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

Chapter 181 Huaqing also wants to recruit Cheng Xuemin, is this true or false? (asking for monthly votes)
There were several more mouths to feed at home, so this time Cheng Xuemin and his family directly bought two big roast ducks, which surprised his elder sister Cheng Wenxiu and cousin Qin Xiaolian on the spot.

On the contrary, the second sister-in-law Sun Juan was not surprised by this. She knew that her sister-in-law and her husband must have received a lot of royalties today.

After all, her mother-in-law mentioned at the dinner table last night that she wanted her son-in-law to go to the People's Daily, so he must have been asked to go there to collect the manuscript fee.

As a sister-in-law, I have long been accustomed to such things.

What was a little surprising was that her sister-in-law and her husband bought two roast ducks today, and this alone cost twenty yuan!

There were also some other non-vegetarian dishes such as fish and meat. Just thinking about it, being able to live under the same roof and eat at the same table with my sister-in-law and her husband would be a great honor.

Anyway, the food in the Feng family’s house was definitely not so luxurious before.

"Okay, okay, first one duck leg for each of you, don't fight over it or make a fuss!"

The nephew and niece smelled the meat and rushed to the kitchen, leading Cheng Xuemin's nephew in the process and following them in.

This caused Feng Jiayou, who was helping in the kitchen, to have only one duck leg each, so he quickly sent them out.

"Feng Liqin, take your brothers and don't run too far!"

My niece's school and my nephews' kindergarten have all been transferred to nearby schools.

The children are playing wildly again. They don’t even watch TV. They come home, throw down their schoolbags, and run outside.

Feng Jiayou couldn't control himself and could only shout instructions from behind.

When Cheng Xuemin returned home, he went straight into his own backyard and continued writing his manuscript.

He thought he would finish writing the article about his mother-in-law first and prepare it in advance so that he wouldn't need his mother-in-law to urge him. Then he would find time to write the foreign language article that he had just started but hadn't written much of because he had to go back to northern Shaanxi for the Chinese New Year.

Now that the new year has passed, the foreign journalists and editors at the Foreign Guests' Guesthouse have all returned.

Cheng Xuemin had been thinking about finding some time to visit the guesthouse for foreign guests, but he hadn't finished writing the manuscript yet, so he kept putting it off.

"Old man, have I ever told you that you are most charming when you write?"

It was already dark when Cheng Xuemin put down his pen. He was startled by Feng Jiayou's sudden words and asked, "Wife, why are you so silent? You scared me to death!"

"Old man, let's eat! We're waiting for you!"

Feng Jiayou greeted Cheng Xuemin at the door and said.

"Have you told Mom yet?"

Seeing his daughter-in-law's face like this, Cheng Xuemin tidied up the manuscript paper on the table and asked.

"Not yet!"

"If I had told you, it wouldn't be me who would call you to eat now!"

"Jia Mo will definitely rush over and call you impatiently!"

Feng Jiayou spoke to Cheng Xuemin in a playful manner.

"Wife, can you speak normally? Just say the words that come out of your mouth normally?"

He didn't know when, but his wife Feng Jiayou would speak a few words of northern Shaanxi dialect to him from time to time, which made Cheng Xuemin feel a little amused.

"Old man, what I said was not nice?"

But Feng Jiayou just raised his eyelids and asked unhappily.

“It sounds good, it sounds good, it sounds good…”

I can't afford to offend you, so I'd better not provoke you. Do whatever you want!

"I've already told mom about Renwen Publishing House wanting to publish a book with you, Xuemin!"

"Mom also asked me how much I got paid for my writing today!"

"I told you everything!"

Compared to being a specially-appointed lecturer at Yanda University, other matters of royalties were no longer worth Feng Jiayou's discussion at the dinner table.

So when she was cooking in the front yard, her mother asked her whether she had been to the People's Daily today, and Feng Jiayou told the truth.

The main thing is that they started eating delicious food again today, and they directly bought two large Yanjing roast ducks. Even the second sister-in-law is used to it. How could Feng's mother not know what kind of person her daughter is?

It's just a casual question.

But what she never expected was that Feng's mother was completely dumbfounded by the debt collector's casual words "It's not much, just 4,600 yuan"!
He was even more shocked and subconsciously asked again to confirm, "How much?"

But it was still 4,600 yuan. Feng's mother did not hear it wrong, but she was also shocked by the fee and was completely dumbfounded!

