but Mr. Tang nodded repeatedly and said he knew him?
Later I asked her, and she said there was only one student author who submitted his article to their Shanghai magazine “Harvest” last month!
He was the one who personally helped to put the stamps on it and mailed it out, so Mr. Tang really shouldn't know him too well.

This still puzzles Li Xiaolin and her daughter!
Even if last month, only one student author from the entire Yanda University submitted a letter to their Shanghai-based Harvest, how could Mr. Tang, who is old enough, remember it?
And without even thinking, he blurted out that he knew her?
Mr. Tang proudly told them that this author was really famous in their Yan University!
Mr. Tang has been keeping an eye on the manuscript submitted by this author!
He also said that among the manuscripts he had submitted, only the one for Shanghai's "Harvest" had no news. The author would come to him twice almost every day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon after school.

Apparently the author is also waiting for a reply from Harvest.

That makes sense then!

The author is very familiar with Mr. Tang and has sent out many manuscripts by mail. Apparently, his name has been registered with Mr. Tang!

So when they came to look for the author, Mr. Tang didn't even wait for the father and daughter to say which one they wanted to look for. He just mentioned it was from Shanghai's Harvest. Mr. Tang knew the author without even thinking about it and remembered it!
But this was something no one expected, that when Mr. Tang personally brought people to the house, it would be Mr. Feng and Teacher Gu's house.

What's going on?
"Uh... it's really too far away!"

Hearing Li Xiaolin's puzzled and confused mutterings, Feng's mother and the young Feng daughter instantly realized that there really was a traitor in their Feng family, Old Six.

They all looked at each other and stood up at the same time!
Li Xiaolin was surprised when she saw this and asked, "Teacher Gu, Jiayou, what's wrong with you?"
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At the same time, inside the main room!
Mr. Ba and Mr. Tang also explained their purpose to Mr. Feng in a concise manner, that they came to your Feng family to find the traitor, Old Six!
"Ah!? Xuemin also submitted an article to your Harvest, Mr. Ba!?"

"Mr. Tang, are you sure it was really submitted by Xuemin? Could it be a mistake?"

Father Feng was dumbfounded. It turned out that Mr. Ba and Mr. Tang came together to look for the traitor, Old Six!
What's more, this traitor, Lao Liu, is actually his son-in-law!
This, this, this... Where does Xuemin get so much energy to write one manuscript after another, and to be so outstanding everywhere?
"What? Am I so old and forgetful? You and your son-in-law have the same character!"

Being questioned by his own student, Mr. Tang got angry and retorted to Feng's father in a bad mood.

"No, no, I don't dare, I don't dare!" Father Feng waved his hands again and again, saying that no one dared to say that this teacher had a bad memory.

You have to know that he had been to Zhonghai in his early years and worked as the chief shorthand writer for large conferences. His brain and hand speed were really amazing.

Although I am old now and a little confused, I am still forgetful. I can still hold grudges.

The old man still remembers clearly the jokes and jokes they had during their school days, and he writes about them in letters from time to time and sends them to encourage them when they visit him.

So, no matter who you talk about has a bad memory, it is impossible to say that this old man has a bad memory!

But from what Mr. Tang said, the traitor Lao Liu is his Xuemin?
"Jingren, what are you afraid of? You are a good student marrying off your daughter and recruiting a son-in-law, but you dare not invite an old bone like me to come over and have a seat and drink a glass of wedding wine. What else can you be afraid of?"

Mr. Tang looked down upon his student even more. He didn't even invite his teacher to the wedding when his daughter got married. Feng Jingren, you are a bit of a disrespect to your teacher!
Seeing that Father Feng was about to explain something again, he didn't want to listen, so he waved his hand to interrupt and said, "Anyway, your son-in-law went crazy last month. It's obvious that he secretly contributed articles crazily to save up some private money without telling your precious daughter!"

"Anyway, the first time I saw the reply letter for the manuscript of "The Horse Herder", your daughter was with you. I didn't see your daughter at all in the following times. If she wasn't carrying him on her back, what was she?"

"He thinks I am an old man with a bad memory. He has submitted several papers and several have been rejected. He thinks I am so old and confused that I can't remember him?"

"Too blatant and arrogant!"

When Mr. Tang said this, he blew his beard upside down again, obviously not convinced.

I was regarded as an old fool by that kid, with a bad memory. I just couldn't accept it!

Row!
He has a bad memory, right? Well, I'll give him a big one today!
Also, where is that guy hiding now? Why haven't I seen him for so long?
Let him come out quickly and give him a big surprise!
"No way? Xuemin..."

After hearing this, Mr. Feng's mouth twitched. He wanted to say that his son-in-law Xuemin was not a man who saved up money without telling his family and children.

But he thought about how he had hidden hundreds of dollars of private money without his wife's knowledge.

As for his daughter Feng Jiayou, who inherited his wife's talents and is a little money-loving, it is understandable and normal for Xuemin to submit some manuscripts behind her back to save some pocket money!
Just from what Mr. Tang said, it seems that Xuemin went crazy last month. He submitted several papers and had several of them accepted, but he secretly received the reply letters without telling his family and children. So how terrifying was his output last month?

