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

"Ten million US dollars!"

"Xuemin, is this officially decided today?"

For dinner, Cheng Xuemin and his wife still had their meal at his mother-in-law's house. At the table, Cheng Xuemin mentioned what he had done at the ministry today. He said that the film project had been officially launched and they were going to start preparing for filming!

Hearing my mother-in-law, Mother Feng, sighing repeatedly, I couldn't even eat.

That's a foreign exchange earning mission of up to 10 million US dollars. Can her son-in-law earn that much just by making a movie?
Anyway, Feng's mother would never believe that making a movie could earn foreigners up to 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange.

Before, she had been persuading her son-in-law to see if he could push this burden or reduce the foreign exchange earning quota.

Instead of the astronomical figure of 10 million US dollars, we can take a foreign exchange earning target of 1 million US dollars to test the waters first.

Anyway, with her son-in-law's writing ability, if he can write two more foreign songs like the previous ones within a year, he might be able to complete the task of earning foreign exchange.

But 10 million US dollars...

Feng's mother didn't even dare to think about it. It was completely different from one million US dollars.

It can be said.

With one million dollars, they might have a chance of completing the mission, but with ten million dollars, they couldn't even think about it.

Therefore, Feng's mother has been doing ideological work on her son-in-law, and also asked her daughter Feng Jiayou to persuade her husband not to take on this impossible burden.

But now it's better!
My son-in-law went to the department today and directly took over the task of earning 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange!
It would be strange if Feng's mother could eat after hearing the news.

"Mom, it has indeed been officially decided. Director Wang of Yanying Film Studio and I will take the lead and officially start the project and prepare for filming!"

"So next, my work focus will be shifted to Yanying Studio. After all the crew members are in place, I may have to go to other places with the crew to shoot on location."

"So I might not be home often. My little one and the little squirrel might need your grandparents, parents, brother and sister-in-law to take care of them!"

Cheng Xuemin took a mouthful of rice, chewed it slowly and swallowed it, then nodded and said to his mother-in-law.

"Xuemin, you don't need to worry about the family matters. Your father and I are mainly worried about... that's 10 million US dollars!"

"Now let's get serious...Xuemin, why are you so bold?!"

Mother-in-law Feng really didn't know what to say. Anyway, 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange was simply a huge mountain that had weighed down their shoulders.

If this cannot be accomplished, the impression her son-in-law leaves on Haizi will certainly be greatly reduced.

She even bore the evaluation that her son-in-law was just talk and no action, and her future as a son-in-law was completely ruined.

"Mom! You're just worrying about nothing. You have no confidence in my brother-in-law!"

"Since my brother-in-law has said that he may be able to complete the task of earning 10 million US dollars, and has even signed a military order, it is obvious that my brother-in-law is full of confidence and is determined to succeed!"

"And think about it, Mom. When has my brother-in-law ever boasted or boasted at home?"

"If he says it can be done, then it can definitely be done!"

"Right, brother-in-law, am I right?"

The sister-in-law Feng Jiamo next to him came to the rescue this time and said a good word for her brother-in-law Cheng Xuemin.

Hey!
Who would have thought that in the eyes of his sister-in-law, he, as her brother-in-law, was so powerful?
I've never seen her support me so much before!

"Jiamo is right about this. Xuemin usually doesn't talk much, but once he speaks, it's 90 percent certain. So I think mom doesn't need to worry so much!" The eldest brother Feng Jiazhao also nodded.

Then the eldest sister-in-law, second brother, and second sister-in-law all nodded in agreement, and they were all very optimistic about and supported Cheng Xuemin, their brother-in-law.

They all told him to do his job without worry, as they were at home with him, so nothing could possibly happen.

"Xuemin, you really care about this reader. I noticed that you would personally reply to almost every letter he sent you!"

"And you sent him the sample copy of The Wreath at the Foot of the Mountain last time, right?"

After dinner, Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou sat here for a while and then went back to the Overseas Chinese Apartment to rest. At night, Cheng Xuemin was writing something at the desk.

The daughter-in-law Feng Jiayou came over to take a look, thinking that her husband was writing a new manuscript, but she found out that he was actually replying to a letter.

She glanced at the letter from the reader next to her, and it was still the reader that her man cared about the most, so she asked in confusion.

