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

Chapter 271 Wife, I brought you a little surprise (Please subscribe)
I had a chat with Mr. Zhou from the Foreign Languages ​​Bureau and the foreign currency royalties were settled!
The total amount was 2,856 yuan in foreign currency, of which 1,856 yuan was for royalties, calculated at 15 cents per word, and the other was for the share of the sales of the first 200,000 copies, calculated at 50 yuan per ten thousand copies.

This price had been agreed upon before. As Cheng Xuemin's manuscripts become more and more popular, the price of the royalties will also increase accordingly.

Even though Cheng Xuemin has not started writing yet, his current royalties have risen to 20 cents per word, with a sales share of 70 cents for every 10,000 copies.

"Xuemin, this is a sample issue of Playboy. Take it back as well!"

Following Lao Zhou, I handed the sample issue of Playboy that was mailed to Cheng Xuemin. It was a collector's edition.

According to regulations, this should be kept on file at the Foreign Language Bureau.

"Teacher Zhou, this...Okay, thank you very much! I'll take it back and have a look, and then ask my father-in-law to bring it back later!"

Cheng Xuemin was polite.

"Okay, when your father-in-law brings it back, remember to sign it, so that it will be more meaningful for us to keep it in the archives!"

Old Zhou smiled and said to Cheng Xuemin, then remembered something and continued, "Oh, Xuemin, I have received a lot of letters of invitation to write for me. I have helped you to look through them and picked out some letters that do not violate any rules. Xuemin, you can take them back and have a look!"

"Think about which foreign journal you'd like to submit this novella to after you finish it!"

As he spoke, Lao Zhou took out a stack of envelopes printed in foreign languages ​​from his drawer and handed them to Cheng Xuemin.

"How many more companies have been invited to write this time than before?"

Cheng Xuemin took the letters and found that there must be at least seven or eight of them. However, he had only submitted his works to five companies, and had received follow-up requests from those five companies.

But why are there a few more?
"There are more than just these few!" Old Zhou nodded and said with a smile, "Xuemin, you are now famous. We can receive more than ten letters a month from foreign publications asking you to write articles."

"We have reviewed these and none of them involve sensitive topics. As for some that are too sensitive, we directly rejected them and sent them back!"

What Lao Zhou said was right. Their Foreign Affairs Office must open these letters of invitation to write in advance and examine the contents to prevent infiltration by enemy spy forces outside.

"These publications are all very sincere and offer relatively good remuneration. Xuemin, go back and discuss it with your father-in-law. Consider the influence of the publication, past sales, and remuneration, and choose one to submit your article to!"

Originally, Lao Zhou wanted to give the manuscript fee to whoever paid the highest price. After all, everything was for the purpose of earning foreign exchange, so it was not shabby.

However, we must also consider the status and sales of the publication itself. Otherwise, for a small, unknown publication with no sales and no influence, it will be completely useless to just pay high royalties and make big promises.

Now when we write foreign language manuscripts, everything is done for the popcorn money, and everything else is nonsense and can be put aside.

"Okay, okay, thank you, Teacher Zhou. I will definitely take a good look at it when I get back and choose carefully!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded again and again and spoke politely.

"Why don't you stay for a while? After get off work, go back with your father-in-law, Lao Feng?"

Seeing Cheng Xuemin was about to leave, Lao Zhou smiled and tried to keep him.

"No, no, Mr. Zhou, I've been out for a whole day, I have to go back home to see the little one!"

"That's right, it should be just two days after the full moon, right?"

"Yes, it was one month old last week, and the little one is making a lot of noise now."

After chatting with Lao Zhou for a few more words, Cheng Xuemin was sent out of the office by Lao Zhou. He then went to his father-in-law's office, said hello and left.

After leaving the Foreign Language Bureau, seeing that there was still time, Cheng Xuemin simply went to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

The foreign currency royalties given by Lao Zhou were actually still a remittance slip, and Cheng Xuemin needed to go to the Bureau of Foreign Exchange and collect the foreign exchange coupons with the remittance slip in his hand.

Of course, you can also go to the Bank of China. The Foreign Language Bureau and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange are not far away, and it only takes about ten minutes by bike.

When he arrived at the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Cheng Xuemin handed in the remittance slip and the certificate of opening given by Mr. Zhou from the Foreign Language Bureau.