"Mr. Tang, Jingren's son-in-law is also called Xuemin? Isn't that a coincidence? I just happened to meet a young comrade named Xuemin!"

"And his mother-in-law's surname also seems to be Gu. At that time, Lao Mao and Lao Wu both said that he was Xiao Gu's son-in-law!"

"Could he be Cheng Xuemin, the author of Director Qiao's Taking Office?"

Ba Lao, who was listening nearby, became more and more surprised and shocked, especially when he learned that Feng Jingren's son-in-law was also named Xuemin. The most outrageous thing was that Feng Jingren's wife's surname was also Gu.

Isn’t this the same as the young comrade Cheng Xuemin, the author of “Director Qiao’s Taking Office”, who was met in Mr. Wu’s office that day!?

At that time, Mr. Wu wanted to assign the manuscript to People's Literature. October Liu said, "Mr. Wu, it's okay for you to assign it, but why don't you ask Cheng Xuemin's mother-in-law first?"
At that time, Mr. Wu and Mr. Mao were very amused. In the end, they found out that the co-author Cheng Xuemin's mother-in-law, Xiao Gu, was the chief editor of October, and her son-in-law originally wrote this manuscript for her mother-in-law.

So Ba Lao has a particularly deep understanding of this.

But now that Lao Tang and Feng Jingren, the master and his apprentice, have been talking about this, Ba Lao seems to have realized that it could be that they are from the same author and the same scholar?

"Uh! Mr. Ba, Jingren's son-in-law is indeed also called Cheng Xuemin?!"

"Why, the People's Literature's propaganda article "Director Qiao's Taking Office" was also written by this guy? How did you know about this, Mr. Ba?"

Mr. Tang asked in shock.

Now, after hearing this, Father Feng was basically certain that it was his son-in-law who was making private money behind his daughter's back!

Not to mention Mr. Tang, when he heard that the manuscript for the People's Literature propaganda outlet was actually written by Feng Jingren's son-in-law, he immediately thought, "What the hell?"

How many manuscripts did that guy submit within a month, and how many of them were accepted?
The manuscripts that were sent out were received from his doorman, including The Horse Herdsman from Yenching Literature, Female College Students' Dormitory from Shanghai Literature, and Loess Plateau from Yanhe Literature.

Now add to that the "traitor" Lao Liu from Ba Lao's "Harvest" and the People's Literature's propaganda manuscript "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office". Damn, are there so many articles? The most terrible and outrageous thing is that every article is written very well, which is totally unlike the output and quality that a new author should have!

This kid is even more powerful than Ba ​​Lao and Mao Lao when they were young!
"Look at the person, look at the person. Once we see the person, we will know whether it is the same person or not!" Ba Lao shook his head and sighed. This young man is really awesome.

"Yes! Jingren, where is your son-in-law? We have been sitting here for a while, right? Is he the eldest daughter who stays in the room embroidering and is too embarrassed to see people?"

"Or did he have something to hide and ran away early?"

Mr. Tang was not polite at all in front of his student. He was also eager to meet that boy and give him a surprise.

When you see him, ask him if he is surprised or not? Do you dare to say that he is forgetful?
"Jiayou, go call Xuemin out. Ba Laotang always comes to look for Xuemin!"

Feng Jiayou and her mother and daughter stood up at the same time, wanting to find their husbands and sons-in-law to ask them clearly whether he had been making private money by submitting articles behind their backs.
Feng's father in the main room shouted to Feng Jiayou, saying that he was really looking for her husband Cheng Xuemin. This made Feng Jiayou, who was originally not sure, even more certain!
"Okay, Mr. Tang, I'll call someone over right away!"

Feng Jiayou replied into the main room and then walked towards her room with murderous intent.

"Xuemin?!"

"Teacher Gu, who is this Xuemin?!"

Li Xiaolin didn't wait for a response from Teacher Gu and her daughter. Why did they suddenly stand up at the same time?

As soon as I heard what Old Feng and Feng Jiayou were saying in the main room, I couldn't help but become suspicious!

Looking for Xuemin?

Obviously, everything had been made clear in the room. The place was not wrong. The traitor, Lao Liu, was in the home of Teacher Gu and Lao Feng. He was the one called Xuemin.

But who is Xuemin?
If Li Xiaolin remembered correctly, Mr. Gu and Mr. Feng had two sons and two daughters, all of whom were named "Jia", so there was a generation character in the middle of their names.

But this Xuemin doesn’t have it, so what kind of relationship is he to Teacher Gu and Mr. Feng?

"Xuemin is Jiayou's lover, and the two of them live in that room now!"

Mother Feng looked into her son-in-law's room and could see from the window that her son-in-law was still writing furiously. He was very motivated!
It’s just that he secretly submitted his work to other places without telling his daughter and his mother-in-law!
Since both have been published in Ba Lao’s “Harvest”, it’s obvious that the quality of the manuscripts must be good!
After all, "Harvest" is the only magazine in China that can compete with "People's Literature".