They are all letters from readers. Ever since her husband discovered the letters from these readers, he has been replying to almost every one of them!
Sometimes, he would even send a sample copy of a book that had just been published but had not yet been distributed nationwide, and it would be enclosed in the reply letter and sent to the reader.

This made Feng Jiayou very puzzled!
We are both readers, so why does my man value his friendship with this reader so much?

If she hadn't discovered that it was a male reader, Feng Jiayou would have seriously suspected that what the female reader said and wrote had directly touched her man's heart, which was why her man took it so seriously?

"I did send it to him, and I found that I can write in the same vein as him, so I'll just treat him as a pen pal!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded, and then said to Feng Jiayou: "In fact, this pen pal reader is also working in the queue in northern Shaanxi!"

"What a coincidence! He used to be the roommate of Yanhe Wenxue Lu Yao. When they were sent to work in the countryside, they were in the same commune and lived in the same cave house!"

This was Lu Yao's good teammate who shared the same dormitory with her when she was a sent-down youth in the countryside. How could Cheng Xuemin not pay special attention to her and reply to almost every letter she wrote?
If this relationship can be maintained, it will definitely be a huge support for the Cheng and Feng families in the future.

"Ah? Really? What a coincidence? You live in the same cave with Lu Yao? Before you go back, did you stop by to see your pen pal reader?"

Feng Jiayou was also surprised when she heard this. She must know Lu Yao. She had come to their house as a guest before and had a meal with her.

She is the editor-in-charge of her husband's work at Yanhe Literature, and they are from the same place. What a coincidence.

"No, he has already been admitted to the university and is not there anymore!"

Cheng Xuemin shook his head. There was really no need to deliberately ask for a meeting. In fact, just maintaining this pen pal relationship would be enough!
"Did you get into university? Which university? Is it the one in Yanjing?" Feng Jiayou asked curiously.

"It wasn't mentioned in the letter, and I didn't ask. Anyway, it's actually pretty good this way!"

Cheng Xuemin still shook his head. In fact, he knew clearly that it was Huaqing University next door, but he had already graduated.

"That's true!"

"What is this called... a marriage made in heaven is like a thread..."

"Go away, go away, if you can't recite poetry, then don't recite it randomly, what nonsense, I'm a gay man!"

Cheng Xuemin glanced at his wife in annoyance and almost broke down laughing.

After some joking, Cheng Xuemin wrote the reply, put it in the envelope, filled in the address, and told his wife Feng Jiayou that if he was not at home in the future and received a letter from someone else, remember to forward it to Cheng Xuemin. Anyway, he had to focus on one thing, and he couldn't miss a letter and lose contact.

"Okay, okay, I know! I've never seen you care so much about me, your wife!"

"I haven't received a single letter from you!"

Well, even women can get jealous, which really makes Cheng Xuemin don’t know how to coax her.

But then again, it seems that Cheng Xuemin has rarely written letters to his wife.

In particular, after Cheng Xuemin was tricked into coming to Yanjing by a letter from his own wife, they have been together ever since and he has indeed never written a letter to her.

But then again, we have been sleeping together all the time, so is it necessary to write that letter?

"Are you sure you've been together?"

"You went south without saying a word and secretly went to the front line. I didn't even see you write a letter home?"

"I was pregnant at the time and I hadn't heard from you for several months. Do you know how worried I was?"

Speaking of this, Feng Jiayou is still scared!
Her husband lied to her that he was going to the Northwest to film the movie "The Horse Herder", but he actually went south to the battlefield. He was gone for several months without any news. When she got the news later, she was almost scared to death.

"Uh...I'm worried that writing a letter will reveal my actual address and make you worry!"

Cheng Xuemin went to bed, hugged the aggrieved woman in his arms and comforted her, and continued: "Besides, it's been a long time, isn't it all right now!"

"Can I get through?"

"Do you think this can ever be resolved? Can this ever be resolved in my heart?"

"If you were in the south, and something happened to you, how would you let us live?"

As he spoke, he began to beat Cheng Xuemin's chest, crying and snotting.

"Yes, yes, it's my fault, it's my fault. I will definitely not let you worry in the future..."