Four thousand six hundred yuan?
How come so much royalties suddenly came from nowhere?

Even if the People's Daily asked her son-in-law to go over and collect the royalties today, it would be for the reprinting of four articles from 'The Pioneer of Reform and Opening-up'. How much could it be?
Five hundred is the maximum!
As a mother-in-law, how much money her son-in-law gets from reprints of her works? Isn't it clear to her?

But how did 4,600 yuan suddenly appear? It suddenly increased tenfold. Feng's mother racked her brains but couldn't figure it out. Where did so much money come from?

Could it be that her good son-in-law wrote a novella behind her back?

But the manuscript fee of more than 4,600 yuan is not that much even for a novel with more than 200,000 words!
The next question is why there are so many?

The debt collector at home then said that today her good son-in-law went to the People's Daily, received more than 400 yuan in reprint fees from there, and then went to Renwen Press!

Renwen Publishing House published a single volume titled "The Pioneer of Reform and Opening-up" for their son-in-law, and received a royalty of 700 to 800 yuan.

But even if you add it all up, it’s still a long way from 4,600 yuan.

She also said that she went to Renwen Press this time not to collect the royalties for the "Reform and Opening Pioneer" single volume, but because her good son-in-law had finished drawing three volumes of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" comic books during the Chinese New Year.

There were a total of 186 miniature paintings, each one costing eight yuan, so the total amount of royalties I received was over 1,400 yuan. I was asked for the royalty receipt that day and took it back with me!
When Feng's mother heard this, she thought to herself, no wonder!

Her good son-in-law wrote articles and drew some comic books to change his mind and find inspiration. Feng's mother-in-law knew it. But what she didn't know was that her son-in-law's hobby of changing his mind was so amazing.

Just by drawing a few picture books during the Chinese New Year, he received more than 1,400 yuan in royalties, which is comparable to the royalties he earned from his main job of writing.

While I was shocked, I calculated it again and it still wasn't right!

The total is just over 2,700 yuan, less than 3,000 yuan, and still does not add up to 4,600 yuan.

Finally, the debt collector at home revealed that the long novel "Parental Love" that they submitted to "People's Literature" was going to be published by Renwen Publishing House for her son-in-law!
The price for the manuscript was also 7 yuan per thousand words, which was 1,800 to 1,900 yuan. The manuscript fee was also paid in full today and brought back together!
"Parents' Love" is going to be published as a book?
Feng's mother's first reaction was very complicated. Until now, she herself can't tell whether her good son-in-law was based on the "Parents' Love" she wrote.

Anyway, now everyone in her unit and in the cultural circle is saying that she, Gu Xueqing, has found a good son-in-law who can write about her, the mother-in-law, in such a good way.

Anyway, they were all jealous and envious, and were praising her for being a good son-in-law.

After Feng Jiayou had informed Cheng Xuemin, the two of them went to the front yard to eat. He saw that his mother-in-law, Feng's mother, looked at him strangely!

There’s nothing I can do, my son-in-law is so outstanding!
"Brother-in-law, my sister told me that you received over 4,000 yuan in royalties today?"

It was the quick-talking sister-in-law Feng Jiamo who took the lead in asking Cheng Xuemin a soul-searching question, which instantly shocked his elder brother and sister-in-law who were still unaware of the situation.

Even the second sister-in-law, who had guessed a little, was also shocked and confused, because she guessed that the aunt Feng Jiayou and his wife must have received a lot of royalties today, otherwise they would not be so generous as to buy two big roast ducks directly.

But no matter how I guess, I dare not guess that the royalties would be more than 4,000 yuan!
They were even more shocked. Could it be that this was the way they could make money by writing articles?
My second sister-in-law also tried to write some manuscripts herself, and also tried to secretly send them out for submission, but they were all rejected, rejected, rejected, rejected, and rejected again!
Writing an article is really not that easy!
Writing an article is really, really difficult!
Among the people around her, except for her sister-in-law, who was a sharp writer, no one else had ever published an article.

Even her parents-in-law, she had been married for seven or eight years. Before they were overthrown, she had never seen her parents-in-law write as well as their son-in-law!
and!

The royalties for writing articles are usually a dozen or dozens of yuan, rarely hundreds of yuan, and there is no such thing as several thousand yuan.