Don’t say it yet!
The person who received Cheng Xuemin was the same person from last time. He had a deep impression of Cheng Xuemin, a big foreign exchange investor.

After all, foreign exchange coupons are a rare and special currency these days. Although dozens or even hundreds of citizens come to exchange foreign exchange coupons every day, no one comes with such a huge amount as Cheng Xuemin's.

People usually exchange hundreds of coins, not thousands like this big customer.

Today it is nearly three thousand again, just like last time, it is remitted from outside, which can be regarded as foreign exchange earned for the country. We can't help but give a thumbs up to Cheng Xuemin, the big spender.

The higher-ups have called for encouragement to start earning foreign exchange, but it’s the State Administration of Foreign Exchange that has no money left at home!
Most of the new projects launched after the reform and opening up need to keep pace with international standards and introduce advanced technologies and equipment from outside, all of which require rice.

Unfortunately, the family’s rice and gold reserves were seriously insufficient, which led to the slogan of earning foreign exchange.

Originally, Feng Jiayou planned to have Cheng Xuemin convert all the foreign exchange royalties into RMB at the State Administration of Foreign Exchange and take them back.

However, Cheng Xuemin thought about it and decided not to do so.

I'd better keep these 2,800-plus foreign exchange coupons in hand for daily expenses. After all, there are so many people at home, and it's the hottest time of summer.

I also need to buy a few more electric fans for my home, as well as TVs, washing machines and refrigerators.

Anyway, now that we have the foreign exchange coupons, we might as well buy them all in one go.

By this calculation, more than 2,000 foreign exchange coupons are just enough. It won't be too late to convert them into RMB when I receive my foreign exchange rice and gold royalties next time.

"Xuemin, how's it going? Have you bought the train ticket?"

Cheng Xuemin had been out all day and when he returned home, his wife Feng Jiayou was the first to ask about his concerns.

"Wife, Mr. Teng from Yanying Studio will arrange the train tickets!"

"Can you take a look at what this is first?"

Cheng Xuemin glanced into the yard and didn't see his sister-in-law Feng Jiamo, so he mysteriously pulled his wife Feng Jiayou into the house and whispered to her.

Seeing this, Feng Jiayou laughed unhappily and said, "Jiamo ran away. She must have gone crazy with Zhu Shan and the others in Yanjing City!"

"This is?"

"Foreign exchange coupons? Where did you get them? ... Did you get the payment for that foreign article you mentioned before?"

Seeing Cheng Xuemin handing him a thick stack of brand new coupons, Feng Jiayou discovered that they were foreign exchange coupons with a face value of 100 yuan. He couldn't help but exclaimed in shock.

She quickly realized that this was the foreign currency royalties her husband received for the foreign article he had submitted previously.

After he confessed everything, Xuemin also confessed that he had a short story in a foreign language that had been approved, and that he would receive a foreign currency fee in the near future. But he was not sure when it would arrive, and he did not expect that Xuemin would go out to get a letter of introduction and book a train ticket today, and actually bring home so many foreign exchange coupons.

Tell the money-loving Feng Jiayou not to be too excited about the money.

"Well, my dad talked to me last night and asked me to go to the bureau today to collect the royalties first!" Cheng Xuemin nodded. He liked to see his wife counting money in this thief-like way. She was so playful.

"You knew it last night? Then why didn't you tell me last night? Are you trying to keep it secret again?"

But soon, Feng Jiayou heard Cheng Xuemin say that he knew it last night, and continued to count the money in his hand on the spot. He just looked up and glanced at him and asked calmly.

"No, no! It's because you and your son went to bed early last night, and I didn't have time to tell you!"

"Actually, I wanted to give you, my wife, a surprise!"

When Cheng Xuemin saw the woman looking up with murderous eyes, he immediately raised his hands in surrender and forced an explanation.

"Humph! It's good to know!"

Feng Jiayou was quite satisfied with her man's performance. He handed over the money as soon as he came back. He was very honest and well-behaved!
"Well, wife, it seems to be very hot and humid tonight. How about we take our son and sleep over at the apartment?"

My grandparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, uncle, sister-in-law and other relatives live in the front and back yards of the courtyard. If they want to enjoy their daily lives at night, they have to suppress themselves and cannot let go.

I slept here last night, but I didn't dare to relax too much. It was uncomfortable.