Women are like this, they feel aggrieved, jealous and spoiled. No matter what Cheng Xuemin says, it's useless. The more he talks, the more excited he becomes.

The best way is to just sleep on it!
But in this way, Cheng Xuemin really realized that he had to quickly go to the inner city to buy another house, because houses of this era were not soundproof at all.

Moreover, it is an apartment building, and the two rooms are separated by only a wall, so if there is a little noise, there will be no way to do it.

Normally, it’s no big deal if my sister-in-law is sleeping next door. When I’m deeply in love, I can scream as much as I want. But the person living next door is my mother-in-law, Cheng Xuemin’s mother!

No matter how willing Feng Jiayou is, he has to hold it in.

Cheng Xuemin himself didn't even dare to move freely, and the experience was extremely bad.

Therefore, buying another house is an urgent need at the moment.

Cheng Xuemin planned that as soon as he arrived at Yanying Studio tomorrow, he would start asking people to help him find out if there were any suitable houses in the inner city.

Anyway, practice makes perfect. Having already bought two houses in this era, Cheng Xuemin is very familiar with the procedures.

After getting up the next day, Cheng Xuemin first sent Feng Jiayou and the others to Yanda for classes, and then went to the department to ask for leave, both from the Chinese Department and the Computer Science Department.

It went quite smoothly. After all, because of this matter, the superior, Mr. Wu, personally contacted Yan University and asked to second Cheng Xuemin to take on the heavy responsibility.

For this reason, Yanda University would definitely support it with both hands. After all, everyone knew that Cheng Xuemin came to Yanda University just to be a figurehead and to settle down.

Now that he is valued so much by his superiors and has made achievements, Yan University, as Cheng Xuemin's official unit and his family, will certainly benefit from it.

"I haven't forgotten! It should be out soon, it may be released this Sunday!"

They are not concerned about the leave, but are most concerned about when the movie "The Horse Herder" will be released. They are still waiting to watch it.

Cheng Xuemin also nodded repeatedly. In fact, he had already learned from the old director of Yan Film Studio that the movie "The Horse Herdsman" would be released this Sunday, first in major cinemas in Yanjing.

When the time comes, I must not break my promise to treat everyone to a movie.

What Cheng Xuemin didn't expect was that as soon as he arrived at Yanying Studio, there was a little surprise waiting for him.

"Old Factory Director, this is..."

Looking at the tin box that the old factory director took out from the office for him, Cheng Xuemin asked in confusion.

"It was sent over by China Film Academy. They said it was specially sent for you!"

"See for yourself!"

The old factory manager handed the things to Cheng Xuemin and said with a smile.

"This...a copy of the movie?" After Cheng Xuemin took the tin box, he wondered what the China Film Group was giving him as a gift at this time.
Any guesses as to what was sent?
When he opened the tin box, he found that it was actually a movie copy, which shocked Cheng Xuemin!

"Our 16mm copy of the movie The Wrangler can be shown in your Yanda auditorium!"

The old factory director continued to smile and said, "It seems that China Film Group still thinks highly of you, Xuemin! Isn't it a bit unfair for us to do these little tricks behind your back?"

This... is indeed a bit!
Cheng Xuemin didn't expect that he was trying to secretly plot against someone, but now the other party actually sent him such a gift, which made Cheng Xuemin feel a little guilty.

"Haha, Xuemin, you are still a little naive!"

"Don't let this little favor affect your mood. It's obvious that China Film heard some gossip and is planning to give us a little sweet treat to test our bottom line!"

"Anyway, if you really feel bad about it, we can just give him money!"

"Isn't it just a 16mm film copy? It's only a little over yuan. Our Yanying Film Studio has released it. Can we give him a small favor and get him the price?"

Seeing Cheng Xuemin's sullen expression, the old factory director laughed out loud on the spot and pointed out that Cheng Xuemin was still too naive!
this……

Cheng Xuemin didn't know how to respond again. Maybe he was too naive.

But, anyway! ?
This copy of the movie has indeed solved Cheng Xuemin's urgent need. How many movie tickets does he owe to the teachers and students of Yan University?

Now we happen to have a copy of this movie, and we can show it in the auditorium of Yanda University for a week straight, so that all the teachers and students of Yanda University can watch it!

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