But the way her aunt and her husband act is simply outrageous!
At the beginning, the man of the girl was already very unusual. The first time he received royalties, he was worth one or two hundred yuan.

Not only did the number of visits increase, but the amount of royalties he brought back each time also increased.

Later on, a few hundred yuan is considered a small amount, and the most common amount is one or two thousand.

The most exaggerated today!

It was more than four thousand directly. My second sister-in-law and the others thought that their ears were really broken and they must have heard it wrong.

"How much?! Xuemin, you got more than 4,000 yuan in royalties today?"

Feng Jiayou's family was shocked, and Cheng Xuemin's elder sister Cheng Wenxiu was even more shocked and confused.

Although the elder sister knew that her naughty brother did earn some royalties from writing articles, the money he sent home by mail alone amounted to 1,500 yuan.

I also always heard from her younger brother's sister-in-law Feng Jiamo that her brother-in-law helped her sister earn a lot of royalties.

This large courtyard alone cost more than 5,500 yuan, which was bought with the royalties her brother-in-law earned from writing articles.

So the elder sister Cheng Wenxiu also knew that her younger brother did make a lot of money by writing articles, but she also knew that it was a small amount that would add up to a lot, and the royalties from each article he wrote would be saved!
But who would have thought that after hearing the sister-in-law's yelling today, my elder sister was stunned on the spot!
I received more than 4,000 yuan in royalties today alone. Is this true?

"Brother, you make so much money writing articles?"

Cousin Qin Xiaolian also followed, looking at Cheng Xuemin with shock on her face, and asked in horror.

"You're the one who talks too much. Even a big roast duck can't stop you from talking, right?"

"When did I tell you that your brother-in-law received 4,600 yuan in royalties today?"

Feng Jiayou glared at her sister fiercely and said, “If you overheard it, then you overheard it. Can’t you ask them two in private?”

He yelled at the dinner table like this, it must be intentional! Even though they are all family members, it is not good to show off like this!

"Is that true? Sister, brother-in-law, you received 4,600 yuan in royalties today?"

Sister-in-law Feng Jiamo exclaimed again that she had indeed eavesdropped and her mother had not told her.

But she had only heard a vague idea. Now that her sister had confirmed it, there was an evil light in her eyes and she had no idea what evil thoughts she was thinking.

She will inevitably have to pester her brother-in-law for pocket money!
And I want double the amount!
"Alright, alright, your sister is right. You really do talk too fast!"

Feng's mother also severely scolded her, the little debt collector. Why did you bring up this in front of your elder brother, sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and sister and cousin?

"By the way, Xuemin, there may be a solution to the household registration problem!"

"Today, the school leaders of Huaqing called me and said that they are interested in recruiting you to study at their university and can help you get your hukou!"

"What do you think?"

When Feng's mother suddenly mentioned this matter, her second sister-in-law, elder sister, and cousin who were present were all surprised and confused again!
Huaqing is recruiting special students? They don't even have to take the college entrance examination? The three women were envious and full of envy!
"Although you and Jiayou have an agreement to take part in this year's college entrance examination and strive to be admitted to Yan University so that you can go to college with Jiayou!"

"But your father and I still think that if you can enter university earlier, you should do so. Even if it's only half a year earlier, being able to graduate a year earlier will actually be very beneficial to your future work arrangements and development!"

"The most important thing is that Huaqing University and Yanda University are equally matched. They are both among the best and most prestigious institutions of learning in our country!"

"You don't have to consider that it's not the same school. In fact, Huaqing is right next door, not very far from Yanda and where we live!"

"Finally, it's still about your household registration, Xuemin. Your father and I feel bad about it if you keep dragging it on. We'll take advantage of Huaqing's special recruitment to get your household registration!"

When Feng's mother saw that her debt collector wanted to interrupt her, she interrupted him directly. What kind of character is her debt collector? He must have made some sarcastic remarks about her. Mom, didn't you say that he had to go to Yan University?

At this time, instead of arguing with her about this, Feng's mother finished her words in one breath and let the couple decide for themselves.

Anyway, she and Lao Feng both felt that being specially recruited into Huaqing had more advantages than disadvantages. Not only would the most realistic household registration be secured, but it would also save them one year in graduation time, which meant they had one more year to start with.

Of course, if their son-in-law has other ideas, that’s another matter!
As mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law, they should not interfere too much in the future development of their daughter and son-in-law.

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