Moreover, one of the manuscripts attracted the attention of Ba Lao and his daughter Li Xiaolin, who personally visited him to ask for the manuscript.

So how good does the manuscript of "The Traitor" have to be?
Of course, mother-in-law Feng's mother did not blame her son-in-law for setting up a secret fund, but she still did not submit a good manuscript to her October.

Does this mean he doesn't take his mother-in-law seriously at all?

"Ah? Is Jiayou married? Didn't she just get admitted to Yan University and return to the city not long ago? She's married already?"

Li Xiaolin was stunned when she heard this. Feng Jiayou is married? This guy named Xuemin is her lover?
In other words, the traitor Lao Liu is the pen name of the manuscripts written by her lover?

"That's what we talked about when we were sent to the countryside as educated youth!"

Feng's mother no longer hid her son-in-law's identity and spoke out generously.

"Ah! The man from northern Shaanxi you talked to in northern Shaanxi? Or a classmate from the same educated youth camp?"

Li Xiaolin's brain froze again. She didn't expect that Feng Jiayou had a girlfriend and got married when she went to the countryside?

And from what Teacher Gu said, he is a man from northern Shaanxi?
"Wife, are there any guests at home? I saw you and mom were having a great time talking to that female comrade!"

When Feng Jiayou came in, Cheng Xuemin had just finished another illustration, so he noticed it and asked a question.

"Well, there are guests coming to our house! Xuemin, go over and keep them company later!"

Feng Jiayou nodded, pretending to be nonchalant and came over to look at the illustrations in Cheng Xuemin's hand, and said, "Xuemin, you are also very talented in painting! If you can make money by selling paintings, there will definitely be people who want these paintings of yours!"

Uh!
Cheng Xuemin was startled in his heart. This woman suddenly cared about this. Has she guessed something?
It doesn’t make sense!

Now, in front of Feng Jiayou, he drew illustrations by Li Qingquan of Yenching Literature. He said that he was just changing his mind to find inspiration and just scribbling casually.

He didn't even dare to take out the sample comic book of Journey to the West in front of the woman.

After all, once a woman sees it, she will immediately realize that Cheng Xuemin is secretly drawing comic books, which can earn him royalties.

Women are not that stupid and not that easy to fool!
So is it because these illustrations are so good that the woman feels it would be a shame not to sell them?

At that moment, he could only pretend to be casual and said, "These are just random drawings. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to sell them?"

After saying that, he stood up and continued to pretend to ask, "Who is the guest at home? I'll go over and say hello!"

"No hurry, no hurry, why are you in such a hurry to say hello! Xuemin, sit down first, I want to ask you something!"

Seeing Cheng Xuemin was about to leave, Feng Jiayou grabbed him and asked him to sit down first. Why was he running?
"What's the matter!?"

Cheng Xuemin suddenly had a strong premonition that something was wrong. He had done too many "bad things" behind the woman's back, and each one was a big bomb.

It might explode suddenly, catching Cheng Xuemin off guard.

But it was the weekend, and he hadn't been out of the house. How could any disaster come from the sky and trigger the big bomb he had hidden?

"Nothing! I just want to ask, Xuemin, you really didn't hide any private money from me?"

Feng Jiayou opened his eyes and said slyly, "If you have secretly hidden some private money, it's still not too late to take it out and confess it now!"

"No! Wife, how could I hide my own money behind your back?!"

Cheng Xuemin, whose thoughts were exposed, became anxious and asked again, "Did Jiamo say something nonsense to you again?"

"Wife, don't listen to her. She must have asked me for one dollar to buy some buns this morning, but I only gave her three cents, so she's holding a grudge against me!"

"But three cents is still money. You can't eat my buns and then turn around and falsely accuse me like this!"

He had to confess without being asked. Cheng Xuemin was not that stupid. He was determined to stick to his guns to the end and not give in even a little bit, otherwise Feng Jiayou would pry him open sooner or later.

It must be my sister-in-law Feng Jiamo, who is complaining nonsense in her sister's ear again.

"Okay, then come with us out to say hello to the guests!" Seeing that her man still refused to admit it no matter what, Feng Jiayou was even happier. What she wanted was for you to be stubborn and refuse to admit it!
In that case, then go out with her and confront her face to face!

"Are you going out to say hello? Who are coming?!" Cheng Xuemin was still a little unsure. This woman was talking here and there, and he had no idea what she was going to do.

"No one! Just Mr. Ba and his daughter Sister Xiaolin, and Mr. Tang from Yanda University!"

"By the way, Sister Xiaolin is the editor of Shanghai Literature and Art, and Mr. Tang is the master of the Yanda Gate Guard Office!"

Feng Jiayou nodded, then stood up and casually mentioned something to Cheng Xuemin!
But Cheng Xuemin heard it on the spot, he was frozen in his chair, and he no longer had the strength to stand up!

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