So Cheng Xuemin must take advantage of the time to hand in the manuscript fee, and his wife, who is very happy, will persuade him to go to the apartment in the evening to have fun!

The conditions there are good, and the couple can have their own world, and no one will disturb them even if they fight until dawn.

"I think you have another purpose?"

Feng Jiayou knew very well that this man had some dirty thoughts in his mind, so she rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

"Aren't we leaving soon?!"

Cheng Xuemin continued with a sly smile, "We are leaving Beijing for the Northwest soon, so before we leave, we must feed our wife well, right?"

Otherwise it will be another month or so away, so don't think too much about it.

"Go! Go! Go!"

Feng Jiayou blushed with embarrassment, and she pulled Cheng Xuemin's hands away, saying, "Two thousand eight hundred and fifty-six yuan? Didn't you say you wanted to convert all of it into RMB?"

"Wife, this is what I think!"

Then Cheng Xuemin told Feng Jiayou about his plan. Although the woman was very reluctant to part with it, after all, it was all money and it was her money that was being spent.

But when I think about the fact that all the money was spent on her parents, brother and sister-in-law, I can somewhat understand it.

He suggested going to the Overseas Chinese Store with Cheng Xuemin tomorrow to buy everything he needed, and also called Feng Jiamo to go along and buy the really nice shirt he had promised to buy for her.

Then, Cheng Xuemin took out the application form again and started filling it out, submitting it to the affiliated high school before leaving Beijing.

There are three application forms in total, one for a national key undergraduate university, one for an ordinary college, and the last one for a technical secondary school.

Yes, technical secondary schools also admit students based on the college entrance examination scores. Although colleges and technical secondary schools in this era are admitted separately, they use the same examination paper.

There are three application forms, each with five preferred schools to fill in.

However, according to Cheng Xuemin's estimated scores, he filled out a key undergraduate application form and wrote "Computer Information Major from Yenching University" in the first column, and left the rest blank because he was too lazy to fill in the blanks.

He was so confident in the open-book exam.

After filling in the application form, Cheng Xuemin continued to write his foreign language manuscript, while Feng Jiayou stood by and looked at the newly completed manuscript of "Ordinary World" and proofread it for Cheng Xuemin.

His son Little Squirrel was sleeping in a bamboo rocking bed next to him. When Feng Jia was young, he would step on the rocking foot of the rocking bed from time to time.

"Xuemin, you wrote about our parents' generation so well!"

In this era, a good article is spiritual food. Feng Jiayou had been working in the Chengjiawan Brigade for several years, so he really read it and felt deeply about it.

I couldn't put it down and kept commenting on it.

"right!?"

Cheng Xuemin looked up and replied to Feng Jiayou, then continued to concentrate on writing his manuscript. Time passed by little by little, and before he knew it, it was already dark.

From outside the yard came the voice of my little niece Feng Liqin, calling her uncle Cheng Xuemin and aunt Feng Jiayou to go to the front yard for dinner.

At the dinner table, Feng's mother asked Cheng Xuemin with concern which day the train ticket was booked.

Cheng Xuemin then mentioned that Old Teng from Yanying Studio would arrange for him to stay in a hard sleeper, which was considered a special treatment given to him by the studio.

To this end, Feng's mother and others nodded and said that this was the best option.

Otherwise, given their son-in-law Cheng Xuemin's current level, he would not be able to get a hard sleeper berth on his business trips.

After dinner, he suggested that the family go out for a walk and have some snacks. In fact, they wanted to go and see the newly bought apartment of Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou.

It's been so many days, and the college entrance examination is on the weekend, but the family hasn't gone to visit yet.

Everyone must have said it was a good idea. Feng Jiamo, who went there for the second time, was so excited that she went straight back into her room. Not long after, she was holding a schoolbag in her hand.

"I'm out for some food, why are you carrying a backpack?"

Mother Feng took one look at her little one and couldn't help but ask.

"I'm staying at my sister and brother-in-law's apartment tonight!"

"My brother-in-law bought an air conditioner for my sister. My second sister-in-law and I went there the day before yesterday. It was just like winter. We had to cover ourselves with a blanket when we slept. It was so comfortable!"

On the spot, Cheng Xuemin's face turned black when he heard this!
What do you mean?
Is the sister-in-law going over to use the air conditioning? But he and his wife have already made plans tonight to fight until dawn!

Feng Jiamo ran over to rub against him. What was going on?
……

Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)